Patents Examined by Jessica Yuen
  • Patent number: 11850920
    Abstract: A cage that can be rotated about a longitudinal axis and has a lattice tube shape is disposed in a tubular air channel of an air vent, serving as a carrier of an air guide device and an air volume control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: fischer automotive systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gunter Leopold
  • Patent number: 11839181
    Abstract: A grain handling system having an air system is presented that is capable of automatically detecting and clearing a plug in a tube of an air system using a central controller, an air pressure sensor, a dynamic pressure relief valve and a variable frequency drive connected to and controlling a blower motor. When a plug is detected, the central controller stops the flow of grain into the tube and ramps up the output of the blower motor to full capacity. Thereafter, the central controller performs an unplugging routine by opening and closing the dynamic pressure relief valve causing surges of air to impact the plug either breaking up the plug or bumping the plug along the tube until it clears. Once the plug clears, the central controller resumes normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sukup Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Matthew Koch, Matthew Koenen Koehler, Daniel Wayne Shrock
  • Patent number: 11835293
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for drying a hydration system comprises an airflow apparatus comprising a case, a heating element, a fan, a cap for a hydration bladder cap comprising a fluidic connection to bladder and air flow apparatus, a conduit connected to cap and airflow apparatus, conduit further comprising an exhaust vent, a clip connected to a mouthpiece associated with bladder wherein airflow apparatus produces airflow through bladder and mouthpiece, and a rack configured to hold hydration bladder while airflow flow through bladder and mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TRL-9, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Alderete
  • Patent number: 11835257
    Abstract: A roof vent device for use with a ceiling rafter is provided. The roof vent device provides apertures to provide for fluid flow to ventilate the roof space of ceilings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Thinkers Research and Development Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Manley Weir, Jason Hugh Simpson
  • Patent number: 11828533
    Abstract: A drying apparatus based on peristaltic propelling, including a heat supply module, a drying chamber and a conveying device. The conveying device is arranged in the drying chamber. The drying chamber is provided with a heat source inlet, a heat source outlet, a feeding port and a discharging port. A heat output point of the heat supply module is arranged at the heat source inlet and is configured to provide heat to the drying chamber. The conveying device is configured to provide a platform for laying and propelling a material. The conveying device includes a platform formed by alternate stacking of at least two grid groups. A gap is provided between two adjacent grids. The gap is kept unobstructed and the material is flipped when the material is propelled forward. The gap formed between the adjacent movable grids facilitates improving the fluidity of the air, enhancing the drying efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AMCON (FUJIAN) ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chaozhi Zheng
  • Patent number: 11821688
    Abstract: A dehydrator apparatus for dehydrating biological material. The apparatus includes an external housing, and a vessel supported within said external housing and spanning in a longitudinal direction thereof in elevated relation from a bottom of the housing. A loading inlet feeds into said vessel from outside the housing for admission of biological material. An air intake feeds into the housing to deliver heated air thereto from a hot air source, and air routing components within the external housing guide the heated air into heat exchange relationship with the vessel itself, and also into heating and aerating exposure to contents of said vessel. An agitator is installed in operable relation to the vessel to agitate the material fed thereinto via the material inlet. An exhaust outlet exhausts the heated air from the housing after having heated and aerated the vessel and its contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Triple Green Products Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Brown, Lyall Wiebe
  • Patent number: 11815289
    Abstract: An attic ventilation system including a fan assembly, a power source assembly and an attic assembly is disclosed herein. The fan assembly includes fan blades, a fan housing and a motor, the fan housing covers the fan blades. The motor makes the blades rotate. The fan housing is attached to a window frame of an attic assembly by support bars. The power source assembly includes a solar panel attached to a support frame. The support frame is attached to the window frame by top support bars and bottom support bars. The top support bars are larger than the bottom support bars. The solar panel has an inclination to face a sun path. The solar panel supplies power energy to the motor. The fan assembly blows fresh air to an interior of an attic assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Yasmany Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11807073
    Abstract: A venting valve for venting the interior of a vehicle includes a housing having at least one passage opening, and at least one venting flap which is mounted on the housing by a pivot mounting so as to be pivotable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the at least one venting flap closes off the at least one passage opening and, in the open position, opens up the at least one passage opening for an air stream from the interior of the vehicle to the outside. The pivot mounting is arranged on an inner side of the housing, which inner side, in the assembled or installed state, faces the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Stefan Jatzke, Hubert Loewe
  • Patent number: 11800918
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a blow dryer. The blow dryer includes an air duct and a handle coupled to the air duct. The air duct arranges an air outlet channel and an air outlet in air communication with the air outlet channel. The air duct is provided with an air guiding element at a front end of the air outlet channel. The air guiding element is configured to guide airflow in the air outlet channel to an inside wall of the air outlet channel, so that the airflow is concentrated and discharged from the air duct through the air outlet, thus increasing the strength of the wind pressure provided by the blow dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CARKU TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yun Lei, Chuwei Liu, Yubin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11802367
    Abstract: An air filtration system for a laundry apparatus includes an air-lint inlet forming an interior volume configured to fluidically couple to a tumbler of the laundry apparatus and extending to an end portion. The system further includes a lint-collection reservoir coupled to the air-lint inlet configured to hold a liquid at a level, wherein the air-lint inlet extends into the lint-collection reservoir. The system further includes an outlet conduit in fluid connection with the air-lint collection reservoir. The outlet conduit is configured to expel filter air from the air-lint collection reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Victor A. Moniz, Daniel Eugene Quinn, Justin William Sampson, Bruce R. Villella
  • Patent number: 11796251
    Abstract: A hemp biomass drying assembly that is disposed within a structure and having a central lift assembly, a rotatable tine assembly, an auger assembly, and a track drive assembly that are all connected to a control system to activate and operate all assemblies. The drying assembly has multiple modes of operation that include a spreading mode, a leveling mode, and stirring mode, and an unloading mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Shivvers Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Joaquin A. Tormo, Jose A. Andrade, Michael J. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 11780294
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air conditioning device for a vehicle. The air conditioning device includes an air conditioning unit disposed in at least one of front or rear of the vehicle. The air conditioning device further includes a duct unit blowing air of the air conditioning unit into an interior and extending inside of at least one of a front pillar or a rear pillar. The air conditioning device further includes a vent unit communicating with the duct unit through a connecting duct and selectively opening and closing a discharge path of at least one of a main path, a first path, or a second path so as to discharge the blown air to a side of a roof frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC., NVH KOREA, INC.
