Patents Examined by Michael A Riegelman
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Patent number: 10969058Abstract: A continuous supply precision minimum quantity lubrication pump supporting different lubrication conditions, including a pump system, a gas source processor, a driving system, an oil cup, a water pump, a two-position three-way solenoid valve, a water tank and an emulsion storage tank, wherein the processor is connected with the pump system through a bidirectional joint, the oil cup is connected with the pump system through an oil cup joint, the water pump is installed in a driving box body of the driving system and is connected with the pump system through a hose, the water tank and the emulsion storage tank are connected with the two-position three-way solenoid valve, the two-position three-way solenoid valve is connected with the driving system, and the driving system and the water pump are respectively driven by a stepping motor I and a stepping motor II.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Changhe Li, Yanbin Zhang, Dongzhou Jia, Min Yang, Naiqing Zhang, Heju Ji, Zhaorong Bing, Yali Hou, Qidong Wu
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Patent number: 10968077Abstract: An overspeed assembly for use with a governor assembly for limiting of an elevator system, the overspeed assembly includes a rod movable relative to the governor assembly in response to a speed of an elevator car and a pin coupled to the rod. The pin is movable between a first position and a second position based on a direction of travel of the elevator car. The pin is configured to engage a first component to indicate a first overspeed condition when the elevator car is travelling in a first direction and the pin is configured to engage a second component to indicate a second overspeed condition when the elevator car is travelling in a second, opposite direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventor: Randall S. Dube
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Patent number: 10969059Abstract: A lubricant distribution system includes at least one lubricant pump, at least one metering device for distributing metered amounts of lubricant to consumption points, a sensor unit including at least one sensor element configured to detect at least one operating parameter of the metering device, and at least one programmable control unit configured to control the lubricant pump based on the detected operating parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventor: Armin Guenther
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Patent number: 10947873Abstract: A method and a kit for oil removal or injection into the oil pan of a vehicle, marine or aircraft engine. A modified dip stick tube or other access tube extends to the bottom of the oil pan has at least one or more openings at its bottom end to allow oil to enter or exit. The top has an air-tight seal that can be attached to a flexible tube that can be run to a peristaltic pump. The pump can have an exit tube that runs into an oil recovery receptacle. After draining, the oil, the tube can be valved or physically relocated to a fresh oil source. The direction of rotation of the pump can be reversed to fill the oil pan with fresh oil. An electric control can run the pump in both a forward and reverse direction typically from a vehicle battery voltage source.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventor: David T Bach
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Patent number: 10940752Abstract: An engine exhaust system is accommodated in a counterweight portion without reducing either the efficiency of cooling by a radiator or the efficiency of purifying exhaust gas by an exhaust gas purification device. A body has a work device provided at the front and the counterweight portion at the rear. A ventilation path provided in the counterweight portion includes an elevated part formed between a bottom of a front portion and a bottom of a rear portion. The purification device and a muffler are disposed in the rear portion of the ventilation path so as to be positioned one above the other with the purification device lying above the muffler and having an upper portion protruding above the bottom of the front portion of the ventilation path. A windbreak plate made from a heat insulating material is disposed forward from the purification device so as to face the latter.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Kawazoe, Syunta Takahashi
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Patent number: 10935003Abstract: A lubrication system for a main bearing positioned around a main shaft of a wind turbine includes a seal ring positioned around the shaft adjacent to the bearing, at least one gear adjacent to the seal ring, a mechanical lubricant pump arranged to engage the at least one gear, and at least one lubricant for providing lubrication to the bearing. Thus, as the shaft rotates, the gear(s) drives the lubricant pump such that the pump continuously provides the lubricant to the bearing so long as the shaft is rotating.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Christopher Rene Abreu
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Patent number: 10934888Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricant supply system for a plurality of bearing dampers in a plurality of engine bearing compartments of a gas turbine engine, including a lubricant supply conduit, a first lubricant delivery conduit fluidly coupled to the supply conduit, the first delivery conduit including one or more lubricant delivery flow paths and delivering lubrication to engine components, a second lubricant delivery conduit fluidly coupled to the supply conduit, the second delivery conduit delivering lubricant to one or more of the plurality of bearing dampers, and an active oil flow management valve, selectively restricting lubricant flow in the first delivery conduit, increasing pressure in the second delivery conduit, based on an engine shaft rotational speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Bruce Avis, Francis Parnin, Michael Dreher, James S. Elder
