Combined With Fluid Receiver Patents (Class 137/565.17)
  • Patent number: 11903545
    Abstract: A dishwashing apparatus may include a sump. The sump may include a sump pan configured to couple with a wash chamber of the dishwashing apparatus. The sump may include a sump well coupled to the sump pan and configured to collect the liquid from the sump pan. The sump well may include a well inlet in communication with the sump pan. The sump pan may convey the liquid to the well inlet. A recirculation port extending through a first wall of the sump well. A drain port may extend through a second wall of the sump well. The second wall defines a bottom of the sump well. The dishwashing apparatus may include a controller. The controller may monitor electrical characteristics of a pump. The controller may provide a notification if fluid is not flowing through the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
  • Patent number: 11814768
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
  • Patent number: 11691808
    Abstract: A dual-purpose tank container is provided, designed for transporting unrefined or refined fluid within the same internal space, eliminating unproductive deadheading. The tank container includes an inner tank in a frame, and outer insulation shell, the tank being equipped with at least one diaphragm so that a fluid, for example crude oil or diesel fuel, can occupy inner space without risk of contamination from a residual fluid. The high viscosity unrefined fluid can be almost completely drained using fluid draining channels present on the diaphragm surface, increasing transportation economy and eliminating any residual fluid pockets. At least one inlet present on the upper tank body supplies a solvent vapor/fluid to condition the space between the diaphragm and the tank wall, thereby preventing sticking of the diaphragm to the tank inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Ondrej Kotora
  • Patent number: 11661181
    Abstract: An aircraft having a fuselage having a pressurized upper space above the floor and a lower space beneath the floor, a wing, a hollow support stay fixed between the lower space level of the fuselage and the wing, an electric motor propeller propulsion system fixed beneath each wing, the output shaft of the motor driving a propeller in rotation, a production system having a fuel cell producing electrical energy supplying the electric motor with electricity via electrical conductors, a hydrogen reservoir fixed in the lower space, and a hydrogen inlet pipe feeding hydrogen from a hydrogen reservoir to the production system, wherein the hydrogen inlet pipe extends through the interior of the support stay. The electrical conductors or the hydrogen pipes pass through the stays on the outside of the fuselage and therefore at a distance from the passengers and the electronic systems of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Ciet, Pascal Pome, Alistair Forbes
  • Patent number: 11642885
    Abstract: A fluid ejection die includes an ejection nozzle and an ejection chamber fluidly connected to the ejection nozzle. The die includes a fluid input hole fluidly connected to the ejection chamber, a fluid output hole, and a fluid output channel fluidly connected to the ejection chamber and the fluid output hole. The die includes a fluid circulation rib positioned between the fluid input hole and the fluid output hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael W Cumbie, Chien-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 11572423
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for introducing an activator to a polymerization reactor. The methods may include introducing liquid activator to a mixing vessel or an inline mixer and mixing aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent to form an activator solution which is introduced to a polymerization reactor. The systems may include a storage vessel, a mixing vessel or inline mixer configured to mix a liquid activator with a hydrocarbon solvent, and a polymerization reactor. The present disclosure also provides a process for producing a polyolefin. The process may include introducing liquid activator to an inline mixer and mixing an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent with the liquid activator to form an activator solution. The process may include introducing the activator solution, a catalyst, and an olefin feed to a polymerization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICALS PATENTS INC.
