Patents Examined by Ljiljana V. Ciric
  • Active seal arrangement for use with vehicle condensers
    Patent number: 11192446
    Abstract: An active seal arrangement operably connected to a radiator and condenser of a vehicle. The arrangement includes at least one movable seal. The seal is selectively movable between a closed, air-restricting position and an open, air-passing position. The seal is slidably attached to a side wall fitted between the radiator and the condenser. A position controller operably connected to at least one sensor regulates the position of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Steven David Errick
  • Double-sided roll bond condenser, double-sided roll bond condenser embedding structure, and embedding method thereof
    Patent number: 11181306
    Abstract: A double-sided roll bond condenser has a main body, an interposition section, and a neck portion. The main body is an upright board and has two side surfaces. Two filling structures are respectively protruded from the two side surfaces of the main body. The interposition section is formed at a bottom portion of the double-side roll bond condenser, and is a U-shaped folded structure. The U-shaped folded structure protrudes from one of the two side surfaces of the main body. The neck portion is located between the main body and the interposition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiong Zhang, Jie Zhou
  • Combined heat exchanger module
    Patent number: 11167618
    Abstract: A combined heat exchanger module includes a first upper tank introducing cooling water into the combined heat exchanger module, a lower tank introducing the cooling water into or discharging the cooling water from the combined heat exchanger module, a second upper tank for discharging the cooling water from the combined heat exchanger module, first heat radiating channels connected with the first upper tank and the lower tank, second heat radiating channels connected with the lower tank and the second upper tank, and thermoelectric elements, in which each of the thermoelectric elements has a first surface in contact with the second heat radiating channels and a second surface exposed to air, thereby performing heating of air by use of both the cooling water and the thermoelectric elements or performing cooling of the cooling water by use of the thermoelectric elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Jae Woo Park, Jae Woong Kim
  • Refrigerant recovery and repurposing
    Patent number: 11162720
    Abstract: A method of converting a refrigerant includes recovering a refrigerant from a refrigeration unit with an evacuation pump and containing the recovered refrigerant in a container. The method also includes testing the recovered refrigerant and converting the recovered refrigerant. The converted refrigerant is different from the recovered refrigerant. A system for converting a refrigerant includes an evacuation pump, a container, and one or more refrigerant containers. The evacuation pump and container are configured to recover a refrigerant from a refrigeration unit. The one or more containers deliver one or more refrigerant components into the container to convert the recovered refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Dermott Crombie, Stephen A. Kujak
  • Test chamber and method
    Patent number: 11162714
    Abstract: A method for conditioning a fluid in a temperature-insulated test space and a test space of a test chamber for receiving test materials. A cascading cooling device creates a particular temperature range within the test space, and the cooling device has a first cooling circuit including a cascading heat exchanger, a first compressor, a condenser and a first expanding element, and a second cooling circuit including a heat exchanger, a second compressor, the cascading heat exchanger and a second expanding element The cascading heat exchanger is cooled by the first cooling circuit, the heat exchanger is cooled by a bypass passing through the heat exchanger and bridging the cascading heat exchanger, the first compressor is turned off, and a first refrigerant is conducted and condensed in a gaseous state in the cascading heat exchanger on a low-pressure side of the bypass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Weiss Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Haack, Yannik Zahrt, Dennis Reuschel, Andre Zinnkann, Pascal Bellet
  • Heat pump system for heating or cooling a battery module by using a chiller for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11155138
    Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle has a first cooling device including a first radiator and a first water pump connected through a first coolant line and circulating a coolant to cool an electrical component and a motor through the first coolant line, a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected through a second coolant line, a battery module provided on a battery coolant line selectively connectable to the second coolant line through a first valve, a first chiller provided on the battery coolant line and connected to an air-conditioning device and making the coolant exchange heat with a refrigerant supplied from the air-conditioning device, a second chiller selectively connectable to the first coolant line through a second valve, and a heat exchanger provided in the air-conditioning device and connected to the first and second coolant lines and the refrigerant line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Yeon Ho Kim, Dong Seok Oh
  • Use of a nitrate salt composition as a heat transfer or heat storage medium for first operation of an apparatus containing these media
    Patent number: 11150031