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Patent number: 10927915Abstract: An illustrative example spring includes a curved shape body having a length. The body includes a cavity that extends along at least a majority of the length. The body has a cross-section across the length that is different at a plurality of locations on the body along the length.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Enrico Manes, Robert A. Barth, Xiaodong Luo, Shihemn Chen, Daryl J. Marvin, Michael A. Klecka, Luke A. Mishler
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Patent number: 10926976Abstract: An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car movable along the hoistway, and one or more belts operably connected to the elevator car to propel the elevator car along the hoistway. A belt of the one or more belts includes one or more tension elements extending along a belt length, and a jacket at least partially encapsulating the one or more tension elements. The jacket includes a jacket base formed from a first material and one or more insert layers embedded in the jacket base material. The one or more insert layers have a corrugated shape along the belt length, and are formed from a second material different from the first material.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Daniel A. Mosher, Brad Guilani
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Patent number: 10920871Abstract: Provided is a lubricating fluid supply structure of a power transmission device capable of stably supplying a lubricating fluid to a built-in part to which the lubricating fluid is supplied with a high priority. A supply pipe (64a) includes a first main pipe line (L1) connected to a priority part, a second main pipe line (L2) connected to a non-priority part, and an intermediate pipe line (LM) connecting the first main pipe line (L1) and the second main pipe line (L2) to each other. A first height (H1) of a connection part of the first main pipe line (L1) connected to the intermediate pipe line (LM) is lower than a second height (H2) located at the highest position in a flow path bottom surface of the intermediate pipe line (LM).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kita, Kazuaki Watanabe, Naomichi Tonokura, Junichi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 10920930Abstract: The present invention relates to a grease injection nipple coupled to a grease pipe such that the same can function as an opening/closing valve with regard to the corresponding grease pipe, the grease injection nipple being pushed against a nipple of a grease supply target and coupled thereto or separated therefrom. The grease injection nipple according to the present invention comprises a push body, a check valve, a nipple coupling portion, and a valve activation portion. The valve activation portion may operate such that, when the push body makes a primary movement in the forward direction, the check valve is opened and, when the push body makes a secondary movement in the forward direction after external force for the primary movement of the push body is released, the check valve is closed.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: AHWON CORPORATIONInventor: Juho Lee
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Patent number: 10914369Abstract: A lubrication structure of a power transmission device, includes a housing including a bottom space to store lubricating fluid in which a rotating body is immersed to be lubricated, a partition dividing the bottom space into a first space in which a rotating body is provided and a second space opening to the first space, a tubular duct including a projection duct projecting in a projection direction from an end of the first space to the second space such that the first space and the second space communicate with each other via the tubular duct, and a strainer provided in the second space and including a suction inlet through which the strainer is configured to suction the lubricating fluid stored in the bottom space, the suction inlet being located between the end of the first space and a tip end of the projection duct in the projection direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuto Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kita, Tooru Yamashita
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Patent number: 10913635Abstract: A vertical lift conveyor for lifting materials between different vertical levels. The vertical lift conveyor includes a pair of spaced uprights and a carriage that moves vertically along the spaced uprights. The vertical lift conveyor includes a drive assembly including a drive motor coupled to a drive shaft. Each end of the drive shaft includes a first sprocket and a second sprocket that each engages one of a pair of lift chains. The first and second sprockets each include a plurality of teeth (N). The first and second sprockets are offset from each other 180/N°. The offset between the first and sprockets creates sinusoidal velocity profiles for the two chains that are out of phase with each other. A connection block is used to connect the pair of lift chains to each side of the carriage combines the lift chain velocities into a linear vertical velocity for the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Pflow Industries, Inc.Inventor: Mark R. Webster
