Patents Examined by Paul W Thiede
  • Patent number: 11739761
    Abstract: A fluid machine includes a rotary shaft, an operation body configured to discharge fluid by rotation of the rotary shaft, a housing accommodating the rotary shaft and the operation body, and a foil bearing disposed in the housing rotatably supporting the rotary shaft. The foil bearing includes a cylindrical bearing housing, a top foil between the bearing housing and the rotary shaft, and a bump foil between the bearing housing and the top foil and elastically supporting the top foil. The bearing housing has a protrusion protruding inwardly in a radial direction from the bearing housing. The protrusion includes an abutment surface configured to restrict deformation of the bump foil to an elastic range not to reach a plastic range by abutting against the top foil or the bump foil when the top foil is displaced outwardly in the radial direction of the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yuki Okano, Hiroshi Saito, Yuki Endo
  • Patent number: 11738314
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SREUS ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: John Troy Kraczek, Gordon Ray Whipple, Paul James Freeman
  • Patent number: 11732714
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kuma, Kazuo Murakami, Masashi Wakui
  • Patent number: 11725657
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sealing structure and a scroll air compressor having the same. The sealing structure includes an orbiting scroll including an orbiting scroll spiral tooth, the orbiting scroll spiral tooth being provided with an orbiting scroll spiral tooth groove, an orbiting scroll wear-resistant sealing strip being provided in the orbiting scroll spiral tooth groove, a stationary scroll including a stationary scroll spiral tooth matched with the orbiting scroll spiral tooth, the stationary scroll spiral tooth being provided with a stationary scroll spiral tooth groove, a stationary scroll wear-resistant sealing strip is provided in the stationary scroll spiral tooth groove, the wear-resistant sealing strip is divided into sections including a high-temperature and high-pressure section and a medium-temperature and medium-pressure section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: GREE GREEN REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Huijun Wei, Yelin Li, Zhengliang Shi, Xiaoqing Guo, Xiaoxiao Chen
  • Patent number: 11725656
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and a movable scroll. The fixed-side wrap extends, from a main surface of the fixed-side end plate, along a first direction with a fixed-side dimension set in advance. The movable-side wrap extends, from a main surface of the movable-side end plate, along the first direction with a movable-side dimension set in advance. The fixed and movable side dimensions are set such that a fixed-side first region receives a force that presses the movable scroll against the fixed scroll when the movable scroll is inclined with respect to the fixed scroll. The fixed-side first region includes a distal end surface of a part between 0.0 and 0.5 turns from a fixed-side reference point set in advance and located on an outermost periphery of the fixed-side wrap, and a distal end surface of a part between 1.0 and 1.5 turns from the fixed-side reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Tanaka, Yoshinobu Yosuke
  • Patent number: 11719244
    Abstract: A pump and method for pumping a gas are disclosed. The pump comprises a rotor and a stator. At least one of the rotor or stator comprises at least one liquid opening configured for fluid communication with a liquid source. The liquid opening is configured such that in response to a driving force exerted on liquid from the liquid source a stream of liquid is output from the opening, the stream of liquid forming a liquid blade between the rotor and the stator, gas confined by said stator, said rotor and said liquid blade being driven through said pump from a gas inlet towards a gas outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Edwards Limited
    Inventors: Ian David Stones, Nigel Paul Schofield, Ian Andrew Norton
  • Patent number: 11713758
    Abstract: A cam ring is capable of moving while rolling on a cam support surface. The cam ring is provided such that within a range in which the cam ring can move on the cam support surface, an eccentricity amount increasing-side angle is always greater than an eccentricity amount decreasing-side angle. On a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of a driving shaft, the eccentricity amount increasing-side angle is an angle, in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the driving shaft, from a first reference line, which connects a tangent point between the cam ring and the cam support surface to a rolling center of the cam ring, to a starting end of a first discharge port. The eccentricity amount decreasing-side angle is an angle, in the rotation direction of the drive shaft, from the first reference line to a terminal end of the first discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Ishii
  • Patent number: 11713760
