Patents Examined by Stephen Hobson
  • Patent number: 11754301
    Abstract: Mist based humidification systems are employed in numerous environments. However, such systems are typically small portable units whilst it would be beneficial to employ ultrasonic based mist humidifiers in larger environments. However, these environments introduce additional requirements such as reducing the emission/distribution of condensed water as droplets from the humidifier, allowing independent placement of the mist generator from the mist distribution element(s), and the requirement to “throw” the mist a reasonable distance into the environment rather than relying upon the circulation within the environment to achieve distribution. Embodiments of the invention address these issues whilst also supporting modular humidification systems operating at multiple capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CONDAIR GROUP AG
    Inventors: Shahram Lotfi, Tobias Franciscus Hendrikus Bakker
  • Patent number: 11745149
    Abstract: [Problem] To enable an increase of fine bubbles in medium liquid. [Solution] A suction device of the present invention includes a cylindrical portion that is formed of a cylinder with two base surfaces, first surface and second surface, and that flows medium liquid supplied from a plurality of paths, from the first surface toward the second surface, a plurality of introducing portions that introduce the medium liquid from the first surface or from the vicinity of the first surface into the cylindrical portion such that the medium liquid swirls inside the cylindrical portion, and an outlet port provided at or in the vicinity of the center of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TECH CORPORATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Nakamoto
  • Patent number: 11739959
    Abstract: An air purifier is provided. The air purifier includes a plurality of filters, a driving unit configured to individually move the plurality of filters, and a processor configured to control the driving unit so that at least one of the plurality of filters is disposed in an air passage in the air purifier according to an air state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-pyo Park, Yong-won Jeong, Jae-hong Kim, Sang-hun Lee, Jeong-eun Lee, Hye-jung Cho
  • Patent number: 11732911
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an overhead type upper water adding humidifier, which nests the atomization cavity in a water tank, and the water contained in the two is relatively separated and independent, and the two can communicate with each other through the control valve of the water level adjustment component, so that the humidifier is in When working, a constant water level depth can be maintained above the atomizing film, so that the atomizing film is always in the best working state, achieving maximum atomization efficiency and avoiding energy waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE ULTEK ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Mark Ou
  • Patent number: 11719195
    Abstract: A limiting cap is provided to restrict rotation of a needle valve and to be easily assembled onto the needle cap. The limiting cap assembled onto the needle valve screwed into an adjustment hole of a fuel adjuster includes a main body to be arranged onto the needle valve. A rising part, which is inserted into a recess of the fuel adjuster, is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the main body. The main body includes a first engagement part on an inner side and a fixing part on an outer side. A first hubbly part formed in an inner peripheral surface of the first engagement part is engageable with a second hubbly part formed in an outer peripheral surface of the needle valve. The needle valve is fixed into the fixing part. The fixing part is formed to have a smaller inner diameter than the first engagement part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamotsu Saito, Tomoyoshi Kudo, Yuta Onuma, Ryosuke Imai
  • Patent number: 11680718
    Abstract: A base of a humidifier includes a housing, an air outlet assembly, and a first partition. The housing includes a receiving chamber, a first air inlet, and a second air inlet. The air outlet assembly is disposed in the receiving chamber and includes a fan, a temperature and humidity sensor, and an aroma component. The first partition is disposed in the receiving chamber and configured to spatially separate the temperature and humidity sensor from the fan and the aroma component. The fan is configured to introduce a first airflow from the first air inlet to pass through the temperature and humidity sensor, and reach the fan; introduce a second airflow flow from the second air inlet to pass through the aroma component without passing through the temperature and humidity sensor, and reach the fan; and discharge the first second airflow out of the receiving chamber through the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHENBEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuequn Zhan, Jinlong Huang
  • Patent number: 11666857
