Mounted Or Supported For Continuous Motion Patents (Class 55/400)
  • Patent number: 11946486
    Abstract: A fan with an impeller having, in an embodiment, backward-curved blades and having a scroll housing, the flow channel of which is formed by an inner spiral contour of the housing, the flow channel guiding the air conveyed by the impeller towards an outlet wherein the spiral contour with its local pitch angles is adapted to the outlet angle from the impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
    Inventor: Frieder Loercher
  • Patent number: 10863592
    Abstract: A cooking device is described. The cooking device includes a main body. The cooking device includes a ventilation apparatus that is located at a lower side of the main body, that is configured to suck air into the main body, and that is configured to discharge air from the main body. The ventilation apparatus includes a base that is connected to the lower side of the main body and that includes an introduction port. The ventilation apparatus includes a swirler that is configured to generate suction by rotating air around the introduction port of the base and that includes a plurality of wings. The ventilation apparatus includes a driving unit that is configured to rotate the swirler. The ventilation apparatus includes a swirler guide that is configured to cover an underside of the swirler and that is configured to guide a flow of air around a center of the swirler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wontae Kim, Wansoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10758865
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device of an internal combustion engine. The device comprises a cylindrical container where the exhaust gas is separated from the water vapor and purified from solid suspensions, and a cell where the purified exhaust gas is converted into oxygen once it has been disassociated by bombarding with ultraviolet rays. The oxygen thus recovered can be re-introduced into the atmosphere or reused for the combustion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventors: Federico Zoppas, Bruno Savi
  • Patent number: 10646806
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a main body that receives a suction motor; and a filter unit that is detachably coupled to the main body to filter air discharged from the suction motor and includes a ring-shaped filter and a filter frame that receives the ring-shaped filter, wherein the filter frame includes: an inner frame; an outer frame that defines a filter space for receiving the filter in cooperation with the inner frame; and a ring-shaped filter cover that connects the outer frame and the inner frame to each other and has one or more air openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bohyun Nam, Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Hyeonjeong An, Jungbae Hwang, Philjae Hwang, Mantae Hwang, Eunji Sung, Taekgi Lee
  • Patent number: 10495115
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a portable power working machine in which a casing has a side surface in which a suction port is provided. A block prevention guard is attached to the side surface of the casing. The block prevention guard comprises a top surface opening formed in the block prevention guard to at least partially overlap the suction port. The block prevention guard further comprises a plurality of legs standing from the side surface of the casing to maintain the top surface opening at a distance from the side surface. In addition to the top surface surface, an air flow window is formed between two adjacent legs in the circumferential direction of the top surface opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Takashima, Yusuke Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10350536
    Abstract: A reverse flow dehumidifier system for dehumidifying a conditioned space is provided. The system includes a housing having: a static desiccant block fixedly coupled to the housing and comprising a desiccant media; a fan configured to direct outside air across the desiccant media during a first operating phase and a second operating phase and configured to direct conditioned air across the desiccant media during a third operating phase. The system further includes a control system operatively coupled to at least one of the fan, and which includes a plurality of sensors selectively positioned inside the housing and inside the conditioned space, the plurality of sensors are configured to measure at least one air parameter of the outside air during the first operating phase and configured to measure the at least one air parameter of the conditioned air during the third operating phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CLIMATE BY DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Peterson
  • Patent number: 10234148
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus comprises an inlet module, an airflow guiding module, a hygroscopic wheel a dehumidification heating module and an internal recirculation heating module. The airflow guiding module includes an air channel switching unit, an outflowing air channel in air communication with an external environment outside of an air-conditioning environment, and an inflowing air channel in air communication with the air-conditioning environment. The air conditioning apparatus of the present invention meets various requirements for air conditioning. In addition, when the air conditioning apparatus performs a dehumidification process, the hygroscopic wheel and the dehumidification heating module is applied to remove the moisture of the air conditioning flow of the inflowing air channel, and thus the relative humidity of the air-conditioning environment is directly reduced so as to increase the dehumidifying efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ALTRASON INC.
