Patents Examined by Frances F Hamilton
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Patent number: 11073875Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system in which an air dam is incorporated into an air ventilation stream of a datacenter to control the temperature of an interior space of the datacenter. The datacenter may include a raised floor in which the ventilation stream is injected through perforations within the raised floor. An air dam may be positioned at an entry region of the under floor plenum to obstruct the flow of air from a supply air plenum. The air dam is used to create a positive pressure across the raised floor at a substantially constant pressure distribution.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Compass Datacenters, LLCInventors: Jose Alberto Ruiz, Christopher J. Crosby, Jr., Christopher James Curtis
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Patent number: 11065939Abstract: A motor-driven air vent device for a vehicle is provided. The motor-driven air vent device connects a horizontal wing of an air vent to an output shaft of a driving motor through a link structure and rotatably operates the driving motor in the forward direction or the reverse direction by a touch type switch operation. Accordingly, the vertical angular rotation operation for the horizontal wing is automatically performed by the operation of the link structure delivering the torque of the driving motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NIFCO KOREA Inc., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Pill Yoon Kim, Byung Gyu Choi, Young Rok Lee, Choong Yeul Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jae Seob Choi, Kwan Woo Lee, Won Sik Kim, Ji Hun Lee
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Patent number: 11059080Abstract: A removable hood for a fume extractor comprises a shield defining an internal cavity and having one or more vent openings in an upper portion, a welding opening in a rear portion, one or more viewing openings in one or more sides, and a pipe opening in a bottom portion of the shield. The pipe opening comprises arcuate portions on either side thereof for placement adjacent to a pipe. The hood also comprises a removable attachment mechanism on the upper portion of the shield configured to selectively couple the one or more vent openings to an extraction arm of the fume extractor, one or more layers of window material coupled to the shield to cover each of the one or more viewing openings, and one or more internal airflow spaces shaped to direct air flow to cool the window material when suction is applied to the vent openings.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: NOVARC TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Ringo Gonzalez, Abdolreza Abdollahi
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Patent number: 11060756Abstract: A register box for an HVAC installation has a body with a plurality of side panels arranged in a generally rectangular or square configuration and a plurality of flanges extending inwardly from the plurality of side panels, an expandable polymeric material affixed to an inner side of each of the plurality of side panels such that the expandable polymeric material has a portion extending across one end of the body inwardly of the plurality of flanges, and a sheet positioned over the portion of the expandable polymeric material at the one end of the body such that the sheet is interposed between the plurality of flanges and the portion of the expandable polymeric material. The expandable polymeric material and the sheet are cuttable so as to open to the interior of the register box.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Sterling Kidd Combs
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Patent number: 11054169Abstract: A laminar flow diffuser with integrated lighting has a frame for supporting an air plenum and a lower housing. The air plenum receives conditioned air from a source of conditioned air. The lower housing is attached to the bottom of the plenum. An aperture plate damper installed below the top plenum regulates the flow of air from the plenum through the laminar flow diffuser. A clear or translucent the perforated diffuser face forms the outlet from the lower housing to the room below. LED strips are positioned around the inside periphery of the lower housing. A perforated reflector panel is position below the aperture plate damper and above the LED strips to spread the light from the LED strips across the perforated diffuser face.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventors: David Mark Surminski, Dirk Arthur Kelsch, Jeffrey Shaun Ramirez, Nolan Gerald Hosking
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Patent number: 11054846Abstract: An automatic airflow balancing valve (10), including: a housing (12) having an inlet (14) and an outlet (16) and defining a flow path (18) there through; a valve disc (30) operatively connected to the housing and disposed within the flow path; and an airflow volume calibrating assembly (92) disposed in the flow path and operatively connected to the valve disc and the housing to pivot the valve disc to a home position associated with a desired constant airflow volume. The airflow volume calibrating assembly includes an adjustment element that extends toward at least one of the inlet or the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: MI VALVE, LLCInventors: James P. Ashton, Scott D. Madden