    Inventors: Aaron H. Reed, Rong Ma, Catherine A. Faler
  • Patent number: 11479750
    Abstract: Processes, systems, and associated control methodologies are disclosed that control the flow of biogas during the biogas cleanup process to create a more consistent flow of biogas through the digester, while also optimizing the output and efficiency of the overall renewable natural gas facility. In representative embodiments, a biogas buffer storage system may be used during the cleanup process to control the pressure and flow rate of biogas. The biogas buffer storage system may monitor and control the biogas flow rate to either bring down or increase the digester pressure, thereby maintaining a normalized biogas flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Trillium Transportation Fuels, LLC
    Inventor: Carson Hoyt
  • Patent number: 11034594
    Abstract: A top fill water reservoir system that allows the reservoirs to be filled without waiting for a reverse osmosis (RO) filter to produce enough water to fill the system and avoids the need for a service worker to remove the system from the cabinet, or wait for RO filtration, to fill the reservoirs. The top fill water reservoir system comprises a drinking reservoir adapted to store and dispense drinking water. A supply reservoir in fluid communication with the drinking reservoir and adapted to feed water into the drinking reservoir and receive water from a reverse osmosis (RO) filter. An overflow tube adapted to connect an upper portion of the drinking reservoir to the supply reservoir and feed overflow water from the drinking reservoir to the supply reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce D. Burrows
  • Patent number: 10781549
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
  • Patent number: 10253792
    Abstract: A system and method of collecting and disposing of fluid during a medical procedure. Fluid is drawn from a fluid source into a first reservoir in communication with a vacuum source. The fluid passes through an open fluid transfer valve into a second reservoir in communication with the vacuum source. While the fluid continues to be drawn into the first reservoir, the fluid transfer valve is closed after a predetermined volume of the fluid passes into the second reservoir. The fluid collected in the second reservoir is measured and evacuated from the second reservoir. The fluid transfer valve is opened and the steps are repeated until the medical procedure is completed while the first reservoir remains in uninterrupted communication with the vacuum source during the medical procedure such that fluid is capable of continuing to be drawn into the first reservoir without interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Skyline Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Schmidt, David Johnson, David Dauwalter
  • Patent number: 9968812
    Abstract: An under bed fluid storage and pumping assembly for fire prevention and protection, which may be utilized in disaster relief housing that includes a first sprinkler system, is disclosed herein. In an example, the under bed fluid storage and pumping assembly includes a tank comprising a housing cavity and the fluid pumping assembly disposed within the housing cavity. In some examples, the housing cavity is formed on a top surface of a riser that extends above a platform to support a bed. In other examples, the housing cavity is formed below an opening on the platform. The housing cavity may include an embedded pump, a suction tube with an isolation valve, a discharge manifold with an isolation valve, a system pressure gauge, a system test control valve (which may be plumped back to tank through tubing and/or fittings), a pressure activated on/off switch, or the like, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Gary Ike
  • Patent number: 9383147
    Abstract: A coolant supply apparatus includes variable delivery coolant pump (100) pumping up coolant from coolant tank (104), a plurality of branch passages (120 to 124) allowing coolant (108) delivered from coolant pump (100) to flow separately to a plurality of parts of a machine tool, and machine control unit (110) turning on and off on-off valves (136) of the plurality of branch passages (120 to 124), wherein machine control unit (110), in response to a jet coolant instruction, opens only one branch passage to intensively supply coolant (108) to the branch passage at the maximum delivery rate of coolant pump (100) and closes the other branch passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kono, Toshihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Kawada, Muneo Takahashi, Hideaki Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20150144206
    Abstract: A recirculating bath includes a reservoir for receiving a working liquid, a recirculating pump, and at least one thermal element. The recirculating pump and thermal element are located externally to the reservoir so that the reservoir has an unobstructed working space. The thermal element may be thermally coupled to the working liquid through an interior surface of the reservoir, or the working liquid may be circulated over the thermal element by the recirculating pump in a chamber external to the reservoir. The recirculating bath may also include a lid that provides access to the reservoir by pivoting on a latching hinge. When open, the lid may provide a working surface adjacent to the reservoir. The lid may also include a selector that unlatches the hinge so that the lid can be removed. The recirculating pump may be fluidically coupled to the reservoir via a manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Randall D. Dickinson, Mark J. Estrella, Nathan Norman Lang
  • Publication number: 20150107683
