Patents Examined by Ryan L Faulkner
  • Patent number: 11712941
    Abstract: A vehicle interior panel includes a thermoelectric air conditioner capable of providing conditioned air locally within a passenger cabin of the vehicle. Air is drawn from the passenger cabin through an intake port in the panel, conditioned locally along a back side of the panel by a thermoelectric device, and discharged back into the cabin through a discharge port in the panel. Additional air flows along a waste side of the thermoelectric device and can be discharged outside the passenger cabin. The panel can be an interior door panel from which the waste side air is discharged within a B-pillar of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Natale
  • Patent number: 11708979
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a blade having a plurality of discharge holes and provided to discharge air through the plurality of discharge holes, a first opening formed between one side of the blade near the inlet and the housing when the blade discharges air through the plurality of discharge holes, and a second opening formed between the housing and the other side opposite to the one side of the blade when the blade discharges air through the plurality of discharge holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Ghun Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Woo Seok Song, Jun Hwang, Jong Moon Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Jong Moon Lee, Jun Hwa Lee, Hyeong Kyu Cho
  • Patent number: 11692564
    Abstract: Air handling system for a climate control system in a housing that includes at least a delimited space with controlled environment, CE space. The air handling system includes an air handling unit, AHU, a pipe system and a perforated plate assembly. The pipe system includes a branched tree-like structure of conduits, that branches in the direction from the air handling unit towards the perforated plate assembly for homogenous distribution of air over the perforated plate assembly such that the air flow through the perforated plate assembly into the CE space is an air flow under laminar flow conditions. Also, a climate system for climate control in such a delimited space, a modular unit including such a delimited space and such a climate system, and an assembly of modular units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: PRIVA B.V.
    Inventors: Reinierus Theodorus Cornelis Van Der Helm, Cornelis Marinus Gijsbertus Adrianus Maria Breukel
  • Patent number: 11692721
    Abstract: An HVAC air freshener comprises a cylindrical housing having at least one opening in the wall of the housing along the length of the housing, the housing adapted to be inserted through an opening in a planar portion of an HVAC plenum or ductwork, a magnetic ring encircling and attached to the housing near one end of the housing and adapted to magnetically attach to an exterior planar surface of the plenum or ductwork, and a fragrance cartridge inserted into the housing. The fragrance from the fragrance cartridge escapes from the cartridge through the housing opening and into the plenum or ductwork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Freshlet, LLC
    Inventors: William N. Long, Jay Parker Kronour, John A. Kronour
  • Patent number: 11660937
    Abstract: A vehicle register assembly includes a register duct that has an end opening and the register duct directs air. A housing is coupled to the register duct proximate the end opening. A barrel is disposed within the housing and defines an upstream aperture and a downstream aperture. A plurality of vanes includes individual vanes and the individual vanes extend in a first direction between first opposing sides of the barrel. A linking vane is coupled to each of the individual vanes and extends between second opposing sides of the barrel. The linking vane includes a guide body that extends upstream from the plurality of vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: José Fernando Ovando Sánchez, Jason William Nisbett, Michael Murphy McElroy, Zachary Orion Baker
  • Patent number: 11639811
    Abstract: An apparatus (10), including a gas recirculation circuit comprising a mini environment chamber (14), a gas pump (16), a filter assembly (22) which are connected by a recirculation channel (20). The apparatus additionally includes an air supply conduit (18) for supplying air to the gas recirculation circuit and having an air supply conduit inlet (18a) which opens into the ambient air and an air supply conduit outlet (18b) which opens in the recirculation circuit. In use, a mini environment chamber pressure (Pme) is maintained higher than the ambient pressure (Pam). The gas recirculation channel (20) includes a substantially frictionless recirculation restriction embodied as a throat (30). At downstream end of the throat which forms the narrow part of the throat, in use, the static pressure is below the ambient pressure. The air supply conduit outlet opens at the downstream end (30a) of the throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Bartholomeus Hans Louis Lindeboom, Juul Keijser
  • Patent number: 11635213
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit includes a housing having an air inlet, a first air outlet, and a second air outlet arranged below the first air outlet, and an air output door assembly arranged at the second air outlet and connected to the housing. At least a portion of the air output door assembly is configured to move relative to the housing to form an air output channel between the at least a portion of the air output door assembly and the housing. The air output channel has a ring-shaped air output end located in front of the second air outlet. The air conditioner indoor unit further includes an opening-closing mechanism movably mounted at the air output door assembly and configured to open or close an air regulation channel area that includes an upper part of the air output channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanjie Hu, Liangrui Chen, Daijie Peng