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Patent number: 11007547Abstract: A portable paint booth has a floor, roof and walls made of non-porous materials, at least one door, an air inlet adapted to receive air from a mechanical blower, and an exhaust tube that extends from the booth and comprises at least one orifice disposed at a terminal end of the tube, wherein the terminal end of the tube is disposed above a junction of a wall and the roof when the booth is pressurized. The exhaust tube may be supported by a pole to hold the tube upright and maintain a predetermined height. The terminal end of the tube may be propped open by a support element that extends around a perimeter of the exhaust tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Instant Auto BodyInventors: Jacob Begis, Logan James Begis
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Patent number: 10995969Abstract: A register box for HVAC installations has a body with a plurality of side panels arranged in a generally rectangular or square configuration and a wall extending across the rectangular configuration, a duct opening through the wall so as to communicate with an interior of the body, and an expandable foam polymeric material affixed to an inner side of the side panels. The wall has a surface extending from the opening of the duct to the side panels. The expandable foam polymeric material is affixed to the surface of the wall. The expandable polymeric material is polyurethane.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Sterling Kidd Combs
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Patent number: 10962233Abstract: A domestic hood may include: a support frame with a power input; a motor fan unit located within the support frame; the support frame extends between a lower end portion and an upper end portion, and at the lower end portion the hood has a suction port in fluid communication with the motor fan unit; a filter means arranged between the suction port and the motor fan unit and configured to filter gases extracted by the motor fan unit through the suction port; a lighting means including an enclosure that defines a seat containing a plate having a plurality of light-emitting diodes; a fixing means for removably fixing the lighting means to the support frame; and an electric connection means for electrically connecting the lighting means to the power input.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: ELICAS.P.A.Inventors: Marco Cimino, Emanuele Spinaci
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Patent number: 10945356Abstract: Cooking exhaust systems for use with a cooktop appliance are provided herein. An exhaust system may include a casing, an image monitor, and an air handler. The casing may define an air inlet and an air outlet above the cooktop appliance. The image monitor may be supported on the casing. The air handler may be mounted within the casing in fluid communication between the air inlet and the air outlet to motivate an airflow therethrough. The air outlet may define an airflow curtain path extending outward from the casing in front of the image monitor.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: James Lee Armstrong, Michael A. Funk, Stephen Bernard Froelicher
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Patent number: 10933713Abstract: An airflow control system of a work vehicle includes a controller having a memory and a processor. During an initialization phase, the controller is configured to instruct a blower to operate at an initialization capacity to provide an airflow from an external environment into an interior of a cab of the work vehicle. The controller is also configured to receive a first signal indicative of a pressure within the interior of the cab and to determine a restriction factor based at least in part on the first signal. In addition, during an operation phase, the controller is configured to receive a second signal indicative of the pressure within the interior of the cab and to determine an input flow rate of the airflow from the external environment into the interior of the cab based at least in part on the restriction factor and the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Doriano Ferri, Jigarkumar N. Patel
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Patent number: 10907843Abstract: A ventilating system including a housing, a ventilating assembly and a mounting assembly coupled to the housing. The mounting assembly can include two support members, two first mounting brackets, two second mounting brackets, and two third mounting brackets. The third mounting brackets include a first and second flange, and the second mounting brackets include bendable tabs to secure the mounting assembly to a structure. The first mounting brackets each include lead in features comprising an alignment plate and a pair of guiding plates. The first mounting brackets include a portion between the lead in features that is spaced from the lead in features to provide housing clearance.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLCInventors: Robert G. Penlesky, Mirko Zakula, Daniel L. Karst, Corey S. Jacak
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Patent number: 10899200Abstract: An outlet device for ventilation of a vehicle interior has a housing which extends between an air inlet orifice and an air outlet orifice and a pivot bearing device mounted on the housing, wherein the pivot bearing device provides a rotational axis. The outlet device further comprises a rotatable displacement body, a first vane which extends in a direction across the rotational axis, a second vane which extends in a direction across the rotational axis and contrary to the extension of the first vane, a rudder, and an adjustment device. The adjustment device permits pivoting of the rudder around an axis that is parallel to the direction of extension of the first and second vanes.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Volker Doll, Stéphane Londiche
