103 patents
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Utility
Vertical pump having self-compensating thrust balance device
5 Oct 21
A vertical pump features a shaft having an end with an impeller arranged thereon and rotates about an axis; a stationary bushing having an axial bushing surface, a radial bushing surface, and a central bushing bore; and a thrust balance drum that includes a central balancing drum bore to receive the shaft, that couples to the shaft so as to rotate about the axis, that includes an axial balance drum surface and a radial balance drum surface, and that is arranged in the central bushing bore of the stationary bushing with the axial balance drum surface positioned with respect to the axial bushing surface to define an axial clearance, and with the radial balance drum surface positioned with respect to the radial bushing surface to define a radial clearance.
Paul Walter Behnke, Daniel Stephen Miller, Abhi Nutankumar Gandhi
Filed: 31 Jan 19
Utility
Adjustable rigid spacer coupling
28 Sep 21
Technologies are described for devices and methods for adjusting a position of impellers within a bowl assembly.
Daniel Stephen Miller, Paul Walter Behnke
Filed: 14 Nov 18
Utility
Three point mount for a vibration sensing apparatus
28 Sep 21
A sensing module apparatus is provided for monitoring a vibrating machine or structure, such as a pump, which include three mounting points on the apparatus for securely mounting the apparatus to the vibrating machine or structure.
Bradley DeCook, Mark Playford
Filed: 9 Sep 19
Utility
Ring section pump having intermediate tie rod combination
14 Sep 21
A ring section pump features a low-pressure end configured to receive fluid to be pumped into the ring section pump; a high-pressure end configured to provide the fluid to be pumped from the ring section pump; and an intermediate tie rod combination having a intermediate flange with upper tie rods configured to couple together the intermediate flange and the high-pressure end and with lower tie rods configured to couple together the intermediate flange and the low-pressure end.
Daniel S. Miller, Abhi N. Gandhi, Paul W. Behnke
Filed: 29 Jun 16
Utility
Oil filter/liquid indicator assembly
7 Sep 21
A bearing housing assembly featuring a bearing housing having a bearing housing wall portion with a bearing assembly chamber for receiving a bearing assembly and a shaft to be rotated, an oil sump for receiving and containing oil for lubricating the bearing assembly when the shaft is rotated, an oil path channel formed as an oil path for receiving dirty oil from the bearing assembly chamber for traveling down the oil path, and a filter assembly wall portion forming a filter assembly cavity coupled fluidically between the oil sump and the oil path channel; and a filter assembly arranged in the filter assembly cavity, to couple to the filter assembly wall portion, receive the dirty oil traveling down the oil path, filter the dirty oil and provide filtered oil to the oil sump, so the filtered oil can be recirculated to lubricate the bearing assembly when the shaft is rotated.
Simon C. Bradshaw, Sean A. Kopper, Susan E. Sullivan, John C. Salerno, Cynthia A. Kohberger
Filed: 9 Apr 20
Utility
Geopolymeric formulations and associated methods for the manufacturing of three-dimensional structures
31 Aug 21
A geopolymeric ink formulation for direct 3D printing containing a geopolymeric formulation whose components are present in such proportions as to be subjected to a geopolymerization reaction and to provide, at the end of the reaction, a solid geopolymer and wherein the formulation, before and during at least a part of the geopolymerization reaction, wherein three-dimensional chemical bonds have not yet been formed, forms a reversible-gel, non-Newtonian, viscoelastic fluid.
Paolo Colombo, Giorgia Franchin, Hamada Said Abdelwahab Elsayed, Agustin Sin Xicola
Filed: 16 Dec 16
Utility
Sensorized brake pad calibration machines, systems, and methods
31 Aug 21
Various machines, systems, and methods for generating calibration data for a sensorized brake pad are disclosed.
Stefano Serra, Mattia Solari, Laura Meduri, Paolo Truccone
Filed: 28 Sep 17
Utility
Smart communication device or apparatus for collecting and evaluating information about equipment distributed over a large area, e.g., over a large industrial plant or oil field
10 Aug 21
Apparatus is provided having a smart communication device having a processor configured to: receive signaling containing information about sensed data from a multiplicity of data collectors each associated with a respective piece of equipment and configured to collect the sensed data related to the respective piece of equipment when the smart communication device is moved within a predefined proximity to automatically connect with each data collector to receive the signaling during movement of the smart communication device on a programmed route having multiple pieces of equipment; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about prioritized sensed data related to each of the multiplicity of data collectors for operating an app in the processor, based upon the signaling received.
Neil Loychik, James Reitano, Naveen George, Bradley C. Decook, Jeffrey Sullivan, Daniel L. Kernan, Ken Hauenstein, David Rayle
Filed: 24 May 19
Utility
Compliant elastomeric shock absorbing apparatus
3 Aug 21
A shock absorbing apparatus includes a flexible membrane defining an accumulator cavity, and a compression assembly defining a compression cavity.
