Patents Examined by Stephen A Mick
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Patent number: 9941766Abstract: A power connector for an electric motor is disclosed. The power connector includes a flange, a conductor rod, and an insulation sleeve. The conductor rod includes a first portion extending in a first direction from the flange and a second portion extending from the flange in a second direction, opposite the first direction. The second portion includes a lead wire connection end distal to the flange. The insulation sleeve covers the second portion from the flange to the lead wire connection end. The insulation sleeve includes a sleeve outer surface, and a sealing rib extending outward from the sleeve outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Solar Turbines IncorporatedInventors: David B. Jahnz, Jason Wing-Bin Fong, Lei Zhu
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Patent number: 9938976Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes an electric motor driven by a motor driver, which includes a switching element that converts DC voltage from a battery to AC voltage. A control unit controls the switching operation of the switching element. A temperature detector detects the temperature of the switching element. A voltage detector detects DC voltage applied to the switching element from the battery. The control unit suspends the switching operation of the switching element when the temperature detected by the temperature detector rises to a predetermined temperature threshold. The control unit also reduces counter electromotive force generated by the electric motor. The temperature threshold includes a first temperature threshold, corresponding to a withstand temperature of the switching element, and a second temperature threshold, which is higher than the first temperature threshold. The control unit switches the temperature threshold between the first and second temperature thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Junya Yano, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Koide, Ken Suitou, Yoshiki Nagata
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Patent number: 9903376Abstract: A two-piece magnet retention ring for an eddy-current fan drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Vincent M. Tembreull, Jason R. Roderick, Robert A. Papenfuss, Scott W. Tanner
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Patent number: 9879675Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotary compressor accommodating an electric motor portion and a compression mechanism portion in a sealed case, wherein the compression mechanism portion comprises a cylinder, a roller, and a vane. The vane is disposed by stacking two divided vanes in a height direction of the cylinder, which is an axis direction of the rotation axis, and where a height dimension of one divided vane is H, and a minute gap between a height dimension of the cylinder and a height dimension of the two stacked divided vanes is L, a proportion of the minute gap L to the vane height dimension H per one divided vane is 0.001<L/number of divided vanes/H<0.0015.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Kazu Takashima, Hisataka Kato, Keiichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Hatayama
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Patent number: 9874205Abstract: The invention relates to a pump. The pump has a pump housing comprising a first and second housing part (1, 2). The first housing part (1) has a first fluid port (10) and a first face side (8). The second housing part (2) has a second fluid port (27) and a second face side (9). The second housing part is axially connectable with the first housing part (1). Further, the pump has a pump motor in the first housing part (1) and a fluid mover in the second housing part (2). The fluid mover is drivable by the pump motor. Further, the pump has a housing part connecting device (3) for axially connecting the first housing part (1) and the second housing part (2) with each other. The housing part connecting device (3) is adjustable between a connecting and a release position. In the connecting position, the first housing part (1) and the second housing part (2) are fixed in an axial and rotary manner with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: GARDNER DENVER SCHOPFHEIM GMBHInventors: Markus Ernst Kuny, Wolfgang Jürgen Gorzawski, Friedrich Justen, Ronald Sachs
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Patent number: 9869327Abstract: A brushless motor is incorporated in one of divided constituent members of a motor casing which is disassembled, and then, the divided constituent members of the motor casing which is disassembled are connected to each other into the motor casing assembled with mgachine screws screwed into machine screw holes. As this occurs, when a wiring of the brushless motor is held by a first stationary blade portion and a second stationary blade portion, the wiring is allowed to lead to an outside of an outer cylindrical portion through a gap defined between the first stationary blade portion and the second stationary blade portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Kodato, Mizuho Nakamura, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kouji Sagawa
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Patent number: 9863409Abstract: An Example can include an elongate pump barrel extending along a length and defining an elongate hollow piston chamber. The Example can include a piston slidably movable within the piston chamber to compress air within the piston chamber. The Example can include a piston rod connected to the piston. The Example can include a handle connected to the piston rod to reciprocally slide the piston in the piston chamber. The Example can include a piston rod seal disposed around the piston rod and coupled with the elongate pump barrel. The Example can include a downward opening air intake passage, located away from the rod seal, in fluid communication with a top of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Saris Cycling Group, Inc.Inventor: Chad DeBaker
