Patents Examined by Harold Joyce
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Patent number: 7226354Abstract: A cabinet wherein air sucked from an inlet opening 4d of a shelf board combined inlet duct 4 by drive of an air purification unit 3 is passed through the shelf board combined inlet duct 4 and introduced into the inside of a case 3a, and by a dust collection filter 32 and an odor eliminating means 33. Air forced into the shelf board combined outlet duct 5 through the air duct 10 is exhausted through an outlet opening 5d of the shelf board combined outlet duct 5, and air curtain is formed along the opening of the storage section 11 of a cabinet 1. Therefore, air in the storage section 11 of the cabinet 1 is circulated and purified, while getting caught in a circulating airflow including the air curtain.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Kongo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyuki Kawano, Toshihiro Higashi, Hiroaki Koba, Ichiro Ikenaga, Kazuya Tokunaga, Satoru Yoshimitsu, Hitoshi Shibuya
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Patent number: 7101277Abstract: A cabin pressure control system and method extends the cabin pressure control logic beyond the original maximum certified altitude of the aircraft, without having to update the control logic. Thus, the control system provides an independent means of limiting cabin-to-atmosphere differential pressure above the original maximum certified altitude if the aircraft exceeds, or is re-certified to exceed, its original maximum certified altitude.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2003Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Darrell W. Horner, Duane A. Inscho
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Patent number: 7097556Abstract: This invention relates to a power supply capable of dissipating heat from computer unit, for enhancing the heat source heat-dissipating effect within the computer unit, including: a blower for exhausting air provided in or above the power supply. The blower is provided with an adjustment knob extended to and provided at an outside of the power supply or computer casing by means of wires. A power terminal of the blower is connected to a backup power of the power supply, where the backup power is controlled by a surrounding temperature monitoring device to operate the blower continuously after shutting off the computer until surrounding temperature has reached a target value.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Enermax Technology CorporationInventor: Steven Su
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Patent number: 7097804Abstract: A duct formed of a thermoplastic material is lightweight, strong, flame and smoke resistant, and non-toxic. The duct is formed from a flat laminate and does not require a specialized, disposable mandrel for supporting conventional thermoset plies. Preferably, the duct is formed from a preform, which is cut according to the desired shape and size of the duct so that trimming after the duct has been formed is not required. Additionally, features such as holes and spud locations can be provided by cutting or marking the preform before forming the duct. Each duct can be formed of multiple articulated segments that are joined by connectors.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2002Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Walter Forrest Frantz, Danny A. Jorgenson, Denis J. Klein, Douglas D. Maben
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Patent number: 7074124Abstract: The present invention relates to a ventilation system that allows air to circulate in a building but excludes pests such as birds, insects, moths and flies to enter the building. The ventilation system includes at least one vent comprising an aperture in the roof of the building and at least one fabric member adapted to be attached to the roof inside the building, below the vent(s) and between the vent(s) and the interior of the building. The present invention also relates to a building including the ventilation system, a truss arrangement that may form part of the ventilation system and a retaining rail for use in the ventilation system. The system of the invention has particular, but not exclusive, application to greenhouses and animal shelters.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Edwards & Williams Greenhouses Ltd.Inventor: David Earle Williams
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Patent number: 7052389Abstract: An air shower for removing a particle from an object by blowing air to the object which includes at least one first outlet for discharging the air from the at least one first outlet toward at least a portion of the object so that a flow axis of the air flowing out of the at least one first outlet is swung frequently and alternately in a first swingable direction, and at least one second outlet for discharging the air from the at least one second outlet so that a flow axis of the air flowing out of the at least one second outlet is swung frequently and alternately in a second swingable direction which is different from the first swingable direction. The first swingable direction and the second swingable direction extend so as to be non-parallel to one another and to intersect one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Honda, Yoko Shimizu, Hiroshi Matsuda, Hiroshi Mukai
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Patent number: 7048626Abstract: An air shower for removing a particle from an object by blowing an air to the object. The air shower includes an outlet for discharging the air from the outlet toward the object so that a flow axis of the air flowing out of the outlet is swung frequently and alternately, and an inner wall which extends from an outer periphery of the outlet in a radial direction of the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Honda, Yoko Shimizu, Hiroshi Matsuda, Hiroshi Mukai
