Patents Issued in February 4, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160033089
    Abstract: Embodiments of a light source include a substrate having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A plurality of solid state light emitting diodes (LEDs) form an array, with the plurality of LEDs mounted on the substrate in a row between the first end and the second end. The plurality of LEDs further have a first edge LED and a second edge LED having a first encapsulation lens height relative to the substrate. At least one interior LED having a second encapsulation lens height less than the first encapsulation lens height is disposed between the first edge LED and the second edge LED. The spacing between the plurality of LEDs is substantially uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Erik Sorensen, Stewart Clark
  • Publication number: 20160033090
    Abstract: A sleeve for a portable light may comprise: a hollow sleeve for surrounding a source of electrical power and having a plurality of elongated longitudinal spring members. Only one end of each spring member is connected to the hollow sleeve and an opposite end thereof is free. Each spring member is formed to partly extend radially outward of the hollow sleeve and to partly extend radially inward into the hollow sleeve toward a source of electrical power that may be disposed therein. The hollow sleeve may be disposed in a portable light may include a housing, a light source and a source of electrical power in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: RAYMOND L. SHARRAH
  • Publication number: 20160033091
    Abstract: A sleeve for a portable light may comprise: a hollow sleeve for surrounding a source of electrical power and having a plurality of elongated longitudinal spring members. Only one end of each spring member is connected to a wall of the hollow sleeve and an opposite end thereof is free. Each spring member is formed to partly extend radially outward of the hollow sleeve and to partly extend radially inward of the hollow sleeve toward a source of electrical power that may be disposed therein. The hollow sleeve may be disposed in a portable light that may include a housing, a light source and a source of electrical power that may reside in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: RAYMOND L. SHARRAH, CLEATIS A. EICHELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20160033092
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a casing having a first end, a second end, a first side surface and a second side surface. The casing has a first casing member joined to a second casing member, with the first and second casing members defining an interior cavity there between. An electronics package is provided that includes a power source, an actuable switch member and a light array coupled to the power source and switch member. The light source is capable of projecting light outwardly from the first end of the flashlight and into a cavity. The first casing member includes a light passable portion through which the light projected into the cavity can pass to the exterior of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Killion
  • Publication number: 20160033093
    Abstract: A portable lighting device includes a housing, a battery, a lighting element coupled to the battery, and a solar panel. The housing includes a first wall coupled to a second wall and defines an internal volume. The battery is positioned within the internal volume. The solar panel is disposed along the first wall and coupled to the battery. The second wall of the housing is angled relative to the first wall of the housing such that the solar panel is positioned in a target orientation when the second wall is disposed along a support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Robert E. Workman, Norman L. Krantz, Henry J. Howell, Fred K. Lillywhite
  • Publication number: 20160033094
    Abstract: A lighting element for a solar powered lantern is formed integrally with a bottle closure which can be threaded onto a discarded plastic bottle, such that the light emitting diodes (LEDs) of the lighting element extend into the bottle. The lighting element is powered by a rechargeable battery which is recharged by a photovoltaic panel positioned on the top surface of the bottle closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael MUEHLEMANN, Jason Alan SNYDER, Karim KHATTAB
  • Publication number: 20160033095
    Abstract: A portable tower trailer having a light tower housing constructed to allow for both stacking and nesting which is beneficial in both storage and shipping of light towers is disclosed. The portable tower trailer employs a frame having a hinged axle that allows the wheels to operate in a conventional manner. The hinged axle further allows the wheels to be rotated upward allowing the frame to rest flush on the ground or stacked upon a similar shaped portable tower. The stackable light tower is constructed having a base employing an engine system and a fuel tank; and a mast pivotally coupled to the base and movable between a storage configuration and a positioning configuration. The storage configuration is when the mast is folded over an upper surface of the base whereby an additional light tower base or tower trailer may be placed or stacked over the top of the first light tower base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Gino Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20160033096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically powered ornamental lamp arrangement for interior or exterior lighting display which includes a main electrical supply string and one or more electrically wired light emitting lamp ornaments or religious symbols electrically and detachably connected to the main supply string. The ornamental lamp arrangement may further include one or more light emitting sources electrically connected to the main supply string. The ornamental lamp arrangement is constructed for display in celebration of the Hindu Divali light holiday, the ornamental lamp arrangement particularly constructed in the form of the Hindu Om syllable symbol and Hindu deya likenesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Aartee S. Satyaketu