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Patent number: 9863412Abstract: Dual cylinder and single cylinder rocking piston compressors with sound attenuation are disclosed. Due to the tapered shape of the intake and exhaust chamber sides and tops, the gas flow is accelerated and decelerated through the compressors thereby allowing sound energy to be dissipated. Sound attenuation is further enhanced by the addition of baffles, which divide each chamber into a series of smaller attenuation chambers. The baffles also cause the gas flow to accelerate and decelerate as the gas flow passes the baffles. In the case of a dual cylinder rocking piston compressor, enlarging the crossover passageway diameters also creates additional sound attenuation chambers, which contribute to the overall reduction in sound. Further, by using dedicated seals for each intake in the exhaust chamber, flow leakage at higher pressures is decreased, thereby improving compressor efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: GAST MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventor: Christopher Lee Blackburn
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Patent number: 9822664Abstract: A gas turbine includes an exhaust cylinder comprising an inner circumferential slot, a diffuser shell disposed at least substantially concentrically within the exhaust cylinder and one or more baffle plates extending between the exhaust cylinder and the diffuser shell, a proximal end of each of the one or more baffle plates being fixed to the diffuser shell by one or more holding rings and a distal end of each of the one or more baffle plates being slidingly received within the inner circumferential slot of the exhaust cylinder. The one or more holding rings are secured to the diffuser shell, at one or more holding segments disposed along an inner diameter of the diffuser shell, via a plurality of radially inserted fastening members.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: CALPINE CORPORATIONInventors: Ivan Kush, Larry Nolan Henson
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Patent number: 9816533Abstract: A jet pump, a jet pump data tool system, and method of use thereof. The jet pump includes a body having an intake, a first aperture, and a second aperture between the first aperture and the intake. A carrier is seated in the body and receivable in the first aperture. The carrier includes a venturi for drawing wellbore fluid from the intake into the venturi. A housing for a data tool extends from the carrier. The housing is in fluid communication with the intake for allowing wellbore fluid to be exposed to the data tool. The carrier is seatable in the body by flowing power fluid and the carrier into the first aperture. The carrier is retrievable from the body by flowing power fluid into the second aperture.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Inventor: Kelvin Falk
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Patent number: 9810219Abstract: A motor-driven compressor that includes a compression unit, an electric motor, a housing, a cover, and a motor driving circuit. A metal terminal electrically connects the electric motor to the motor driving circuit. A coupling base is coupled to the housing, and the motor driving circuit is coupled to the coupling base. Each of the coupling base and the housing includes an insertion portion through which the metal terminal is inserted. At least one of the coupling base and the housing includes a protrusion. The protrusion is separated from the insertion portions. At least the other of the coupling base and the housing includes a receiving portion that receives the protrusion. The coupling base is positioned relative to the housing by connection of the insertion portion of the coupling base and the insertion portion of the housing and by engagement of the protrusion and receiving portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Ken Suitou, Yusuke Kinoshita, Shingo Enami, Junya Yano
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Patent number: 9790944Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes an electric motor driven by a motor driver, which includes a switching element that converts DC voltage from a battery to AC voltage. A temperature detector detects the temperature of the switching element. A voltage detector detects DC voltage applied to the switching element from the battery. A control unit suspends the switching operation of the switching element when the detected temperature rises to a temperature threshold. The control unit reduces counter electromotive force generated by the electric motor. The controller changes the temperature threshold such that the temperature threshold gradually increases from when the detected DC voltage is the highest voltage in the applicable voltage range of the battery to when the detected DC voltage is the lowest voltage in the applicable voltage range.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Junya Yano, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Koide, Ken Suitou, Yoshiki Nagata
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Patent number: 9784265Abstract: A drive system for a pump includes a first housing defining an internal pressure chamber, a working fluid disposed within and charging the internal pressure chamber, a second housing disposed within the first housing, a solenoid disposed within the second housing, a reciprocating member slidably disposed within the solenoid, a pull housing integral with a first end of the reciprocating member, the pull housing defining a pull chamber, a pull disposed within the pull chamber, and a fluid displacement member coupled to the pull.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Bradley H. Hines, Brian W. Koehn, Jeffrey A. Earles, Paul W. Scheierl, Adam K. Collins
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Patent number: 9777721Abstract: A drive system for a pump includes a first housing defining an internal pressure chamber, a working fluid disposed within and charging the internal pressure chamber, a second housing having a first and second pumping chambers and an aperture through an end of the second housing, a reciprocating member slidably disposed between the first pumping chamber and the second pumping chamber, a pull housing integral with the reciprocating member and projecting through the aperture, a first sealing member disposed around a circumference of the reciprocating member, a second sealing member disposed around a circumference of the aperture, the pull housing defining a pull chamber, a pull disposed within the pull chamber, and a fluid displacement member coupled to the pull.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Bradley H. Hines, Brian W. Koehn, Jeffrey A. Earles, Paul W. Scheierl, Adam K. Collins
