Patents Examined by Dominick L Plakkoottam
  • Patent number: 12212211
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes a compressor impeller, a motor, an inverter, a housing including a motor chamber and an inverter chamber, a conductive member, an insertion hole, and a resin member sealing the insertion hole. A pressure in the motor chamber is higher than that in the inverter chamber. The resin member includes a first resin portion fixed to the housing and a second resin portion which is covered with the first resin portion and which covers the conductive member, the second resin portion having a Young's modulus smaller than that of the first resin portion. The first resin portion and the second resin portion, and the second resin portion and the conductive member are coupled by insert-molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Taito Okuma
  • Patent number: 12209588
    Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression member compressing fluid drawn from a suction chamber and discharging the compressed fluid to a discharge chamber, an electric motor driving the compression member, an inverter driving the electric motor, a housing in which the suction chamber and the discharge chamber are formed and that accommodates the compression member, the electric motor, and the inverter, the housing including an inverter accommodation portion, a soundproof cover covering an outer surface of the housing, and a nameplate including predetermined information. The nameplate is provided on at least one of a first outer surface of the outer surface corresponding to the inverter accommodation portion and a second outer surface of the outer surface corresponding to the discharge portion. The soundproof cover has a window through the nameplate is viewed and which is formed in a part of the soundproof cover corresponding to the nameplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Noritaka Nishimori, Toshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12196207
    Abstract: A lubricant-sealed vacuum pump configured to pump fluid from an inlet to an exhaust, method and filter are disclosed. The lubricant-sealed vacuum pump comprises: a rotor; a filter for filtering lubricant from fluid to be output by the pump; control circuitry for controlling a speed of rotation of the rotor, the control circuitry being configured to control rotation of the rotor, such that the rotor rotates at a reduced speed initially when a pressure at the inlet is high and rotates at a higher operational speed when the pressure at the inlet has reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Leybold France SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Despesse, Christian Moulin, Frederic Piu, Benoit Reynaud, Mickael Serayet
  • Patent number: 12196226
    Abstract: A wet rotor circulating pump implementing an integral magnetic filter for removing suspended contaminates from the water being circulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Taco, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Castellone
  • Patent number: 12188355
    Abstract: A driveshaft assembly for a compressor includes an unloader assembly and a driveshaft. The unloader assembly includes an unloader and a counterweight. The unloader assembly is rotationally supported by a bearing. The unloader includes a flank surface that is slidably engaged with a flank surface on the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Copeland LP
    Inventors: Kirill Michailovich Ignatiev, Mikhail A. Antimonov, Robert Christopher Stover
  • Patent number: 12188462
    Abstract: The packing seal for a piston compressor, having a longitudinal axis L as well as, following one after the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, a fastening part and a cylindrical part, wherein a magnetic bearing and at least one chamber ring with a sealing ring arranged therein are arranged following one after the other in the direction of the longitudinal axis L in the cylindrical part, wherein the magnetic bearing includes at least one controllable electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG
    Inventor: Alexandre Voser
  • Patent number: 12180951
    Abstract: Pump module for a vacuum apparatus with a flange which can be connected to a vacuum apparatus in a vacuum-tight manner, at least one ion getter pump and at least one volume getter pump, NEG, where the ion getter pump is directly connected to the flange and the NEG is directly connected to the ion getter pump and where the NEG and the flange are arranged separately from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Edwards Vacuum LLC
    Inventor: Marcus Hans Robert Thierley
  • Patent number: 12180952
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor may include a plurality of springs provided between a compressor body and a shell to elastically support the compressor body and to space the compressor body apart from an inner surface of a shell. A plurality of spring caps fixed to the inner surface of the shell and the compressor body may support ends of each of the plurality of springs. Each of the plurality of springs may be inclined with respect to an axial direction. Transverse stiffness of the support springs may be increased to thereby reduce vibration noise of the compressor body and prevent the compressor body from being in contact with the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngboo Son, Hangjun Cho, Seokjong Jang
  • Patent number: 12176788
    Abstract: The motor support (16) for a motor-fan unit of a ventilation installation for a vehicle comprises: two coaxial rings (20; 22), including an inner ring (20) capable of receiving one or more elements of the motor and an outer ring (22) capable of fixing fastened to a housing forming a structural element, a decoupling element (24) between the two coaxial rings (20; 22); and a means (44) for limiting the relative movement of one of the two rings (20; 22) relative to the other, in a plane normal to the common axis (A) of the two rings (20; 22), comprising at least one radial abutment (44) fastened to one of the two rings (20; 22), with a radial clearance between the radial abutment (44) and the other of the two rings (20; 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Clara Degorce-Dumas, Clémence Kwaczewski, Stéphane De Souza, Vincent Guilbot
  • Patent number: 12173704
    Abstract: A pump device includes a rotary motor, a compartment for insertion of a disposable pump part, and one or more pulsation-reduction elements. The disposable pump part includes an input port, an output port, and a dual-action reciprocating assembly. The input port is configured for intaking fluid. The output port is configured for outputting the fluid. The dual-action reciprocating assembly is configured for pumping the fluid. The assembly includes a single piston and a rod configured to be coupled to the rotary motor, so as to drive the piston. The one or more pulsation-reduction elements are configured to reduce a pulsation in the outputted fluid, caused by the single-piston dual-action reciprocating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Yehuda Algawi, Assaf Govari, Gili Attias, Ilya Sitnitsky
  • Patent number: 12172757
    Abstract: There is provided a blower system for providing air to an airframe system, comprising a rotor configured to be mechanically coupled to a spool 440 of a gas turbine engine, wherein the rotor is configured to: in a blower mode, be driven to rotate by the spool to discharge air to an airframe discharge port for supply to an airframe system; and, in an engine drive mode, receive air from an external air source via an impingement port that is configured to direct the received air onto the rotor and thereby drive the rotor to rotate to drive the spool to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce PLC, Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher A. Murray, Nicholas Howarth, Daniel Swain, Ian J. Bousfield
  • Patent number: 12170472
    Abstract: A motor lead coupler is configured to provide a metal-to-metal sealed connection between a first motor lead extension and a second motor lead extension. The motor lead coupler includes a first plurality of receivers on a first end of the body, a second plurality of receivers on a second end of the body, and a plurality of intermediate terminals. Each of the first plurality of receivers is configured to receive a corresponding one of the first plurality of leads, and each of the second plurality of receivers is configured to receive a corresponding one of the second plurality of leads. Each of the intermediate terminals is connected between a corresponding pair of the first plurality of receivers and the second plurality of receivers. The motor lead coupler includes pressure test ports that can be used to pressure test the connection between individual leads and the motor lead coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Inventor: Spencer Wilcox
  • Patent number: 12163512
    Abstract: A method is for calibrating a peristaltic pump, and for dispensing a quantity of liquid by a peristaltic pump. A device for producing sterile preparations can execute the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: GRIFOLS, S.A.
