Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for modifying an attribute of a casino gaming system. A fantasy sport competition may be played on the machine and the outcome of the competition determines whether an attribute of the machine will be modified. The competition may be between participant playing at different machines or it may be a sole participant playing at a single machine.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor is provided. The centrifugal compressor includes a housing and a rotatable assembly mounted for rotation about an axis within the housing. The rotatable assembly includes an impeller forming part of a compressor stage. A first air intake is located at a first end of the apparatus, the first air intake providing an air source for the compressor stage and a second air intake is located at a second end of the apparatus. A thrust plate is attached to the rotatable assembly, the thrust plate including at least one interior channel so that air entering the second air inlet passes through the at least one interior channel.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor is provided. The centrifugal compressor includes a housing and a rotatable assembly mounted for rotation about an axis within the housing. The rotatable assembly includes an impeller forming part of a compressor stage. A first air intake is located at a first end of the apparatus, the first air intake providing an air source for the compressor stage and a second air intake is located at a second end of the apparatus. A thrust plate is attached to the rotatable assembly, the thrust plate including at least one interior channel so that air entering the second air inlet passes through the at least one interior channel.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor is provided. The centrifugal compressor includes a housing and a rotatable assembly mounted for rotation about an axis within the housing. The rotatable assembly includes an impeller forming part of a compressor stage. A first air intake is located at a first end of the apparatus, the first air intake providing an air source for the compressor stage and a second air intake is located at a second end of the apparatus. A thrust plate is attached to the rotatable assembly, the thrust plate including at least one interior channel so that air entering the second air inlet passes through the at least one interior channel.

Abstract: A valve apparatus and system is provided. The valve apparatus includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A support assembly is attached to the housing, the support assembly including a positioning chamber located over the outlet. A diaphragm assembly is moveably attached to the support assembly. The diaphragm assembly includes a piston having one end slideably mounted in the positioning chamber, and a diaphragm attached to the other end of the piston. A sealing element is located about a perimeter of the diaphragm, and a biasing element is arranged to contact the support assembly and the diaphragm assembly, thereby urging at least a portion of the sealing element against the fluid outlet, providing a fluid-tight seal.

Abstract: A valve apparatus and system is provided. The valve apparatus includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A support assembly is attached to the housing, the support assembly including a positioning chamber located over the outlet. A diaphragm assembly is moveably attached to the support assembly. The diaphragm assembly includes a piston having one end slideably mounted in the positioning chamber, and a diaphragm attached to the other end of the piston. A sealing element is located about a perimeter of the diaphragm, and a biasing element is arranged to contact the support assembly and the diaphragm assembly, thereby urging at least a portion of the sealing element against the fluid outlet, providing a fluid-tight seal.

Abstract: A clearance reducing system for turbomachinery is provided. In one embodiment, a turbomachinery apparatus having a shaft rotatable about an axis, with an impeller coupled to the shaft for rotation about the axis and a shroud positioned over at least a portion of the impeller is provided. The impeller includes a hub with a plurality of impeller blades projecting from the hub. An erodible element containing a mixture of a polymer with a first density and a filler with a second density, with the second density greater than the first density is also provided. The erodible element is located on a portion of the shroud opposite the impeller blades and structured to erode when contacted by the plurality of impeller blades.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor is provided. The centrifugal compressor includes a housing and a rotatable assembly mounted for rotation about an axis within the housing. The rotatable assembly includes an impeller forming part of a compressor stage. A first air intake is located at a first end of the apparatus, the first air intake providing an air source for the compressor stage and a second air intake is located at a second end of the apparatus. A thrust plate is attached to the rotatable assembly, the thrust plate including at least one interior channel so that air entering the second air inlet passes through the at least one interior channel.

Abstract: A brushless motor with a rotor having a magnet and a magnetic return, the magnet and magnetic return being arranged to form a gap therebetween, and a stator having a coil disposed in the gap. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thinwall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.

Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thinwall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.

Abstract: A brushless motor with a rotor having a magnet and a magnetic return, the magnet and magnetic return being arranged to form a gap therebetween, and a stator having a coil disposed in the gap. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A brushless motor with a rotor having a magnet and a magnetic return, the magnet and magnetic return being arranged to form a gap therebetween, and a stator having a coil disposed in the gap. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: The skid loader attachment for pouring concrete is an accessory attachment that mounts within a loader bucket to form, along with the loader bucket, a container for carrying and pouring a flowable structural material, such as concrete. A generally square chute forms the center of the skid loader attachment for pouring concrete. Angled walls extend outward from each side of the chute. In one embodiment, the walls are adjustable to fit loader buckets of various size. With the skid loader attachment for pouring concrete placed into a loader bucket, the angled walls extend to the sides of the bucket to form front walls of a container, the loader bucket forming the bottom, side, and rear walls of the container. A sliding gate at the front of the chute allows the chute to be opened for dispensing concrete, or closed to contain the concrete, such as during transport.

Abstract: An armature for an electromotive device having a unitary coil and armature is disclosed. The armature may include a coil having inner and outer winding portions separated by an insulator, each of the winding portions comprising a plurality of sheet metal conductors, and a commutator having a plurality of sheet metal commutator segments each being integrally formed with one of the conductors. In one embodiment of the armature, the commutator may have a smaller outside diameter than the outside diameter of the coil. In the same or different embodiment of the armature, the commutator segments may have a width greater than the width of the conductors.

Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thin wall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.

Abstract: An inductive coil for an electromotive device includes a pair of concentric conductive sheet metal winding portions each comprising a plurality of axially extending conductive bands each being separated from an adjacent conductive band by a space, each of the conductive bands of one of the winding portions being coupled to one of the conductive bands of the other winding portion, the winding portions being encapsulated in a material that extends through at least one of the spaces from an exterior portion of the induction coil to an interior portion of the induction coil.

Abstract: An inductive coil for an electromotive device includes a pair on concentric conductive sheet metal winding portions each comprising a plurality of axially extending conductive bands each being separated from an adjacent conductive band by a space, each of the conductive bands of the winding portions being coupled to one of the conductive bands of the other winding portion.

Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thinwall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.

Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thinwall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.