Patents Examined by Nathan C Zollinger
  • Patent number: 12366233
    Abstract: An electrically operated pumping assembly for a plural component spray system includes an electric motor (14) having a stator (88) and a rotor (90). The rotor is disposed coaxially with first and second pumps (26a, 26b) and is configured to cause pumping by each of the first and second pumps. The first and second pumps are configured to pump different component materials to an applicator (34) for forming a plural component spray material. A drive mechanism (86) is disposed between and connected to each of the rotor and the fluid displacement members (70a, 70b) of the first and second pumps. The drive mechanism receives a rotational output from the rotor and provides a linear input to the first and second pumps to cause pumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Theisen, Arthur T. Graf, Bryan K. Colby, Andrew J. Ericson, Nicholas K. Studt, Erich W. Beckmann
  • Patent number: 12366251
    Abstract: Electric submersible pump systems, and more particularly, seals for ESPs, are provided. An electric submersible pump includes a plurality of impellers; a plurality of diffusers; at least one sealing ring positioned axially between two consecutive diffusers of the plurality of diffusers; and at least one O-ring positioned axially between the at least one sealing ring and a lower of the two consecutive diffusers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Raju Ekambaram, Teng Fei Wang
  • Patent number: 12331735
    Abstract: Peristaltic pumps are described herein. In certain embodiments, a peristaltic pump includes a plunger, a camshaft, and a first biasing member. The plunger is movable to selectively engage a pumping volume of a tubing segment. The camshaft includes a first plunger cam lobe. The first plunger cam lobe is configured to move the plunger between an engaged position in contact with the pumping volume and a disengaged position spaced apart from the pumping volume. The first biasing member is configured to urge the plunger toward the tubing segment to maintain contact with the tubing segment in the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Cai, Lun Zhang, Siddarth Shevgoor, Derek Alan Carroll
  • Patent number: 12331416
    Abstract: A compression apparatus includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode provided on a first principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode provided on a second principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, an anode separator provided on the anode, a cathode separator provided on the cathode, and a voltage applier that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode. The compression apparatus causes, by using the voltage applier to apply a voltage, protons taken out from a hydrogen-containing gas that is supplied to the anode to move to the cathode via the electrolyte membrane and produces compressed hydrogen. The anode separator has a first flow channel, provided in a principal surface thereof facing away from the anode, through which a cooling fluid flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Sakai, Hiromi Kita, Takashi Kakuwa, Takayuki Nakaue
  • Patent number: 12326144
    Abstract: A device and method are used for changing the compression ratio of a reciprocating compressor. The device includes compression chambers pneumatically connected between an inlet and an outlet port. Communication valves change the number of compression steps and are arranged to switch from a first to a second open/closed state combination, or vice-versa. A lower number and a higher number, and vice-versa, respectively, of the compression chambers include chambers serially connected to one another, so that a gas is subjected to a number of compression steps that increases when switching from the first to the second combination and decreases when switching in the opposite direction. A control unit receives pressure signals upstream and downstream of the reciprocating compressor, respectively, to compute the corresponding pressure ratios, to generate opening/closing control signals responsive to the pressure ratios, and to transfer the control signals to actuators of the commutation valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: SIME S.R.L.
    Inventors: Stefano Favilli, Stefano Meucci
  • Patent number: 12320346
    Abstract: A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston axially reciprocating in the cylinder, a first muffler unit coupled to the piston, a back cover that is disposed at a rear of the piston and defines an opening at a radially central area, and a second muffler unit coupled to the opening. The first muffler unit includes an inner guide disposed in the piston and a first intake muffler disposed at a rear of the inner guide. The second muffler unit includes a second intake muffler that communicates with the first intake muffler and is coupled to the opening, and a muffler body surrounding the second intake muffler. An outer circumferential surface of the second intake muffler defines a first communication hole communicating an inside of the second intake muffler with a space between the second intake muffler and the muffler body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junghae Kim, Kyeongweon Lee, Jinwoong Jung
  • Patent number: 12297824
    Abstract: The present application relates to a plunger pump, and the technical field of high-pressure media transport equipment. The plunger pump comprises a fixed component, a motion component and a fault diagnosis module, the motion component is provided on the fixed component, and the motion component is movable relative to the fixed component. The fault diagnosis module comprises a temperature sensing component and a processing unit, the fixed component is provided with one or more temperature detection holes, the temperature sensing component is at least partially located in the one or more temperature detection holes, and the temperature sensing component is contactable to lubricating oil flowing through the motion component; the processing unit is connected to the temperature sensing component, and the processing unit performs monitoring and fault diagnosis on the plunger pump based on a temperature value sensed by the temperature sensing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingzhuang Li, Ruijie Du, Zhongquan Sun, Wenping Cui, Peng Li, Baoguo Jian