    Abstract: A method of reducing leakage from a pipeline includes the steps of: pumping fluid through a pipeline using at least one pump, the at least one pump comprising a reversible, positive displacement fluid pump; detecting a leak in the pipeline downstream of the pump; reversing the at least one pump to draw fluid out of a downstream section of the pipeline; and redirecting the fluid being drawn from the pipeline into a storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Pradeep Dass
  • Publication number: 20150101671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of biomethane intended for supplying a natural gas network from n biogas production plants Ii, with i varying from 1 to n, in which each of the plants produces and stores the biogas which is collected at each of the plants via a mobile collection device and the collected biogas is purified so as to produce biomethane which is subsequently injected into a natural gas network. The invention also makes provision for storing the biogas, partially purified biogas, or biomethane in order to ensure the continuity of the supply of biomethane to the network during the collection round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Nicolas Paget, Pierre ROUX
  • Patent number: 9004884
    Abstract: A fluid transfer assembly includes a housing within which at least a portion of a pump element can be disposed. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface and defines a cavity therethrough. The housing is configured to be coupled to a reservoir such that the first surface is disposed within an interior volume of the reservoir and the second surface is disposed outside the interior volume of the reservoir. The housing includes a seal portion configured to fluidically isolate the first surface from the second surface. The cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the pump element such that movement of the pump element produces a fluid flow from an inlet opening defined by the first surface and an outlet opening defined by the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Synerject LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L. Leppert, Jason D. Keown
  • Publication number: 20150096620
    Abstract: An oil-less pump sampling system for portable environmental testing. The system includes an oil-less pump that generates a suctioning force, an external hose carrying the suction from the pump and in fluid communication with a control value and a collection container. The control valve is fluidly connected to the external hose to regulate the flow of suction, and the collection container is fluidly connected to the external hose for suctioning a sample from the surrounding environment. The internal assembly of the pump includes an electromagnetic coil generating an electromagnetic force to move a plurality of magnets. The magnets oscillate to move a plurality of lever arms which move a plurality of diaphragms to create the suction force from a valve block. A plurality of internal hoses stems from the valve block and joined at a connector to carry the suctioning force to the external hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: UMM-AL-QURA UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: ATEF MOHAMED FATHY MOHAMED
  • Publication number: 20150089749
    Abstract: A person-support surface comprises a non powered mattress and a coverlet positionable on the non powered mattress. The coverlet includes an entry positioned at a first end of the coverlet, an exit positioned at a second end of the coverlet opposite the entry, an upper air impermeable layer, and a lower air impermeable layer coupled to the upper air impermeable layer to form an air flow path along the coverlet between the entry and the exit. The upper air impermeable layer is a vapor permeable and the lower air impermeable layer is a vapor permeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Sandy M. Richards, Sam M. Alsaeede, Andrew Kerr, Stephen C. Flint, Christopher R. O'Keefe, Charles A. Lachenbruch
  • Patent number: 8992190
    Abstract: A reservoir is in a bottomed tubular shape and located in a fuel tank. A lid member closes an opening of the reservoir. A pump unit discharges fuel stored in the reservoir to an exterior of the fuel tank. The pump unit is supported by a holding portion of the lid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Okazono, Shinobu Oikawa, Hironobu Oki
  • Publication number: 20150083250
    Abstract: A water server is proposed of which a raw water container is mounted upside down at the lower portion of a housing. The water server has a piercing member which serves both as one end of a water supply line and one end of an air intake line. With this arrangement, when the raw water container is opened, the interior of the raw water container is simultaneously connected to the water supply line and the air intake line. Raw water containers can be easily exchanged. The raw water container is made of a soft material, so that air can be freely sucked into the raw water container through the air intake line while a pump is activated. This allows the pump to lift water with a minimum force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Yoshinori Orita
  • Publication number: 20150075654
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for fixing a reservoir body assembly of a fuel pump module into a fuel tank. The apparatus includes: a fixed retainer fixed into the fuel tank to be integrated with the fuel tank; and a moving coupled retainer coupled with the fixed retainer in a state in which a reservoir body assembly pumping fuel in the fuel tank is disposed at an assembling location with the fixed retainer to mount the reservoir body assembly so as to fix the reservoir body assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jong Keun LIM, Joon Sup KIM, Chan Heum YOON, Tae Hoon LEE, Yong Hwan CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150068625
