| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 415196000 | Passage or casing attached removable liner or wear member | 28 |
| 20080298958 | GEAR ASSEMLBY INCLUDING A WEAR COMPONENT FOR USE WITH METAL HOUSINGS - A gear assembly is provided for use in a metal housing having a bore formed therein. The gear assembly includes a plurality of rotating gear members and at least one bushing for supporting the plurality of rotating gear members. A wear component, defined by a ring-like structure and including an opening defined therein, is provided. The plurality of rotating gear members are disposed within the opening of the wear component. The wear component is received inside of and in close tolerance with the bore. The wear component is in direct contact with the plurality of rotating gear members thereby minimizing damage to an interior surface of the bore. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090053049 | SELF PRIMING CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump including a motor connected to a volute housing. The volute housing is configured to receive a pumping mechanism that includes an impeller rotatably connected to the motor. The volute housing may also include a removeable cover that provides access to the interior of the volute housing and to components of the pumping mechanism. In one exemplary embodiment, the removeable cover is connected to the volute housing by fasteners, such as bolts. By removing the cover, the impeller, wear plate, and other components of the pumping mechanism may be disassembled and, if necessary, serviced, without the need to remove the motor from the volute housing. In another exemplary embodiment, a gasket having an integrated flapper valve is secured between the cover and the volute housing. The flapper valve is positioned to align with a fluid inlet formed in the cover and acts as a check valve, substantially preventing fluid within the volute housing from exiting through the inlet. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090060727 | COMPRESSOR HOUSING REMANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A compressor housing defines an inlet bore having a first inlet collar disposed therein. The inlet collar is connected to the housing with a first plurality of radially extending posts. The first plurality of posts is removed to detach the inlet collar from the housing, and the inlet collar is removed from the housing. The same or another inlet collar is concentrically located within a liner. The liner can be located at a radial distance around at least a portion of the inlet collar. The inlet collar is connected to the liner by radially inserting a second plurality of posts through the liner and into the inlet collar. An assembly of the liner containing the inlet collar is inserted into the inlet bore of the housing such that the inlet collar forms the inducer bore of the compressor housing. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090068002 | Pump housing assembly with liner - A pump housing assembly which includes a pump casing and a liner, where the pump casing includes at least two parts which are adapted to be connected together in an assembled position with the pump casing having opposed front and rear sides and a common junction region which is disposed within one or more planes which pass through the front and rear sides of the assembled pump casing, the liner being formed in one piece and having sealing portions that are activated to provide a seal between the liner and the pump casing. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100296921 | Socket with Bearing Bore and Integrated Wear Plate - Embodiments of the invention provide a pump with a housing including a pump chamber and an impeller positioned within the pump chamber. The pump also includes a socket with a wear plate, an inner ring, and an outer ring. The wear plate at least partially defines the pump chamber. The impeller is in contact with the wear plate. An outer surface of the outer ring is coupled to the housing. An inner surface of the outer ring receives a bearing. The inner ring receives a seal. A portion of the housing is molded over an end of the socket. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110044807 | ADJUSTABLE FAN CASE LINER AND MOUNTING METHOD - A liner for an interior surface of an engine casing ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120177487 | Transition duct - A transition duct is provided for coupling a combustor and a turbine section of a gas turbine. The transition duct includes a transition duct skin. The transition duct skin comprises a first surface section, a second surface section, and a clinch welded joint connecting the first surface section and the second surface section. Also provided is a method for manufacturing such a transition duct. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120183393 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING FLUID FLOW - According to one aspect of the invention, an assembly to be placed between adjacent turbomachinery components is provided, where the assembly includes a first shim comprising a U-shaped cross-section geometry, wherein the first shim is configured to form a seal between adjacent components. The assembly also includes an insert placed within a recess of the U-shaped cross-section geometry of the first shim and a plurality of staggered couplings between the insert and the first shim. