Patents Examined by David J Teitelbaum
  • Patent number: 11940177
    Abstract: An air treatment apparatus (10), such as a dehumidifier or latent cooling system, has a desiccant wheel (12) having a plurality of similar internal structures (14), a shroud (16), at least a first fan (18, 20), a motor (30), an axle (32), slip rings (34), and sliding contacts (36). The similar internal structures are coated with a desiccant, and may be shaped as blades, cylinders, boxes, teeth, or corrugations. The shroud divides the wheel into an active area where the desiccant removes moisture to provide treated air (22), and a regeneration area where the desiccant is heated to release the adsorbed moisture from the air (28). Switches, such as magnetic switches, apply electrical power to heaters in the similar internal structures as they rotate into the regeneration area thereby heating and drying the desiccant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MakeSHIFT Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: William R. Nixdorf
  • Patent number: 11943900
    Abstract: A fluid deployment unit includes an expandable container containing mixed fluids in a gaseous region and a liquid region, where the expandable container includes a gas-out port, a liquid-out port, a gas-in port, and a liquid-in port. The fluid deployment unit includes a first three-way valve having a first port coupled to the liquid-out port, a second port coupled to the gas-out port, and a third port matable to an inlet of an electronic rack. The fluid deployment unit includes a second three-way valve having a first port matable to an input port of a liquid-to-liquid exchange unit of a testing assistant unit, a second port coupled to the gas-in port, and a third port matable to an outlet of the electronic rack, where the liquid-in port of the expandable container is matable to an output port of the liquid-to-liquid exchange unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11933526
    Abstract: A compressor and a refrigeration device are disclosed. The compressor has a sealing container, a motor portion and a compressing mechanism portion, and a bypass valve. The motor portion and the compressing mechanism portion are both provided in the sealing container. The compressor has an exhaust side and a suction side spaced apart from each other. The exhaust side is connected to the bypass valve. The exhaust side is suitable for exhausting air to external parts through the bypass valve, or suitable for communicating with the suction side through the bypass valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG MEIZHI COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bin Gao
  • Patent number: 11937405
    Abstract: A system includes a rack of servers and a fluid circuit for cooling the rack of servers. The fluid circuit includes one or more cooling modules, a heat-exchanging module, and a pump. The one or more cooling modules are thermally connected to a conduit for flowing a coolant therethrough. Each cooling module includes a heat-exchanger thermally connected to the conduit and a chiller fluidly coupled to the heat-exchanger. The heat-exchanging module is fluidly connected to an outlet of the conduit. The pump is configured to drive the coolant from the heat-exchanging module to each server in the rack of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yu Nien Huang, Sin-Hong Lien, Jen-Mao Chen
  • Patent number: 11932079
    Abstract: An embodiment integrated thermal management module of a vehicle includes a heat dissipation fan module disposed between opposite side frames of an underbody of the vehicle and mounted on a cross member that connects the opposite side frames to each other, the heat dissipation fan module being configured to transfer vibration to the cross member and to exchange heat of external air of the vehicle with heat of a cooling medium of an outdoor heat exchanger, and a cooling medium circulating unit provided on a side of the heat dissipation fan module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Man Ju Oh
  • Patent number: 11927381
    Abstract: When a controller performs a defrosting operation in which frost on an outdoor heat exchanger is caused to be melted, the controller is configured to perform a first defrosting control in which a switching state of a switching device is set to a first state, after the controller performs the first defrosting control, perform a second defrosting control in which the switching state of the switching device is set to a second state, and after the controller performs the second defrosting control, perform a third defrosting control in which the switching state of the switching device is set to the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Tashiro, Yasuhide Hayamaru, Masakazu Kondo, Masakazu Sato, Naoki Nakagawa, Atsushi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 11913686
    Abstract: An energy-saving method and system for distilling, desalinating or purifying water relating to a method of increasing the amount of heat recycled back into the system. The system involves powering a compressor using a series of expanders and the energy derived from each expander cumulatively powers the compressor. The compressor draws vapor from seawater contained in an evaporator and compresses it into a condenser. The heat given off by the condenser is absorbed by the evaporator and recycled back into the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Arthur Francisco Hurtado
  • Patent number: 11913666
