Patent 7628586 was granted and assigned to Elliott Company on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An impeller including a plurality of longitudinally-extending blades, each having a first edge and a second edge, a cover member with an inlet orifice and extending along at least a portion of the first edge of each of the plurality of blades, and a hub member extending adjacently along only a portion of the second edge of each of the blades. The cover member, plurality of blades and hub member are milled from a single, metal-based material of construction to form an integral, uniform structure. A kit for an impeller assembly and a method of manufacturing an impeller are also disclosed.