    Abstract: A heat transfer or storage medium containing a nitrate salt composition including at least one alkali metal nitrate and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrate; and, at least one alkali metal nitrite and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrite in an amount of 1.1 to 15.0 mol %. The molar amount of the alkali metal nitrite and optionally alkaline earth metal nitrite for a desired temperature is calculated by x nitrite = K 6 ? ( T ) K 6 ? ( T ) + P O ? ? 2 Xnitrite is the mole fraction of nitrite, K6(T) is the temperature-dependent equilibrium constant of the reaction nitrate ?nitrite+½ oxygen (NO3?? NO2?+½ O2), pO2 is the oxygen partial pressure and T is the temperature of the nitrate salt composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Juergen Wortmann, Sabine Weiguny, Katharina Federsel, Matthias Hinrichs, Stephan Maurer
  • Closed loop liquid cooler and electronic device using the same
    Patent number: 11145570
    Abstract: A closed loop liquid cooler and an electronic device using the same. The closed loop liquid cooler includes: a first liquid cooling module and a second liquid cooling module, where a cooling reflux at an output end of the first liquid cooling module is outputted to a cooling liquid input end of the second liquid cooling module; and a cooling reflux at an output end of the second liquid cooling module is outputted to a cooling liquid input end of the first liquid cooling module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CELESTICA TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANCY (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Zhongjiang Qu, Yaoyin Fan
  • System and method of de-bottlenecking LNG trains
    Patent number: 11143453
    Abstract: A system and method for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a natural gas stream. Each of a plurality of LNG trains liquefies a portion of the natural gas stream to generate a warm LNG stream in a first operating mode, and a cold LNG stream in a second operating mode. A sub-cooling unit is configured to, in the first operating mode, sub-cool the warm LNG streams generated by each of the plurality of LNG trains to thereby generate a plurality of cold LNG streams. The warm LNG streams have a higher temperature than a temperature of the cold LNG streams in the second operating mode and the plurality of cold LNG streams. The combined flow rate of the plurality of cold LNG streams has, in the first operating mode, a higher flow rate than the combined flow rate of the cold LNG streams in the second operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Sorin Lupascu, Yow-Yeen Lee
  • Thermal management system for vehicle
    Patent number: 11142037
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a cooling device which includes a radiator, electrical components, and at least one water pump which are connected through a coolant line, to circulate a coolant through the coolant line to supply the coolant to the electrical components and an oil cooler which is mounted on the coolant line and connected to a drive motor to cool the drive motor; and an HVAC module which has a heater connected to the coolant line through first and second connection lines to supply the coolant with a temperature which is increased as the coolant passes through the electrical components and the oil cooler in a heating mode of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Su Whan Kim
  • Intercooler
    Patent number: 11137218
    Abstract: An intercooler includes a cooling tube having a first coolant passage through which a first coolant flows and a second coolant passage through which a second coolant flows. A pair of plate portions having a predetermined shape are bonded with each other by brazing such that the pair of plate portions are superposed on each other to define the first coolant passage and the second coolant passage between the pair of plate portions. The cooling tube includes a passage partition portion separating the first coolant passage from the second coolant passage at a part of the pair of plate portions between the first coolant passage and the second coolant passage, and at least one through-hole in the passage partition portion. At least one swaged portion that crimps the pair of plate portions is provided at a periphery of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koki Nishiyama
  • Heat source unit for refrigeration apparatus
    Patent number: 11118797
    Abstract: A heat source unit for a refrigeration apparatus. The heat source unit includes: a casing; a heat exchanger disposed in an internal space of the casing, and that performs heat exchange between a refrigerant and air; a fan disposed in the internal space of the casing, and that horizontally blows out the air passing through the heat exchanger; a shut-off valve including a valve main body that forms a flow channel where the refrigerant flows, a valve-operating part with a longitudinal axis, and a valve body that is threaded into the valve-operating part and that is movable with respect to the valve-operating part for opening and closing the flow channel; and an above-shut-off-valve member disposed in the casing and above the shut-off valve in a vertical direction of the heat source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Kobayashi, Ying Ying Ji
  • Liquid-cooled server chassis
    Patent number: 11109516
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled server chassis includes: a case; one or more liquid-cooling modules, each liquid-cooling module including a housing, a gas outlet valve, and a liquid return valve, wherein the gas outlet valve and the liquid return valve are opened during operation of the liquid-cooling module, and the liquid-cooling module accommodates a single server and is filled with coolant during operation; a connector configured to connect the liquid-cooling module to a power source; and a circulation portion including an gas outlet pipe, a liquid return pipe, a vapor processing part, and a liquid collecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tangbo Jing, Xiaogang Sun, Binghua Zhang
  • System for regulating airflow associated with product for sale