    Abstract: A water storage system comprising a tank having a first inclined or conical floor at the bottom of the tank, a second inclined or conical floor above the first inclined or conical floor, dividing the tank into upper and lower compartments, one or more inlet(s), an overflow outlet, a first draining outlet located at the sloping end of the first inclined floor or at the convergence of the first conical floor, a second draining outlet located at the sloping end of the second inclined floor or at the convergence of the second conical floor, and a consumer supply outlet located above the second inclined floor or above the second conical floor, wherein the upper compartment holds potable-grade water and the water from the lower compartment is reserved for fire fighting needs and used for non-potable purposes with periodic replenishment from upper compartment
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Jainendra Kumar SINGH
  • Publication number: 20150059858
    Abstract: A vertical hydraulic tank includes an upper cylindrical section and a lower conical section, with an outlet in the lower conical section. A lower multi-path manifold is attached to the outlet, the manifold including a vertical conduit in fluid communication with the outlet and a plurality of horizontal conduits in fluid communication with the vertical conduit. An upper multi-path manifold can also be attached to the tank with a plurality of upper horizontal conduits and a vertical conduit in fluid communication with the upper cylindrical section of the tank. Valves may be provided along the vertical conduit and the horizontal conduits to regulate flow of material through the conduits. A pump may be connected to either the upper manifold or the lower manifold, or both by way of a pump conduit. Multiple tanks can be connected together by way of tubing between the manifolds of each tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Stan Ellis
  • Patent number: 8960237
    Abstract: A fuel tank installation comprising: a fuel tank for holding fuel, the fuel tank comprising a fuel tank wall formed with a hole; a fuel pump assembly fitted into the hole in the fuel tank wall with an inner part of the fuel pump assembly protruding from an inner side of the hole and an outer part of the fuel pump assembly protruding from an outer side of the hole; a cage surrounding the outer part of the fuel pump assembly; and a mounting piece which attaches both the cage and the fuel pump assembly to the fuel tank wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limted
    Inventor: David Leighton
  • Patent number: 8956573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for polymerizing olefins. One embodiment comprises polymerizing at least one monomer in a first loop reactor in the presence of a catalyst to produce a first polyolefin fraction. A portion of the first polyolefin fraction is transferred to a second loop reactor, connected in series with the first loop reactor. The process further comprises polymerizing in the second loop reactor at least one monomer in the presence of a catalyst to produce a second polyolefin fraction in addition to the first polyolefin fraction. The combination of the first and second polyolefin fractions can produce a polymer resin fluff having bimodal molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: Louis Fouarge, Eric Damme, Olivier Miserque, Daniel Siraux, Philippe Bodart, Andre Lewalle, Marc Van der Auwera, Frans Van den Brande, Giacomo Conti, Hugo Vandaele, Mark Verleysen, Carl Van Camp, Etienne Laurent, Philippe Marechal, Marc Moers, Leopold D'Hooghe, Marjan Sillis, Kai Hortman, Pascal Folie, Renaud Oreins
  • Publication number: 20150040992
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to devices, methods and systems capable of pressurization, generally involving a flow system that includes a pressurized reservoir, at least one pump including a pump control valve, an outlet port, a shut-off valve and a vent valve. The flow system is configured to be pressurized. The shut-off valve is disposed between the pressurized reservoir and the at least one pump. The vent valve is disposed between the at least one pump and the outlet port. The shut-off valve, the vent valve and the pump control valve of the at least one pump are configured to actuate in a coordinated manner to control a pressurization of the flow system. Exemplary embodiments are further directed to devices, methods and systems for column switching, generally including at least a first column, a second column and a column switching valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Joshua A. Shreve, Kurt Joudrey, John Angelosanto
  • Publication number: 20150033805
    Abstract: An ozone laundry system that injects ozone into the chemical injection system in order to allow the system to inject ozone as other cleaning chemicals are injected into the washer. This allows ozone to be injected through the wash cycle rather than just during the initial fill phase and additional avoids the expense and maintenance of adding ozone recirculation plumping to an ozone laundry system. Accordingly, ozone levels may be maintained at superior levels throughout the wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew Rupnow
  • Publication number: 20140360602
