Patents Examined by Dana K Tighe
  • Patent number: 11606883
    Abstract: A modular data center (MDC) includes a volumetric container comprising an enclosure having first and second exterior walls at a forward and an aft end, connected by lateral exterior walls. Information technology component(s) are positioned longitudinally within the container between a cold aisle and a hot aisle. An air handling system includes two or more air handling units (AHUs) each having a return air inlet and a supply air outlet. A supply air plenum directs cooling air flow from the supply air outlets to a supply air opening positioned adjacent to the cold aisle. Backflow prevention mechanisms are positioned respectively at each supply air outlet of the AHUs. Each backflow prevention mechanism is moveable into an open position to allow cooling air flow out of the supply air outlet of a corresponding AHU and a closed position in response to deactivation of an air mover of the corresponding AHU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark M. Bailey, Trey S. Wiederhold, Ty R. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11598344
    Abstract: A fan includes a hub, several fan blades, and a motor that is operable to drive the hub. A motor controller is in communication with the motor, and is configured to select the rate of rotation at which the motor drives the hub. The fan is installed in a place having a floor and a ceiling. An upper temperature sensor is positioned near the ceiling. A lower temperature sensor is positioned near the floor. The temperature sensors communicate with the motor controller, which includes a processor configured to compare substantially contemporaneous temperature readings from the upper and lower temperature sensors. The motor controller is thus configured to automatically control the fan motor to minimize the differences between substantially contemporaneous temperature readings from the upper and lower temperature sensors. The fan system may thus substantially destratify air in an environment, to provide a substantially uniform temperature distribution within the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA T, LLC
    Inventor: Mark A. Toy
  • Patent number: 11592196
    Abstract: A ventilation system is provided, the ventilation system comprising at least one air flow generating device, the at least one air flow generating device having a calibrated speed to produce a downward air flow capable of forcing a cloud of infectious bacterial, viral or pathogen particles or droplets out of an ingestion zone of a mouth, a nose and eyes of an individual, at least one ultraviolet C light lamp positioned proximate at least one wall of an area in a pathway of an infected air flow, the infected air flow containing the cloud of infectious bacterial, viral or pathogen particles or droplets, an ultraviolet C radiation field created by the at least one ultraviolet C light lamp, the ultraviolet C radiation field extending throughout the area from the at least one wall near a ceiling of the area and the infected air flow containing the cloud of infectious bacterial, viral or pathogen particles or droplets passing through the ultraviolet C radiation field, wherein the at least one air flow generating dev
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MCKINLEY SIMS HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Dewey McKinley Sims, Jr., Dewey McKinley Sims, III
  • Patent number: 11584272
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly for a vehicle includes a duct disposed between a seating assembly and a vehicle floor having a first end with a first opening disposed at a first area of the vehicle and a second end with a second opening disposed at a second area of the vehicle. An air mover is disposed at one or more of the first and second ends of the duct, wherein the air mover is operable to move air along the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Matthew Lewis
  • Patent number: 11578891
    Abstract: An adjustment device designed to adjust a flow rate of a fluid flowing in a duct, including a body in which an adjustment valve is mounted, movable in rotation about an adjustment axis, the body having an area upstream of the adjustment axis and a downstream area opposite to the upstream area with respect to the adjustment axis, where the adjustment axis is equipped with connecting means which cooperate with at least one first control member positioned in the downstream area and a second control member positioned in the upstream area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ALDES AERAULIQUE
    Inventors: Patrick Damizet, Fabien Bertran, Xavier Loigerot
  • Patent number: 11573029
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to collapsible hood for a heating and cooling system that includes a plurality of panels configured to couple to a housing of the heating and cooling system, wherein the plurality of panels is configured to be translated between a collapsed position and an open position, wherein the plurality of panels is substantially flush against the housing in the collapsed position to configure the heating and cooling system for transportation, and wherein the plurality of panels are configured to extend from the housing to protect openings in an air intake of the housing and to allow passage of air through the air intake in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Vinay Nanjappa, Nitin C. Dabade, Prashanti S. Dhawan, Vishal S. Jagtap, Anil V. Bhosale, Marcel P. Ferrere, Curtis W. Caskey, Rajiv K. Karkhanis, Chandra S. Yelamanchili
  • Patent number: 11566810
