Heating And Cooling Patents (Class 165/48.1)
  • Patent number: 11725844
    Abstract: A device comprising a fin structure, a vent disposed in the fin structure, a cooling coil disposed in the vent, a light disposed in the fin structure and wherein the fin structure is configured to create a Coanda effect for air exiting the vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Hirsch, Honghui Zhang, Ernest Freeman, Keith Glasch
  • Patent number: 11655986
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit is provided. The air conditioner indoor unit includes: a base module, having a base part which is arranged with a fan motor; a heat exchange module having a heat exchanger and a connection pipeline for connecting the heat exchanger to an air conditioner outdoor unit; the heat exchanger and the connection pipeline are arranged in such a way that in a mounted state, the heat exchanger and the connection pipeline are entirely located at a front side of the base module; an air and water duct module having an air duct assembly; the air duct assembly is suitable to be entirely disassembled from the base part without disassembling the fan motor in the base part. During mounting, pre-assembly is first performed and then general assembly is performed; in such manner, the time needed to assemble the whole unit may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Peng Han, Chunjie Wang, Qinghui Lin, Pan Yang, Ruqiang Li
  • Patent number: 11638364
    Abstract: A cryptocurrency mining furnace is provided. The cryptocurrency mining furnace comprises a furnace housing having an air flow path extending from a housing air inlet downstream to a housing air outlet; and at least three separate mining computers. Each mining computer is positioned in the furnace housing in the air flow path upstream of the housing air outlet and includes at least one cryptocurrency mining board. The cryptocurrency mining furnace also comprises a transformer positioned in the furnace housing upstream of the mining computers and downstream of the housing air inlet, the transformer electrically connected to each of the mining computers to power each of the mining computers; and a principal fan positioned in the furnace housing in the air flow path downstream of the transformer and upstream of the mining computers to induce air flow along the air flow path through the transformer and each of the mining computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Joel Landry
  • Patent number: 11470786
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for facilitating artificial climate control, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the system may include a greenhouse enclosure, a condensation assembly, at least one sensor, a water collection compartment, and a processing device. Further, the greenhouse enclosure may include an internal space. Further, the greenhouse enclosure may be configured for generating a greenhouse effect. Further, the condensation assembly may be configured for condensing water vapor present in the interior space. Further, the condensation assembly may include at least one coolant dispenser, a heat exchanger, a coolant sensor, and at least one coolant dispensing actuator. Further, the at least one sensor may be configured for generating at least one sensor data. Further, the water collection compartment may be fluidly coupled with the condensation assembly. Further, the processing device may be communicatively coupled to each of the at least one sensor and the coolant sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Alvin Ofray
  • Patent number: 11248415
    Abstract: An energy recovery ventilator door assembly includes an exterior door for a structure, the door including an inside fan and an outside fan for providing flows of air to a manifold. The manifold includes an inside manifold conduit for receiving stale inside air and an outside manifold conduit for receiving fresh outside air. A heat sink between the two conduits recovers heat energy from the warmer flow of air flowing in the conduits and transmits the recovered heat energy to the cooler of the flows of air in the conduits. A crossover element routs the inside conduit from the inside of the door to the outside of the door, and routs the outside conduit of the door to the inside of the door. Thus the air in the inside manifold conduit is vented to the outside of the structure through the door and the air in the outside manifold conduit is vented to the inside of the structure through the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Jerry G. Crittenden
  • Patent number: 11245138
    Abstract: An energy storage canopy associated with a local building is provided. The energy storage canopy includes support members that can support compartments, which may be integral with or removable from the energy storage canopy. Each compartment includes a plurality of high capacity batteries to store electrical energy, at least one power conditioner to allow coupling high capacity batteries to the power grid and/or the AC distribution panel of the local building, and a refrigerant energy storage tank containing a working fluid. The refrigerant energy storage tank contains piping or ductwork to be in fluid communication with the HVAC system, refrigerant system, or atmosphere of the local building to provide stored refrigerant energy to the local building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LT350, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Thramann
  • Patent number: 11215006
