Patents by Inventor Matthew D. VAN ORDEN

Matthew D. VAN ORDEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for transferring pressurized fluid in a back-to-back multi-stage pump
    Patent number: 11441577
    Abstract: A multi-stage pump includes a first set of pump stages directing fluid in a first direction from a first end of the multi-stage pump to a diffuser casing disposed at a central portion of the multi-stage pump. A second set of pump stages directs the fluid expelled from the diffuser casing in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, from a second end of the multi-stage pump to the diffuser casing. The diffuser casing receives the fluid from the first set of pump stages and directs the fluid toward the second end of the multi-stage pump and receives the fluid from the second set of pump stages and directs the fluid in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the multi-stage pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: CURTISS-WRIGHT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald J. Shaffer, Matthew D. Van Orden
  • APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PRESSURIZED FLUID IN A BACK-TO-BACK MULTI-STAGE PUMP
    Publication number: 20210246907
    Abstract: A multi-stage pump includes a first set of pump stages directing fluid in a first direction from a first end of the multi-stage pump to a diffuser casing disposed at a central portion of the multi-stage pump. A second set of pump stages directs the fluid expelled from the diffuser casing in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, from a second end of the multi-stage pump to the diffuser casing. The diffuser casing receives the fluid from the first set of pump stages and directs the fluid toward the second end of the multi-stage pump and receives the fluid from the second set of pump stages and directs the fluid in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the multi-stage pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald J. SHAFFER, Matthew D. VAN ORDEN