  • Publication number: 20160033097
    Abstract: A decorative light string including a first group of light elements electrically connected in parallel to each other, a second plurality of light elements electrically connected in parallel to each other, and a third plurality of light elements electrically connected in parallel to each other. The first, second, and third groups of lights are electrically connected in series. A first wire stabilizer is located between the first group of lights and the second group of lights, and a second wire stabilizer is located between the second group of lights and the third group of lights. The first and second wire stabilizers secure wire ends forming first and second gaps in the wiring of the light string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Johnny CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160033098
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a track having a first and a second rail (5, 7), mutually extending equidistantly. Said first and second rail comprise a first respectively a second electrically conductive strip (13, 15), mutually electrically isolated. A lighting module comprising a first and second electrical contact, which lighting module in mounted position rests by gravitational force on the first and second rail. When mounted the first and second electrical contact are in electrical contact with a respective one of the first and second electrically conductive strip. The lighting module is dismountable from the track by a single displacement of the lighting module in a direction against the direction of the gravitational force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Anthonie Hendrik BERGMAN, Tim DEKKER, Bram KNAAPEN, Theodorus Johannes Petrus VAN DEN BIGGELAAR
  • Publication number: 20160033099
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a track having a first and a second rail (5, 7), mutually extending equidistantly. Said first and second rail comprise a first respectively a second electrically conductive strip (13), mutually electrically isolated. A lighting module comprising a first and second electrical contact (25), which lighting module in mounted position rests by gravitational force on the first and second rail. When mounted the first and second electrical contact are in electrical contact with a respective one of the first and second electrically conductive strip. The lighting module is dismountable from the track by a single displacement of the lighting module in a direction against the direction of the gravitational force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Anthonie Hendrik BERGMAN, Tim DEKKER, Bram KNAAPEN, Theodorus Johannes Petrus VAN DEN BIGGELAAR
  • Publication number: 20160033100
    Abstract: A hybrid lighting system is disclosed in which light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide input light When illumination with solar light is unavailable. Light from LEDs are propagated through an optical fiber, which delivers the light to a point of illumination. The disclosed system reduces the amount of electricity and electric conduit for light in areas using hybrid lighting systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: OFS FITEL, LLC
    Inventor: Jan I Hansson
  • Publication number: 20160033101
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly that comprises: a single lens having a first and a second plurality of near-field lens elements, and an exit surface; and a first and a second LED source that directs light through the respective first and second plurality of lens elements. The first and the second plurality of lens elements are configured to transmit light in a respective spread pattern and a high-intensity pattern through the exit surface. The assemblies can be configured such that the spread pattern and the high-intensity pattern collectively meet the low beam headlight requirements set forth in any current global vehicular lighting regulation, e.g., the current U.S. NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Li Yan, Ketan K. Desai, David A. Brown, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Sleiman N. Abdelnour
  • Publication number: 20160033102
    Abstract: An illumination system includes: a light irradiation unit that projects light toward a predetermined illumination area; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the illumination area; an object detecting unit that detects a shading object based on image information of the illumination area, acquired by the image acquisition unit; an information generating unit that generates the control information for setting each of the plurality of reflecting mirrors to an on state or an off state such that a plurality of irradiation patterns are alternately irradiated, each of the plurality of irradiation patterns having different arrangement of the dark pixels and the light pixels from each other; and an irradiation control unit that controls the light irradiation unit based on the generated control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi HIRATSUKA, Toshihiko TSUKADA, Shin-ichi KOJIMA, Nobuyuki SHIRAKI, Keiichi SHIMAOKA, Kazuya ASAOKA, Sho MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20160033103