    Abstract: A stile and rail frame exterior solid core door brings fresh outside air into a structure horizontally through a ventilator assembly. The ventilator assembly includes an upper housing. The upper housing includes a filter for filtering the fresh air and a fan in a fan housing provides a flow of air into the upper housing and through the filter and into the structure horizontally through the door. Air flow through the housing is controlled by a movable damper in the upper housing. An actuator moves the damper in response to electronic input signals. Stale air is exhausted from the structure in a similar manner, through a fan in a lower housing. The upper and lower housings with their fans extend substantially the width of the door between the stiles. Electronic elements are in a housing in the door, and respond to information appropriately sensed by sensor elements placed in the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Jerry G. Crittenden
  • Patent number: 11187418
    Abstract: HVAC system includes a front side access panel, an HVAC unit, a mounting sleeve, and a back side grille. The mounting sleeve and the HVAC unit are configured to fit within the preexisting framing of a building, and in particular to be mounted in a wall, between pre-existing studs, of a room. The HVAC unit can be installed into the mounting sleeve via quick connect mechanisms including, but not limited to, snap in connections and/or tab and slot features. The mounting sleeve enables rapid installation and also condensate collection. The HVAC unit includes separate modular units, e.g. an evaporator module unit, a mechanical module unit, and a condenser module unit, that are mounted and interconnected to each other. The HVAC system includes vertically oriented HVAC components and component connections that are self-aligned, and can be further configured with a horizontal configuration portion for multi-zone capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Katerra Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Zane DeLoach, David Hull, Taylor Michael Keep
  • Patent number: 11149958
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating food comprises a high capacity oven configured for receiving and cooking nine vertically spaced meal trays. The increased capacity oven maintains an outer vertical dimension in compliance with standard aircraft oven sizes while increasing the inner oven vertical dimension sufficiently to receive and sufficiently cook the nine meal trays. The increased capacity oven maintains a sufficient vertical spacing between each meal tray to enable sufficient airflow between the meal trays for timely meal cooking. Efficient placement of oven components in each of the areas above and below the oven internal cavity increases the internal vertical dimension of the oven internal cavity and the available vertical cooking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Fabriek Inventum B.V.
    Inventor: Martijn Klok
  • Patent number: 11073334
    Abstract: The invention relates to a furnace having a vertical orientation for dental components, comprising a combustion chamber, which is open at the bottom and the opening of which can be closed by means of a furnace door, which is lowered in the vertical direction in the open position, and comprising a depositing region for the heated component, which depositing region is arranged at a distance from the opening in the combustion chamber. The depositing region is part of the furnace, and a cooling device that acts on the depositing region is arranged on or in the furnace. A heat-resistant base has a heat-resistant support arranged in a housing, which support has an active or passive cooling device, which, for example, has a Peltier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventor: Rainer Jumpertz
  • Patent number: 11013822
    Abstract: This invention is designed to neutralize and destroy all airborne particulates and infectious material prior to the return of this ventilation air into the High Energy Particulate Absorber [HEPA] System of a forced air ventilation building. This sterilizing and purifying device will return only safe and clean air to the building ventilation system. This smallest particulate absorber will be located just prior to the standard return air vent in the forced air ventilation system and it will neutralize and destroy all sizes, even nano and micro sized airborne particulates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Malcolm Philemon Woodward
  • Patent number: 10955186
    Abstract: A reusable, substantially airtight, and insulated container system, assembly and method include detachable assembled top, side, and bottom panels to enclose a plurality of pallets of chilled, perishable products for transport. The top panel includes a plurality of pouches positioned within horizontal chambers within the inside top panel surface. Hook and loop closures secure and seal the panel assemblies. Thermoplastic polyurethane nylon fabric panel inner and outer surfaces are bonded to an internal insulation layer with thermal-welded edges. The system, assembly, and method include internal temperature control elements for a real time thermostatically controlled container environment of circulating chilled air protecting perishable products housed within the cover assembly during transport. An embodiment of the cover assembly is configured to a standard LD-7 air transport container base pallet, providing a thermostatically controlled container environment of approximately 745 cubic feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Keith A. Kenneally
  • Patent number: 10883728
    Abstract: A method and system that allows thermal energy to be supplied at different temperature levels to consumers, where each consumer is provided with its desired temperature whenever that is necessary. The method or a system for supplying consumers with heat energy or with cooling energy includes a set of three or more conduits for carrying a heat transfer fluid, each conduit carrying fluid at one of three or more different temperatures or temperature ranges, a plurality of heating and/or cooling consumer appliances distributed along the length of the conduits, each consumer appliance being linked to one of a plurality of pairs of conduits such that either: a consumer appliance is linked on a high temperature side, or a consumer appliance is linked on a low temperature side; a number of heat or cold generators, each pair of conduits being connected to at least one of the generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VITO
