Patents Examined by Connor J Tremarche
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Patent number: 11598562Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compressor with an oil equalizing pipe, a parallel compressor set, and an oil equalizing method. The compressor includes at least one oil equalizing pipe, an opening at one end of the oil equalizing pipe is formed in a target oil level of an oil sump, and the opening at the other end of the oil equalizing pipe is formed in a suction port; and when the oil level of the oil sump of the compressor is higher than the target oil level, the extra oil enters the suction port through the oil equalizing pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SUZHOU INVOTECH SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Huaming Guo
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Patent number: 11578720Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pump assembly for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine with or without transmission or electric motor with transmission or for an oil supply having a double-pipe pump, wherein the two pipes are separated from each other and a second pipe can be connected to a first pipe, wherein the pump has at least one input drive point for an electric machine and also for a drive motor, including, for example, via a gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS EFP DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventor: Waldemar Hebisch
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Patent number: 11560890Abstract: A gerotor pump includes an inner gerotor, a wobble cancellation element, and an outer gerotor disposed radially between the inner gerotor and the wobble cancellation element. The inner gerotor includes a first outer peripheral surface with n first lobes equally spaced from one another in a circumferential direction, and n first depressions, each disposed between an adjacent pair of first lobes. The inner gerotor and the wobble cancellation element are coaxial. The wobble cancellation element includes a first inner peripheral surface with n+1 second lobes equally spaced from one another in the circumferential direction, and n+1 arcuate surfaces, each arranged between an adjacent pair of second lobes. The outer gerotor includes a second outer peripheral surface including n+1 outer depressions complementary to and arranged to engage the second lobes, and a second inner peripheral surface comprising n+1 inner depressions complementary to and arranged to engage the first lobes.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Kyle DeHoff, Joshua Hixenbaugh, Jeffrey Hemphill, Todd Sturgin
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Patent number: 11542951Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gas compressor capable of reducing variation in discharge pressure through control of the number of compressor bodies and a control method for the gas compressor. In order to solve the problem, this gas compressor includes a plurality of compressor units each having a compressor body, a motor for driving the compressor body, and an inverter for controlling a rotational speed of the motor, and a control device for controlling the inverters. Discharge pipes of the compressor bodies converge on one main discharge pipe. A drive frequency of the motor of each compressor body is controlled by the corresponding inverter, whereby a pressure of each discharge pipe is controlled and a discharge pressure of the main discharge pipe is controlled.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto, Norio Aoyagi, Hiroaki Saito, Fuminori Kato, Daichi Oka
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Patent number: 11525445Abstract: A compressor assembly becomes a compressor as a result of a terminal guard being attached. The compressor assembly includes a body, and a terminal guard mounting seat attached to an outer surface of the body. The terminal guard is attachable to the terminal guard mounting seat. A compressor includes the compressor assembly and the terminal guard. The compressor can be manufactured by attaching the terminal guard mounting seat to the outer surface, administering metal spraying to at least part of the outer surface after attaching the terminal guard mounting seat, and attaching the terminal guard to the terminal guard mounting seat after the administering metal spraying.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Shimozono, Mikio Kajiwara, Tomomi Yokoyama, Kouji Kojima, Tsuyoshi Fukunaga, Mahoba Ogawa, Yasuhiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11525442Abstract: A fixture has a body that connects to a motor, the body having a bore. The body has a piston in the bore, separating the bore into a pressure chamber and a lubricant chamber in fluid communication with lubricant in the motor. A technician applies pressure to the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to increase pressure of the lubricant in the lubricant chamber and in the motor. The technician monitors a distance of movement of the piston, indicating a presence of residual air in the lubricant. If the movement meets a amount, the technician applies a vacuum to the lubricant chamber and bleeds out residual air from the lubricant in the motor.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, LLCInventors: Ryan Semple, Aron Meyer, Christopher Brunner
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Patent number: 11519411Abstract: A method for monitoring an oil-injected screw compressor configured to compress aspirated air by returning oil from an oil separator vessel (11) to a compression chamber (12) of a compressor block (30), for condensate formation in the oil circuit due to a too low compression discharge temperature (VET), determines a water inlet mass flow {dot over (m)}ein(t) and a water outlet mass flow {dot over (m)}aus(t) for a point in time t and determines generated condensate flow ?{dot over (m)}w(t)={dot over (m)}ein(t)?{dot over (m)}aus(t) on the basis of difference formation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Inventor: Wolfgang Feiler
