Patents Assigned to Project Phoenix, LLC
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Patent number: 10544861Abstract: A hydrostatic transmission system includes a fluid-driven motor and an integrated pump assembly connected to the fluid-driven motor to provide fluid to operate the fluid-driven motor. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with at least one fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The hydrostatic transmission system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover to exclusively adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the hydrostatic transmission system to an operational set point.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Patent number: 10544810Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and at least one integrated pump assembly connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with at least one fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover to exclusively adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the linear actuator system to an operational set point.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Patent number: 10539134Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and at least one proportional control valve and at least one pump connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The at least one pump includes at least one fluid driver having a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from the pump inlet to the pump outlet. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover and concurrently establishes an opening of the at least one proportional control valve to adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the linear actuator system to an operational set point.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Patent number: 10465721Abstract: A pump having a fluid driver disposed within the interior volume of the pump and to a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the fluid driver. The fluid driver includes a variable-speed and/or a variable torque prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly. The pump can be used in a fluid pumping system to provide fluid to an actuator that is operated by the fluid. At least one of a speed and a torque of the pump is controlled so as to adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the fluid pumping system to a desired set point, without the aid of another flow control device.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Publication number: 20190203739Abstract: An accumulator for storing fluid that includes a shell that defines an interior volume of the accumulator. The shell includes at least one port for providing fluid to a fluid system. The accumulator also includes an accumulator shaft disposed in the interior volume and extending at least partially across the interior volume from a first interior surface of the shell along a longitudinal axis of the shell, e.g., a central axis. The accumulator includes a piston-plate disposed in the interior volume such that the piston-plate and a second interior surface of the shell define a chamber in the interior volume. The accumulator further includes a motor disposed in the interior volume. The accumulator is configured such that rotational movement of the motor translates to linear movement of the piston-plate along the accumulator shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Patent number: 10294936Abstract: A fluid delivery system having at least one fluid storage device and a pump with at least one fluid driver with a flow-through shaft that has a through-passage. The pump includes a casing, and at least one fluid driver having a prime mover and at least one fluid displacement member. A shaft of the prime mover and/or a shaft of the fluid displacement member and/or a common shaft of the prime mover/fluid displacement member (depending on the configuration of the pump) is a flow-through shaft with a through-passage configuration that allows fluid communication between at least one port of the pump and the at least one fluid storage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: PROJECT PHOENIX, LLC.Inventor: Thomas Afshari
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Patent number: 10072676Abstract: A fluid system includes a variable-speed and/or a variable-torque pump to pump a fluid, at least one proportional control valve assembly, an actuator that is operated by the fluid to control a load, and a controller that establishes a speed and/or torque of the pump and a position of the at least one proportional control valve assembly. The pump includes at least one fluid driver that provides fluid to the actuator, which can be, e.g., a fluid-actuated cylinder, a fluid-driven motor or another type of fluid-driven actuator that controls a load. Each fluid driver includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly. The fluid displacement assembly can be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from the inlet port to the outlet port of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Patent number: 9920755Abstract: A pump having at least two fluid drivers and a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the at least two fluid drivers. Each of the fluid drives includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement member. The prime mover drives the fluid displacement member to transfer fluid. The fluid drivers are independently operated. However, the fluid drivers are operated such that contact between the fluid drivers is synchronized. That is, operation of the fluid drivers is synchronized such that the fluid displacement member in each fluid driver makes contact with another fluid displacement member. The contact can include at least one contact point, contact line, or contact area.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari
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Publication number: 20170146035Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and at least one integrated pump assembly connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with at least one fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover to exclusively adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the linear actuator system to an operational set point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas AFSHARI
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Publication number: 20170114893Abstract: A hydrostatic transmission system includes a fluid-driven motor and an integrated pump assembly connected to the fluid-driven motor to provide fluid to operate the fluid-driven motor. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with at least one fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The hydrostatic transmission system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover to exclusively adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the hydrostatic transmission system to an operational set point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas AFSHARI
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Publication number: 20170114807Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and an integrated pump assembly connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with two fluid drivers, each fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes the pump in a normal mode of operation in which the prime movers are independently driven and switches to a fail-safe mode of operation in which only one prime mover is operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas AFSHARI
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Publication number: 20170097019Abstract: A pump having a fluid driver disposed within the interior volume of the pump and to a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the fluid driver. The fluid driver includes a variable-speed and/or a variable torque prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly. The pump can be used in a fluid pumping system to provide fluid to an actuator that is operated by the fluid. At least one of a speed and a torque of the pump is controlled so as to adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the fluid pumping system to a desired set point, without the aid of another flow control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas AFSHARI
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Publication number: 20160138588Abstract: A pump having at least two fluid drivers and a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the at least two fluid drivers. Each of the fluid drives includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement member. The prime mover drives the fluid displacement member to transfer fluid. The fluid drivers are independently operated. However, the fluid drivers are operated such that contact between the fluid drivers is synchronized. That is, operation of the fluid drivers is synchronized such that the fluid displacement member in each fluid driver makes contact with another fluid displacement member. The contact can include at least one contact point, contact line, or contact area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas AFSHARI
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Patent number: 9228586Abstract: A pump having at least two fluid drivers and a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the at least two fluid drivers. Each of the fluid drives includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement member. The prime mover drives the fluid displacement member to transfer fluid. The fluid drivers are independently operated. However, the fluid drivers are operated such that contact between the fluid drivers is synchronized. That is, operation of the fluid drivers is synchronized such that the fluid displacement member in each fluid driver makes contact with another fluid displacement member. The contact can include at least one contact point, contact line, or contact area.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Project Phoenix, LLCInventor: Thomas Afshari