    Inventors: Dirk Vanhoudt, Johan Van Bael
  • Patent number: 10801749
    Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of blow through direct fired heaters including evaporator coils and/or energy recovery ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Cambridge Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rodney Mueller, Carl Merrill Schoeneberg, John Patrick Foley, Jr., Thomas Joseph Cleary, Marc David Braun
  • Patent number: 10801636
    Abstract: An energy saving system utilizing temperature sensing flow control valve to realizing chilled water loop is provided, which includes an air blower, a temperature sensing flow control valve and a temperature setter. The air blower is disposed in the chilled water loop of a building to chill the air by the chilled water loop and then discharge the chilled air from the air outlet of the air blower. The valve is connected to a chilled water outlet beside the air blower and controls the flow of the chilled water flowing from the air blower to the chilled water loop. The temperature setter is connected to the valve and detects the temperature of the air discharged from the air outlet; the temperature setter opens or closes the temperature sensing flow control valve according to the detected air temperature and adjusts the flow of the chilled water by the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: QUALITEK PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ming Chen, Kung-Chao Tung, Po-Cheng Tung
  • Patent number: 10781591
    Abstract: A wind protection device for a building has lateral face elements (630) positioned at a distance from an inner building wall (631) creating at least one riser shaft (239) for air. The lateral face element (630) is closed at lateral sides, wherein the wind protection device further has at least one lower air entry element (620, 620?) connected to at least one riser shaft (239) and at least one upper virtual ledge (620?; 643) connected to at least one riser shaft (239) having an outlet opening directing the air flow from the connected riser shaft(s) (239) to the area in front and above the respective upper virtual ledge (620?, 643). The lateral face element (630) has a sequence (650) of side air entries (651, 651?, 651?) connected with at least one riser shaft (239).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Elemental Engineering AG
    Inventor: Osman Saeed
  • Patent number: 10759104
    Abstract: A mould tool (100) defining a workpiece profile has a first fluid-based temperature control assembly configured to control the temperature of the mould tool (100) which exhausts to a peripheral chamber (160) proximate the periphery of the workpiece profile (100) to reduce a temperature difference between the mould tool (100) and the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SURFACE GENERATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Ben Halford
  • Patent number: 10723060
    Abstract: A multi-functional utility skid for use with an air compressor, a chiller, and a connection having a first end engaging the chiller and a second end to provide utilities to a blow-molding machine for blow-molding articles. The skid is located proximate the machine and includes a pump engaging the second end of the connection, receiving chilled water from the chiller, being located proximate the chiller to minimize the length of the connection, and providing chilled water to both the machine and a separate supply of chilled water. The skid further includes an integral unit combining a dehumidifier that controls the humidity of the environment surrounding the machine with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit that receives the supply of chilled water from the pump, controls the temperature of the environment surrounding the machine, and supplies conditioned air to the dehumidifier thereby avoiding the need for a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John R. Reichler, Thomas Havekotte
  • Patent number: 10617127
    Abstract: A gas supply device supplies an internal space of a container with nitrogen-enriched air to reduce an oxygen concentration of the internal space. If the oxygen concentration of the internal space gradually falls to reach a reference concentration C2, the gas supply device stops. If outside air enters the internal space at a gap between the container and a container refrigeration apparatus, the oxygen concentration of the internal space rises after the stop of the gas supply device. If the oxygen concentration of the internal space rises to reach an upper limit concentration C3, an internal fan controller switches a rotational speed of an internal fan from “HIGH” to “LOW.” The gas supply device is activated. As a result, the amount of the outside air entering the internal space can be reduced to reliably drop the oxygen concentration of the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Kamei, Yuusuke Fujimoto, Makoto Ikemiya
  • Patent number: 10605499
    Abstract: The energy system includes a heat exchanger absorbing heat energy from its environment, and a heat pump transferring energy from the heat exchanger to a heat-consuming circuit. The heat pump includes a regulator arranged so as to regulate a temperature of the heat exchanger at a temperature below a liquefaction and/or freezing temperature of the water vapor of the ambient air. The regulator is also arranged so as to regulate the temperature according to weather conditions, which the heat exchanger is exposed to, such as rain, wind, and sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DATATECHNIC INTERNATIONAL
    Inventor: Pierre-Yves Torrent