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit includes a chassis, an air duct assembly detachably connected with the chassis, a face frame including a detachment opening configured to allow the air duct assembly to pass through, a first panel configured to open or close the detachment opening, and a second panel configured to cooperate with the first panel to cover a surface of the face frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD, MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Qin, Xiansong Wang, Xinchang Chen, Zhenmin Cui, Tao Rao
  • Patent number: 11560039
    Abstract: A vehicular heater includes a heat medium circuit connected to a heater core that heats vent air via heat exchange with a heat medium. The heat medium circuit includes a first flow path connected to the heater core through a power unit, and a second flow path arranged in parallel with the first flow path and connected to the heater core through a heat source different from the power unit. A controller adjusts a first flow rate of the heat medium in the first flow path to be larger than a second flow rate of the heat medium in the second flow path when the power unit is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Nakazawa, Hitoshi Nakahata, Tetsuya Takechi, Yoshihiko Uesugi, Yuji Kawazoe
  • Patent number: 11554395
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a safety cabinet that allows a clearer observation of contamination of an operation stage surface. In order to realize the object, the safety cabinet is configured to include an operation space including an operation stage; a front panel formed in a front surface of the operation space; an operation opening provided in a lower portion of the front panel; a suction port that is provided in the vicinity of the operation opening on a front side of the operation stage to lead downward; and an air circulation path through which air suctioned from the suction port flows along a lower portion, a back surface, and an upper portion of the operation space, in which the operation stage is made of a transparent material, and a light source is provided to irradiate the operation stage with a light from a side of the operation stage, which is opposite to the operation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11549892
    Abstract: An air treatment device includes a casing, a drain pan provided in the casing, a camera configured to capture an inner surface of the drain pan to obtain image data, and a lighting device configured to apply, to a photographing target of the camera, visible light having a maximum peak wavelength in a wavelength band from 400 nm to 500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Kitagawa, Youichi Handa, Masaya Nishimura, Yoshiteru Nouchi
  • Patent number: 11547019
    Abstract: An air flow distribution system for cooling server racks includes at least one server rack partially defining a hot aisle and a cold aisle, a first air foil disposed above the server rack, and a second air foil disposed above the first air foil. The first air foil and the second air foil are configured to receive air from the hot aisle, and to form turbulent wake patterns in the cold aisle partially defined by the server rack. The air flow distribution system may include a convex ceiling member above the second air foil. A corresponding method includes causing air to be directed between a first air foil disposed above a server rack and a second air foil disposed above the first air foil to form turbulent wake patterns in the cold aisle. An electrical enclosure assembly includes a receptacle and a cover member configured as an air foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: INERTECH IP LLC
    Inventors: Earl Keisling, John Costakis, Gerald McDonnell
  • Patent number: 11524549
    Abstract: An air-handling system for a motor vehicle includes a conditioning section having an evaporator core and a heater core. The conditioning section is separated into a primary zone and a secondary zone at a position disposed upstream of the heater core. The heater core extends partially into each of the primary zone and the secondary zone. A primary door assembly is disposed within the conditioning section at a position upstream of the heater core and a secondary door assembly is disposed within the secondary zone of the conditioning section at a position downstream of the primary door and upstream of the heater core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jayanthi Iyer, Eric Haupt, Michael Mungle, Megan Stabile
  • Patent number: 11511602
    Abstract: A wind direction adjusting apparatus which can appropriately adjust a wind direction with a simple structure is provided. A case body includes an upstream portion located in a relatively upstream side of the wind, and a downstream portion located in a downstream side of the wind with respect to the upstream portion and expanded in a short direction of an outlet from the upstream portion. Fins include end fins each having a fixed end positioned along an edge portion of the outlet in a longitudinal direction and an intermediate fin located between the end fins. The end fins and the intermediate fin pivot in a same direction in conjunction with each other. Each end fin is disposed so as to intersect an imaginary line in a wind passage direction along a narrowed portion in a state in which each end fin is pivoted to a downstream portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Hattori
  • Patent number: 11512868
