Patents Examined by Brett Peterson Mallon
  • Patent number: 11976825
    Abstract: Air conditioning system and a method for controlling same. The air conditioning system is configured to carry out air conditioning in indoor space, and includes an indoor unit body. The indoor unit body includes a cavity and a heat exchanger arranged inside the cavity. The air conditioning system further includes at least one return air inlet connecting the indoor space to the cavity. The at least one return air inlet includes a first return air inlet, and the first return air inlet is located at a lower portion of the indoor space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventors: Haiwei Huang, Kai Wang, Fengqiang Huang
  • Patent number: 11971191
    Abstract: The air conditioning condenser cover comprises a barrier structure, a plurality of weight shafts, a plurality of fastening device sets, and an air conditioner. The air conditioner further comprises an exhaust vent. The plurality of weight shafts and the plurality of fastening device sets attach the barrier structure to the exhaust vent of the air conditioner. The barrier structure forms a protected space that prevents water and debris from entering the exhaust vent of the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Paul Cannon
  • Patent number: 11958616
    Abstract: Air distribution nozzles, aircraft that include air distribution nozzles, and methods of utilizing air distribution nozzles are disclosed herein. The air distribution nozzles include an elongate inlet chamber, an elongate outlet chamber, and an elongate slot that extends between, and fluidly interconnects, the elongate inlet chamber and the elongate outlet chamber. The air distribution nozzles also include a suction inlet chamber that extends from a suction inlet port to the elongate inlet chamber. The suction inlet port opens into the suction inlet chamber. The air distribution nozzles further include a motive fluid inlet port that extends into the elongate inlet chamber. The air distribution nozzles also include a sensor port that extends into the suction inlet chamber. The air distribution nozzles further include an elongate outlet port that extends from the elongate outlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Jones, William C. Haas, Timothy Douglas Pattee
  • Patent number: 11940181
    Abstract: The case of the water heater is composed of a box body having a rectangular shape in front view with a front face opened and a front cover having a shallower bottom and assembled on the front face of the box body. While rear side bent parts bent inward are each formed at front ends of left and right side plates of the box body, the front side bent parts bent inward are each formed at rear ends of left and right front side plates of the front cover and are abutted on the rear side bent parts in a state of being assembled to the box body. The inner bent parts folded backward are formed at inner end parts of the front side bent parts and are positioned on inner extension lines of the rear side bent parts in an assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PALOMA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yusuke Kakizaki
  • Patent number: 11913677
    Abstract: A tankless water heater for heating a continuous supply of water. The tankless water heater includes a housing, a water inlet and outlet ports, a heater assembly located within the housing and defining a water flow path having a heating element located therein and being coupled to the water inlet and outlet ports. A flow sensing device measures the water's flow condition between the water inlet and outlet ports. The water heater further includes a leak detection system having a water collection area defined by a portion of the housing, a water sensor configured to detect the presence of water in the collection area and being coupled to a water stoppage valve that is moveable between an open position and a closed position in response to a signal from the water sensor indicating water being present in the water collection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Chronomite Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward V. Fabrizio
  • Patent number: 11913658
    Abstract: An air purifier includes a main body having an inlet and a discharge device mounted on the main body and configured to receive air introduced into the main body through the inlet and discharge the air from the air purifier, wherein the discharge device includes a discharge opening, an opening and closing member including a portion having a size and shape corresponding to the discharge opening, and configured to move out of the discharge opening and into the discharge opening to open and close the discharge opening, and a discharge portion including a plurality of discharge holes, wherein each discharge hole of the plurality of discharge holes has a size smaller than a size of the discharge opening, and wherein the discharge portion has an air discharging area that is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Euysung Chu, Byungghun Kim, Wooseog Song, Taeyong Lee, Youngseok Lim
  • Patent number: 11906194
    Abstract: An air vent assembly may include a housing to allow air to pass therethrough, a slit assembly disposed inside the housing and controlling a flow direction of the air, and a knob movably connected to the slit assembly to move the slit assembly, wherein the slit assembly includes an upper inlet plate connected to the housing, the upper inlet plate movable along the internal surface of the housing, a lower inlet plate forming an inlet slit from the upper inlet plate and disposed inside the housing, the lower inlet plate connected to the housing and movable along the internal surface of the housing, and an outlet plate, wherein a side of the outlet plate is pivotally coupled to the upper inlet plate and the lower inlet plate to be movable with the upper inlet plate and the lower inlet plate and the other side is pivotally coupled in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Sik Choi, Hong Kil Noh