    Patent number: 11085455
    Abstract: A system for displaying the produce for sale and at least one sensor for sensing a parameter associated with the display and generating an output representative of the parameter. An overhead fan located in the space above the display regulates the airflow over the display. A controller is provided for controlling the fan based on the output of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Delta T, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua D. Combs, Coleman M. Stivers, Michael S. Robinson, Thomas James Lesser, Christian R. Taber, Jonathan W. W. Olsen
  • Cooling device
    Patent number: 11085711
    Abstract: A cooling device having a centrifugal pump directly mounted on a radiator. An annular seal member is disposed between the bottom portion of the case body of the centrifugal pump and the side surface of the tank chamber of the radiator, and the annular seal member is used for preventing the cooling medium leakage via a space between the centrifugal pump and the tank chamber. The cylindrical portion of the case body and the annular seal member are overlapped with each other in the axial direction of the rotation center shaft of the motor that drives the centrifugal pump, in order that the cylindrical portion can receive at least a part of the reaction force of the annular seal member crushed between the case body and the tank chamber, and thereby the bottom portion of the case body of the centrifugal pump is prevented from deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION, Ablecom Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Noboru Otsuki
  • Vehicle control system with idling stop control
    Patent number: 11077734
    Abstract: The air-conditioning control device is configured to control an air conditioner for a vehicle having a radiant heater and to output a cancel signal that allows an engine, which has been stopped in response to an idling stop control, to restart. The radiant heater is configured to generate radiant heat to heat an occupant in a compartment of the vehicle. The air conditioner is configured to heat an interior of the compartment using engine cooling water. The air-conditioning control device stops the engine in response to the idling stop control. The air-conditioning control device outputs a cancel signal allowing the engine to restart following the engine having been stopped such that an idling stop time is longer when the radiant heater is operated than when the radiant heater is not operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimitake Ishikawa, Hideaki Kako, Hiroyasu Oide, Hideki Seki, Yusuke Tanaka
  • System and method of diluting a leaked refrigerant in an HVAC/R system
    Patent number: 11079149
    Abstract: A mitigation damper operably coupled to a return conduit. The return conduit includes an opening. The mitigation damper is positioned adjacent to the opening. The mitigation damper is configured to selectively allow airflow through the opening in response to a detected refrigerant leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Papas, Parmesh Verma, Richard G. Lord, Larry D. Burns
  • Heat management device and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11076510
    Abstract: A heat-management device includes an array of recesses distributed across an external surface of a thermally conductive body. The device includes an array of protrusions interspersed with the array of recesses that form a network of cavities within an internal volume of the thermally conductive body. The array of recesses and the array of protrusions define a non-planar interface that is complementary to a curved surface of a heat source. A fluid volume can be retained within the network of cavities at a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. The heat management device includes a cooling operation mode wherein the fluid volume absorbs heat from the heat source through the non-planar interface and dissipates heat away from the heat source through the network of cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman
  • Water cooling module
    Patent number: 11069595
    Abstract: A water cooling module includes a flow-guiding main body and a pump set. The flow-guiding main body includes a first inlet, a first outlet and a flow-guiding passage set. The flow-guiding passage set includes a plurality of flow-guiding passages, and the first inlet and the first outlet are respectively communicable with one of the flow-guiding passages. The pump set includes a first pump having a first water inlet and a first water outlet, and a second pump having a second water inlet and a second water outlet. The first water inlet and the first water outlet are respectively communicable with one of the flow-guiding passages; the second water inlet and the second water outlet are also respectively communicable with one of the flow-guiding passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Ji Lan
  • Vehicle thermal system architecture
    Patent number: 11065936
    Abstract: A thermal energy management system for a vehicle supplies thermal energy to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The thermal energy management system includes three thermal fluid loops. The first thermal fluid loop includes a coolant pump for circulating a coolant through at least a vehicle battery, a transmission oil cooler of the vehicle, and a chiller such that the coolant selectively transfers thermal energy from the vehicle battery, the transmission oil cooler, and the chiller. The second thermal fluid loop circulates oil through the transmission oil cooler. The third thermal fluid loop circulates a refrigerant through at least the chiller and at least one condenser such that the third thermal fluid loop transfers thermal energy to the passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Lawrence P. Ziehr, Satish P. Ketkar, Michael H. Carlson