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Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/09

20090028689 - Linear fan: The linear fan comprises blades that are fixed onto a flexible transmission engaging leading and follower pulleys. Each blade has cylindrical shanks to facilitate swivel fixation. The veer of the blades is provided with directive disks. In another embodiment, position of the blades is permanent with respect to direction of... Agent: Vadim Levin

20090028690 - Fuel supply system: A fuel supply system supplies fuel in a fuel tank to a fuel consumption apparatus. The system includes a subtank, a pump unit, and an urging device. The subtank is received in the fuel tank and has a communicating hole at a bottom of the subtank. Part of fuel, which... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090028691 - Apparatus and method for generating rotational torque utilizing a high velocity jet: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating rotational torque utilizing a jet stream created by a converging-diverging nozzle within a cylindrical housing wherein the jet stream flows along an internal circumference of said cylindrical housing. Such a high velocity jet stream can be used to drive... Agent: Charles C.h. Wu

20090028692 - Systems and methods for providing vane platform cooling: Systems and methods for cooling vane platforms are provided. In this regard, a representative method for cooling a vane platform includes: providing a cooling channel on a platform from which a vane airfoil extends, the cooling channel being defined by a cooling surface and a channel cover, the channel wall... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090028693 - Expansion turbine: A braking mechanism is provided that is suitable for an expansion turbine that rotates at high speed. Upper end salient poles 26a and 26b are formed in two opposite places on the outer peripheral upper end of a rotating shaft 12, and lower end salient poles 28a and 28b are... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090028694 - Structure of exhaust turbocharger having waste gate valve: An exhaust turbocharger is provided which is enhanced in durability and reliability by making the valve body of the waste gate valve to contact uniformly the seat face of the turbine housing at the opening of two exhaust gas bypass passages without affected by the end face of the partition... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20090028695 - Fluoropolymer bushings: A bushing-like part made from a fluoropolymer and circumferentially oriented continuous high tensile modulus fibers is useful as a part for pumps and compressors and other similar types of apparatus. These parts may be useful at high temperatures and/or very corrosive environments, often lengthen the time between required maintenance checks,... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090028696 - Thermoplastic polymer bushings: A bushing made from a thermoplastic polymer and circumferentially-oriented continuous high tensile modulus fibers is useful as a part for pumps and compressors and other similar types of apparatus. These parts may be useful at high temperatures and/or in very corrosive environments, often lengthen the time between required maintenance checks,... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090028697 - Low transient thermal stress turbine engine components: A turbine vane includes a platform; and at least one airfoil mounted to the platform and having a trailing edge and a leading edge, wherein the vane is composed of a functionally graded material having a first material and a second material, wherein the trailing edge includes a greater amount... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20090028698 - Systems and methods involving aerodynamic struts: Systems and methods involving struts are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes a gas turbine engine defining a gas flow path. The gas turbine engine comprises a strut extending into the gas flow path. The strut has an interior operative to receive pressurized air, an outer surface, and... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090028699 - Static gas turbine component and method for repairing such a component: A static gas turbine component includes an inner and an outer annular support member and a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial struts arranged between the support members for transmitting structural loads. Each of a plurality of the struts includes a load carrying core rigidly fixed to both the inner and... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090028700 - Appliance pump: A pump for washing appliance is described. The pump has a pump casing in which an impeller is located. The pump casing has an inlet and outlet, and an inlet conduit extending from the inlet at a small angle above the horizontal. The ceiling includes a downwardly extending dividing wall... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090028701 - Fan bearing structure: A highly stable and durable fan bearing structure practical for small electronic device application is disclosed to include a bearing block, which has a stepped hub defining a vertically extending axle hole and an inside annular flange inside the axle hole at a distance away from the top opening of... Agent: Ting-wei Hsu

20090022576 - Impeller drive for a water jet propulsion unit: A water propulsion unit having an intake housing, a pump housing and an outlet with two spaced apart counter rotating impellers being located in the pump housing. The impeller blades on one impeller have an opposite pitch to the blades of the second impeller. The impellers are configured so that... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090022577 - Bearing screw: Main rotor features rotor blades, mounted on the outside of a split bowl-shaped bushing; a centrifugal fan is mounted inside the bushing and fan blades rotate in direction opposite to the rotation of rotor blades. Rotor blades are encased in an external drum attached to its ends, which, in turn,... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20090022578 - Exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine: In an exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust-gas turbine arranged in an exhaust strand of the internal combustion engine and a compressor arranged in an intake tract and connected to the exhaust gas turbine so as to be driven thereby, the compressor including a compressor wheel... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20090022579 - Burn resistant organic matrix composite material: A burn resistant composite article includes at least one composite layer having first fibers within a first organic resin matrix. At least one burn resistance layer is disposed adjacent the at least one composite layer. The burn resistance layer includes second fibers within a second organic resin matrix. The composite... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090022580 - Variable geometry turbocharger, vane ring assembly with retaining member: A vane ring assembly which includes a lower vane ring (23), an upper vane ring (31), one or more guide vanes (80) positioned at least partially between the vane rings, and a plurality of spacers (49, 50 or 59) positioned between the lower and upper vane rings (23, 31) for... Agent: Borgwarner Inc. C/o Patent Central Llc

