Patents Examined by Travis Ruby
  • Patent number: 12150459
    Abstract: A mouthfeel maintaining method of an ice cream machine is provided. The ice cream machine is equipped with a freezing cylinder, a stirring device, a main refrigeration system, and a control system. When the ice cream material in the freezing cylinder is in a forming solid stage, the control system controls the ice cream machine to enter a mouthfeel maintaining state. The forming solid stage is: a stage from when all the ice cream material in the freezing cylinder is converted into all-solid ice cream until the preset hardness or the preset viscosity value is reached. The mouthfeel maintaining state is as follows that: the main refrigeration system refrigerates the ice cream material in the freezing cylinder according to the refrigeration capacity close to the lower limit refrigeration capacity. Moreover, the ice cream machine can discharge the all-solid ice cream in the freezing cylinder in the mouthfeel maintaining state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hubei Guangshen Electric Produce Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xinbing Wang
  • Patent number: 12146712
    Abstract: A stacked panel tube bundle for an air cooled steam condenser having two sets of condensing tubes, one set arranged above the other, the first (lower) set of tubes in direct fluid communication with a combined steam delivery/condensate collection manifold at a bottom end and in indirect fluid communication with a non-condensable collection manifold via an L-shaped extension member; the second (upper) set of tubes in direct fluid communication with the non-condensable collection manifold at the top, and in indirect fluid communication with the combined steam delivery/condensate collection manifold via an L-shaped extension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Evapco, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Huber, Jean-Pierre Libert
  • Patent number: 12140323
    Abstract: A self-contained HVAC system is a single structure having a sequential arrangement of coupled housings. At least two housings are offset with respect to one another in two dimensions. HVAC components are disposed throughout and within the coupled housings. The HVAC components include operational components interconnected by electrical lines and fluid-carrying lines where the HVAC components are operable to generate at least one of heated air and cooled air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KAROGEN LLC
    Inventors: Kathy E. Goodman, Robert Sunstone
  • Patent number: 12135175
    Abstract: A method of controlling an HVACR unit in an HVACR system including an HVACR unit through which a process fluid is pumped to meet a temperature control demand includes monitoring, by a controller, a flowrate of the process fluid through the HVACR unit. When the flowrate of the process fluid is above a minimum flowrate threshold, the process fluid is provided to one or more terminals in the HVACR system according to the temperature control demand. A bypass flow of the process fluid through a bypass line is disabled by changing a state of a valve fluidly connected to the bypass line and one of the one or more terminals to a flow disabled state. When the flowrate of the process fluid is below the minimum flowrate threshold, the controller enables the bypass flow of the process fluid through the bypass line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Michael C. A. Schwedler
  • Patent number: 12130075
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator that includes the following: a storage chamber having a space to store a preserved product; an oscillator that forms high frequency power; and oscillation electrode (24) and counter electrode (25) disposed facing each other and connected to the oscillator, oscillation electrode (24) and counter electrode (25) receiving the high frequency power from the oscillator to generate an electric field in the storage chamber. Oscillation electrode (24) and counter electrode (25) are provided at interval H that is shorter than a long side dimension of oscillation electrode (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Mori, Kei Nambu, Tsuyoki Hirai
  • Patent number: 12122690
    Abstract: Systems and methods for inhibiting growth of fungi and other organisms in air treatment systems such as air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and air washers. A pair of electrodes are brought into contact with liquid collected by a collection subsystem of the air treatment system. One of the electrodes includes a bio-inhibiting conductor. Electrical current is caused to pass between the electrodes, causing the bio-inhibiting conductor to be released into the collected liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: INOVOTRON, LLC
    Inventors: Louis Ciro Cosentino, Daniel L. Cosentino
  • Patent number: 12117250
    Abstract: A heat exchanger (100) includes a flow path layer (10) in which a first flow path (11) extending in a first direction and a second flow path (12) extending in a second direction are disposed in the same layer. In each of the first flow path and the second flow path, a flow path cross-sectional area is reduced and expanded along an extending direction of the flow path. The first flow path and the second flow path intersect each other in the same layer in first portions (23, 33) of which the flow path cross-sectional area is reduced, due to displacement of the first portions (23, 33) in a third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kota Fujiwara, Kazuya Umeyama