  • Patent number: 10580097
    Abstract: A cascaded model predictive control system includes an inner controller and an outer controller. The outer controller determines an amount of power to defer from a predicted power usage to optimize a total cost of power usage. A power setpoint is calculated based on a difference between the predicted power usage and the amount of power to defer. The inner controller determines an operating setpoint for building equipment in order to achieve the power setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Turney, Michael J. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 10566205
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention a load lock chamber including two or more isolated chamber volumes, wherein one chamber volume is configured for processing a substrate and another chamber volume is configured to provide cooling to a substrate. One embodiment of the present invention provides a load lock chamber having at least two isolated chamber volumes formed in a chamber body assembly. The at least two isolated chamber volumes may be vertically stacked. A first chamber volume may be used to process a substrate disposed therein using reactive species. A second chamber volume may include a cooled substrate support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Jeffrey Salinas, Paul B. Reuter, Andrew Nguyen, Jared Ahmad Lee
  • Patent number: 10532751
    Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes: a hot water heater core provided in a hot water circuit in which cooling water circulates in a heat source to recover waste heat of the heat source, and configured to exchange heat between the cooling water heated by the waste heat of the heat source and air to heat the air, thereby heating an inside of a vehicle by using the heated air; a heat pump configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant discharged from a refrigerant compressor and air by using an indoor heat exchanger to heat the air, thereby heating the inside of the vehicle by using the heated air; an electric heater configured to heat air to heat the inside of the vehicle; and a controller configured to select at least one of the hot water heater core, the heat pump and the electric heater to perform a heating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukitaka Mijin
  • Patent number: 10527312
    Abstract: A heat exchange device includes: a case, a fan provided inside the case and having a fan air outlet and a fan air inlet, a heat exchange element provided inside the case, a case air port formed in the case, and an adapter connected to the case air port at one end thereof, the adapter including more than one pipe connecting portions with different diameters, the pipe connecting portion closest to the case air port being a first pipe connecting portion, the pipe connecting portion farthest from case air port being a second pipe connecting portion; the diameter of the first pipe connecting portion is larger than the diameter of the second pipe connecting portion, and a thermal insulation component is provided in the adapter and has an air passage therein for passing air therethrough. The disclosure is advantageous in preventing occurrence of condensation and improving product safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunran Wu, Zhenhong Yang, Kouji Iio, Norihiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10502440
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-pulsed jets generating apparatus including: at least one actuator that generates pulsed jets in a plurality of orifices according to a volume change of a plurality of cavities caused by vibration of at least one diaphragm; and a manifold connected to the at least one actuator so as to generate multi-pulsed jets by receiving the pulsed jets occurring in the plurality of orifices. The velocity and uniformity of the pulsed jets occurring in the plurality of injection ports can be controlled according to vibration phases of a plurality of diaphragms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ki Hwan Kwon, Jin Wook Yoon, Eun Bi Seo, Min Hee Kim, Chong Am Kim, Byung Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 10492603
    Abstract: A galley includes a cart compartment defining a cavity configured to store at least one galley cart. The galley includes a heat exchanger positioned within the cart compartment and a plenum coupled in flow communication with the heat exchanger. The plenum is configured to provide cool air to cool the at least one galley cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Emmanuel Garcia, Joshua Lee
  • Patent number: 10429127
    Abstract: For the purpose of improving a stability a home appliance device, in particular a home appliance chiller device, at least one elongate frame element which has at least one first fixing feature and at least one deposit element for depositing of victuals are provided. The deposit element has at least one second fixing feature in an end region and is connected to the frame element. The first fixing feature and the second fixing feature being fixed to each other in a form-fit manner in order to prevent a movement of the deposit element with respect to the frame element in a direction which is at least substantially parallel to a main extension direction of the frame element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Altan Alyanak, Lars Dinter, Fidan Gueler, Emre Guentav
  • Patent number: 10401046
    Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a compressor configured to circulate a fluid through the HVAC system, a first coil configured to establish a first heat exchange relationship between the fluid and a first airflow across the first coil, a second coil configured to establish a second heat exchange relationship between the fluid and a second airflow across the second coil, and a fan configured to direct the first airflow across the first coil, the second airflow across the second coil, or both, and where the first airflow across the first coil is directed to be isolated from the second airflow across the second coil, and the first airflow is blocked from flowing across the first coil when the first coil is inactive and the second airflow is blocked from flowing across the second coil when the second coil is inactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: John T. Knight, Stephen B. Pickle
  • Patent number: 10274224
    Abstract: A discharge plenum for use with a packaged HVAC unit has an outer enclosure with opposing side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a top wall. A planar barrier is arranged within the discharge plenum, and extends between the side walls and furthermore extends to the front wall. One air volume is arranged in a bottom portion of the discharge plenum directly below the planar barrier, and another is arranged in a top portion of the discharge plenum directly above the planar barrier, so that the planar barrier separates the two air volumes. A turning vane is provided within the discharge plenum to direct a flow of air received into the discharge plenum towards the air volume in the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Erik Hansen, Jacob Pachniak, Roy Turtenwald
  • Patent number: 10240808
    Abstract: An induced air discharging unit includes: a jet flow generator configured to discharge supply air fed from outside, the jet flow generator discharging the supply air as a jet flow of air; an air inducer configured to allow air of an air-conditioning target space to be induced by an inducing effect of the jet flow of air discharged from the jet flow generator; an air mixer configured to discharge mixed air of the jet flow of air from the jet flow generator and the air induced by the air inducer to the air-conditioning target space, and radiate heat of the mixed air to the air-conditioning target space; and an air purifier configured to produce a purifying substance that purifies a purification target substance by chemical reaction, and blow out the purifying substance to the air-conditioning target space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Kimura Kohki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Kimura, Mitsuo Morita, Katsuhiro Urano
  • Patent number: 10101040
    Abstract: A packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead positioned between an interior coil and an exterior coil within a casing. A vent assembly of the packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a base received within an opening of the bulkhead. The bulkhead is positioned between a plurality of projections and a frame of the vent assembly. A door of the vent assembly is pivotally mounted to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Wilbur Carl Bewley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10074791
    Abstract: A system for recapturing energy may include a thermoelectric generator (TEG) assembly for thermally attaching to a surface heated by plasma or ionization heating. The TEG assembly may include a first level thermoelectric generator module (TEM). The first level TEM may include a hot side that is thermally attached to the surface, a cold side and a plurality of TEG devices disposed between the hot side and the cold side. A second level TEM may be stacked on the first level TEM. A hot side of the second level TEM may be thermally attached to the cold side of the first level TEM. The plurality of TEG devices generate an electric current based on a temperature differential across the TEG devices. The TEG assembly may also include an electrical wiring system that electrically connects the TEMs and supplies the electric current generated to an electrical power apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Christopher C. Veto
  • Patent number: 9910343
    Abstract: A system for moderating the environment surrounding a driver assist camera of a vehicle having a camera mounted within a housing, the housing adapted to be attached to a window of the vehicle. A fan is connected to the housing to force airflow through the housing to moderate the environment surrounding the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel D. Carlson
  • Patent number: 9891208
    Abstract: A concrete temperature stress testing machine system including: a concrete temperature stress testing machine and a walk-in environment simulation laboratory system; and the walk-in environment simulation laboratory system includes a walk-in environment simulation laboratory, a host control cabinet, a compressor set room, an environment room control cabinet and a computer. The concrete temperature stress testing machine achieves the temperature deformation self-compensation by using the combination of different proportions of invar and No. 45 steel, an embedded type directly measuring deformation technology of the concrete temperature stress testing is achieved by the fit between the upper and side embedded parts, the embedded rod and the extending rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, CHANGCHUN CITY CHAOYANG TEST INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingbin Li, Yu Hu, He Zhu, Ge Wang
  • Patent number: 9884534
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning system, in particular for a motor vehicle, in which a fan takes in air which flows through an evaporator and/or a heater, wherein the fan has arranged downstream of it an air-bypass channel, which contains a bypass damper and guides air past the evaporator. In the case of an air-conditioning system in which the air-mass flow which flows through the air-bypass channel and/or evaporator can be adjusted in a particularly variable manner, an air-throttle element is arranged in and/or on the air-bypass channel and/or upstream or downstream of the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wawzyniak, Elke Dettling