    Abstract: Lighting apparatus for a vehicle includes: night-time low beam light source which mainly illuminates a lower front region in front of the vehicle; and daytime light source which mainly illuminates an overhead region above the lower front region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki NAKANO, Tomoyuki OGATA, Yoshihiko KANAYAMA, Makoto KAI
  • Publication number: 20160033104
    Abstract: An infrared energy reflecting lens system for a lamp subjectable to sunlight is provided. The lens system includes a lens having an exterior surface and a dichroic coating on the exterior surface of the lens so that at least a portion of the infrared energy content of sunlight is reflected from entering the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael K. Larsen, Alvin T. Pieczynski
  • Publication number: 20160033105
    Abstract: Various aspects of a light emitting apparatus include a substrate having at least one angled portion. Some aspects of the light emitting apparatus include at least one light emitting device arranged on the substrate. Some aspects of the light emitting apparatus include a plurality of conductors arranged on the substrate. In some aspects of the light emitting apparatus, the conductors are electrically coupled to the at least one light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Vladimir ODNOBLYUDOV
  • Publication number: 20160033106
    Abstract: A light source device comprises a plurality of kinds of light sources having different directivity characteristics and including a first light source and a second light source having a directivity characteristic wider than a directivity characteristic of the first light source; and a diffusing structure section for radiating light emitted by the first light source after diffusing the light, wherein a position of a center of a first brightness distribution of light radiated from the diffusing structure section in a case when the first light source emits light is a position corresponding to a position of a center of a second brightness distribution in a case when the second light source emits light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20160033107
    Abstract: Disclosed are flashlights that optimize the light output and beam focus of both a flood beam and a spot beam. The disclosed flashlights include a housing member and a lens including a first focusing element adapted to shape a light beam into a spot beam and a second focusing element adapted to shape a light beam into a flood beam. A first LED is positioned to direct light through the first focusing element, and a second LED positioned to direct light through the second focusing element. The first LED has a smaller die than the second LED, and the distance between the first LED and the first focusing element is greater than the distance between the second LED and the second focusing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory David Windom, Kam Fu Choo, Hai Rong Shi, Chao Jun Ding, Shao Jian Feng, Kin Pak Leung
  • Publication number: 20160033108
    Abstract: There is provided a lens for a light emitter which includes: a bottom surface; an incident surface connected to the bottom surface at a central region of the bottom surface and disposed on or above a light source to allow light emitted from the light source to be made incident thereto and travel in an interior of the lens; and an output surface connected to the bottom surface at an edge of the bottom surface and configured to allow the light which has traveled in the interior of the lens to be emitted outwardly therefrom, wherein the central region of the bottom surface protrudes with respect to the other region of the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Won Soo JI, Sung A CHOI, Sang Woo HA, Tetsuo ARIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20160033109
    Abstract: An illumination device includes light-emitting elements (LEEs); a light guide extending in a forward direction from a first end to a second end, the light guide being positioned to receive at the first end light emitted by the LEEs and to guide the received light to the second end; and an optical extractor coupled to the second end to receive the guided light. The optical extractor is formed from a transparent, solid material and includes a first output surface including a transmissive portion arranged and shaped to transmit a first portion of the guided light to the ambient in a forward angular range and a reflective portion arranged and shaped to reflect via TIR all the guided light incident on the reflective portion; and a second output surface arranged to transmit, to the ambient in a backward angular range, light reflected by the reflective portion of the first output surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Allan Brent York, Ferdinand Schinagl, Wilson Dau, Louis Lerman, Hans Peter Stormberg
  • Publication number: 20160033110
    Abstract: A system and method according to various embodiments can include a lighting fixture comprising a light source. A multilayer thin film coated reflector is applied to an outer light emitting surface of the lighting fixture. A top layer of the multilayer thin film coated reflector comprises a material including an anatase TiO crystal structure that exhibits antimicrobial properties when activated by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Matthew A. Bugenske, Michael Vincent Yee, Cherian Jacob, Koushik Saha, Mark Edward Kaminski, Benjamin James Ward
  • Publication number: 20160033111