  • Patent number: 12119146
    Abstract: A heat sink apparatus having a pair of casings hinged in a clamshell arrangement and configured to contain a portion of an electric charging cable, the casings each having an inner space which contains a phase change material for absorbing heat generated during current flow through the electric charging cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, The University of Connecticut, The Board of the Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Hamidreza Shabgard, Amir Faghri, Kenneth Goodson, Mehdi Asheghi
  • Patent number: 12111113
    Abstract: A heat transfer component reinforcement structure includes a main body. The main body has a pair of first lateral sides and a pair of second lateral sides and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is correspondingly externally connected with the main body in at least one manner selected from the group consisting of that the reinforcement members are engaged, latched and connected with the first lateral sides and the second lateral sides of the main body and the reinforcement members are engaged, latched and connected with the junctions between the first and second lateral sides in four corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Huang Lin, Yuan-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 12111063
    Abstract: An air intake and exhaust assembly includes a first air pipe and a second air pipe. A first air duct is formed in the first air pipe and configured to be communicated with one of an air outlet of an air exhaust volute of an packaged air conditioner and an air inlet of the packaged air conditioner. The second air pipe is arranged adjacent to the first air pipe. A second air duct is formed between an inner wall of the second air pipe and an outer wall of the first air pipe. The second air duct is configured to be communicated with another one of the air outlet of the air exhaust volute and the air inlet of the packaged air conditioner. At least part of the outer wall of the first air pipe along a length direction of the first air pipe is fixedly connected to the second air pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhigang Xing, Eli Zhao
  • Patent number: 12111111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger assembly with at least one multi-pass heat exchanger, comprising a first distributor (1) with a first connection part (1a) for connecting to a fluid line (9), a second distributor (2) with a second connection part (2a) for connecting to a fluid line (9), and at least one first deflection distributor (4), as well as a plurality of tube lines (5) through which a fluid, in particular water, can flow, wherein the first distributor (1) and the second distributor (2) are arranged at one end (A) of the heat exchanger assembly, the deflection distributor (4) is arranged at the opposite end (B) and the tube lines (5) extend from the one end (A) to the opposite end (B), and wherein the first connection part (1a) is arranged at a lowest point (T) or at least near to the lowest point (T) of the first distributor (1) and the second connection piece (2a) is arranged at a lowest point (T) or at least near to the lowest point (T) of the second distributor (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Gunter GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alfred Erhard, Hansjorg Brentrop
  • Patent number: 12104822
    Abstract: A dehumidifier includes a machine body. The machine body includes a case including an air inlet and an air outlet, a condenser provided in the case, an evaporator provided in the case, an axial flow fan vertically provided in the case and side by side with the condenser and the evaporator, and a water receiving tray below the condenser, the evaporator, and the axial flow fan. The water receiving tray is configured to divide the case into an axial flow air duct and a mounting cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiming Li, Zhigang Xing
  • Patent number: 12096602
    Abstract: A cooling system, in particular for electronics cabinets, is proposed, comprising a casing, wherein the casing comprises at least a cabinet side partitionment, wherein the cooling system comprises a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit, wherein the second cooling circuit is an active cooling circuit, wherein the first cooling circuit and the second cooling circuit are thermally coupled, wherein the second cooling circuit is not disposed in the cabinet side partitionment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: PFANNENBERG GMBH
    Inventors: Russell Fuller, Peter Starp, William Baron
  • Patent number: 12092401