    Abstract: A resilient member is accommodated within a single support column, which connects a flange and a pump unit. The resilient member presses the pump unit in an axial direction toward a bottom part of a fuel tank through a holder member. The support column is formed in a polygonal tube shape and has a specific range in a part in the axial direction. A peripheral wall in the specific range is concave relative to corner parts of peripheral walls in an outside of the specific range so that a longitudinal groove having a groove bottom is provided to separate an inside and an outside of the support column. The holder member holding the pump unit is formed in a polygonal hole shape to be fitted with the peripheral walls. The holder member has a slide protrusion, which slidingly moves in the longitudinal groove in a state that the holder member is pushed into the longitudinal groove from the outside of the support column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinobu OIKAWA, Tetsuro OKAZONO
  • Patent number: 8905069
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fluid storage and pumping comprising a fluid storage tank incorporating a housing cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Gary Ike
  • Publication number: 20140352830
    Abstract: A portable liquid transloader includes a wheeled support vehicle. The wheeled support vehicle includes a chassis and a manually operated extension ladder. The extension ladder includes a base section that is carried by the chassis and a fly section that is extendably connected to the base section. A platform extends horizontally outwardly from the fly section. The portable liquid transloader further includes a bulk air eliminator that is carried by the chassis. An inlet is disposed upstream from the bulk air eliminator. A mechanical flow meter is disposed downstream from the bulk air eliminator. A first supply conduit extends downstream from the mechanical flow meter. The first supply conduit is carried by the chassis and extends generally parallel to the extension ladder. A second supply conduit is fluidly coupled to the first supply conduit. The second supply conduit extends vertically above and horizontally beyond the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: MICHAEL KENAN, ANTHONY J. COOK, DOUGLAS S. PARRIS
  • Patent number: 8899265
    Abstract: A plastic fuel tank and a process for manufacturing a fuel tank, the fuel tank including an upper wall, a lower wall, and at least one kiss point formed by welding together a multiplicity of contact points of the upper and lower walls and an accessory. Both the upper and lower walls show a concave recess in the kiss point area so that the weld of the kiss point is located in between planes defined by the upper and lower walls respectively; a bottom of the upper concave recess extends substantially beyond the weld of the kiss point, while a bottom of the lower concave recess does not; the accessory is at least partially located under the extension of the bottom of the upper concave recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Douglas Chiasson, Paul Daniel Reuther, David Hill
  • Publication number: 20140345721
    Abstract: A water storage system is provided that stores a quantity of fresh, potable water for residential or commercial use when municipal water or ground water is not available. The system comprises several embodiments, including a pressurized system and a non-pressurized system that stores water from a main water line in one or more storage tanks for subsequent use. A solar-powered pump is utilized to pump water from the storage tank or tanks when no electrical power is available, allowing water to be distributed into a dwelling or building to run facilities and to allow for undisturbed operation in the event of a catastrophe or emergency event. Water is continually or operably circulated through the tanks in order to maintain a fresh supply under normal conditions, while the tanks can be isolated from the main water supply in an emergency event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Russell Keisel, Kathi Keisel
  • Patent number: 8875729
    Abstract: A sump pump assembly broadly comprises a square or rectangular-shaped basin, a first shelf fixedly position in a lower end of the basin, a lid for securing to an upper end of the basin, the lid having a transparent window for viewing a water level in the basin, a light mounted within the basin for assisting in viewing the water level, a first pump positioned on a floor of the basin, a second pump positioned on the first shelf, and an alarm for notifying a building owner when the first pump ceases to operate but prior to operation of the second pump. Alternative embodiments comprise a battery-powered third pump, a battery for powering the third pump, and a mount for mounting the battery inside the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dry Basement, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Bramble, Otto W. Fleck, Lowell Hickman
  • Patent number: 8863771
    Abstract: An inflating module adapted to an inflatable object includes an air pump assembly selectively operable to deflate and inflate the inflatable object and a supplemental air pressure providing device automatically activated to provide supplemental air pressure to the inflatable object when the air pressure of the inflatable object is down and below a predetermined level so as to maintain air pressure of the inflatable object in a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Team Worldwide Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Wang, Chien-Hua Wang
  • Publication number: 20140299208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for polymerizing olefins. One embodiment comprises polymerizing at least one monomer in a first loop reactor in the presence of a catalyst to produce a first polyolefin fraction. A portion of the first polyolefin fraction is transferred to a second loop reactor, connected in series with the first loop reactor. The process further comprises polymerizing in the second loop reactor at least one monomer in the presence of a catalyst to produce a second polyolefin fraction in addition to the first polyolefin fraction. The combination of the first and second polyolefin fractions can produce a polymer resin fluff having bimodal molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Louis Fouarge, Eric Damme, Olivier Miserque, Daniel Siraux, Philippe Bodart, Andre Lewalle, Marc Van der Auwera, Frans Van den Brande, Giacomo Conti, Hugo Vandaele, Mark Verleysen, Carl Van Camp, Etienne Laurent, Philippe Marechal, Marc Moers, Leopold D'Hooghe, Marjan Sillis, Kai Hortman, Pascal Folie, Renaud Oreins
