Patents Issued in December 15, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160363290
    Abstract: An LED optical module has a reflecting cup, LED lamp and convex lens. The surface of the reflecting cup consists of the bottom half of the first reflecting cup's internal surface and the top half of the second reflecting cup's internal surface. The top and bottom sides of convex lens are all convex. For the optical module, the four focal points combine together and there is no disordering light output caused by the combination of the reflecting cup and the convex lens. The illumination intensity (Lux) is three times the amount of the existing products in the market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: OZG POWERSPORTS, INC.
    Inventor: Gong Beiwen
  • Publication number: 20160363291
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical path adjusting unit and a display device. The optical path adjusting unit, for adjusting light rays from different directions to transmit in approximately the same direction, comprises a light converging part, a reflective part and a light scattering part. The light converging part and the light scattering part form a hollow space, and the reflective part is disposed within the hollow space and connected to the middle of the light converging part and the middle of the light scattering part to divide the hollow space into two parts. The light converging part is used to converge the light rays from different directions; the reflective part is used to reflect the converged light rays onto the light scattering part, and the light scattering part is used to transmit the light rays reflected thereon by the reflective part out in approximately the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Yanliu SUN
  • Publication number: 20160363292
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus for adjusting the luminance of a screen of a spliced display device may include: an adjustment module configured to control rotation of a light-emitting unit within a backlight module in the spliced display device within a range; a collection module configured to collect a plurality of pieces of luminance information of a spliced screen of the spliced display device when the light-emitting unit is rotated at various angles; and a processing module configured to calculate a ratio between a minimum luminance value and a maximum luminance value for each piece of the luminance information, determine a maximum value among a plurality of the ratios and a specific angle of rotation of the light-emitting unit corresponding to the luminance information having the maximum value, and rotate the light-emitting unit at the specific angle of rotation by controlling the adjustment module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fan YANG, Xiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160363293
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes a channel-shaped elongate profiled body having a central or web portion and two side portions sidewise of the web portion, a profiled body having mutually opposed undercuts opening inwardly of the channel shape of profiled body, and a light radiation source assembly including an elongate support board carrying one or more light radiation sources, e.g. LED sources, the support board having longitudinal sides extending into the said undercuts, wherein the light radiation source assembly is retained by the channel-shaped profiled body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Marco Munarin, Martin Reiss, Alberto Alfier, Thomas Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160363294
    Abstract: A light converter comprises: a solid-state optical member configured to absorb light of an excitation wavelength and generate light of an emission wavelength; a base; and a mechanical fastener attaching the solid-state optical member to the base. The light converter may be part of a light engine, a phosphor wheel or an automotive headlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Louisa Yu, Jie Fan, Xianjiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20160363295
    Abstract: An automated reflective device for monitoring a baby in a bassinet enables viewing the interior of a bassinet, such as a baby, from an outside vantage point. A clamp detachably attaches the device to a mounting surface on the bassinet. The device includes a reflector that is oriented in a horizontal, vertical, swiveling, and telescoping direction to provide an optimal line of site into the bassinet. The reflector has a housing and a reflective panel made of a non-glass substrate overlaid with a reflective coating. The reflective panel is oriented in relation to the bassinet, so as to reflect the interior contents of the bassinet from an external vantage point. A motor powers an actuator in the housing. The actuator adjustably moves the reflector. An LED illuminates a cool-white light inside the bassinet and on the reflective surface for enhanced viewing. A remote control operates the actuator and LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Sarah H. Amritt
  • Publication number: 20160363296
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a lighting source, a case, and a light adjuster adjusting a path of light emitted from the lighting source. The light adjuster includes a first light adjustment panel, a second light adjustment panel, and a shielding panel. The first light adjustment panel is placed between the first reflection panel and the second reflection panel, and shields a part of the light emitted from the first lighting source. The second light adjustment panel is placed between the third reflection panel and the fourth reflection panel, and shields a part of the light emitted from the second lighting source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichirou HAYASHI, Yoshimichi ENNO
  • Publication number: 20160363297
