Patents Examined by Jessica Yuen
  • Locker with equipment rack
    Patent number: 10935316
    Abstract: A locker includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls and at least one shelf extending between the sidewalls, the shelf and sidewalls defining a compartment. A rack is disposed in the compartment and extends upwardly from the shelf. The rack is dimensioned and configured to support at least a pair of shoulder pads and preferably both pads and a helmet. The rack optionally includes a ventilation system, and the ventilation system, may be incorporated into a multi-locker ventilation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Sam Allen
  • Drying system and drying method for cleaning solution on mask
    Patent number: 10928130
    Abstract: A drying system and a drying method for a cleaning solution on a mask are disclosed. The drying system includes: a drying chamber having a first side wall and a second side wall arranged opposite to the first side wall; a plurality of first air knives on the first side wall and the second side wall for air-drying a cleaned mask; and a separation device for allowing a mask strip and a supporting and shielding strip to move away from each other at a spatial intersection region to increase a spacing between the mask strip and the supporting and shielding strip at the spatial intersection region, when the plurality of first air knives are air-drying the cleaned mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Lin, Zhen Wang, Baojun Li, Zhi Yin, Chun-Chieh Huang
  • Neck fan for a vehicle seat and control method therefor
    Patent number: 10926677
    Abstract: The present teachings relate to a neck fan for a vehicle seat for generating a usable air flow that emerges from the neck fan toward a passenger, said neck fan being provided with at least one air conveying device for generating a usable air flow in the region of a headrest or the upper end of a seat back. It is provided that one or more compensating means are provided, by means of which asymmetrical climatic conditions caused by interfering currents in the area surrounding a passenger can be compensated for, and that one or more compensating means act asymmetrically on the usable air flow and/or impart an asymmetry to the cross-section of the usable air flow, at least in the region of an outlet of the neck fan, said asymmetry relating to at least one geometric or thermodynamic parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: GENTHERM GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Rappl, Jochen Pfaff, Johann Würl
  • Substrate drying method and substrate processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10921057
    Abstract: A substrate drying method includes a sublimation-agent-liquid-film placing step of placing a liquid film of a liquid sublimation agent on the front surface of the substrate, a high vapor-pressure liquid supply step of supplying a high vapor-pressure liquid that has vapor pressure higher than the sublimation agent and that does not include water to a rear surface that is a surface on a side opposite to the front surface in the substrate, a vaporizing/cooling step of, after the liquid film of the sublimation agent is placed on the front surface of the substrate, stopping supplying the high vapor-pressure liquid, and, as a result, losing vaporization heat in response to vaporization of the high vapor-pressure liquid, and, as a result, cooling the sublimation agent, and, as a result, solidifying the liquid film of the sublimation agent and a sublimating step of sublimating a sublimation-agent film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Manabu Okutani, Noriyuki Kikumoto, Naohiko Yoshihara, Hiroshi Abe
  • Ventilation valve for a vehicle
    Patent number: 10913330
    Abstract: A ventilation valve for a vehicle for letting air out of a vehicle interior includes a valve frame with at least one through opening, and at least one valve flap which is mounted on the valve frame and is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. The at least one valve flap closes the at least one through opening in the closed position and opens up the at least one through opening in the open position. Air escaping through the at least one through opening flows from an air inlet side to an air outlet side along a main flow direction. A wall bounding the at least one through opening is inclined into the air flow in such a manner that the through opening tapers in the main flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Heiko Fischer
  • Smart clotheshorse and method for controlling hanger in smart clotheshorse
    Patent number: 10914032
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart clotheshorse and a method for controlling a hanger in a smart clotheshorse. The smart clotheshorse includes first supporting poles parallel to each other, a hanger connected between the first supporting poles and configured to be slidable along the first supporting poles, the hanger having a driving device and a control device; and a sensing device. The sensing device is configured to sense environmental information of the hanger. The environmental information includes at least one of humidity information and light intensity information. The control device is configured to control the driving device based on the environmental information. The driving device is configured to drive the hanger to slide along the first supporting poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lu Tong, Tianyue Zhao, Xiao Zhang
  • Laundry treatment machine
    Patent number: 10914033
