Patents Examined by Dana Ross
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Patent number: 12220773Abstract: A welding system (1) comprising a main module (2) equipped with an external casing (3) in which an inlet port (4) for the connection to an external electric power source, an electric generator (5) configured to adapt the electrical characteristics of the electric power received at the inlet to a first type of welding, an outlet port (6) for the connection by means of an electric conductor (10) to a welding torch (20) and an electronic control unit (7) configured to control the functionality of the electric generator (5) are identified. The welding system also comprises a welding torch (20) configured to be connected by means of the electrical conductor (10) to the outlet port (6).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: SHENZHEN JASIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., JASIC TECHNOLOGY EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Lei Pan, Maurizio Terzo, Enrico Cortelazzo
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Patent number: 12219968Abstract: A smoker includes a smoke generator that is configured to provide a controllable method of producing smoke without creating a flame. The device includes a housing including a hopper for storing a smoking fuel within the interior of the housing. The hopper feeds the smoking fuel to a fuel conveyor that is partially within the housing and partially exterior of the housing. A motor is connected to the fuel conveyor so that operation of the motor causes the smoking fuel to move along the length of the fuel conveyor. As the smoking fuel moves along the fuel conveyor, it is heated to produce continuous smoke without producing a flame. The smoke generator is capable of controlling the quality and the quantity of the smoke produced by the smoke generator independently of the heat that is used to cook food within a cabinet of the smoker.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Norris Manufacturing Inc.Inventor: Aaron Lee Norris
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Patent number: 12225651Abstract: A heating device includes a first capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a coil and a controller. The first and second switch are coupled in series at a first node, and are coupled with the first capacitor in parallel. The second capacitor is coupled to the first switch. The third capacitor is coupled to the second switch, and is coupled to the second capacitor at a second node. The coil is coupled between the first and the second node. The controller outputs a first and a second control signal to the first switch and the second switch, respectively. After the heating device received a voltage and a starting command, the controller outputs the first and the second control signal to turn on or off the first and the second switch respectively. The duty cycle of the first signal is lower than 50%.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Thiam-Wee Tan, Cheng-Chung Li, Chun Chang, Yu-Min Meng
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Patent number: 12219978Abstract: The efficiency of a device for cooling or heating objects on a belt that moves through a path of a helix, in which gaseous cooling or heating medium is circulated within the device, is improved by positioning fans that circulate the cooling or heating medium so that the fans are distanced from the top of the helix.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.Inventors: Theodore H Gasteyer, III, Yeu-Chuan Simon Ho
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Patent number: 12220766Abstract: In order to provide an improved method for producing metal structures which allows a high level of flexibility in respect of process speed of production, material composition of the metal structure, production accuracy, and the quality of the produced metal structure, according to the invention, a second metal additive is supplied to a welding point on a metal base material, which second metal additive is fused at least by a second electric arc produced between a second electrode and the metal base material in order to produce a second weld seam at the welding point, wherein different materials are used as the first metal additive and as the second metal additive, and wherein the first metal additive and the second metal additive are supplied to the welding point sequentially in time and are fused in the region of the welding point in whichever of the first and second electric arcs is burning, in order to form the three-dimensional metal structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Fronius International GmbHInventors: Manfred RührnößL, Markus Schorn, Herbert Staufer
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Patent number: 12219682Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking apparatus including a cooking chamber and, being open in a first direction, a shelf insertable into the cooking chamber in the first direction and including a container, and a magnetron to generate a high frequency to be supplied to the shelf, wherein the shelf includes a heat generating member to generate heat by the high frequency generated from the magnetron, the container includes a first container disposed on one side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second container disposed on the other side in the second direction, and a holder to detachably support the first and second containers, the heat generating member includes a first heat generating member disposed on the first container to provide heat to the first container, and a second heat generating member disposed on the second container to provide heat to the second container.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiho Jeong, Eonjoong Kim, Taehun Kim, Inki Jeon, Seunggee Hong
