Patents Examined by Bryan M Lettman
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Patent number: 11761437Abstract: A piston of an air compressor is actuated by a motor to move in a cylinder. The piston includes a head, an air stop sheet having a first bending section which is a boundary line of an acting area and a positioning zone of the air stop sheet, and a back surface of the acting zone backing the top of the cylinder bends relative to a plane of a top of the head at an open angle. The acting zone has a noncircular spacing groove, a neck, and a second bending section. The head includes a piston rod having a cavity, an air conduit, a column, and a spring. The air stop sheet is forced by the spring to locate in the acting zone backing the cylinder and a plane of a top of the head at an open angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventors: Wen-San Chou, Cheng-Hsien Chou
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Patent number: 11761436Abstract: A pumping device with suction/injection function for changing fluid. The pumping device including: a barrel; a bottom portion, connected to the barrel; a pumping mechanism, configured to drain fluid out from or inject fluid into the barrel; and at least one wheel, connected to the bottom portion so that the pumping device is easy to move. Whereby, the pumping device can be moved easily.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: LIH YANN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Po-Lin Liao
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Patent number: 11754064Abstract: Described are fluid pumping and fluid handling systems, which may be suitable for use in medical devices, such as artificial or extracorporeal blood pumping systems. The systems can include a dual housing configuration for pneumatic actuation comprising a main housing containing a pump cassette comprising a pneumatically actuated pump and pneumatically actuated valves. The pump can include a pump actuation chamber and pump pneumatic port, and the valves can each include a valve actuation chamber and valve pneumatic port. Connecting tubes can be used to fluidly connect the pump actuation ports and valve actuation ports to a tube-support housing having a first side receiving one end of each connecting tube and a second side providing a pneumatic interface arranged to connect to an array of pneumatic receptacles on a base unit of the system to facilitate easy, compact and accurate pneumatic interconnection between the pump cassette and the base unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Brian D. Tracey, Larry B. Gray, Jason A. Demers, James D. Dale, N. Christopher Perry, Michael J. Wilt, Scott A. Leonard
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Patent number: 11746781Abstract: A serviceable pump includes a motor disposed at an end of the serviceable pump and connected to a gear portion with a pump shaft. The gear portion receives fluid from and outputs fluid to a system such as a deep fryer cooking system. The gear portion includes at least one channel for receiving fluid, such as oil, to lubricate the gears and a fluid discharge aperture to push fluid into a cooling loop at a first end of the cooling loop. The cooling loop cools the fluid passing through the serviceable pump and is disposed between the motor and the gear portion. The cooling loop is connected to a seal assembly that surrounds the pump input shaft at a second end of the loop. The seal assembly allows the cooled fluid to pass along the pump input shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: PITCO FRIALATOR, INC.Inventors: Steven Savage, Steven J. Cyr
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Patent number: 11746630Abstract: An electric submersible pump system comprises an electric submersible pump body (50) having a first mating profile (53), an electric submersible pump motor (54) having a second mating profile (55), and an electrical wet connect point (61) at the top of the electric submersible pump. The electric submersible pump body (50) has a first mating drive shaft, and the electric submersible pump motor (54) has a second mating drive shaft, such that first and second mating drive shafts engage and can transmit torque from one drive shaft to the other.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: CORETEQ SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Philip Head, Hassan Mansir
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Patent number: 11746771Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator valve 136 of an air operated double diaphragm pump 100. The actuator valve 136 includes a valve housing 138, an inlet 142 for receiving air, a first set of ports 144a,144b for exchanging the air with air chambers 132a,132b, and a second set of ports 146a,146b for exhausting the air received from the air chambers 132a,132b into the atmosphere. The actuator valve 136 further includes a valve piston 148 accommodated within the valve housing 138. The valve piston 148 is configured to reciprocally slide within the valve housing 138 and has a bore 152 at one end. The actuator valve 136 further includes an end plate 156a,156b at each end of the valve housing 138, and has a boss 158 at the corresponding end. The boss 158 and the bore 152 are arranged such that the boss 158 mates with the bore 152.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Inventor: Terence Valentine DCunha
