Patents by Inventor Weishun W. Ni

Weishun W. Ni 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: 20160090984
    Abstract: A rotor for a pump includes a rotor body, an undervane cavity defined in the rotor body configured to accept an underside of a vane, an outer surface on a periphery of the rotor body for defining overvane cavities within a liner as a function of an inner cammed surface of the liner, and a pressure balance aperture defined in the rotor body fluidly connecting the undervane cavity to at least one of the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Michael F. Cass, Weishun W. Ni
  • Publication number: 20110188997
    Abstract: A brake assembly (44) for an air turbine starter (10) includes a brake cylinder (46) located in the air turbine starter (10). A brake piston (48) is located at least partially within the brake cylinder (46) and slidable therein. A biasing member (50) biases the brake piston (48) toward a turbine wheel (12) of the air turbine starter (10) applying a braking force to the turbine wheel (12) and defining a piston chamber (58) between the turbine wheel (12) and the brake piston (48). A through opening (56) in the brake piston (48) into the piston chamber (58) is configured such that a flow of fluid through the through opening (56) into the piston chamber (58) applies a force to the brake piston (48) sufficient to overcome the bias thereby allowing rotation of the turbine wheel (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weishun W. Ni, Jeffrey A. Stadler, Jody A. Peterson