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Patent number: 12207664Abstract: A solid pellet fueled apparatus for imparting a smoke flavor to food items is disclosed. The apparatus may include an enclosed housing having an upper food chamber and a lower drawer. The lower drawer may include a pan for receiving water ice and a pellet burning system. Cool smokey air generated by the contents of the lower drawer rises through the food chamber to impart a smoke flavor to food.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: WH PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 12207679Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; an aerosol-forming cartridge including at least one aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming cartridge being at least partially received within the aerosol-generating device; at least one electric heater configured to heat the at least one aerosol-forming substrate; at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet; and an air flow channel extending between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet, the air flow channel being in fluid communication with the aerosol-forming substrate, the air flow channel having an internal wall surface on which one or more flow disturbing devices are disposed, the flow disturbing devices being arranged to create a turbulent boundary layer in a flow of air drawn through the air flow channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Stephane Hedarchet, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik
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Patent number: 12207764Abstract: A fryer includes a controller that can perform a first cooking mode and second cooking mode. In the first cooking mode, an object to be cooked is cooked by controlling the pulse combustor with a prescribed first heat quantity when the cooking oil contained in the oil bath is in a prescribed first oil amount, and the object to be cooked is in a prescribed first rated amount. In the second cooking mode, an object to be cooked is cooked by controlling the pulse combustor with a prescribed second heat quantity larger than the first heat quantity when the cooking oil is a prescribed second oil amount larger than the first oil amount, and the object to be cooked is in a prescribed second rated amount larger than the first rated amount.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: PALOMA RHEEM HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideki Kijimoto
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Patent number: 12207754Abstract: Exemplary embodiments herein provide a device for finish roasting and brewing primary roasted and ground coffee beans. Preferably a pod handle assembly contains the primary roasted and ground coffee beans and removably connects with a roaster brewer assembly which performs both a roasting phase of hot air followed by a brewing phase of hot water and/or steam. A user selection dial (or other input) allows a user to select a desired roast level, preferably from very light to very dark. The pod handle assembly can be filled manually by the user, or pre-filled pods which already contain the primary roasted and ground beans may be used. Airflow from a fan should preferably be directed through a heating assembly before contacting the ground coffee beans and exiting through an aperture at the bottom of the pod handle assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: New Roast Coffee Holdings LLCInventor: Kate Hay
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Patent number: 12208470Abstract: A substrate-cutting method includes preparing a first substrate in which a plurality of first active areas spaced apart from each other and a first non-active area surrounding the first active areas are defined in a plane, forming an adhesive layer on the first substrate where the adhesive layer is disposed within the first active areas, disposing a second substrate in which a plurality of second active areas spaced apart from each other and a second non-active area surrounding the second active areas are defined in the plane, and cutting a cutting line of the second substrate, which corresponds to a boundary between the second active areas and the second non-active area, using a laser beam. The adhesive layer does not overlap the cutting line of the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Geunwoo Yug, Muhyun Kim, Sungwoo Cho
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Patent number: 12207755Abstract: Various beverage preparation systems and methods are disclosed. The beverage preparation system can include a container assembly configured to receive beverage, such as a milk. The container assembly can be removably engaged with a base. The container assembly can be temporarily removed from the base to facilitate transport of the beverage residing therein. The container assembly can be configured to receive a flow of steam, air, or additional gasses and vapors when the container assembly is mounted on the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Starbucks CorporationInventors: Michael Cummer, Izaak Koller
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Patent number: 12210327Abstract: A process and apparatus for free form fabrication of a three-dimensional work piece comprising (a) feeding raw material in a solid state to a first predetermined location: (b) depositing the raw material onto a substrate as a molten pool deposit under a first processing condition; (C) monitoring the molten pool deposit for a preselected condition; (d) comparing information about the preselected condition of the monitored molten pool deposit with a predetermined desired value for the preselected condition of the monitored molten pool deposit; (e) solidifying the molten pool deposit; (f) automatically altering the first processing condition to a different processing condition based upon information obtained from the comparing step (d); and repeating steps (a) through (f) at one or more second locations for building up layer by layer a three-dimensional work piece.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: SCIAKY, INC.Inventor: Scott Stecker
