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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Bernd Gigas, Churchville, NY (US);
Richard Howk, Pittsford, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bernd Gigas, Churchville, NY (US);
Richard Howk, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/06 (2006.01); B01F 5/12 (2006.01); B01F 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An impeller apparatus for use with a magnetically coupled mixer includes in one embodiment an axial-pumping impeller spaced axially apart from a driven magnet by a shaft. In another embodiment the impeller apparatus includes an up-pumping impeller spaced axially apart from a magnetic element by a shaft, the magnetic element cooperates with a superconducting element for levitating the impeller apparatus away from the bottom of the tank and cooperates with a motive device to rotate the impeller.