    Abstract: An electric light fixture has at least a housing with a light-emitting aperture, a glare ring surrounding the light-emitting aperture, LEDs positioned in the housing as light sources and a reflector for the reflection and, if necessary, focusing of the light produced by the LEDs, as well as a cable to the power supply. The LEDs are positioned at or on the side of the glare ring facing the housing, so that the beam of light from the LEDs is directed at the reflector that is positioned on or in the housing as a dome over the glare ring and the light-emitting aperture, such that the reflector is designed to be reflecting and substantially non-mirroring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Udo THRAEN
  • Publication number: 20160033112
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes at least one light source for emitting primary light, at least one phosphor body which is illuminatable by the primary light and is spaced apart from the at least one light source, and at least one light scattering body which is situated optically downstream of the phosphor body in a light propagation direction of the primary light that is uninfluenced by the phosphor body. The lighting device is designed in the case of an intact phosphor body to generate an illumination pattern by light generated by the phosphor body, and otherwise to generate a light emission pattern by light generated by the at least one light scattering body. The light emission pattern differs from the illumination pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel Weissenberger
  • Publication number: 20160033113
    Abstract: A display device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of light emitting members, an anti-moiré member spaced away from the plurality of light emitting members at about a first distance (d), and a frame member receiving the PCB such that the PCB is interposed between the anti-moiré and the frame member. The anti-moiré member includes a first layer disposed to face the PCB and having a first foil with a randomized pattern surface. The first distance (d) equals L/(2*tan (?)). The second distance (L) is a shortest distance between two adjacent light emitting members. Each of the array of light emitting members has a radiation angle ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shahnad Nadershahi, Kjetil Osa Edvardsen
  • Publication number: 20160033114
    Abstract: A light fixture assembly for providing a light source when conducting vehicle repair in a dark environment includes a housing that may be positioned on a vehicle. A lid is coupled to the housing. The lid closes the housing. A first light emitter is coupled to the housing. The first light emitter emits light when the lid is open so a work area is illuminated. A second light emitter is coupled to the housing. The second light emitter emits light when the lid is closed so an observer is notified of a hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kelly Garrett
  • Publication number: 20160033115
    Abstract: A notification appliance is disclosed. The notification appliance may be a strobe notification appliance, such as an LED strobe notification appliance. The notification appliance may be wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted. Further, the notification appliance may include an optic that is configured to shape the light output from the notification appliance. For example, in a wall-mount, the optic may be mounted off-axis of a plane defined by a back plate of the notification appliance. Further, the notification appliance may be composed of a back plate, a driver board, and a front housing, with the front housing being attached to one or both of the back plate and the driver board. Moreover, the notification appliance may be used with an adapter bracket, which may be used to connect the notification appliance with one or more types of junction boxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth Savage, JR., Steven Varieur
  • Publication number: 20160033116
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for improved traffic control devices including a continuous central hanger support system that is integral to the traffic control device and provides a central load path. In an embodiment of the invention, the terminal housing and traffic signal housing of the traffic control device can be included in a single unit housing. A single unit housing can also include an integral backplate. Embodiments with an integral backplate can provide a solar energy generation system that utilizes a traffic signal's exterior surface as a substratum to secure thin-film photo cell laminates (TFPVL). The continuous central hanger integrated with the single unit housing can provide the traffic control device with improved securement of electrical components and structural stability for survivability during high wind events as compared to conventional traffic signal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Robert E. Townsend, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160033117
    Abstract: Elongated lighting fixtures intended to be incorporated into thin architectural surfaces, interconnected and configurable as a continuous run with potential to follow the direction of adjacent planar surface in three dimensional spaces while maintaining the structural integrity of the supporting framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: VALERICA GRIGORE
  • Publication number: 20160033118