    Abstract: A compressor system (10) and an intake pipe (300) used for the compressor system (10), wherein the intake pipe (300) comprises: a lubricant separator (310), which is configured to separate a lubricant which is in a compression fluid flowing through the intake pipe (300); and a first lubricant supply pipe (340), which is configured to supply the separated lubricant to a first compressor (100) or a second compressor (200) in the compressor system (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping Zhao, Junshan Pan, Ji Liang
  • Patent number: 11713761
    Abstract: A shunt-enhanced decompression and pulsation trap (SEDAPT) for a screw compressor assists internal compression (IC), reduces gas pulsation and NVH (Noise, Vibration & Harshness), and improves off-design efficiency, without using a slide valve and/or a serial pulsation dampener. The SEDAPT includes an inner casing, e.g., an integral part of the compressor chamber, and an outer casing, e.g., surrounding part of the inner casing near the compressor discharge port, forming at least one diffusing chamber with an outflow orifice or nozzle equipped with an ODV (one-direction valve) at the outflow exit and a feedback region that provides a feedback outflow loop between the compressor chamber and the compressor discharge port. The SEDAPT automatically bleeds or compensates cavity pressure to meet different outlet pressures, eliminates or reduces energy waste, gas pulsations and NVH associated with any over-compression and under-compression before the discharge port opens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Xiubao Huang, Sean William Yonkers
  • Patent number: 11703055
    Abstract: A rotary compressor is provided that may include a rotational shaft, first and second bearings configured to support the rotational shaft in a radial direction, a cylinder disposed between the first and second bearings to form a compression space, a rotor disposed in the compression space and coupled to the rotational shaft to compress a refrigerant as the rotor rotates, and at least one vane slidably inserted into the rotor, the at least one vane coming into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder to separate the compression space into a plurality of regions. At least one of the first bearing and the second bearing may include first and second pockets formed on a surface facing the rotor, and at least one of the first pocket and the second pocket may be formed in an asymmetrical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinung Shin, Seoungmin Kang, Joonhong Park
  • Patent number: 11692548
    Abstract: A compressor includes a shell, a first scroll member, a second scroll member and a sealing assembly. The shell defines a first pressure region and a second pressure region. The first scroll member is disposed within the shell and includes a first end plate and a first scroll wrap. The second scroll member includes a second end plate and a second scroll wrap. The second scroll wrap meshingly engages the first scroll wrap to define a compression chamber therebetween. The seal assembly fluidly separates the first and second pressure regions from each other. The seal assembly includes a first plate, a second plate, a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The first sealing member is sealingly engaged with the first plate and the second plate. The second sealing member is sealingly engaged with the first sealing member and the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. McBean, Aasif M. Nadaf, Shawn W. Vehr
  • Patent number: 11686307
    Abstract: A scroll type compressor includes an orbiting scroll including an orbiting wrap and a fixed scroll including a fixed wrap, in which first and second oil channels are respectively configured to supply oil to inner and outer oil channels formed by the orbiting wrap and the fixed wrap. Thus, the scroll type compressor has an oil channel structure that allows oil feeding into to the scrolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyungho Lee, Minho Lee, Kangwook Lee
  • Patent number: 11680568
    Abstract: A compressor includes a compression mechanism and a driveshaft that drives the compression mechanism. The driveshaft may include a first axially extending passage, a second axially extending passage, and a lubricant distribution passage. The first and second axially extending passages may be radially offset from each other and may intersect each other at an overlap region. The first and second axially extending passages are in fluid communication with each other at the overlap region. The lubricant distribution passage may extend from the first axially extending passage through an outer diametrical surface of the driveshaft. The lubricant distribution passage may be disposed at a first axial distance from a first axial end of the driveshaft. A first axial end of the overlap region may be disposed at a second axial distance from the first axial end of the driveshaft. The first axial distance may be greater than the second axial distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Angel Nohales Herraiz, Xiaogeng Su, Sheng Liang
  • Patent number: 11674511
    Abstract: Disclosed are a movable scroll device for a scroll compressor and a method for manufacturing same. The method includes: manufacturing the movable scroll device by means of casting steps, so that the movable scroll device includes a movable scroll end plate, with a movable scroll blade provided on a first side face of the movable scroll end plate; and a hub vertically extending outwards from the middle of a second side face of the movable scroll end plate; and fabricating at least one centroid adjustment recess on the hub. By the method, the centroid of the movable scroll device can be adjusted in a more flexible, precise, active and targeted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, Jing Huang
