Patents Examined by Dana Ross
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Patent number: 11864297Abstract: A heating cooking apparatus includes a heating chamber, a main body outer case, a fan, a first duct member, and an air sending unit. The fan is disposed in a first space. The first space is formed between an outer surface of the heating chamber and an inner surface of the main body outer case. The first duct member is attached to the outer surface of the heating chamber. The first duct member separates a blown air flow into a first air flow and a second air flow. The first air flow flows inside the first duct member. The second air flow flows outside the first duct member. The air sending unit includes an air sending chamber and a heater. The heater is located in the air sending chamber. The air sending chamber is disposed at a position where the air sending chamber is exposed to the first air flow and is not exposed to the second air flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shinji Asami
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Patent number: 11858059Abstract: A weld wheel cleaning system is provided to clean or remove a layer of embedded material and other debris produced from welding from the working surface of a weld wheel. Such a weld wheel cleaning system includes a cleaner with an abrasive material positioned on an outer surface of the cleaner. The cleaner is positionable adjacent to the weld wheel such that the abrasive material is aligned with the working surface of the weld wheel. An actuator can be used to selectively actuate the cleaner with a force sufficient to remove the layer of embedded material from the working surface of the weld wheel with the abrasive material. The debris from the cleaner can be removed by a vacuum.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel PropertiesInventors: Daniel J. Cadotte, David E. Brandau
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Patent number: 11849763Abstract: The present disclosure relates to battery modules for electronic inhalation devices, namely electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices with superior performance and user control over device variables. In some instances, the present device is configured to properly interpret the attached atomizer's electrical resistance and subsequently calibrate the proper electrical output. This prevents the device from overheating the coil and producing temperatures that will degrade the expected liquids. Further, the user may be able to input a code for the corresponding “flash points” of the intended liquid to determine the optimum output for both delivery of compounds formulated and for the proper temperature range of the device. In other embodiments, the device is configured to interface with an electronic device such as a smart phone.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventor: Mark Anton
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Patent number: 11852891Abstract: A laser processing device for processing a workpiece is provided, including a laser emitter, a lens module, a driving module, a camera module, and a processing unit. The lens module has a first lens and a second lens, wherein the laser emitter emits a laser beam through the first and second lenses to the workpiece. The driving module drives the first lens to move relative to the second lens. The camera module captures an image of the workpiece. The processing unit is electrically connected to the camera module and the driving module, wherein the camera module transmits an image signal to the processing unit according to the image of the workpiece, and the processing unit transmits a driving signal to the driving module according to the image signal, driving the first lens to move relative to the second lens. A method for processing a workpiece is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Hung-Wen Chen, Ren-Feng Ding, Shih-Yung Chiu, Shu-Han Wu, Keng-Ning Chang
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Patent number: 11849878Abstract: A brewing unit for a piston coffee machine is designed as a spindle brewing unit with an outer spindle and inner spindle, and with a brewing slide as a brewing chamber, two piston units in the form of a showerhead and a plunger, a drive motor, and at least one gearing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: MELITTA PROFESSIONAL COFFEE SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Armin Hensel, Dirk Meyer, Bernd Buchholz
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Patent number: 11850689Abstract: An apparatus for welding a welding stud to a specified location of a base material, comprising a stud holder, comprising an inert gas cover, which surrounds the stud holder while forming a gap between the stud holder and the inert gas cover, and comprising a projection device, which is intended to project a visual pattern onto the base material through the gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Stefan Wolfsgruber, Philip Dörner, Andreas Starzengruber, Uwe Popp, Klaus Bertsch
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Patent number: 11852351Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber that defines an oven cavity and a reservoir for holding water that is accessible from within the oven cavity. The cooking appliance further includes a convection heating system, a reservoir heating system, and a control system. The convection heating system includes a convection heating element and a fan for guiding air across the convection heating element. The reservoir heating system includes at least one reservoir heating element. The control system is configured to control the convection heating system and the reservoir heating system to perform a steam cooking operation in response to a user steam-cooking input.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Timothy Turner, Ashish Ainapure, Cathy L. May, Andrew Worley
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Patent number: 11856676Abstract: An induction heating type cooktop includes: a case, a cover plate that is coupled to an upper end of the case and that includes an upper plate arranged to receive a target object, a working coil that is disposed in the case and that is configured to heat the target object, a thermal insulation material disposed on the working coil, and a heating thin film coating that is disposed on a surface of the upper plate of the cover plate or a surface of the thermal insulation material and that has a stacked structure in which an adhesive layer and a heating layer are consecutively stacked.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Juwon Kim, Eunjin Jang, Jongwon Hwang, Yongsoo Lee, Hyunwoo Jun, Jaekyung Yang
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Patent number: 11849523Abstract: A temperature-regulating appliance includes a top portion, a base, a temperature sensor, and a mounting adapter. The top portion has an upper surface and a lower surface. The base includes a housing defining an internal compartment and a thermal element disposed within the internal compartment of the housing. The temperature sensor is positioned outside of the internal compartment, between the housing and the lower surface of the top portion. The mounting adapter extends between the top portion and the housing. The mounting adapter detachably couples the base to the top portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Hatco CorporationInventors: Nick Bassill, Edward Nunn, Mark Gilpatric, Ishan Shah, Fei Shang
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Patent number: 11849524Abstract: An induction heating type cooktop includes a case, a cover plate that is connected to an upper end of the case and that has an upper surface configured to support an object to be heated, a working coil disposed inside the case, a thin layer disposed at the cover plate, a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the thin layer, and a heat insulator that is configured to block heat transfer from the thin layer to the working coil and that defines at least one sensing hole that receives the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seonghoon Hwang, Wontae Kim, Seongjun Kim