  • Patent number: 9872340
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a heating device in a motorized camera directing arrangement including a motor device is disclosed. The method comprising measuring a voltage over the motor device, measuring a current conducted at least to the motor device, measuring a temperature relating to the motorized camera directing arrangement, controlling power distributed to the heating device based on the measured temperature and on the measured current, and feeding power to the heating device independent of the measured temperature and the measured current in the event that the measuring of the voltage over the motor device indicates a voltage level higher than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Axis AB
    Inventors: Christian Dahlqvist, Magnus Larsson
  • Patent number: 9802703
    Abstract: A galley system includes a galley compartment defining a cavity. The galley compartment has a door that allows access to the cavity and at least a first opening and a second opening. A galley cart is positionable in the cavity of the galley compartment that has a first opening and a second opening. An air supply duct is configured to be coupled in flow communication with the first opening of the galley cart and the first opening of the galley compartment. A space is defined about the galley cart when the galley cart is positioned in the cavity. The space provides flow communication between the second opening of the galley cart and the second opening of the galley compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Moran
  • Patent number: 9784466
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smoke control system provided in a high-rise building for separately supplying leakage air flow and supplementary air flow, including: a blowing means for supplying air into a building; a ventilating means having a leakage air flow supplying passage and a supplementary air flow supplying passage connected to the blowing means for introducing air; and an air supply damper connected to the leakage air flow supplying passage and the supplementary air flow supplying passage to supply air into each lobby of a building according to the leakage air flow and supplementary air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Yup Kim, Hyun-Joon Shin
  • Patent number: 9743559
    Abstract: Provided is a server room cooling apparatus and method using natural air. The server room cooling apparatus includes an inlet part to take in outside air, a spray part to spray mist on the outside air that is taken in, and a supplying part to supply the outside air on which the mist is sprayed to the inside of a server room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: NHN Business Platform Corp.
    Inventors: Keunho Ryu, Yong Soo Youn
  • Patent number: 9378994
    Abstract: Various embodiments of batch load lock apparatus are disclosed. The batch load lock apparatus includes a load lock body including first and second load lock openings, a lift assembly within the load lock body, the lift assembly including multiple wafer stations, each of the multiple wafer stations adapted to provide access to wafers through the first and second load lock openings, wherein the batch load lock apparatus includes temperature control capability (e.g., heating or cooling). Batch load lock apparatus is capable of transferring batches of wafers into and out of various processing chambers. Systems including the batch load lock apparatus and methods of operating the batch load lock apparatus are also provided, as are numerous other aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Weaver, Joseph Yudovsky, Jason M. Schaller, Jeffrey C. Blahnik, Robert B. Vopat, Malcolm N. Daniel, Jr., Robert Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9356455
    Abstract: A dish having a display element installed therein includes a dish main body including a display element including a display portion and a circuit portion, a first side including a transparent material, and a second side, and a battery portion at the second side for supplying power to the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Min Kim, Jae-Woon Jung, Na-Dan Kim, Tae-Go Shin
  • Patent number: 9340288
    Abstract: A galley cart system employs a housing with a door coupled to the housing, the door configured to be moved between a closed position and an open position. A vent plate in the housing communicates between a first compartment and a second compartment. A valve plate adjacent the vent plate is movable from a venting position when the door is in the closed position to a blocking position when the door is in the open position thereby preventing flow communication between the first and second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bryce A. Vandyke, Marcus K. Richardson, Chao-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 9318761
    Abstract: A cogeneration system (100) of the present invention comprises a SOFC (13) configured to generate electric power through a power generation reaction by using a fuel gas supplied to the fuel cell and air supplied to the fuel cell; a reformer (16) configured to generate a reformed gas by utilizing power generation reaction heat and combustion heat; a vaporizer (15) configured to generate the steam to be added to the fuel gas supplied to the reformer (16) by utilizing the power generation reaction heat and the combustion heat; an ammonia absorption chiller (10) configured to cool a target by consuming a portion of the power generation reaction heat and a portion of heat of an exhaust gas having the combustion heat which remain after the reformer (16) and the vaporizer (15) have consumed the heat, and cool the exhaust gas by consuming the portion of the heat; and a condensation unit (30) configured to cool the exhaust gas after the ammonia absorption chiller (10) has consumed the portion of the heat owned by the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9267701
