Patents in subclass Pumps/By Liquid Pressure Sensor

Parent class: Pumps

Number Patent title Issue Date
07140051 Dry suction fitting assembly

A dry suction fitting assembly is provided for drawing water from a spa, whirlpool bathtub or other suitable water tub to a pump, featuring a suction body for arranging in relation to a wall of the spa, whirlpool bathtub or other suitable...
11/28/2006
07001158 Digital fluid pump

Digital fluid pumps having first and second electromagnetic actuators formed in part by a piston to alternately drive the piston in opposite directions for pumping purposes. The piston motion is intentionally limited so that the...
02/21/2006
06981838 Method and apparatus for detecting the occurrence of surge in a centrifugal compressor

A method and apparatus for detecting the occurrence of surge or incipient surge in a centrifugal compressor is supplied. The centrifugal compressor has an inlet passage, an inlet passage wall and an impeller. When flowing a fluid through...
01/03/2006
06817198 Method and apparatus for variable frequency controlled compressor and fan

Compressor controls in a compressed gas system provide a variable frequency controlled refrigerant compressor in a dehydrator for compressed air or other gases. The system detects changes in a demand on the pneumatic air supply by...
11/16/2004
06814187 System for detecting liquid in an inground lift

A system for detecting liquid in an inground lift has a tube with an open end disposed within the internal cavity defined by the containment housing of the inground lift. The tube is in fluid communication with a source of pressurized...
11/09/2004
06808369 System for regulating fluid pump pressures

A method is provided for regulating fluid pump pressures by detecting an elevation differential between a fluid flow control device and the distal end of a fluid line in communication with the fluid flow control device. A fluid flow...
10/26/2004
06766810 Methods and apparatus to control pressure in a supercritical fluid reactor

The present invention pertains to methods and apparatus for controlling the pressure in a supercritical processing system. Active methods for controlling the pressure include anticipating a pressure deviation due to a solute addition to a...
07/27/2004
06729848 Sensor mount for sump draining apparatus

A sump draining apparatus having an pressure transducer engaged in a receptacle that is in turn engaged in an open-ended collar of a housing. The receptacle and thus the pressure transducer is slideable in the axial direction into and out...
05/04/2004
06663586 System for collection of blood without damage

A system for the collection of physiological fluids includes a vacuum source (14) that is controlled to provide low vacuum as a function of whether fluids are entering the system. The suction wand and associated tubing are made of thin...
12/16/2003
06644929 Pressure regulating valve

A pressure maintenance assembly for a domestic water well system. The assembly includes a pressure maintenance valve having an inlet side and an outlet side, a pressure tank in fluidic communication with the outlet side, and a calibrated...
11/11/2003
06632072 Pneumatic pump control system and method of making the same including a pneumatic pressure accumulator tube

A pneumatic pump control system for sequentially switching on and off an electrically operated pump disposed in a waste water liquid storage tank The pneumatic pump control system comprises a pneumatic pressure accumulator that is...
10/14/2003
06592342 Water supply system

A water supply system has its housing and pressure tank sized so that the pressure tank fits within the housing, thus avoiding the need for another separate opening in the ground for the pressure tank. With this arrangement, there is less...
07/15/2003
06557729 Soap dispensing system with single soap pump and two unpressurized soap containers

A soap dispensing system includes non-pressurized first and second soap containers connected to a soap manifold. The manifold has a first inlet connection to the first soap container and a second inlet connection to the second soap...
05/06/2003
06487903 Method and system for determining pump cavitation and estimating degradation in mechanical seals therefrom

A method and system for determining pump cavitation is disclosed. In accordance with the principle of the invention, changes in dynamic fluid pressure within a pump are monitored and compared to a determined cavitation alarm pressure. The...
12/03/2002
06484782 Grout applicator system

A grout slurry pumping system, and a grout slurry control box and associated tools are described. Methods of using the pumping system and control box are also described. The pumping system and control box may be used separately or...
11/26/2002
06416291 Fluid flow resistance monitoring system

Flow parameters in a fluid delivery assembly are determined by monitoring pressure responses and processing those responses along with information regarding the fluid flow. In one aspect, a processor controls the pump to pump flow...
07/09/2002
06398510 Method and system for avoiding cavitation in a pump conveying saturated water

A tank (1) having saturated water (2) is connected to a pump (5) via a suction line (4). The actual values of the pressure and/or temperature in the tank (1) are detected to a measuring arrangement (7) and supplied to a control apparatus...
06/04/2002
06382922 Grout pumps, control boxes and applicator tools, and methods for using the same

A grout slurry pumping system, and a grout slurry control box and associated tools are described. Methods of using the pumping system and control box are also described. The pumping system and control box may be used separately or...
05/07/2002
06305416 Actuator valve for pressure switch for a fluidic system

