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US20070237656A1
US20070237656A1 US11/401,769 US40176906A US2007237656A1 US 20070237656 A1 US20070237656 A1 US 20070237656A1 US 40176906 A US40176906 A US 40176906A US 2007237656 A1 US2007237656 A1 US 2007237656A1
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Nicholas Pipkorn
Todd Stephens
Jeremy Carlson
David Allen
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Michael Turner
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Priority to EP07760383A priority patent/EP2004998A2/fr
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/54—Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers
    • F04D29/541—Specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/542—Bladed diffusers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/522—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/526—Details of the casing section radially opposing blade tips
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US11/401,769 US20070237656A1 (en) 2006-04-11 2006-04-11 Rotary fan with encapsulated motor assembly
EP07760383A EP2004998A2 (fr) 2006-04-11 2007-04-10 Ventilateur tournant à moteur encapsulé
PCT/US2007/066310 WO2007121168A2 (fr) 2006-04-11 2007-04-10 Ventilateur tournant à moteur encapsulé
CA002648432A CA2648432A1 (fr) 2006-04-11 2007-04-10 Ventilateur tournant a moteur encapsule

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