  • Patent number: 11614257
    Abstract: A housing assembly includes a face frame and a face plate. The face frame includes a main vent and a plurality of first snap joint members located at two opposite sides of the main vent. The face plate includes an air hole in communication with the main vent and a plurality of second snap joint members distributed at two opposite sides of the face plate and arranged centrosymmetrically. The plurality of second snap joint members are configured to be fitted with the plurality of first snap joint members in one-to-one correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhua Zhou, Wei Rao
  • Patent number: 11592204
    Abstract: A glass integrated fan assembly for enabling a closed sliding door to ventilate a structure includes a door module or window module, which comprises a frame and a glass pane. The glass pane is engaged to the frame. The frame is positionable in an opening in a structure and can engage the structure so that the glass pane closes the opening. The glass pane has an aperture positioned therein. A fan unit is positioned in the aperture and is engaged to the glass pane. The fan unit can be used to ventilate an interior space of the structure. A panel is slidably engaged to the glass pane. The panel is selectively slidable from an open configuration, wherein the panel is positioned adjacent to the aperture, to a closed configuration, wherein the panel closes the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: Justice Raymond Agbley
  • Patent number: 11585564
    Abstract: An air tight sealing cuff for a blast gate includes a pair of flat plates disposed on opposite sides of the slide mounting of the gate, and replaceable spring clips for holding the plates in position. Resilient gasket material applied to the plates forms a substantially air-tight seal between the slider and slide mount of the cuff and the exterior of the cuff. As a consequence, there is eliminated inadvertent leakage from the area around the gate slider, which would otherwise represent wasted energy. Improved efficiency and reduced carbon footprint result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Robert M Jezik, Susan Jezik
  • Patent number: 11566817
    Abstract: An air circulation system includes an outlet tap having a pair of prong outlets receivable by a corresponding pair of electrical outlets of an electrical receptacle mounted to a vertical wall and positioned near a support surface, the outlet tap having at least two electrical outlets opposite the pair of prong outlets for providing electrical power from one or both of the electrical outlets of the electrical receptacle. A support member operatively connected to the outlet tap, the support member is adapted to suspendedly support a fan vertically above the support surface in response to the outlet tap being received by the electrical receptacle. A timer and a humidistat are connectable to corresponding electrical outlets of the at least two electrical outlets of the outlet tap for selectively controlling operation of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Anthony Magaro
  • Patent number: 11566795
    Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit includes a back plate assembly, a top cover assembly having a part connected to a top wall of the back plate assembly, and a panel assembly. The panel assembly includes a first panel connected to the back plate assembly and including a first air outlet and a second air outlet arranged below the first air outlet, a second panel disposed below the first panel, a door mounting plate disposed at rear of the first panel and including a guiding groove, a door coupled to the door mounting plate and movable relative to the door mounting plate to open or close the first air outlet, and a guiding post arranged at the door and configured to extend into and slide relative to the guiding groove. The back plate assembly, the top cover assembly, the first panel, and the second panel are connected one to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daijie Peng, Zhihang Chen, Tao Zhang, Peng Xie
  • Patent number: 11555629
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a discharge section housing forming a chamber, a first opening formed in the discharge section housing such that the chamber is configured to receive an air flow from a blower of the HVAC system via the first opening, and a second opening formed in the discharge section housing such that the second opening is positionally offset to the first opening. The chamber is configured to discharge the air flow through the second opening. The HVAC system also includes a guide extending across the chamber and sloping toward the second opening such that the guide is configured to direct the air flow from the first opening toward the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Kirankumar A. Muley, Gaurav S. Patil, Pankaj B. Avhad
  • Patent number: 11554643