    Inventor: Po-Sheng Jan
  • Patent number: 10226725
    Abstract: A rotor separates oil mist from a target gas. This rotor includes a separation disk group having separation disks including a plurality of truncated cone shape plate members layered. The separation disk group includes a first space (hollow part with attachment opening) and a second space (gaps between separation disks), the first space formed on a rotation center side of the rotor and the second space formed between separation disks that are laid over and in communication with the first space. The first space contains an oil introducing portion (gap between the upper end of the spindle and the upper side sealing member). Target gas is introduced into the first space, target gas and oil introduced from the oil introducing portion are made to flow from the first space to the second space to be discharged outward from an outer peripheral edge of the separation disk group, while rotating the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO ROKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosaku Ishida, Tsuyoshi Yao, Yoshitaka Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10054321
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaning contaminated air in an enclosed space, such as a transportation trailer or a shipping container. An air mover in the space circulates contaminated atmosphere from an area of low pressure to an area of higher pressure. The resulting pressure differential is used to draw a reverse, partial air flow through an air cleaning device. The repeated cycling of a portion of airflow results in cleaning of the atmosphere and a general reduction of the contaminant from the enclosed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BLUEZONE IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Philip C. Carbone, Karen Benedek, Peter J. Loftus
  • Patent number: 9926832
    Abstract: An engine assembly includes a crankcase, a shaft, a housing, and a cooling fan. The shaft is coupled to the crankcase and defines a rotational axis. The housing has a sidewall that defines an internal space. The cooling fan is disposed at least partially within the internal space and is coupled to the shaft. The cooling fan includes a plate defining an upper surface and a lower surface. The plate is positioned to rotate with the shaft about the rotational axis. The cooling fan also includes a band that has an inner band radius and an outer band radius. The cooling fan also includes a plurality of reversed fins coupled to the band and extending from the upper surface of the plate, further radially outward from the rotational axis than the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Birschbach, Rodney John Balzar, Jeffrey P. Feist, Casey Edward Groh, Brian Thomas Johnson, Randall J. Klotka, Darwin A. Podhola
  • Patent number: 9752165
    Abstract: Processes and systems for recovering oil from a fermentation product are provided that optimize oil recovery during fermentation. The processes and systems described herein introduce a gas into the fermentation product in order to cause the oil within the fermentation product to separate therefrom, thereby facilitating its subsequent recovery. The processes and systems described herein can maximize the amount of oil that can be recovered during fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Travis Brotherson
  • Patent number: 9644615
    Abstract: A converter of kinetic energy from a jet formed by a heat transfer fluid and a gas at high temperature, includes: at least one injector of the jet from at least one source of heat transfer fluid and of high-temperature gas, an impulse wheel mounted rotating secured to a shaft extending along an axis substantially perpendicularly to the injector and including a plurality of asymmetric blades, a tank surrounding said impulse wheel and at least one deflector extending underneath the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: C3 CHAIX & ASSOCIES, CONSULTANTS EN TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventor: Jean-Edmond Chaix
  • Patent number: 9574470
    Abstract: An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie F. Severance, Daniel Y. Hodges, Hamilton E. Harper, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Roger L. Zoch, Merwyn I Coutinho, Brian W. Schwandt
  • Patent number: 9352649
    Abstract: An accessory relay for a turbine engine, including a housing in which at least one gear wheel is installed for mechanically driving an accessory mounted on the housing, the gear of the wheel being driven via an input shaft supplying torque required for the mechanical drive, the shaft of the wheel being supported by at least two ball or roller bearings, and passing through at least one of the walls of the housing via an opening positioned opposite the accessory and closed by a first accessory cover attached onto the housing, wherein, for at least one of the gear wheels, the shaft thereof passes through two walls of the housing via openings closed by covers attached onto the housing, and the outer races of the two bearings are supported by the covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: SNECMA, HISPANO SUIZA
