Patents Examined by Schyler S Sanks
  • Patent number: 11953249
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a freezer compartment and a machine compartment positioned proximate the freezer compartment. An icemaker assembly is positioned within the freezer compartment. A fill tube extends from the machine compartment into the icemaker assembly. A first solenoid valve is coupled to the fill tube. A second solenoid valve is coupled to the fill tube, wherein the first and second solenoid valves are positioned within the machine compartment. A controller is configured to independently open and close the first and second solenoid valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Vishal B. Chauhan, Giulia Marinello, Vikas C. Mruthyunjaya, Kevin Y. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11953224
    Abstract: A device providing automatic control of temperature for an environment of a working station includes an air box, a baffle member, and a driving assembly. The air box is coupled to a machine defining a working space which the working station is in. The air box defines an opening. The opening allows cooling air to be introduced into the working space. The baffle member is slidably coupled to the air box at the opening. The driving assembly coupled to the baffle member drives the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to leave the opening uncovered in accordance with a difference between a current temperature of the working space and a desired target temperature of the working space. A related system and method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO.LTD.
    Inventors: Qi-Qi Zhu, Yu-Tsang Tu, Yen-Sheng Lin, Ying-Quan Zhao
  • Patent number: 11946661
    Abstract: Variable airflow energy efficient HVAC systems can be used to provide for a three duct air supply, a multi-zone air supply, and a two duct air supply. The systems include an air handling unit that defines a cooling circuit portion and an independent heating/bypass circuit portion. The two circuit portions may each have variable air dampers for admitting variable amounts of ambient and return air, and/or the cooling circuit portion and the heating/bypass circuit portion may each have an active cooling element. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Robert M. Rohde
  • Patent number: 11943896
    Abstract: A water-cooling radiator includes a water block, a water cooler, and a water pump. The water cooler includes a cooler body including a heat dissipation area and a water pump installation area, a fan assembly arranged on an upper side of the heat dissipation area, and a fan cover . . . . The water pump installation area is recessed defining a lower installation slot. The lower installation slot and the fan assembly are disposed on a same side of the cooler body. The water pump is detachably arranged in lower installation slot and the fan cover is detachably covered on the cooler body, a fan shielding area and a water pump shielding area are covered on the outside of the fan assembly and the water pump. The water pump is connected with the water block through first hose, and the water block is connected with the cooler body through second hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Dongguan Keepro Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liangcheng Xie, Zhichao Tao, Gu Luo
  • Patent number: 11940163
    Abstract: A portable temperature-controlled device includes a housing and a controllable temperature element having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface opposes the second surface. Inside the housing, a heat sink is disposed and in contact with the first surface of the controllable temperature element, and a fan is disposed adjacent the heat sink inside the housing and configured to direct heat away from the heat sink. The portable temperature-controlled device further includes a heat spreader in contact with the controllable temperature element for thermal energy transfer. The heat sink and the fan are supported on a support member inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Therabody, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Nazarian, Jaime Sanchez Solana, Washington Alexander Silva Garces
  • Patent number: 11940200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a refrigerator, comprising: a first defrosting step of defrosting an evaporator and terminating the defrosting when the evaporator reaches a first temperature; a step of detecting pressure difference by means of a differential pressure sensor for measuring pressure difference between a first thru-hole, disposed between the evaporator and an inlet through which air flows in from a storage compartment, and a second thru-hole disposed between the evaporator and an outlet through which the air is discharged into the storage compartment; and a second defrosting step of additionally defrosting the evaporator if the measured pressure difference is greater than a configured pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungwook Kim, Sangbok Choi, Wookyung Baik, Kyongbae Park
  • Patent number: 11940197
    Abstract: The cooling systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to cooling electronic equipment in data centers or any other applications that have high heat rejection temperature and high sensible heat ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: INERTECH IP LLC
    Inventors: Gerald McDonnell, Ming Zhang, John Costakis, Earl Keisling
  • Patent number: 11933504
    Abstract: An air conditioning unit is disclosed. The air conditioning unit may include a makeup air system having a makeup air duct with a first end and a second end. The makeup air duct may be separate structure built in a bottom plate of the air conditioning unit and define an air flow passage in fluid communication between the first end and the second end to allow makeup air to flow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: David Leezer
  • Patent number: 11920856
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage chamber having an opening; a drawer type door to open or close the opening; a display positioned at the drawer type door; a first connector provided at a sidewall of the storage chamber; a second connector provided at the drawer type door and being electrically connected to the display; a first frame coupled to an inner wall of the storage chamber, the first frame to cover the first connector; a second frame coupled to the drawer type door, the second frame to support a storage box; and a wire electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector. The first frame has a first accommodating part to accommodate one portion of the wire and the second frame has a second accommodating part to accommodate another portion of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Myung Han, Jae Hoon Lim, Gi Joong Jeong, Woo Yeol Yoo, Jong Eun Chae, Sun keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11920825
    Abstract: This application relates to a humidifying device, including a shell, an air duct and an air blowing apparatus disposed in the shell, wherein a mist outlet channel, an atomizing cavity and a heating cavity communicated with the mist outlet channel are disposed in the shell; the air duct includes a first air duct communicated with the atomizing cavity and a second air duct communicated with the heating cavity; the air blowing apparatus is provided with an air outlet member, and the air outlet member is aligned with the first air duct and the second air duct, and is configured to supply a first air flow to the first air duct and supply a second air flow to the second air duct. When the humidifying device operates, the first air flow forms an atomized air flow and the second air flow forms a heated air flow then are mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Yixiong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11913563