Christopher Kudla, Jeffrey T. Kelly, Marshall W. Downing, John T. Koscielniak, Jeffrey N. Weisbeck, Gregory Herman, James Senneff
Filed: 20 Nov 18
Utility
Hot runner detection and response systems, devices, and methods
29 Jun 21
Various systems, devices, and methods for detecting and/or responding to the temperature of brakes are disclosed.
Stefano Serra, Daniele Donzelli, Mattia Solari, Marco Terranova
Filed: 20 May 19
Utility
Brake pad with thermoelectric energy harvester
15 Jun 21
Various brake pads with thermoelectric energy harvesters are disclosed.
Stefano Serra, Paolo Truccone, Umberto Vignolo, Ali Asghar Enkeshafi, Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl, Paw Vestergard Mortensen, Agustin Sin Xicola
Filed: 11 Sep 18
Utility
Machine slip and direction sensing using flux gate sensor
11 May 21
Apparatus features a signal processor configured to receive signaling from a flux sensor containing information about a residual field from an electrical supply to a motor of a driven machine and a magnetic field from one or more rotating magnets placed on a rotating component of the driven machine; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about the operation of the driven machine, based upon a difference between an electrical supply frequency and a slip frequency determined from the signaling received and processed.
Naveen George, Cody Arliss, Simon Bradshaw, Jeffrey Sullivan
Filed: 21 Dec 18
Utility
One-hand operable end fitting connector assembly
13 Apr 21
An end fitting connector assembly includes an end fitting having a first end, a second end and a through opening that extends in a direction that is transverse to an end fitting axis extending through the first and second ends and in which the through opening is defined by a peripheral wall.
Timothy J. Boerschig
Filed: 5 Nov 18
Utility
Technique to detect motor leakage flux anomalies
13 Apr 21
A signal processor is configured to receive signaling containing information about a sensed sinusoidal waveform of magnetic flux caused by a current flowing in a winding of a motor having a component of distortion caused at least in part by a magnetic flux created by the current flowing, and also about a pure sinusoidal waveform of a sensed fundamental frequency of the magnetic flux; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about anomalies in the motor that depends on a relationship between the sensed sinusoidal waveform and the pure sinusoid waveform, based upon the signaling received.
Dean Patrick Williams
Filed: 18 Nov 19
Utility
Friction material, in particular for the manufacturing of a brake pad, and associated preparation methods
13 Apr 21
An asbestos-free friction material having at least one of the group consisting of inorganic, organic and metallic fibers, at least one binder, at least one friction modifier or lubricant and at least a filler or abrasive, wherein the binder is almost completely and exclusively inorganic and is constituted almost exclusively by a hydrated geopolymer or a blend of hydrated geopolymers.
Agustin Sin Xicola, Alessandro Angeleri, Federico Lupone, Dario Caldarola, Alberto Conte, Paolo Colombo
Filed: 9 Nov 18
Utility
Matrix converter control using predicted output current
23 Mar 21
There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter.
Manjusha Vijayagopal, César Armando Silva Jiménez, Lee Empringham, Liliana Vittoria De Lillo
Filed: 24 Oct 17
Utility
Smart braking devices, systems, and methods with resin features
23 Mar 21
Various braking devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Stefano Serra, Luca Martinotto, Augusti Sin Xicola, Fabrizio Merlo, Paolo Galimberti
Filed: 28 Sep 16
Utility
Smart pump for remotely sending realtime data to a smart device
16 Mar 21
The present invention provides wireless sensor technology seamlessly integrated into a pump system having a pump, a motor and a drive, has diagnostic and prognostic intelligence that utilizes sensor data, allows real-time condition monitoring; enables easy access to data and analytics via smart devices (i.e., smart phones and tablets); allows for easy remote monitoring (i.e., web portal) of the pump system; allows self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) built-in that adapts to changing conditions; and allows for smart pump system remote control.
Bradley Decook, Daniel Kernan
Filed: 15 Jun 18
Utility
Crosstalk shield
9 Feb 21
Technologies are described for devices and methods to prevent crosstalk.
Hong Nguyen
Filed: 25 Jun 19
Utility
Vehicle braking unit, brake pad and associated methods
12 Jan 21
A vehicle braking unit comprising a support designed to be positioned in use close to an element to be braked, braking elements which are carried in a movable way by the support, actuation elements which are carried by the support for pushing the braking elements against the element to be braked and first and second guide surfaces that are integral, respectively, to the braking elements and to the support, and that cooperate together to guide and support the braking elements when they are moved towards the element to be braked by the activation of the actuation elements; the first and/or the second guide surfaces are covered by a sliding coating consisting of a polymeric resin layer with solid lubricants and/or anti-friction materials being dispersed therein, that has been cured at a temperature greater than 300° C.
Fabrizio Merlo, Agustin Sin Xicola, Pietro Bertoldo, Alessandro Angeleri
Filed: 21 Jul 16