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement can include a mounting ring, a luminaire, locking arms, and posts. The mounting ring can extend along a central longitudinal axis. The luminaire can have a housing assembly and a light emitter. The locking arms can each include a circumferential portion extending about the central longitudinal axis. The circumferential portions can each extend from a first end to a second end distal relative to the first end and each can have an upper face and a lower face. The mounting ring and the luminaire can be interconnected by moving the posts past the second ends along the central longitudinal axis, rotating the mounting ring and the luminaire relative to one another about the central longitudinal axis to slide the posts along one of the upper and lower faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: CP IP Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Dave Boulanger, Maciej Nowakowski
  • Publication number: 20160363298
    Abstract: A LED system is disclosed that includes a fixture with a module mounted in the fixture. The fixture includes a bottom wall with a socket. The module mounts in the socket and is biased into a mated condition with two magnets. The socket includes pads that are engaged by terminals that are supported by the module. A power supply can be mounted on a back side of the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Megan E. SERWACKI, Gregory KUCHURIS, Daniel B. McGOWAN, Timothy CANZANO, Christopher BLOUNT, Victor ZADEREJ
  • Publication number: 20160363299
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination unit (10) that encompasses two light sources (16, 18) arranged one behind another in a channel (14). A cooling unit (30, 32) is provided respectively at the two ends (26, 28) of the channel (14). The invention further relates to an energy supply unit (50) for supplying the illumination unit (10) with electrical energy. The energy supply unit (50) encompasses two energy sources (56, 58) arranged in a channel (54). Respective cooling units (64, 66) are arranged at the two ends (60, 62) of the channel (54).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Manfred KUSTER, Marco SCHUTZ, Ralf KÖRBER
  • Publication number: 20160363300
    Abstract: A light emitting diode luminaire compatible for both top mounting and wall mounting comprises a mounting adapter body suitable to top mounting and wall mounting of the luminaire, a power source for power supply to the luminaire, a radiator, a light source plate, a sucking plate and/or an arm; the mounting adapter body comprises a mounting adapter bracket centered thereof, the mounting adapter bracket can not only be connected to the sucking plate but also connected to the arm. Under the cooperation between the long striped mounting adapter body and the sucking plate and/or arm, the same luminaire can be applicable to a variety of different ways of mounting, with only a few components rather than a complete set of components changed. Thus, not only the procedure and time of production are simplified, but the production cost is greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: SHENZHEN YAORONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiping MA
  • Publication number: 20160363301
    Abstract: A safe lighting system using wall mounted lift comprises a polygonal pipe cylinder installing at a building wall; a polygonal lifting unit moving up and down along the inner wall of the polygonal pipe cylinder; a wire adjusting the height of the polygonal lifting unit, wherein the wire is connected to the upper side of the polygonal lifting unit; a lifting control unit controlling the height of the polygonal lifting unit by winding or releasing the wire; and a lighting apparatus installed at the polygonal lifting unit, wherein the height of the lighting apparatus is adjusted by the lifting control unit, and the installation and the maintenance of the lighting apparatus can be done conveniently on the ground by lowering the lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: NEW TECHNOLOGY BANK CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung Hwan KIM, Tae Su Lee, Ji Seon Kim
  • Publication number: 20160363302
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting and projecting light into a specified target illuminance. A lens may be mounted or otherwise paired to a carrier to form a lens/carrier combination, which may then be mounted to a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) containing a light emitting diode (LED). The lens/carrier combination may establish an optimum optical relationship between the LED and the lens, such that a predetermined photometric distribution of the LED is collected by the lens, while the remaining photometric distribution of the LED is rejected by the carrier. The lens may include a first pair of opposing surfaces forming a first focus and a second pair of opposing surfaces forming a second focus. The first and second foci may cause light to be subtended into one or more of collimated light focused light, diffused light, and shifted light. The carrier may include an obstruction extending toward the PCBA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: JST Performance, LLC
    Inventor: Edgar A. Madril
  • Publication number: 20160363303
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus has an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a light source located in the enclosure that is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path. A connector is secured to the base and is configured to receive a control module for providing control information to the LED light source. The control module is rotatably mounted relative to the enclosure. The control module may comprise a sensor that turns the light source off and on, changes the color of the light source or dims the light source upon detection of the stimulus. The enclosure has a bottom member and a mounting portion secured to the bottom support where the connector is located between the mounting portion and the bottom support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ethan Creasman, Nathan Ray Snell