    Inventors: Julien Viel, Guy Desme, Claude Gallo
  • Patent number: 9101867
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gas permeable wall for preventing dirt present in a gas flow from passing through the gas permeable wall with the gas flow. In order to minimize maintenance, the gas permeable wall is a circumferential wall of a cover, and an outlet from the cover is provided for passing on gas having entered the cover through the circumferential gas permeable wall. A support is provided for attaching the cover rotatably to a device, and a drive unit is provided for rotating the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventor: Risto Laurila
  • Patent number: 9028576
    Abstract: A gearbox includes an inlet configured to receive a mixture of air and oil from an external source and a deoiler. The deoiler includes a shaft including an inlet passage and an outlet passage, both formed on an inner portion of the shaft and separated from one another, a separator unit coupled to and surrounding a portion of the shaft and including an inlet and an outlet and a pre-pressuring component coupled to the shaft that increases the pressure of the mixture of oil and air to form a pressurized mixture and provides the pressurized mixture to the inlet of the separator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Slayter, Michael R. Blewett, Adrian L. Stoicescu
  • Patent number: 8999042
    Abstract: A cyclone for separating solid particles from an exhaust gas flow includes a housing with a jacket area that is cylindrical at least in some sections, with a cover area, and with a bottom area. An exhaust gas line opens into an inlet opening and is for an exhaust gas flow mixed with solid particles. A discharge opening is for the solid particles separated from the exhaust gas flow. An immersion pipe has a penetration area passing through the housing and has an open end area protruding into the interior of the housing and used as an outlet opening for the purified exhaust gas flow from the housing. At least one pure gas line supplies pure gas, creating a second boundary layer flow to replace a first boundary layer flowing having an increased concentration of solid particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Binder + Co AG
    Inventor: Erwin Brunnmair
  • Patent number: 8974567
    Abstract: A gas-liquid rotating coalescer includes first and second sets of one or more detent surfaces on a rotary drive member and a driven annular rotating coalescing filter element which engagingly interact in interlocking mating keyed relation to effect rotation of the coalescing filter element by the rotary drive member. Designated operation of the coalescer requires that the coalescing filter element include the second set of detent surfaces. A coalescing filter element missing the second set of detent surfaces will not effect the noted designated operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Verdegan, Howard E. Tews, Roger L. Zoch, Bradley A. Smith, Kwok-Lam Ng, Benoit Le Roux, Chirag D. Parikh
  • Patent number: 8945261
    Abstract: Apparatus for centrifugal separation of solid and/or liquid particles from a flow of gas, wherein two or more rotors (12) provided with conical separation surface elements (16) are located in a surrounding stationary casing (14), which delimits a common chamber (15) for collecting particles separated in the rotors. Each rotor has a fan (26) rotating together therewith. The fans (26) of the rotors are located in a common fan housing (30) that is separate from and adjacent to the casing (14) defining the collection chamber (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: 3Nine AB
    Inventors: Claes Inge, Peter Franzén
  • Patent number: 8945260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Thomas Eliasson
  • Patent number: 8945262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Thomas Eliasson
  • Patent number: 8945284
    Abstract: An assembly includes a housing having a housing cavity, an inlet, and an outlet, a rotatable shaft positioned proximate the outlet, and a seal positioned at an interface of the rotatable shaft and the housing. The seal includes porous material adjacent the shaft and the housing and a shell substantially separating the porous material from the housing cavity. The shell includes an inlet that allows fluid flow from the housing cavity to the porous material and an outlet that allows fluid flow from the porous material to the housing interior. The inlet is positioned radially inward of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Keith E. Short, Michael R. Blewett
  • Patent number: 8894736
