Patents Examined by Frantz F. Jules
  • Air cleaner including thermoelectric module
    Patent number: 11549697
    Abstract: An air cleaner including a thermoelectric module includes a blowing fan, a filter, and a thermoelectric module, so it is possible to generate cold air or hot air and perform air purification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minkyu Oh, Yanghwan No, Seungmin Yoo, Hyunshin Kee
  • Hybrid adsorption heat pump with improved cooling and heating efficiency
    Patent number: 11543159
    Abstract: The hybrid adsorption heat pump of the present invention includes an adsorption unit 100 including an adsorption evaporator 1, an adsorption condenser 2, at least two adsorption towers 3, 4, an evaporator 5, a first condenser 7, a compressor 8, an expansion and a compression type unit 200 including a valve 9 and a four-way valve 10, and the refrigerant generated in the evaporator 5 is one of the adsorption towers 3 and 4 and the It is provided in the adsorption-type condenser 2, characterized in that it is provided to the evaporator 1 of the adsorption tower during heating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMJUNG TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Yong Lee, Sung Min Woo, Kwang Young Kim, Hyo Sang Kim
  • Cooling arrangement for a kitchen, and kitchen
    Patent number: 11542009
    Abstract: A cooling arrangement for a kitchen provided for installation in a means of transport comprises a cooling circuit which can have a cooling medium flowing through it and in which a condenser and an evaporator are arranged. The condenser is accommodated in a condenser housing and is arranged in a first installation space which is intended to form a first sub-region of the kitchen. The evaporator is accommodated in an evaporator housing formed separately from the condenser housing, and is arranged in a second installation space which is intended to form a second sub-region of the kitchen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Torsten Truemper, Ekkehard Lohse
  • Method and system for liquifying a gas
    Patent number: 11536511
    Abstract: A method and system for producing liquid air wherein liquid refrigerant is cycled between two core tanks maintained at a temperature sufficient to liquify compressed air passed through condensing tubing in the interior of the core tanks. Liquid refrigerant is cycled by alternating high pressure gas from a high pressure tank to one of the core tanks, which forces liquid refrigerant from this tank through an expansion device to expand a portion of the liquid refrigerant to absorb heat in the other core tank, the resulting refrigerant gas being driven into a low pressure tank. A compression device transfers the refrigerant gas from the low pressure tank to the high pressure tank and maintains the pressure in the high pressure tank. Connections between the low and high pressure tanks and the core tanks are reversed with each cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Herbert L. Williams
  • System for conditioning air in a living space
    Patent number: 11530831
    Abstract: A system for providing air conditioning to a living space and heating potable water. The system comprising a heat pump circuit comprising a compressor for circulating a refrigerant around the heat pump circuit, a first condenser, a second condenser and an evaporator. The evaporator being adapted to receive a first flow of air from an air inlet to transfer heat from the first flow of air to the refrigerant. The first condenser being adapted to receive a flow of water to transfer heat from the refrigerant to the water. The second condenser being adapted to receive a second flow of air to transfer heat from the refrigerant to the second flow of air. The first flow being provided from the evaporator to a living space by an air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ZINNIATEK LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Leo Haynes, Daniel Fernandez Gonzalez
  • Ejector refrigeration cycle
    Patent number: 11530854
    Abstract: An ejector refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a radiator, a branch portion, an ejector, a suction side decompressor, a windward evaporator, and a leeward evaporator. The ejector includes a nozzle portion and a pressure increasing portion. The windward evaporator and the leeward evaporator include at least one outflow side evaporation portion. The leeward evaporator includes a suction side evaporation portion. An outflow side evaporation temperature is a refrigerant evaporation temperature in the at least one outflow side evaporation portion of the leeward evaporator. A suction side evaporation temperature is a refrigerant evaporation temperature in the suction side evaporation portion of the leeward evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Hiroshi Oshitani, Yoichiro Kawamoto, Yohei Nagano, Daisuke Sakurai, Masahiro Ito, Hang Yuan
  • Vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure
    Patent number: 11525635
    Abstract: A vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure. The vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure includes a main body and a capillary structure. The main body has a first plate body and a second plate body, which are correspondingly mated with each other to together define an airtight chamber and a water-filling section. A flange is disposed along an outer periphery of the main body. The water-filling section has a water-filling notch and a water-filling passage. Two ends of the water-filling passage are respectively connected with the flange and the water-filling notch to communicate with the airtight chamber. A portion of the water-filling passage that is connected with the flange is pressed to have a height equal to the height of the flange or lower than the height of the flange. The capillary structure is disposed in the airtight chamber of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiao-Xiang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Han-Min Liu
