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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:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Paul Papin, Creteil, FR;
Assignee:
PCM Pompes, Vanves, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
418 48 ; 418179 ; 4182069 ;
Abstract
Gear pump, or Moineau pump, comprising two helical gears one inside the other, the internal helical gear, which is rotary (the rotor) having one tooth fewer than the external helical gear, which is stationary (the stator), characterized in that the rotor and the stator are made of respective materials which have respective coefficients of thermal expansion which lead to respective expansions of the rotor and of the stator which are such that an approximately constant clearance is maintained between the rotor and the stator over a range of ambient temperatures spanning between about 15.degree. C. and about 300.degree. C.