20090022581 - Turbocharger comprising adjustable guide blades, blade lever and adjusting ring therefor: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) with a variable turbine geometry (VTG), comprising a turbine housing (2) that has a supply channel (9) for exhaust gases, a turbine rotor (4), which is rotatably mounted in the turbine housing (2) and a guide baffle (18), which radially surrounds the exterior... Agent: Borgwarner Inc. C/o Patent Central Llc

20090022582 - pump for pumping contaminated liquid including solid matter: The invention relates to a pump for pumping contaminated liquid including solid matter, comprising an impeller (1), which is rotatable in a pump chamber of said pump, the impeller (1) being movable in the axial direction in relation to a seal housing cover (3) between a first position adjacent to... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090022583 - Turbine blade with a cover plate and a protective layer applied to the cover plate: The invention relates to a turbine blade with a cover plate shaped onto the pan of the blade. The aim of the invention is to provide a turbine blade of this type that, while having a high level of efficiency, is designed for a particularly reliable and safe operation in... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090022584 - Pump for hydromill: A pump for digging equipment is for the construction of diaphragms The equipment envisages in its end part drums (10 and 11), provided with bits (12) mounted so that they rotate on their own axes (A) The drums are carried by a top frame (13), mounted within which, in the... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20090022585 - Rotor for a rotary machine and a rotary machine: The invention relates to a rotor for a rotary machine and to a rotary machine equipped with said rotor, wherein the rotor revolves in a gaseous or liquid medium and has, at least on one of its lateral surfaces, a profile with at least one convex elevation for producing a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090022586 - Axial diffuser for a centrifugal compressor: The effective efficiency of a centrifugal compressor can be improved by achieving a uniform distribution of fluid velocity across the outlet end of a fluid passage of an axial diffuser for the centrifugal compressor and a high static pressure recovery ratio Cp in the axial diffuser passage. The cross section... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20090022587 - Housing assembly for use in fan unit and fan unit including the same: A housing assembly for a fan unit includes an upper housing having a lower engaging portion adjacent to its lower end surface and a lower housing having an upper engaging portion adjacent to its upper end surface. When one of the upper and lower housings rotates relative to the other... Agent: Nidec Corporation C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090022588 - Electric fan module and airflow conduction structure thereof: The present invention discloses an electric fan module and an airflow conduction structure thereof, wherein the airflow conduction structure is coupled to an electric fan and guides the central airflow to fan blades to reduce wind resistance and wind shear. The airflow conduction structure has an airflow conduction body and... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090016870 - Turbofan engine: A turbofan engine of the invention is provided with a fan first-stage moving blade for taking an air therein, and a spinner rotationally driving the fan first-stage moving blade, the spinner has a spiral blade extending spirally to an outer side in a radial direction, sucking the air from a... Agent: Griffin Butler Whisenhunt & Szipl LLP Suite Ph-1