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11519659
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body, a storage compartment disposed inside the body, an evaporator configured to generate cold air and disposed behind the storage compartment, and a duct configured to supply the cold air generated by the evaporator to the storage compartment. The duct includes a first discharge hole through which air flowing in the duct is discharged, a plurality of second discharge holes through which air is discharged at a speed lower than a speed of the air discharged through the first discharge hole, and a damper configured to selectively regulate a flow of air to guide the air in the duct to the first discharge hole or the plurality of second discharge holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joohee Song, Byungkwan Yang, Hyejeong Oh, Jooyong Lee, Byungwoo Jeon, Hyoju Han
  • Heat exchanger system with mono-cyclone inline separator
    Patent number: 11506453
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a core-in-shell heat exchanger and a liquid/gas separator. The liquid/gas separator is configured to receive a liquid/gas mixture and to separate the gas from the liquid. The liquid/gas separator is connected to the core-in-shell heat exchanger via a first line for transmitting gas from the liquid/gas separator to a first region in the core-in-shell heat exchanger and connected to the core-in-shell heat exchanger via a second line for transmitting liquid from the liquid/gas separator to a second region of the core-in-shell heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul R. Davies, James L. Harris
  • Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing thereof, and refrigeration cycle apparatus
    Patent number: 11499210
    Abstract: There are provided a heat exchanger having a flat tube and a fin bonded together, without causing melting of a coating material covering the fin, and a method of manufacturing thereof. A heat exchanger includes: a flat tube having a flat cross-sectional shape and covered with an anticorrosive layer; and a fin bonded to the flat tube with a bonding agent on a first surface of the anticorrosive layer interposed therebetween, and covered with a coating material, the first surface of the anticorrosive layer having been roughened, and the bonding agent being fixed to the roughened first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Ito
  • Microchannel freezing cylinder assembly
    Patent number: 11497228
    Abstract: A microchannel freezing cylinder assembly is disclosed that includes an inner cylinder located within an outer cylinder. Multiple grooves are located on the exterior of the inner cylinder that form multiple microchannels when the inner cylinder is located within the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder includes an inlet header and a distribution header, with multiple orifices located in a ridge between the inlet header and distribution header. The distribution header is in fluid communication with the microchannels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen M. Wadle, James J. Minard
  • Air filtration and cooling system
    Patent number: 11493212
    Abstract: The air filtration and cooling system is configured for use with an incorporated reference. The incorporated reference is identified as U.S. Pat. No. 9,308,484. The incorporated reference processes an air flow. Specifically, the incorporated reference removes particulates from the air flow. The incorporated reference is discussed in greater detail elsewhere in this disclosure. The air filtration and cooling system comprises the incorporated reference and a cooling system. The cooling system cools the air flow processed by the incorporated reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Clark N. Harper
  • Air conditioner
    Patent number: 11486588
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a casing, and a blower and a refrigerant circuit disposed in the casing. The blower is configured to blow air. The refrigerant circuit has a compressor, a condenser, a decompressor, and an evaporator and is configured to circulate refrigerant in order of the compressor, the condenser, the decompressor, and the evaporator. The condenser has a first heat transfer tube through which the refrigerant flows and which has a first outside diameter. The evaporator has a second heat transfer tube through which the refrigerant flows and which has a second outside diameter. The evaporator is disposed windward of the condenser. The first outside diameter of the first heat transfer tube of the condenser is smaller than the second outside diameter of the second heat transfer tube of the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Ito
  • Systems and methods for cooling food products
    Patent number: 11486624
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for cooling a product comprises a chilling assembly further comprising a liquid flow assembly including a main conduit, at least one delivery conduit attached to the main conduit, and at least one nozzle attached to the delivery conduit wherein liquid is distributed onto a product from the at least one nozzle; and an airflow assembly including an air pump and at least one input conduit wherein the air pump drives airflow through the input conduit; a conveyor assembly conveys the product through the chilling assembly and a drain pan is configured below the conveyor assembly for collecting drainage and waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: RYLANS ENTERPRISES LLC