    Abstract: An air control system 20 and associated methods including a flexible duct 30 having air exit holes 40, 42 and a flexible liner 50, 60 sheet within the duct 30 and extending longitudinally along the duct, the liner 50 sheet having opposite longitudinal edges 52, 54 connected to the duct 30 along the longitudinal length of the duct 30, the liner 50 sheet being permeable in one aspect and regulating air flow through the exit holes 40, 42 when the sheet is pressed against the portion of the duct having the exit holes, and an air deflector positioned externally the duct to modify airflow exiting the duct. The duct 30 may also have multiple liner sheets 50, 60 arranged end-to-end and/or layered in various duct segments such that the different liners may be independently controlled to regulate the outflow of air from the duct as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Leiterman & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Leiterman
  • Patent number: 11479973
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for venting buildings, specifically attic spaces, such vents being predominantly shape-conform to the components from which a wall or a roof is built (typically tiles, in the context of roofs), the vent typically being fabricated from a metallic, plastic, or ceramic core as well as one or more layers from other materials or compounds which modify the overall characteristics of the vent, such as the surface characteristics. Furthermore disclosed are methods of manufacturing such ventilation apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Hieke, William Boone Daniels, II
  • Patent number: 11473793
    Abstract: A non-powered ventilator that prevents backdraft by forming a vortex forming area by internal and external airflows so as to smoothly exhaust indoor airflow to outside is proposed. The non-powered ventilator includes: a fixing member provided with a fixing flange part; a finishing cap part provided with a finishing cone part, an opening part, and a finishing flange part forming fastening holes; a discharging cap part respectively provided with a discharging cone part, a bent edge part, a discharging flange part, and fastening holes; a backdraft prevention member provided with a hemispherical curved plate body, at least three support legs, and opening parts, and a first bent part as well as a circular groove; and fastening members fastened and assembled by bolts and nuts through the fastening holes of the discharging cap part, the backdraft prevention member, and the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Tai Up Park
  • Patent number: 11465465
    Abstract: An air ventilation device of a vehicle includes: a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet and a cooling core and a heating core disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet; a rear extending flow path extending to the rear of the vehicle, and having a first end connected to the air outlet of the housing and a second end connected to a back seat air vent disposed to face a back seat space; an air collecting flow path directly connecting the rear extending flow path and the air inlet of the housing; and an opening and closing door structure opening and closing air circulation between the rear extending flow path and the air outlet and air circulation between the air collecting flow path and the air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Ho Kwon, Jai Hak Kim, Gee Young Shin
  • Patent number: 11466568
    Abstract: The optimized mine ventilation system of this invention supplements mine ventilation basic control systems by establishing a dynamic ventilation demand as a function of real-time tracking of machinery and/or personnel location and where this demand is optimally distributed in the work zones via the mine ventilation network and where the energy required to ventilate is minimized while totally satisfying the demand for each work zones. The optimized mine ventilation system operates on the basis of a predictive dynamic simulation model of the mine ventilation network along with emulated control equipment such as fans and air flow regulators. The model always reaches an air mass flow balance where the pressure and density is preferably compensated for depth and accounts for the natural ventilation pressure flows due to temperature differences. Model setpoints are checked for safety bounds and sent to real physical control equipment via the basic control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HOWDEN CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Michel Masse
  • Patent number: 11453270
    Abstract: A vehicle air vent includes a primary vane system pivotal about a horizontal axis to direct an air flow from an outlet of the vehicle air vent in an up/down direction and including a primary vane, a secondary vane system pivotal about a vertical axis to direct an air flow from an outlet of the vehicle air vent in a side-to-side direction and including a secondary vane, and an air flow volume control system including a control knob movable in a fore/aft direction for adjusting the volume of air flow through the air vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Angel R. Munoz, Roman Szocinski
  • Patent number: 11446985
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air vent, comprising a first air channel, a second air channel, an air regulating flap pivotable around a flap axis for adjusting a ratio between a first airflow through the first air channel and a second airflow through the second air channel, wherein the air regulating flap closes the first air channel in a first position and the air regulating flap closes the second air channel in a second position. A plurality of first vanes are disposed at least partially in the first air channel, wherein each of the first vanes is pivotable around a first vane axis. A plurality of second vanes are disposed at least partially in the second air channel, wherein each of the second vanes is pivotable around a second vane axis. A manipulator can coupled to the first vanes, the second vanes and the air regulating flap such as for adjusting the first vanes, the second vanes and the air regulating flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Doll