Patents Examined by David J Laux
  • Patent number: 11906162
    Abstract: A grate bar has a grate bar head, two side walls, a running surface behind the head and between the side walls and an underside disposed below the surface and between the side walls. A recess in one side wall forms an air slot between the surface and underside and is arranged only on one side wall, not in its opposite side wall. In a grate bar arrangement including multiple grate bars, each including a running surface and a grate bar head, in which an upper grate bar with grate bar head is moveably arranged relative to a lower grate bar so that the head may slide over front and rear grate bar running surface areas, the running surface has air slots in the front and rear areas and the head is displaceable relative to these slots so that the opening cross section of all slots remains constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MARTIN GmbH fuer Umwell- und Energietechnik
    Inventors: Ulrich Martin, Helmut Pupp, Max Josef Schoensteiner
  • Patent number: 11898778
    Abstract: A solar thermal cladding structure includes a frame, a membrane extending along the frame, the membrane having a first layer and a second layer, and an inflation blower connected to the membrane and in fluid communication with a space between the first layer and the second layer of the membrane. The frame includes a plurality of connectors and a plurality of beam struts. The plurality of connectors connect the plurality of beam struts together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen Kenin
  • Patent number: 11892163
    Abstract: A thermochemical system & method may be configured to convert an organic feedstock to various products. A thermochemical system may include a solid material feed module, a reactor module, an afterburner module, and a solid product finishing module. The various operational parameters (temperature, pressure, etc.) of the various modules may vary depending on the desired products. The product streams may be gaseous, vaporous, liquid, and/or solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Bernardo del Campo
  • Patent number: 11885500
    Abstract: An insert ring that suspends a fire pit at least partially within an opening of a support structure, and provides ventilation into the support structure to an outer wall of the fire pit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle Ressler, Andrew Alan Harmeling, Daniel J. Knight
  • Patent number: 11879639
    Abstract: A fuel management system for a biomass furnace features a common drive motor operatively coupled to both a fuel delivery conveyor, which is arranged to support and displace fuel during combustion in a combustion chamber of the furnace, and an ash removal conveyor which is arranged to transfer ash generated by the combustion out of the combustion chamber. The system also features ducting which extends around the fuel delivery conveyor to convey airflow generated by a blower for subsequent discharge both below and above the fuel during combustion. Furthermore, the system features a housing which operably supports at least the fuel delivery conveyor and which is arranged to be removably insertible into the combustion chamber of the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Raymond Dueck
  • Patent number: 11879638
    Abstract: A boiler performs mixed-fuel combustion of a sulfur-containing fuel and ammonia as a fuel, and includes a furnace having a plurality of wall parts, a burner installed on at least one of the wall parts of the furnace, and an ammonia injection port that is configured to cause the ammonia to be burned as the fuel to flow along an inner wall surface of the wall part where the burner is not installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Juwei Zhang, Takamasa Ito, Sakiko Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11867404
    Abstract: A fire pit comprising a body having a side wall structure. The body further comprises a base plate located adjacent a lower end portion of the side wall structure, and an opening defined by a perimeter of an upper end portion of the side wall structure. Together, the side wall structure and the base plate form a fire pit chamber. The lower end portion of the side walls and the base plate form a collection sump for collecting and retaining ash that is generated during use. The lower portion of two opposite side walls and and the base plate are tapered downwards towards the center of the base plate to facilitate collection of ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Oztent Australia Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Trent Fitzgibbins, Nyein Chan Aung
  • Patent number: 11867395
    Abstract: A system and method for remote monitoring and control of landfill and recycling operations provide an intelligent centralized platform for remote, real-time industrial data gathering and process control for management of landfill and recycling operations such as leachate, gas, water and other liquids. The system and method can directly upload machine data (such as liquid volumes, flows, level, equipment runtime, sorter data, status, etc) into a centralized platform. This data can be used for analytics and automation of processes and equipment control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Dennis Craig Siegel
