Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid pumps
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Application No.: US17359443Application Date: 2021-06-25
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Publication No.: US12012971B2Publication Date: 2024-06-18
- Inventor: Travis H. Marshall
- Applicant: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IA West Des Moines
- Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Des Moines
- Agency: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.
- Main IPC: F04D29/42
- IPC: F04D29/42 ; F04D1/04 ; F04D17/06

Abstract:
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, embodiments of fluid pumps, pump cases, valve bodies, and volutes are disclosed herein. Embodiments of methods for manufacturing fluid pumps, pump cases, valve bodies, and volutes are also disclosed herein. Embodiments can include additive manufacturing, for example. Certain embodiments can include additively manufacturing a pump case in a tilted orientation, utilizing only coincidental support structure having a unique shape, and with teardrop shaped volute and/or valve body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220412371A1 FLUID PUMPS Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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