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Patent number: 11738314Abstract: In a general aspect, a system can include a reactor for combusting fuel and producing high-temperature, high-pressure liquid as a byproduct, and at least one vessel defining a cavity to be partially filled with water, with an air pocket within the cavity above the water. The system can further include respective valves to control admission of liquid from the reactor into the air pocket when the air pocket has a pressure lower than an operating pressure of the reactor, and to control emission of the water from the at least one vessel through of the vessel after the water in the at least one vessel has been pressurized by the liquid from the reactor. The system can also include a hydroelectric drive system for receiving water emitted from the cavity, and for converting energy in the received water into electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SREUS ENERGY, LLCInventors: John Troy Kraczek, Gordon Ray Whipple, Paul James Freeman
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Patent number: 11732714Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a balancer that rotates integrally with a rotary shaft. A bushing includes a cylindrical portion and an auxiliary weight portion. The auxiliary weight portion is arranged on the outer side of the cylindrical portion. The fitting hole is provided at a position where a moment about the eccentric shaft generated by a centrifugal force acting on the movable scroll due to rotation of the rotary shaft and a moment about the eccentric shaft generated by a centrifugal force acting on the auxiliary weight portion due to rotation of the rotary shaft are in the opposite directions. As viewed in the axial direction of the rotary shaft, the center of gravity of the bushing is located on the same side of a straight line including the center of the cylindrical portion and the center of the rotary shaft as the center of the eccentric shaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hirofumi Kuma, Kazuo Murakami, Masashi Wakui
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Patent number: 11721561Abstract: A system includes a chemical storage tank, a pipeline, a pump, a first electrostatic probe, and a control unit. The pipeline is connected to the chemical storage tank. The pump is connected to the pipeline and configured to pump a chemical solution from the chemical storage tank into the pipeline. The first electrostatic probe is coupled to the pump and configured to measure an electrostatic voltage of the pump. The control unit is coupled to the first electrostatic probe and configured to obtain a measurement of an electrostatic voltage from the first electrostatic probe.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Chih-Chiang Tseng, Ming-Lee Lee, Chiang Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11719261Abstract: A vapor-pressure driven micro pump system comprising an enclosure of a supporting structure; a first chamber having a first volatile material as a propellant with a plurality of exit nozzles; a second chamber have a second volatile material inside of a collapsible diaphragm which separates the first and the second chambers within said enclosure, wherein a vacuum at the plurality of exit nozzles causes vaporization of said propellant, which is compensated and displaced by vapor of said second volatile material at a substantially constant pressure by moving of said collapsible diaphragm. The vapor-pressure driven pump system is useful for various situations, especially in a gravity-free environment in space exploration.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Alina Alexeenko, Katherine L Fowee, Steven M Pugia, Steven Collicott, Anthony Cofer
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Patent number: 11719231Abstract: A processing chamber is connected to a lock chamber. For evacuating the lock chamber and/or the processing chamber a vacuum pump system is provided. The latter comprises a vacuum pump equipment having at least one vacuum pump. Further, the vacuum pump system comprises a valve device for connection to the lock chamber as well as a controller. For noise reduction, a cyclically occurring operating parameter is determined by means of the controller. From said parameter it is determined at which point in time the valve is opened such that temporally before the opening of the valve the rotational speed of at least one of the vacuum pumps can be reduced. This results in a considerable noise reduction at continuing good pump-out times.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: LEYBOLD GMBHInventors: Matthias Nahrwold, Michael Pajonk, Dirk Schiller, Daniel Reinhard, Sebastian Walzel
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Patent number: 11708823Abstract: A plunger actuated valve system is provided. The plunger actuated valve system includes a discharge valve, a stem extending from the discharge valve, and a suction valve coupled with the stem. The suction valve can be operable to abut against a plunger as the plunger translates in a first direction such that the suction valve is in a closed configuration. The suction valve includes a latching component operable to abut against a catch surface of the plunger when the plunger translates in a second direction opposite of the first direction such that the suction valve translates in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Justin Lee Hurst, James A. Olis
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Patent number: 11698060Abstract: A gas compressor includes an incompressible fluid source for storing an incompressible fluid. A rotary shaft is coupled to the incompressible fluid source. Operation of the rotary shaft draws the incompressible fluid up or down the rotary shaft. A piston chamber is coupled to each piston in a set of pistons. The incompressible fluid is delivered to the first piston by a controlled fluid valve assembly, to drive the first piston. The centripetal force from the rotation of the rotary shaft and the force of incompressible fluid from an impeller drive the first piston to compress a gas in the piston chamber of the first piston. The incompressible fluid is released from the first piston, by the controlled fluid valve assembly. The incompressible fluid is alternately delivered to the second piston to drive the second piston and compress gas.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventor: Michael Newgent
