Patents Assigned to Oy Halton Group, Ltd.
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Patent number: 9188354Abstract: Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Andrey Livchak, Derek W. Schrock, Rick Bagwell, Darrin W. Beardslee
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Patent number: 9134036Abstract: An exhaust device for convection or combi ovens captures exhaust from opening side-opening oven doors with minimal energy waste.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Rick A. Bagwell, Andrey V. Livchak, Philip J. Meredith, Derek W. Schrock, Andrew C. Faller, Darrin W. Beardslee
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Patent number: 9127848Abstract: An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Michael P. Burdett, Daniel Reich
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Patent number: 9119891Abstract: In embodiments, a control system for a UV air treatment system, especially one used for cleaning a fume stream such as in a kitchen exhaust system, detects a need for cleaning maintenance on the UV light source based on changes in light intensity. The system further detects the light intensity each time the UV light source is cleaned to determine if the drop in intensity after cleaning indicates that the UV light source should be replaced. The cleaning and replacement requirements are indicated automatically by a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Andrey V. Livchak, Chester Raczewski
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Patent number: 9011215Abstract: Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.Inventors: Andrey Livchak, Derek W. Schrock, Rick Bagwell, Darrin W. Beardslee
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Publication number: 20140318733Abstract: A chilled beam system may incorporate a terminal unit to provide additional heating and cooling capacity including latent cooling. In a system, terminal units may be distributed and connected to cooperate with a primary air stream from a central air handling unit. The chilled beam and/or terminal units may employ features for enhancing heating mode operation. Control embodiments take advantage of the additional capabilities described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Rick A. BAGWELL, Janne SUMMANEN, Andrey V. LIVCHAK
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Publication number: 20140238380Abstract: An exhaust device for convection or combi ovens captures exhaust from opening side-opening oven doors with minimal energy waste.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Rick A. BAGWELL, Andrey V. Livchak, Philip Meredith, Derek W. Schrock, Andrew C. Faller, Darrin W. Beardslee
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Publication number: 20140235158Abstract: An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and an infrared radiation (“IR”) sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The IR sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in IR index in a zone below the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in IR index to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in IR index. The autonomous ventilation system also includes an alignment laser to indicate a point at which the IR sensor is aimed and a field-of-view (“FOV”) indicator to illuminate the zone in which the IR sensor detects changes in IR index.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Michael P. BURDETT, Daniel REICH
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Patent number: 8795040Abstract: An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and an infrared radiation (“IR”) sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The IR sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in IR index in a zone below the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in IR index to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in IR index. The autonomous ventilation system also includes an alignment laser to indicate a point at which the IR sensor is aimed and a field-of-view (“FOV”) indicator to illuminate the zone in which the IR sensor detects changes in IR index.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.Inventors: Michael P. Burdett, Daniel Reich
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Publication number: 20140202445Abstract: Exhaust hood methods, devices, and systems are disclosed herein that improve the performance of short-circuit hoods. Such improvements can be provided relatively inexpensively by utilizing existing features of the structure of short-circuit hoods. The resulting enhancement in performance may exceed that of a regular exhaust hood while avoiding the pitfalls associated with make-up air injection into the exhaust hood recess. The components of the short-circuit system that inject make-up and/or conditioned air into the exhaust hood recess can be converted into a combination of horizontal and vertical jets at a lower edge of the exhaust hood. A retrofit jet generator can be installed into the short-circuit system outlets. A series of openings in the jet generator can generate the combination of horizontal and vertical jets at a lower edge of the exhaust hood when air from the make-up air or conditioned air source is supplied thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Gregory Lyons, Derek W. Schrock
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Publication number: 20140182575Abstract: An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Michael P. BURDETT, Daniel REICH
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Patent number: 8734210Abstract: An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.Inventors: Michael P. Burdett, Daniel Reich
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Publication number: 20130291735Abstract: A device and method for air purification used in cooling, heating and air ventilation systems. The device has at least one UV light source positioned on an inside portion of a movable access panel so that it moves with the access panel from a first position where the UV source directs UV light towards the inside of the system to purify the air stream inside and to remove contaminants from the surfaces inside the system, to a second position where the UV source directs UV light towards the space surrounding the system so that it purifies the air in the room where the system is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Andrey V. Livchak, Rick A. Bagwell
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Publication number: 20130287627Abstract: In embodiments, a control system for a UV air treatment system, especially one used for cleaning a fume stream such as in a kitchen exhaust system, detects a need for cleaning maintenance on the UV light source based on changes in light intensity. The system further detects the light intensity each time the UV light source is cleaned to determine if the drop in intensity after cleaning indicates that the UV light source should be replaced. The cleaning and replacement requirements are indicated automatically by a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventors: Andrey V. Livchak, Chester Raczewski
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Publication number: 20130213483Abstract: A flow control system for controlling exhaust flow can measure effluent escaping from the exhaust hood at a given flow rate. An interferometric detector can measure fluctuations in fluid properties external to and/or in the vicinity of the exhaust hood. The flow control system may vary a flow rate of the exhaust hood and/or control exhaust hood structures responsive to the measurements to contain the effluent while minimizing the exhaust of air from the occupied space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventor: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.
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Patent number: 8487776Abstract: Automatic devices that determine when pollutant deposits have accumulated in ductwork may be employed to notify maintenance personnel or automated cleaning equipment of the need for ducts to cleaned or replaced. Various detection devices may be employed to detect a property of accumulated grease and generate an indication of an accumulation. The detection device may present a surface to the fume stream inside a duct. The surface may be cooled to a temperature that represents a worst case temperature so that the accumulation due to condensation on the detector surface is at least as high as the coolest surface in the ductwork which is being monitored. Alternatively, the detection device may be located external to the duct. The detection device may interrogate the surface of the duct through contact or noncontact measurements to determine the thickness of an accumulated grease layer on the interior of the duct.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.Inventors: Andrey V. Livchak, Derek W. Schrock
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Publication number: 20130149947Abstract: An exhaust device for convection or combi ovens captures exhaust from opening side-opening oven doors with minimal energy waste.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventor: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.
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Publication number: 20130149949Abstract: Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: OY HALTON GROUP LTD.Inventor: Yo Halton Group Ltd.
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Patent number: 8444462Abstract: Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.Inventors: Andrey Livchak, Derek W. Schrock, Rick Bagwell, Darrin W. Beardslee
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Patent number: D718979Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.Inventors: Andrew C. Faller, Derek W. Schrock