  • Patent number: 11674515
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a casing, a scroll compression mechanism, a motor, a crankshaft, a bearing, a frame fixed to the casing; and an oil separation member fixed to the frame. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable in a rotational direction. The bearing rotatably supports the crankshaft. The oil separation member suppresses mixing of a refrigerant and a lubricating oil. The frame supports the bearing and has first and second fixed legs fixed to the casing. The oil separation member has a first horizontal and inclined surfaces. The first inclined surface has a first inclined surface upstream portion and a first inclined surface downstream portion. The first inclined surface downstream portion is disposed higher than the first inclined surface upstream portion. The first horizontal surface, the first inclined surface, and the first fixed leg are disposed in order from upstream to downstream in the rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Araki, Yoshitomo Tsuka
  • Patent number: 11662011
    Abstract: A pump assembly comprising at least one housing and two gear wheels. The housing comprises at least one base plate and a cover element, which are interconnectable to form a pressure chamber. An outer circumferential surface of each of the two gear wheels has a toothing, and the gear wheels intermesh via the toothings to convey a fluid. The gear wheels are arranged along an axial direction in the pressure chamber between the base plate and the cover element. The pressure chamber is formed in the housing at least by two bores. The first gear wheel is arranged in a first bore and the second gear wheel is arranged in a second bore. Centering pins are provided for aligning the bores and the gear wheels with respect to one another, wherein all centering pins are arranged exclusively in the cover element or exclusively in the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals AG
    Inventors: Arno Steiner, Heinrich Hecher, Matthias Innerbichler, Alessandro De Nicolò, Omar Franceschi, Tomasz Malogowski
  • Patent number: 11649046
    Abstract: A ganged servo flight control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The flight control system may include a swashplate having first, second, and third connection portions; a first control assembly connected to the first connection portion of the swashplate; a second control assembly connected to the second connection portion of the swashplate; and a third control assembly connected to the third connection portion of the swashplate. The first control assembly may include two or more servo-actuators connected to operate in cooperation with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Lance Holly, William Donovan
  • Patent number: 11629711
    Abstract: Provided is a rotor structure of a screw compressor and an inverter screw compressor with the same. The rotor structure includes: a female rotor including a female rotor body, wherein the female rotor body includes a plurality of female teeth, and a tooth profile is formed between tooth crests of two adjacent female teeth of the female rotor body, and the tooth profile is formed by sequentially connecting an arc segment a1b an envelope bc, an arc segment cd, an arc segment de, an arc segment ea2, an arc segment a2a3 from front to rear along a counterclockwise direction, wherein centers of the arc segment cd and the arc segment de are respectively located on both sides of the tooth profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventors: Hua Liu, Tianyi Zhang, Rihua Li, Zhongkeng Long, Yungong Xu
  • Patent number: 11598334
    Abstract: A vane pump includes a rotor having slits, vanes received in the slits, a cam ring having an inner circumference cam face with which the vanes are brought into sliding contact, a side member, pump chambers formed by the rotor, the cam ring, and adjacent vanes, and back pressure chambers formed in the slits by the vanes. In the vane pump, the side member is provided with a back pressure opening portion opening at a sliding-contact surface in sliding contact with the rotor, the back pressure opening portion being configured to communicate with the back pressure chambers, and a protruding opening portion protruding along the rotating direction of the rotor from an end portion of the back pressure opening portion on the communication-finishing side. An inner-side inner circumferential surface of the protruding opening portion is connected to an inner-side inner circumferential surface of the back pressure opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiyasu Kato, Koichiro Akatsuka
  • Patent number: 11592024
    Abstract: A multi-stage rotary vane pump comprising at least two rotor elements. The rotor elements are supported by a rotor shaft. The rotor elements and the rotor shaft are in the form of a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: LEYBOLD GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Aubert, Christophe Despesse