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Patent number: 11845148Abstract: A welding device includes a welding torch having an electrode, an oscillation assembly having an oscillation shaft, and a connection member. The welding torch is affixed to the connection member at a first point and the oscillation shaft is affixed to the connection member at a second point. An extension of the axis of the oscillation shaft intersects with the axis of the welding torch at an intersection point. The distance from the intersection point to the tip of the electrode is less than a distance from the first point on the connection member to the tip of the electrode. During operation, the oscillation in the oscillation shaft is transferred through the connection member to the welding torch and causes pendulum type oscillations in the welding torch with the intersection point serving as the pivot point of the oscillation.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventors: Bo Qu, Jianjun Wang, Yalin Jiang
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Patent number: 11844168Abstract: An inductive heating device heats an aerosol-forming substrate including a susceptor. The device includes a device housing, a DC power source for providing a DC supply voltage and a DC current, power supply electronics including a DC/AC converter, the DC/AC converter including an LC load network including a series connection of a capacitor and an inductor having an ohmic resistance, a cavity in the device housing for accommodating a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate to inductively couple the inductor of the LC load network to the susceptor. The inductor is embedded in the device housing at a proximal end of the device housing to surround the cavity which is also arranged at the proximal end of the device housing. A microcontroller determines from the DC supply voltage and the DC current an apparent ohmic resistance, and from the apparent ohmic resistance the temperature of the susceptor.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Oleg Mironov, Oleg Fursa
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Patent number: 11839323Abstract: A set (47), for use in the preparation of a beverage by a beverage preparation device, comprising a capsule (2) and an adapter (1). The adapter (1) and the capsule (2) are interconnected in a stand-by position such that the adapter (1) and the capsule (2) can be transferred, from the stand-by position, into an operating position in which the inlet (8) of the adapter (1) is in fluid connection with the substance chamber (49) of the capsule (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Delica AGInventors: Roland Affolter, Tim Thilla, Markus Brönnimann
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Patent number: 11839324Abstract: A tea maker includes a brewing unit which defines a vessel having an upper opening with a spout disposed thereon. A lid assembly is removeably received on the upper opening of the vessel and includes a steeping tube. The steeping tube extends downwardly from the lid assembly into the vessel when the lid assembly is received on the upper opening of the vessel. An articulating filter assembly is coupled to the lid assembly and includes a filter plate that is operable between an extended position and a retracted position. The filter plate is configured to contact an inner surface of the vessel when the filter plate is in the extended position. A biasing member is configured to bias the filter plate towards the extended position for filtering a brewed tea mixture as the mixture is poured through the upper opening of the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kevin J. Beber, Nancy E. Chandrasekaran, Ben C. Shao
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Patent number: 11833294Abstract: An aerosol provision system comprises a heating element for generating an aerosol from a source liquid and control circuitry for controlling a supply of electrical power from a power supply to the heating element. The control circuitry is configured to measure an indication of a derivative of an electrical characteristic of the heating element with respect to time. Based on the measured time derivative, the control circuitry is configured to determine whether or not a fault condition has arisen for the electronic aerosol provision system. The overall change in the electrical characteristic for the heating element caused by the localized heating may be small and so difficult to reliably identify, but the rate at which the change occurs can be expected to be relatively high, such that the time derivative of the local characteristic is a more reliable indicator of occurrence of the fault condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Nicoventures Trading LimitedInventors: Helmut Buchberger, Colin Dickens, Rory Fraser
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Patent number: 11833613Abstract: A system for controlling overlapping in single-layer laser cladding of a shaft-like workpiece includes an acceleration time calculation module, a feed shaft displacement calculation module and a module for adjusting an initial zero position of a laser head in a feed direction. Using the system, the motions of the spindle and the feed shaft are planned based on an S-curve acceleration and deceleration method. The motion planning is dynamically adjusted considering the overlapping rate and the clamping allowance of the workpiece to be cladded in a feed direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Chengrui Zhang, Yisheng Yin, Wei Ma, Jie Wu, Tieshuang Zhu, Tianliang Hu
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Patent number: 11832753Abstract: A device, couplable with another, corresponding device to form a pour-over frame, includes a panel having a body between a first end of the panel, a second end of the panel opposite the first end, a top of the panel, and a bottom of the panel opposite the top. The first end of the panel includes a slot having a width. The second end of the panel includes a tongue that has a region and a lock. The tongue's region has a thickness that is less than the slot's width and is configured to extend into the slot of another, corresponding device. The tongue's lock is operable to hold the tongue's region in the slot of the other, corresponding device. The panel's bottom includes an interface operable to contact a container to support the panel above the container.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: MIIR HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Geoff Henkel
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Patent number: 11835241Abstract: According to one or more implementations, a method is disclosed for operating heating elements disposed in a heating compartment of a cooking system. The method includes receiving a zero-crossing indication based on an alternating current and defined by zero-crossing circuitry. The method includes energizing a first heating element of the heating elements with the alternating current based on the zero-crossing indication and according to a modulation schedule.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventor: Michael A. Tedeschi
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Patent number: 11833614Abstract: An assembly of a device for three-dimensional printing by metal deposition comprising a conduit for guiding a metal wire and opening inside an enclosure under an inert atmosphere. The device has means for injecting an inert gas into the conduit of the head.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Terence Grall, Cédric Pierre Jacques Colas, Hugo Jean-Louis Sistach
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Patent number: 11826855Abstract: A deposition mask includes a resin film defining a plurality of opening portions. Each opening portions extends through the resin film. The resin film includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface is a surface faced to a vapor deposition source during vapor deposition. The resin film defines dents comprising laser marks on the first surface. A mask member for a deposition mask is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takei, Susumu Sakio, Katsuhiko Kishimoto
