Patents Examined by Edelmira Bosques
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Patent number: 11584197Abstract: An air-conditioning control system acquires settlement information on an electronic settlement performed by an occupant D of a vehicle using a mobile terminal via a car-navigation system from the mobile terminal having an electronic settlement function, and controls an air conditioner on the basis of the acquired settlement information. The settlement information includes a commodity purchased by the electronic settlement or a service having a value paid by the electronic settlement, as a settlement target.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Patent number: 11585032Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a drum, and an air conduit fluidly coupled to the drum, with a heat source associated with the air conduit, includes moving air through an air conduit to the drum; heating the moving air by operating the heat source; and introducing atomized liquid into the air conduit upstream of the heat source.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Roy E. Masters, Arun Rajendran
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Patent number: 11585563Abstract: An air-conditioning register includes: a downstream fin; and an upstream fin. The downstream fin and the upstream fin are provided in a ventilation passage which allows air-conditioning air to flow. The downstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a first rotation shaft. The upstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a second rotation shaft further on an upstream side than the downstream fin in the ventilation passage. The second rotation shaft extends in a direction different from that of the first rotation shaft. The downstream fin is slidable in a center line direction of the first rotation shaft and has a driving unit which presses the upstream fin in a slide movement direction as the downstream fin slides.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki Mitsui, Hiroto Watanabe
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Patent number: 11583053Abstract: A digitally controlled hairdryer has removable attachments that are used to style hair. The hairdryer is powered with AC and DC power, with the DC power supply being separate from the main body. The removable attachments are powered and controlled by the hairdryer. The oscillating attachment has a motor that moves an oscillating portion to direct airflow from the outlet of the hairdryer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: THE BEACHWAVER CO.Inventors: Sarah J. Kennedy, Erin A. Wall, Luis Eduardo Alanis, Manuel Besnier Lopez
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Patent number: 11578918Abstract: The invention relates to a handheld blower device for the manual pneumatic drying of surfaces by a user of the handheld blower device, comprising a flat nozzle device for ejecting compressed air from the handheld blower device onto the surface to be dried, a handle region, in particular a handle, for manually gripping and guiding the flat nozzle device over the surface to be dried, and a conveying device for conveying the compressed air to the flat nozzle device, wherein the flat nozzle device comprises a flat nozzle, and the conveying device is configured with a stationarily arranged, in particular fixedly arranged, high-pressure blower.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: AIRFFECT GMBHInventor: Andreas Pasching
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Patent number: 11578890Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a damper valve of a diffuser mechanism is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a damper construction that selectively alters the amount of air flow through a diffuser grille using a three-plate damper valve. The three-plate damper valve includes a manual plate, a fixed plate, and a motorized plate. The manual plate is manually rotatable around a central axis, while the motorized plate is mechanically rotatable about the same axis. The motorized plate is mechanically and/or remotely controlled using a stepper motor coupled to the motorized plate. Further, the diffuser mechanism includes a sensor for determining the location of the motorized plate with respect to a starting position. As such, multiple configurations of the manual plate and the motorized plate may be used to alter the air flow through the resulting channels of the damper mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: AIRFIXTURE, LLCInventors: Michael J. McQueeny, Jr., James E. Megerson, David S. Alstatt, Pedro J. Bermudez, J. Patrick McQueeny
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Patent number: 11578877Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner comprising a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a fan in the housing to suck in air through the inlet and discharge air through the outlet, and including a plurality of fan blades with an installation space between two fan blades of the plurality of fan blades, a fan driver coupled to an end of the fan by a fastener, to drive the fan, wherein the installation space is positioned to allow the fastener to pass through the installation space to couple the fan driver to the fan, and a stabilizer including a body having at least a portion extending along the fan at a first distance from the fan, and so as to not be over the installation space as the fan rotates, and a modifier extending along the fan at a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, from the fan, and so as to be over the installation space for at least part of a full rotation of the fan as the fan rotates.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Huisang Cho, Yongho Seo, Byungghun Kim, Sewoong Youn