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a diffusion bonding heat exchanger with which it is possible to reduce a thermal stress that is generated due to heat exchange between fluids significantly different from each other in temperature even in a case where the number of stacked heat transfer plates is made large. A diffusion bonding heat exchanger (100) includes a core (1) in which a plurality of heat transfer plates (HP) are stacked and diffusion-bonded to each other. The core includes a plurality of flow path blocks (40) each of which is configured to include a plurality of flow path layers (30) and a partition wall layer (50) that divides the plurality of flow path blocks. A thickness (t3) of the partition wall layer in a stacking direction is larger than an interval (t2) between flow paths arranged in the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Suguru Takahashi, Yasuhiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 12092400
    Abstract: Thermal energy storage (“TES”) includes at least two blocks or zones operated with respect to charging and discharging of thermal energy by flowing a heat transfer fluid (“HTF”) through the block or zone; an inlet charging manifold, an outlet charging manifold, an inlet pipe arranged from the inlet charging manifold to each block or zone; an outlet from each block or zone; and one or more of the valves: a flow control valve (vi1; va1, . . . ve1) arranged in at least one of block or zone inlet pipes, inlets, outlets and outlet pipes, for control of flow through the block or zone, a bypass valve (vi2; va2, . . . ve2) arranged in inlet charging side pipe sections between inlet pipe and serial flow return for the block or zone, for bypassing flow and serial flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: EnergyNest AS
    Inventors: Pål G. Bergan, Christopher Greiner, Nils Høivik
  • Patent number: 12092405
    Abstract: A device and systems for cooling hardware components is disclosed. The smart cold plate (CP) device includes a first inlet port for supplying a first coolant path, a second inlet port for supplying a second coolant path, and a valve for selectively controlling a flow of a coolant between the first and second inlet ports and an internal port, the internal port connecting the first and second inlet ports to a CP. The device also includes an external port connected to the CP for removing the coolant from the smart CP device and a connector through which power is supplied to the valve. Various cooling systems incorporating the smart CP device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan Chen, Weidong Zuo, Regan Zhu
  • Patent number: 12085345
    Abstract: An evaporator includes: a housing having a plurality of surfaces including a front surface and a back surface, at least one of the front and back surfaces having the largest area among the plurality of surfaces; and a heat-absorbing element disposed on at least one of the front and back surfaces and thermally connected to a heat source. The housing includes: at least one working fluid inlet located in a surface of the housing, the surface being other than a top surface of the housing; and at least one pair of working fluid outlets located respectively in opposite longitudinal end portions of the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Haruki, Keiji Sakagawa, Kazuhide Hakamada, Ryosuke Mitani
  • Patent number: 12085326
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main body; a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided in the main body so that the front surfaces thereof are opened; an evaporator which is disposed inside the main body and which generates cold air; a first duct for supplying the cold air to the first storage chamber; a second duct for supplying the cold air to the second storage chamber; and a connecting duct for connecting the first duct and the second duct so as to allow the cold air generated by the evaporator to flow to the second duct, wherein the second duct includes a connecting port connected to the connecting duct, a discharge port through which the cold air is discharged, a discharge path for connecting the connecting port and the discharge port, and a connecting path for connecting the inside of the second storage chamber and the discharge path, the discharge path includes a minimum region in which the cross sectional area thereof in a vertical di
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Yong Lee, Il Sung Bae, Hyo Ju Han
  • Patent number: 12078423
    Abstract: The vapor chamber includes a container having a hollow cavity and formed of one plate-shaped member and another plate-shaped member facing the one plate-shaped member that are layered on each other, a working fluid enclosed in the cavity, and a wick structure provided in the cavity. The wick structure includes a first wick part extending from a heat receiving part to a heat discharge part and having a first wick member using a linear member, and a second wick part provided to the heat receiving part and having a second wick member using a linear member. An average diameter the linear member of the second wick member is smaller than an average diameter of the linear member of the first wick member or an aperture dimension of the second wick member is smaller than an aperture dimension of the first wick member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Inagaki, Hirofumi Aoki, Daiki Takemura, Hiroshi Okada, Kazuaki Aotani
  • Patent number: 12062478
    Abstract: An electric device (1) comprises a portion generating heat and a portion for dissipating said generated heat by heat exchange with a fluid, wherein said heat dissipating portion comprises means for generating a turbulent flow in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Inventors: Paolo Pavanello, Roberto Zannol