  • Publication number: 20140299555
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for recycling domestic greywater. Greywater is drawn from a greywater waste pipe through an overflow pipe of a sanitary fixture, thereby, permitting greywater to be collected for reuse without the need for complicated and expensive retrofitting and/or reconfiguration of existing plumbing infrastructure. The system and method of the present invention can easily operate independently or be integrated with domestic utility systems to supply these utility systems with greywater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: MARRETT ALEXANDER GREEN
  • Patent number: 8851122
    Abstract: The aircraft includes: a fuel tank panel; a fuel pump bell, the bell being fastened to the panel; and a metal support arranged so that the bell is fastened to the panel entirely via the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alexis Courpet, Thomas Barre, Matthieu Biteau, Olivier Bourbon, Cedric Sable, Jean-Marc Roques
  • Publication number: 20140290769
    Abstract: A fuel tank structure of straddle type vehicle in which a wide space below the fuel tank can be secured and a clearance portion for avoiding the fuel tank interfering with the vehicle body side can be downsized. The fuel tank is supported on and disposed above a main frame with a fuel pump being installed to a bottom plate of the rear portion of the fuel tank. A maintenance space formed below the fuel pump when the rear portion of the fuel tank is lifted in a state wherein an installation portion of a front bracket installed to the front lower portion of the fuel tank is rotatably supported on the main frame. The fuel tank is configured such that the installation portion of the lower end of the front bracket is disposed below the bottom plate, simultaneously, and is installed to the main frame with a bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIDA, Yoshihiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 8844773
    Abstract: A booster pump for a coffee beverage dispenser's water inlet source, in one example, a “city water” inlet. A chamber is formed which has the diluent/water inlet and a bottom surface and a top end covered by a removable lid. The removable lid has a hole large enough for a motor to be partially seated within the chamber and the motor has a shaft with supports that is connected to a cover plate that has through holes, and a rotor below the cover plate with a set of radially oriented vanes. The hole in the lid is bigger than the cross section of the cover plate and so the motor, shaft, supports, rotors and cover plate can be pulled out as desired for easier maintenance. When the motor is seated properly in the hole of the lid, the cover plate seats properly along the edge of a cylindrically shaped pump cavity. The cover plate and the edge form a seal. The inlet for the pump cavity has a smaller cross section than its outlet and the pump cavity can have a deflection body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Bravilor Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Maximiliaan Noordanus
  • Publication number: 20140271358
    Abstract: A system and associated tubing set for installation on the panel of extracorporeal circuit, including a pump tubing unit featuring a disposable pump. Two inlet line branches are fluidly connected to the pump inlet and two outlet line branches are fluidly connected to the pump outlet. The free ends of one inlet branch and one outlet branch carry a Colder type connector and a clamp between the pump and the respective Colder connectors. A blood reservoir unit has a support plate mountable to the panel, which carries a blood bag having an inlet line with a free end and Colder connector and an outlet line with free end and Colder connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Keith SAMOLYK
  • Publication number: 20140261801
    Abstract: A valve assembly for mounting a pump to a storage tank of a vehicle includes an upper flange, a lower flange, and a wall extending axially between the upper flange and the lower flange, the lower flange being offset by the wall relative to the upper flange to facilitate installation of the pump on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Marshall Excelsior Company
    Inventors: Frederick W. Blanchard, Alex L. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20140251470
    Abstract: A hydraulic suspension system includes a suspension cylinder, a pump, and a control valve therebetween. The control valve includes a spool reciprocally movable between a pump flow position and a tank flow position in which a control port of the control valve is in communication with a pump and a tank, respectively. A piloted logic element in fluid communication with and interposed between the control valve and the suspension cylinder is selectively movable between a through-flow position in which fluid can flow in either direction between a chamber of the suspension cylinder and the control port of the control valve and a blocked position in which fluid is prevented from flowing in or out of the chamber of the suspension cylinder. The logic element is biased to the blocking position, moving to the through-flow position when subjected to a crack pressure delivered from the control port of the control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: HYDRAFORCE, INC.
