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- Patent Title: Orientation and gravity insensitive in-casing oil management system for fluid displacement devices, and methods related thereto
- Patent Title (中): 流体置换装置的取向和重力不敏感的套管油管理系统及其相关方法
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Application No.: US11861797Application Date: 2007-09-26
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Publication No.: US07789202B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Kang P. Lee , William Gronemeyer
- Applicant: Kang P. Lee , William Gronemeyer
- Applicant Address: US MA Marlborough
- Assignee: Aspen Compressor, LLC.
- Current Assignee: Aspen Compressor, LLC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Marlborough
- Agency: IP Law Services, LLC.
- Agent Lucy Elandjian
- Main IPC: F01M11/03
- IPC: F01M11/03 ; F04B49/00

Abstract:
Disclosed is a pressurized internal oil management system, comprising an oil dam, at least one oil separator, at least one oil collection manifold, at least one oil pump, and one or more paths for returning the separated oil; said system integrated within the casing of a fluid displacement device to supply adequate lubrication regardless of orientations under zero to full gravity, and methods and applications related thereto. Fluid displacement devices useful herein include oil lubricated rotary or reciprocating machinery, such as compressors, expanders, pumps and engines, in the casing of which exists one or more drive mechanisms that can be utilized to operate the oil management system, in most cases without even increasing the size of the casing. The present invention is especially useful for applications where small size and low weight of the fluid displacement device or the system containing it are important, such as personal or electronic cooling systems in terrestrial mobile applications or various cooling systems in aerospace applications.
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