  • Publication number: 20160363304
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device that includes an electrode having a light-emitting function and a touch sensing function, an organic electroluminescent module that includes a specific controlling circuit and can contribute to reduction in sizes and thickness and simplified production steps of the device, and a smart device and an illumination device each including the organic electroluminescent module. The organic electroluminescent module of the present invention has a touch sensing function and includes a capacitive touch sensing circuit unit and a light-emitting device driving circuit unit including a light-emitting device driving circuit section for driving an organic electroluminescent panel. The organic electroluminescent panel includes paired opposite plate electrodes therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi OMATA, Tsukasa YAGI, Kuniaki SHIDA
  • Publication number: 20160363305
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device that includes an electrode having a light-emitting function and a touch sensing function, an organic electroluminescent module that includes a specific controlling circuit and can contribute to reduction in sizes and thickness and simplified production steps of the device, and a smart device and an illumination device each including the organic electroluminescent module. The organic electroluminescent module of the present invention has a touch sensing function and includes a touch sensing circuit unit and a light-emitting device driving circuit unit including a light-emitting device driving circuit section for driving an organic electroluminescent panel. The organic electroluminescent panel includes paired opposite electrodes therein. The paired electrodes are connected to the light-emitting device driving circuit unit, and one of the paired electrodes is a touch sensing electrode that is connected to the touch sensing circuit unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi OMATA, Tsukasa YAGI, Kuniaki SHIDA
  • Publication number: 20160363306
    Abstract: A flexible flat cable (FFC) connector includes a bottom seat, a top cover rotatably hinged on the bottom seat, at least one elastic part disposed on the bottom seat, wherein, a top portion of the elastic part is protruded out from a top surface of the bottom seat and a bottom portion of the elastic part is extended out from a bottom surface of the elastic part, and a positioning part protruded on the top surface of the bottom seat. A free end of the top cover is provided with a bent extension portion, and the bent extension portion is used for fixing the top cover on the bottom seat. A backlight module and a cable arrangement device are also disclosed. The FFC connector can fix the FFC well. A reliable electric connection can be achieved. The assembly efficiency of the backlight module can also be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chengwen QUE
  • Publication number: 20160363307
    Abstract: A LED lamp for use in an existing light fixture may be used in either a base-up or a base-down orientation. The lamp includes an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure. A LED assembly is located in the enclosure and emits light when energized through an electrical path. A heat sink dissipates heat from the LED assembly where the heat sink is connected to the enclosure such that the lamp has a longitudinal axis that extends from the heat sink to the enclosure. A reflector reflects light along the longitudinal axis of the lamp. The reflector may be oriented to reflect light either toward or away from the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Corey Goldstein, Kurt Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20160363308
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to development of a LED system with high thermal dissipation power relative to the system weight by the inclusion of open regions. The open regions reduce the weight of the optical system while improving airflow. Associated optics are described to efficiently and evenly distribute the light from an LED by tailoring the optical distribution. In addition, circuitry and methods are described to allow for the LED system to operate with existing power sources such as ballast or offline AC voltage sources or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Frank Shum
  • Publication number: 20160363309
    Abstract: A light-emitting accessory comprising: a light source; a light guide body that guides the light radiated from the light source; a case body that holds the light source and the light guide body and has an attachment to an outside thereof; a cover body formed by a light permeable material and being attached to the case body to cover the light source and the light guide body. The light guide body has a back surface facing the light source, and a front surface opposite to the back surface. In the vicinity of the center of the front surface is made an inclined portion which is inclined in a direction of thickness of the light guide body, and the light source confronts the inclined portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: HAYASHI TELEMPU CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tatsuo MASE, Tadayoshi KAMEI, Takuya MATSUMOTO, Hiroyoshi KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20160363310
    Abstract: A table having integrated lighting includes a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side edge. At least one light-diffusing insert is mounted along at least a portion of the side edge. There is also provided at least one lighting element mounted within the table top to illuminate the light-diffusing insert. The light-diffusing insert and the lighting element are housed within a horizontally-extending recessed channel along the side edge of the table. The table also includes at least one base support mounted beneath the table top. The base support has at least one open channel extending the length of the base support through which an electrical wire extends upwardly to the table top. The electrical wire is connected through the table top to the lighting element to provide electrical power to the lighting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: David J. Powell, Jeffrey S. Wilcox, Dante M. Zeppa