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Patent number: 10906779Abstract: A rail foot holder for fastening a rail in an elevator shaft includes a contact body defining a contact plane and at least one holding device. A first side part of a rail foot arranged between a holding head of the holding device and the contact plane to fasten the rail. A holding dimension between the holding head and the contact plane can be changed to compensate tolerances of the first side part. The holding head can be rotated about an axis of rotation into a fastening position to reduce the holding dimension. A side of the holding head facing the contact plane has a slope against the direction of rotation in at least one fastening region extending around the axis of rotation in the direction of rotation, in which fastening region at least indirect contact between the holding head and the first side part is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventor: Robson Simonatto Marques
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Patent number: 10906778Abstract: An elevator rail clamping system for coupling to omega elevator rails is disclosed. Each omega elevator rail having a circular portion and a pair of wings extending therefrom. The system including a pair of hinged clamps with each clamp having a pair of jaws for receiving the circular portion of an omega elevator rail. The system further including an adjustable length load bearing beam mounted to each clamp.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Inventor: Brian K. Keller
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Patent number: 10906781Abstract: A pneumatic vertical transportation device comprises an expandable cylinder, a carriage rack, an air piping controller, and an air exhauster. The expandable cylinder includes a bellow body, with one end hanging carriage rack and the other end connected with a fixing plate. The expandable cylinder is connected with the air piping controller. While the carriage rack is rising, the air exhauster draws air from the bellow body through the air piping controller to gradually decrease pressure inside. Once pressure difference exceeds weight of the carriage rack, the carriage rack begins to rise. Volume of the expandable cylinder is reduced such that the lower disc of the expandable cylinder approaches top, and the expandable cylinder is maintained at low pressure state. While the carriage rack is descending, air is fed into the expandable cylinder through the air piping controller to gradually expand the bellow body, letting the carriage rack descend.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: National Taiwan Normal UniversityInventors: Jung-Hsuan Chen, Chin-Guo Kuo, Chao-Fu Shu
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Patent number: 10900767Abstract: A device for detecting a movement of a piston of a lubricant distributor includes a movable actuator including a first magnet element, and a movable indicator including a second magnet element. The actuator is configured to be moved from an initial actuator position to an end actuator position by a movement of the piston, and the actuator and the indicator are configured and disposed such that a repulsive magnetic force prevails between them such that the indicator is moved from an initial indicator position to an end indicator position by the movement of the actuator from the initial actuator position toward the end actuator position.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Tobias Mueller, Jan Ruiter, Andreas Schoenfeld, Schuemann Stefan
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Patent number: 10894695Abstract: A safety device configured to aid in braking movement of a hoisted object is provided including a mounting frame. A brake block is connected to the mounting frame and is operably coupled to a safety brake. An inner block assembly is disposed between the mounting frame and the brake block. The inner block assembly is movable relative to both the mounting frame and the brake block. Upon detection of a predetermined condition, the brake block is configured to engage and adjacent guide member to actuate the safety brake.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Justin Billard, Daryl J. Marvin
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Patent number: 10890292Abstract: A device for detecting a movement of a piston of a lubricant distributor includes a movable actuator including a first magnet element, and a movable indicator including a second magnet element. The actuator is configured to be moved from an initial actuator position to an end actuator position by a movement of the piston, and the actuator and the indicator are configured and disposed such that a magnetic force prevails between them such that the indicator is moved from an initial indicator position to an end indicator position by the movement of the actuator from the initial actuator position toward the end actuator position.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Tobias Mueller, Jan Ruiter, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuemann
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Patent number: 10882718Abstract: A guide rail fixing device that can increase frictional force against a guide rail without increasing the number of brackets installed on an inner wall of a hoistway. The guide rail fixing device includes: a rail bracket in contact with a bottom face of a base of a guide rail placed in the lowest portion out of multiple guide rails arranged in line in an elevator hoistway; a rail clip to clamp the base of the guide rail in cooperation with the rail bracket; and a friction plate which is in contact both with the bottom face of the base of the guide rail placed in the lowest portion and in contact with an upper end of the rail bracket, to clamp, in cooperation with a rail clip, the base of the guide rail placed in the lowest portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuhito Funai