Patents Assigned to Robert R. Reed
  • Disc pump or turbine
    Patent number: 4025225
    Abstract: A pump or compressor includes a center inlet for directing a fluid into the open centers of a plurality of axially spaced rotatable discs or blades by which the fluid is directed radially outwardly to an outlet which is connected by a passage means to a center inlet of a second stage pumping unit. The spacing between the discs is decreased as the fluid is compressed or pressurized and means are provided on the tips of the discs to enhance the pumping action. The device, of course, can be used in reverse as a turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1977
    Assignee: Robert R. Reed
    Inventor: Donald S. Durant