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Patent number: 11573148Abstract: A water heater system includes a gas burner configured to selectively produce flue gases, and a heat exchanger for heating water in the water heater system. The water heater system is operable in a heating mode, and a standby mode. An exhaust assembly is in communication with the heat exchanger, and includes a condensate collector configured to receive the flue gases and condensate. A first temperature sensor is positioned to sense a temperature of the condensate within the condensate collector. The first temperature sensor is configured to detect a rate of temperature change of the condensate. A controller is configured to determine a leakage when the rate of temperature change adjusts from a first state to a second state when the water heater system is in the standby mode after the water heater system was in the heating mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: A. O. Smith CorporationInventors: Jianmin Yin, Matthew W. Critchley, Quinn Thomas Keller
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Patent number: 11566844Abstract: A delivery device for delivering stock material into a blast furnace includes a transition channel for the stock material, a chute for delivering the stock material, a first annular body, coaxial to and outside the transition channel, adapted to rotate about a first axis, and a second annular body, coaxial to and outside the first annular body, adapted to translate along the first axis with respect to said first annular body and/or to rotate about the first axis together with said first annular body. When the second body translates along the first axis, at least one fixed rack rotates at least one toothed wheel and a respective shaft about a second axis transversal to the first axis, thus causing a change in the inclination of the chute with respect to the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.p.A.Inventors: Angelico Della Negra, Ilie Florian Mitoi, Massimiliano Zampa
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Patent number: 11566794Abstract: Disclosed herein are an air conditioner includes a housing having an outlet, and a blade configured to open and close the outlet and having a plurality of holes. The blade includes a first side extending in a first direction, a second side extending in a second direction, and a block area in which none of the plurality of holes are formed, at least a number of the plurality of holes are disposed on a first line extending in the first direction, and a second line spaced in the second direction from the first line, respectively, where the second line extends in the first direction, and the block area comprises an area formed in the first direction between the first line and the second line.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jang Jung Lee, Hyun-Ho Kim, Hong Yeol Moon, Chul Byung Park, Hyeon U Park, Seung-Jun Yoon, Jei Min Choi
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Patent number: 11560043Abstract: A passenger cabin air distribution system includes a ventilation system and an ejector-diffuser. The ventilation system is operable to provide a conditioned air. The ejector-diffuser is positioned to receive a flow of the conditioned air from the ventilation system. The ejector-diffuser includes an induction unit and a diffuser section. The induction unit includes a secondary inlet in communication with a cabin air from a passenger cabin and is configured to mix the flow of the conditioned air with an induced flow of the cabin air into a mixed air. The diffuser section includes a discharge to eject the mixed air to the passenger cabin. The diffuser section is shaped to provide for efficient mixing with low backpressure in order to maintain the low motive pressure in the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: John Charles Gray, Daniel Jay Menard, Mary Eileen Beckman
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Patent number: 11561024Abstract: The invention is directed to a handle assembly for rotating a pivot rod attached to a damper within ductwork, for the purpose of controlling the flow of conditioned air therethrough. In particular, the present invention provides a pre-assembled portion of the required parts, thereby reducing the number of steps required for final assembly of the damper handle to the pivot rod, resulting in a significant time savings.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: CAPITAL HARDWARE SUPPLY, LLCInventor: Joao Maria Ruela Cunha
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Patent number: 11561025Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a housing having an intake air passage communicating with an air inlet and a blowout air passage communicating with an air outlet that allows air to be blown out in a single direction; a fan; a front heat exchanger facing the air outlet of the housing and including first and second heat exchangers; and at least one of rear and side heat exchangers that face rear and side surfaces of the housing, respectively. When the front heat exchanger operates as a condenser, the first heat exchanger operates as a condenser, and condensed and liquified refrigerant flows in the second heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger is located downstream of the first heat exchanger and the at least one of the rear and side heat exchangers in the flow direction of a refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Rihito Adachi, Yoji Onaka, Makoto Tanishima, Hiroki Fukuoka
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Patent number: 11548613Abstract: There is provided an air grille panel assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes an air grille panel having air grille openings, a top end, and a bottom end. The top end is configured for coupling to a sidewall panel in a cabin of the vehicle. The bottom end is configured for coupling to a raceway assembly on a floor in the cabin. The assembly further includes a frame member disposed around a perimeter of each of the air grille openings, to define each of the air grille openings, an air grille coupled to the frame member and covering each of the air grille openings, and a cover member releasably attached to the air grille. The assembly is configured for coupling to the sidewall panel, via a float attachment, that allows for a vertical adjustment, to accommodate different installed positions of the assembly in the cabin of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tubbs, Phillip E. Pacini
