Patents Examined by Robert A. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11813564
    Abstract: An embodiment gas treatment system (10) includes a gas treatment chamber (12). The gas treatment chamber (12) is separated into (i) a chemical agent chamber (14) adapted to store a liquid chemical agent and (ii) a gas/chemical agent mixing chamber (18) in fluid communication with the chemical agent chamber (14). The system (10) includes an atomising assembly (20) operatively associated with the gas/chemical agent mixing chamber (18) and a pressurised gas supply assembly (22) in operative fluid communication with the atomising assembly (20). The system also includes a chemical agent supply assembly (24) to provide fluid communication between the chemical agent chamber (14) and the atomising assembly (20) wherein the atomising assembly (20) is operatively adapted to atomise liquid chemical agent into a stream of pressurised gas fed from the pressurised gas supply assembly (22) into the gas/chemical mixing agent chamber (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Serge Sola, David Decorte
  • Patent number: 11813404
    Abstract: An electrically conductive plastic (ECP) material can be used to heat water in a reservoir of a respiratory humidifier to encourage heating and/or humidification of gases passing through the respiratory humidifier. The electrically conductive plastic material can at least in part overmould the base and/or walls of the chamber and/or the reservoir of the respiratory humidifier. The reservoir can also partially or fully be formed from the electrically conductive plastic material. Furthermore, the humidification system can be configured to create substantially equal or differential heating of water in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Jeremy Livingston Miller, Nordyn Alami, Andrew John Partington
  • Patent number: 11806470
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating device and at least two consumables. Each consumable includes an aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further includes a device housing comprising at least two receiving chambers, wherein each consumable is accommodated in a separate receiving chamber of the at least two receiving chambers. The aerosol-generating device further includes at least two mouthpieces, wherein each mouthpiece of the at least two mouthpieces is aligned with a separate consumable of the at least two consumables and wherein the aerosol-generating device is configured to isolate airflows through separate, respective mouthpieces of the at least two mouthpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Tony Reevell
  • Patent number: 11806679
    Abstract: A method that can efficiently dissolve a water-soluble component contained in a gas with smaller energy consumption is provided. A mist is produced from a liquid. The mist and carrier air is mixed to produce mist-containing air. A solution gas and the mist-containing air are supplied to a static mixer. The solution gas and the mist-containing are mixed by using the static mixer. The liquid mist is brought in contact with the solution gas to dissolve a water-soluble component that is contained in the solution gas into the liquid mist. The liquid mist that contains the water-soluble component dissolved aggregates and produces a solution that contains the water-soluble component dissolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NANOMIST TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuo Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11806652
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a housing, a filter element, and an end cap. The housing includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a protrusion. The interior surface defines an interior volume. The exterior surface is opposite the interior surface. The protrusion extends from the exterior surface. The filter element is configured to be disposed at least partially in the interior volume of the housing. The end cap includes an axially-extending outer rim defining a slot configured to receive the protrusion to inhibit rotation of the end cap relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Technology US LLC
    Inventors: Willie L. Stamey, Jr., Mark A. Roll
  • Patent number: 11801473
    Abstract: A long-effect self-cleaning negative-pressure ejector at least comprises a suction chamber, a jet pipe and a flushing member. A side wall of the suction chamber has at least one suction port for communicating with a first fluid pipeline. An exit port of the jet pipe is disposed in the suction chamber and ejects a second fluid so that a negative pressure is generated in the suction chamber, a first fluid in the first fluid pipeline obliquely enters the suction chamber, and a first included angle is between a direction in which the first fluid being sucked into the suction chamber and an ejection direction of the second fluid. The flushing member optionally provides a third fluid to flush the suction chamber and/or the first fluid pipeline. At least one air jet nozzle is disposed on the first fluid pipeline to inject gas into the first fluid pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi-Hao Chen, Ting Tsai, Wen-Hsien Chen
  • Patent number: 11794142
    Abstract: A filter media pack with pleat folds, pleat panels and a plurality of glue bead sections is provided. The glue bead sections provide increased rigidity, dimensional stability and maintain spacing between adjacent pleat panels. Methods of manufacturing the filter media packs are provided. Filter elements including the filter media packs are contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff A. Canfield, Jeffery M. Ladwig, Dale R. Kadavy
