Patents Examined by Nelson J Nieves
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Patent number: 12188734Abstract: A water supply device (10) and a tube connector structure (2) thereof, which are used for an electronic device (100) having a water inlet (101) and a water outlet (102), are disclosed. The tube connector structure (2) includes a connecting plate (21) and two tube connector plugs (22) passing through and fixed to the connecting plate (21). One of the tube connector plugs (22) is connected with the water inlet (101), and the other one of the tube connector plugs (22) is connected with the water outlet (102). Therefore, advantages of rapid connection and disconnection between the water supply device (10) and the tube connector structure (2) and saving time and labor in assembling may be accomplished.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: UNIWILL TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chen, Yu-Cheng Shih, Pon-Chung Chien, Chieh-Hui Chen, Ying-Fu Chou
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Patent number: 12181169Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a compressor, a condenser, a throttling device and an evaporator. The compressor and the throttling device are respectively connected to the evaporator and are connected to the condenser. The condenser includes a shell internally provided with a cavity. A base is fixedly connected to a bottom wall of the cavity. A heat dissipation base plate and a motor body are fixedly connected to a top wall of the base. A heat conducting aluminum flat tube is fixedly connected to a side wall of the cavity. The heat conducting aluminum flat tube is connected to the heat dissipation base plate. The heat dissipation base plate is provided with more than two heat dissipation fins. The heat conducting aluminum flat tube is arranged on the heat dissipation base plate. A fan blade is fixedly connected to a motor output shaft of the motor body.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2024Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Nanjing Bailing Automotive Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guoyin Ren, Peihao Ren
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Patent number: 12181165Abstract: An HVAC system includes a high-pressure subsystem and a low-pressure subsystem. After determining that refrigerant leak diagnostics should be performed, a controllable valve is closed between a condenser and compressor of the HVAC system. The compressor then operates until a predetermined input refrigerant pressure is reached. After the predetermined input refrigerant pressure is reached, operation of the compressor is stopped. After stopping operation of the compressor and waiting at least a predetermined wait time, the pressure in the low-pressure subsystem of the HVAC system is monitored. A rate of change of the pressure in the low-pressure subsystem is determined. If the rate of change is negative and a magnitude of the rate of change is greater than a threshold value, a leak location is determined to be in the low-pressure subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: Payam Delgoshaei, Eric Berg
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Patent number: 12181171Abstract: An air conditioner includes a chassis and an electric control box vertically installed on the chassis. The chassis includes a socket. The electric control box includes a pre-positioning member and a fixation structure provided at a bottom of the electric control box. The pre-positioning member corresponds to the socket. The pre-positioning member is configured to be inserted in the socket of the chassis to position the electric control box. The fixation structure is configured to connect and fix the electric control box to the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Fashen Liu
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Patent number: 12178020Abstract: A cooling apparatus includes a unit frame having one or more slots therein, a cooling liquid supply line, a cooling liquid return line, and one or more fluid distribution modules insertable into the one or more slots. A fluid distribution module includes a pair of blind mating connectors that are fluidly connected to the cooling liquid supply and return lines when the fluid distribution module is inserted into a slot. A condenser is disposed at a top portion of the fluid distribution module. A vapor manifold is fluidly coupled to a return port of the condenser and the vapor manifold includes a plurality of return connections. A fluid manifold is fluidly coupled to a supply port of the condenser and the fluid manifold includes the plurality of supply connections. The supply and return connections are fluidly coupled to a plurality of servers populated on an electronic rack.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: BAIDU USA LLCInventor: Tianyi Gao
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Patent number: 12178016Abstract: An integrated controller can be equipped with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) of a vehicle. The integrated controller includes a printed circuit board, a housing of a heat dissipation fin structure positioned to surround the at least one printed circuit board, a thermal grease provided on a surface of the printed circuit board and on a surface of the housing, and a bolt fastening portion connecting the printed circuit board to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Jong-Yoon Yee, Bong Ju Kim
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Patent number: 12173919Abstract: An air-conditioner includes: a return-air inlet and a supply-air outlet each communicating with a predetermined space; a first main air channel configured to allow air to flow therein towards the supply-air outlet; a first heat exchanger disposed in the first main air channel and that causes heat-exchange between refrigerant flowing therein and air passing therethrough; an exhaust-air outlet communicating with an outside of the predetermined space; a second main air channel configured to allow air to flow therein towards the exhaust-air outlet; a second heat exchanger disposed in the second main air channel and that causes heat-exchange between refrigerant flowing therein and air passing therethrough; and an exhaust ventilation channel configured to allow air to flow therein from the return-air inlet towards the exhaust-air outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.Inventors: Takahiro Yamaguchi, Stefan Vandaele