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Patent number: 11549718Abstract: The air condition measurement apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a housing comprising a first space and a second space therein; a light-emitting unit which is positioned inside the housing, comprises a first lens, and radiates light to air flowing into the housing; a light-receiving unit which is positioned inside the housing, comprises a second lens, and receives reflected light formed from the reflection of the radiated light, radiated from the light-emitting unit, by foreign substances included in the air; a blocking member which transmits the radiated light or the reflected light and separates the first space, in which the light-emitting unit or the light-receiving unit is disposed, from the second space; and a control unit, wherein the control unit may be configured to measure the condition of air on the basis of a signal corresponding to the reflected light received by the light-receiving unit. Other various embodiments may be possible.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hun-Young Ryu
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Patent number: 11543156Abstract: A solar receiver heat transfer pressurized fluid system includes: a pressure relief valve; and a trapping device for separating liquid droplets from a pressurized gas released by the pressure relief valve and to capture the liquid droplets. The trapping device includes: a horizontal pipe; a liquid trap element extending from the horizontal pipe for catching separated liquid droplets; and a vertical exhaust pipe connected to the horizontal pipe substantially in a perpendicular manner and having an open end for discharging in atmosphere the pressurized gas released by the pressure relief valve. The horizontal pipe includes a first connection means for removably connecting at a first end to the pressure relief valve and a second connection means for removably connecting at a second end to the liquid trap element. The vertical exhaust pipe is connected to the horizontal pipe between the first end removably connectable to the pressure relief valve.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: JOHN COCKERILL S.A.Inventor: Stephane Winand
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Patent number: 11533975Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hair dryer, including an air duct and an air nozzle. The air nozzle includes an air nozzle housing defining an air outlet channel and a first adsorbing member. A first end of the air outlet channel is in air communication with an air outlet of the air duct. The first adsorbing member is arranged on the air nozzle housing close to the first end. A second adsorbing member is arranged on the air outlet. The second adsorbing member is arranged around the air outlet. The air nozzle is detachably coupled to the air outlet by adsorption, thus simplifying the installation of the air nozzle, facilitating the installation and replacement of the air nozzle, and thereby improving the user experience. The first adsorbing member is matched with the second adsorbing member to allow the air nozzle housing to be positioned on the air duct.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yun Lei, Chuwei Liu, Yubin Zhang
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Patent number: 11536489Abstract: A flue baffle for a water heater comprises a plurality of holes along a length of the baffle and a plurality of bent blades along the length of the baffle, where each hole of the plurality of holes is adjacent to a bent blade of the plurality of bent blades. The holes are configured to permit flue gas to pass through the holes. The bent blades can have an alternating pattern where a first bent blade extends from one side of the baffle and the next bent blade extends from an opposite side of the baffle. A press tool for forming the baffle comprises a piercing tool for forming the plurality of holes and a lance and fold die for forming the bent blades.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Rheem Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Jim Jensen, Momtaiz Zraika
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Patent number: 11530841Abstract: A hydrodynamic heater includes an inlet port for receiving a stream of fluid from an external source and an outlet port for discharging a stream of heated fluid from the hydrodynamic heater. A hydrodynamic chamber operates to selectively heat fluid present within an interior region of the hydrodynamic chamber. The hydrodynamic chamber includes an inlet port and an outlet port located along an interior wall of the hydrodynamic chamber. The hydrodynamic chamber inlet port is fluidly connected to the inlet port of the hydrodynamic heater. The hydrodynamic heater includes a fluid metering device having an inlet fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic heater inlet port and an outlet fluidly connected to the inlet port of the hydrodynamic chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Inventors: Jeremy Sanger, Franco Garavoglia
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Patent number: 11529024Abstract: A portable solar shower is a showering device that can heat the water in a tank to a user defined temperature, with the help of a large solar panel. In order to accomplish that, the device includes a thermostat that displays multiple temperatures, a vacuum insulated water tank that helps maintain the temperature of the water at the user defined temperature level for long hours, and a retractable showerhead and shower pipe. Further, the device is mounted over an upper surface of a vehicle, thereby not compromising any luggage or trunk space of the vehicle. The portable solar shower further includes a power unit that provides power to water pumps and all the necessary circuitry within the device. Furthermore, the device includes an additional smaller solar panel that can provide energy to the power unit, thereby enabling the user to run the shower unit on natural renewable sources of energy.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Inventors: Phillip Earl Kelly, Christopher Jackson Crawford