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a temperature actuated valve, including a stationary member and a movable member, wherein the stationary member is configured to receive the movable member. A first flow path is defined between an outer surface of the stationary member and an inner surface of a housing and a second flow path defined by and within the movable member. The temperature actuated valve further includes at least one temperature actuated member having a first end seated against a base of the stationary member and a second end seated against a base of the movable member. The temperature actuated valve further includes a bias member having a first end connected to the base of the stationary member and a second end connected to the base of the movable member, the at least one temperature actuated member configured to compress at a first temperature and expand at a second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shivaram Chandrashekar, Pallab Karmakar, Amit Sahu, Kumaresan Nagarajan, Giridhar Kamesh
  • Patent number: 11913651
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin set formed by a plurality of fins stacked together and a refrigerant pipe set passing through the fin set. The fin set includes a connection member, and a first fin member and a second fin member connected to each other via the connection member. An included angle between the first fin member and the second fin member is larger than zero. The first fin member and the second fin member are arranged at two sides, respectively, of a notch of the fin set. The notch is located at an air input side and/or an air output side of the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Yu, Zhigang Xing, Zhisheng Lei, Kangwen Zhang, Yu Liu, Wenjun Shen, Yuhang Tang, Yuanshun Huang
  • Patent number: 11904208
    Abstract: Climate control room includes systems and sensors associated therewith. A further aspect includes programmed software instructions which include obtaining data of a user of the climate control room from the one or more sensors, raising a core body temperature of the user by a predetermined threshold based on the obtained data; and determining whether the core body temperature of the user has been raised by the predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period. The programmed software instructions may also set an ultraviolet light intensity level based on the obtained data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Corey Washington
  • Patent number: 11906065
    Abstract: An electric valve may include an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, a valve body drivingly connected to the rotor, a valve seat cooperating with the valve body, a housing in which the rotor and the stator are arranged, a split pot arranged in the housing and fluidically separating a dry region from a wet region in the housing, and a spring assembly including at least one spring. The rotor may be arranged in the split pot. The stator may surround the split pot radially on an outside in a circumferential direction. The split pot may protrude beyond an axially outer front side of the rotor. The spring assembly may be coupled to the housing and may rest on the front side spaced apart from the housing such that the spring assembly mechanically impinges on the stator radially and axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Lindenberg, Jeffrey Van Delden, Florian Wetzel
  • Patent number: 11897308
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for temperature regulation in an autonomous vehicle. In particular, systems and methods are provided for regulating the interior temperature of a delivery container in an autonomous vehicle. In various implementations, the delivery container includes one or more compartments, and a thermal management system is provided for regulating the temperature of each of the compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Timothy Jon Meador
  • Patent number: 11892193
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for conditioning air using a liquid-to-air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) as a pre-dryer, in combination with a direct evaporative cooler (DEC). The LAMEE and DEC can be arranged inside a process plenum configured to receive and condition air for delivery to an enclosed space. The LAMEE can circulate a liquid desiccant to remove moisture from the air, before passing the air through the DEC. As a result, the DEC can cool the air to lower temperatures and improve overall efficiency. In an example, a regeneration system can regenerate at least some of the liquid desiccant prior to recirculation through the LAMEE. In an example, the DEC can use removed water recovered in regeneration as make up water for the DEC. In an example, a liquid to air or liquid to liquid heat exchanger can cool the liquid desiccant, prior to recirculation through the LAMEE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Nortek Air Solutions Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Paul LePoudre
  • Patent number: 11879647
    Abstract: A portable air conditioner unit window installation system having a closure plate, a vent opening through the closure plate, a clamp fixture located adjacent to the vent opening in a longitudinal direction of the closure plate, and a clamp movably mounted to the clamp fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Pedro Zemborain, Zack Palomäki
  • Patent number: 11874001
    Abstract: A compact temperature control system is provided for use within a building. The temperature control system may be designed with a floor-saving design that causes a condenser unit (CU) and a fan coil unit (FCU) to be supported at or near the ceiling. The temperature control system may allow for multi-zone temperature control by connecting multiple FCUs to a CU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: EPIC SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Igor Tartakovsky
  • Patent number: 11874002
    Abstract: An integral air conditioner is provided. An electric control box of the air conditioner is split into at least a first box body and a second box body. The first box body is arranged between a first fan shell and a middle partition plate. The second box body is arranged below the middle partition plate. A first fan has a first fan wheel and the first fan shell. Since the first fan wheel rotates around a shaft, the first fan shell generally has an arc-shaped edge. A gap is presented between a surface of the first fan shell and the middle partition plate. The electric control box is split into multiple box bodies and constructed to match the shape of the first fan shell. The first box body of the multiple box bodies is arranged in the gap between the first fan shell and the middle partition plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingwen Deng, Jingqiang Jiang, Gang Liu
  • Patent number: 11869799
    Abstract: A heat exchange unit performs heat exchange using a coolant and is disposed inside a placing table and equipped with heat exchange chambers. The heat exchange chambers are disposed in regions, respectively, set on the placing table. The regions are set along a placing surface of the placing table. A chiller device circulates the coolant with respect to the heat exchange chambers. A temperature detection device includes temperature detectors. The temperature detectors are disposed in the regions, respectively, between the respective heat exchange chambers and the placing surface. A control device controls the chiller device to adjust a pressure of the coolant such that a temperature of the placing table reaches a first temperature range, and controls the chiller device to individually adjust flow rates of the coolant supplied to the heat exchange chambers, respectively, such that all of temperatures measured by the temperature detectors reach the first temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shin Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Mitsumori