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Patent number: 7048625Abstract: A substantially cubic work space extends from an upper opening to the interior of a housing. A substantially cubic lower space extends from a lower opening to the interior of the housing. A front cover covering the upper opening is provided on the front of the work space. The front cover is, for example, a transparent resin sheet bent and protruding from the upper opening to the interior of the work space, and is held, by a horizontal rod, in the form of the letter L in cross-section. A clean bench having a simple structure, easily installed, and being capable of achieving a high level of cleanliness even if installed in a relatively unclean environment can thus be provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Alps Electric Co., LtdInventors: Yuichi Anezaki, Teruo Igarashi, Shigehito Seki
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Patent number: 7044851Abstract: An air handling system for a specialized environment, such as an operating room in a hospital or other health care facility is presented. The air handling system includes an air recirculation system having a blower for drawing air from the specialized environment for recirculation; a recirculation diffuser operatively connected to the specialized environment for recirculating air back to the specialized environment by action of the blower; and recirculation ductwork providing a pathway for air traveling from the blower to the recirculation diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Dialysis Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Peterson, Mark Vesligaj Jagotrab
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Patent number: 7040381Abstract: A cooling device comprising a heat-conducting cooling plate on the side of the electronic power components to be cooled and a platelike cooling fluid distributing device. The distributing device has cooling fluid outlets on the side facing the cooling plate, said outlets being arranged at a distance from and pointing towards the cooling plate. The distributing device also comprises at least one drain outlet for the cooling fluid. The cooling device comprises a first plate in which outlets and a plurality of drain outlets are evenly distributed and a second plate and a third plate which are superimposed, wherein two plates define a feed channel that is connected to all outlets and a drain channel that is connected to all drain outlets.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Danfoss Silicon Power GmbHInventors: Ronald Eisele, Klaus Kristen Olesen
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Patent number: 7040979Abstract: A vent assembly for a crawl space type vent opening in the foundation wall of a building has a front frame engaging the outer face of the wall around the opening, swappable venting plates for the front frame, and a rear frame engaging the inner face of the wall in the crawl space and connected under tension through the opening to the front frame. A first form of the vent can be installed axially into the vent opening from the outside of the building to replace an existing vent in a finished wall. A second form of the vent is installed vertically into the vent opening in the wall before the opening has been capped, as part of new construction.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Ultra Creative Concepts, LLCInventor: Richard L. Betz
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Patent number: 7037188Abstract: A system to significantly improve the air quality in a personal breathing environment. The system includes a blower unit that produces a conditioned air flow, a delivery system that delivers air provided by the blower unit to a person's breathing zone, and a conduit that interconnects the blower unit and the delivery system for directing conditioned air from the blower unit to the delivery system. The delivery system is positioned so that it sends conditioned air around an individual's head and into the individual's personal breathing zone, thereby creating a zone of conditioned air around the individual's head.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Halo Innovations, Inc.Inventors: William R. Schmid, Dean W. Hacker, Eric J. Krause
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Patent number: 7037189Abstract: An air shutter of low cost, high efficiency, and easy maintainability is provided, which can interrupt efficiently the flowage of air across a doorway when the door is open based on the consideration of the experimental data of the flowage of air across the opening area of the doorway of a cold storage. The air shutter comprises a gatepost 12 and a gatepost 13 installed at both sides of the opening area of a doorway. The gatepost 12 is provided with a lower slit nozzle 12a, a suction opening 12b, and lower fans 12c and a suction duct 12d inside thereof, on the other hand, the gatepost 13 provided with an upper slit nozzle 13a, a suction opening 13b, and lower fans 13c and a suction duct 13d inside thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sachio Ohwada, Kouichi Tsubata, Seiichi Sakuma, Shinjirou Akaboshi, Akira Yasutome
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Patent number: 7033267Abstract: An enclosure is provided for housing electronic equipment that accommodates the different cooling and ventilating requirements of different types of equipment. The enclosure is constructed and arranged to support cooling airflow in a front-to-back configuration through the enclosure and in a side-to-side configuration from one side to an opposite side of the enclosure. The enclosure can thereby provide within a single enclosure means cooling air for components using front-to-back airflow for cooling, such as information technology (IT) equipment, and for components using side-to-side airflow, such as certain types of telecommunications equipment. The enclosure can thereby support a mix of IT and telecommunications equipment, providing flexibility and adaptability in network room and data center configuration. The enclosure is further configured to separate intake air used by equipment for cooling from exhaust air vented by equipment into its interior during operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventor: Neil Rasmussen