    Abstract: A gas distributor for a granular moving-bed filter comprises a distribution module, arranged inside a granular moving-bed filter. The distribution module comprises at least one flow-distributing curtain to be used for allowing a turbulent gas flow with dust mixed therein to flow therethrough, resulting that before the turbulent gas flow enters the granular moving-bed filter, the turbulent gas flow is transformed into a more uniformly distributed gas flow and the dust contained therein are partially filtered out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Yau-Pin Chyou, Jiri Smid, Po-Chuang Chen, Yi-Shun Chen, Shu-Che Li, Shu-San Hsiau
  • Patent number: 8790447
    Abstract: A separation device for removing at least part of a liquid from a mixture which comprises a gas and the liquid in the form of droplets, comprises: a) a housing comprising first, second and third separation sections for separating liquid from the mixture, wherein the second section is arranged below the first section and above the third section, the respective sections are in communication with each other, and the second section comprises a rotating coalescer element; b) tangentially arranged means to introduce the mixture into the first section; c) means to remove liquid from the first section; d) means to remove liquid from the third section; and e) means to remove a gaseous stream, lean in liquid, from the third section. A separation process for removing at least part of a liquid from a mixture comprising the liquid in the form of droplets using the separation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Hans Bieri, Youcef Ait Bouziad, Nicolas Martin, Rick Van Der Vaart
  • Publication number: 20140190136
    Abstract: A filtering body, in particular for a rotary separator, which extends about an axis, has two opposite axial faces and is provided with a filtering net constituted by filaments defining a plurality of pores between them and with a frame, which is defined by non-porous solid elements, supports the filtering net and is made in one piece with the filtering net; at least some of the filaments of the filtering net extend from one of the axial faces along respective longitudinal axes, which are parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: GE AVIO S.r.I.
    Inventors: Stefano ZECCHI, Federico DELLAVALLE, Daniele COUTANDIN
  • Patent number: 8758469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Thomas Eliasson
  • Patent number: 8747503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventors: Olle Törnblom, Thomas Eliasson, Janke Burmeister, Mats-Orjan Pogén, Per Stjernswärd
  • Patent number: 8734566
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is an apparatus that includes a porous rotor positioned about an axis of rotation and surrounding an interior space wherein the porous rotor comprises sintered metal or ceramic; an outer casing, wherein the outer casing and the porous rotor are separated by an annular space; and a motor configured for rotating the porous rotor about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: H R D Corporation
    Inventors: Abbas Hassan, Rayford G. Anthony, Aziz Hassan
  • Patent number: 8696779
    Abstract: A deoiler including a hub mounted on the vent shaft and a cover mounted on the hub between two stop faces which fix the cover avoiding the need to weld or bolt the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Olivier Belmonte, Muriel Jane Sylvie Borzakian, Lionel René Henri Weller
  • Patent number: 8679214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Mats-Orjan Pogén
  • Patent number: 8679236
    Abstract: Described are multi-stage drum filtration systems including a primary rotary drum filter stage, at least one passive filter stage, and a main fan configured to create a vacuum on an inlet side of the primary rotary drum filter stage. The multi-stage drum filtration system may also include a HEPA filter stage. A controller may be configured to control a speed of the main fan to maintain an inlet vacuum to the primary rotary drum filter stage that corresponds to an inlet vacuum set point input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Osprey, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Dietz
  • Patent number: 8673038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Olle Tornblöm
  • Patent number: 8657935
    Abstract: A method and system for expanding, separating, and compressing a multi-phase fluid. An expander receives and expands the multi-phase fluid to generate a lower-pressure fluid which can more efficiently be separated in a separator. Expanding the fluid also drives a main shaft adapted to drive at least the separator and a compressor coupled thereto. The separator receives the lower-pressure fluid, separates any higher-density components from the lower-density components disposed therein, and provides a substantially dry gas to the compressor to be re-compressed and discharged from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: Pascal Lardy, H. Allan Kidd, William C. Maier