20090016871 - Systems and methods involving variable vanes: Systems and methods involving vanes are provided. In this regard, a representative method for modifying the throat area between vanes of a gas turbine engine includes: directing a gas flow path of the gas turbine engine between a first vane and a second vane, wherein each of the first vane... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090016872 - Device and method for protecting an aircraft component from collision with flying objects: A device for protecting an aircraft component from collision with a flying object, the device having: a main member rotating about an axis and subject to collision with a flying object; and diverting means connected angularly to the main member, also subject to collision with the flying object, and designed,... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20090016873 - Gas turbine systems involving feather seals: Systems involving feather seals are provided. A representative vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a first mounting platform having a first slot; a first airfoil extending from the first mounting platform; and a feather seal having opposing faces, a first side extending between the faces, and a first... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090016874 - Method and apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a turbine engine: A method for regulating fluid flow through a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling an outer fairing to a radially outer duct wall and coupling an inner fairing to a radially inner duct wall. An annular valve is coupled between the radially outer and the radially inner... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090016875 - Varibale geometry nozzle device: A compressor nozzle device comprises a set of adjustable vanes which is interposed between two opposite wall members (3, 5), and a unison ring (7) for actuating said vanes (1). The unison ring (7) is arranged at a side of one of said wall members (3) opposite to the other... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20090016876 - Axial turbine: An axial turbine includes a plurality of stages each comprising a plurality of stationary blades arranged in a row along the turbine circumferential direction and a plurality of moving blades in a row parallel to the stationary blades, each of the moving blade being disposed downstream of a respective one... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090016877 - Thrust vectoring shroud for fluid dynamic device: A fluid dynamic device including a shroud disposed about a central axis and having an upstream fluid intake region and a downstream fluid exit region, the shroud directing fluid flow between the upstream fluid intake region and the downstream fluid exit region. The shroud is configured so that, at least... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090016878 - Fan and frame thereof: A fan including a frame and an impeller is provided. The frame includes a main body and a base. The base includes a shaft tube part and at least one vibration-reducing structure. The impeller is disposed on the shaft tube part. The shaft tube part extends from the base. The... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090016879 - Fan and frame with sensor-supporting structure thereof: A fan and a frame with a sensor-supporting structure are disclosed. The fan includes a frame with an inlet, a connecting portion disposed on the frame, a stator, and a rotor having blades and disposed in the frame. The frame includes a main body and a sensor-supporting structure. The sensor-supporting... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090010751 - Angled on-board injector: A secondary flow system provides a compact injector cooling structure for turbine blades which includes an Angled On-board Injector (AOBI) that locates a metering throat at an inward angle relative to an engine centerline. The AOBI positions the metering throat at the inward angle relative to an engine centerline to... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090010752 - Pump and method: A pump for moving a liquid including a rotor rotatable within a housing and slidable relative to the housing between a first axial rotor position during normal pump operation and a second axial rotor position during a pump inoperative condition.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20090010753 - Radiator-fan with integral plastic molding magnetic loop for energy saving: The present invention pertains to a radiator-fan with integral plastic molding magnetic loop for energy saving comprising a pedestal and a blades assembly. Wherein, the pedestal has a newel for permitting an oiliness bearing and a bearing to mount therein and a PCB and a coil stator to surround it.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20090010754 - Bearing-like structure to control deflections of a rotating component: A bearing like surface on a stationary component reduces deflection of an adjacent rotating component. The stationary component is generally parallel to and offset from a rotational component. The rotational component rotates about a central axis. Protrusions located on the stationary component are in contact with the rotational component to... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090010755 - Ceramic matrix composite attachment apparatus and method: An attachment method and flange for connecting a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component, such as a gas turbine shroud ring (36, 68), to a metal support structure. A CMC flange (20A) may be formed by attaching a wedge-shaped block (26) of a ceramic material to a CMC wall structure (22),... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090010756 - Combined hydrodynamic - inertial rotoset - selfbooster:

20090010757 - Centrifugal blower: A centrifugal blower (10) includes a casing (12) and a rotor (14) rotatable disposed in the casing. The casing includes a base plate (121), a sidewall (122) extending from the base plate and a cover (123) covering the sidewall. The sidewall is a multilayer structure and includes a first section... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090010758 - Suspension arrangement for the casing shroud segments: A suspension arrangement for the casing shroud segments of the high-pressure turbine of a jet engine with inclination or graduation of the rotor blade tips (4) includes spaced apart attaching hooks (11) formed onto the casing shroud segments (2) which engage an axial retaining groove (13) on the turbine casing... Agent: Harbin Klima Law Group PLLC

20090010759 - Axial flow blower: The present invention provides an axial flow fan capable of increasing an air volume and static pressure more than conventional axial flow fans. A plurality of rotary blades 5 are disposed in a circumferential direction of a rotary shaft 8 at equidistant intervals. A plurality of stationary blades 11 are... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090003986 - Pump and pumping system utilizing the same: Provided are a pumping device and a pumping system utilizing the same. The pumping system includes: a tower, installed at a water intake place, having an internal space section and a water-bearing section disposed on the internal space section; an outlet pipe connecting the water-bearing section and a reservoir installed... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090003987 - Airfoil with improved cooling slot arrangement: The present invention relates to airfoils, and in particular turbine blades and vanes, having cooling slots that are angled from a line of reference to effect metering of cooling air through the cooling slots thereof. This metered cooling airflow also creates a more stable film cooling layer about the surface... Agent: General Electric Company

20090003989 - Blade with tangential jet generation on the profile: A blade of a fluid-flow machine has at least one cavity 2 arranged in the blade 1, with the cavity 2 connecting to a fluid supply, and at least one outlet opening 3 connecting the cavity 2 to a flow path, in which the blade 1 is arranged. The outlet... Agent: Harbin Klima Law Group PLLC