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Ji Ah Kim, Jin Ho Hwang, Chi Bong Oh, Geun Heung Kim
  • Patent number: 11761141
    Abstract: A filter assembly configured for being used in combination with a machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a duct defined in the frame configured for being passed through by an airflow, an inlet section configured for allowing the airflow to have access to the duct and an outlet section configured for allowing the airflow to leave the duct. The filter assembly comprises a filter configured for intercepting the airflow and for separating from the airflow possible solid particles carried by the airflow, the filter acting between the inlet section and the outlet section and storage configured for storing the solid particles separated from the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Marco Cagliani
  • Patent number: 11761642
    Abstract: An air diffuser of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a mixing chamber having a circulation inlet and a mixing region, a room air intake fluidly coupled with the circulation inlet and separated from the mixing region by a blank-off plate, and a nozzle. The nozzle is disposed adjacent to the circulation inlet and configured to accelerate a conditioned air flow into the mixing region such that unconditioned room air is induced by the conditioned air flow to enter the mixing region through the circulation inlet and from the room air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan M. Perkinson, Kazim C. Demirhan, Brian J. Graham, Gary A. Minor
  • Patent number: 11745564
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body mounted with a chassis, the body having a passenger compartment, a seat in the passenger compartment for supporting an occupant in a sitting position, and a roll over protection structure for the passenger compartment. The roll over protection structure includes an inlet coupled in gaseous communication to an air source, an outlet coupled in gaseous communication to a vehicle occupant wearable, and an airflow pathway through the roll over protection structure coupling the inlet to the outlet in gaseous communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Michael W. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 11739958
    Abstract: An under-floor HVAC system for a building includes a pliable air duct lying upon a subfloor. A matrix of pedestals resting upon and extending upward from the subfloor supports a set of floor panels, which thus creates a plenum between the subfloor and the set of floor panels. The air duct extends through the plenum to convey conditioned air from a supply air duct to a series of registers in the floor panels. The registers disperse the conditioned air to a room or area just above the panels. To help keep the air duct from repeatedly extending, retracting, and otherwise sliding freely along the subfloor in response to changes in air duct pressure, the air duct is held taut by anchoring a distal downstream end of the duct to one or more of the floor-supporting pedestals. Various air duct configurations can be assembled from a predefined assortment of duct components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Klopfenstein, Kevin J. Gebke, Nicolas B. Paschke
  • Patent number: 11742102
    Abstract: A system for preparing a container holding radioactive waste for dry storage. In one aspect, the invention can be a system for preparing a container having a cavity loaded with radioactive elements for dry storage, the system comprising: a gas circulation system comprising a condenser module, a desiccant module, and a gas circulator module; the gas circulation system configured to form a hermetically sealed closed-loop path when operably connected to the cavity of the container; and means for adding and removing the desiccant module as part of the hermetically sealed closed-loop path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Krishna P. Singh, John D. Griffiths
  • Patent number: 11732399
    Abstract: A clothing treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a cabinet which forms a treatment space for accommodating clothing, a duct in which an inside air channel which sucks inside air from the treatment space and guides the inside air to discharge the inside air to the treatment space, and an outside air channel which sucks outside air from an outer space of the cabinet and guides the outside air to discharge the outside air to the treatment space are preset, a fan which moves air in the duct, and (i) an opening and closing module which is operated to change whether or not a through-channel including at least one of an outside air inlet channel between the outer space and the outside air channel and (ii) an exhaust outlet channel between the treatment space and the outer space is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyungha Kang, Jaehyung Kim, Semin Jang, Joosik Jung
  • Patent number: 11735437
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for treating a substrate. Specifically, provided are an apparatus and method for treating a substrate through a supercritical process. The apparatus includes: a housing providing a space for performing a process; a support member disposed in the housing to support a substrate; a supply port configured to supply a process fluid to the housing; a shield member disposed between the supply port and the support member to prevent the process fluid from being directly injected to the substrate; and an exhaust port configured to discharge the process fluid from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Boong Kim, Oh Jin Kwon, Sungho Jang, Joo Jib Park
  • Patent number: 11732912
    Abstract: Provided is a clean booth in an assembled state, including: a frame; a wall portion that is provided on the frame and forms an internal space; a first unit that is provided on the wall portion and includes a first fan that supplies air to the internal space via a first filter; and a second unit that is provided on the wall portion and includes a second fan that exhausts the air in the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc., Shanghai Rorze Remed Biotechnology Co., Ltd., RORZE Lifescience, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Matsuzaki, Yuuiti Sato, Noritoshi Nishimura, Nobuhiro Imaguchi, Fuyue Wu, Wenbo Qu, Yukito Yamasaki