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Pump Engineering, Inc.

Escapes Network LLC

Energy Recovery, Inc.

Fluid Equipment Development Company, LLC

Vector Technologies LLC

Robert A Oklejas

Eli Oklejas, Jr

Dragan Cerovcevic

Roy Radakovich

Kevin L Newcomer

Dejan Teofilovic

Ryan Kitzmiller

Kevin V Terrasi

Eli Oklejas

Michael P Oklejas

Dimitrije Dinic

Uros Tomanovic

A method for providing programmatic commercial insertion for a hybrid radio-TV channel of a system includes providing integrated or combined radio content from a radio system for broadcasting on the hybrid radio-TV channel, providing television content from a television system for display on the hybrid radio-TV channel during the content blocks; determining whether a video content is available from the radio system or from ad server during the ad insertion point; and determining whether a pre-loaded logo is available from the radio system during the ad insertion points. The method further includes inserting the video content from the radio system into the hybrid radio-TV channel for display if available, otherwise inserting the video content from the ad server, otherwise inserting the pre-loaded logo from the radio system, or otherwise displaying the video content from the television system and/or from the hybrid radio-TV channel. An associated system is also provided.

Hybrid radio-television channel

A wireless network system for providing reliable transmission over a wireless network includes a multicast stream source including a modifier and a plurality of multicast stream recipients in communication with the multicast stream source with each of the plurality of multicast stream recipients including an outgoing library.

Systems and methods for providing reliable multicast transmissions to multiple stream recipients over a wireless network

A fluid to fluid pressurizer includes an elongated stationary portion comprising a plurality of flow channels, said stationary portion comprising a first face at a first end and a second face at a second end. A first and second rotor housing are disposed adjacent to the end of the elongated stationary portion and have a fluid inlet fluidically coupled to respective first and second annular channels. A first and second rotary valve plates are in the housings and have inlet valve ports coupling the fluid inlet to the plurality of flow channels and outlet valve ports fluidically coupling the flow channels to adjacent the rotor faces. The rotary valve plates have sealing surfaces adjacent the stator faces. Annular seals are disposed between the rotor housings and the rotary valve plate between the annular channels. A motor or motors rotate the rotary valve plates within the housings.

Fluid to fluid pressurizer and method of operating the same

A system and method for treating an individual at an end user location coping with neurodegeneration are provided. A signal feed includes audiovisual content including personal imagery or video comprising persons, places, or things that are personal to the life of the specific individual. A control device is configured to access the signal feed and select specific audiovisual content. The control device generates an output feed for presenting the selected audiovisual content through one or more displays at the end user location to treat the neurodegeneration of the specific individual by refreshing a memory of the specific individual with the personal imagery or video.

System and method for providing a television network customized for an end user

A system and method for injecting slurry includes a first elongated tank comprising a first end having a first volume and a second end having a second volume, said first volume separated from the second volume, a first pipe having a first end external to the first elongated tank receiving clear fluid and a second end coupled to the first volume and a plurality of slurry valves fluidically coupled to the first elongated tank. The plurality of slurry valves have a first state communicating high pressure slurry from the second volume to the slurry injection site and a second state communicating low pressure slurry into the second volume. A plurality of clear fluid valves are fluidically coupled to the first elongated tank and communicate high pressure clear fluid to the first volume in the first state and communicate low pressure clear fluid from the first volume in the second state.

Method and system for injecting slurry using one slurry pressurizing tank

A hybrid audio and video system and method of providing a television network customized for an end user at an end user location are provided. A video signal feed includes visual content. An audio signal feed includes audio content. A third signal feed includes promotional content about the end user. Specific visual content, audio content, and promotional content are electronically selected. The visual content, audio content, and promotional content are electronically combined in response to the selections to create an output feed. The selected visual content, audio content, and promotional content of the output feed through the television network at the end user location.

A television entertainment system that combines the visual imagery of television entertainment and transmission with the audio of radio entertainment and transmission to create a new synthesis system for therapeutic benefit designated as Hybrid Radio Television. Each segment (video/audio) of the system can be viewed or heard/listened to on its own, however, it is designed to be viewed and heard/listened to as an integrated whole, as selected by a viewer.

Hybrid audio/video entertainment system

A hydraulic turbocharger having an outer housing having a first section, a turbine end section and a pump end section. The pump end and turbine end sections are removably secured to the first section. A first cavity being formed between the first section and the turbine end section. A second cavity being formed between the first section and the pump end section. A first insert positioned in the first cavity and a second insert positioned in the second cavity. The first and second inserts being formed have more than one piece and defining a volute passageway in the first and second cavities respectively. The first and second inserts being designed to be capable of being machined to form the volute passageway.

