Patents Examined by Philip E Stimpert
  • Patent number: 11708830
    Abstract: A multi-piece fluid end that can be produced with fewer raw materials and at a lower cost. In one embodiment, a fluid end is formed from a first body attached to a separate second body. Their respective external surfaces may be engaged flushly, partially, or via one or more spacer elements. In some embodiments, the body pieces are flangeless to reduce stress on the fluid end. The second body may have a plurality of bores that are alignable with a plurality of corresponding bores formed in the first body. The second body may be connected to a power end using a plurality of stay rods. In other implementations, more than two body pieces may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Kerr Machine Co.
    Inventors: Mark S. Nowell, Kelcy Jake Foster
  • Patent number: 11703051
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an integrated pump system in which a motor is directly coupled to a pump, preferably using a modular connection. The integrated pump system may operate in a uni-directional or bi-directional mode. The integrated pump system incorporates an internal cooling channel which directs the returning low pressure hydraulic fluid past the controller and the motor for cooling purposes. The low pressure hydraulic fluid is also directly fed into the coupling between the motor and the pump to provide both cooling and lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TERZO POWER SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Terzo, Manuel Arciga, Anthony C. Gomez, Andrew J. A. Spencer
  • Patent number: 11705233
    Abstract: A peristaltic pump includes a plunger-cam follower, a tube receiver, a spring-biased plunger, a spring, a position sensor, and a processor. The plunger-cam follower engages the plunger cam to follow the plunger cam and to disengage from the plunger cam. The spring-biased plunger is coupled to the plunger-cam follower and the spring biases the spring-biased plunger toward the tube receiver. The position sensor determines a position of the spring-biased plunger when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger came. The processor estimates fluid flow utilizing at least the position of the spring-biased plunger as indicated by the position sensor when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger cam and the spring biases the spring-biased plunger against the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John M. Kerwin, Colin H. Murphy, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Michael J. Slate, Michael S. Place, Larry B. Gray
  • Patent number: 11703057
    Abstract: A method for controlling a machine with at least one inverter-operated electric drive unit includes determining the instantaneous mains frequency of the mains supply to the machine and a deviation of the determined mains frequency over a standard frequency of the mains supply, determining a frequency correction value for adjusting the target drive frequency at which the electric motor of the machine is operated by weighting the deviation with a factor k, the factor k being specified dynamically as a function of at least one process variable of the drive load and/or of the operated drive process, and operating the machine at the adjusted target frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KSB SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Martin Eckl, Jochen Schaab, Joachim Schullerer
  • Patent number: 11698079
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a fluid sealing member and a motor for preventing or reducing chances of fluids and/or substances or products from entering the motor chamber or cavity of a motor and causing damage to the motor's internal components and/or causing the motor to make undesirable noises or sounds. The present invention is also directed to a motor having a fluid sealing member, and to a fluid pump having a fluid sealing member. The present invention is further directed to a fluid pump that comprises a jet assembly and a motor assembly, which comprises a motor. The fluid pump may further comprise one, some or all of the following: a fluid sealing member, a mounting housing member or coupling device, a gasket or seal, a liner (when a liner is not already provided or present), and a driven magnetic disc assembly having a magnetic pole array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LURACO, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Le, Thanh Le
  • Patent number: 11698068
    Abstract: Pump systems with pinch valves for surgical procedures. At least some of the example embodiments are pump systems including a stationary housing defining a front face. A tube support extends outwardly from the front face for aligning and supporting a first tube and a second tube. At least one pinch member is movable relative to the tube support by a power actuator operably coupled to the at least one pinch member and configured to have three orientations that define: a first arrangement of the pinch member relative to the tube support configured to pinch closed the first tube, a second arrangement of the at least one pinch member relative to the tube support configured to pinch closed the second tube, and a third arrangement of the at least one pinch member relative to the tube support configured to pinch closed neither the first tube nor the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathew Mitchell, Mikhael Lyssounkine, William Sant
  • Patent number: 11692541
    Abstract: An electric motor pump system includes a variable displacement pump, an electric motor connected to drive the variable displacement pump, a first control piston configured to limit an output pressure characteristic of the pump, and a second control piston controlled via a servo valve according to an output speed of the electric motor. In embodiments, the second piston is configured to maintain a substantially constant output flow of the pump as the output speed of the electric motor changes. With embodiments, the first and second control pistons may be configured to act on a yoke of the variable displacement pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Charles Shand, Mark D. Stacey, Simon Orde, Steven C. Birch, Stephen Devan, Phillip Galloway, Douglas Scott, Daniel Chapman