    Abstract: An adjustable, extendable beacon mount for a wireless communication or transmission tower. The mount mounts a beacon and allows the beacon to be raised and lowered as needed. The mount includes a lower weldment assembly with a base element and an upper weldment assembly to which a beacon is mounted. The upper weldment assembly is raised and lowered by a hand-cranked lever which activates a gear and, in turn, a ratchet pawl engages receiver notches on the upper weldment assembly, raising and lowering the upper weldment assembly. Alternatively, the hand crank could be replaced with an electric motor or other alternatively powered element to raise and lower the upper weldment assembly. The purpose is to raise the beacon above the communications or transmission antennas surrounding the top of a tower to provide a 360 degree unobstructed view for passing aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Jared G. Remus
  • Publication number: 20160033119
    Abstract: A collapsible worklight assembly comprises a head assembly and a multi-legged support assembly. The head assembly includes first and second worklights hingedly attached to each other, allowing the head assembly to be open in a deployed configuration and closed in a collapsed configuration. The head assembly is hingedly attached to the multi-legged support assembly. The multi-legged support assembly includes a support head and a plurality of support legs. The support head includes a hinged connection to the head assembly that allows the plurality of support legs to rotate towards the head assembly in a collapsed configuration and away from the head assembly in a deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Richard Russel MUMMA, Gary VAN DEURSEN
  • Publication number: 20160033120
    Abstract: A backlight display device includes a pixel region, a light-emitting region, a control element, a plurality of first flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) contacts, and a plurality of first driving circuits. The pixel region has a first edge, a second edge opposite to the first edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge opposite to the third edge. A corner region is formed between the first edge and the fourth edge. The light-emitting region is located on the corner region of the pixel region. The control element is located on the corner region of the pixel region and between the light-emitting region and the first edge. The first FPCB contacts are located on the second edge. Each of the first driving circuits is electrically connected to one of the first FPCB contacts and the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shu-Ping YAN, Pei-Lin HUANG, Wei-Chou LAN, Chia-Chun YEH
  • Publication number: 20160033121
    Abstract: A mount for a light assembly in a luminaire has a base section and mounting arms upstanding from the base section. Each mounting arm has an upward length and a width and has a lower portion and an upper portion. Mounting pads for light sources are unitary with or attached to the mounting arm upper portions and have an upward length and a width. The width of the mounting pads extends in a direction oblique to the width of the mounting arm lower portions. Preferably, the length of the mounting pads extends in a direction oblique to the length of the mounting arm lower portions. Light sources mounted on the mounting pads may emit beams of light directed obliquely away from each other and obliquely towards the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SPRING CITY MFG. CO.
    Inventors: Daniel Kovalchick, Bryan Rash, Michael Greck, Alan Brink
  • Publication number: 20160033122
    Abstract: An optical module having a high-moisture-proof package structure in which dew condensation does not occur is provided. An optical module includes optical components including a light source, a pedestal on which the optical components are mounted, a cover which is combined to the pedestal to seal the optical components, and an emitting window disposed in the cover to take light from the light source outside. The pedestal and the cover are sealed with an O ring and a liquid seal material such that a compression direction of the O ring and a compression direction of the liquid seal material are almost perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yukio SAKIGAWA, Masayuki OKAMURA, Hiroaki FURUICHI, Hiroshi OGASAWARA, Kenji WATABE, Fumihito ICHIKAWA, Tatsuya YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20160033123
    Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed. The housing can include a housing top and a housing body coupled to each other. The housing body can include at least one wall that is bendable to form a cavity. The housing body can also include at least one first housing body coupling feature disposed on a first end, and at least one second complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the first end adjacent to the at least one first housing body coupling feature. The housing body can further include at least one second housing body coupling feature disposed on a second end, and at least one first complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the second end adjacent to the at least one second housing body coupling feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Jared Michael Davis, Huang Rongxiu
  • Publication number: 20160033124
    Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly for a steam desuperheating or attemperator device. In one embodiment, the spray nozzle sub-assembly of the spray nozzle assembly comprises a fixed nozzle element which is integrated into a spring-loaded nozzle element, and is specifically adapted to improve water droplet fractionation at higher flow rates while further providing an effectively higher spray area through the formation of two water cones (rather than a single water cone), such water cones being sprayed into a flow of superheated steam in order to reduce the temperature of the steam. In another embodiment, the spray nozzle sub-assembly of the spray nozzle assembly comprises a nested pair of spring-loaded primary and secondary nozzle elements which are also adapted to provide an effectively higher spray area through the formation of two water cones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Fabio Giove