  • Patent number: 11884135
    Abstract: An air filtration system for a mobile unit having a vent fan and a kit for forming the air filtration system. The air filtration system includes a rigid outer cover made, a filter box, and a vent fan installed on a roof of the mobile unit. An air inlet passageway is formed in the rigid outer cover so that the vent fan may draw outside air through the filter box and into an interior space of the mobile unit. The air inlet passageway may include a louver for allowing air entry while protecting the filter box from rainwater. A base plate has a central opening that is positionable around a vent fan housing and securable to a vent fan flange to form a flat surface upon which to receive the filter box and the rigid outer cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DES Developement LLC
    Inventor: Don Skipton
  • Patent number: 11865898
    Abstract: Coolant flowing from a compressor passes through a heat exchanger and opening-degree adjustable type of expansion valves for heating, and an external heat exchanger. The coolant passing through the external heat exchanger is capable of passing through an expansion valve and a heat exchanger for cooling, and an expansion valve and a heat exchanger for cooling a battery. A grille shutter to change an introduction state of traveling air is provided in front of the external heat exchanger. When pressure of the coolant (particularly, pressure of the coolant at a timing after the coolant passes through the external heat exchanger) is a specified pressure or lower, the grille shutter is closed, whereby the heat-exchange performance of the external heat exchanger is lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Nakahara, Masaaki Tanaka, Taiki Shigemori, Masaki Nishino
  • Patent number: 11841158
    Abstract: An air conditioner energy recovery unit has a hood, at least one aperture into which a fan is positioned, a generator and a power storage. The hood has a substantially pyramidal shape. The substantially pyramidal shape has at least three sides that meet at an apex. The hood has a hollow interior and an open base. At least one of the at least three sides has an aperture into which a fan is positioned. A generator is provided in communication with the fan such that when the fan rotates, the generator creates electricity. A power storage is provided in communication with the generator for storing electricity created by rotation of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Darrel Stang
  • Patent number: 11821647
    Abstract: A duct system is formed from a plurality of tubular sections each formed from a flexible panel with tapering sides. Inner and outer joiner plates are attached to one side edge and the second side edge is inserted in the recess between the plates and fastened such that each section has a first open end and a second slightly larger open end. Anchors are spaced around each end of each tubular section. The first end of each tubular section is inserted into the larger second end of an adjacent tubular section and an end pulling element is connected between the anchors on adjacent sections an operated to draw the connected first and second anchors together to make a substantially air tight seal between the tubular sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ABC Canada Technology Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Fisher, Michael Schulte, Leigh Yausie, Dhanesh Somanah, Derrick Ryce, Jordan Melrose-Wyatt
  • Patent number: 11821648
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses an air sweeping mechanism and an air conditioner with the air sweeping mechanism. The air sweeping mechanism includes: a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured to be mounted on a housing of the air conditioner; an air sweeping blade, the air sweeping blade being connected with the mounting portion; and a driving rod, the driving rod being connected with the air sweeping blade, and a position of the driving rod being adjustably disposed, wherein the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally formed, at least part of the air sweeping blade is a flexible portion, and the driving rod drives the at least part of the air sweeping blade to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventors: Jiebin Yu, Han Liu, Junhong Wu, Xu Gao
  • Patent number: 11802744
    Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery boiler includes: a duct casing in which exhaust gas flows; a tubular extending portion extending upward from the duct casing; a heat exchanger tube located in the duct casing; a hammering rod connected to the heat exchanger tube in the duct casing and passing through an inside of the extending portion, the hammering rod including an upper part projecting to an outside of the extending portion; and an annular sleeve attached to the upper part of the hammering rod through a packing. The extending portion includes an upper flat surface which is located at an upper end of the extending portion, realizes a seal between the upper flat surface and a lower surface of the sleeve, and is annular and flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Nakamura, Yukihiro Takenaka, Takuro Nozoe, Tatsuo Ino, Atsushi Yukioka, Shuji Yamamoto, Toshinori Tanaka, Hao Zhang, Wei Fang
  • Patent number: 11772460