Centrifugal pump

A reverse osmosis water purification system comprises an impulse turbine operatively connected to a source of water to be purified. A feed pump is connected to the impulse turbine to supply a source of high pressure water to be purified. A first purification membrane chamber is connected to the feed pump to receive a supply of high pressure unpurified water from the feed pump. The first purification membrane chamber has an outlet for discharging purified water and a discharge opening for discharging high pressure unpurified water. A hydraulic turbocharger has a turbine end T and a pump end P. The pump end P has an inlet for receiving the high pressure unpurified water from the first purification membrane chamber and an outlet which discharges the high pressure unpurified water. A second purification membrane member chamber is connected to the outlet of the pump end P of the hydraulic turbocharger for receiving the high pressure unpurified water. The second purification-membrane chamber has an outlet for discharging water purified in the second purification membrane chamber. The second purification membrane chamber has a discharge opening for discharging high pressure unpurified water from the second purification membrane chamber. The discharge opening is connected to the turbine end T of the hydraulic turbocharger and a turbine end T of the impulse turbine. The high pressure unpurified water from the second purification membrane chamber can be used to drive the turbine end T of the impulse turbine and/or the turbine end T of the hydraulic turbocharger to increase the pressure of the water to be purified that is supplied to the first or the second purification membrane chambers.

Apparatus for improving efficiency of a reverse osmosis system

A thrust bearing for a rotating member that is subject to axial forces causing movement in an axial direction of a rotating member. A sealing surface is positioned on at least a portion of the rotating member. A bearing is positioned adjacent the rotating member. A sealing face is positioned on the bearing. The sealing face is disposed to be in opposed relationship with the sealing surface on the rotating member. A bearing space is located between the sealing face and the sealing surface. A fluid reservoir is positioned in the bearing and is in communication with the bearing space. A passageway extends through the bearing to a volute adjacent the rotating member to supply a fluid to the fluid reservoir. A plurality of pockets are positioned on the sealing face of the bearing. The pockets are positioned to be in communication with the fluid reservoir. A plurality of wedge shaped depressions are positioned on the sealing face of the bearing. The depressions are disposed to be positioned adjacent and in communication with the pockets and the fluid reservoir. Fluid from the reservoir enters the pockets. As the rotating member rotates, the fluid in the pockets is dragged by the rotating member in the wedge shaped depressions. The pressure on the fluid increases as the fluid is forced, due to the rotation of the rotating member, into a decreasing clearance formed by the wedge shaped depressions. The increased fluid pressure in the depressions also acts on the sealing face of the bearing to counteract axial forces placed on the rotating member.

Thrust bearing

A thrust bearing for a rotating member that is subject to axial forces causing movement in an axial direction of a rotating member. A sealing surface is positioned on at least a portion of the rotating member. A bearing is positioned adjacent the rotating member. A sealing face is positioned on the bearing. The sealing face is disposed to be in opposed relationship with the sealing surface on the rotating member. A bearing space is located between the sealing face and the sealing surface. A fluid reservoir is positioned in the bearing and is in communication with the bearing space. A passageway extends through the bearing to a discharge region adjacent the rotating member to supply a fluid to the fluid reservoir. A plurality of pockets are positioned on the sealing surface of the rotating member.

An idler disk for reducing fluid drag forces in a machine having a rotating component is disclosed. An outer housing is provided for the machine and a cavity is defined in the outer housing. The cavity has opposed side walls. A rotatable component is positioned in the cavity and the rotatable component is spaced apart from the side walls of the cavity. At least one freely rotatable idler disk is positioned in the cavity and the idler disk is in spaced apart relationship with the rotatable component and the side walls of the cavity. The idler disk extends in the cavity along at least a portion of the length of the rotatable component. The idler disk is caused to rotate in the same direction as the rotatable component by the rotating fluid in the cavity. The fluid is caused to rotate by the rotation of the rotatable component. The rotating idler disk increases the speed of the fluid rotating adjacent the rotatable component and thereby reduces the fluid drag on the rotatable component. An outer seal means forms a seal between the idler disk and the rotatable component to control the flow of fluid between the idler disk and the rotatable component. The outer seal means is positioned adjacent the outer periphery of the rotatable component and the idler disk. The outer seal means acts to equalize the axial forces on the sides of the idler disk to maintain the idler disk in a desired equilibrium position where the idler disk is maintained in spaced apart relationship from the rotatable component and the side walls of the cavity.

Idler disk

The invention is a centrifugal pump having an outer housing defining a pumping chamber. An impeller is rotatably positioned in the chamber for pumping a fluid. The impeller is mounted on the first end of a rotatable shaft. A journal bearing is positioned in the outer housing and disposed coaxially around the shaft. A small clearance space is present between the shaft and the journal bearing. The clearance space is in communication with the chamber whereby the fluid being pumped by the impeller is directed to said clearance space and the fluid provides the lubrication for the journal bearing. The impeller of the pump is moveable in the pumping chamber and positioned adjacent a first wall of the pumping chamber. An inverted tub is secured to the second end of the shaft and extends over a portion of the outer housing where the shaft is located. A drive belt engages the outer periphery of the inverted hub to rotate the inverted hub and impeller. The drive belt engages the inverted hub at substantially the midpoint of the journal bearing. A space is provided between the impeller and the second wall of the pumping chamber. The fluid being pumped enters the space and acts upon the impeller to bias the impeller towards the first wall. A groove is positioned in the first wall adjacent the impeller. A conduit extends from the groove to the discharge region for the pumped fluid whereby high pressure fluid from the discharge enters the groove to counteract the pressure from the space and the impeller is maintained in the desired position in the pumping chamber.

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Monroe, MI, United States of America

Robert A Oklejas