    Abstract: A temperature control system for a controlled environmental vault including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of a split-type room air conditioner that comprises a mounting component, shroud component, and a shroud cover component. The shroud component and shroud cover component are configured to be installed on the outdoor unit to effectively divert hot exhaust air from the outdoor unit to outside the controlled environmental vault. The mounting component assembles to the indoor unit such that the indoor unit can be secured to an architectural structure such as a ceiling joist or ceiling rafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas L Purnell
  • Patent number: 9109828
    Abstract: A refrigeration system comprises a fan and motor unit 575 having a plurality of cross-flow blower wheels 530 or air blower turbines place upon either side of a motor or unique cross flow motor. The fan and motor unit 575 may be attached to either a top plate 550 to create a side discharge or to a back plate 570 to create a top discharge. The top plate 550 comprises a plurality of top discharge vents and a front discharge plate cover 545 comprises a plurality of side discharge vents 546. A technician in the field may configure a disclosed refrigeration system either a side or top discharge by rotating the position of the fan and motor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Inventor: Hector Delgadillo
  • Patent number: 9111971
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer is received at a first chamber that is at a first pressure level. The semiconductor wafer is at a first temperature and is heated, by a first heating module, to a second temperature while the pressure level of the first chamber is reduced from the first pressure level to a second pressure level. The semiconductor wafer is then provided to a supporting element of a second chamber which maintains a third pressure level that is closer to the second pressure level than to the first pressure level; the supporting element being at a third temperature that is closer to the second temperature than to the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL, LTD.
    Inventors: Lavy Shavit, Rafi Kraus, Itzak Yair, Samuel Nackash, Yuri Belenky
  • Patent number: 8978741
    Abstract: A device for reducing temperature variation in a plenum includes at least one pipe and a plurality of sumps containing a fluid operable to vary between a liquid state and a gaseous state depending upon a temperature of the fluid. The plurality of sumps are positioned at various locations within the plenum and the at least one pipe is in fluid communication with the plurality of sumps. In addition, the fluid, in the gaseous state, is caused to move through the at least one pipe and condense, thereby reducing the temperature at the location of the sump where the fluid was vaporized and thereby reducing temperature variation in the plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ratnesh K. Sharma, Cullen E. Bash, Chandrakant D. Patel, Abdlmonem Beitelmal
  • Patent number: 8959904
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle having an engine with an exhaust heat recovery system, includes generating a signal to control exhaust gas flow through an exhaust gas heat exchanger, and generating a diagnostic code based on the signal and a rate of change of coolant temperature. A vehicle has an engine and an exhaust heat recovery system with an exhaust gas heat exchanger and a temperature sensor. A controller for the vehicle is configured to (i) generate a signal to control exhaust gas flow through the exhaust gas heat exchanger, and (ii) generate a diagnostic code based on the signal and a rate of change of coolant temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Angel Fernando Porras, Douglas Raymond Martin
  • Publication number: 20150027659
    Abstract: Controllable variable inertia water storage system for heating and/or cooling, comprising: a plurality of water storage volumes for storing and heating water, these being either a vessel comprising sub-volumes or independent multiple vessels, said volumes being interconnected in series; a water inlet and outlet connect to the interconnected volumes; an independent water heater and/or cooler for each volume. Method for operating said system comprising: defining target sub-temperatures for each volume, wherein said target sub-temperatures are sequentially higher for each volume, in the direction of the water flow from inlet to outlet; increasing the target sub-temperatures in periods of forecasted higher demand, and, inversely, decreasing the target sub-temperatures in periods of forecasted lower demand; heating the volumes up to the target sub-temperatures, when the user indicates so or when a source of heat is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: João Paulo MARQUES DIAS PINTO, Pedro Emanuel MARQUES DIAS PINTO, João Pedro SILVA DE CARVALHO
  • Patent number: 8911231
    Abstract: A substrate-treatment installation includes a vacuum chamber, a substrate treatment device within the vacuum chamber, a substrate transport device within the vacuum chamber for guiding a substrate along a longitudinal direction in a substrate transport plane past the substrate treatment device, and a device for controlling substrate temperature. The substrate temperature controlling device includes a heat-absorbing cooler on one side of the substrate transport plane and an insulation member selectively displaceable between at least two different positions to vary extent of thermal shielding of the heat-absorbing cooler relative to the substrate transport plane by the insulation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Hubertus Von Der Waydbrink, Thomas Meyer, Michael Hentschel, Reinhardt Bauer, Andrej Wolf, Hans-Christian Hecht