    Abstract: An antimicrobial, injection molded air duct for use in an air distribution system which delivers air to a passenger cabin of a vehicle or into an enclosed space within a residential structure is provided. The air duct includes a hollow, injection molded housing having an air passageway for communicating airflow therethrough. The housing includes a layer of molded material which at least partially defines the passageway and which absorbs airborne liquid droplets containing infectious, disease-causing pathogens moving with the airflow. The molded material includes antimicrobial agents disbursed throughout the layer to reduce the number of pathogens contained within droplets absorbed by the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: JVIS-USA, LLC
    Inventors: Darius J. Preisler, Jason T. Murar, Shawn R. Williams
  • Patent number: 11761654
    Abstract: A method which eliminates the need to remove environmentally-unsafe hydrochloro-fluorocarbons from an air conditioning system prior to the removal of the system's evaporator coil for cleaning is disclosed. The method also eliminates the cutting and soldering steps which must be conducted on the air conditioner system's copper refrigerant transport lines every time an evaporator coil is now removed for cleaning. The method utilizes a reversibly separable ball valve assembly unit affixed to each of the AC system's two refrigerant transport lines to achieve removal of refrigerant from the evaporator coil and its subsequent safe storage within other components of the air-conditioning system until the cleaned evaporator coil is reinstalled and the refrigerant's flow into and out of the cleaned evaporator is restored according to the disclosed method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Ridao
  • Patent number: 11760158
    Abstract: A diffusing vent assembly may include a diffuser base and a diffusing head. The diffuser base may include a mounting flange, a collar extending from the mounting flange, and a ductwork fixation channel. The collar may span an infra-ceiling space of a vehicle. The diffusing head may include a diffuser vane configuration, a rotational flange surrounding the diffuser vane configuration, and an air blade. The diffuser base and the diffusing head further comprise complementary rotational securement members that permit rotation of the diffusing head relative to the diffuser base. The air blade may extend through the collar of the diffuser base. Installing the diffusing vent assembly may include engaging the ductwork fixation channel with a supply duct, inserting the diffusing head into the diffuser base, and securing the diffusing head and the diffuser base using the complimentary rotational securement members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Keystone RV Company
    Inventors: Jeff Snyder, Jon Brock, Mark Bullock, Charles Retallack, Don Battles, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11747044
    Abstract: Provided is an instant water boiling device, which comprises: an instant water boiler provided with a water inlet and a water outlet communicated with a faucet; a control panel arranged on the faucet; and a controller in signal connection with the control panel and the instant water boiler. According to the invention, the control panel is separated from the instant water boiler, which is convenient to install, the instant water boiler with a larger volume can be installed in a cabinet under a tabletop, which saves a space of the tabletop, and meanwhile, the control panel is installed on the faucet, which is convenient for a user to operate the control panel, thus facilitating the operation, simplifying the installation, and saving the space of the tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU SEAGULL KITCHEN AND BATH PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanhung Yang, Andy Ou
  • Patent number: 11724572
    Abstract: An air register assembly includes a barrel having first and second sides extending between third and fourth sides. A first retainer is disposed adjacent to the third side. A second retainer is disposed adjacent to the fourth side. A support feature extends between the first and second sides of the barrel. The support feature includes a first vane member extending from the first connector, a second vane member extending from the second connector and toward the first vane member, and a linking member extending between the first and second vane members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Araujo Nieto, Jose Luis Trejo Chavez, Julian Luis Peralta Casas, Felipe Mendez Reguera
  • Patent number: 11725848
    Abstract: An inflated water storage device of a heater is located on a heating container, includes: an adjusting bag which has a storage cavity made of a soft and elastic material, and a connection tube body, each end of which is respectively connected with an inlet and an outlet, so as to be connected to the inlet pipeline on the heating container, and the connection tube body has a circulation tube connected with the storage cavity in the adjusting bag. When cold water flow into the inlet pipeline, water and air in the storage cavity will be sucked out and deformed to shrink to form a negative pressure, used to recover and absorb hot water and water vapor, and to make the adjusting bag store water swell and deform, so that the simple and effective structure can achieve energy saving and drip-proof practical effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NEXWATER INC.
    Inventor: Hong-Yi Guo
  • Patent number: 11709001
    Abstract: A flow heater for new forms of vehicles. The flow heater comprises a passageway for liquid, a heating source, a swing mechanism arranged in the passageway, and a sensor for detecting a position of the swing mechanism. In some embodiments, the swing mechanism includes a flap and a stopper wherein the flap is hinged to an inner wall and the stopper is fixed to an inner wall and located to abut the flap in the absence of flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Emissions Systems (NINGBO) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Zhang, Xiaoyong Ding, Yanyan Guo