    Abstract: A still/stahl column includes a still section, a primary stahl section, the primary stahl section positioned beneath the still section, and a polishing stahl section, the polishing stahl section positioned beneath the primary stahl section. A process also includes feeding a water rich glycol still feed stream to the still section and feeding a stripping gas feed stream to the polishing still section. The process includes withdrawing a reboiler draw stream from the still section and heating the reboiler draw stream in a reboiler to form a reboiler inlet stream. The process includes injecting the reboiler inlet stream into the primary stahl section, stripping water from the water rich glycol with the stripping gas, and withdrawing a still stripping gas stream from a top portion of the still section. A lean glycol polishing discharge stream is withdrawn from a bottom portion of the polishing stahl section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Paul A. Carmody
  • Patent number: 11629322
    Abstract: An impeller, for example, a Rushton impeller for a bioreactor system is disclosed. The impeller includes a hub, optionally including a slot, a plurality of blades, and one or more turbulators. The plurality of blades is disposed along a circumferential direction of the hub and spaced apart from each other. Each of the plurality of blades is coupled to at least a portion of a circumference and/or a top surface of the hub. Each blade of the plurality of blades includes a pressure face and a suction face. The one or more turbulators is disposed on at least a portion of the suction face, the pressure face, or both, of a blade of the plurality of blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC
    Inventors: Deoras Prabhudharwadkar, Ashok Gopinath
  • Patent number: 11628397
    Abstract: A spacesuit contaminant removal system includes at least one membrane separator and a liquid sorbent circuit. The at least one membrane separator is configured to receive a spent air stream from a ventilation system of a spacesuit and absorb a contaminant from the spent air stream into a liquid sorbent. The at least one membrane separator is configured to discharge a clean air stream to the ventilation system and discharge the contaminant in a contaminant stream to a space environment using a vacuum of the space environment. The liquid sorbent circuit is configured to circulate the liquid sorbent through the at least one membrane separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Phoebe Henson, Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates
  • Patent number: 11603326
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aeration and mixing processes are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ENVIROMIX, INC.
    Inventors: Theodore K. Jenkins, Heath E. Murphy, William Whitfield King, Jr., Tyler Kunz, David D. Lauer
  • Patent number: 11577178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to evaporation apparatus (100) comprising manifolds provided with at least one nozzle (102), a tank unit (103) for a liquid, and a sample holder configured to be inserted into the tank unit. The sample holder is configured to hold at least one sample in a defined position relative the at least one nozzle a control unit (104) an inlet port (105) configured to be connected to a gas supply, a pressure regulator (106) arranged downstream the inlet port (105). A set value of the pressure regulator (106) is controlled by the control unit (104), a control valve (107) arranged downstream the pressure regulator (106), wherein each of the at least one manifold (101a-d) is connected to a corresponding output port of the control valve. The control valve is controlled by the control unit (104), and the control unit is configured to set the set value of the pressure regulator to a value that causes a predetermined gas flow from each of the at least one nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Biotage AB
    Inventors: Adam Faris, Johan Asplund, Olof Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11565076
    Abstract: An apparatus for humidifying a flow of pressurised, breathable air includes varying a first pressure of the flow of breathable gas to vary a level of thermal engagement between the conductive portion of the reservoir and the heater plate, varying a height of the variable portion varies a level of thermal engagement between the conductive portion of the reservoir and the heater plate, use of a humidifier reservoir base component with a maximum water capacity substantially equal to the predetermined maximum volume of water of the humidifier reservoir or the use of intersecting inlet and outlet axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Justin John Formica, Matthew Rolf Harrington, Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Luke Andrew Stanislas, Hargopal Verma
  • Patent number: 11549756
    Abstract: A once-through dry adiabatic cooler having an integrated factory installed air pre-cooler system that is mechanized to move from a shipping position to an operational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: EVAPCO, INC.