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit includes a housing, an air duct assembly mounted in the housing, and a lower panel. The housing includes a face frame. An opening is formed at a lower portion of the face frame. The lower panel includes an air outlet in communication with the air duct assembly. A periphery of the lower panel is detachably connected with an edge of the opening or the air duct assembly, and the opening is configured to expose the air duct assembly when the lower panel is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qiang Qin
  • Patent number: 11913682
    Abstract: An apparatus for selectively heating or cooling a food product includes a housing including a shell and a thermally-conductive liner coupled to the shell. The shell defines a housing cavity, and the thermally-conductive liner defines a receptacle. The apparatus also includes a removable tray and a plurality of thermoelectric heating/cooling devices disposed within the housing cavity. The removable tray is sized and shaped to be received within the receptacle such that the removable tray is coupled in thermal communication with the thermally-conductive liner. Each of the thermoelectric heating/cooling devices is selectively operable in a heating mode and a cooling mode and is coupled in thermal communication with the thermally-conductive liner such that the liner draws heat away from the removable tray when the thermoelectric devices are operated in the cooling mode, and the liner transfers heat to the removable tray when the thermoelectric devices are operated in the heating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Chillware, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Roberts
  • Patent number: 11906239
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines an opening with a plurality of racks mounted in the cabinet. A door is mounted to the cabinet at the opening. A divider is configured to separate the cabinet into a first cabinet portion and a second cabinet portion. The divider includes an insulation block with a top cover mounted to the insulation block. The top cover includes a top foil heater. Also included in the divider is a bottom cover mounted to the insulation block. The bottom cover includes a bottom foil heater. A plastic extrusion is mounted to a side of the insulation block, and the top cover and the bottom cover include a forming on at least two sides. The forming of the top and bottom covers engages with the plastic extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Kenneth Anderson, Zachary Michael Eagleson, Martin Busche
  • Patent number: 11906214
    Abstract: A compressor comprises a suction port configured to receive a refrigerant and means for compressing the refrigerant. The means for compressing forms at least one compression chamber, a discharge port configured for discharging the compressed refrigerant from the compressor, and a motor. The means for compressing comprises at least one opening for extracting a portion of the refrigerant from the at least one compression chamber and supplying the extracted portion of the refrigerant to the motor. A method comprises receiving a refrigerant at a suction port of the compressor, compressing the refrigerant in at least one compression chamber formed by a means for compressing of the compressor, discharging the refrigerant from the compressor at a discharge port of the compressor, and extracting a portion of the refrigerant from the at least one compression chamber and supplying the extracted portion of the refrigerant to a motor of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Copeland Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Xiaogeng Su, Jesus Nohales, Linus Dellweg, Marco Ruiz
  • Patent number: 11906226
    Abstract: A vapor compression system (20; 120; 220; 320) has: first (22A; 122A; 222A) and second (22B; 122B; 222B) compressors; first (40) and second (46) heat exchangers; and one or more expansion devices (52; 52A, 52B). Means (32A, 32B; 32A, 32B, 126A, 126B; 32A, 32B, 232A, 232B) are provided for switching the system between operation in first and second modes using the respective first and second compressors. In the first mode: the first compressor compresses refrigerant; the compressed refrigerant is cooled in the first heat exchanger; the cooled refrigerant is expanded in at least one of the one or more expansion devices; and the expanded refrigerant absorbs heat in the second heat exchanger. In the second mode: the second compressor compresses refrigerant; the compressed refrigerant is cooled in the second heat exchanger; the cooled refrigerant is expanded in at least one of the one or more expansion devices; and the expanded refrigerant absorbs heat in the first heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Wallet-Laïly, Ahmad M. Mahmoud, Parmesh Verma
  • Patent number: 11898782
    Abstract: A multi-air conditioner for heating/cooling operation may include: at least one indoor unit which is installed in a room, and includes an indoor heat exchanger; an outdoor unit which is connected to the indoor unit through a refrigerant pipe, and includes an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor, an outdoor expansion valve, and a four-way valve; at least one leakage blocking valve which is formed on the refrigerant pipe, and blocks a refrigerant flow in the refrigerant pipe when a refrigerant leak occurs from the refrigerant pipe in the room; and a buffer unit which is installed on the refrigerant pipe between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit, and collects refrigerant leaking from the refrigerant pipe. Accordingly, when the refrigerant leaks into the room, it is possible to minimize the amount of the leaking refrigerant by collecting the refrigerant in the buffer tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chiwoo Song, Yongcheol Sa, Jiyoung Jang