  • Patent number: 8657907
    Abstract: A cam shaft has a tubular part extending longitudinally along an axis and a helical body fixed in the tubular part and having a first helical passage extending between an inlet end where a first pressure is present and an outlet end where a second pressure is present. This helical body forms an oil separator between the inlet and outlet ends. A flow-blocking element at the inlet end moves as a function of a pressure differential between the first and second pressures to open and close the first helical passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Presta Teccenter AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Ulf Mueller
  • Patent number: 8657913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Mats-Orjan Pogén
  • Patent number: 8657909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Olle Törnblom
  • Patent number: 8657908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Thomas Eliasson
  • Patent number: 8597391
    Abstract: Described are multi-stage drum filtration systems including a primary rotary drum filter stage, at least one passive filter stage, and a main fan configured to create a vacuum on an inlet side of the primary rotary drum filter stage. The multi-stage drum filtration system may also include a HEPA filter stage. A controller may be configured to control a speed of the main fan to maintain an inlet vacuum to the primary rotary drum filter stage that corresponds to an inlet vacuum set point input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Osprey, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Dietz
  • Patent number: 8597414
    Abstract: A separation device with a gas inlet port that accepts an inlet gas. The inlet gas is composed of a mixture of at least two separable particle components with each component having a different mass. A rotating separation rotor accepts the inlet gas and uses a separator to substantially separate the gas according to mass into two fractions, a heavier and a lighter fraction. One of the fractions is passed to a second separator that further separates that fraction into another two fractions consisting of heavier and lighter fractions. The desired fractions are collected and exhausted from the separation device for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tenoroc, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. Bloom
  • Patent number: 8512451
    Abstract: A cyclone separator arrangement is made by forming a hollow cylindrical wall, making an L-shaped cut beginning at a first open end of the wall to form a flap, bending the flap inwardly to form a tangential inlet, enclosing the open end of the wall, and providing an outlet tube extending through the first end into the interior of said cylindrical wall along the central longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventor: William L. Heumann
  • Patent number: 8506687
    Abstract: An electrostatic precipitator for removing a particulate material includes a housing having an internally formed air path communicating between an inlet for drawing polluted air containing particulate material and an air outlet for emitting clean air purified by removing the particulate material, an air stream generator that generates an air stream, a discharging mechanism that charges the particulate material, and a collection device provided in the air stream to collect the particulate material which has been charged by the discharging mechanism. The collection device includes a collection belt including a flat wire belt defining a three-dimensional collection surface. The precipitator further includes a brush and vacuum assembly for removing the particulate material and reducing the risk of reentrainment in the air stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Cambridge International, Inc.
    Inventor: Chetwyn Jones
  • Patent number: 8496737
    Abstract: A movable air purification robot system may automatically eliminate dust, bacteria and smell from air while freely moving along a polluted area irrespective of a space dimension. The movable air purification robot system includes an air purification robot which has an air pollution detector detecting pollution and humidity of floating substances contained in air, an air purifier circulating the air containing pollutants by means of the air pollution detection unit and filtering, absorbing and purifying the same, a robot propulsion unit formed of two driving wheels disposed at both lower sides of a robot body and independently operating, an obstacle detector detecting obstacles a robot user interface allowing a user to operate the robot, a robot control unit controlling the operations of each element, and a power unit supplying electric power to operating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Moneual Inc.
