Patents Examined by Nelson J Nieves
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Patent number: 12292241Abstract: A throttling heat exchange assembly includes a first heat exchange part, a bridge, a second heat exchange part, a throttling element, and a sensing element. The bridge is at least partially located between the first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part. The bridge includes two holes and/or slots for communication facing towards the first heat exchange part. The bridge includes at least two holes or slots that allow communication with the second heat exchange part. The bridge is further provided with a first mounting part. The sensing element is fitted to the first mounting part. A sensing head of the sensing element is located in an internal space of the bridge.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Meiyan Hu, Bin Song, Linzhong Wu, Yunpeng Wang, Zhengyi Yin
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Patent number: 12281813Abstract: The present disclosure controls the supply of conditioned air to moderate the energy consumption by the heat source side in the supply of conditioned air using ducts in an air conditioning system. A heat exchanger unit includes a use side heat exchanger. A plurality of ducts distribute conditioned air that has passed through the use side heat exchanger of the heat exchanger unit. A plurality of fan units suction the conditioned air from the heat exchanger unit through the plurality of ducts, and supply the conditioned air to an air conditioned space. Each fan unit includes a fan motor that acts as an actuator configured to change an individual air supply amount of the conditioned air. A controller controls the plurality of fan motors to control the respective air supply amounts of the plurality of fan units.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shuuichi Tanaka, Yoshiteru Nouchi, Kouji Tatsumi, Ryouta Suzuki, Taishi Nakashima
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Patent number: 12281855Abstract: A heat exchanger having multiple segments is described. The heat exchanger includes a pair of manifolds, having tubes extending therein. Further, a first blocking element is provided in a manifold to divide the tubes into a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes having a fluid communication with each other. Further, a second blocking element is provided in the manifold, corresponding to the second set of tubes, to further divide the second set of tubes into a first segment of tubes and a second segment of tubes. Further, an inlet is provided on the manifold to introduce the heat exchange fluid to the first set of tubes. Further, a plurality of outlets provided on the manifold to receive the heat exchange fluid from the second set of tubes.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: VALEO AUTOSYSTEMY SP. Z O.OInventors: Michal Belzowski, Karol Pokrywinski, Dawid Szostek, Condro Sekti, Jugurtha Benouali
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Patent number: 12281830Abstract: Provided are a refrigeration heat reclaim unit and method, comprising a heat exchanger, comprising a refrigerant inlet that receives a flow of refrigerant having a first state; a refrigerant outlet that outputs the flow of refrigerant having a second state; a water loop inlet that receives a flow of liquid at a first temperature; a water loop outlet that outputs the flow of liquid from the reclaim heat exchanger at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature in response to the flow of refrigerant. The refrigeration reclaim unit also comprises a refrigerant flow control device having outputs to the refrigerant inlet and an air-cooled condenser, respectively for controlling the flow of refrigerant to at least one of the refrigerant inlet and the air-cooled condenser for maintaining a predetermined flow quality value at the refrigerant outlet.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventor: James Patrick McClendon
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Patent number: 12281810Abstract: An air conditioner which comprises: a temperature sensor; and a processor that obtains, based on receiving a turn-on command for the air conditioner, a first temperature value sensed through the temperature sensor; based on a threshold time elapsing subsequent to the receiving of the turn-on command, obtains a second temperature value sensed through the temperature sensor; and provides notification information related to an environment in which the air conditioner is installed, on the basis of the first temperature value and the second temperature value.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngju Joo, Jun Hwang, Kwangil Nam, Jeonguk Park, Hyeongjoon Seo, Sangwoo Lee, Hyoshin Lee, Hyeongkyu Cho
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Patent number: 12270565Abstract: A device is configured to operate a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The device is further configured to receive a temperature value and determine a load demand value based on the temperature value. The device is further configured to determine the load demand value is greater than the load capacity value for the HVAC system and, in response, identify a first setting from among a first plurality of settings for the HVAC system. By default, access to the first plurality of setting for the HVAC system is restricted for a user. The device is further configured to receive a response approving permission to operate the HVAC system using the first setting to the user and send a trigger signal to an HVAC controller to operate the one or more components of the HVAC system using the first setting.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: Umesh Gokhale, Eric Berg