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment machine. The laundry treatment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing; a door attached to the casing; a washing tub disposed inside the casing; a heating unit; a blower for supplying to the washing tub; a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the washing tub; a motor for rotating the washing tub; a driving unit for driving the motor; and a controller to control the blower to operate in a first drying mode, and to control the heating unit to intermittently output a first power during a first period after the operation of the blower while controlling an operating time of the heating unit to increase during the first period. Accordingly, the power consumption can be reduced while reducing the drying period in the drying mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jongryul Kim, Doohyun Kim, Hyungman Park
  • Drying systems and methods including multi-directional air distribution for a dishwashing appliance
    Patent number: 10912442
    Abstract: A dishwashing appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber. An inlet is defined in the tub and provides air flow into the wash chamber. An air handler selectively urges air through the inlet in one of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction. The air flows from the inlet and through the wash chamber of the tub along a first defined path when the air handler urges air through the inlet in the first direction, and the air flows from the inlet and through the wash chamber of the tub along a second defined path when the air handler urges air through the inlet in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Thiyagarajan Sankaran Veerabhagu, Ramasamy Thiyagarajan, Timothy Kopera
  • Drying apparatus and related method
    Patent number: 10900714
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for use in drying a sample of geological material having a substantial moisture content. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a means for providing a flow of heated fluid, and a means for managing the thermal state of the flow of heated fluid. The means for managing the thermal state of the flow of heated fluid is arranged operable with the means for providing a flow of heated fluid so that exposure of the sample to the flow of heated fluid facilitates a reduction of the moisture content of a portion of the sample while substantially preserving one or more chemical and/or physical properties of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MINEX CRC LTD
    Inventors: David Charles Lawie, Anthony Malcolm Stevens, Frederick Allan Blaine
  • Powder conveying system
    Patent number: 10894671
    Abstract: Provided is a powder conveying system configured to prevent moisture adsorption to powder during powder conveyance. The powder conveying system comprises: a conveying path, a conveying device wherein the conveying device is a part of the conveying path or is connected with the conveying path; a measuring device wherein the measuring device is a part of the conveying path or is connected with the conveying path; a controlling device wherein the controlling device is a part of the conveying path or is connected with the conveying path; and a judging device wherein the judging device is connected with the measuring device and the controlling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nariaki Miki, Kazuki Muraishi, Sachie Akiba, Kengo Matsuo
  • Controlling method for clothes dryer
    Patent number: 10895035
    Abstract: A controlling method for a dryer is applied to a dryer, in which at least one of a heat pump system and a heater is selected as a heat source for heating air supplied in to a drum and a heat supply capacity of the heat pump system is more than that of the heater. The controlling method includes, when both the heat pump system and the heater are selected as the heat sources, turning the heat pump system on, turning the heater on after the heat pump system is normally turned on, turning the heater off to cool the drum and terminate drying after the drying is performed, and turning the heat pump system off after the heater is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kiwook Jung, Junseok Lee
  • Dryer and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 10876249
    Abstract: The present invention to provide a dryer having high drying efficiency and possible to energy saving operation. A controller (3) of the dryer (D) include an information receiver (33) configured to collect drying object information about a state of the Object© to be dried in the drum (2). A controller (3) of the dryer (D) controls an output of the heater to have an output per unit time lower than a predetermined output of normal based on a state of the object to be dried collected by the information receiver, and controls a drying ending time based on a state of the object to be dried and an output of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kamii, Hisashi Kawasaki
  • Advanced flash exhaust heat recovery
    Patent number: 10859257
    Abstract: Waste heat is extracted in two stages from the exhaust (20) of a biomass dryer (14) in a grain alcohol plant (10). A boiler circuit (56) provides a first steam at high pressure. A first energy recovery circuit (36) extracts heat from the exhaust via a non-contact heat exchanger (24) and provides a second, relatively lower pressure steam (78), thereby bypassing a portion of the boiler circuit. Working fluids in the boiler and first energy recovery circuits are maintained within boiler water quality specifications and are intermixed to allow the production of the second steam without a pressure reduction device. A second energy recovery circuit (44) extracts heat from the exhaust downstream of the first energy recovery circuit using a direct contact heat exchanger (38) and provides a non-boiler quality heated fluid (52), which may be a heated liquid or a third steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Bioleap, Inc.
