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Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps October categorized by USPTO classification 10/10

20100272555 - hydraulic machine, an energy conversion installation including such a machine, and the use of a hydrostatic labyrinth-bearing in such a machine: This hydraulic machine (1) has a wheel (2) mounted to move in rotation relative to a stationary structure (9) and about a stationary axis of rotation (X2), the wheel (2) being designed to pass a forced flow (E) of water therethrough. A hydrostatic bearing (100), provided between firstly an element... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20100272556 - Load distribution system for gas turbine engine: There is provided an axial bearing load distribution system for a gas turbine engine of the type having a low pressure rotor supported by axial bearings. The system comprises a line having an inlet end positioned in a high-pressure compressor gas path downstream of any compressor stage provided with a... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20100272557 - Gas turbine optical imaging system: A method and system for recreating a two-dimensional distribution of temperatures in an exhaust plane of a gas turbine engine. Light transmission and detection pairs may be arranged in the annulus of the exhaust of the turbine engine in such a way that the individual rays form a two-dimensional mesh... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20100272558 - Turbine rotor support apparatus and system: An apparatus to support a rotor of a turbine engine disposed upon a support surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a rotor support bearing disposed within the housing, and a support leg in operable communication with the housing and in direct structural connection with the support surface.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100272559 - Chamfer rail pockets for turbine vane shrouds: A shroud rail for retaining a feather seal in a vane shroud of a gas turbine engine comprises a slot for, receiving the feather seal, and a chamfer rail pocket for lightening the shroud rail. The slot traverses the vane shroud and includes a slot base extending from a leading... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20100272560 - Centrifugal pump with improved drive shaft and heat exchanger: A high temperature centrifugal pump includes non-linear fluid flow paths between the pump housing and seal housing to reduce fluid flow therebetween. In another aspect, the invention provides a drive shaft of variable diameter to compensate for different amounts of thermal expansion to maintain a more consistent gap profile between... Agent: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

20100272561 - Boltless multi-part diaphragm for use with a centrifugal compressor: A diaphragm assembly of a centrifugal compressor includes a return channel wall having a generally ring-like shape; a vane assembly having a plurality of vanes formed integrally with at least one ring-shaped track having a rail structure extending therefrom; and a diaphragm wall having a generally ring-like shape and at... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100272562 - Centrifugal pump: A centrifugal pump includes a pump unit and a drive unit. The pump unit includes a volute and an impeller disposed in the volute. The drive unit includes a stator and a rotor having a shaft. The volute includes an inlet, an outlet and a chamber in communication with the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20100272563 - Centrifugal pump for slurries: A centrifugal pump is provided having a volute casing having a discharge conduit, an impeller provided in the volute casing, and a suction sideliner enclosing the impeller in the volute casing, the suction sideliner being at least partially covered with sintered tungsten carbide tiles. In one embodiment, the impellor has... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20100272564 - Multi stage radial compressor: A multistage radial compressor (1) with at least two compressor stages for compressing a fluid has a compressor housing (16) in which a flow channel (2) is formed for the fluid to be compressed; an impeller (4) with a plurality of impeller vanes (5) which are arranged in the flow... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100272566 - Deflector for a gas turbine strut and vane assembly: A gas turbine engine is provided having an annular duct having an inner duct wall and an outer duct wall. At least one strut extends between the inner duct wall and the outer duct wall. The strut has an aerodynamic shape. At least one vane located circumferentially adjacent the strut... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20100272567 - Heat-dissipating fan housing: A heat-dissipating fan housing includes a casing having a compartment with an impeller section, a stationary blade section, and an airflow concentration section arranged from an air inlet toward an air outlet spaced from the air inlet in an axial direction. A mounting portion is received in the compartment, and... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20100272565 - Vane assembly with removable vanes: A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine where each vane is connected to at least one adjacent portion of at least one of the inner and the outer shrouds through a melt-weld connection. The melt-weld connection includes non-metallic heat-meltable material with a metal wire mesh layer trapped therein, the... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20100266382 - Wind turbine with boundary layer control: The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a rotor with a hub and turbine blades, and further comprising a boundary layer control system for the turbine blades. A plurality of pressure chambers is located in the blade distributed over the length of the blade. Each pressure chamber is in... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20100266383 - Balanced sail wind turbine: A wind turbine includes a rotor rotatably mounted to a vertically disposed shaft. A plurality of circumferentially spaced elongated mounting arms extends radially from the rotor. A corresponding plurality of elongated generally planar sails extends along and is pivotally connected to the elongated arms. Sails are balancingly mounted on the... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20100266384 - Gas turbine engine casing assembly: High bypass ratio turbofan propulsion engines are designed with a two-step approach to surviving foreign object damage to the fan assembly. First, a containment system encircling the fan assembly to capture any part of a released fan blade in the event of damage occurring, and two in order to cope... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100266386 - Flange cooled turbine nozzle: A turbine nozzle includes outer and inner bands bounding nozzle vanes. The outer band includes an aft flange. An impingement baffle bridges the outer band and aft flange at the root thereof to provide impingement cooling.... Agent: Francis L. Conte, Esq.