  • Patent number: 11692560
    Abstract: A shroud unit has multiple stay members for supporting an electric motor, which rotates a fan unit having multiple blade members. Each of the blade members is inclined with respect to a radial direction of the fan unit in a predetermined circumferential direction. The stay members include a first stay member and multiple second stay members. Each of the second stay members is inclined with respect to the radial direction in a circumferential direction opposite to the predetermined circumferential direction. The first stay members is inclined with respect to the radial direction in the predetermined circumferential direction. The first stay member is located at a position overlapping with one of air-flow areas of a circular opening formed in the shroud unit, when viewed it in a direction along a rotational center axis of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michitaka Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11690952
    Abstract: A method of dispensing a therapeutic fluid from a line includes providing an inlet line connectable to an upstream fluid source. The inlet line is in downstream fluid communication with a pumping chamber. The pumping chamber has a pump outlet. The method also includes actuating a force application assembly so as to restrict retrograde flow of fluid through the inlet while pressurizing the pumping chamber to urge flow through the pump outlet. A corresponding system employs the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, Larry B. Gray, Eric Yeaton
  • Patent number: 11692542
    Abstract: A compressor maintenance monitoring and alert system for use with a compressor comprises a sensor unit including a housing, at least one vibration sensor and/or electrical impulse sensor, and a computer processor. The housing is constructed and arranged for being mounted or electrically coupled to the compressor. A processor of a mobile communication device receives compressor data transmitted by the sensor unit over a period of time, processes the received compressor data, determines if the received compressor data meets or exceeds scheduled maintenance tasks included in the look up tables, and displays required maintenance tasks on a display of the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MAT INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Stark, Paul Thomas
  • Patent number: 11690665
    Abstract: Pump assemblies and systems are provided. For example, a pump assembly comprises a pump head, a bezel surrounding an outer perimeter of the pump head, a motor, and tubing. The bezel comprises a bezel upper side, a bezel lower side opposite the bezel upper side, a bezel inlet side extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side, and a bezel outlet side opposite the bezel inlet side and extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side. The bezel defines an inlet channel on the bezel inlet side and an outlet channel on the bezel outlet side, each of the inlet channel and the outlet channel guiding the tubing into the pump head. An exemplary pump system comprises a plurality of pump assemblies that each supply a fluid to a cooling circuit and a base for supporting the plurality of pump assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Claire B. Couch, Ken Driver
  • Patent number: 11668312
    Abstract: An air pump comprises a controller, a pump, a driving switch and a pressure sensor. The controller includes a central processing unit and defines an air inlet. The pump couples to the controller to inflate or discharge air from an inflatable body. The pump comprises a housing defining an inflating and a discharging port. The driving switch couples to the controller to implement switching between two or more air passage configurations. The pressure sensor couples to the central process unit to detect an internal pressure value of the inflatable body. The controller includes a wireless communication module which communicates with the central processing unit and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a terminal wireless communication module and a terminal input unit. The terminal wireless communication module communicates with the wireless communication module. The terminal input unit provides at least an inflation, a deflation, or a stop signal input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Shuiyong Huang, Wanbin Qiu, Ruoxun Yin
  • Patent number: 11668295
    Abstract: Pump heads for peristaltic pump assemblies are provided. For example, a pump head for a peristaltic pump comprises an occlusion bed, a rotor guide, a rotor assembly positioned between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, and a pathway for tubing. The pathway comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and a connecting portion that connects the inlet and outlet portions. The inlet portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, the outlet portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor guide, and the connecting portion is defined between the occlusion bed and the rotor assembly. Further, the occlusion bed is movable with respect to the rotor guide and the rotor assembly. In exemplary embodiments, the pump head urges fluid flow through the tubing to supply a cooling fluid to a medical probe assembly for delivering energy to a patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruoya Wang, Michael D. Brown, Jennifer J. Barrett, Kun-Chi Wu, Claire B. Couch, Ken Driver
  • Patent number: 11661934
    Abstract: A clamping device includes at least one clamp-in unit for clamping in at least one flexible-tube delivery element of a delivery device, wherein, for a delivery of a medium, a drive force is exertable on said flexible-tube delivery element by a drive unit of the delivery device, when the flexible-tube delivery element is arranged in the clamp-in unit, the clamp-in unit is configured to clamp the flexible-tube delivery element so that it is curved as a whole, and includes at least one clamping element, which includes a convex abutment element realizing an abutment surface for the flexible-tube delivery element, wherein the clamp-in unit includes at least the clamping element, which has at least one angled clamping surface, and which includes at least one adhesive element that is arranged on the clamping surface of the clamping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: QONQAVE GMBH
