Oil-free vacuum pump publications

By April 27th, 2011

The following publications detail the work involved in the development of CSIRO’s Oil-free vacuum pump.

Patents

Bez E, Zabeschek S, 2003, ‘Multi-stage reciprocating vacuum pump and method of operating the same’, U.S. Patent Number 7,226,276.

Bez E, 1995, ‘Multistage vacuum pump’, U.S. Patent Numbers 5,632,605 & 5,482,443 – Japan Patent 05-218843.

Bez E, Farrant JL, 1987, ‘Multi-stage vacuum pump’, U.S. Patent Number 4,854,825 – Japan Patent 63-42407 – European Patent 88102688.4 – Austria Patent E85404 – Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK Patent 280264 – Germany Patent P3877980.3 – Greece Patent 3006996.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1987, ‘Oil free reciprocatory piston and cylinder machine’, U.S. Patent Number 4,790,726.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1986, ‘Oil free reciprocatory piston and cylinder machine’, U.S. Patent Number 4,699,572.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Crankcase/cylinder configuration for vacuum pump’, Australia Patents PG7012/84, PH2380/85 & PH8010/86.

Bez E, Farrant JL, 1976, ‘Porting and ducting arrangement for a pair of cylinders’, Japan Patent 236516/1983.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1982, ‘Reciprocatory piston and cylinder machine’, AU Patent 87639/82.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1981, ‘Reciprocatory piston and cylinder machines, AU Patent 68083/81 – German Patent P26587939 – France Patents 7639064, 7722403 & 7722404.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1976, ‘Reciprocatory piston and cylinder machines’, U.S. Patent Number 4,102,608 – UK Patents 1566575 & 1566576 – Japan Patent 155175/76.

Bez E, Farrant JL, 1976, ‘Porting and ducting arrangement for vacuum pump’, U.S. Patent Number 4,560,327 – Australian Patent 567134 – German Patent P3345436.1 – France Patent 8320300 – UK Patent 2132284B.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Reciprocatory piston /or cylindermachine’, Spain Patent 514953 – Italy Patent 1152501 – Japan Patent 1790071.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Oil-free reciprocatory piston and cylinder machine’, Australia Patent 564301 – European Patent (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK) 85687.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Vacuum pumps of the piston and cylinder type’, UK Patent 1566577.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Piston rings and vacuum pumps’, UK Patent 1566576.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Pumps of the piston and cylinder type’, UK Patent 1566575.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Vacuum pump’, AU Patent Number 516210.

Bez E, Farrant JL, ‘Vacuum pump’, AU Patent Number 481072.

Papers

Coogan CK, Mathieson AMcL, 1988, ‘The Invention of the CSIRO Oil-Free Vacuum Pump’, Australian Physicist, 25: 156-160.

Rees ALG, 1987, ‘Science in bondage’, In: The inaugural Ian William Wark Lecture, 30 November, The Australian academy of Science.

Hablanian MH, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1987, ‘Elimination of back-streaming from mechanical vacuum pumps’, J Vacuum Sci Technol, A5: 2612-2615. From the 10th International Vacuum Conference, Baltimore, 27-31 October 1986, Paper VS1-FrM8.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1977, ‘The performance of an oil-free backing pump for electron microscopes’, J Electron Microscopy, 26: 125-128. From the 5th International Conference on High-Voltage Electron Microscopy, Kyoto, 1977.

Conference proceedings

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1986, ‘Design and performance of an oil-free mechanical fore-vacuum pump’, In: Proc. 10th International Vacuum Conference, Baltimore, 27-31 October, Paper VS1-FrM6.

Hablanian MH, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1986, ‘Elimination of back-streaming from mechanical vacuum pumps’, In: Proc. 10th International Vacuum Conference, Baltimore, 27-31 October, Paper VS1-FrM8.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1980, ‘An improved oil-free pump for electron microscopes’, In: Proc. 6th Australian Conference on Electron Microscopy, Melbourne, 18-22 February.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1978, ‘A high performance oil-free backing pump for electron microscopes’, In: Proc. 9th International Congress on Electron Microscopy, Sturgess JM (ed), Microscopical Society of Canada, Toronto, 1: 110-111.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1977, ‘The performance of an oil-free backing pump for electron microscopes’, In: Proc. 5th International Conference on High-Voltage Electron Microscopy, Kyoto.

Balkau GKW, Bez E, Farrant JL, 1976, ‘The performance of an oil-free backing pump for electron microscopes’, In: Proc. 4th Australian Conference on Electron Microscopy, Sydney, 9-12 February.

Bez E, Farrant JL, 1974, ‘An oil-free backing pump for electron microscopes’, In: Proc. 8th International Congress on Electron Microscopy, Canberra, 25-31 August.