  • Patent number: 11796189
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ventilation and air conditioning system. The ventilation and air conditioning system can include a ventilation and air conditioning body including a ventilation component and an automatic air-output device arranged at a ventilation outlet of the ventilation and air conditioning body and configured to open or close the ventilation outlet according to an operating state of the ventilation component. The automatic air-output device is coupled to a power switch of the ventilation component. When the ventilation component is powered on, the automatic air-output device opens the ventilation outlet of the ventilation component to allow fresh air of the ventilation component to flow indoors. When the ventilation component is powered off, the automatic air-output device closes the ventilation outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Luxi Wang
  • Patent number: 11786854
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly and an air conditioning apparatus are provided. The ventilation assembly includes: a volute, a surface of the volute being provided with a mounting port; a filter assembly arranged in the mounting port or in a portion of the volute adjacent to the mounting port; and a sealing member arranged with the mounting port or with the portion of the volute adjacent to the mounting port, and configured to seal a gap between the filter assembly and the mounting port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lianyu Shan
  • Patent number: 11781431
    Abstract: A high-temperature high-efficiency explosion-proof integrated modular dust removal equipment for pyrolysis raw coal gas, including: a housing internally provided with a chamber, the chamber being enabled a medium to flow from a gas inlet to a gas outlet of the housing; a high-temperature ceramic filter system for dividing the chamber into a dust collection chamber and a gas purification chamber that are individual, and being located in the dust collection chamber to communicate the dust collection chamber and the gas purification chamber; a high-pressure backblow system located in the gas purification chamber and used for performing blowback operation towards the dust collection chamber; and a preliminary dust removal system positioned outside the housing and communicated with the dust collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Guoke Yongji (Beijing) Engineering Installation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qianfu Xing
  • Patent number: 11781548
    Abstract: Disclosed are an oil separation apparatus (70) and a horizontal vortex compressor (1) comprising the oil separation apparatus (70). The oil separation apparatus (1) comprises a support (71) and a filter member (72), wherein the support (71) is generally cylindrical and comprises a cylindrical wall (712), the filter member (72) is arranged on the cylindrical wall (712), and the cylindrical wall (712) is provided with an opening (711, 713) used for working fluid to pass through; and the filter member (72) is generally cylindrical, and comprises an inner and an outer holding member (74, 76) holding inner and outer contours of the filter member (72) and end holding members (75a, 75b) provided on axial ends of the filter member (72). The oil separation apparatus (70) can increase the oil level of lubricating oil in the compressor (1), reducing disturbance in an oil tank and reducing oil circulation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yinglin Yu, Yong Luo, Yu Fei, Yonghua Cui
  • Patent number: 11781765
    Abstract: The application provides an air purifier comprising a shell assembly having air inlets and air outlets, and a filter assembly, an air inflow guide assembly, a fan and a diffusion air outflow assembly sequentially arranged from back to front. The filter assembly can purify air entering the filter assembly via the air inlets and flowing through the filter assembly. The air inflow guide assembly defines a guide channel between the filter assembly and the fan. The fan generates an air flow that flows into a first receiving cavity via the air inlets and sequentially flows through each assembly. The diffusion air outflow assembly can rotate to guide the air flow to the air outlets, enable the air flow to diffuse outwards and decrease the flow velocity of the air flow. The air purifier expands the purification range of the air purifier and improves the purification effect of the air purifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: X. J. Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun Pan
  • Patent number: 11771784
    Abstract: A pathogen-deactivating fibrous material is coated with salt crystals or salt crystal layer. The salt crystals or coating on the supporting fibrous material layer dissolves upon exposure to pathogenic aerosols and recrystallizes during evaporation of water from the pathogenic aerosols. Recrystallization of the salt deactivates pathogens. The pathogen-deactivating fibrous material can be used in a sanitizing fabric, an air filtering device, such as respiratory devices, masks, furnace filter devices, air conditioning device, vehicle cabin filter device, etc., and can provide a universal personal protection for preventing infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Hyo-Jick Choi
  • Patent number: 11772021