    Inventor: Tom Byrne
  • Patent number: 11549701
    Abstract: A humidification and air cleaning apparatus is provided that may include a water tank having a discharge port which is open toward an upper side, and a discharge grill disposed at the water tank and covering the discharge port. The discharge grill may have a plurality of vanes disposed at the discharge port and spaced apart from each other, and when viewed from a top, overlap each other to cover the discharge port. An edge of a vane may overlap an edge of an adjacent vane, thereby minimizing scattering of droplets to an indoor space while minimizing resistance of discharged air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jung, Seungdeok Yang, Seokho Choi
  • Patent number: 11529593
    Abstract: An elongate diffuser (10) comprises a diffuser body (30), and a membrane (20) attached so that introduction of gas at a working pressure into the diffuser displaces part of the membrane (20) from contact with the diffuser body (10) providing an elongate sealed compartment (50) between the membrane (20) and a surface (32) of the diffuser body (30). The gas can pass from the compartment (50) through the membrane (20) for aeration of fluid in which the diffuser (10) is immersed. The diffuser body surface (32) which bounds the compartment (50) is recessed away from the membrane (20) in use, to contribute to the lateral cross sectional area of the compartment (50) and facilitate distribution of gas along the diffuser by the compartment (50). An automatic purge valve for purging water from a gas feed pipe of a diffuser is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Gregory Johnston, David Yule, Kenneth Roy Wildbur
  • Patent number: 11499729
    Abstract: A humidifier includes a water tank for containing a predetermined amount of water, a supporting base having a water chamber, a mist discharging channel, a mist generating module for generating a mist from the water in the water chamber and generating an air flow, and a noise reduction air duct. The noise reduction air duct has an air inlet extended from the water chamber for receiving the air flow and the mist, an air outlet extended to the mist discharging channel, and a detouring channel extended between the air inlet and the air outlet for detouring a direction of the mist from the water chamber to the mist discharging channel so as to reduce a speed of the mist for noise reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Hai Yang
  • Patent number: 11493215
    Abstract: A humidification system including a water-delivery system, an air-delivery system, a control system, and at least one fog-generation system. In example forms, the system includes a water-and-air delivery bar, a fog-delivery block, and/or a tubing-and-track delivery system. In another example form, a humidification system includes a housing having a nozzle discharge body, an air inlet coupling having an air delivery conduit extending therethrough, and a water inlet coupling having a water delivery conduit extending therethrough, and further including means for providing heating and/or a consistent back-pressure and flowrate across multiple nozzles in a multi-nozzle array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: PRODEW, INC.
    Inventors: Itamar Kleinberger, Shakeel Merchant, Roland J. Bilodeau, Faizan Aly, Kendall C. Palmer, Paul Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 11484822
    Abstract: A vane inlet device is provided in a vessel to receive and redistribute a fluid stream entering the vessel and to facilitate separation of liquid from the fluid stream. The vane inlet device includes a passageway bounded by a top plate and a bottom plate spaced from the top plate. First and second arrays of vanes extend between the top and bottom plates and are positioned to receive respective portions of the fluid stream flowing from an inlet end of the passageway toward an opposite end and redirecting it out opposite sides of the passageway. A spacing between the first array of vanes and the second array of vanes progressively decreases in a direction from the inlet end of the passageway toward the opposite end. A beam extends from the top plate to the bottom plate between the first and second arrays of vanes to reduce flexure of the top and bottom plates and to separate the respective portions of the fluid stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Koch-Giltsch, LP
    Inventor: Izak Nieuwoudt
  • Patent number: 11484825
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for carbon capture optimization in industrial facilities are disclosed herein. An example carbon capture process involves cooling a flue gas stream using at least one gas-to-air heat exchanger disposed upstream of a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber. Another example carbon capture process involves heating a heat medium for solvent regeneration and CO2 stripping using a fired heater and/or using at least one waste heat recovery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Heichelbech, Ivan Van der Walt, Connor Rivard, Alex Thompson
  • Patent number: 11465106
    Abstract: A hollow expansion chamber of the present invention is configured to temporarily contain an expansion of bubbles during an aeration process for aerating a liquid, where a chamber body of the expansion chamber has an oblate spheroid shape. When moving circumferentially downward along the chamber body starting from a maximum inside diameter, the oblate spheroidal shape of a bottom portion has a first integral transition that is a tangential transition to a first frustoconical shape. Continuing moving circumferentially downward, the first frustoconical shape has a second integral transition to a cylindrical extension. The cylindrical extension at a distal end has a bottom opening configured to fit within an opened bottleneck. The first frustoconical shape has a minimum angle of 15 degrees relative to a horizontal plane. The second integral transition is a radial second integral transition having an inside surface radius of at least 0.25 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Wendy L. Stevenson, Jennifer L. Stevenson, Ryan A. Stevenson