  • Patent number: 12286965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly for a radial piston compressor. The piston-cylinder assembly comprises a drive shaft with a cylindrical eccentric for guiding the movement of the piston to a top dead center position. A cylindrical piston guide ring guides the movement of the piston to a bottom dead center. Both the cylindrical eccentric and the piston guide ring are connected to the piston by means of respective concave/convex contact surfaces for the positive transmission of the forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf Mueller, Uwe Dietel, Sebastian Krause, Robert Reichelt
  • Patent number: 12276277
    Abstract: A gas transfer and depressurization system that is configured to transfer gas from a first location to a second location wherein during the transfer of gas the pressure of the first location is reduced. The gas transfer and depressurization system includes a drive chamber having an interior volume with a drive assembly movably disposed therein. A first cylinder and a second cylinder are operably coupled to the drive chamber on opposing sides thereof. The drive assembly includes a drive rod having portions extending into the first cylinder and second cylinder wherein the drive rod has pistons formed on opposing ends thereof. A controller is operably coupled to a compressed air source and is configured to provide compressed air into said drive chamber so as to reciprocally move the drive assembly. Gas blocks and coupling block are additionally present and facilitate flow of gas intermediate the first and second cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TPE Midstream LLC
    Inventor: Douglas A. Sahm
  • Patent number: 12276270
    Abstract: A fluid end for use with a power end. The fluid end comprises a plurality of fluid end sections positioned adjacent one another. Each section includes a single horizontally positioned bore. A plunger is installed within the bore and includes a fluid passageway. Low-pressure fluid enters the bore through the plunger and high-pressure fluid exits the fluid end through an outlet valve installed within the bore. The intake of low-pressure fluid within the fluid end section is regulated by an inlet valve installed within the plunger. Low-pressure fluid enters the plunger through an inlet component attached to both the plunger and an inlet manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Kerr Machine Co.
    Inventors: Mark S. Nowell, Kelcy Jake Foster, Micheal Cole Thomas, Christopher Todd Barnett, Guy J. Lapointe, Brandon Scott Ayres
  • Patent number: 12263818
    Abstract: A piston pump group for a brake system and a control method thereof are provided, and the piston pump group includes: a piston, a pump body provided with an operating chamber, and a transmission mechanism used for driving the piston to move in the operating chamber, where the transmission mechanism includes a lead screw transmission assembly, a follower, and a planetary gear assembly used for transmitting power to the lead screw transmission assembly, the follower is fixedly connected to the piston, the lead screw transmission assembly is used for driving the follower to move relative to the operating chamber, and a limiting member used for limiting the movement of the follower is disposed between the lead screw transmission assembly and the follower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yugang Yao, Guoshan Liu, Donglin Su, Jing Liu, Nan Zhang
  • Patent number: 12264663
    Abstract: A tubing assembly is provided that can comprise a plurality of tubes or lumens that can be disposed within a head of a peristaltic pump. The tubing assembly can provide a flow rate or volume capacity that is generally equal to or greater than that achieved with a comparable prior art tube while operating at higher pressures than that possible using the prior art tube. Further, in accordance with some embodiments, the tubing assembly can achieve a longer working life than a comparable prior art tube, and the load on the pump motor can be reduced such that the pump life is increased and/or a larger pump motor is not required to achieve such advantageous results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Blue-White Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Gledhill, III, John Nguyen, Steven Lee Smith
  • Patent number: 12258951
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a pump head of a six-cylinder opposed balanced diaphragm booster pump, a pump head of a diaphragm booster pump, and a diaphragm booster pump. The transmission assembly includes an eccentric assembly, a balance wheel assembly, a bearing and swing arms fixed to the balance wheel assembly. The eccentric assembly includes a motor shaft and eccentric wheels, wherein the movement of two eccentric wheels with a phase difference of 180° drives balance wheels of the balance wheel assembly to move oppositely. The eccentric assembly includes a first eccentric wheel, a second eccentric wheel and a third eccentric wheel in sequence, wherein the first eccentric wheel and the third eccentric wheel are similarly eccentric, and the second eccentric wheel is eccentric in an opposite manner to the first eccentric wheel and the third eccentric. The embodiments reduce noise caused by vibration of an existing diaphragm pump in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ANGEL DRINKING WATER INDUSTRIAL GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guoping Li, Kai Zhao, Chunhui Qiu, Qingyan Chen, Qizhi Hong, Heng Zhang, Jianfang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12258955
