Patents by Inventor Arne Fjalling

Arne Fjalling has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230089423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inlet for a hydrodynamic screw, the inlet comprising—a first end connectable to a hydrodynamic screw, the first end having a first opening—a second end for transporting water through the inlet towards the first end, the second end having a second opening, —an inlet body connecting the first end and the second end, the inlet body comprising a hollow that extends through the inlet body and connects the first opening and the second opening, wherein the inlet has a first diameter at the first opening and a second diameter at the second opening, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter, and wherein the nlet further comprises a ridge arranged on an inner surface of the hollow in a helix, the ridge having a height that increases towards the first end. The invention also relates to a hydrodynamic screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Arne FJÄLLING
  • Patent number: 10087907
    Abstract: Transporter and fish lock including an upper inlet and an upper outlet adapted to be in flow communication with an upper volume of water, and a lower outlet and a lower inlet adapted to be in flow communication with a lower volume of water. The upper inlet and the lower outlet communicate via a downstream passage having a first effective through-flow area, and the lower inlet and the upper outlet communicate via an upstream passage having a second effective through-flow area. The downstream passage includes a first helical rotor having a thread-direction that by a flow directed downstream causes the first rotor to rotate around its axis. The upstream passage includes a second helical rotor, wherein the rotors are mutually connected such that the first rotor drives the second rotor in rotation around its axis, and the second rotor has a thread-direction that upon rotation generates a flow directed upstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Arne Fjalling
  • Publication number: 20160201283
    Abstract: Transporter and fish lock including an upper inlet and an upper outlet adapted to be in flow communication with an upper volume of water, and a lower outlet and a lower inlet adapted to be in flow communication with a lower volume of water. The upper inlet and the lower outlet communicate via a downstream passage having a first effective through-flow area, and the lower inlet and the upper outlet communicate via an upstream passage having a second effective through-flow area. The downstream passage includes a first helical rotor having a thread-direction that by a flow directed downstream causes the first rotor to rotate around its axis. The upstream passage includes a second helical rotor, wherein the rotors are mutually connected such that the first rotor drives the second rotor in rotation around its axis, and the second rotor has a thread-direction that upon rotation generates a flow directed upstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Arne FJÄLLING