Patents Assigned to AIR
  • Publication number: 20190351431
    Abstract: An electronic air filter having a plurality of electrodes supported by rigid fixtures that are attached to a common case. The rigid fixtures that support the electrodes with different electrical potentials are attached to each other or to a common body in a way that increases or maximizes the creeping discharge path along the surface. Even conductive contaminants do not, therefore, provide an electrical shortage between the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Pacific Air Filtration Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Igor Krichtafovitch
  • Patent number: 10479895
    Abstract: A surface can be coated with a liquid repellent coating. Materials for making the liquid repellent coating (e.g., a fingerprint resistant coating) can be selected on the basis of surface energy considerations, such as a receding surface energy. The materials can include a polymer and a liquid repelling material, for example, poly(ethyl methacrylate) and a fluorinated silsesquioxane such as fluorodecyl POSS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Adam J. Meuler, Robert E. Cohen, Gareth H. McKinley, Joseph M. Mabry
  • Patent number: 10478770
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing helium, neon, or argon product gas using an adsorption separation unit having minimal dead end volumes. A second separation unit receives a stream enriched in helium, neon, or argon, and a stream is recycled from the second separation unit back to the adsorption separation unit in a controlled manner to maintain the concentration of the helium, neon, or argon in the feed to the separation unit within a targeted range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory E. Sanderson, Jason Michael Ploeger, Jin Cao, Donald E. Henry, Edward Landis Weist, Jr., Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Paul Anthony Novosat
  • Patent number: 10481049
    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid sampler is provided. The sampler includes an inner volume and a useful internal length, a cryogenic liquid inlet conduit in fluid connection with an inlet valve, a weir tube in fluid connection with the inlet valve, wherein the weir tube comprises at least one weir hole, wherein the weir tube extends a predetermined distance into the inner volume, a cryogenic liquid outlet conduit in fluid connection with inner volume and in fluid connection with an outlet valve, and a purge tube in fluid connection with the outlet valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Air Liquide Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Philippe Pellerin
  • Patent number: 10479382
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for determining a communication status in a train consist operating in a distributed power system, the train consist including a lead locomotive and a plurality of remote locomotives. The method includes, for each remote locomotive of the plurality of remote locomotives that receives the command message directly from the lead locomotive, setting the message source indicator of the remote locomotive to a first state representative of a direct receipt of the command message, incrementing the message source counter for each response message received by the remote locomotive from other remote locomotives in which the respective message source indicator is set to the first state, generating a response message including a value of the message source indicator and a value of the message source counter, and transmitting the response message. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Gerard Bender, Charles L. Wolf, Richard S. Klemanski
  • Patent number: 10480801
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure. The system may include at least one conditioning module configured to provide conditioned air to the at least one enclosed structure. The conditioning module(s) may include a conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) is configured to circulate desiccant through a desiccant circuit to condition air passing through the conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) may be configured to receive at least one of concentrated desiccant or diluted desiccant in order to vary temperature or concentration of the desiccant circulating through the desiccant circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Nortek Air Solutions Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred Gerber, Philip Paul LePoudre, Maury Brad Wawryk
  • Patent number: 10482339
    Abstract: A method of quantifying computer vision algorithm performance. The method includes receiving a first image and a second image from an imaging system. Each of the first and second images is characterized by an image intensity value. Iteratively, an evaluation value of a noise profile is applies to the first and second images to form respective first and second composite images, and algorithm performance using the first and second composite images is measured. The measured performances are compared and an operational range of the algorithm determined. The noise profile includes at least one source of noise inherent to the imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Mohammad I Vakil, John A Malas
  • Patent number: 10480809
    Abstract: A customized control method for an air conditioner operation mode. The method includes: when a customized setting instruction for an air conditioner operation mode sent by a user is received, providing a customized setting interface of the operation mode for a user to set the air conditioner operation parameters in a customized manner, and mapping and relating operation parameters set in the customized manner to a virtual button, so that the differentiated presetting of the air conditioner operation parameters according to the difference of individual users is realized, and one-button operation is realized by mapping and relating the air conditioner operation parameters to the virtual button, thereby effectively increasing the convenience and accuracy of the operation of an air conditioner. Also disclosed is a customized control system for an air conditioner operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianchang Chen, Xiangbing Zeng
  • Patent number: 10481433
    Abstract: An optical/RF apparatus comprising a liquid crystal (LC) layer placed above or below a plasmon layer (e.g., a periodic array of graphene ribbons) to enable the tuning of the surface plasmons by varying the voltage applied to the LC to realize thereby devices such as tunable mid-IR, far-IR or THz modulators and filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Victor Yu Reshetnyak, Dean R. Evans
  • Patent number: 10480875
    Abstract: A method for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting commercial and residential HVAC system includes applying cleaning foam to coils of the HVAC system, the foam including one or more agents that break down organic and/or inorganic fouling debris into particles, the foam removing and carrying away debris from the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: BLUE BOX AIR, LLC
    Inventor: James Metropoulos
  • Patent number: 10480767
    Abstract: An air-cooled high intensity LED light system includes an air-cooled LED array coupled to a blower device via a conduit. Each segment of the array includes a radiator thermally coupled to the LED elements to transfer heat from the LED elements to the environment. Airflow through the radiators is accomplished by creating a vacuum within the array by drawing air out of the manifold through the conduit. A blower provides the desired vacuum pressure to draw air from the environment through the radiator fins and out of the manifold. The conduit branches into individual segments so that an inlet corresponds to each of the segments of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Air Motion Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Callaghan, Jared J. Wertz
  • Patent number: 10479380
    Abstract: A hazardous event alert system for a train includes a sensor, a communication device, a positioning system, and a computer. The sensor is positioned on or associated with the train and configured to sense or monitor at least one parameter or condition. The computer is programmed or configured to determine that a hazardous event occurred based at least partially on data generated by the at least one sensor, determine or receive the location or position of the at least a portion of the train from the at least one positioning system, generate a hazardous event notification based at least partially on the at least one condition and the location or position of the at least a portion of the train, and communicate the hazardous event notification to at least one of a back office system and at least one remote server associated with at least one specified entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua M. Bramucci, Benjamin Henniges
  • Patent number: 10480800
    Abstract: An air conditioner (100), comprising a compressor (110), a reversing assembly (120), an outdoor heat exchanger (130), an indoor heat exchanger (140), an electric control heat sink assembly (150), a unidirectional throttle valve (160) and a throttle component (170). The unidirectional throttle valve (160) comprises a first valve port (161) and a second valve port (162), on the flow direction from the first valve port (161) to the second valve port (162), the unidirectional throttle valve (170) is fully turned on, and on the flow direction from the second valve port (162) to the first valve port (161), the unidirectional throttle valve (170) is a throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Han, Jinbo Li, Qinghao Meng, Mingyu Chen, Xiangbing Zeng
  • Publication number: 20190346203
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for the liquefaction of natural gas to produce a LNG product. The methods and systems use an apparatus for separating a flash gas from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) stream to produce a LNG product and recovering refrigeration from the flash gas. The apparatus includes a shell casing enclosing a heat exchange zone comprising a coil wound heat exchanger, and a separation zone. The heat exchange zone is located above and in fluid communication with the separation zone. Flash gas is separated from the LNG product in the separation zone and flows upwards from the separation zone into the heat exchange zone where refrigeration is recovered from the separated flash gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Christopher Michael Ott, Annemarie Ott Weist, Mark Julian Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190343264
    Abstract: The invention is a table top filtration device designed to filter noxious fumes on or near the table. In one embodiment, the tables are manicure and pedicure tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Healthy Air, Inc.
    Inventors: Arya J. Zahedi, Karim Zahedi
  • Patent number: 10471166
    Abstract: In a system and method for disinfecting a surface of an object with iodine-laden gas, a carrier gas generation means generates a gas stream, which is then directed into a chamber that includes an iodine source. As the gas stream enters and passes through the chamber, iodine is drawn and absorbed into the gas stream, creating an iodine-laden gas that exits the chamber. In some embodiments, the iodine-laden gas then travels from the chamber and is directed into an enclosure when it interacts with microbes contained on a surface of an object housed within the enclosure or otherwise engaged by the enclosure. In other embodiments, as the iodine-laden gas exits the chamber, it is directed to a nozzle, via which the iodine-laden gas is applied to the surface of the object to be disinfected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: i 2 Air Fluid Innovation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael C. Radicone
  • Patent number: 10473353
    Abstract: A hot gas bypass circuit that connects a discharge side of the compressor and a portion between the heat source side heat exchanger and the expansion valve, an on-off valve that opens and closes a channel of the hot gas bypass circuit, and a control device performing control to select one of hot gas bypass defrosting and reverse cycle defrosting according to a frosting amount on the heat source side heat exchanger and perform defrosting. The control device controls to open the on-off valve of the hot gas bypass circuit such that a part of a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger via the hot gas bypass circuit and, the control device switches switch the four-way valve such that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger after passing through the four-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Tani, Koji Naito, Tatsuya Mochida, Kazumoto Urata, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Masami Inaba
  • Patent number: D867562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Classic Auto Air Mannfacturing LP
    Inventors: Michael W. Rejkowski, Stephen J Sexton
  • Patent number: D867563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Classic Auto Air Manufacturing LP
    Inventors: Rejkowski W Michael, Sexton J Stephen
  • Patent number: D867564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Classic Auto Air Mannfacturing LP
    Inventors: Michael W Rejkowski, Stephen J Sexton