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Patent number: 12213235Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus for induction heating includes: a working coil that is configured to change operation based on selection of a mode of operation from among a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including a wireless power transmission mode configured to wirelessly transmit power and a heating mode configured to heat one or more objects, an inverter that is configured to output, to the working coil, current at an operation frequency, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a target object, and determine, in the wireless power transmission mode, whether the target object is (i) a device from among a first group of devices including a device with a reception coil or (ii) an induction heating device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunwook Moon, Euisung Kim, Yangkyeong Kim
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Patent number: 12208465Abstract: An additive manufacturing system comprises a build plane and an energy source configured to direct energy onto a work region of the build plane. An optical detector is configured to receive one or more optical signals from the work region. An optical filter is positioned between the work region and the optical detector, wherein the optical filter includes a first partially transmissive polarized filter having a first polarization axis and a second partially transmissive polarized filter having a second polarization axis. The first polarization axis is rotationally offset from the second polarization axis approximately 90 degrees. The optical filter improves the signal to noise ratio of the optical sensors.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Darren Beckett, Martin S. Piltch, Scott Betts, Alberto M. Castro, Kevin Anderson, Lars Jacquemetton, Luis Aguilar
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Patent number: 12202078Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes a stage configured to transfer a target substrate and including an opening, an electrostatic chuck disposed on the stage and including a plurality of holes, and a laser irradiation unit disposed above the stage and spaced apart from the stage and configured to irradiate a laser beam on the target substrate. A surface of the electrostatic chuck is in contact with the target substrate, the target substrate includes a plurality of etching regions to be etched by the laser beam and a non-etching region surrounding the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate, and the plurality of holes of the electrostatic chuck overlap the opening of the stage and the plurality of etching regions of the target substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyu-Bum Kim, Jaeseok Park, Jungseob Lee, Kyongho Hong, Inho Lee, Bosuck Jeon
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Patent number: 12196356Abstract: An airbag hot wind heat-insulation device includes an airbag unit, a heat insulation unit, a hot air supply unit, a return air pipe and a control unit, wherein an airflow channel is formed inside the airbag unit, and the hot air supply unit communicates with the airflow channel, and the hot air supply unit sends hot air to the airflow channel, thereby heating and insulating the heated object configured with the airbag unit. The return air pipe connects the airbag unit and the hot air supply unit, and the return air pipe connects the end of the path along which the hot air flows along the airflow channel and the air inlet end of the hot air supply unit, and accordingly returns the hot air to the hot air supply unit to improve heating efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Inventor: Shih-Hao Tang
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Patent number: 12194537Abstract: There is provided an additive manufacturing device including a control device of controlling a relative posture of a heat retaining light beam irradiation device to a melting light beam irradiation device, in a state where a heat retaining light irradiation range of a heat retaining light beam larger than a melting light irradiation range of a melting light beam is overlapped with the melting light irradiation range, and such that a size of the heat retaining light irradiation range is changeable with respect to a size of the melting light irradiation range.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Mizoguchi, Takaya Nagahama, Koichi Shiiba, Makoto Tano, Kohei Kato, Sho Hasegawa
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Patent number: 12194578Abstract: A welding torch (18) for a welding system (10) includes a substantially spherical main body (20) that has an integrated coolant chamber (60) which is in fluid communication with at least one coolant port (62). The substantially spherical main body (20) is a joint head (22) of a ball joint (24) of the welding system (10). A welding system (10) includes a torch bracket (16) and the welding torch (18). The torch bracket (16) has a socket (26, 28) of a ball joint (24), and the socket (26, 28) receives the substantially spherical main body (20) of the welding torch (18) in a spherically orientable manner thereby forming the ball joint (24).Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: FRAMATOME GmbHInventors: Alexander Döller, Christof Probst, Detlef Böge
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Patent number: 12193597Abstract: The invention relates to a beverage preparation machine (20) for providing a pressurized liquid to a dose of beverage ingredients (10) such as a coffee capsule, the machine comprising a pressurizing liquid chamber (1) designed for being filled with a predefined amount of liquid upon operation of a liquid pump (2) connected to a liquid reservoir (3) of the machine, a potential energy accumulator (4) that is associated to the pressurizing liquid chamber (1) and which is designed for being brought into a charged position upon filling of the pressurizing liquid chamber (1), a brewing chamber (5) for receiving the dose of beverage ingredients (10) and which is designed for being selectively brought in fluid communication with the pressurizing liquid chamber (1), the machine (20) further comprising flow control means (6a,6b) designed for regulating the amount of liquid conveyed from the liquid pump (2) into the pressurizing liquid chamber (1) depending on an operating position of the potential energy accumulator (4Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Nicolas Obliger, Marco Magatti