Patents by Inventor Thomas Blad
Thomas Blad 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).
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Patent number: 9543803Abstract: A heat circulation pump includes a pump housing (1) with a pump impeller driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is arranged in a motor housing (8) connected to the pump housing (1). A plastic terminal box (12) is fixed to the motor housing (8) and houses electric and/or electronic components of the engine control and electrically connects the motor, a ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8), and a plug or a socket (34) arranged on the outside of the terminal box (12). The ground contact arranged on the motor housing is connected in an electrically conductive manner to a ground contact of the plug or socket (34) and to at least one conductor inside the terminal box (12). The electric connection between the ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8) and the ground contact of the plug or socket (34) is arranged outside of the terminal box (12).Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: GRUNDFOS MANAGEMENT A/SInventors: Finn Mathiesen Høj, Thomas Blad
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Publication number: 20160273542Abstract: A centrifugal pump assembly has an electric drive motor (2) and at least one impeller (10; 10?), which is movable in an axial direction (X) between at least two functional positions. In one functional position a flow path through the impeller (10; 10?) is essentially closed and in another functional position the flow path through the impeller (10; 10?) is opened. The impeller (10; 10?) in a first functional position is held by a magnetic force (FM) or a spring force and in a second functional position is held by a hydraulic force (FH) produced by a delivered fluid. An impeller is provided for the centrifugal pump assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Thomas BLAD
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Publication number: 20160273543Abstract: A pump assembly (2) includes an electric drive motor (14) and with at least one impeller (18) which is driven by the motor. The impeller is movable in an axial direction (X) between at least one first and one second position. The impeller in the first axial position is situated in a first flow path through the pump assembly and delivers a fluid through this first flow path. The impeller in the second position is situated in a second flow path through the pump assembly and delivers a fluid through this second flow path. The pump assembly (2) is configured such that a movement of the impeller (18), between the first and the second position at least in one direction, is effected by a hydraulic force which acts on the impeller (18) and is produced by the delivered fluid. A heating installation is provided with such a pump assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Thomas BLAD
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Publication number: 20160245533Abstract: A method for adapting the control of the feed temperature of a heating installation to a building to be heated or at least to a building part to be heated, with which the heating installation supplies the building or the building part with heat by way of a heat transfer medium led in the circuit. The circuit comprises at least one temperature-controlled heating circuit. The flow rate of the heat transfer medium in the circuit is registered in a continuous manner or in temporal intervals. The adaptation of the control of the feed temperature is effected automatically in dependence on the registered values.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventor: Thomas BLAD
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Publication number: 20150102120Abstract: A method for adjusting the setpoint temperature of a heat transfer medium circulating in a heating or cooling system (9) inside a building or at least inside a surrounding part of a building. The heating or cooling circuit includes a plurality of heat transferring units, each with a temperature controlled valve. A sum opening degree (OD) of all temperature controlled valves is determined in a time dependent manner and a setpoint temperature Tw,ref of heat transferring medium is controlled according to a predetermined sum opening degree (OD) of all temperature controlled valves. A heating system (9) is provided for supplying heat to a building or a part of the building via a liquid heat transfer medium circulated in a circuit. The heating system (9) includes heat transferring units, each being equipped with a temperature controlled valve. The system is controllable according to the method for adjusting the setpoint temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Erik Baasch SØRENSEN, Hakon BØRSTING, Thomas BLAD
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Patent number: 9000650Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated core for electromagnetic applications with at least two segments (2), of which at least one on a side-edge (11), comprises an engagement groove (12) and the other at an opposite side-edge (9) comprises a corresponding engagement projection (10), via which the two segments (2) are connected to one another into a component, wherein the engagement groove (12) comprises an undercut in the form of a widened section (26) distanced to the groove opening, and the engagement projection (10) and the engagement groove (12) are dimensionally matched to one another in a manner such that the engagement projection (10) and/or engagement groove (12) are plastically deformed by way of inserting the engagement projection (10) into the engagement groove (12), so that the engagement projection (10) engages into the widened section (26) of the engagement groove (12), as well as to a method for the manufacture of such a laminated core.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Grundfos a/sInventors: Niels Kristian Bach Andersen, Brian Lundsted Poulsen, Thomas Blad, Kjeld Hellegaard