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Patent number: 11512698Abstract: An electric oil pump apparatus includes a housing, an electric motor, an oil pump, a shaft, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The electric motor is housed in the housing. The oil pump is provided in the housing and positioned on a first side in an axial direction with respect to the electric motor so as to be adjacent to the electric motor, and includes a pump rotational element rotatable coaxially with a motor rotor. The motor rotor and the pump rotational element are fitted to the shaft to be rotatable together with the shaft. The first bearing is disposed on the first side with respect to the pump rotational element, and supports the shaft while allowing rotation relative to the housing. The second bearing is disposed on a second side with respect to the pump rotational element, and supports the shaft while allowing rotation relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Iimura
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Patent number: 11511038Abstract: A pump for pumping fluid includes a tube platen, a plunger, a bias member, inlet and outlet valves, an actuator mechanism, a position sensor, and a processor. The plunger is configured for actuation toward and away from the infusion-tube when the tube platen is disposed opposite to the plunger. The tube platen can hold an intravenous infusion tube. The bias member is configured to urge the plunger toward the tube platen.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean Kamen, John M. Kerwin, Colin H. Murphy, Jonathan Parker, Daniel F. Pawlowski, Dirk A. van der Merwe, Larry B. Gray, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Michael S. Place, Michael J. Slate
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Patent number: 11506202Abstract: A pump body assembly, a compressor and an air conditioner. The pump body assembly includes: an upper flange. The upper flange includes a disc portion and a neck portion extending upward from the disc portion, an outer peripheral surface of the disc portion is connected with a housing of the compressor, a height a1 of the disc portion and a distance b1 between an upper end surface of the neck portion and a lower end surface of the disc portion satisfy: 0.3?a1/b1?0.4, and the height a1 of the disc portion and a diameter d1 of the disc portion satisfy: 0.1?a1/d1?0.2.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center CO., LTD. of ZhuhaiInventors: Yuanbin Zhai, Ouxiang Yang, Peizhen Que, Yanjun Hu, Liu Xiang
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Patent number: 11499538Abstract: An air compressor apparatus is disclosed that includes an air tank. A first compressor assembly can be fluidly coupled to the air tank, the first compressor assembly including a first head unloader valve. A second compressor assembly can be fluidly coupled to the air tank, the second compressor assembly including a second head unloader valve. A control unit can be electrically coupled to the first and second compressor assemblies, the control unit operable to control the operation of the first and second compressor assemblies. During startup, the first and second air compressor assemblies can be configured to draw less than 20 amps of current combined from a single 120 volt power source. The first and second compressor assemblies can each be dual piston compressor assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Wood Industries Inc.Inventor: Jeffery Wood
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Patent number: 11493036Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump is described. The pump includes a control chamber provided between a housing and a control slide. A pressure-controlled relief valve is in fluid communication with the outlet path and moves to block or unblock a relief port based on output pressure of the lubricant. A feedback channel fluidly connects the control chamber to an inlet path of the pump. The feedback channel further connects to a control port that is connected to a main control valve. The relief valve and control valve are distinct and not fluidly connected. The relief valve moves once the pressure in the outlet path exceeds a predetermined amount, opening the relief port, and thus delivers a portion of the output lubricant to the control chamber via the relief port, thereby pressurizing the control chamber and reducing eccentricity of the pump by displacing the control slide.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Stackpole International Engineered Products, Ltd.Inventors: Paul Morton, Matthew Tyler Hughes, Theresa Kam Lun Chan, Michael Benjamin Sy
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Patent number: 11486401Abstract: A sump pump system having a primary pump, a fluid level sensor, and a primary controller electrically connected to the primary pump for activating the pump when the fluid level sensor indicates a predetermine fluid level has been reached, the primary controller having a primary interface for communicating with a secondary pump. In some forms, the system includes a secondary pump having a secondary controller electrically connected to the secondary pump and having a secondary interface, the primary and secondary interfaces allowing the primary and secondary pump controllers to communicate with one another and allowing at least one of the primary and secondary pump controllers to assume control of both the primary and secondary pump. Related methods are further described herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Wayne/Scott Fetzer CompanyInventor: Philip Anthony Mayleben
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Patent number: 11486381Abstract: The invention relates to a combined pump-sensor arrangement having a substrate having a first main surface and an opposite second main surface. A package lid which defines a package having a measuring cavity is arranged on the first main surface of the substrate. Additionally, the pump-sensor arrangement has a micropump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, the micropump being configured to suck in an analyte fluid present in the measuring cavity through the pump inlet and eject the same to an environment outside the measuring cavity via the pump outlet. Furthermore, the pump-sensor arrangement has a sensor for detecting at least one component of the analyte fluid present within the measuring cavity and movable by means of the micropump. In accordance with the invention, both the sensor and the micropump are commonly arranged on the first main surface of the substrate and within the measuring cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Christoph Kutter, Yuecel Congar, Siegfried Roehl, Martin Richter