    Inventors: James Knight, Jr., Olan Wayne Mitchell
  • System and method for preparing a container loaded with wet radioactive elements for dry storage
    Patent number: 10839969
    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: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Krishna P. Singh, John D. Griffiths
  • System and apparatus for drying hay bales
    Patent number: 10830534
    Abstract: A bale dryer including a support frame, at least one air intake manifold movably coupled to the support frame for supplying heated air, a bale retainer coupled to the support frame and configured for retaining at least one bale in a fixed position vertically spaced from the at least one air intake manifold, and an actuator coupled to the at least one air intake manifold and configured to move the at least one air intake manifold between a retracted positon and an extended positon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Chinook Hay Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Martin, Jared S. Martin, Edgar S. Reist, Clarence S. Reist
  • Drying method and drying device of instant noodles
    Patent number: 10823501
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried instant noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried instant noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a drying retainer, and blowing a high-speed air flow from above the retainer toward a noodle mass of the noodle strings to perform drying. In the drying step, the retainer employed has a shape such that a transition portion from a bottom surface to a side surface (side wall portion) is formed to be a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 5 to 15 mm, and preferably the high-speed air flow is blown at a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher in terms of the speed to which the noodle strings are exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Asahina, Takaaki Hibi, Noriyuki Machida, Mitsuru Tanaka
  • Substrate drying apparatus, facility of manufacturing semiconductor device, and method of drying substrate
    Patent number: 10825698
    Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate drying apparatus, a facility of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a method of drying a substrate. The substrate drying apparatus includes a chamber that is configured to dry a substrate at a first temperature, a first reservoir that is configured to store a first supercritical fluid at a second temperature that is less than the first temperature, a second reservoir that is configured to store a second supercritical fluid at a third temperature that is greater than the first temperature, and a supply unit connected between the chamber and the first reservoir and/or second reservoir. The supply unit is configured to supply the chamber with the first supercritical fluid and second supercritical fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Jhin Cho, Young-Hoo Kim, Jihoon Jeong, Yungjun Kim, Kuntack Lee
  • Induction dryer appliance with a bearing system
    Patent number: 10822739
    Abstract: An induction dryer appliance includes a cabinet. A drum is positioned within the cabinet. The drum is rotatable about an axis within the cabinet. The induction dryer appliance also includes an induction heating element and a support assembly. The support assembly is positioned within the cabinet adjacent the drum. The support assembly includes a plate. The induction heating element is positioned on the plate. A bearing is mounted to the plate. The bearing contacts the drum as the drum rotates about the axis such that the bearing spaces the plate from the drum along a radial direction that is perpendicular to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Hoon Lim, Geon Ho Kim
  • Clothes treating apparatus having drying function
    Patent number: 10815610
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus having a drying function includes: a cabinet; a drum provided within the cabinet; a heat-exchanger heat-exchanged with air exhausted from the drum; a lint filter disposed on an upstream side of the heat-exchanger with respect to flow of air exhausted from the drum to collect lint in the air; a spray tube spraying water to the lint filter to separate lint collected in the lint filter from the lint filter; and a lint collecting part at least partially provided below the lint filter or below the heat-exchanger to collect falling lint. Lint in condensate water may be collected, and thus, generation of a bad influence when condensate water is re-used may be suppressed. Also, contact between lint in drying air and the heat-exchanger may be restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyuksoo Lee, Seungphyo Ahn, Bio Park
  • Dryer apparatus and control method thereof
    Patent number: 10801158
    Abstract: A drying apparatus is provided. The drying apparatus includes a first drying device including a drying basket and a first heater configured to provide hot air to the drying basket, a second drying device which is coupled with the first drying device and includes a drying drum and provides hot air to the drying drum, and a controller configured to, in response to the first drying device and the second drying device being simultaneously operated, reducing a heating performance of at least one of the first heater and the second heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-suk Bang, Hyung-woo Lee, Ji-hyun Woo