Patents Examined by Richard L. Chiesa
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Patent number: 8561971Abstract: A carburetor has a throttle element rotatably supported on a throttle shaft and a choke element rotatably supported on a choke shaft. A first coupling element is fixedly connected to the throttle shaft. A second coupling element is connected to the choke shaft. The first and second coupling elements define in a locked position a start position of throttle element and choke element. The locked position is released by rotation of the throttle shaft in opening direction of the throttle element. The locked position is released by rotation of the choke shaft in opening direction of the choke element. One of the first and second coupling elements is an at least partially elastic coupling element. Upon rotation of the choke shaft from the locked position into an open position, the elastic coupling element is elastically deformed and releases the locked position between the first and second coupling elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KGInventors: Patrick Levien, Alexander Kraus
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Patent number: 8556238Abstract: Disclosed is a diffuser installation structure capable of improving uniformity of air bubbles discharged from air bubble discharge holes, restricting the formation of dead zone air bubble discharge holes, and having the tolerance against design deviation. In the installation structure for a diffuser including at least one air feeding port and an air bubble discharge wall having a plurality of air bubble discharge holes, the air bubble discharge wall is inclined upward in the direction of increasing distance relative to the air feeding port.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Econity Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jinho Kim, Minsoo Park, Jiwoong Lee
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Patent number: 8551227Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrostatic filter. Particularly but not exclusively the invention relates to an electrostatic filter for removing dust particles, for example an electrostatic filter for use in a vacuum cleaner, fan or air conditioner. The electrostatic filter includes a filter medium located between a first and a second electrode, each at a different voltage during use, such that a potential difference is formed across the filter medium, wherein a property of the filter medium varies along the length of the filter medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Lucas Horne
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Patent number: 8551228Abstract: Devices for removing particles for a gas utilizing electrostatic precipitation having collector modules with fewer electrical connections, which facilitate cleaning, and/or eliminate the need for high voltage connections between a removable collector module and a collector module support. Driver electrode modules provide electrical connection between an insulated driver electrode and a source of electrical potential or between insulated driver electrodes and at least one other conductor through a hole in or on some edge on the driver electrodes. A biasing force is provided and a conductive element serves as a conductor between the driver electrode(s) and the other conductors. A plurality of insulated driver electrodes, e.g. plates, are formed with a single, conductive plate or from a plurality of electrically joined conductive plates which are coated with insulation and then bent.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Inventor: Sik Leung Chan
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Patent number: 8544829Abstract: An adjustment safeguard for a set screw that is rotatably held in a housing has a cap that is non-rotatably secured on the head of the set screw. The cap is received in a sleeve of the housing and surrounded with minimal radial play by the sleeve that is essentially coaxially positioned relative to the cap. The cap is received with its axial length in the sleeve. The cap has a projection and the sleeve has a stop arranged in the interior of the sleeve. Projection and stop interact with each other in a rotational direction of the set screw. The cap has a top part and a separate bottom part. The bottom part is secured axially and non-rotatably on the head of the set screw. The bottom part engages with form fit the top part in the rotational direction and is axially connected to the top part.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KGInventors: Joachim Baumhauer, Alexander Kraus, Yoshiharu Iwasa, Daisuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 8545599Abstract: A thermal management apparatus includes an electrohydrodynamic fluid accelerator in which an emitter electrode and another electrode are energizable to motivate fluid flow. One of the electrodes includes a solid solution formed of a solvent metal having a first performance characteristic and a solute material having a second performance characteristic. The first and second performance characteristics are exhibited substantially independently in the electrode as the solvent metal and solute material remain substantially pure within the solid solution. A method of making an EHD product includes providing an electrode with such a solid solution and positioning the electrode relative to another electrode to motivate fluid flow when energized.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Tessera, Inc.Inventor: Giles Humpston
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Patent number: 8535404Abstract: A filter for an electronics cooling unit of a telecommunications base station, the electronics cooling unit adapted to receive fresh air into a housing of the cooling unit through an opening communicating with the external environment. The filter includes a structural support configured to be mounted to said housing, a gasket sealingly engaging the structural support and adapted to engage the housing; and a filter media supported by the structural support, the filter media being free of a membrane type layer and including a fiber entanglement selected to prevent ingress of water sufficient to pass a salt fog test consistent with GR-487-CORE and in accordance with ASTM B 117.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Clarcor Air Filtration ProductsInventors: LaMonte A. Crabtree, Mike Harriman, Mike Raider