    Inventors: Markus BISSBORT, Joel MEKKES, Damiano ROBERTI, Tomasz SLAWINSKI
  • Publication number: 20140245723
    Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a liquid additive out of a tank to an exhaust-gas treatment device includes a delivery duct with an overall volume and a pump disposed in the delivery duct. The delivery duct has a flexible wall portion, downstream of the pump in a delivery direction, with an outer side of the flexible wall portion situated opposite the delivery duct and bearing against a stop when a pressure in the delivery duct lies in a predefined operating pressure range. A spring element which is disposed on the outer side is constructed to deform the flexible wall portion in such a way that the overall volume is reduced in size when the pressure in the delivery duct is lower than a threshold pressure. A method for compensating a formation of ice in a delivery device and a motor vehicle having a delivery device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
    Inventors: GEORGES MAGUIN, CHEIKH DIOUF, SVEN SCHEPERS, JAN HODGSON
  • Publication number: 20140246104
    Abstract: Non-clogging airlift pumps and associated systems and methods employing said pumps. The airlift pumps generally include an enclosed air tank within which is located a hollow cylinder having an open top and a closed bottom wall. A gas (e.g., air) line passes into the air tank for supplying gas thereto. A suction port is located in the bottom wall of the cylinder, and a substantially vertically-oriented discharge pipe passes through a top wall of the air tank such that an intake end of the discharge pipe resides within the cylinder. Multiple airlift pumps may be used in conjunction in a given application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Masao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20140238499
    Abstract: A system includes at least one fluid volume in which pressure varies, a retention volume for collecting a liquid used in operating the system; and a pump device in fluid connection with the retention volume and in operative connection with the fluid volume. The pump device includes a housing, a movable pressurizing mechanism within the housing and in fluid connection with the fluid volume, a biasing mechanism in operative connection with the pressurizing mechanism to bias the pressurizing mechanism in a first direction, and a pump volume within the housing. The volume of the pump volume is defined by a position of the pressurizing mechanism, wherein the position of the pressurizing mechanism is controlled by pressure within the fluid volume and the biasing mechanism. The pump device further includes an inlet port in fluid connection with the pump volume and an outlet port in fluid connection with the pump volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Gregory S. Antoun
  • Publication number: 20140231328
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a rainwater collection and distribution device comprising at least one substantially elongate collector tank having an open upper free end and a closed lower free end, whereby the elongate collector tank is dimensioned to fit within a downpipe with its open upper free end exposed to rainwater entering the downpipe; the rainwater collection and distribution device further comprising a connection conduit having a lower open end adjacent the lower closed end of the elongate collector tank, and an upper free end connected to a pump; whereby, a delivery conduit is connected between the pump and a water storage tank. The advantage of providing the pump is that complete control may be exerted over the delivery of the collected rainwater to a water storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: Denis Sheehy
  • Publication number: 20140202555
    Abstract: An installation for draining thermal oil in a thermosolar plant, and includes an oil tank (7), a pump assembly (6), a depressor or suction assembly (8), lines for communication with valves (11, 21), and a valve assembly for opening/closing the passage between the separate elements, with the lines for communication with the valves (11, 21) including pairs of pipes of the closed loop or branches (3, 4) that do not have valves on the free end thereof, with the installation operated by sweeping the separate circuits that form the installation by driving or suction according to the corresponding operation phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: GD ENERGY SERVICES S.A.U.
    Inventor: Jesús Lacalle Bayo
  • Publication number: 20140186499
    Abstract: The invention relates to a feed tank for use in a high-pressure system, said feed tank having a hollow space (3) for accommodating food items, a wall (1) and a temperature-control device (5). The invention further relates to a method for the simultaneous high-pressure and temperature treatment in a high-pressure tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: TRITON GMBH, DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK E.V.
    Inventors: Bernhard Hukelmann, Stefan Töpfl, Volker Heinz, Fritz Kortschack
  • Publication number: 20140174572
    Abstract: A tank system for a motor vehicle, the tank system having a tank, a reservoir arranged in the tank, at least one supply line which fluidically connects the reservoir to the tank, and an extraction unit which is adapted to extract fuel from the reservoir via an engine feed line and deliver the fluid to a drive unit of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GesmbH
    Inventors: Bernd KAHLER, Wolfgang VOGLMEIER
  • Publication number: 20140174542
    Abstract: A disposable for use in blood treatment including a blood treatment unit and two membrane pumps connected in parallel on one side of the blood treatment unit. The disposable is operable in a single-needle mode, in which the pumps generate a pulsatile flow of blood through the blood treatment unit, and in a double-needle mode, in which the pumps generate an essentially continuous flow of blood through the blood treatment unit. The pumps connect to a supply of treatment fluid such that alternating flows of treatment fluid causes the pumps to generate the desired flows of blood in the single-needle and double-needle modes. The treatment fluid may be used as motive fluid for displacing the blood in the membrane pumps and/or as control fluid for controlling opening and/or closing of upstream and downstream commutation valves in the membrane pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
    Inventors: Olof Jansson, Mattias Holmer, Eddie Nilsson, Lennart Jonsson