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Patent number: 9777722Abstract: A double displacement pump includes an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, a first fluid cavity between the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold, a second fluid cavity between the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold, and a drive system that includes a housing defining an internal pressure chamber, a piston disposed within the internal pressure chamber and having a first and second pull chambers and a central slot for receiving a drive, a first pull with a free end slidably secured within the first pull chamber and a second pull with a free end slidably secured within the second pull chamber, and a first fluid displacement member coupled to the first pull and a second fluid displacement member coupled to the second pull.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Bradley H. Hines, Brian W. Koehn, Jeffrey A. Earles, Paul W. Scheierl, Adam K. Collins
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Patent number: 9765765Abstract: Variable displacement compressor, with center bore 101b in a center part of cylinder block 101, includes: first bore 101b1 supporting plain bearing 131 of drive shaft 110; second bore 101b2 with a peripheral wall radially outside of first bore 101b1; and third bore 101b3 connected to a crank chamber and radially outside of a first bore 101b1. A pressure supply path 145 for flowing a part of a discharge refrigerant from a discharge chamber to the crank chamber includes: second bore 101b2; a first path 145a communicating second bore 101b2 with the discharge chamber; a second path 145b that communicates with second bore 101b2, and axially extends from one end surface of drive shaft 110 toward the inside of drive shaft 110; and a third path 145c substantially orthogonal to second path 145b and opens to an outer peripheral surface of drive shaft 110, and communicates with the crank chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Ishikawa, Anri Enomoto, Yukihiko Taguchi
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Patent number: 9739275Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a disc-valve design with a self-cleaning feature. The self-cleaning feature may be integrated into the valve, for example, by removing a “cut-out” portion between sealing surfaces of ports. These cut-out portions may create vortices that might clean debris from the sealing surfaces. The cut-outs may also provide a place for debris to collect-keeping it away from the sealing surfaces. In addition, or as an alternative to cut-outs, some other type of mechanism, such as sealing members designed to disturb flow to sweep away debris near a sealing surface or helical grooves (rifling) formed in the ports, may also be used to promote self-cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Clark Robison, John Kelleher, Michael Knoeller, Jeff Lembcke
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Patent number: 9638185Abstract: A double displacement pump includes an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, a first fluid cavity between the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold, a second fluid cavity between the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold, and a drive system that includes a housing defining an internal pressure chamber, a piston disposed within the internal pressure chamber and having a first and second pull chambers and a central slot for receiving a drive, a first pull with a free end slidably secured within the first pull chamber and a second pull with a free end slidably secured within the second pull chamber, and a first fluid displacement member coupled to the first pull and a second fluid displacement member coupled to the second pull.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Bradley H. Hines, Brian W. Koehn, Jeffrey A. Earles, Paul W. Scheierl, Adam K. Collins
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Patent number: 9611845Abstract: Equipment for continuous regulation of the flow rate of fluid in a reciprocating compressor which has a compression chamber with a piston reciprocally movable therein. The compression chamber has an inlet valve and an outlet valve which delivers fluid to a reservoir. A translation device is movable to open the valve and allow closing of the valve. An actuator engages the translation device and includes a rod. The rod has a magnitizable central element located between solenoids of an electromechanical device. The central element is located in a prefixed position with respect to the solenoids under the resilient loading of a resilient device. Detectors are provided for detecting the position of the piston, the pressure in the reservoir and the position of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: DOTT.ING. MARIO COZZANI S.R.L.Inventors: Massimo Schiavone, Andrea Raggi
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Patent number: 9582008Abstract: Fluid pump pressure regulation systems and methods have a valve body with a bore and a valve spool. The valve spool connects a first and second port to a third port in different valve spool positions. The first port is in fluid communication with an output of a fluid pump to receive a first fluid pressure from the fluid pump. The second port is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. The third port is in fluid communication with a fluid pump input to provide a second fluid pressure to the fluid pump to control the first fluid pressure from the fluid pump. A linear actuator is adjacent the valve body, with a first spring and a second spring biasing the valve spool in a first or second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: HUSCO Automotive Holdings LLCInventor: Curt Van Weelden