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Patent number: 7029391Abstract: A blower unit of an air conditioning unit including a scroll casing including a first engaging portion, a fan casing including a first engaging portion, and a controller for controlling an electric motor to move at least one of the scroll casing and the fan casing such that the movement of at least one of the scroll casing and the fan casing stops when the first engaging portion of the scroll casing abuts the first engaging portion of the fan casing. The precision of the position of the scroll casing with respect to the fan casing, the precision of the temperature of air discharged into the compartment, and/or the volume of the blower unit may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: DENSO CorporationInventors: Masakazu Nagaya, Koji Ito, Takahiro Tokunaga
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Patent number: 7029390Abstract: An air vent 10 for a vehicle air ventilation system and which comprises a housing 11 having an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 13, an air flow control valve 15 located in the inlet 12, and a screen 17 comprising a plurality of slats 18–21 located in the outlet 13. The slats are moveable by a control wheel 28 from a closed condition, in which air flow through the outlet 13 is impeded, to an open condition allowing air flow through the outlet 13, the control wheel 28 also operating the valve 15 to permit the flow of air prior to opening the slats, the air flow passing through slots 22 in at least some of the slats.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2004Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Narendra Karadia
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Patent number: 7025671Abstract: A surface mounted device includes a hollowed base body mounted on a building or vehicle exterior, and a hollowed raised body supported and secured on the base body with hollowed elongated members. A free space is formed between the base body and the raised body. An opening or openings are facilitated on, and near the center of, the lower surface of the raised body, to connect the free space with the internal space of the base body through the hollowed raised body and hollowed elongated support members. The base body and the raised body are configured in such a way that the free space between them is narrower at the center than along the perimeter. This forms an airflow path that is first contracting towards the center and then expanding afterwards for any approaching wind direction, providing a venturi mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Inventor: Jason JianXiong Lin
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Patent number: 7025670Abstract: A wind powered rotatable vent includes an annular rotatable louvered panel axially rotatable about a shaft and an impeller disposed in spaced underlying relationship with respect to the rotatable louvered panel and rotatably secured to the shaft. A fixed collar underlies at least a portion of the rotatable louvered panel and a brace which is rotatably secured to the shaft has first arms secured to an upper portion of the rotatable louvered panel and second arms secured to a lower portion thereof. The collar and rotatable louvered panel define a passageway for flow of air therethrough. The rotatable louvered panel is structured to rotate responsive to wind impinging thereon and responsive to air flowing upwardly through the impeller in the passageway.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Solar Group, Inc.Inventor: Larry Dwight Robinson
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Patent number: 7022009Abstract: A cleaning system for n semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes a working area and a service area. A wafer process area in the service area performs a semiconductor manufacturing process. A wafer transfer area is spatially connected to the wafer process area, and transfers a wafer from the working area to the wafer process area. An air supply device supplies clean air to the wafer transfer area and the wafer process area. A particle measurer continuously checks for any malfunction or defect of the air supply device, and measures in real time an impurity particle count of the air in the wafer transfer area so as to detect any abnormally high pollution level in the wafer transfer area.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jong-Ok Kim
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Patent number: 7022010Abstract: A ceiling has an upper surface, a lower surface and a circular aperture. A boot has a cylindrical lower section and a large circular cross sectional configuration and with a cylindrical upper section and a small circular cross sectional configuration. The diameter of the circular aperture is slightly greater than the diameter of the lower section of the boot. The boot also includes a circular flange extending radially outwardly from the lower edge of the boot with threaded apertures around the flange. A grill has an exterior diameter equal to the exterior diameter of the flange. Threaded apertures are aligned with the apertures of the flange with bolts to removably couple the grill to the boot. The grill has a plurality of slots for the flow of air there through.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Inventor: Keith Cardon