Patents Examined by Gajanan M Prabhu
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Patent number: 8819956Abstract: An apparatus for drying clothes includes a body having an inner space, a first dryer rotatably arranged in the inner space to dry a first load of laundry while the first load is tumbled, and a second dryer to dry a second load of laundry without tumbling. The second dryer uses air discharged from the first dryer to dry the second load of laundry.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sungmin Kim, Jongseok Kim, Daeyun Park, Sogkie Hong
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Patent number: 8820250Abstract: A moving distribution furnace chute for use with a furnace has a tube (3) for distribution of material, the tube having a longitudinal axis, an open inlet end (8) and an open outlet end (9). The tube further has a plurality of vanes (14) mounted on an inner surface of the tube, the vanes having a length extending in a direction having a component along the axis (15) and a breadth extending in a direction having a component radially inwards towards the axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Ian Mervyn Craig, Jeremy Fletcher, Gareth Kaps, Neil Millington
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Patent number: 8813384Abstract: A hair dryer is provided having a handle that may both be pivoted toward the dryer housing, and rotated with respect to the dryer housing so that the dryer may easily be operated in either a handle-held or nozzle-held mode. The hair dryer includes a dual axis joint assembly connecting the handle to the dryer housing that allows the handle to be rotated around its longitudinal axis before or during the time it is pivoted toward the dryer housing so that the control switch remains exposed and operable by a user when the handle is pivotally folded against the dryer body in preparation for nozzle-held operation. The dual axis joint assembly may include an eccentric mechanism that converts pivoting movement of the handle toward and away from said housing into rotational movement of said handle so that the handle turns 90° when pivotally folded against the dryer housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Paradigm Style, LLC.Inventors: Carroll B. Correll, Jr., Henry J. Sanders
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Patent number: 8807989Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Ener-Core Power, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Armstrong, Richard Martin, Douglas Hamrin, Joe Perry
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Patent number: 8807988Abstract: The disclosure provides an oxygen carrier comprised of a plurality of metal oxide particles in contact with a plurality of MgO promoter particles. The MgO promoter particles increase the reaction rate and oxygen utilization of the metal oxide when contacting with a gaseous hydrocarbon at a temperature greater than about 725° C. The promoted oxide solid is generally comprised of less than about 25 wt. % MgO, and may be prepared by physical mixing, incipient wetness impregnation, or other methods known in the art. The oxygen carrier exhibits a crystalline structure of the metal oxide and a crystalline structure of MgO under XRD crystallography, and retains these crystalline structures over subsequent redox cycles. In an embodiment, the metal oxide is Fe2O3, and the gaseous hydrocarbon is comprised of methane.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: U.S. Department Of EnergyInventors: Ranjani V. Siriwardane, Duane D. Miller
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Patent number: 8800545Abstract: An auto adjusting flame spreader system for a gas burner in a gas operated oven, includes a flame spreader, a flame spreader retaining system configured to movably retain the flame spreader in the gas operated oven in proximity to the gas burner, and a flame spreader positioning system configured to automatically adjust a position of the flame spreader on the retaining system relative to the gas burner responsive to a the temperature of the oven.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bai Han, Paul Bryan Cadima, James Carter Bach, John Thurl Pottenger
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Patent number: 8789523Abstract: Embodiments provide a solar-thermal receiver comprising: (a) a light-absorbing panel comprising: (i) a light-absorbing outer surface; and (ii) an inner volume configured to admit the flow of heat transfer fluid; (b) an inlet configured to receive heat transfer fluid; and (c) an outlet configured to output the heat transfer fluid from the volume under hydrostatic pressure. Embodiments may include vanes and/or other flow-directing and/or flow-impending structural elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Esolar, Inc.Inventors: Abraham Kribus, Gregg Luconi, Dan Reznik, William Gross
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Patent number: 8783245Abstract: A ventilation system for a range hood of a kitchen area is provided. More particularly, a kitchen ventilation system is provided that has both exhaust and recirculation options that are provided by internally contained features for directing the flow of air. The system can be installed as a modular unit as part of a new or existing range hood.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Aashish Saraf, Mark Davis Johnson, John Davis Philley
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Patent number: 8769842Abstract: A substrate drying apparatus includes a drying gas nozzle configured so that, assuming that a surface WA of the substrate W is a projection plane, regarding the drying gas flow Gf in the nozzle moving direction Dr, a collision position Gfw with the substrate W is located downstream of a projected discharge position Gfv?, the projected discharge position Gfv? being a discharge position from the drying gas nozzle projected on the projection plane. In a three-dimensional space, the drying gas flow Gf is inclined, such that an angle ? formed by an axis Ga of the drying gas flow Gf and a vertical line Wp of the substrate W is in a range from a half contact angle ?/2 to an angle determined by deducting the half contact angle ?/2 from 90°, the half contact angle ?/2 being a half of the contact angle ?.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Tomoatsu Ishibashi, Takahiro Ogawa, Kenichi Sugita, Shinji Kajita, Koichi Fukaya, Akira Nakamura
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Patent number: 8770180Abstract: The present invention relates to an oven range. In the present invention, the air heated by the burner is guided by the air duct and transferred into the oven chamber, and guided so as to flow evenly in the oven chamber by the air guide. Therefore, the cooking food can be more efficiently cooked.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yang-Ho Kim, Jung-Wan Ryu, Dae-Bong Yang, Yong-Ki Jeong, Jae-Bum Lim, Young-Soo Kim, Dae-Rae Lee, Jea-Hyuk Wie
