Patents Examined by Jessica Yuen
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Patent number: 11958338Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a passenger cabin; a steering assembly including a steering wheel mounted on a steering column assembly; and a ventilation system having a first air outlet for discharging a first jet of air, and a second air outlet for discharging a second jet of air. The first air outlet and the second air outlet are located on the steering column and the second jet of air intersects and deflects the first jet of air.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Roy Alan Harris, Adam Pinkstone, Tomasz Edward Pendleton, Roy Edward Poulton
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Patent number: 11951807Abstract: A ventilation device of a vehicle includes an air outflow opening disposed on an upper side of a backrest of a seat of the vehicle such that an airflow from the air outflow opening flows in a direction of a roof of the vehicle. A plurality of air guiding elements are pivotably mounted in a region of the air outflow opening where an air volume of a front partial airflow and a rear partial airflow is settable by the plurality of air guiding elements. A further air guiding element is disposed on the roof in a region of the airflow where the airflow is dividable and deflectable by the further air guiding element.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Mercedes-Benz Group AGInventor: Joachim Currle
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Patent number: 11951518Abstract: A sticker for spacing wood is extruded from an aluminum alloy. The sticker can have different configurations. In a first configuration, the sticker has a width about the same as its height, with longitudinal ridges on all sides that grip wood when wood is stacked on the sticker. In a second configuration, the sticker has a width significantly greater than its height, with longitudinal ridges on the top and bottom surfaces, and with smooth side surfaces. The longitudinal ridges have a height within a specified range and are spaced at a distance peak-to-peak within a specified range. The ridges provide good grip of lumber stacked on the sticker yet do not easily plug with wood fibers through repeated use. The extruded aluminum sticker is very rugged and can be used for hundreds or even thousands of drying cycles.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Imagineering Werks, LLCInventor: Steven W. Templeman
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Patent number: 11937680Abstract: A concentrator and a hair dryer including a concentrator are provided. The concentrator may include an outer case forming an exterior of the concentrator and provided with first and second flow paths thereinside to enable gas discharged from a gas discharge of the hair dryer to flow and a flow path selector a position of which is variable within the outer case, the first flow path being provided between the flow path selector and the outer case, the second flow path being provided within the flow path selector. The concentrator may be configured to externally discharge the gas discharged from the gas discharge along either the first flow path or the second flow path depending on the position of the flow path selector. Accordingly, a user may select the first flow path or the second flow path for convenience while using a single concentrator.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunjoo Oh, Kwangwoon Ahn
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Patent number: 11932984Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus having a drying function includes: a cabinet; a drum provided within the cabinet; a heat-exchanger heat-exchanged with air exhausted from the drum; a lint filter disposed on an upstream side of the heat-exchanger with respect to flow of air exhausted from the drum to collect lint in the air; a spray tube spraying water to the lint filter to separate lint collected in the lint filter from the lint filter; and a lint collecting part at least partially provided below the lint filter or below the heat-exchanger to collect falling lint. Lint in condensate water may be collected, and thus, generation of a bad influence when condensate water is re-used may be suppressed. Also, contact between lint in drying air and the heat-exchanger may be restrained.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyuksoo Lee, Seungphyo Ahn, Bio Park
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Patent number: 11932983Abstract: A clothes dryer including a cabinet, a drum rotatably supported in the cabinet, a supply port configured to guide air into the drum, an exhaust port configured to guide the air in the drum to an outside of the drum, and a lint removing apparatus configured to remove lint from the air passing through the exhaust port. Where the lint removing apparatus includes a lint filter configured to capture lint, a rotation member rotatably installed to scrape and collect the lint captured in the lint filer, a driving device configured to generate power, a first coupler connected to the driving device to receive the power from the driving device, and a second coupler coupled to the first coupler to transmit the power to the rotation member.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Juyeong Kim, Daesung Ki, Hyunuk Park, Dongpil Seo