Hydraulic actuator. An actuator body includes an inlet, an outlet, a port communicating with a pre-charged diaphragm tank, and a port communicating with a pressure switch. The actuator body includes a movable member which, in a first...
10/23/2001
06293097 On-board reductant delivery system

An on-board reductant delivery system for a motor vehicle includes a mixer/nozzle system for connection to an exhaust system of a motor vehicle. The on-board reductant delivery system also includes a fluid metering system connected to the...
09/25/2001
06273684 Centrifugal pump unit

The centrifugal pump unit includes a flow switch arranged within the pump housing in the flow path of a delivery fluid, which essentially consists of an electromagnetic switch device and a two-armed, pivotably mounted lever whose one arm...
08/14/2001
06264435 Regulation of fluid conditioning stations

They are characterized in that, when the pressure at the measurement point reaches or exceeds the start-up pressure value and/or when the flow provided by the pumping devices is lower than the consumption flow, the flow provided by the...
07/24/2001
06227241 Actuator valve for pressure switch for a fluidic system

Hydraulic actuator. An actuator body includes an inlet, an outlet, a port communicating with a pre-charged diaphragm tank, and a port communicating with a pressure switch. The actuator body includes a movable member which, in a first...
05/08/2001
6138750 Water well stagnant bottom rehabilitation means and method

An apparatus and method of rehabilitating the stagnant bottom of water wells using existing well equipment including a pump and a pressure tank, augmented by valves and a conduit that extends from the surface to near the bottom of the...
10/31/2000
6109879 Fluid pressure source apparatus

A fluid pressure source apparatus includes a pump, an accumulator for receiving pressure from the pump, a pressure switch for detecting the pressure in the accumulator, an electric motor for driving the pump, and a motor control device...
08/29/2000
6041856 Real-time pump optimization system

A system for optimizing progressive cavity pump operation during oil and gas recovery is provided. By strategically disposing a plurality of sensors along the production tubing and sucker rod strings, progressive cavity pump operation and...
03/28/2000
5979478 Apparatus and method for treating water in a water supply system

Apparatus for delivering a water treatment chemical to a water intake in a water system is disclosed. The water system has a water inlet and a pump for withdrawing water from a natural body of water, such as an underground aquifer, a...
11/09/1999
5980210 Diaphragm-type pressurizing pump having a water stopper structure

A diaphragm-type pressurizing pump having a water stopper structure, in which an upper lid of the pump having a pressurizing room being provided on top of the pressurizing pump, wherein the water stopper structure including mainly a valve...
11/09/1999
5947690 Actuator valve for pressure switch for a fluidic system

Hydraulic actuator. An actuator body includes an inlet, an outlet, a port communicating with a pre-charged diaphragm tank, and a port communicating with a pressure switch. The actuator body includes a movable member which, in a first...
09/07/1999
5941305 Real-time pump optimization system

A system for optimizing pump operation during oil and gas recovery is provided. By strategically disposing a plurality of sensors along the production tubing and sucker rod strings, pump operation and performance may be monitored...
08/24/1999
5934880 Fluid pressure source apparatus for providing adequate accumulator pressure during pressure failure

A fluid pressure source apparatus has a pump, an accumulator, a pressure switch, and a control device for turning on and off the pump in accordance with the signal from the pressure switch. The control device has a pressure increase...
08/10/1999
5927950 Device for controlling the supply of water (or other liquid) by a pump and for protecting the same in the event of dry running

The device comprises: a flowstat 16 with a slider 16B with a built-in magnet 22 designed to interfere with a proximity-operated electric switch 20A; a variable-volume chamber 1 with a flexible wall 9 and spring means 28 that tend to...
07/27/1999
5765995 Automated engine-powered pump control system

An automated control system for an engine-powered pump system. The pump system includes an engine with a battery and a pump. A control unit includes: a display, engine sensors, pump sensors, fluid level sensors, engine controllers, pump...
06/16/1998
5725359 Pool pump controller

A pool pump controller includes a pneumatic pressure sensor having at least one port disposed to react to negative pressure within a pool's pump intake chamber. The sensor input port, which includes a check valve, is connected to a pump...
03/10/1998
5707211 Variable speed pump system with a hydropneumatic buffer/pressure tank

A fluid pressure control system which is usable to control pressure in a fluid distribution system includes a variable speed drive coupled to a pump. A hydropneumatic tank is coupled to the distribution system. In normal operation, the...
01/13/1998
5672050 Apparatus and method for monitoring a sump pump

An apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling a motor driven sump pump. The apparatus and method includes a power supply which powers the apparatus, a sensing portion which detects the level of the liquid within the sump, a...
09/30/1997
5636971 Regulation of fluid conditioning stations

An arrangement for regulating fluid conditioning stations including a plurality of pumping devices, at least one fluid storage reservoir, at least one pressure transducer and regulating mechanism, the conditioning station providing a...
06/10/1997