20090003988 - Vane assembly with metal trailing edge segment: Embodiments of the invention relate to a vane assembly formed by a forward airfoil segment and an aft airfoil segment. The aft segment is made of metal and can define the trailing edge of the vane assembly. The forward segment can be made of ceramic, CMC or metal. The forward... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090003990 - Flange with axially extending holes for gas turbine engine clearance control: A gas turbine engine annular turbine casing having an annular shell, axially spaced apart forward and aft flanges extending radially outwardly from the shell, forward and aft case hooks depending radially inwardly from the annular shell, and an axially curved surface at an outer diameter of the aft flange. The... Agent: Steven J. Rosen, Patent Attorney

20090003991 - System and method for turbine engine clearance control with rub detection: A method of detecting rubs during operation of a turbomachine comprising at least one rotating object having a tip and a shelf is provided. The method includes generating signals representative of a sensed parameter and processing the signals to generate height versus time data for the tip. The height of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090003992 - Reduced gearbox size by separate electrically powered engine oil system: An accessory system for use in a gas turbine engine, which system includes a gearbox adapted to be arranged radially outward of a main axis of the gas turbine engine and inside a nacelle, one or more engine accessories respectively connected to and driven by the gearbox, and a gas... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090003993 - Ceramic matrix composite turbine engine vane: A vane has an airfoil shell and a spar within the shell. The vane has an outboard shroud at an outboard end of the shell and an inboard platform at an inboard end of the shell. The shell includes a region having a depth-wise coefficient of thermal expansion and a... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20090003995 - Exhaust gas turbocharger with adjustable slide ring: A turbine of a turbocharger comprises a floating insert which defines a nozzle for passing a fluid and which is supported axially slidable with respect to a housing by a sliding support means. Furthermore, the turbine comprises a sealing means for preventing a flow of said fluid between said floating... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20090003994 - Turbine of a turbocharger: A turbine of a turbocharger comprises a floating insert which defines a nozzle for passing a fluid and which is supported axially slidable with respect to a housing by a sliding support means. Furthermore, the turbine comprises a gas shielding for preventing a flow of said fluid from impinging on... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20090003996 - Labyrinth seal in a stationary gas turbine: The invention relates to a segmented inner ring for holding guide blades. According to the invention, a lateral wall opposing the front side of the inner ring and pertaining to a shaft shoulder formed on the rotor shaft extends radially, and respectively one half of a labyrinth seal is formed... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090003997 - Variable shape inlet section for a nacelle assembly of a gas turbine engine: A nacelle assembly includes an inlet section having a plurality of discrete sections. Each of the plurality of discrete sections includes an adaptive structure. A thickness of each of the plurality of discrete sections is selectively adjustable between a first position and a second position to influence the adaptive structure... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090003998 - Combustors for use in turbine engine assemblies: An engine assembly includes a scroll assembly including an inlet, an outlet, an inner section, and an outer section. Each of the inner section and the outer section extend between the inlet and the outlet with the outer section being longer than the inner section. The engine assembly further includes... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090003999 - Three-vaned drag-type wind turbine: A novel three-vaned, drag-type wind turbine, wherein air, when it exits a first vane, is split into two flow paths. A first path is directed to a second vane, while a second path is directed to a third vane. The air, then, impinges on a plurality of vanes wherein the... Agent: Sturm & Fix LLP

20090004000 - Damping device for turbomachine stator: The present invention relates to a turbomachine stator forming a stator vane ring or upstream guide vane element comprising a plurality of vanes placed radially between a first inner ring and a second outer ring, the two rings being concentric, the second ring having a cylindrical outer surface portion. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090004001 - Diffusive cooling device: A diffusive cooling device includes a plate body, on which a cavity recessed outwardly is formed and an opening is arranged; a web plate jointed at the upper side of the plate body correspondingly; a plurality of passing openings arranged on the web plate to act as air passages; a... Agent: Hdsl

20090004002 - Flange with axially curved impingement surface for gas turbine engine clearance control: A gas turbine engine annular turbine casing having an annular shell, axially spaced apart forward and aft flanges extending radially outwardly from the shell, forward and aft case hooks depending radially inwardly from the annular shell, and an axially curved surface at an outer diameter of the aft flange. The... Agent: Steven J. Rosen Patent Attorney

20090004003 - Passive fan: A passive fan includes a frame, at least one impeller and at least one driving device. The impeller is disposed in the frame. The driving device is disposed in the body of the frame and separated from the impeller, and drives the impeller to rotate. The driving device is an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch