Patents Assigned to AIR
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Patent number: 12204346Abstract: Systems and methods for flight control on an electric aircraft. The system includes a propulsor configured to generate lift to propel an electric aircraft, a pilot input mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft, a sensor communicatively connected to the pilot input, and a flight controller communicatively connected to the sensor. Sensor is configured to detect an input datum from the pilot input and convert the input datum into a command datum for the propulsor as a function of input mapping. Input mapping is determined as a function of the phase of flight.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: BETA AIR LLCInventors: Nicholas Moy, Collin Freiheit
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Patent number: 12203990Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for monitoring health of a motor, including at least one sensor configured to detect at least a motor metric and send motor datum based on the at least a motor metric, an augmented reality display configured to display a visual representation of the motor datum, and a computing device communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and the augmented reality display, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive the motor datum from the at least one sensor; and command the augmented reality display to display the visual representation of the motor datum.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: BETA AIR LLCInventors: Brandon White, Stephen Widdis
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Patent number: 12203676Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air disinfectors, and provides an air disinfector. The air disinfector includes a shell, an air outlet window arranged in the shell, and an air guide cover vertically and slidably arranged in the air outlet window by means of a lifting mechanism. The air outlet window is used for being installed on the top of a disinfector main body. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting cover plate, a lifting rod fixed part, a plurality of anti-pinch springs and an anti-pinch limit switch. Through the technical scheme, the problem in the prior art that the gap between the air guide cover and the air outlet window is prone to pinch and hurt human hands is solved.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SOTO Air Purification Technology (Langfang) Co. , Ltd.Inventors: Zhonghao Piao, Hui Li
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Publication number: 20250019079Abstract: Described is a fabric or flexible composite material for an inflatable safety product having an emissivity of less than or equal to 0.25. The fabric or flexible composite material may include a substrate defining a surface and a metallic layer covering at least one surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: AIR CRUISERS COMPANY, LLCInventor: Thomas W. Swierkocki
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Patent number: 12195192Abstract: A hybrid propulsion system for an electric aircraft, the system including an electric aircraft including a fuselage. The fuselage including an energy source containing electric power. The electric aircraft further including at least a laterally extending element attached to the fuselage and extending laterally from the fuselage. The electric aircraft further including at least a propulsor electrically connected to the energy source. The system also including at least a power unit pod attached to the at least a laterally extending element and including an auxiliary power unit configured to generate electric power. The power unit pod also including a fuel tank in fluid communication with the auxiliary power unit and a power output line electrically connected to the energy source of the electric aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: BETA AIR LLCInventor: Herman Wiegman
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Patent number: 12196443Abstract: An air conditioner, a heating control method of an air conditioner, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. According to the method, a refrigerant passing through an evaporator is divided by a shunting module into two flows; one flow of the refrigerant is throttled and depressurized by an enhanced vapor injection electronic expansion valve. Based on a difference between an indoor pipe temperature and an exhaust temperature of a compressor of the air conditioner, an opening degree parameter of the enhanced vapor injection electronic expansion valve is controlled to control a refrigerant output amount by the enhanced vapor injection electronic expansion valve. Thus, the refrigerant amount of the flow of refrigerant, subject to throttling and depressurizing, for exchanging heat with the other flow of refrigerant can be controlled to implement an enhanced vapor injection function.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Dashu Zou
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Patent number: 12196435Abstract: A window air conditioner is disclosed. The window air conditioner has a casing, an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor wall and a fresh air housing. The casing has an indoor air inlet and an indoor air outlet, and the indoor heat exchanger is mounted in the housing and corresponds to the indoor air inlet. The indoor wall is mounted in the casing, and has an indoor air duct for communicating an air outlet side of the indoor heat exchanger with the indoor air outlet. The fresh air housing is installed in the casing, and has a fresh air inlet, and a first fresh air outlet and a second fresh air outlet communicated with the fresh air inlet. The first fresh air outlet is located on the air inlet side of the indoor heat exchanger, and the second fresh air outlet is communicated with the indoor air duct.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Junhua Zhou
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Patent number: 12196469Abstract: A load balancing method for two compressors. The two compressors are used in a refrigeration system and are driven coaxially by the same driving device. The method comprises the steps of obtaining parameters, determining balance, and controlling start/stop states. The parameters in the step of obtaining parameters are parameters related to the two compressors. The step of determining balance comprises determining, on the basis of the obtained parameters related to the two compressors, whether load is balanced between the two compressors. The step of controlling start/top states comprises controlling the start/stop states of the two compressors according to whether the load is balanced.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: York (Wuxi) Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd., Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventors: Haifeng Cai, Xijiao Ma, Yuqian Liu, Chen Zhu
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Patent number: 12196486Abstract: A method of purifying air via a pre-purification unit (PPU) of an air separation unit (ASU) system having a pre-PPU chiller that is upstream of the PPU to cool compressed air before the compressed air is fed to the PPU can include passing air through an adsorber of the PPU to pass the air through a bed of adsorbent material within a vessel of the adsorber. In response to the pre-PPU chiller being determined to have an issue resulting in the pre-PPU chiller being tripped or requiring the pre-PPU chiller to be taken off-line, continuing to operate the ASU system at a full capacity even though nitrous oxide (N2O) within the air output from the PPU exceeds a first pre-selected threshold and is below a second pre-selected threshold associated with carbon dioxide (CO2) breakthrough. An ASU and a PPU can be designed to implement an embodiment of the method.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Nasim Ul Hassan Malik, Gowri Krishnamurthy, Dingjun Wu
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Patent number: 12199789Abstract: An operation control method for a household electrical appliance includes performing network configuration with a plurality of servers according to different network protocols; upon receiving a control instruction sent by one of the plurality of servers, determining a processing priority of the control instruction; and processing the control instruction according to the processing priority and a preset multi-protocol processing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Lin Yan