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Publication number: 20150017031Abstract: A pump assembly includes an electric drive motor having a stator and a permanent magnet rotor, at least one impeller connected to the rotor via a rotor shaft, a thrust bearing accommodating axial forces acting on the impeller and rotor shaft in operation, and at least one radial bearing arranged on the rotor shaft. The rotor and stator are designed such that a magnetic axial force, acting in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotor and acting on the rotor in the direction of the inflow direction into the impeller, is produced between the rotor and the stator. The rotor shaft and rotor are mounted displaceably in the axial direction relative to the stator, and with an axial displacement of the rotor shaft in the inflow direction into the impeller, the bearing surfaces of the radial bearing lying opposite one another at least partly disengage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Grundfos Holding a/sInventor: Thomas Blad
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Publication number: 20140030124Abstract: A heat circulation pump includes a pump housing (1) with a pump impeller driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is arranged in a motor housing (8) connected to the pump housing (1). A plastic terminal box (12) is fixed to the motor housing (8) and houses electric and/or electronic components of the engine control and electrically connects the motor, a ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8), and a plug and or a socket (34) arranged on the outside of the terminal box (12). The ground contact is connected in an electrically conductive manner to a ground contact of the plug or socket (34) and to at least one conductor inside the terminal box (12). The electric connection between the ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8) and the ground contact of the plug or socket (34) is arranged outside of the terminal box (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Finn Mathiesen Høj, Thomas Blad
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Publication number: 20130343935Abstract: A heat circulation pump includes a pump housing (1) with a pump impeller arranged therein which is driven by an electric motor arranged in a motor housing (8) which axially connects to the pump housing (1). The heat circulation pump also includes a terminal box (12) which is axially connected to the motor housing (8) in order to receive electric and/or electronic components of the engine control. A plug or socket (34) of an electric plug connection is arranged on the outside of the terminal box (12) for the electric connection. The plug or socket (34) is/are axially offset with respect to the terminal box (12) and is/are arranged adjacent to the motor housing (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Finn Mathiesen Høj, Thomas Blad
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Publication number: 20070196615Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated core for electromagnetic applications with at least two segments (2), of which at least one on a side-edge (11), comprises an engagement groove (12) and the other at an opposite side-edge (9) comprises a corresponding engagement projection (10), via which the two segments (2) are connected to one another into a component, wherein the engagement groove (12) comprises an undercut in the form of a widened section (26) distanced to the groove opening, and the engagement projection (10) and the engagement groove (12) are dimensionally matched to one another in a manner such that the engagement projection (10) and/or engagement groove (12) are plastically deformed by way of inserting the engagement projection (10) into the engagement groove (12), so that the engagement projection (10) engages into the widened section (26) of the engagement groove (12), as well as to a method for the manufacture of such a laminated core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: GRUNDFOS A/SInventors: Niels Bach Andersen, Brian Lunsted Poulsen, Thomas Blad, Kjeld Hellegaard
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Patent number: 5248085Abstract: The gas boiler is intended for room heating and producing hot water and has a gas-heated primary heat exchanger which feeds two heating circuits lying in parallel. The heat exchange medium is circulated via a rotary pump driven by an electric motor, arranged on the cold side of the primary heat exchanger and has a control mechanism which is arranged on the pressure side and controlled by speed or direction of rotation. This control mechanism serves to actuate a switch mechanism connected to the pump housing, in that it connects in series one or other heating circuit to the primary heat exchanger. The switch mechanism is arranged on the hot side of the primary heat exchanger in the pipework to the heating circuits.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1992Date of Patent: September 28, 1993Assignee: Grundfos A/SInventors: Niels D. Jensen, Horst Komossa, Thomas Blad
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Patent number: 5202596Abstract: The electric motor is provided with an attached frequency converter for rotational speed control. The frequency converter consists of a power supply and other electronic elements. While these electronic elements are arranged as a constructive unit with the electric motor, the power supply is arranged as an individual constructive unit separated from the motor, in the form of a module. The module can be made separately from the motor and electrically connected to the motor constructive unit through a connective cable. The use of the motor is no longer dependent on cooling radiators, required for the cooling of the power supply, as only the module is now fitted with cooling radiators.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1991Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Grundfos International a/sInventors: Niels D. Jensen, Thomas Blad, Bjarne D. Pedersen
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Patent number: 4842725Abstract: The inventive assembly comprises a driven feed pump fed with untreated water, and a water circuit connected thereto with a driven circulation pump and a reverse osmosis unit, wherefrom subsequent to the reverse osmosis treatment part of the water is available as pure water whereas the remaining part leaves the reverse osmosis unit in form of concentrated untreated water and is at least partially returned to the circulation pump.In order to render such an assembly more compact and less expensive in production the feed pump and the circulation pump are arranged on a common shaft driven by one motor.Such an assembly is preferably used in private homes.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1988Date of Patent: June 27, 1989Assignee: Grundfos International A/SInventors: Thomas Blad, Mogens Ellegaard, Niels D. Jensen