Patents
US 10233940 B2: Shaft seals and liquid pump comprising same
- Granted
- 2019-03-19
- Filed
- 2015-10-22 application 14920143
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A liquid pump including a motor housing, a motor, a volute housing joined to the motor housing, and upper and lower seals contained in the volute housing. The motor housing has a motor housing side wall including a distal end joined to the volute housing. The motor includes a rotatable shaft that extends into the volute housing. The volute housing includes an upper volute wall having a major portion in direct fluid communication with the motor housing volume, thereby enabling a high rate of heat transfer from the motor to the fluid in the volute that is being pumped. In that manner, the pump has dual seal capability that reduces the risk of motor damage due to a seal failure, while also having a high rate of heat transfer out of the motor housing, which reduces the risk of failure of the motor from operating at a high temperature.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190319.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Pumps, Inc. 23 patents | US company or organization | Bergen, NY | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald M. Pohler | North Chili, NY | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F04D | Non-positive-displacement pumps | F04D29/426 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | POHLER, DONALD M. signed 2015-11-16 | LIBERTY PUMPS, INC. BERGEN, NY | 37064/968 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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