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120219409 | PUMP USED IN GASIFICATION SYSTEM - A pump used in a gasification system, the pump comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a rotor supported within the housing for rotation relative to the housing, the rotor comprising a hub, a plurality of disks spaced apart by sections of the hub, and defining a plurality of transport channels for transporting solid carbonaceous feedstocks for the gasification system, and an interior feedstock facing surface adjacent to the solid carbonaceous feedstocks, wherein at least a portion of the interior feedstock facing surface is coated with a coating. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120282085 | Pump Impeller - The present invention provides a pump impeller which has improved anti clogging characteristics, in particular through the use of an impeller vane having a specially profiled leading edge which, during operation of the impeller, forces rags or the like down along the leading edge, which increases in thickness along the length thereof, until the rags become re-entrained in the fluid and thus exit the impeller avoiding the clogging thereof. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130004305 | Machine with Abradable Ridges and Method - A machine having a fixed part including a portion with a smooth surface is provided. The machine also includes a rotating part configured to rotate relative to the fixed part, the rotating part directly facing the portion of the fixed part, and plural ridges formed on the portion of the fixed part directly facing the rotating part, the plural ridges comprising an abradable material, wherein the abradable material is configured to be inoperable at temperatures above about 1000° C. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130156564 | MULTI-DISCHARGE HYDRAULIC VANE PUMP - A hydraulic vane pump includes a pump body defining an interior pumping chamber, an inlet port, and at least one discharge port. A cam ring is disposed within the interior pumping chamber and defines a continuous peripheral cam surface. A rotor is mounted for axial rotation within the interior pumping chamber. A plurality of vanes are mounted for radial movement within slots formed in the rotor. The pump includes axially opposed first and second wear disks disposed within the interior pumping chamber. The first wear disk is a floating wear disk and has an outer periphery which is positioned radially inward of the cam surface and is adapted and configured to slide axially with respect to the cam surface. The second wear disk is positioned adjacent to a second end surface of the rotor. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140093365 | PROCESS OF FABRICATING A SHIELD, PROCESS OF PREPARING A COMPONENT, AND EROSION SHIELD - A process of fabricating a shield, a process of preparing a component, and an erosion shield are disclosed. The process of fabricating the shield includes forming a near-net shape shield. The near-net shape shield includes a nickel-based layer and an erosion-resistant alloy layer. The nickel-based layer is configured to facilitate secure attachment of the near-net shaped to a component. The process of preparing the component includes securing a near-net shape shield to a substrate of a component. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140271159 | PUMP CASING - A pump casing for a centrifugal pump, which comprises an inlet opening, a discharge outlet, and a transition surface extending between an inner peripheral surface of the main pumping chamber and an inner peripheral surface of the discharge outlet, the transition surface arranged for separating an in use exit flow of material in the discharge outlet from an in use recirculation flow of material in the main pumping chamber. The transition surface has a cutwater having a profiled section which comprises a protrusion which extends irregularly from an otherwise generally rounded arched or U-shaped transition surface and is configured such that, in use, the velocity and/or turbulence resulting from the in use flow of the material being pumped in the main pumping chamber is reduced. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150337864 | PUMP CASING - A pump casing for a centrifugal pump, which comprises an inlet opening, a discharge outlet, and a transition surface extending between an inner peripheral surface of the main pumping chamber and an inner peripheral surface of the discharge outlet, the transition surface arranged for separating an in use exit flow of material in the discharge outlet from an in use recirculation flow of material in the main pumping chamber. The transition surface has a cutwater having a profiled section which comprises a protrusion which extends irregularly from an otherwise generally rounded arched or U-shaped transition surface and is configured such that, in use, the velocity and/or turbulence resulting from the in use flow of the material being pumped in the main pumping chamber is reduced. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150345320 | FAN CASE WITH AUXETIC LINER - A case for fan includes a multilayer structure formed of cylindrical layers, including an outer shell and a liner layer. The liner layer is located radially inward from the shell. The liner layer is an auxetic material, which increases strength to increase effectiveness of case in a blade out condition. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150345505 | CASING LINER FOR SEWAGE PUMP AND SEWAGE PUMP WITH THE SAME - A casing liner used for a sewage pump includes a surface to face an edge of a blade of an impeller when the casing liner is assembled with the impeller into the sewage pump. At least one groove with given width is formed in at least a part of the surface. The groove includes a first section with given depth, which is located on the side close to a rotational center of the impeller, a second section smaller in depth than the first section, which is located on the side far from the rotational center of the impeller, and a third section that is an inclined face connecting the first and second sections, the first to third sections being arranged in a width direction of the groove. