Patents Examined by Lionel Nouketcha
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Patent number: 11683908Abstract: A knockdown water-cooling unit latch device structure includes a latch device assembly having multiple latch members. The latch members are correspondingly assembled with each other around a water-cooling unit. The latch members are connected with each other via at least one connection member. Alternatively, the latch members are directly assembled with each other by means of engagement or lap joint. The latch members of the latch device assembly are assembled with the water-cooling unit so that when the latch device assembly is assembled with the water-cooling unit, the latch members will not interfere with the water-cooling unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuan-Lin Huang, Jun-Chun Chiu
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Patent number: 11678750Abstract: A display case includes multiple walls that define an inner volume, a door, a door actuator, a gesture sensor, and a controller. The door is transitionable between an open position for access to the inner volume and a closed position. The door actuator is configured to transition the door between the open position and the closed position. The gesture sensor is configured to detect a gesture performed by a user. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to obtain sensor data from the gesture sensor that indicates the gesture performed by the user. The processing circuit is further configured to determine if the user has performed a reference gesture using the sensor data. The processing circuit is further configured to operate the door actuator to transition the door between the open position and the closed position in response to determining that the user has performed the reference gesture.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: Harsha Mathur, Chetan Gundurao
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Patent number: 11674720Abstract: A diffusion absorption refrigeration apparatus includes a bubble pump; a gas-liquid separator; a condenser; a gas branch pipe; an evaporator; an absorber; a gas heat exchanger; a storage tank; and a solution heat exchanger, in which a single material of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze(E)) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234yf), which have a low global warming potential (GWP), or a mixture thereof at a predetermined ratio is used as a refrigerant. Accordingly, the stability is high and a low GWP can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONInventors: Hyeunsik Nam, Deokhyun Youn, Sungsub Lee, Jangseok Lee, Chungwoo Jung, Yongtae Kang, Hansol Jung
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Patent number: 11667456Abstract: The present disclosure relates to stacked, grid storage systems such as densely packed storage systems, and methods of adjusting, regulating, controlling and maintaining the temperature of storage systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITEDInventors: Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Mark Fryer, Martyn Lee Bates, Kevin Faux, Timothy Deighton Steiner, Siddique Shaihk
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Patent number: 11668518Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a control method therefor. A refrigerator may include: a cabinet; a drawer provided to move in and out of the lower storage space and opening and closing the lower storage space; a lifting unit provided inside the drawer and elevated up and down; an opening/closing motor providing power for opening and closing the drawer; a lifting motor connected to the lifting unit and providing power for elevating the lifting unit; and a controller to reopen the drawer when the closing of the drawer is detected while the lifting unit is being elevated or the elevation of the lifting unit is completed.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kwang Hyun Choi, Chang Won Kim
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Patent number: 11668519Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a drawer door, a rail that slidably couples the drawer door to the cabinet, a driving device provided in the door part, an elevation device provided in the drawer part to vertically ascend or descend at least a portion of the drawer part, and an elevation detection device. The drawer door includes a drawer part configured to be inserted into and withdrawn out of the storage chamber and a door part coupled to the drawer part and configured to open and close the storage chamber. The driving device includes a motor assembly, a screw assembly having a screw and a screw holder, and a lever that couples the screw holder to the elevation device and is configured to be rotated based on the movement of the screw holder along the screw.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Cheolsoon Park
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Patent number: 11668508Abstract: A portable cooler container is provided. The temperature control system cools a chamber of the container to transport temperature sensitive contents via the container. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body selectively displays an electronic shipping label for the portable cooler container.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Ember Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rahul Mulinti, Jacob William Emmert, Paul Thomas Gurney, Simon David James
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Patent number: 11662132Abstract: The present disclosure provides cryogenic storage systems and methods of using the cryogenic storage systems. A cryogenic storage system of the present disclosure may comprise a cryogenic tank with an inner door and an outer door, and a robot apparatus located adjacent to the cryogenic tank. The cryogenic tank may store multiple racks such that at most a single rack is removable through the inner door or the outer door. The cryogenic tank may store the multiple racks in multiple groups of racks comprising a first group of racks located at a first radial distance and a second group of racks located at a second radial distance that is greater than the first radial distance. The robot apparatus may selectively open and close the inner or outer doors, and insert or withdraw the single rack into or out of the cryogenic tank through the inner door or the outer door.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Celltrio, Inc.Inventors: Jin-Oh Kim, Jin Seok Han, Seung Wook Na, Soo-Mi Chung, Ji-Wan Kim, Jeffry Baird, Raphael Kim