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Patent number: 11486399Abstract: An internal gear pump for forward and reverse operations, including: a pump housing which includes a first fluid port and a second fluid port, wherein in a first rotational direction, the first fluid port is formed as a fluid outlet and the second fluid port is formed as a fluid inlet, and in a second rotational direction, the first fluid port is formed as a fluid inlet and the second fluid port is formed as a fluid outlet; an internal gear and an external gear which together form delivery cells in order to deliver a fluid; a first rotary bearing which mounts the internal gear; and a second rotary bearing which mounts the external gear; and includes a lubricant feed which sets a fluid flow between the fluid ports through the two rotary bearings in both rotational directions.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbHInventor: Thomas Wahl
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Patent number: 11480174Abstract: A compressor unit (10) of a refrigerating machine (100) for domestic or commercial use has a rotary compressor (11) which has a BLDC or BLAC motor (13), connected to a compression element (12) for actuating it, and a control device (16) connected to the motor (13), for driving it at a variable speed. The compressor (11) further has a a housing (17) which encloses the motor (13) and the compression element (16) and which has a side wall (20) inside of which the stator (14) of the motor (13) is fixed. The compressor unit (10) also comprises an operating shell (21) covering the housing (17) and in thermal communication with the side wall (20). The operating shell (21) dissipates heat transmitted to it by the housing (17) and contrasts or absorbs or dissipate sound waves having a frequency of between 4 kHz and 16 kHz.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: CAREL INDUSTRIES S.P.A.Inventor: Luigi Nalini
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Patent number: 11473575Abstract: A fluid pumping system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine comprises a housing, an electric motor, a rotatable first input adapted to be driven by the internal combustion engine, a rotatable second input driven by the electric motor, and a pump. The pump includes a drum selectively rotated about a drum axis of rotation by one of the first input and the second input, and a pump rotor selectively rotated by the other of the first input and the second input. The drum includes a cam ring having a cavity in receipt of the pump rotor. The drum includes a first fluid inlet port and a second fluid inlet port on opposite sides of the drum such that fluid entering the cavity through the first and second fluid ports flows axially in a direction parallel to the drum axis of rotation. The drum includes a radially extending outlet port such that pumped fluid flows radially out of the cavity. The housing contains the electric motor and the pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Hanon Systems EFP Canada Ltd.Inventor: Matthew Williamson
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Patent number: 11473571Abstract: A sealed refrigerant compressor (10A) accommodates an electric component (20A) and a compression component (30) in a sealed container (11). A crankshaft (40) included in the compression component (30) includes a main shaft part (41) and an eccentric shaft part (42). A main shaft part (41) is secured to a rotor (22A) of the electric component (20A). The rotor (22A) is provided with a balance adjustment means such as a balance hole (27), which adjusts an unbalanced load caused by the structure of the main shaft part (41).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices SingaporeInventors: Hironari Akashi, Kazuhiro Yokota
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Patent number: 11466691Abstract: A fault control protects a pump-motor assembly from monitored faults. The pump-motor assembly includes an electrical motor mechanically coupled to a pump. The fault control determines a speed of the motor. If the speed is determined to be less than a minimum speed, the fault control generates a fault signal to affect the operation of the motor. The fault control can also determine if a phase of the power provided to the motor is missing based on vibrations sensed by a vibration transducer. The fault control can also determine temperature faults based on signals from two thermocouples, including determination of loss of inlet or discharge flow.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.Inventors: Kevin Michael Fox, Amjad Masood, Benjamin W. Schafer, Russell Jonathan Bookout, Andrew Justin Buuck, Zachary Keith Foster
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Patent number: 11466689Abstract: A fuel pump includes a control box, a pump body, and a gun nozzle. A motor housing is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the pump body, a motor is disposed in the motor housing. A first sealing mechanism is disposed between a first side of the motor housing and an output shaft of the motor. A second sealing mechanism is disposed between a second side of the motor housing and a power line of the motor. An impeller is fixedly connected to one end of the output shaft of the motor. One end of the pump body is fixedly connected to a pressure chamber, and a liquid inlet is defined on one side of the pressure chamber and a liquid outlet is defined on one side of the pump body, where the one side of the pressure chamber faces away from the one side of the pump body.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: ZHONGSHAN PEILI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Chunlai Lai