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Patent number: 11931865Abstract: A mobile steel grit dryer used to dry steel grit may be configured with a number of different functions and features to assist a contractor in performing steel or other structure maintenance when using steel grit in resurfacing the structure. The steel grit dryer may be configured with a heat process vacuum bypass so that an off-board vacuum, such as a vacuum on a grit recycling system, may be utilized as opposed to having an onboard vacuum. The dryer may include multiple modes so that an operator may use different modes for different environmental conditions. An exoframe may provide for better durability when being transported to different jobsites. A variety of automation and safety features may also be provided to simplify and improve safety for operators.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Roto Grit, LLCInventor: Ronald Benson
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Patent number: 11926954Abstract: A clothes dryer including a device and space for fixing a dryer sheet inside a main body. The clothes dryer includes: a main body including a laundry inlet: a drum rotatably installed inside the main body; a discharge flow path configured to discharge inside air of the drum to outside of the drum; and a sheet receiver accommodating a dryer sheet for providing fragrance to inside of the drum, the sheet receiver positioned on the discharge flow path and detachably installed in the main body.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seulgi Lee, Youngsu Lee
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Patent number: 11927392Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a wafer drying system and method that detects airborne molecular contaminants in a drying gas as a feedback parameter for a single wafer or multi-wafer drying process. For example, the system comprises a wafer drying station configured to dispense a drying gas over one or more wafers to dry the one or more wafers, a valve configured to divert the drying gas to a first portion and a second portion, and an exhaust line configured to exhaust the first portion of the drying gas. The system further comprises a detector configured to receive the second portion of the drying gas and to determine a real time property of the second portion of the drying gas, and a control unit configured to control a feedback operation of the wafer drying station based on the real time property of the second portion of the drying gas.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Chun Hsu, Sheng-Wei Wu, Shu-Yen Wang
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Patent number: 11926955Abstract: A laundry dryer performs a method for drying laundry with steam or hot air and notifying a user of water shortage. The laundry dryer includes a cabinet, a drum, a steam unit, a storage tank, a supply pump, and a steam controller. The steam controller operates the steam unit upon receiving a steam supply command to supply steam to the drum. When a water level of water stored in at least one of the steam unit or the storage tank is equal to or less than a predetermined water level, the steam controller provides a water shortage notification message for user recognition. The laundry dryer provides the water shortage notification message when a minimum amount of residual water is stored in the storage tank. The number of times to refill the storage tank can be minimized, resulting in an increase in user convenience.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Juhan Yoon, Manseok Lee, Hyojin Joo
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Patent number: 11926193Abstract: A vehicle vent top cover still capable of ventilation in a closed state of the top cover, which includes a top cover body, which includes a top plate; a fixed rim and side protection plates are arranged below the top plate; the fixed rim is located at the inner side of the side protection plate; the fixed rim is provided with a first ventilation groove; an air duct structural frame is fixed below the top plate; the air duct structural frame is located above the bottom walls of the side protection plates; the first ventilation groove and an upper surface of the air duct structural frame form an air inlet; one side of the air duct structural frame close to the side protection plate is provided with a second ventilation groove; and the second ventilation groove and the side wall of the side protection plate form an air outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HANGZHOU KAIRUIFAN IMPORT & EXPORT TRADING CO. LTD.Inventor: Wenyao Zhu
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Patent number: 11920826Abstract: An exhaust hood system can include an intake located within a building, an output, a duct positioned between the intake and the output, the duct fluidly connecting the intake and the output together, a filter positioned within the duct, the filter emitting a liquid within a portion of the duct, a drain in fluid communication with the filter, and a chamber comprising a photosynthetic agent or a fungal agent. The chamber can be in fluid communication with the drain.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: GREEN LOGIC, LLCInventor: Ronald N. Goodman
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Patent number: 11898775Abstract: The present invention provides a conditioning ventilation system 1.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: FH ALLIANCE INC.Inventors: Kazuro Hiroishi, Mitsunori Matsubara
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Patent number: 11898301Abstract: A dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, an additive dispensing assembly, and a controller. The drum may be rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. The additive dispensing assembly may be positioned within the cabinet and configured to selectively provide an additive to the drying chamber. The controller may be in operable communication with the additive dispensing assembly. The controller may be configured to initiate a drying operation. The drying operation may include initiating a dry cycle, detecting a static event during the dry cycle, and directing a supplemental dispensing action of a dryer additive in response to the detected static event.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson
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Patent number: 11891750Abstract: A dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, an additive dispensing assembly, and a controller. The drum may define a drying chamber for receipt of clothes for drying. The additive dispensing assembly may be positioned within the cabinet and configured to selectively provide a dryer additive to the drying chamber. The controller may be in operable communication with the additive dispensing assembly. The controller may be configured to initiate a drying operation. The drying operation may include obtaining washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance, determining an occurrence end time of a washing operation occurrence based on obtaining washer operating parameter, initiating a dry cycle for a laundry load following obtaining the washer operating parameters, and directing a supplemental dispensing action of the dryer additive at the additive dispensing assembly based on the occurrence end time of the washing operation occurrence.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Jose Efren Rodriguez Munoz
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Patent number: 11885564Abstract: A method and apparatus for eliminating or minimizing the non-uniformity of edge vials compared to center vials during freezing or primary drying of product therein in a freeze dryer. A temperature controlled surface is positioned in close proximity to or in contact with the edge vials to control the temperature thereof. The method and apparatus may be used to simulate in a development freeze dryer the conditions of the center and edge vials in a larger batch target freeze dryer.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: MILLROCK TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: T. N. Thompson, Qiming Wang, Richard Martino
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Patent number: 11882796Abstract: A method for silaging harvested crops includes distributing and compacting silage consisting of shredded foliage plants in a silo. The silo is then sealed and then fermented in the silo. At least one part of the silage is flushed with an inert gas after an aerobic phase of the fermentation is detected with a first sensor. The inert gas may also be introduced into the silage if a penetration of atmospheric oxygen is detected in the silage with a second sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Christian Von Holst, Stefan Brocke
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Patent number: 11864643Abstract: A hair dryer system includes a hair dryer and a rechargeable socket for charging the hair dryer. The hair dryer defines a plurality of air inlet holes. The rechargeable socket includes a pedestal defining a receiving space and a rechargeable assembly. A top of the pedestal is recessed to form a plug-in part defining a plug-in space. The plug-in part defines a plurality of air holes. The pedestal defines a plurality of air grooves in air communication with an outside of the pedestal. When the hair dryer is charged by the rechargeable assembly, the plurality of air inlet holes are in air communication with the plurality of air holes and the plurality of air grooves. Such that the hair dryers can be used while charging, which is convenient to use.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN CARKU TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yun Lei, Chuwei Liu, Yubin Zhang
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Patent number: 11859342Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a laundry dryer for generating high-temperature steam through a steam part and controlling each of rotation of a drum and rotation of a circulation fan. The method includes a steam drying procedure drying operation of increasing an internal temperature of the drum to dry an object to be dried, a steam drying procedure steam supply operation of supplying steam into the drum after the steam drying procedure drying operation, and a re-drying operation of supplying hot air into the drum after the steam drying procedure steam supply operation. When steam is sprayed from the steam part, the rotation of the drum is maintained, the rotation of the circulation fan is stopped, such that the steam is evenly supplied to the object to be dried, damage to the object is prevented, and sterilization of the object is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Woonje Choe, Myunghun Im, Seungwoo Han, Nagyoung Lee
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Patent number: 11857053Abstract: The present invention is directed to an aid to help consumers with long hair to more efficiently and evenly dry their hair at one time. A system, device, technique and kit are envisioned that allow a consumer to either adapt existing hair drying equipment for this enhanced purpose or provide entirely new systems or kits to enable the consumer to evenly dry their hair. Extension members threadably engage to each other and a hair dryer or bonnet, the combined elements when mounted to or on a stand allow a user to control, adjust and guide the airflow around long hair of the user inserted into a tunnel portion of the extension members. A heat distribution conduit provides even heat to the deployed hair, and a stand or mount are employed to stabilize the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Alisa Ann Johnson