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Patent number: 12195168Abstract: A system for distributed pilot control of an aircraft includes a plurality of flight components, an aircraft control located within the aircraft, and an aircraft component attached to a flight component of the plurality of flight components. The aircraft component may be configured to receive, from a command sensor attached to the aircraft control, an aircraft command. The aircraft component may further be configured to obtain, from an attitude sensor, an aircraft orientation. The aircraft component may further be configured to command the flight component to produce a response command as a function of a pilot signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: BETA AIR LLCInventors: Andrew Giroux, Timothy Gerard Richter, Nicholas Moy
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Patent number: 12196219Abstract: A motor and blade mounting structure of a ceiling fan, the ceiling fan has a motor, at least one bracket, and at least one blade. The at least one bracket has at least one mounting portion. The mounting portion of the at least one bracket is configured for mounting the at least one blade. The motor has a rotor. The rotor of the motor is fixedly connected to the at least one bracket. The motor and blade mounting structure enhances assembly convenience, safety, structural support and durability.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2024Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: AIR COOL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Tim Liu
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Patent number: 12196278Abstract: A vehicle brake system includes a back plate that may support a composite pad, and at least one conditioning insert coupled to the back plate and that may contact a surface of a wheel during a braking event and thereby to condition at least a portion of the surface of the wheel. Optionally, the back plate can define a U-shaped coupler that is centrally located and has two ends that are distal from the coupler. The back plate can have a centerline extending from a first end of the ends to a second end of the ends while passing through a center of the back plate, and the at least one conditioning insert can be disposed off of the centerline so as to not be centrally disposed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationInventor: A. Gary Bowden
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Patent number: 12196214Abstract: A double-layer blade ceiling fan capable of adjusting the arrangement of blades includes a motor and at least two blades. The motor has a stationary part and two rotating parts. The rotating parts are spaced apart from the stationary part. The rotating parts each have a plurality of mounting portions that are arranged around a central axis of the motor. The stationary part has an upper connecting portion and a lower connecting portion. The mounting portion is configured for connection of one of the blades. At least one of the blades is fixed to each of the rotating parts. The blades mounted to the rotating parts are selectively arranged in a same or different pattern for regulating air flow. When the blades and the rotating parts are rotated, the upper connecting portion and the lower connecting portion are not affected.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2024Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: AIR COOL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tim Liu, Joseph Warren Harris
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Patent number: 12194408Abstract: Systems and methods for an atmospheric carbon dioxide removal system are disclosed herein. The system may include a carbon capture vessel including a container, one or more sorbent subcontainer, a sorbent material, and a heating element. The container may include a first outer sidewall and a first hollow interior. Each sorbent subcontainer may be disposed within the first hollow interior and may include a second outer sidewall defining a second hollow interior. The sorbent material may be disposed within the second hollow interior of each sorbent subcontainer. The heating element may be disposed within the container and around one or more sidewalls of a sorbent subcontainer. The heating element may be arranged to heat the sorbent material within the second hollow interior.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Air to Earth Holdings LLCInventor: Joseph J. Stark, Jr.
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Publication number: 20250011214Abstract: Processes and systems for glass making can utilize heat recovery to improve operational efficiency and flexibility of operation to provide improved yield, higher quality, or more consistent quality glass, and/or other efficiencies. Some embodiments can utilize adjustments in burner operation to account for different manufacturing conditions to provide improved quality of fabricated glass to provide improved yields of glass with a more efficient utilization of heat, which can improve the environmental impact associated with the manufacturing process in addition to improving the operational efficiency and flexibility of the glass manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Kevin Michael Duffy, Michael J. Gallagher, Ashwin Vinod
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Publication number: 20250009046Abstract: The present invention improves and enhances the delivery of one of an aerosolized micellized formula by use of an aerosol pressurized inhalation delivery device. The device may include one or more replaceable or reusable components, including but not limited to a canister and an actuator. Methods for using the device to deliver a continuous dosage via the delivery device are also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Air 2 LLCInventors: Robert L. Senter, Robert E. Matuszewski
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Publication number: 20250009155Abstract: A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance. The drinking device comprises a storage container for drinking liquid, a head part, which can be fastened on the storage container and has a mouth end, at least one exchangeable aroma container, through which air can flow and which can be fastened on the head part, and a drinking straw, which is fixed in the head part. The drinking straw includes a transport channel for drinking liquid and an air channel for transporting aromatized air. The transport channel extends from the storage container towards the mouth end of the drinking device. The air channel extends from the at least one aroma container towards the mouth end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: air up group GmbHInventors: Tim Jäger, Magdalena Jüngst, Jannis Koppitz, Fabian Schlang
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Patent number: 12191683Abstract: Aspects relate to a connector of a charger and methods of use terminating a charging connection between the charger and an electric aircraft. A connector includes a controller that is configured to receive a control signal from a remote device and terminate the charging connection in response to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventor: Herman Wiegman
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Patent number: 12192626Abstract: A method for determining the likelihood that a pixel in a video image sequence represents true motion in the image. Light from a scene is captured to yield an original image having a sequence of frames. A prototype image is created from the original image as a geometrically accurate representation of the scene which is substantially free of contamination. A tilt variance-Gaussian mixture model and/or multi-variate Gaussian model, based upon optical turbulence statistics associated with the scene, is developed. Each pixel in the original image sequence of frames is evaluated against the prototype image using a probability density function, to yield a likelihood that the respective pixel represents true motion.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Richard Van Hook, Russell Hardie