    Inventors: Lars Redschlag, Alois Krutzenbichler, Raymond Ritschka, Jochen Baumann
  • Patent number: 11661913
    Abstract: A fuel pump includes a pump housing with a pumping chamber an inlet valve bore. An inlet valve selectively provides and prevents fluid communication between an inlet of the fuel pump and the pumping chamber. The inlet valve includes an inner housing received within the inlet valve bore such that an outer periphery of the inner housing is sealed to an inner periphery of the inlet valve bore. An outer housing circumferentially surrounds the inner housing. An annular chamber is defined radially between the inner housing and the outer housing and axially between the outer housing and the pump housing. A sealing ring is located within the annular chamber such that the sealing ring is compressed axially against the pump housing and the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventors: Brandon Kaswer, Joseph G. Spakowski, Robert Merkov
  • Patent number: 11649811
    Abstract: A variable capacity swash plate type compressor includes: a cylinder block forming a plurality of cylinder bores; a first housing connected to the cylinder block and forming a crank chamber; a second housing; a drive shaft; a rotor mounted on the drive shaft to rotate with the drive shaft; a swash plate connected to the rotor by a hinge mechanism to rotate together with the rotor; and a plurality of pistons that are respectively disposed in the plurality of the cylinder bores and are connected the swash plate to undergo a linear reciprocating motion by a rotational motion of the swash plate. The hinge mechanism includes: a guide groove provided in the rotor; a connecting arm connected to the swash plate and having a cylindrical receiving space; and a cylindrical guide roller that is disposed in the receiving space in a state of being arranged in the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ESTRA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Bin Seok, Young Ho Bae, Sung Hoon Ryu, Jae Hoon Seo
  • Patent number: 11649815
    Abstract: A ripple diaphragm circulator includes a body inside which there is an internal chamber comprising an inlet opening and an outlet opening for fluid; and a flexible diaphragm placed in the chamber so as to be able to ripple there. The circulator further includes an actuating mechanism including at least one motor and a mechanical linking part linking the motor to the first edge of the diaphragm so as to move it in a reciprocating motion. The circulator also includes a device for detecting at least one value representative of a movement of the diaphragm, a power supply unit delivering an electrical power supply signal to the motor according to a detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AMS R&D SAS
    Inventors: Guy Delaisse, Jean-Baptiste Drevet, Harold Guillemin
  • Patent number: 11644131
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide an adapter which may be utilized with traditional in-tank fuel pumps to convert the pump from a first style to a second, alternative style. The instant embodiment utilizes an adapter which slides on the end of an existing fuel pump type and provides indexing for proper alignment and fuel communication. The adapter also allows connection of alternate type of port or fitting in order to allow connection with more desirable type of fuel pickup system. The adapter is then clamped onto the end of the pump once the adapter and pump are indexed to proper alignment for sealing and fuel communication. The adapter may also include a coupling for a fitting to connect additional fuel delivery and/or filtration parts to the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Darko Palkic, Timothy A. Grillot
  • Patent number: 11639716
    Abstract: A peristaltic pump for conveying a fluid guided in a hose includes a hose bed having a counter bearing to accommodate the hose, a support disk rotatable relative to counter bearing, a plurality of squeeze rolls positioned in the peripheral direction on the support disk and a plurality of guide rollers positioned in the peripheral direction on the support disk with a guide groove extending in the peripheral direction on its outer circumference, which forms a first guide plane facing the support disk. In order to be able to provide reliable loading and unloading of different hoses with different properties into the hose bed or from the hose bed, each guide roller has a guide cylinder above the guide groove to guide the hose during loading into the hose bed and/or during unloading from the hose bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ulrich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Bückle, Torsten Koch, Felix Seibold
  • Patent number: 11635093
    Abstract: A compressor device includes a housing with a cavity. The compressor device includes a rotating group supported for rotation within the housing. The rotating group includes a shaft that supports a compressor wheel proximate a first end of the shaft. A second end of the shaft extends away from the compressor wheel through the cavity of the housing. The compressor device further includes a moisture evacuation system configured to remove airborne moisture from the compressor device. The moisture evacuation system includes a shaft passage extending through the second end of the shaft and a housing passage extending through an outer wall of the housing. The shaft passage is fluidly connected to the cavity. The housing passage is fluidly connected to the shaft passage. The moisture evacuation system is configured to direct the airborne moisture from the cavity, through the shaft passage, and out of the housing via the housing passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC.
    Inventors: Milan Nejedly, Pavel Krejci, Daniel Turecek, Vit Houst