Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vacuum pump
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Application No.: US14438140Application Date: 2013-10-14
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Publication No.: US10024328B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Alexander James Patey , Emiliano Lucchetta , Ian Keech , Mohammad Eghtesadi Bahrami , Richard Glyn Horler
- Applicant: Edwards Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Burgees Hills, West Sussex
- Assignee: Edwards Limited
- Current Assignee: Edwards Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Burgees Hills, West Sussex
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Kohler, P.A.
- Agent Theodore M. Magee
- Priority: GB1219518.6 20121030
- International Application: PCT/GB2013/052673 WO 20131014
- International Announcement: WO2014/068277 WO 20140508
- Main IPC: F04D15/00
- IPC: F04D15/00 ; F04D19/04 ; F04D27/00 ; F04D29/063 ; F04D27/02 ; F04D29/057 ; F04D29/058 ; F04D29/056

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a vacuum pump comprising a turbo molecular pumping mechanism wherein an operative characteristic of the turbomolecular pumping mechanism is dependent on the orientation of the vacuum pump and the pump comprises an orientation sensor for sensing the orientation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150275902A1 VACUUM PUMP Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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