    Abstract: An air vent device for a vehicle may be mounted with an upper rear wing and a lower rear wing within an air duct to be linearly movable along the front-rear direction, and be rotatably mounted with an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing at the front end portions of the upper rear wing and the lower rear wing, thereby controlling the wind direction of the air downward while the upper air guide wing rotates downward when the upper rear wing moves forward, or controlling the wind direction of the air upward while the lower air guide wing rotates upward when the lower rear wing moves forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo Hwa Kim, Seung Cheol Kim, Won Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11548352
    Abstract: A vehicle has a storage bin positioned between the seat and the rear wall of an interior compartment. The storage bin includes a receiving portion and louvered portion. The receiving portion is defined by a peripheral wall and a bottom. The louvered portion is coupled with the receiving portion. The louvered portion includes at least one window. An air flow path is defined by the storage bin. The air flow path enables air to pass into and through the at least one window under the receiving portion bottom and out through an exhaust vent in the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Brian P Sturza, Joseph V Rozenbaum
  • Patent number: 11543151
    Abstract: The roof cover vent system comprises a vent sheath, a flange sheath, and a pitched roof. The pitched roof further comprises a roof vent and a roof pitch. The vent sheath attaches to the flange sheath to form a composite prism structure. The roof vent inserts into the composite prism structure formed by the vent sheath and the flange sheath. The composite prism structure formed by the vent sheath and the flange sheath enclose the lateral face and the inferior structures of the roof vent while allowing the roof vent to release gas into the atmosphere. The flange sheath is formed as a prismatic section. The prismatic section is selected such that center axis of the composite prism structure formed by the vent sheath and the flange sheath will remain parallel to the force of gravity while the flange sheath rests flush on the pitched roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Jordan Hegeman
  • Patent number: 11530837
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air terminal device for a ventilation system for a building. The air terminal device includes a pressure box, with an inlet admitting supply air into the pressure box and outlet openings for admitting supply air out. The device further includes first and second cover plates, each arranged to control and change the open area of a plurality of the outlet openings. The outlet openings are arranged in a wall of the pressure box forming an outlet surface of the pressure box. The cover plate or cover plates are arranged to be in contact with and slide relative the outlet surface while changing the open area of the outlet openings. The first cover plate and the second cover plate are arranged to slide relative each other and to be in contact with and slide relative the outlet surface while changing the open area of the outlet openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SWEGON OPERATIONS AB
    Inventor: Per Åke Larsson
  • Patent number: 11493230
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having an airflow guide to make the flow of discharged air uniform. An air conditioner comprising a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing, a blower fan configured to suck in air through the suction port, force the air to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharge the heat-exchanged air through the discharge port, a first blade pivotally arranged to open or close the discharge port and having a first face and a second face opposite of the first face, a first flow path formed between the discharge port and the first face, a second flow path formed between the discharge port and the second face, a second blade movably installed inside the housing and a third blade formed to protrude from the second blade to guide air to the first flow path and the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Chur Ju Lee, Yong-Sam Kwon, Jang Jung Lee, Eun Sung Jo, Jong Moon Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
  • Patent number: 11472260
    Abstract: An air purification system includes an air purifier with a control unit and a filtration unit, at least one human-machine interface, at least one nomadic air sensor designed to be able to be coupled to the air purifier, or uncoupled from the air purifier, the control unit being designed to control the filtration unit according to at least one coupled operating mode taking into account measurement feedback from the air sensor, and one uncoupled operating mode not taking into account measurement feedback from the air sensor, wherein in the uncoupled operating mode of the air purifier, the human-machine interface is designed to display measurements from the nomadic air sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Mathias Ganem, Sébastian Gauthier
  • Patent number: 11460218
    Abstract: Provided are a panel driving assembly and an air conditioner having the same. The panel driving assembly is used for driving a panel part (10), and the panel driving assembly includes: a first connecting piece (20), is provided with a first rack (21), a first end of the first connecting piece (20) is movably connected with the panel part (10); and a driving part (30), a first end of the driving part (30) is movably connected with the panel part (10), a second end of the driving part (30) is engaged with the first rack (21), and the driving part (30) driving the panel part (10) to be opened or closed. The panel driving assembly effectively solves a problem of high heat exchange efficiency loss of an air conditioner in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Han Liu, Xu Gao, Zhiqiang Gao, Shi Cheng