  • Patent number: 11851807
    Abstract: A drying appliance includes a cabinet. A blower directs process air through a closed-loop airflow path and through a processing chamber and a condensing unit. The condensing unit is attached to an external surface of the cabinet. An open airflow path directs ambient air through the condensing unit and to an area exterior to the cabinet. The ambient air remains separated from the closed-loop airflow path. The condensing unit is configured to exchange heat between the process air within the closed-loop airflow path and the ambient air moved through the open airflow path. The ambient air cools and dehumidifies the process air to form condensate on an interior surface of the condensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Roy E. Masters
  • Patent number: 11852340
    Abstract: The present disclosure addresses systems, media, and methods of configuring a heating system comprising a plurality of combustion-type heating devices fluidly coupled to a vent system. Configuring the heating system includes receiving operating pressure data from one or more pressure sensors in a flue of one of combustion-type heating devices and the vent system. The operating pressure data from the one or more pressure sensors is indicative of a pressure at a corresponding location in the vent system. Configuring the heating system further includes comparing the operating pressure data to stored operational pressure data indicative of operational pressure ranges indicative of permissible operating parameters associated with preventing backflow of flue gases into the one of combustion-type heating devices and outputting instructions for a damper to at least partially open or at least partially close based at least in part on the operating pressure data and the stored operational pressure data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Joey Krueger, Jorge Miguel Gamboa Revilla, Hiram Osuna, Bo Gao, Bryan Perales, Danilo Aguilar
  • Patent number: 11854815
    Abstract: A substrate drying apparatus, a substrate drying method and a storage medium are capable of sublimating a sublimable substance filled in recesses of a pattern formed on a substrate while preventing pattern collapse. A first unit includes a solution supplier which supplies a sublimable substance solution containing a sublimable substance and a solvent to a processing surface, and a first liquid remover which forms a solid film of the sublimable substance on the processing surface by removing the solvent and a processing liquid from the processing surface. A second unit includes a second liquid remover which vaporize the solvent and the processing liquid remaining in the solid film by heating the substrate, and maintaining the substrate at a temperature within a first temperature range, and a solid film remover which remove the solid film from the processing surface by heating the substrate at a temperature within a second temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Yosuke Kawabuchi
  • Patent number: 11852334
    Abstract: A biomass burner includes a hopper, a ventilating chamber, a U-shaped fire box, a feeding cylinder including an output end, an auger, a feeding motor including a driving wheel, an ignition device, an ignition motor, a ventilation plate, a first poking device, a second poking device, a first poking motor configured to drive the first poking device, a second poking motor configured to drive the second poking device, a first fixed plate, and a second fixed plate. The hopper is disposed below the feeding cylinder. The feeding cylinder is disposed through the ventilating chamber and the output end of the feeding cylinder extends into the U-shaped fire box. The auger is disposed in the feeding cylinder and is driven by the feeding motor; one end of the auger is provided with a driven gear, and the driven gear is meshed with the driving wheel of the feeding motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: CHINA NATIONAL TOBACCO CORPORATION HENAN PROVINCIAL COMPANY, XUCHANG TONGXING MODERN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jian'an Wang, Yikuan Fan, Haobin Zhao, Fengjie Wei, Fangfang Li, Lei He, Pengfei Wang, Yongjun Wang, Jianhua Li, Zhaopeng Song, Feilong Shi, Longfei Wang, Weidong Guan
  • Patent number: 11844463
    Abstract: A grilling device includes an auger feeder system, a heating element, a blower and a temperature control system. The temperature control system includes at least a first temperature sensor inside the firepot and a second temperature sensor inside a cooking chamber above the firepot. The heating element can also serve as the first temperature sensor. A method for controlling the temperature of the grill can include receiving temperature feedback information from one or more of the temperature sensors and adjusting power provided to the auger feeder system, heating element, and blower. The temperature control system produces cold smoke resulting from the combustion of lignin in solid wood fuel while minimizing temperatures inside the cooking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills LLC