20100266385 - Separation resistant aerodynamic article: An airfoil disclosed herein comprises a pressure surface 42 exposed to a stream of fluid, a suction surface 40 exposed to the stream of fluid and a passage 56 extending from a passage intake end 60 to a passage discharge end 66. The intake end has an intake opening 62... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20100266387 - Turbine engine rotating cavity anti-vortex cascade: A gas turbine engine rotor drum includes spaced apart discs providing a cavity between the discs. The discs are configured to rotate in a rotational direction about an axis. An annular support is mounted on at least one of the discs and within the cavity. A cascade of relatively short... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20100266388 - Fan motor apparatus for vacuum cleaner: A fan motor apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The fan motor apparatus may include a fan motor, an outer casing surrounding at least a part of the fan motor, wherein the outer casing includes a discharge portion having a discharge port; and, a noise-absorbent member is supported by... Agent: North Star Intellectual Property Law, PC

20100266389 - Turbomachine variable-pitch stator blade: f

20100266390 - Simplified variable geometry turbocharger with sliding gate and multiple volutes: A simplified, low cost, turbine flow controlling device, using a sliding gate, with an actuator to control exhaust flow to multiple volutes, which volutes have perforated transverse divider walls. By moving the sliding gate (80) from a closed position (88) through a displacement of “a” to the next position b1;... Agent: Borgwarner Inc. C/o Patent Central LLC

20100266391 - Mechanical attachment of ceramic or metallic foam materials: A thermal barrier includes a thermal barrier member having at least one material selected from a metal foam or a ceramic foam. The thermal barrier member includes an attachment section for securing the thermal barrier member with a corresponding attachment section of a support.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20100266392 - Abrasive thermal coating: A protective coating for a surface exposed to hot gas flow comprises a thermal layer, a conducting layer and an abrasive layer. The thermal layer comprises stabilized zirconia, and overlies the surface. The conducting layer overlies the thermal layer. The abrasive layer comprises abrasive particles bonded in a metal matrix... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20100266393 - Turbine casing cooling: A turbine assembly having a bladed turbine wheel and a turbine casing (1000), extending axially of the turbine assembly, radially outwardly surrounding the tips of the blades of the turbine wheel, the casing having at least one radially outwardly extending dummy flange (2100, 2200) off which, in axial direction, one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100266394 - Fan shaft seat structure: A fan shaft seat structure including a shaft bushing and a heat dissipation member. The shaft bushing has an open end, a closed end and a, connection section. A receiving space is defined between the open end and the closed end. The connection section extends from the closed end in... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20100266395 - Inlet swirl control for turbochargers: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20100266396 - Riser clamp for pumps for pumping molten metal: This disclosure features a transfer pump for pumping molten metal having a riser with a reusable socket. The pump includes a motor, support structure above a molten metal bath, a motor driven shaft and an impeller on an end of the shaft rotatable in a base. A riser made of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20100266398 - Hp turbine vane airfoil profile: A two-stage high pressure turbine includes a second stage vane having an airfoil with a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20100266397 - Lightweight blower: Blowing devices (100) have many uses; for example, they can be used to dry, cool, clean, or move objects. These functions are often performed by human beings with limited carrying capacity and endurance; therefore, a lightweight blower (100) is desired to perform the above tasks more easily. In accordance with... Agent: Houston Office Of Novak Druce And Quigg LLP

20100266399 - Gas turbine engine: A gas turbine engine is provided comprising an outer casing and a plurality of circumferentially positioned vane segments. The outer casing is provided with a circumferential casing slot. The plurality of circumferentially positioned vane segments are coupled to the outer casing. Each vane segment comprises at least one vane airfoil,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100266400 - Columnar air moving devices, systems and method: A columnar air moving device can comprise separately formed modular stator vanes in a stator vane assembly. The stator vanes can be arranged in a radial pattern, and can direct air in an axial direction. The modular stator vanes, as well as other components of the stator vane assembly, can... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100266401 - Turbine engine rotating cavity anti-vortex cascade: A gas turbine engine rotor drum includes spaced apart discs providing a cavity between the discs. The discs are configured to rotate in a rotational direction about an axis. An annular support is mounted on at least one of the discs and within the cavity. A cascade of relatively short... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20100266402 - Single-bearing fan structure: A single-bearing fan structure includes a fan frame having a bearing cup with a bearing received therein, the bearing cup having a radially inward protruded lip portion formed at a first end to abut on a top of the bearing, and a groove internally formed at a second end; a... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.