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Patent number: 12170208Abstract: A semiconductor fabrication facility is provided. The semiconductor fabrication facility includes a processing tool and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly is connected to the processing tool and comprises a number of transmission lines used to supply electric power or a fluid to the processing tool or remove the fluid or an exhaust gas from the processing tool. The transmission lines includes a first transmission line and a second transmission line. The first transmission line has a first temperature and the second transmission line has a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature. The first transmission line and the second transmission line are arranged such that a thermal energy of the second transmission line is able to be transmitted to the first transmission line to change the first temperature of the first transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Otto Chen, Ying-Yen Tseng, Wen-Yu Ku, Chia-Chih Chen
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Patent number: 12169074Abstract: An indicator outputs information relating to a heat-pump system including a plurality of usage-side units which form a communication network. The indicator includes a mode management section configured to accept selection from a plurality of operation modes of the indicator including a first mode, a unit-side communication section configured to receive or acquire first and second unit signals from a predetermined usage-side unit of the usage-side units, and an indicator output section. The first unit signal is used for information originated by the predetermined usage-side unit. The second unit signal is used for information not originated by the predetermined usage-side unit. The indicator output section is configured to, when alarm information has been received or acquired via a second unit signal while the indicator is operating in a first mode, output the alarm information.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.Inventor: Kazuya Fukuda
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Patent number: 12157347Abstract: Control systems for time-based pulldown and/or pull-up operation of transport climate control systems include a controller receiving a time for pulldown or pull-up, with the controller modeling the conditioned space and determining a trajectory for efficiently completing the pulldown or pull-up according to the received time. The controller further operates the transport climate control system according to the determined trajectory. The controller can receive information from the conditioned space and adjust operations in order to bring the pulldown or pull-up closer to the determined trajectory. The model can be a dynamic model of the specific conditioned space in which the pulldown or pull-up is being performed. The controller can further determine when a pulldown or pull-up will be completed and provide notifications based on whether the pulldown or pull-up can be completed by a particular time. The model can be updated based on system dynamics observed during pulldown or pull-up.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: THERMO KING LLCInventor: Quinn Morrison
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Patent number: 12140329Abstract: An air conditioning device includes a first indoor unit and a second indoor unit interlocking with a safety device as a countermeasure against refrigerant leakage. An installation assistance system for the air conditioning device determines interlock release states of the first indoor unit and the second indoor unit based on information on the air conditioning device, and outputs a determination result. The information on the air conditioning device is information indicating whether or not the first indoor unit and the second indoor unit are short-circuited with the safety device through an interlock line.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Junya Minami
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Patent number: 12137821Abstract: A refrigerated display cabinet (10) includes a refrigeration loop including a compressor, a condenser, a throttling element and an evaporator which are connected; a main body (12) including a storage space (14), wherein the evaporator (16) is located within the main body and is for supplying cooling to the storage space (14); and a container (18) located outside of the storage space (12) and containing at least one of the compressor, condenser and throttling element, wherein the container (18) comprises a vent (20) configured to discharge any build-up of gases within the container (18) outwardly.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Hans-Joachim Huff, Benjamin Kahl, Silke Henn
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Patent number: 12140977Abstract: A system for regulating a thermo-hydraulic circuit has a thermal machine, a heat exchange terminal, a carrier fluid circulation system having a delivery duct, a return duct, and a three-way valve. The system has a pump, a first temperature sensor measuring post-valve delivery temperature of the carrier fluid downstream of the three-way valve, a second temperature sensor measuring pre-valve delivery temperature of the carrier fluid, and a third temperature sensor measuring temperature of the carrier fluid downstream of the heat exchange terminal. A flow or flow rate sensor measures a mass or volumetric flow rate of the carrier fluid. An electronic control unit has a storage device in which a model function of the thermo-hydraulic circuit is stored. A processing unit calculates values of a valve control signal and a pump control signal as function of a mass or volumetric flow rate error and a carrier fluid delivery temperature error.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: ACCADEMIA EUROPEA BOLZANO—EURAC RESEARCHInventor: Anton Soppelsa