    Inventors: Michael V. Colston, Daniel A. C. Altenritter, Daniel W. Sluder
  • Patent number: 11846451
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to multi-stage falling particle receivers and methods of falling particle heating. As the particles fall through the receiver, the particles are periodically collected and released by flow retarding devices. The periodic catch-and-release of the particles falling through the receiver reduces particle flow dispersion, increases particle opacity and solar absorption, and reduces erosion and damage to surfaces caused by direct particle impingement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Clifford K. Ho, Jin-Soo Kim, Apurv Kumar
  • Patent number: 11841143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for cleaning exhaust gases from a fireplace, comprising a housing which accommodates functional components of the device, an inlet portion provided to receive exhaust gases from the fireplace, an outlet portion provided to discharge exhaust gases from the device, a bypass portion which is configured to establish a direct connection between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and which can be closed by means of a first mechanical flap arrangement, and a cleaning portion which extends between the inlet portion and the outlet portion for guiding an exhaust gas flow and is provided with a plurality of functional components, wherein the functional components at least comprise an electrostatic filter unit for separating fine dust particles, a centrifugal separator unit for removing particles from the exhaust gas, and a fan unit for driving a flow of the exhaust gas through the cleaning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Kutzner + Weber GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Wagenfeld, Andreas Wesel, Tim Baranowski, Mathias Lindenmüller
  • Patent number: 11841142
    Abstract: A number of different sized circular sections are maneuvered and locked to create a fully extended voluminous area, and also a number of adjustable legs are used to support the different sized sections so a fire may be created inside the voluminous area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Kristin Koehler
  • Patent number: 11835230
    Abstract: Provided is a cyclonic plasma melting furnace. A melting furnace chamber body includes an inlet through which waste is input and an outlet through which air or gas is discharged. The outlet is provided in a direction opposite to the inlet. At least one plasma torch is provided on the melting furnace chamber body so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a direction in which the air or the gas is discharged through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF FUSION ENERGY
    Inventors: Yong Sup Choi, Dae Hyun Choi, In Je Kang, Ji Hun Kim, Sung Hoon Jee, Dong Hun Shin, Seong Bong Kim, Soon Mo Hwang, Chi Kyu Choi
  • Patent number: 11835239
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for heating, cooling or heating and cooling multiple chambers of a food preparation device utilizing heated and/or cooled nebulized water particles and heated and/or cooled compressed air. The steps of heating include heating water contained in reservoir located outside of the cooking chambers, heating compressed air, conveying the heated water and the heated compressed air to at least one nebulizer, nebulizing the heated water into heated water particles and introducing the heated water particles into the cooking chamber via the heated compressed air. The steps of cooling include cooling water contained in an additional reservoir located outside of the cooking chambers, cooling compressed air, conveying the cooled water and the cooled compressed air to at least one nebulizer, nebulizing the cooled water into cooled water particles and introducing the cooled water particles into the cooking chamber via the cooled compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AHA, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Hoerter
  • Patent number: 11821630
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a self-assembly brazier. The self-assembly brazier includes: a pair of floor plates arranged bilaterally symmetrical to face each other; a pair of side wall modules having a plurality of side panels disposed to be rotatable, being combined with each other to face each other symmetrically so that a combustion space is formed, and being arranged on upper surfaces of the floor plates to be erected; and a pair of fuel loading parts seated inside lower portions of the side wall modules so that fuel is loaded on the upper surfaces of the fuel loading parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Eun Mi Hwang
  • Patent number: 11819104
    Abstract: Nail gel curing devices emitting ultraviolet light, as well as methods of their making and use are disclosed. The devices are useful for curing, inter alia, acrylic compositions, more particularly, acrylic nail gel compositions, and typically employ ultraviolet and/or visible light emitting diodes (“LED”) to cure such ultraviolet and/or visible light curable nail gel resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nail Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Kuo-Chang Cheng, Danny Lee Haile