Patents
US 8967985 B2: Metal disk stacked stator with circular rigid support rings
- Granted
- 2015-03-03
- Filed
- 2012-11-13 application 13675668
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A stator for a helical gear device is formed from multiple rigid disks and support rings bonded to the disks. Each disk forms part of a profile consisting of radially equally spaced or opened lobes which interact with the convex portions of rotor lobes. The disks are arranged into a desired helical configuration and bonded to one another to form a disk stack defining a helically convoluted elongated chamber therein. The support rings are fixed concentrically against respective end disks of the disk stack. The rings are sized with an inside diameter substantially equal to the major diameter of the central aperture defined by the radially extending lobes of the rigid disks. As a rotor rotates and nutates inside the helically convoluted elongated chamber of the stator, it is supported at both ends of the disk stack by the support rings touching the tips of the rotor lobes. Thus the full force of the rotor's operational inertia is not borne by the disks alone, thereby increasing their life.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150303.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROPER PUMP COMPANY, LLC 17 patents | US company or organization | Commerce, GA | ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Tate Coghlan | Waycross, GA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tyson Bentley Anderson | Watkinsville, GA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Eugene Purcell | Commerce, GA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zachariah Paul Rivard | Nicholson, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F04C | Rotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement machines for liquids ; rotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement pumps | F04C2/1075 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49242 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Release of security interest Release (reel 061997 / frame 0614) | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH signed 2026-08-26 | ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LLC HUDSON, OH AMOT CONTROLS LLC HOUSTON, TX COMPRESSOR CONTROLS LLC DES MOINES, IA CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC CLACKAMAS, OR DYNISCO INSTRUMENTS LLC FRANKLIN, MA HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC BURR RIDGE, IL METRIX INSTRUMENT CO., L.P. HOUSTON, TX PRECISION ANALYZER COMPANY L.P. (FKA PETROLEUM ANALYZER COMPANY L.P.) HOUSTON, TX INDICOR HOLDCO LLC (FKA ROPER HOLDINGS, LLC) LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL INDICOR LLC (FKA ROPER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC) LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC COMMERCE, GA STRUERS LLC WESTLAKE, OH VIATRAN CORPORATION TONAWANDA, NY | 76337/221 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-08-27 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2026-08-26 HIGH TIDE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2026-08-26 ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2026-08-26 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 76275/306 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-11-13 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the patent number previously recorded at reel: 61997 frame: 614. assignor(s) hereby confirms the security agreement. | ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LLC signed 2022-11-22 AMOT CONTROLS LLC signed 2022-11-22 COMPRESSOR CONTROLS LLC signed 2022-11-22 CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 DYNISCO INSTRUMENTS LLC signed 2022-11-22 HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2022-11-22 METRIX INSTRUMENT CO., L.P. signed 2022-11-22 PETROLEUM ANALYZER COMPANY L.P. signed 2022-11-22 ROPER HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2022-11-22 ROPER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 STRUERS LLC signed 2022-11-22 VIA TRAN CORPORATION signed 2022-11-22 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 73434/453 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-05-30 | Release of security interest Release of second lien patent security interests | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA signed 2025-05-29 | AGR INTERNATIONAL, INC. BUTLER, PA ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LLC HUDSON, OH AMOT CONTROLS LLC HOUSTON, TX COMPRESSOR CONTROLS LLC DES MOINES, IA CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC CLACKAMAS, OR DYNISCO INSTRUMENTS LLC FRANKFURT, MA HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC BURR RIDGE, IL METRIX INSTRUMENT CO., L.P. HOUSTON, TX PETROLEUM ANALYZER COMPANY L.P. HOUSTON, TX ROPER HOLDINGS, LLC LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL ROPER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC COMMERCE, GA STRUERS LLC WESTLAKE, OH VIATRAN CORPORATION TONAWONDA, NY | 71476/346 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-11-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement (second lien) | ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LLC signed 2022-11-22 AMOT CONTROLS LLC signed 2022-11-22 COMPRESSOR CONTROLS LLC signed 2022-11-22 CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 DYNISCO INSTRUMENTS LLC signed 2022-11-22 HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2022-11-22 METRIX INSTRUMENT CO., L.P. signed 2022-11-22 PETROLEUM ANALYZER COMPANY L.P. signed 2022-11-22 ROPER HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2022-11-22 ROPER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 STRUERS LLC signed 2022-11-22 VIATRAN CORPORATION signed 2022-11-22 | ROYL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO, ONTARIO | 62003/566 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-11-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement (first lien) | ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LLC signed 2022-11-22 AMOT CONTROLS LLC signed 2022-11-22 COMPRESSOR CONTROLS LLC signed 2022-11-22 CORNELL PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 DYNISCO INSTRUMENTS LLC signed 2022-11-22 HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2022-11-22 METRIX INSTRUMENT CO., L.P. signed 2022-11-22 PETROLEUM ANALYZER COMPANY L.P. signed 2022-11-22 ROPER HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2022-11-22 ROPER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 ROPER PUMP COMPANY LLC signed 2022-11-22 STRUERS LLC signed 2022-11-22 VIATRAN CORPORATION signed 2022-11-22 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 61997/614 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-05-31 | Name change Change of name | ROPER PUMP COMPANY signed 2022-04-28 | ROPER PUMP COMPANY, LLC WILMINGTON, DE | 60220/134 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-02-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ANDERSON, TYSON BENTLEY signed 2013-01-04 COGHLAN, EDMOND, III signed 2013-01-04 PURCELL, JOHN EUGENE signed 2013-01-04 RIVARD, ZACHARIAH PAUL signed 2013-01-04 | ROPER PUMP COMPANY COMMERCE, GA | 29851/256 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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