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Patent number: 12129134Abstract: A temperature control docking system (TCDS) is configured for providing temperature controlled air for circulation within one or more freight trailers. The freight trailers are engaged with corresponding control docks of the TCDS, each control dock additionally defining a docking door configured between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The docking door separates the interior of the TCDS from an exterior thereof (and from the freight trailer). Upon engaging the freight trailer with the control dock, the docking door is configured to an open configuration, and a temperature maintenance unit positioned within the interior of the TCDS and corresponding with the control dock provides temperature controlled air for circulation within the interior of the freight trailer so as to maintain a desired temperature within the freight trailer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Inventor: David Avant Gill
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Patent number: 12130079Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a step for determining whether a deep-freezing chamber mode is ON; and a step for determining whether a deep-freezing chamber load response operation input condition is satisfied, wherein when a cold chamber is determined to be operating at the time the deep-freezing chamber load response operation input condition is satisfied, the cold chamber operation is terminated and a deep-freezing chamber load response operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seokjun Yun, Hyoungkeun Lim, Junghun Lee, Hoyoun Lee
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Patent number: 12123614Abstract: A ducted air conditioner includes a housing, a heat-retaining and drainage assembly, a fan assembly and an air conditioning device. The heat-retaining and drainage assembly is disposed in the housing, and includes a first heat-retaining member and a second heat-retaining member. The first heat-retaining member includes a first dividing plate. The second heat-retaining member is stacked with the first heat-retaining member, the second heat-retaining member includes a second dividing plate connected to the first heat-retaining member. An inner space of the housing is divided to a first cavity and a second cavity, an arrangement direction of the first cavity and the second cavity is perpendicular to a stacking direction of the first heat-retaining member and the second heat-retaining member. The fan assembly is disposed in the first cavity. The air conditioning device is disposed in the second cavity, and located between the first heat-retaining member and the second heat-retaining member.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: QINGDAO HISENSE HITACHI AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenqiang Zhang, Ronghai Zhang, Detong Yu, Biao Zhang
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Patent number: 12117193Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of methods for managing temperature overshoot. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes determining a temperature delta between two sensor temperatures reported for a space at predetermined time intervals; determining a temperature rate of change by dividing the temperature delta with a time period that elapsed between the two sensor temperatures; determining a compensation by multiplying the temperature delta and the temperature rate of change; determining a compensated temperature by adding the compensation to a sensor temperature reported for the space; and using a controller and the compensated temperature to control operation of a heating system for the space.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Copeland Comfort Control LPInventor: Esan A. Alhilo
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Patent number: 12117191Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to climate control systems and air handler units with improved leak detection, along with method for installing these systems. In some examples, the climate control system comprises a heat exchanger configured to exchange thermal energy between a conditioned airflow and a refrigerant fluid; a drain pan arranged to collect condensate produced at the heat exchanger, the drain pan including one or more drains configured to route condensate out of the drain pan; a refrigerant leak sensor coupled to the drain pan and positioned above the one or more drains and configured to detect a refrigerant leak; and control circuitry operably coupled to the refrigerant leak sensor, the control circuitry configured to: receive a signal from the refrigerant leak sensor indicative of refrigerant located outside the closed circuit associated with the heat exchanger, and determine a refrigerant leak has occurred based on the signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Daren Lee Epperson, Leslie Lynn Zinger, Henry Traver Berry, Chad Daniel Bowers, Lane A. Liudahl, Jeffrey L. Stewart, Timothy Schmitt
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Patent number: 12111068Abstract: The disclosure prevents a state where a liquid refrigerant is likely to be accumulated in an outdoor heat exchanger upon small load operation at low outdoor temperature during cooling operation. A junction part is disposed between a path and a liquid side inlet-outlet port, and includes a junction flow passage configured to cause a refrigerant flowing from the path to the liquid side inlet-outlet port to join and flow therein. A branching passage has a first end connected to the path, and a second end connected to the junction flow passage. An outdoor heat exchanger is configured to increase, upon decrease in load, a flow rate ratio of a refrigerant flowing to the branching passage to volume of a refrigerant flowing to the path.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Nakano, Ken Takahashi
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Patent number: 12111094Abstract: A refrigerated device includes a compartment including an access door. A refrigeration circuit for cooling the compartment includes an evaporator coil with an associated evaporator fan and a condenser with an associated condenser fan. A temperature sensor is provided for indicating a compartment temperature within the compartment. A controller is configured to: (i) monitor the compartment temperature in order to approximate a number of door openings, (ii) compare the approximated number of door openings to a data point and (iii) take a control action based upon a certain result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Steven T. Jackson