Patents by Inventor Zheng-Yi Xu

Zheng-Yi Xu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for temporarily holding an evaporator/fan unit of a ductless mini-split HVAC system proximate to a wall
    Patent number: 10113754
    Abstract: A portable and reusable installation platform for easing the installation or maintenance of an air conditioner on a vertical wall includes at least one support base upon which at least part of the air conditioner is positioned during the installation or maintenance thereof. At least one connector extends from the first end of the support base and is configured to releaseably engage the wall. At least one support leg extends downwardly from the support base and is configured to abut the wall to support the weight of the air conditioner placed upon the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: RECTORSEAL, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A Moore, Zheng-Yi Xu, Robert Alan Martinelli
  • Apparatus And Methods for Temporarily Holding the Evaporator/Fan Unit of a Ductless Mini-Split HVAC System Proximate to a Wall
    Publication number: 20180003397
    Abstract: A portable and reusable installation platform for easing the installation or maintenance of an air conditioner on a vertical wall includes at least one support base upon which at least part of the air conditioner is positioned during the installation or maintenance thereof. At least one connector extends from the first end of the support base and is configured to releaseably engage the wall. At least one support leg extends downwardly from the support base and is configured to abut the wall to support the weight of the air conditioner placed upon the support base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Michael A Moore, Zheng-Yi Xu, Robert Alan Martinelli
  • Apparatus and methods for temporarily holding the evaporator/fan unit of a ductless mini-split HVAC system proximate to a wall
    Patent number: 9772113
    Abstract: A portable and reusable installation platform for easing the installation or maintenance of an air conditioner on a vertical wall includes at least one support base upon which at least part of the air conditioner is positioned during the installation or maintenance thereof. At least one connector extends from the first end of the support base and is configured to releasably engage the wall. At least one support leg extends downwardly from the support base and is configured to abut the wall to support the weight of the air conditioner placed upon the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Rectorseal, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A Moore, Zheng-Yi Xu, Robert Alan Martinelli
  • Apparatus And Methods for Temporarily Holding the Evaporator/Fan Unit of a Ductless Mini-Split HVAC System Proximate to a Wall
    Publication number: 20150107277
    Abstract: A portable and reusable installation platform for easing the installation or maintenance of an air conditioner on a vertical wall includes at least one support base upon which at least part of the air conditioner is positioned during the installation or maintenance thereof. At least one connector extends from the first end of the support base and is configured to releasably engage the wall. At least one support leg extends downwardly from the support base and is configured to abut the wall to support the weight of the air conditioner placed upon the support base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Michael A. Moore, Zheng-Yi Xu, Robert Alan Martinelli
  • Apparatus and Methods for Limiting or Preventing Backflow of Gas up Through a Plumbing Fixture
    Publication number: 20140053923
    Abstract: Apparatus useful for allowing the flow of liquid down through a pluming fixture to a destination below it and limiting or preventing the backflow of gas from the destination up into the pluming fixture includes a frame and a disc pivotably connected thereto. The disc is biased in a closed position and pivotably moveable into an open position upon the application of sufficient forces acting on the upper surface thereof caused by fluid from the plumbing fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: The Rectorseal Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Allen Martinelli, Zheng-Yi Xu, Tonmoy Roy