    Inventors: Carles Xavier Bellonch Orenes, David Rodriguez Jurado, Ceferino Ruz Torres, Ignacio Blazquez Garcia-Valenzuela, Xavier Fernandez Perez
  • Patent number: 12163515
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system includes a reservoir for storing fluid, a rotary pump having a first pump port and a second pump port, a first fluid conduit connecting the first pump port to the reservoir, and a second fluid conduit connecting the second pump port to the reservoir. The rotary pump rotates in a first delivery direction in a normal mode and in a second delivery direction in an alternative mode. A first valve separates the first pump port from the reservoir when the rotary pump is in its alternative mode, and a second valve separates the second pump port from the reservoir when the rotary pump is in its normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Peters, Gerd Jäggle
  • Patent number: 12163525
    Abstract: A subsea pump system includes a subsea centrifugal pump with a motor compartment and a process compartment. The subsea pump system further includes a liquid phase separator arranged downstream to the pump or downstream to at least one pump impeller. The liquid phase separator includes an inlet receiving the pressure boosted fluid, an outlet delivering a majority, or a minor part, of the pressure boosted fluid, and a liquid phase outlet, a liquid recirculation line, a flow mixer arranged on the inlet side of the pump, and a liquid lubricant line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: FSubsea AS
    Inventors: Terje Hollingsæter, Tommy Westberg, Christian Wik Høy
  • Patent number: 12158152
    Abstract: Provided is a vacuum pump suitable for preventing the backflow of a particle from the vacuum pump toward a vacuum chamber. The vacuum pump includes a turbomolecular pump portion exhausting gas molecules by a rotor blade and a stator blade, and a thread groove pump portion provided downstream of the turbomolecular pump portion and exhausting the gas molecules by a thread groove flow path formed by a cylindrical rotary component (cylindrical portion) and a cylindrical stator component (thread groove pump portion stator) provided on an outer periphery of the cylindrical rotary component, wherein a bounce back prevention means for preventing a particle from bouncing from the thread groove pump portion back toward the turbomolecular pump portion is provided downstream of the turbomolecular pump portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Edwards Japan Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Ohtachi, Yasushi Maejima, Tsutomu Takaada, Toshiki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 12155272
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor and a drain pump including the same. The motor includes a rotor, a rotation shaft positioned through a center of the rotor, and a shaft fixing member for supporting the rotor and the rotation shaft, in which the shaft fixing member and the rotor include a fixing device provided in a direction that intersects a rotation direction of the rotation shaft to prevent the rotation shaft from being idle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjin Oh, Daejin Kim
  • Patent number: 12152583
    Abstract: A liquid pump, in particular for providing a supply to a transmission of an electric or hybrid drive module of a motor vehicle, having a pump housing wherein a pump chamber and a pump rotor are arranged, wherein the pump chamber is connected to an outlet channel to which a temperature sensor is assigned, wherein the temperature sensor has a lead frame and an SMD sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: FTE AUTOMOTIVE GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Stoessel, Christian Voigt, Kevin Heider, Philip Bahr, Steffen Woehner, Stefan Moench, Markus Dirauf, Anton Sauter
  • Patent number: 12146508
    Abstract: A device for pumping molten metal includes a pump configured to pump molten metal, wherein the pump comprises (i) a motor, (ii) a shaft having a first end connected to the motor, and a second end connected to a rotor, wherein the rotor is configured to push molten metal upwards as it rotates. At least part of the shaft and the rotor are positioned in a conduit of a riser. The riser has an outer surface, a front, a bottom, a two-stage conduit, an inlet and an outlet above the inlet and below the motor. The two-stage conduit has a lower stage and a an upper stage, wherein the lower stage is generally cylindrical and the upper stage has a circular cross-sectional portion and one or more lobes extending from and in communication with the circular cross-sectional portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Paul V. Cooper
  • Patent number: 12146503
    Abstract: An air circulation device includes an impeller and a connecting unit. The impeller includes a plurality of blades that are disposed about a rotating axis and that are separably interconnected. The blades cooperatively define an inlet that is located at a central portion of a bottom end of the impeller, a plurality of outlets that are equiangularly disposed about the rotating axis and about the inlet, and a plurality of guide channels each of which is in fluid communication with the inlet and a respective one of the outlets. The connecting unit fixedly interconnects each adjacent pair of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: REALLY USEFUL COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Li Huang