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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Erickson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Vitolis Budrys, La Mirada, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kobe, Inc., Huntington Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415 89 ;
Abstract
A pitot pump having a stationary vane containing a pitot tube mounted inside a rotating housing. Fluid is delivered to the interior of the housing through a plurality of radial ducts in the walls of the casing which discharge fluid by centrifugal force into the housing. Means is provided in the casing for distributing fluid discharged from the ducts in a manner to reduce impact of the fluid against the stationary vane.