    Inventors: Un Ki Kim, Hee Nam Chang, Man Hee Lee, Hong Seuk Park
  • Patent number: 8496721
    Abstract: A hollow body includes an integrated oil separator unit, a swirl generator located in a cavity of the hollow body, at least one first supply opening in the camshaft case for introducing gas that is charged with oil into the cavity, and at least one discharge opening for carrying away separated oil and for carrying away gas that has been cleaned of oil. The swirl generator also has elements that are used to variably influence the pressure prevailing at a predetermined point in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Ulf Mueller, Andreas Stapelmann, Daniel Paul
  • Publication number: 20130167722
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is an apparatus that includes a porous rotor positioned about an axis of rotation and surrounding an interior space, wherein the porous rotor includes sintered metal or ceramic; an outer casing, wherein the outer casing and the porous rotor are separated by an annular space; and a motor configured for rotating the porous rotor about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: H R D Corporation
    Inventor: H R D Corporation
  • Patent number: 8475565
    Abstract: A system of sampling a fluid comprises a fluid separator having a central axis. The fluid separator includes an insulating sleeve. In addition the fluid separator includes a separator assembly coaxially disposed within the sleeve. Further, the fluid separator includes an annulus radially disposed between the sleeve and the separator assembly. The separator assembly includes a conduit, a support rod coaxially disposed within the conduit, and a plurality of separator members coupled to the support rod within the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Stevie Horton Smith
  • Patent number: 8454718
    Abstract: A work vehicle is provided comprising: a main frame including an engine compartment; an engine located in the engine compartment; and a cooling system comprising a rotating fan apparatus and a cooling assembly. The cooling assembly may comprise a heat exchanger for transferring energy in the form of heat from a coolant fluid to air and a filter apparatus positioned adjacent an engine-compartment side of the heat exchanger. The air may be moved through the heat exchanger by the fan apparatus. The filter apparatus may filter the air before the air passes through the heat exchanger. The filter apparatus may comprise filter structure and a suction device for removing debris from the filter structure. The suction device preferably expels the debris outside of the engine compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Juergen Buchmann, Dean E. Davis, Derek M. Gamertsfelder, Jason R. Kremer, Donald E. Luebrecht, Joerg Nellen, Nicholas J. Stein
  • Patent number: 8425670
    Abstract: The invention refers to a plant and a method for separating oil in form of particles and/or mist from a fossil gas mixture for obtaining a separated gas. The plant comprises a centrifugal separator with a stationary casing defining a separation space. The casing permits a pressure of at least 10 bars in the separation space. The centrifugal separator comprises an inlet for the gas mixture, a gas outlet for the separated gas and an oil outlet for discharging separated oil. A separating member for separating the gas mixture comprises a plurality of separating discs and is provided in the separation space. A drive motor is connected to the separating member via a spindle and rotate the separating member about an axis (x) of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventors: Claes-Göran Carlsson, Göran Ström
  • Patent number: 8409309
    Abstract: A hollow body, in particular a camshaft, is provided. The hollow body includes an integrated oil separator unit, a swirl generator being located in a cavity of the hollow body and the hollow body having at least one supply opening in the camshaft case for introducing gas that is charged with oil into the cavity and at least one discharge opening for carrying away separated oil and gas that has been cleaned of oil. The hollow body has an oil separator ring inside the cavity, downstream of the swirl generator when viewed in the flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Ulf Mueller, Andreas Stapelmann, Daniel Paul
  • Patent number: 8337581
    Abstract: An oil separator rotor for a turbomachine, including a tubular hub that includes an external annular flange and an annular cover which, in cross section, is substantially L-shaped and mounted around the hub. The hub flange includes, at its external periphery, a mechanism to radially retain the free end of the cylindrical wall of the cover, so as to center this end and prevent it from deforming in the radially outwards direction under the effect of centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Claude Gerard Rene Dejaune, Gael Loro
  • Patent number: 8292982
    Abstract: A filter, in particular for a rotary separator, is produced using an energy beam melting process, for example an electron beam, starting from powder made from the same material as a porous filtering portion to be formed, for example from a titanium alloy; on the basis of a three-dimensional model comprising a cell structure defining the porous filtering portion, subsequent layers of powder are applied and locally melted, so as to form successive sections of the porous filtering portion; at the end of the forming process, the residual powder is evacuated from the pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Avio S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Gennaro, Maurizio Romeo, Giuseppe Bene, Franco Tortarolo, Giovanni Paolo Zanon