  • Publication number: 20160033125
    Abstract: A burner system includes a fuel nozzle, an electrode configured to apply electrical energy to a combustion reaction supported by the fuel nozzle, a high-voltage converter configured to receive electrical energy from a low-voltage power supply and to provide high-voltage power to the electrode, a battery charger, and a switch module coupled to the battery charger, the converter, and first and second batteries. The switch module is selectively switchable between first and second conditions. In the first condition, the first battery is coupled to the battery charger and decoupled from the high-voltage converter, while the second battery is coupled to the high-voltage converter and decoupled from the battery charger. In the second condition, the first battery is coupled to the high-voltage converter and decoupled from the battery charger, while the second battery is coupled to the battery charger and decoupled from the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: IGOR A. KRICHTAFOVITCH, JOSEPH COLANNINO, CHRISTOPHER A. WIKLOF
  • Publication number: 20160033126
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multipurpose outdoor gas fire place having a frame with a gas outlet about its center and at least three adjustable radius arms for connecting to a gas canister housing, a gas line with an output control valve and a first end able to be securely connected to a gas canister through a pressure regulator and the second end able to be securely connected to a gas outlet and a cover-tray that fits over the gas outlet for burning gas. The arms have connectors on the ends for securing the frame to the gas canister housing that has an open top for receiving the cover-tray. The cover-tray distributes the gas about its middle and along its perimeter for burning gas and has a central adapter in line with the gas outlet for connecting a second gas burning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Lance
  • Publication number: 20160033127
    Abstract: A combustor for burning waste material includes a horizontally extended combustion chamber through which a mixture of waste material and air is introduced under pressure tangentially for establishing a vortical movement of the waste material toward one of the end walls. The waste material is ignited during its vortical movement. A second discharge port extends for discharging from the chamber non-combustible material entrained in the outer region of the vortex. The discharged material is conveyed through a conduit to a separator which separates the discharged gases and solid material. A secondary air manifold supplies air through controlled and automated dampers at portals positioned at intervals along the length of the chamber. An adjustable baffle is mounted on the flue adjacent its open end for deflecting outwardly toward the side wall solid material which moves from adjacent the one end wall toward the open end of the flue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: James Brent VanNatta
  • Publication number: 20160033128
    Abstract: A method to operate a power generation system and the device itself includes an oxy-fuel burner, a first heat exchanger assembly, and a rankine-cycle. The oxy-fuel burner generates an exhaust fluid submitted to an exhaust fluid line and the rankine-cycle is operated with the working media which is circulating separately from the exhaust fluid. The exhaust fluid line is provided with a recirculation line downstream the first heat exchanger assembly and upstream the working media heat exchanger extracting exhaust fluid from the exhaust fluid line, conducting extracted exhaust fluid to a compression unit to increase pressure and injecting downstream the extracted exhaust fluid into the oxy-fuel burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Anders Stuxberg
  • Publication number: 20160033129
    Abstract: A combustor of a gas turbine engine includes an additively manufactured liner panel with a heat transfer augmentation feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Steven W. Burd
  • Publication number: 20160033130
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle for a combustor a gas turbine engine includes a flange with a first locator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin J. LOW, Joey WONG, Chris J. NIGGEMEIER
  • Publication number: 20160033131
    Abstract: To provide a multifuel gas turbine combustor capable of combusting gases containing hydrogen in a high concentration with a low NOx while maintaining a low emission performance brought about by the pre-mixture combustion in the main burner, the gas turbine combustor includes a main burner (12) for supplying to and combusting a premixed gas (M), containing a first fuel (F1), within a first combustion region (S1) of a combustion chamber (10), and a supplemental burner (20) for supplying to and combusting a second fuel (F2) of a composition different from that of the first fuel (F1) within a second combustion region (S2) defined downstream of the first combustion region (S1) within the combustion chamber (10). The first fuel (F1) is of a hydrocarbon system and the second fuel (F2) is a gas containing hydrogen in a concentration exceeding the stable combustion limiting concentration of the hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro OGATA, Takeo ODA, Yasuhiro KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20160033132