    Abstract: This application provides a wall-mounted air purifier, including a casing, a filter mounted in the casing, and a fan mounted in the casing. The casing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and the air outlet is located at the position corresponding to the outlet of the fan, the filter is located between the air inlet and the fan, an ultraviolet light source is also mounted in the casing, and the ultraviolet light source is arranged between the air inlet and the fan. The wall-mounted air purifier provided in the present application filters and purifies the air by providing a filter in the casing; and an ultraviolet light source is mounted in the casing to sterilize and disinfect the gas entering the air inlet and purify the air, improve air purification capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ANTOP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ruidian Yang
  • Patent number: 11772012
    Abstract: A degasser for at least partially degassing a gas-containing liquid, in particular for a sample separation device, includes a circulation path along which the liquid can be circulated between a liquid accommodation volume and one of an inlet to a consumer unit consuming degassed liquid or a conduit leading to the inlet, a drive unit configured for circulating the liquid in the circulation path, and a filter in the circulation path for filtering particles or debris out of the liquid, wherein the liquid is forced through the filter by the drive unit. The drive unit includes a movable body, in particular a movable piston or a movable membrane, configured for at least partially degassing the liquid by generating a negative pressure in the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Konstantin Shoykhet
  • Patent number: 11767993
    Abstract: A method for maintaining a boiling rate of a base fluid can include a determination of a fluid level of a turbulated base fluid in a reservoir. The fluid level can be determined by measuring at least one first height of the turbulated base fluid above the fluid level with at least a first sensor. The fluid level can be determined by measuring at least one second height of the turbulated base fluid below the fluid level with the first sensor. The method can include the establishment of the fluid level of the turbulated base fluid. The fluid level can be established according to the measured at least one first and second heights. The method can include the graduated introduction of an input fluid into the reservoir. A control valve can gradually introduce the input fluid in proportion to the established fluid level of the turbulated base fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PURE HUMIDIFIER COMPANY
    Inventor: Matthew W. Abel
  • Patent number: 11766498
    Abstract: The smart electric incense and perfume burner is a remotely controllable, electrical incense burner controllable via a smart system using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The burner is in the form of an orb or spherical shell, which may be placed on top of a pedestal having a battery charging circuit. The orb functions separately as a portable, battery-operated, smart electric incense and perfume burner. The orb includes an upper chamber, centrally located at the top of the orb for liquid incense or perfume. The orb also includes a lower chamber with a solid incense heater. The outer surface of the orb has a plurality of vent openings for allowing smoke from the upper and lower chambers to exit the interior of the orb. The vent openings are surrounded by multicolor LEDs and are adapted to receive elongated decorations for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Faisal Faraj Al Saeed, Mohammad Faisal Ballam
  • Patent number: 11766500
    Abstract: Fragrance dispensers with features that are capable of reducing wastage of fragrance, or of conserving fragrance, are disclosed. Such a fragrance dispenser may have a configuration that collects fragrance that is expelled from the fragrance dispenser, but has not vaporized or atomized sufficiently to dissipate into the environment, as well as fragrance that condenses immediately after it has been expelled from the fragrance dispenser. A spill-resistant bottle that may be used with a fragrance dispenser has a shape that orients an opening of the bottle in a somewhat upward orientation to prevent fragrance from spilling out when the bottle is tipped over. Fragrance dispensers with configurations that generate vortices to deliver fragrance into the surrounding environment are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rimports, LLC
    Inventors: Alan K. Farrell, Joe Robinson
  • Patent number: 11766633
    Abstract: An air filtration unit is provided with a replaceable media cartridge to reduce the time, material, and labour costs required to maintain the filtration system. A housing portion includes a mounting flange, a supporting frame, and a collar for receiving a replaceable media cartridge. The replaceable media cartridge slides into the frame. At least one cap ensures that air flows through the cartridge and may provide a handle for easy removal and replacement of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Blade Filters Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Fida
  • Patent number: 11759738
    Abstract: An air purifier having a polygonal casing defining one or more inside corners, a cylindrical air filter extending along a center axis within the polygonal casing with a space formed between a radially outwards facing surface of the filter and at least one of the one or more the inside corners of the casing, and a filter cleaner at least partly located in the space. The filter cleaning has a cleaning member, a gear mechanism, at least one UV light source, a motor configured to drive the gear mechanism to thereby drive the radially outwards facing surface of a cylindrical air filter past the cleaning member and the at least one UV light source, and a filter cleaner housing encasing the motor, the cleaning member and the gear mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Baris Tanyildiz