Patents Examined by Jorge Pereiro
  • Patent number: 12290845
    Abstract: An adjustable gaseous fluid extractor assembly including a first portion and a second portion. The assembly further includes a pivot mechanism providing that the first portion is pivotable relative the second portion about a respective first and second axis. The assembly further includes a flexible tubing element coupled to the first portion and to the second portion. The pivot mechanism is arranged exterior the flexible tubing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: FUMEX AB
    Inventor: Gustav Stenberg
  • Patent number: 12289867
    Abstract: An electronics equipment cabinet includes one or more cabinet walls defining an interior enclosure space for housing electronic equipment and an air management box coupled to an interior surface of one of the one or more cabinet walls. The air management box includes a wall and a plurality of plates detachably coupled to the wall. The plates include a first plate having one or more perforations defining a first perforation pattern and a second plate having one or more perforations defining a second perforation pattern to control the direction and/or volume of airflow to the electronic equipment in the interior enclosure space or from the electronic equipment in the interior enclosure space to the air management box. The first perforation pattern is different than the second perforation pattern. Other example electronics equipment cabinets, electronics equipment cabinet kits, and methods of controlling airflow in electronic equipment cabinets are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: VERTIV CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Harrison Elkins, Adarsh Khandelwal
  • Patent number: 12287125
    Abstract: A particle suppressor can be used in a particle receiver to reduce the particle loss rate. The receiver can include a rotating drum with an inliner. The particle suppressor can include a retaining surface. The retaining surface can be spaced away from and extend concentrically with the inline. A spacing gap between the inliner and the retaining surface can dampen the motion of bouncing particles. The spacing gap can be between 15 mm and 20 mm. In some embodiments, the particle suppressor can include a support ring with a plurality of suppressor segments disposed circumferentially around the support ring. The particle suppressor can include a plurality of suppressor segments coupled directly to the inliner. A heat shield can be coupled to the particle suppressor. A support bracket can suspend the particle suppressor within the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Heliogen Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Oles, Apurba Kumar Das, Charles Ryan Steingard
  • Patent number: 12287096
    Abstract: The present application relates to a BBQ oven, comprising an oven, a loading container and a mixing unit. The loading container is arranged on the oven, having a loading inlet on the top and a discharge outlet at the bottom; the mixing unit includes a mixing driver positioned on the side wall of the loading container and a mixer connected to the mixing driver. The BBQ oven requires no manual turning to prevent fuel arching as the mixing unit consisting of the mixing driver and the mixer connected to the mixing driver can mix and split fuel being arched by turning of the mixer driven by the mixing driver, and thereby reduces the labor work intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: GMG Products, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Baker, Jason E. Baker, Wang Ping
  • Patent number: 12281816
    Abstract: A gas curtain device for a load port includes a casing, a holding unit, a gas-permeable plate, and a fastener unit. The casing defines an inner space and including a flange that defines a gas outlet in spatial communication with the inner space. The holding unit is disposed in the casing, and defines a ventilation opening. The plate is positioned between the holding unit and the inner flange, and has holes. A curtain-forming gas is introduced into the inner space, and sequentially flows through the ventilation opening and the holes to be discharged from the gas outlet to form a gas curtain. The fastener unit connects removably the holding unit and the plate to the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SPRINGFIELD TECHNOLOGIES & INTELLIGENCE, INC.