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Patent number: 11661540Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus pertaining to the invention can suppress clogging due to polymers formed by the polymerization of refrigerant and improve safety. The refrigeration apparatus is equipped with a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator are connected in a loop. The refrigeration apparatus is equipped with a polymer catcher. The polymer catcher is attached to piping interconnecting an outlet side of the compressor and an inlet side of the condenser and catches polymers of refrigerant circulating in the refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant includes a compound represented by a molecular formula having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tanaka, Shigeharu Taira, Tomoyuki Haikawa, Yoshiki Shimizu
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Patent number: 11662104Abstract: A temperature control (“TC”) unit and associated method for providing simultaneous independent temperature control of conditioned air to first and second rooms. The TC unit includes a cabinet. The cabinet may be divided into first and second compartments, the first compartment being adapted to receive and exhaust air from and to, respectively, the first room, and the second compartment being adapted to receive and exhaust air from and to, respectively, the second room. Sound dampening insulation may be positioned between the first and second compartments. First and second evaporators may be positioned within the cabinet so that: air from the first room passes through the first evaporator before exhausting back to the first room; and air from the second room passes through the second evaporator before exhausting back to the second room. The TC unit may be or include a vertical terminal air conditioning (“VTAC”) unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: FIRST CO.Inventors: Greg Nation, Brent Sturgell, Andres Canales
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Patent number: 11661931Abstract: A cryopump includes a cryopanel, a main body, and a baffle plate. The cryopanel is connected to a refrigerator. The main body accommodates the cryopanel. The baffle plate is located in a gas inlet of the main body. The baffle plate includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a center of the baffle plate and a first hole extending through the baffle plate. The second portion includes an edge of the baffle plate and a second hole extending through the baffle plate. The second portion has a greater conductance than the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Ulvac Cryogenics IncorporatedInventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Junichi Yasuda, Wenguan Piao, Yoshinobu Murayama
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Patent number: 11655986Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit is provided. The air conditioner indoor unit includes: a base module, having a base part which is arranged with a fan motor; a heat exchange module having a heat exchanger and a connection pipeline for connecting the heat exchanger to an air conditioner outdoor unit; the heat exchanger and the connection pipeline are arranged in such a way that in a mounted state, the heat exchanger and the connection pipeline are entirely located at a front side of the base module; an air and water duct module having an air duct assembly; the air duct assembly is suitable to be entirely disassembled from the base part without disassembling the fan motor in the base part. During mounting, pre-assembly is first performed and then general assembly is performed; in such manner, the time needed to assemble the whole unit may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Peng Han, Chunjie Wang, Qinghui Lin, Pan Yang, Ruqiang Li
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Patent number: 11653480Abstract: According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a first system that generates heat, and a cooling arrangement. The cooling arrangement cools the first system, and includes a coolant source and a distribution arrangement. The coolant source provides a coolant in a first state that is distributed by the distribution arrangement to absorb the heat. The cooling arrangement includes a control arrangement and a heating arrangement. The control arrangement maintains the coolant in the first state at least a set point, the set point being a temperature that is above a dew point, by determining when to activate the heating arrangement to warm the coolant in the first state and, when it is determined by the control arrangement that the heating arrangement is to be activated, activating the heating arrangement to warm the coolant in the first state to maintain the temperature of the coolant at the set point.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Nuro. Inc.Inventors: James Nicholas Vines, Jonathan David Beck, Grant Yuan Emmendorfer, Andrew Bryce Braum
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Patent number: 11638366Abstract: The present invention provides a water-cooled radiator internally provided with a semiconductor refrigeration system and a fan, the water-cooled radiator comprising: a radiation fin, a water tank structure, water-cooled pipes, a water pump, a water-cooled gear, a semiconductor refrigeration structure and a radiator fan assembly, wherein the radiation fin, the water tank structure, the semiconductor refrigeration structure and the radiator fan assembly are connected into an integrated structure. By means of the semiconductor refrigeration structure, the water temperature of a water storage tank can be rapidly lowered, and the radiator fan assembly can dissipate the heat of and cool a semiconductor, and can dissipate the heat of and cool electronic components around a main board.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: DONGGUAN BINGDIAN INTELLIGENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.Inventor: Fengqi Zhang