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Patent number: 11686296Abstract: A fluid routing plug for use with a fluid end section. The fluid end section being one of a plurality of fluid end sections making up a fluid end side of a high pressure pump. The fluid routing plug is installed within a horizontal bore formed in a fluid end section and is configured to route fluid throughout the fluid end section.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Kerr Machine Co.Inventors: Nicholas Son, Micheal Cole Thomas, Christopher Todd Barnett, Kelcy Jake Foster, John Keith
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Patent number: 11678460Abstract: An assembly that includes a planar surface, a plurality of first features disposed on the planar surface and a plurality of second features disposed on the planar surface. Each second feature is associated with one of the first features and a fan module coupled to one of the first features and the associated second feature.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Nelson Hsieh, Chuan Chieh Tseng
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Patent number: 11668296Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic valve, a load-holding valve arrangement, a flow-control valve arrangement, a working pressure sensor, a differential pressure sensor, and a speed sensor. The load-holding valve arrangement includes first and second load-holding valves connected to opposite ends of the hydraulic cylinder. The flow-control valve arrangement includes a directional flow-control valve and a hydraulic pump. The differential pressure sensor measures pressure over the load-holding valve arrangement. A desired extension or retraction speed of the hydraulic cylinder is controlled by adjusting the position of the directional flow-control valve, the first load-holding valve and the second load-holding valve based on a measured working pressure in the hydraulic system and a measured speed of the hydraulic cylinder or a differential pressure over the load-holding valve arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: JOAB FORSALJNINGS ABInventors: Rikard Karlsson, Tommy Jansson
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Patent number: 11649727Abstract: An electronically commutated hydraulic machine is coupled to a drivetrain. Working chambers of the hydraulic machine are connected to low and high pressure manifold through electronically controlled valves. The phase of opening and closing of the valves has a default. In order to avoid cycle failure due to acceleration events, for example due to backlash in the drivetrain, the phase of opening or closing of the electronically controlled valves is temporarily advanced or retarded from the default timing.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: ARTEMIS INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Niall Caldwell, Daniel Abrahams, Andrew Latham
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Patent number: 11644049Abstract: A jet pump unit (46) includes a pump housing (49), a metering valve (1) with a valve housing (2), a mixer tube area (52), an intake channel (43) and a runoff area (45). A through-hole (2) that forms a through-opening (80) is designed in said pump housing (49). The metering valve (1) is received in the through-opening (80) and a first step (200) and a second step (202) are formed in said through-opening (80), radially with respect to a longitudinal axis (40) of the jet pump unit (46), for the purpose of radially centering and guiding the metering valve (1) in said pump housing (49).Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Hans-Christoph Magel
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Patent number: 11644039Abstract: An electrical submersible pump has a tubular pump housing containing centrifugal pump stages and a rotatable shaft. A bearing mounts in the housing and has a shaft passage through which the shaft extends. A sensor hole extends through the housing and into the bearing. A temperature sensor is located within the sensor hole. The sensor hole has a closed end radially outward from the shaft passage. A sensor line leads from the temperature sensor to a sensing unit mounted at an upper or a lower end of the pump assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Zheng Ye, Ignacio Martinez, Brett Taylor Williams
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Patent number: 11639720Abstract: A system is provided for generating vacuum in a vehicle. The system includes a vacuum pump, an engagement clutch, an actuator, and a torque limiting clutch. The engagement clutch operatively connects a camshaft to the rotor. The actuator controls the clutch. The actuator is movable, based on air pressure in a vacuum conduit, between a low-pressure position in which the actuator causes the clutch to operatively disconnect the camshaft from the rotor, and a high-pressure position in which the actuator causes the clutch to operatively connect the camshaft to the rotor. The torque limiting clutch limits torque transfer to the rotor when the engagement clutch operatively connects the camshaft to the rotor. The system also provides control for hysteresis.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIPInventors: Gianmarc Coppola, Kody Orr, Sean Kieran, Julian Pires, Andrew M Boyes