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Patent number: 12270563Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling an air-conditioner fan. The method comprises the following steps: collecting the current environment temperature; collecting the current environment humidity; and determining the working states of a water pump and a draught fan based on the current environment temperature and the current environment humidity, wherein the working states comprise an operating state and a standby state. The method has the advantages that working states of the water pump and the draught fan in the air-conditioner fan are automatically adjusted according to the temperature and the humidity of the current environment, so that the degree of automation is improved, the energy is saved, and meanwhile, the user experience is improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Airtek International Corporation LimitedInventors: Sanjay Varma, Anand Vyas, Yi Pu, Heping Peng
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Patent number: 12270593Abstract: A refrigerator includes a first heater, a second heater, and a third heater, and the third heater is located inside a frost detection flow path and generates heat. Accordingly, during a defrosting operation, the inside of the frost detection flow path may be prevented from being blocked. Or freezing of the frost check sensor provided in the frost detection flow path may be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyong Bae Park, Sangbok Choi, Sungwook Kim
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Patent number: 12267984Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly is disclosed and includes a frame and a fan. The frame includes a heat conduction channel and an airflow intake. The heat conduction channel is communication with an exterior through airflow intake. The frame includes a first plane, a second plane and an inclined plane. The first plane is disposed adjacent to the airflow intake. The inclined plane is connected between the first plane and the second plane. The second plane includes an inlet. The heat conduction channel is in communication between the airflow intake and the inlet. A cross-section area of the heat conduction channel adjacent to the airflow intake is greater than that of the heat conduction channel adjacent to the inlet. The fan is spatially corresponding to the inlet, and assembled with the frame to form an outlet in communication with the airflow intake and the heat conduction channel through the inlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Han Wang, Chao-Fu Yang, Chih-Chung Chen, Kuo-Tung Hsu, Meng-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 12264829Abstract: The present invention provides a system for detecting an amount of R-32 refrigerant in an air temperature controller using an R-32 refrigerant, and a method of installing a configuration of R-32 sensors in the air temperature controller using an R-32 refrigerant. The system includes an R-32 control board, a first R-32 sensor, and a second R-32 sensor. The first R-32 sensor and the second R-32 sensor are coupled in series and electrically coupled to the R-32 control board. Each of the first R-32 sensor and the second R-32 sensor include sensing components configured to detect the amount of R-32 refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Goodman Manufacturing Company LPInventors: Douglas Notaro, Masahiro Honda, Mark Kendall, Hiroshi Yoh, Yenny Natali Martinez, Patrick Wang, Roberto Flores, Timmy Ta
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Patent number: 12259174Abstract: A defrosting control system includes an obtainer, a setting unit, and an outputter. The obtainer obtains schedule information indicating whether power saving is scheduled for a temporary power saving request. The setting unit sets a defrosting schedule including an execution time period and an execution interval of defrosting control for refrigeration equipment, based on the schedule information obtained by the obtainer. The outputter outputs an instruction to execute the defrosting control for the refrigeration equipment according to the defrosting schedule set by the setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomohiro Yonezu
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Patent number: 12259149Abstract: An air conditioner and a method for controlling same are disclosed. An air conditioner according to the disclosure comprises: an indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan; an outdoor unit including a compressor; at least one sensor; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor to execute the instructions to identify a freezing process to form ice-capsules on a surface of the indoor heat exchange according to a first relative humidity sensed through the at least one sensor, control the indoor fan and the compressor to operate in the identified freezing process so that the ice-capsules are formed, identify a thawing process to thaw the formed ice-capsules according to a second relative humidity sensed through the at least one sensor while the indoor fan and the compressor are operating in the identified freezing process, and control the indoor fan to operate in the identified thawing process.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kilsoo Son, Sukho Kang, Taewoo Kim, Seungjun Park, Hyeongjoon Seo, Wonfa Song, Younguk Yun, Byoungguk Lim, Youngju Joo