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Patent number: 8529985Abstract: A method for atomizing a precursor liquid for vapor generation and thin film deposition on a substrate. The precursor liquid is atomized by a carrier gas to form a droplet aerosol composed of small precursor liquid droplets suspended in the carrier gas. The droplet aerosol is then heated to form vapor, producing a gas/vapor mixture that can be introduced into a deposition chamber to form thin films on a substrate. The liquid is introduced into the atomizing apparatus in such a manner as to avoid excessive heating that can occur or lead to the formation of undesirable by-products due to material degradation as result of thermal decomposition. The method is particularly suited for vaporizing high molecular weight substances with a low vapor pressure that requires a high vaporization temperature for the liquid to vaporize. The method can also be used to vaporize solid precursors dissolved in a solvent for vaporization.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: MSP CorporationInventor: Benjamin Y. H. Liu
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Patent number: 8523983Abstract: A device in connection with a circular precipitator (1) for a two-stage electrostatic filter, wherein the precipitator (1) is formed of at least two strip-like electrode elements wound around a centrally arranged bobbin and the electrode elements are arranged at a distance ādā from one another so that gaps are formed between the electrode elements, wherein the device includes elements for rotating the precipitator (1) about its center axis and wherein a vacuum cleaner nozzle (27) is arranged on one side of the precipitator (1), the vacuum cleaner nozzle (27) being situated in the immediate vicinity of the precipitator (1). It is significant for the device that the vacuum cleaner nozzle (27) is provided with at least two elements (35/36) designed to penetrate into the gaps between adjacent electrode elements of the precipitator (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Eurus Airtech ABInventor: Andrzej Loreth
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Patent number: 8518163Abstract: A device having advantages in terms of equipment maintenance, since it provides maximum limitation of the onset of electric arcing between the electrodes, including a vertical cathode equipped with emissive points, these points being offset at an angle from each other from one plane to another, so as to be optimally distributed in space. One embodiment using two planar anodes, between which several vertical cathodes are arranged equipped with points, is also envisaged.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Universite de Pau et Des Pays de L'AdourInventors: Florent Lemont, Antoine Silvestre de Ferron, Thierry Reess, Aldo Russello
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Patent number: 8517355Abstract: A cooling tower for evaporating water from a brine solution is provided and may include a housing having an air inlet and a brine inlet. The cooling tower may also include a heat-exchange assembly having a heat-exchange media that suspends the brine solution and at least one nozzle in fluid communication with the brine inlet. The at least one nozzle may receive the brine solution from the brine inlet and may transfer the brine solution from the brine inlet to the heat-exchange media to allow the heat-exchange media to transfer moisture from the brine solution to air received from the air inlet to reduce the moisture content of the brine solution.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: MiTek Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Kelly D. Rushmore, James H. Shoffner
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Patent number: 8518152Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrostatic non-woven intake filter, may include a fabric preparation process that weaves at least a kind of fiber fabric into a web, and a filter fabric manufacturing process that weaves the web into a felt that has at least a layer, and manufactures an electrostatic non-woven intake filter material that is a non-woven fabric having a fiber tissue having a semipermanent electrostatic force by allowing a binder and an electrostatic material to permeate the felt.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sangil Lee, Jungmin Kim
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Patent number: 8511650Abstract: A carburetor assembly includes a carburetor (9) wherein a section of an intake channel (10) is configured. A throttle element and a choke element are pivotally journalled in this intake channel (10). A first coupling element is fixedly connected to the throttle element so as to pivot therewith and a second coupling element is fixedly connected to the choke element so as to pivot therewith. The first and second coupling elements form a blocking arrangement which prevents an engagement of the choke element when the throttle element is not actuated.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens-Peter Kern, Arne Jensen, Ralf Schenk, Johannes Lang, Thomas Hilt, Erik Andresen, Steffen Joos, Juner Bytyqi
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Patent number: 8511649Abstract: A model engine carburetor capable of adjusting oil automatically when decelerating is mounted on a model engine. The model engine carburetor has a first adjustment room and a second adjustment room. The first adjustment room and the second adjustment are separated by an elastic membrane. When the model engine is decelerated at a very short time from a high speed, the model engine will generate negative pressure to draw out the air in the first adjustment room and the elastic membrane will be deformed to generate vacuum suction. The overmuch fuel oil is drawn to the second adjustment room to adjust the ratio of the oil gas. The model engine can run smoothly when the speed is decelerated at a very short time.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Golden Lion Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Lien-Sheng Chang
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Patent number: 8512455Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric precipitator including at least one high voltage electrode including a pair of film members made of a non-conductive material and attached to each other and an electrode layer disposed between the pair of film members, and at least one low voltage electrode disposed alternately with the at least one high voltage electrode such that that the at least one high voltage electrode and the at least one low voltage electrode are separated from each other. Support members made of an insulating member to maintain separation of the at least one high voltage electrode and the at least one low voltage electrode from each other are mounted on one of the at least one high voltage electrode and the at least one low voltage electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kochiyama Yasuhiko, Hyong-Soo Noh, Jun Ho Ji, So Young Yun
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Patent number: 8512454Abstract: The invention relates to electrostatic dust catcher including a first (1) and a second electrode (2) and a voltage source (3) for applying an electrical voltage between the two electrodes (1, 2). The first electrode (1) is designed as a dust catching device and the second electrode (2) is grounded.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Karl-Ludwig Gibis, Mike Kosub
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Patent number: 8506686Abstract: A reel-to-reel aerosol collection and storage system for capturing and storing a plurality of separate samples of aerosol particles using electrostatic precipitation technology for collecting such particles onto a tape mechanism for analysis at a future time. The particles are collected onto a region of the collection tape for a defined period of time and then that portion of the collection tape is advanced out of the collection zone and manipulated so as to form sealed pouches or pockets which can be either severed from the collection tape for individual storage in a temperature controlled storage container, or which can be stored on a take-up reel in a temperature controlled environment. The collected aerosol particles are stored with a buffer fluid to preserve and maintain the viability of the collected particles for future extraction and analysis. Several embodiments for forming sealed pouches or pockets and methods of storing the collected particles are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Midwest Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Joseph M. Langle, Michael F. Fischer, James M. Egan, Alexander J. Waller, Joseph W. Clement, Darren J. Radke
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Patent number: 8506674Abstract: A method of cleaning a dust filter includes applying a negative electrical potential to a first electrode in a first area of a dust filter and applying a positive electrical potential to a second electrode disposed in a second area of the dust filter, wherein a voltage differential between the first and second electrodes is sufficient to cause electrostatic movement of dust from the first area to the second area. Then, the method further includes applying a negative electrical potential to the second electrode and applying a positive electrical potential to a third electrode disposed in a third area of the dust filter, wherein a voltage differential between the second and third electrodes is sufficient to cause electrostatic movement of dust from the second area to the third area, and wherein the first, second and third areas are generally linearly arranged.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathy L. Brown-Fitzpatrick, Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, James R. Lee, John Lloyd, William E. Lohmeyer, Jr., Andrew H. Wray
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Patent number: 8506687Abstract: An electrostatic precipitator for removing a particulate material includes a housing having an internally formed air path communicating between an inlet for drawing polluted air containing particulate material and an air outlet for emitting clean air purified by removing the particulate material, an air stream generator that generates an air stream, a discharging mechanism that charges the particulate material, and a collection device provided in the air stream to collect the particulate material which has been charged by the discharging mechanism. The collection device includes a collection belt including a flat wire belt defining a three-dimensional collection surface. The precipitator further includes a brush and vacuum assembly for removing the particulate material and reducing the risk of reentrainment in the air stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Cambridge International, Inc.Inventor: Chetwyn Jones
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Patent number: 8500873Abstract: A waste-gas cleaning system for cleaning aerosol-laden gases or atmospheres includes an inlet configured to intake raw gas, an outlet configured to discharge clean gas and at least one assembly including an ionization section and a downstream central collection section disposed centrally with respect to a channel axis. The ionization section includes at least one level at a right angle to the channel axis. The at least one assembly includes at least two substantially identical ionization stages disposed in a plane and arranged uniformly about the channel axis and configured to conduct a gas flow radially, with respect to the channel axis, inward therethrough into the downstream central collection section so as to be similarly diverted such that a flow profile over an inside cross section in the downstream central collection section is not inclined with respect to the channel axis in the course of the gas flow.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Karlsruher Institut fuer TechnologieInventors: Hanns-Rudolf Paur, Andrei Bologa, Klaus Woletz