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Patent number: 11635230Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning curb assembly includes a curb that has a planar profile for positioning on a flat roof of a building. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit is included that has dimensions which are unequal to dimensions of the curb. An adapter is positionable into the curb and the adapter has dimensions sufficient to accommodate dimensions of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. Thus, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit can be installed onto the curb. A power unit is integrated into the curb to supply electrical power to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit in the event of a power outage thereby ensuring the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit continues to operate. A leveling unit is coupled to the adapter for leveling the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventor: Robert LeFebvre
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Patent number: 11629911Abstract: Temperature-controllable container with vacuum insulation elements and with an interior space, which container comprises a wall with an opening for objects to be placed into the interior space, and a door element closing the opening, wherein transport elements are arranged on an outer surface of the container, which transport elements are designed to enable lifting by means of a transport vehicle, and wherein the container further comprises a temperature control unit which is designed so as to bring the interior space to a predetermined temperature T, wherein the temperature control unit comprises a heating/cooling unit operated via a solar energy device or a heating/cooling unit operated via a power supply network, and wherein a receptacle means for melt-storage elements or sample bodies is arranged in the interior space, which receptacle means is designed so as to position at least two melt-storage elements or sample bodies at a distance from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: va-Q-tec AGInventors: Joachim Kuhn, Sebastian Schmidt, Thomas Taraschewski
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Patent number: 11624543Abstract: A under counter refrigerator includes a main body defining at least one of a first and second storage compartments, an evaporator to generate cool air to be supplied to the at least one of the first and second storage compartments, and a machine room provided at a lower portion of the main body to define an installation space in which a compressor and a condenser are provided. The machine room includes a suction portion provided in front of the main body to suction outside air into the machine room, a discharge portion provided in front of the main body to discharge the suctioned air in the machine room, a guide wall to separate the installation space into a first space in which the condenser is installed, and a second space in which the compressor is installed.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sanggyun Lee, Younseok Lee, Dongseok Kim, Yongwon Dong, Chungseob Lee
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Patent number: 11619215Abstract: Provided is a cryopump including a cryopump vacuum chamber, a cryocooler, a first flange fixed to the cryopump vacuum chamber, a second flange fixed to the cryocooler and airtightly connected to the first flange, and an annular laminated vibration isolation body in which a first annular vibration isolation material, a first annular support member, an intermediate annular vibration isolation material, a second annular support member, and a second annular vibration isolation material are disposed in this order from the first flange toward the second flange. The second annular support member and the first annular support member are fixed to the first flange and the second flange, respectively, such that the first flange and the second annular support member are vibration-isolated from the second flange and the first annular support member.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11619413Abstract: An indoor air quality control method using an intelligent air cleaner is disclosed. An indoor air quality control method using an intelligent air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention can predict indoor dust concentration progress on the basis of output values of a learning model having received dust concentration data as input values when the dust concentration data of an indoor place where the air cleaner is located is received from the air cleaner, and determine whether ventilation is required by comparing the predicted progress with outside dust concentration data received from the Meteorological Administration server. Accordingly, indoor dust concentration changes can be predicted and an appropriate ventilation time can be recommended. The intelligent air cleaner and the indoor air quality control method using the same of the present invention can be associated with artificial intelligence modules, devices related with the 5G service, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngtag Kwon, Sangyun Kim, Hongwon Lee, Daesung Choi
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Patent number: 11622468Abstract: A modular data center and a method of building a modular data center. The modular data center includes a site microgrid including at least one power converter connected to a direct current (DC) bus and a digital power system. The digital power system includes at least one digital power transmitter, a set of transmission lines, and at least one digital power receiver. The modular data center design uses an adiabatic cooling system to cool the modular data center.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLCInventor: Mark Welsko