    Inventor: Kuan-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 12281818
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wavy smoke tube structure of a boiler, which improves heat exchange efficiency of a smoke tube. The wavy smoke tube structure includes: a main body formed in a columnar shape and having a space therein; a plurality of first concave portions concavely formed along a first side portion in a longitudinal direction of the main body; a plurality of second concave portions concavely formed along a second side portion in the longitudinal direction of the main body opposite to the first side portion and each positioned between a pair of the first concave portions to face them; and a plurality of blocking grooves formed in a pair of sidewall portions provided between the first side portion and the second side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventor: Sung-Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 12274217
    Abstract: Modular environmental control systems and methods for enclosed structures are described. In an embodiment, a first air chamber having one or more first openings receives air from an enclosed structure. The first air chamber includes one or more second openings configured to receive ambient air. The one or more second openings are selectively closable. A first duct delivers air from the enclosed structure to the first chamber via the one or more first openings in the first air chamber. A second air chamber receives air from the first air chamber and has one or more openings configured to deliver air to the enclosed structure. A plurality of air conditioning modules are removably mounted to a divider positioned between the first air chamber and second air chamber. Air from the first chamber is selectively received into the second chamber by passing through the air conditioning modules. A second duct is configured to deliver air from the one or more openings of the second chamber to the enclosed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BioTherm Hydronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Rearden, Thaddius Humphrey, Daniel Whittemore, Michael Muchow
  • Patent number: 12276442
    Abstract: The invention provides in some aspects a thermal energy collection system comprising a first solar collector through which a first heat transfer fluid flows to absorb energy from sunlight as it passes through the first solar collector, and a second solar collector that collects energy from sunlight that has passed through the first solar collector. The first heat transfer fluid of the thermal energy collection system according to these aspects of the invention is in thermal coupling with the first solar collector, but not with the second solar collector. In other aspects, the invention provides a radiator system, comprising a multi-wall panel, an interior of which is in fluid coupling with, and that forms part of, a fluid circuit through which a first heat transfer fluid flows. A reflective surface is disposed in a vicinity of a second face of the multi-wall panel. Still other aspects of the invention provide a reflective film solar energy collector and a solar energy absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: PHOTON VAULT, LLC
    Inventor: Kentwell Lee McCormick
  • Patent number: 12268333
    Abstract: A grilling insert is adapted for use in a barbecue grill having a recessed cooking chamber. The grilling insert comprises a double-wall thermal barrier and a radiant heat chamber. The double-wall thermal barrier is adapted for extending across the recessed cooking chamber of the barbecue grill, and for dividing the cooking chamber into direct-heating and indirect-heating cooking sections. The radiant heat chamber is formed adjacent the double-wall thermal barrier, and is designed for holding loose combustible material within the direct-heating cooking section of the barbecue grill. The cooking temperature in the direct-heating cooking section is relatively high, and is reduced in the indirect-heating cooking section by the double-wall thermal barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Adrenaline Barbecue Company
    Inventors: Michael David Parrish, Aaron Michael Lyons
  • Patent number: 12264846
    Abstract: A hygiene management device for an entrance hall includes a fan assembly which generates an air blowing force, a function module which provides a storage space, an air discharger which discharges air toward a person, and an opening/closing unit which selectively stops an air flow. Particularly, the opening/closing unit is configured such that air is supplied into at least one of the function module and a duct unit or simultaneously into both the function module and the duct unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taihong Kim, Hyunbyung Cha, Hyunsun Yoo, Joohyeon Oh, Byoungjoonphilip Han, Sang Yoon Lee, Hyunju Kim, Chul Bae Lee
  • Patent number: 12251044
    Abstract: A barbecue device to prolong fuel burning comprising a plurality of vertical walls that are cut from an elongate strip such that they provide fuel containment and air openings without removing or discarding any material needed to provide said air openings for the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Laurence Edward Trigg
  • Patent number: 12253267