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Patent number: 8763272Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for, and methods of, delivering treatment compounds to lignocellulosic substrates, wherein the solvent is recovered using RF energy.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Osmose, Inc.Inventor: Nigel Paul Maynard
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Patent number: 8757137Abstract: A gas burner assembly is provided for a cooking appliance including a cooktop surface. The gas burner assembly comprises an outer gas burner comprising an outer burner body, the outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner gas burner comprising an inner burner body, the inner gas burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame, wherein secondary air supplied to the inner gas burner flows through one or more openings through the cooktop surface, wherein one or more channels direct spills beneath the outer gas burner onto the cooktop surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Paul Bryan Cadima
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Patent number: 8745891Abstract: A vacuum kiln apparatus and method of using same are disclosed for use in drying corn, other grains, seeds and legumes. The vacuum kiln apparatus can include a support base, a wall, a vacuum pump system, a pressure valve, a top hatch, a machinery access hatch, an anti-overload baffle, a conveyor system, a motor, a chamber vent valve, an air outlet manifold and an air compressor. The wall defines an internal chamber for receiving the grain. The vacuum pump system is used to draw down the pressure within the internal chamber which drives moisture out of the corn while maintaining the integrity of the corn, i.e., drying the corn with little or no cracking. The air outlet manifold along with the air compressor are used to flush high pressure air through the piles of corn to strips off any residual water that may be clinging onto the exterior of the corn grains.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Greenmaxx, LLCInventor: R. Bruce Henzman
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Patent number: 8747103Abstract: Apparatus for sensing the presence of a flame issuing from the flow of fuel through an elongate oven burner comprises an electrical current sensor immersed in a flame having carbon atoms which support such current. The fuel is ignited by a spark igniter. Should no flame exist after a predetermined time interval, or if the flame is extinguished, the supply of fuel to such burner is terminated and the spark igniter is disabled.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Inventor: James A. Glidden
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Patent number: 8727768Abstract: A burner includes a generally cylindrical casing (1) and a burner head (2) mounted within the casing, the burner head including one or more vanes (9) rotatably mounted on the head and rotatable about the head to sweep through a region between the burner head (2) and the casing (1). The vanes (9) each include one or more gas outlets for introducing gas into an air flow through the region.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Limpsfield Combustion Engineering Co. LimitedInventor: Brendan Kemp
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Patent number: 8726819Abstract: A burner is arranged axially of a burner throat on a furnace wall and includes a nozzle body housed in a wind box and with a secondary air adjuster on a leading end of the nozzle body. The adjuster includes an end plate for defining together with a near-furnace side surface of the wind box a cylindrical space opened in an outer circumference thereof, a slide damper axially slidable for surrounding the cylindrical space, air vanes arranged at predetermined intervals and circumferentially of the cylindrical space for swirling a secondary air and drive means and for slide movement of the slide damper.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: IHI CorporationInventors: Masato Tamura, Shinji Watanabe
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Patent number: 8707947Abstract: The invention relates to a solar collector. The collector has a heat regulating medium which defines a cavity therein. An aperture communicates with the cavity so as to allow solar energy incident on the aperture to enter the cavity. An energy collection device is disposed in the cavity and in thermal contact with the heat regulating medium to collect solar energy entering the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Solfast Pty LtdInventors: Stephen Hollis, Richard Howard Gentle
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Patent number: 8702419Abstract: An automatic candle blower having a main housing with a base and a back member. The back member has a plurality of vent holes therethrough, each of the vent holes providing an air flow path from the interior of the main housing. A candle support surface is formed adjacent to the back member to support a candle. A blower is positioned to direct air to the vent holes. An air channel is formed within the main housing between the blower and the vent holes. An alternative embodiment of the invention further includes a control circuit, which has a processor, a timer, and a processor-readable medium, is electrically connected to the blower. A user input device is electrically connected to the control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventor: Rickey Simpson
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Patent number: 8695584Abstract: The invention relates to a domestic oven (1), having a cavity (2) and a carrier structure (3, 4) connected with the cavity (2), wherein the carrier structure (3, 4) comprises at least two side panels (3) arranged in the side regions (5) of the oven (1) and a component plate (4), wherein the component plate (4) is connected with the side panels (3), wherein the side panels (3) extend in vertical direction (V) and in a first horizontal direction (H) and wherein the component plate (4) extends in a horizontal transverse direction (T) perpendicular to the first horizontal direction (H).Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Marco Boeckler, Tobias Weber, Willi Kranz, Trevor Specht, Bernd Heisswolf
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Patent number: 8689782Abstract: A gas burner includes a burner body and a simmer plate assembly. The burner body includes a central cavity in which at least one flame is provided. The simmer plate assembly includes a plate portion and a base portion configured to support the plate portion. The assembly is configured to be at least partially and removably inserted into the central cavity. The plate portion is configured to act as a barrier between the at least one flame and a heated object placed above the gas burner.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventor: Michael Padgett