    Inventor: Robert Baca
  • Cryogen-free cooling apparatus
    Patent number: 11486611
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cryogen-free cooling apparatus for cooling a sample, comprising a vacuum chamber, a first cooling device which is configured to generate a first temperature in the vacuum chamber to provide a main thermal bath, a second cooling device, which is in connection with a sample stage on which a sample is to be arranged, wherein the second cooling device is a solid state cooler which is configured to provide a second temperature to the sample stage, and wherein the second temperature is different from the first temperature, and a sample loading device which is configured to change the sample while operating the first cooling device and the second cooling device, wherein the sample stage is held in the vacuum chamber by a plurality of first fibers of low thermal conductivity such that the sample stage is thermally decoupled from the main thermal bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: kiutra GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Regnat, Jan Spallek, Christopher Duvinage, Christian Pfleiderer
  • Air-cooled condenser apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11486646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air-cooled condenser apparatus for condensing a steam flow exiting a turbine from for example a power plant. The air-cooled condenser apparatus comprises a series of condenser modules, each module having a series of compact delta-type heat exchanger units and a series of fans. The air-cooled condenser apparatus further comprises a series of independent frame structures FRS(m) wherein the number of frame structures has a lower limit depending on the number of modules. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing an air-cooled condenser apparatus comprising steps of manufacturing the delta-type heat exchanger units in the factory, placing the units in a container for transportation and erecting the air-cooled condenser apparatus at a site of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SPG Dry Cooling Belgium
    Inventors: Michel Vouche, Gwenael Vanden Borre
  • Variable speed drive control for chiller coast-through
    Patent number: 11480373
    Abstract: A chiller system includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator in fluid communication. A motor drives the compressor. A variable speed drive powers the motor. An oil heater and pump system circulate heated lubricating oil in the compressor. A control panel is arranged to determine whether an input parameter is greater than or equal to a threshold parameter; deactivate the VSD in response to sensing that the input parameter is less than the threshold parameter; determine at least one chiller capacity control parameter at a point when the VSD is deactivated, and maintain the at least one chiller capacity control parameter while the VSD is deactivated; determine that the input parameter has been restored; determine a motor rotation and motor rotational speed; and in response to determining that the input parameter is restored and the motor is rotating in a forward direction, reactivate the VSD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Curtis Christian Crane, Mark Bodell, II, Curtis G. Rager, John C. Hansen, Dean K. Norbeck
  • Air conditioning appliance with make-up air module
    Patent number: 11480347
    Abstract: A single-package air conditioning appliance includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly includes an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan. An indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The indoor heat exchanger assembly includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. A compressor is in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The single-package air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air module. The make-up air module extends between the outdoor portion of the housing and an outside of the housing. The make-up air module includes a plurality of make-up air fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Flow management and CO-recovery apparatus and method of use
    Patent number: 11473838
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for flow management and CO2-recovery from a CO2 containing hydrocarbon flow stream, such as a post CO2-stimulation flowback stream. The apparatus including a flow control zone, a gas separation zone, a pretreatment zone, and a CO2-capture zone. The CO2-capture zone is in fluid communication with the pretreatment zone to provide CO2-capture from a pretreated flowback gas stream and output a captured CO2-flow stream. The CO2-capture zone includes a first CO2-enricher and at least one additional CO2 enricher disposed downstream of the first CO2 enricher and in cascading relationship to provide a CO2-rich permeate stream, the CO2-capture zone further including at least one condenser to condense the enriched CO2-stream and output the captured CO2-flow stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Harish Radhakrishna Acharya, Roger Allen Shisler
  • Cryogenic cooling apparatus, methods, and applications
    Patent number: 11473826
    Abstract: A cryogenic cooling manifold and methods incorporating a cryogenic cooling manifold for managing the gas layer(s) above a liquid cryogen to control cooling temperature-time profiles and ice formation for microliter and smaller samples that are plunged through the gas and into the liquid cryogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MiTeGen, LLC
    Inventors: David Closs, Stephen Hollabaugh, Robert E. Thorne, Robert Newman, Benjamin A. Apker