  • Patent number: 11867446
    Abstract: A low-temperature storage device includes an inner vessel, an outer vessel about the inner vessel, a thermal insulation layer between the inner vessel and the outer vessel, and a single heat exchanger in thermal communication with an interior of the inner vessel and adapted to be connected to at least one of an evaporator in a closed-loop refrigeration circuit and an open-loop evaporator for an externally-supplied cryogen. The inner vessel can be a vacuum-insulated vessel, and the heat exchanger can be an internal heat exchanger including at least two fluid circuits: a first circuit with one external connection and one internal connection into the inner vessel and the second circuit with two external connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: John A. Corey
  • Patent number: 11859872
    Abstract: A variable geometry ejector (300) for cooling applications is disclosed comprising a primary fluid chamber (302); a suction chamber (320) downstream the primary fluid chamber (302); a primary nozzle (310) arranged so as to stream a working fluid from the primary fluid chamber (302) to the suction chamber (320); and a tail member (325) arranged downstream the primary nozzle (310), wherein any of the primary nozzle (310) and the tail member (325) is movable in relation to the other. The invention further discloses a system comprising the variable geometry ejector (300). The invention applies to cooling apparatus and systems industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Szabolcs Varga, Armando Carlos Figueiredo Coelho De Oliveira, Fernando Gomes De Almeida, António Manuel Ferreira Mendes Lopes, João Pedro Barata Rocha Falcão Carneiro
  • Patent number: 11857909
    Abstract: Systems for atmospheric water generation are disclosed. An illustrative system may comprise an atmospheric water generator, and a wireless communications device communicatively coupled to the atmospheric water generator. The wireless communications device may be configured to receive and display status information associated with the atmospheric water generator, and to provide operating instructions to the atmospheric water generator. The wireless communications device may be further configured to display an outside temperature, an outdoor humidity, a water level, an indoor temperature, an indoor humidity, and a dew point. The wireless communications device may be further configured to receive control instructions, and wherein the wireless communications device is further configured to communicate the control instructions to the atmospheric water generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Arthur Mayer
  • Patent number: 11850912
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning module, a modular air conditioning system, a transport vehicle and a method. The air conditioning module the air conditioning module (51) comprises an evaporator (65), a condenser (66) and a compressor (67) which are mounted to, onto or in the frame (60). The frame (60) further defines or bounds a first volume V1 that is arranged in air communication with the evaporator (65) and a second volume V2 that is arranged in air communication with the condenser (66). The second volume V2 is separated from the first volume VI, at least in the lateral direction T. The frame (60) is provided with one or more walls (71), (72), (73), (74) to at least partially define or bound the first volume V1 and the second volume V2. The first volumes V1 are aligned in the stacking direction S to form the continuous first air channel C1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick Heering
  • Patent number: 11852400
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet. The cabinet defines a food storage chamber therein. A door is rotatably mounted to the cabinet. The refrigerator appliance also includes a food storage unit. The food storage unit includes a rigid structural frame surrounding a flexible element. The flexible element is deformable and movable relative to the rigid structural frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Neelapala Gopinath Yadav
  • Patent number: 11850911
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a thermal management module for a vehicle, includes: a mounting carrier mounted at a front of a vehicle body and having a receiving space; and a thermal management module mounted in the receiving space; wherein the thermal management module includes: an air conditioner mounted in the receiving space and configured to adjust a temperature of a vehicle interior according to a cooling mode or a heating mode; and a cooling device mounted in the receiving space and configured to heat-exchange with a working fluid using an external air introduced from outside of the cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Yeonho Kim, Gee Young Shin, Jae Yeon Kim, Jeawan Kim, Jung Sam Gu, Jae Chun Ryu, Sung-Wook Park
  • Patent number: 11852387
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an inlet port and an outlet port which are formed in a sink body forming a heat sink, so as to guide coolant inflow and coolant outflow respectively, wherein the center line of the inlet port passes through the center of a thermoelectric element attached to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hyoungkeun Lim, Seokjun Yun, Junghun Lee, Hoyoun Lee