    Abstract: A piston assembly for an unloader valve of an air compressor includes an unloader piston having an end portion with a first bore of a first bore diameter, an intermediate portion with a second bore of a second bore diameter and an opposite end portion with a third bore of a third bore diameter; a coil spring having a central opening, one end portion disposed in the second bore of the unloader piston and an opposite end portion extending into the first bore of the unloader piston; and a balance piston including a head portion having a diameter to be disposed in the first bore of the unloader piston, and a stem portion extending from the head portion into the central opening of the coil spring and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the head portion. The diameter of the stem portion at an end portion facing away from the head portion substantially corresponds to an inner diameter of the central opening of the coil spring. The balance piston includes a heat protection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Mellar, Jean-Baptiste Marescot, Bertrand Chirot, Arnaud Chazelles, Jean-Louis Mezza
  • Patent number: 12247560
    Abstract: A pump unit and a pump capable of detecting characteristics of a conveyance article and a method for detecting the characteristics of the conveyance article. A pump unit includes an outer cylinder; an inner cylinder disposed on an inner circumference side of the outer cylinder; and a pressure supply chamber provided between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder, the pump unit being configured to convey a conveyance article in the inner cylinder by supplying a pressurizing medium into the pressure supply chamber and thereby causing the inner cylinder to expand inwardly in a radial direction, in which the pump unit further includes a conveyance article information acquiring device configured to acquire information on the conveyance article in the inner cylinder at a time when the inner cylinder is expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: CHUO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Taro Nakamura, Yasuyuki Yamada, Kota Wakamatsu, Daiki Hagiwara, Haruka Adachi, Daisuke Matsui
  • Patent number: 12247555
    Abstract: A pump system including a prevention mechanism for preventing excessive fluid temperature buildup of system fluid. The overheat prevention mechanism includes a thermally-responsive control component (130) made with a thermally-responsive material. The thermally-responsive control component is located in the pump system (112) such that the thermally-responsive material is in thermal communication with the system fluid for effecting a change in temperature of the thermally-responsive material. The thermally-responsive material is configured to have an activation temperature that is a predefined amount less than a maximum operating temperature of the system fluid. The thermally-responsive control component is configured to cooperate with a pump control mechanism in the system to decrease pump output pressure in response to the thermally-responsive material being heated by the fluid to a temperature that is equal to or greater than the activation temperature of the thermally-responsive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Steve A. Krane, Dean R. Pollee, Evan W. Anderson, Daniel P. Rapin
  • Patent number: 12221957
    Abstract: A fluid end for use with a power end. The fluid end comprises a plurality of fluid end sections positioned adjacent one another. Each section includes a single horizontally positioned bore. A plunger is installed within the bore and includes a fluid passageway. Low-pressure fluid enters the bore through the plunger and high-pressure fluid exits the fluid end through an outlet valve installed within the bore. The intake of low-pressure fluid within the fluid end section is regulated by an inlet valve installed within the plunger. Low pressure fluid enters the plunger through an inlet component attached to both the plunger and an inlet manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Kerr Machine Co.
    Inventors: Mark S. Nowell, Kelcy Jake Foster, Micheal Cole Thomas, Christopher Todd Barnett, Guy J. Lapointe, Brandon Scott Ayres
  • Patent number: 12215680
    Abstract: A portable, cryogenic fluid pump apparatus with associated instrumentation, conduit legs and accessories, are optimally configured on a modular supporting platform for plug and play installation at a filling station and on-site inspection and maintenance at the filling station. Each of the associated instrumentation, conduit legs and accessories are positioned onto a condensed footprint such that access to the platform is possible. The plug and play connection system allows for the rapid connection or disconnection of the various instrumentation, conduit legs and accessories on the modular supporting platform to a vaporizer and a source tank at a filling station. The connections or disconnections may be made safely, quickly and, easily in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bharat Barney Patel, Jiyoung Nam, Manuel Gonzalez Munoz
  • Patent number: 12217923
    Abstract: A multi-mode air compressor pressure switch is disclosed. A first mode of operation of the switch has a first range that includes a first cut-out pressure and a first cut-in pressure. A second mode of operation of the switch has a second range that includes a second cut-out pressure and a second cut-in pressure. The second range is smaller than the first range. The second mode of operation adds compressor output over the first mode of operation to extend operable time of a tool that is connected to a compressor that is controlled by the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Brian Todd Reese, Cody Lyle Mayer
  • Patent number: 12215682
    Abstract: The invention provides a rotor for a peristaltic pump, the rotor comprising a body for rotation about an axis, the body having a first side and a second side, the body supporting a plurality of spaced first rollers extending from the body on the first side, the first rollers positioned at a first common radius from the axis, the body further supporting a plurality of spaced second rollers extending from the body on the second side, the second rollers positioned at a second common radius from the axis. The invention extends to a peristaltic pumping unit comprising such a rotor assembled with a first stator and a second stator, the first stator having one or more compressible fluid channels arranged to be compressed by said first rollers and the second stator having one or more compressible fluid channels arranged to be compressed by said second rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Alastair Stewart, Xumei Gao