    Abstract: A fuel injector to reduce NOx emissions in a combustor system. The fuel injector including a housing, at least one oxidizer flow path, extending axially through the fuel injector housing and defining therein one or more oxidizer flow paths for an oxidizer stream and a fuel manifold, extending axially through the fuel injector housing and defining therein one or more fuel flow path. The fuel manifold includes a forward portion and an aft portion including an aft face. A plurality of fuel injector outlets are defined in the aft portion, wherein the plurality of fuel injector outlets are configured to inject a fuel flow along a mid-plane of the fuel injector and away from a downstream wall. The fuel flow exiting the fuel manifold undergoes circumferential and radial mixing upon interaction with the oxidizer stream. Additionally disclosed is a combustor system including the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Krishna Kumar Venkatesan, Joel Meier Haynes, Narendra Digamber Joshi, David James Walker, Junwoo Lim, Sarah Marie Monahan
  • Publication number: 20160033133
    Abstract: A micro-mixer nozzle for use in a combustor of a combustion turbine engine, the micro-mixer nozzle including: a fuel plenum defined by a shroud wall connecting a periphery of a forward tube sheet to a periphery of an aft tubesheet; a plurality of mixing tubes extending across the fuel plenum for mixing a supply of compressed air and fuel, each of the mixing tubes forming a passageway between an inlet formed through the forward tubesheet and an outlet formed through the aft tubesheet; and a wall mixing tube formed in the shroud wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Johnson, Christopher Paul Keener, Jason Thurman Stewart, Heath Michael Ostebee
  • Publication number: 20160033134
    Abstract: A nozzle for use in a combustor of a combustion turbine engine, the nozzle including: radial sections defined by sidewalls; a gap formed between opposing sidewalls of adjacent ones of the radial sections; a groove formed on each of the sidewalls that define the gap, the grooves positioned correspondingly so to together form a pocket; and a seal having a zigzagging profile disposed within the pocket. The pocket may intercept the gap over a seal length, and the seal may extend longitudinally within the pocket such that the zigzagging profile intersects the gap over the seal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Johnson, Christopher Paul Keener, Christian Xavier Stevenson, Heath Michael Ostebee
  • Publication number: 20160033135
    Abstract: A multiple fuel capable, pre-mixed, low emission injector is provided which is particularly suited for burning high flame speed fuels. The fuel injector includes an injector body having a preliminary pre-mixing chamber, an intermediate pre-mixing chamber and a final pre-mixing chamber. A fuel distributor separates the preliminary pre-mixing chamber from the intermediate pre-mixing chamber. A guide vane separates the intermediate pre-mixing chamber from the final pre-mixing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Junhua Chen, Mark Mitchell, John Nourse, Robert D. McKeirnan, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160033136
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor comprising a burner including: a plurality of fuel nozzles to supply a fuel; a fuel nozzle plate to supports end portions of the fuel nozzles structurally and being configured to distribute the fuel flowing from an upstream side to the fuel nozzles; and a swirler including a plurality of air holes to supply combustion air, characterized in that the fuel nozzle plate is provided with a fuel nozzle receiving hole to receive the fuel nozzle, and the fuel nozzle plate and the fuel nozzle inserted in the fuel nozzle receiving hole are connected to each other from an upstream side of the fuel nozzle plate by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi KUMAGAI, Yoshihide WADAYAMA, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Satoshi DODO, Nobuo YAGI
  • Publication number: 20160033137
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine may include a center body disposed about a longitudinal axis, and a premix barrel positioned radially outwardly from the center body to define an annular passageway between the center body and the premix barrel. The annular passageway may extend from an upstream end that is configured to be fluidly coupled to a compressor to a downstream end that is configured to be fluidly coupled to a combustor. The premix barrel may include a first portion at the upstream end and a second portion at the downstream end. The first portion may include a stainless steel material, and the second portion may include a nickel based superalloy material. The second portion may be coupled to the first portion by a laser clad coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Alexander Ilich KRICHEVER, Robert Anthony Corr, II, Peter BARKER, John Preston MONTAGUE
  • Publication number: 20160033138
    Abstract: A fuel plenum for a fuel nozzle assembly includes a gaseous fuel conduit, a conduit passage, and a liquid fuel conduit. Said gaseous fuel conduit received at a first end of said fuel plenum. Said fuel plenum is configured to distribute gaseous fuel received from said gaseous fuel conduit. Said conduit passage extends from the first end to a second end of said fuel plenum. Said conduit passage is at least partially defined by at least one interior wall of said fuel plenum. Said liquid fuel conduit defined by an outer wall and a portion of said liquid fuel conduit extending through said conduit passage. Said liquid fuel conduit outer wall is offset from said at least one interior wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kaitlin Marie Graham, Jonathan Dwight Berry