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Patent number: 10875387Abstract: A replacement vent clip for attachment to a louver of an air vent assembly when the air vent assembly is installed in a motor vehicle includes two posts extending rearward from a lower wall of the vent clip and a lower and upper wall spaced apart from one another to create an open back end spanning an entire width of the vent clip. The open back end includes a channel sized smaller in height than a height of an opposing horizontal louver of an air vent assembly and includes a lip arranged to move to a second greater height when engaging the horizontal louver. The two longitudinally extending, spaced apart posts align the vent clip with a vertical post of an air vent assembly. Once the louver is contained within the vent clip, the channel moves back to its original height and captures the louver within the clip.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Leftcoast Diversified, IncInventor: Samuel Schaffler
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Patent number: 10837655Abstract: An air current changeable full front blowing type air conditioner is provided. The air current changeable full front blowing type air conditioner includes: a case configured to comprise a heat exchanger disposed inside the case; a main air blower configured to be disposed in rear of the heat exchanger inside the case and discharge a main air current from a full front of the case; and at least one auxiliary air blower configured to be positioned around the main air blower of the case and discharge an auxiliary air current for changing a direction of the main air current. The auxiliary air blower discharges the auxiliary air current in a direction where the auxiliary air current interferes with the main air current discharged from the full front of the case.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-hwan Kwon, Eun-bi Seo
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Patent number: 10837662Abstract: A ventilation grille has an annular shape, and includes a panel and a lamp unit. The panel includes an intake opening provided around a central part of the annular shape, and a frame provided around the intake opening. The lamp unit is provided in the central part of the annular shape. The panel has a structure for attaching and detaching the lamp unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shogo Maeda, Yasuaki Shima, Daisuke Kanematsu
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Patent number: 10837663Abstract: A ventilation fan humidity sensor and case includes a ventilation fan and a housing in which a suction port and an exhaust port are provided, a blowing part that guides air to the exhaust port from the suction port, an orifice that guides air sucked from the suction port to the blowing part via an air exhaust channel that communicates the suction port and the exhaust port, a humidity sensor for detecting humidity of air in the housing, and a humidity sensor case for accommodating the humidity sensor. The humidity sensor case includes a sensor base with a box shape having an opening, a first sensor cap that has a first ventilation hole and covers the opening, and a second sensor cap that has a second ventilation hole and covers the opening inside the first sensor cap.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Kanematsu, Yasuaki Shima, Shogo Maeda
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Patent number: 10829228Abstract: Various connection units are disclosed. The connection unit can be configured to straighten a flow of air, such as to reduce the distance before the flow of air becomes substantially laminar. The connection unit can include a drag reduction unit. The drag reduction unit can be configured to redirect airflow to the center of the connection unit. The connection unit can include a wake diverting component configured to lift air away from the periphery of the connection unit and/or redirect the airflow towards a radial center connection unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, LLCInventor: A. David Sandiford
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Patent number: 10830485Abstract: Air-conditioning diffuser for distributing air, comprising a chamber (10) provided with an inlet orifice (30) for feeding air and with an outlet wall (20) made of a woven or non-woven fabric or foil, the outlet wall (20) comprising at least one array of through-holes (22) for distributing air into the surrounding environment. The air-conditioning diffuser further comprises a plurality of air deflecting pockets (23) for redirecting the air flowing through the through-holes (22) out of the air-conditioning diffuser, each air deflecting pocket (23) being attached to the outlet wall (20) on the outer side of the same, overlapping at least one through-hole (22) spaced apart from the through-hole and being open towards the space adjoining the outlet wall (20).Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: PRIHODA s.r.o.Inventors: Zdenek Prihoda, Michal Bures
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Patent number: 10821812Abstract: An automobile air vent register is described. The register uses a rotating vent cover, and an elongate opening in a configuration providing good air flow control within a limited space.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Yahong Zhang