    Abstract: An oven door may include a front panel, a pair of trim panels attached to the front panel, a bracket assembly, a plurality of light sources mounted to the bracket assembly, and a camera mounted to the bracket assembly. The pair of trim panels may include a first trim panel and a second trim panel laterally spaced apart by a door cavity defined therebetween. The first trim panel and the second trim panel may each include an interior surface directed toward the door cavity. The first trim panel may define a first bracket slot. The bracket assembly may extend through the door cavity between the first trim panel and the second trim panel. The bracket assembly may include a back bracket and a first support flange received within the first bracket slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Mariana Miranda
  • Patent number: 12253264
    Abstract: A modular oven provides an outer cabinet receiving independently removable modules for steam cooking and having a self-contained water source and drain receptacle for plumbing-less installation, each module controlled by a common controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Alto-Shaam, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Douglas Burnett, Philip R. McKee, Lee Thomas VanLanen, Jeff Maddox
  • Patent number: 12247765
    Abstract: Provided is an improved coupling for preventing water leakage in heating systems that include solar collector panels which incorporate plastic or rubber tubes that are connected to inlet and outlet water manifolds. The couplings are reinforced, dual durometer materials that are flexible enough to form a strong seal to any cylindrical tubes or pipes utilized in the heating system as well as rigid enough to tolerate the expansion and contraction of the coupling body during extreme conditions of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: AQUATHERM INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: J. David Sizelove
  • Patent number: 12209754
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cabinet that defines a cooking cavity that has a first sidewall. A ladder rack assembly includes a horizontal rack and a vertical rail that are coupled to the first sidewall. The vertical rail is at least partially disposed within a recess of the first sidewall of the cooking cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Simone Emanuele Ceron, Massimiliano Frontini, Marco Giuliani, John J. Myers, Roberto J. Hubner
  • Patent number: 12193604
    Abstract: An accessory plate, positionable onto an accessory support of a barbecue grill and located above a main cooking grill of the barbecue grill, includes a plate member for mounting on the accessory support. The plate member has top and bottom surfaces, and the bottom surface is adapted to face the main cooking grill. The plate defines generally opposite first and second ends; and a center-of-gravity positioning member locating a center of gravity of the accessory adjacent the first end and/or above an upper grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventors: Philippe Laprise, David-Thomas White
  • Patent number: 12173893
    Abstract: A cylindrical burner apparatus and method which produce low NOx emissions and low noise levels without being dependent upon a blower, or natural draft, for providing air flow or flue gas recirculation. A flow of combustion air is induced into an initial tube pass of the burner by discharging a gas fuel from a plurality of discharge ports located in the initial tube pass. At the same time, a flow of recycled flue gas is induced through a bypass duct between a subsequent tube pass of the burner and the initial tube pass by discharging one or more jets of gas fuel through the bypass duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: GASTECH ENGINEERING LLC
    Inventor: Yul E. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 12173904
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oven including a main body including a cooking chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, and a door locking device to lock the door not to be open with respect to the main body, wherein the door locking device includes a cam to be rotatable and including a plurality of first contact parts and a plurality of second contact parts, a lock releasing guide to linearly move to selectively come into contact with the plurality of first contact parts, and a locker to come into contact with the plurality of second contact parts and coupled to a locker holder provided in the door when coming into the plurality of second contact parts. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Kwen Ham, Hyeon Kyu Lim, Nam Soo Park, Wan Gi Park
  • Patent number: 12163667
    Abstract: A fume extraction device for the downward extraction of cooking fumes comprises at least one inflow opening for the inflow of the cooking fumes, and at least one fan for suctioning the cooking fumes at the at least one inflow opening, such fan having a fan propeller that is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the rotation axis is oriented so as to be inclined in relation to a horizontal plane and to a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: WERKHAUS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Patent number: 12163765
    Abstract: The Spark Ignition Flamethrower may include a plastic or composite housing, a heat shield, fuel manifold, fuel pump, fuel nozzle, electrode, high voltage coil, and control module. The Spark Ignition Flamethrower ignites a fuel using a spark generated by the electrodes without the need for an initial flame. The electrodes may be supplied with high enough voltage to generate a plasma which results in an increased conductive area that increases the efficiency of lighting the fuel. The Spark Ignition Flamethrower may also be oriented in multiple configurations due to the adaptable fuel manifold which is capable of receiving fuel from various fuel sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Roughrider Arms LLC
    Inventor: Josh Gore