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150354408 | FAN CASE - A fan case for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes an outer shroud and a liner extending along the outer shroud. The fan case provides a protective band that blocks fan blades from being thrown out of the fan case in case of a blade-off event in which a fan blade is released during operation of the gas turbine engine. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160069214 | FAN CASE ASSEMBLIES - A fan case for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes an outer shroud and a liner extending along the outer shroud. The fan case provides a protective band that blocks fan blades from being thrown out of the fan case in case of a blade-off event in which a fan blade is released during operation of the gas turbine engine. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160076402 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine comprising a casing, a bonding patch ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160123159 | ROTARY DEVICE - A rotary device, comprises a central hub; and at least one blade extending from the hub; wherein the blade comprises a blade body and a blade cap, the blade body having a blade body tip, the blade cap being arranged to cover the blade body tip; and wherein the blade cap comprises a mesh. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160169044 | LINERS FOR TURBOMACHINERY CASES | 06-16-2016 |
| 415197000 | Nonmetallic material | 6 |
| 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 ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20110311355 | AXIAL TURBO COMPRESSOR FOR A GAS TURBINE HAVING LOW RADIAL GAP LOSSES AND DIFFUSER LOSSES - An axial turbo-compressor for a gas turbine having a stator vane assembly that is formed by stator vanes having vane tips exposed on the hub side and a stationary shaft cover on the hub side and delimits the flow channel of the axial compressor is provided. A radial gap is designed between the shaft cover and the van tips that is minimally sized such that the axial turbo-compressor may still be assembled, and there is a plurality of recesses in the shaft cover, wherein one of the recesses is allocated to each vane tip that is arranged directly neighboring the vane tip allocated thereto and is sized such that during operation of the axial turbo compressor every vane tip may be plunged into the recess allocated thereto without one of the vane tips significantly contacting the shaft cover. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120099978 | Turbine Component Having Easily Removable Protective Layer, Set of Turbine Components, a Turbine and a Method for Protecting a Turbine Component - Turbine components are often shipped individually and are not shipped assembled into a turbine. To this end, the turbine blade has to be protected of external stresses and external damage. This is done by an easily removable protective coating that easily evaporates during the first operation of the newly produced or restored component, so that the protective coating does not have to be removed in an additional operational step before installation. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130195635 | Fan Case Rub System - A turbine engine fan case assembly includes a structural case and a liner assembly. A radially accommodating attachment system connects the liner assembly to the structural case. The attachment system comprises a circumferentially-distributed plurality of longitudinally elongate radially outwardly open channels mounted to the liner assembly. The attachment system further comprises an associated plurality of inwardly-projecting tongues mounted to the structural case. Each tongue is accommodated in an associated said channel. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130216366 | SELF-ADJUSTING LINER FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A self-adjusting liner assembly for installation within a centrifugal pump of the type having an impeller and a pump casing having a suction inlet is provided, comprising a liner having a sealing end, the sealing end having at least one substantially planar outer most surface for contacting an outer surface of the impeller; and a resilient member disposed in the liner, said resilient member providing a force so that the at least one outer most surface remains in substantially continuous contact with the outer surface of the impeller. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20160123184 | COMBINED FAN CASE ICE LINER AND REAR LINER - A jet engine fan case is disclosed. The fan case may comprise an ice liner section and a rear liner section, wherein the ice liner section and the rear liner section are constructed from a constructed from a single, integral material. The ice liner section may comprise fiberglass and the rear liner section comprises fiberglass, such that the combined liner comprises a single piece. The combined liner may comprise a plurality of segments in the range of one segment to nine segments. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile that is less than the first cross-sectional profile. The combined liner may comprise an uninterrupted aerodynamic surface. | 05-05-2016 |