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Patent number: 12257882Abstract: A control device of a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus, in a heating operation by use of a heating unit, has at least a temperature control target heat absorption heating mode in which a refrigerant that has been discharged from a compressor and has dissipated heat in the heating unit absorbs heat in a temperature control target-specific heat exchanger, and a combined heating mode in which the refrigerant that has been discharged from the compressor and has dissipated heat in the heating unit absorbs heat in an outdoor heat exchanger and the temperature control target-specific heat exchanger, and during the heating operation in the combined heating mode, performs control in such a manner as to determine an operating state that allows the refrigerant to accumulate in the outdoor heat exchanger, and switch to the temperature control target heat absorption heating mode to execute the heating operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: SANDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Shibaoka, Kouhei Yamashita, Hongming Zhang, Yoshiyuki Okamoto, Takayuki Matsumura, Kodai Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 12259201Abstract: In a header plate structure of heat exchangers having a core divided in plurality, a flat tube is inserted into each of the tube insertion holes having a burring, which is formed in a header plate; the flat tube is joined at an inner surface in the vicinity of a top portion of the burring; a burring with height H1 is formed to a long side portion of a dummy tube insertion hole; and a burring with height H2 is formed to a long side portion of an end portion tube insertion hole adjacent to the dummy tube insertion hole, in which height H2 of the burring of the end portion tube insertion hole has been formed higher than the height H1 of the burring of the dummy tube insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: T.RAD Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Komuro, Taiji Sakai, Atsushi Okubo, Hiro Kubota
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Patent number: 12259161Abstract: A heating and cooling system includes a reversing valve configured to adjust a flow of refrigerant through the heating and cooling system, where the reversing valve includes a first configuration to flow the refrigerant through a first circuit of the heating and cooling system and a second configuration to flow the refrigerant through a second circuit of the heating and cooling system. The heating and cooling system also includes a controller configured to determine an operating parameter of a compressor of the heating and cooling system, where the controller is configured to adjust operation of the compressor based on the operating parameter to adjust a position of the reversing valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBHInventor: Shawn A. Hern
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Patent number: 12253301Abstract: A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Eric Scalf
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Patent number: 12256520Abstract: A wick sheet for a vapor chamber includes a sheet body having a first body surface and a second body surface, a first vapor flow channel portion, a liquid flow channel portion provided on the second body surface, and the second vapor flow channel portion provided on the first body surface. The sheet body includes a land portion having the longitudinal direction being a first direction, and the first vapor flow channel portion is disposed around the land portion. The second vapor flow channel portion includes a vapor flow channel groove extending from one of side edges of the land portion to the other side edge in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori Oda, Toshihiko Takeda, Shinichiro Takahashi, Takayuki Ota
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Patent number: 12246578Abstract: A thermal management system may include a first cooling circuit cooling PE parts and including a first radiator, a first coolant line circulating a coolant between the first radiator and the PE parts, and a first electric water pump circulating the coolant along the first coolant line, a heat pump system including a compressor compressing a refrigerant, an internal condenser performing a heat exchange between the compressed refrigerant and air supplied inside a vehicle, a refrigerant line circulating the refrigerant between the compressor and the internal condenser, and a heat exchanger for the heat exchange between the coolant and the refrigerant, a flow increase bypass line between the first coolant lines on the entrance and exit sides of the PE parts, and a coolant control valve provided at location where the flow increase bypass line is branched in the first coolant line and controlling a flow direction of the coolant.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Seong Bin Jeong
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Patent number: 12247761Abstract: A system and a method for comprehensive utilization of renewable energy and waste heat of a data center are provided. The system includes a data center, a water cistern, a water circulating system and a refrigerant circulating system. The water cistern is used to adopt heating capacity of the data center to complete a heat storage process within a set first period, and adopt the heating capacity stored in the heat storage process to supply a heat release process within a set second period. The water circulating system is provided with a plurality of water circulating loops. The refrigerant circulating system is provided with a plurality of circulating systems. The heat storage process and the heat release process are implemented by cooperation of the plurality of water circulating loops and/or the plurality of circulating systems, which may effectively reduce heat costs of users in winter.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Bobo Zhang, Kaijun Dong, Qin Sun, Weimin Luo
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Patent number: 12241643Abstract: One example provides a cooling system, including: an ambient air inlet configured for attachment to an enclosure to be cooled, the enclosure including one or more heat generating components; an enclosure air outlet configured for attachment to the enclosure; a fan; and a controller configured to: determine one or more signals; and responsive to the one or more signals, operate the fan to impart movement of air within the enclosure; whereby operation of the fan mechanically activates one or more of the ambient air inlet and the enclosure air outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Ice Qube, Inc.Inventors: Ridge Altman, Jeffrey S. Palmer