  • Publication number: 20160363311
    Abstract: This invention discloses a light assembly containing preferably an LED light strip that rests at either side of the piano keys and spans the entire keyboard. The assembly is controlled by an infinitely variable light dimmer mounted at either side of the keyboard powered directly from either a 110 v AC outlet or from a rechargeable battery built into the same casing that houses the dimmer. Optionally, the invention can comprise a music rack light, controllable by the user. This optional music rack light has its own infinitely variable light dimmer, which is housed in the same casing as the piano keyboard light dimmer assembly and operates off the same battery or power source. This invention enables a pianist to easily see the keys in any lighting situation without interfering with the pianist's ability to play the piano or keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Gary Toth
  • Publication number: 20160363312
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp with at least one speaker is provided. The LED lamp includes a lamp base, a lamp cup installed on the lamp base, and a lamp socket installed under the lamp base. The LED lamp also includes a lamp plate installed on a top surface of the lamp cup, and a plurality of LEDs, set on the lamp plate, configured to emit light. Further, the LED lamp includes the at least one speaker, set at an outer surface of the lamp cup, configured to play audio signals. The top surface of the lamp cup including the lamp plate and the outer surface of the lamp cup including the at least one speaker are not coplanar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: BO YOU, CHAOQUN SUN, JINXIANG SHEN
  • Publication number: 20160363313
    Abstract: A ceiling fan structure with an LED lamp includes a ceiling fan main body. An annular lampshade is disposed around the periphery of the fan. The annular lampshade has an annular accommodation space therein. The top of the annular lampshade is formed with an opening corresponding to the accommodation space. Two LED lamp boards are longitudinally disposed in the accommodation space. The opening is provided with a lid. The LED lamp boards of the present invention have a better heat dissipation effect. When in use, the locking parts won't be seen from the bottom of the annular lampshade. The present invention has the advantages of convenient replacement and pleasing appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Cliff WANG
  • Publication number: 20160363314
    Abstract: A nuclear power plant with a steam dump device and condenser for the nuclear power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: ANDRÉ SEILLER, Tan Thanh VO
  • Publication number: 20160363315
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a combustion reaction includes steps and structures for applying an electric field across a combustion reaction. Application of the electric field results in broadening the flammability and stability limits of the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: JOSEPH COLANNINO, JAMES K. DANSIE, JESSE C. DUMAS
  • Publication number: 20160363316
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a pre-mixed burner capable of preventing a backfire, improving flame stability, and responding to various combustion loads. To attain the object, the present disclosure is implemented by including a flame hole member made of a foam body which is made from a plurality of metal alloys through a sintering process and in which an air hole being a space between struts configuring a framework is formed, and configured to form a flame by allowing a mixed gas of gas and air to be sprayed through the air hole, a flame hole member fixing plate configured to fixedly couple the flame hole member to a burner main body, and a distributing plate provided in front of the flame hole member and at which a plurality of distributing holes are formed so as to uniformly supply the mixed gas to the flame hole member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: June Kyu Park, Gi Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20160363317
    Abstract: An ionizer provides charged particles to charge a combustion reaction. A conductive flame holder cooperates with the charged combustion reaction to hold the combustion reaction away from a fuel nozzle. Dilution and/or premixing of the fuel in the region between the fuel nozzle and the conductive flame holder results in a reduced flame temperature. The reduced flame temperature results in a reduced output of oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: IGOR A. KRICHTAFOVITCH, JOSEPH COLANNINO, CHRISTOPHER A. WIKLOF
  • Publication number: 20160363318
    Abstract: A jet engine includes an inlet (11) which takes in air and a combustor (12) which combusts fuel with the air. The combustor (12) has an injector (20), a plurality of flame stabilizers (21, 22) and a vanishment section (31). The injector (20) injects the fuel. The plurality of flame stabilizers (21, 22) can maintain the flame (F) used for combustion in the combustor (12). The vanishment section (31) is provided to cover the dent of the first flame stabilizer (21) which is situated on the side near to the inlet in the plurality of flame stabilizers (21, 22), and vanishes with the passage of time in the flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiko UENO, Shojiro FURUYA
  • Publication number: 20160363319
    Abstract: An air-shielded fuel injection assembly for use in a combustion chamber of a turbine assembly. The air-shielded fuel injection assembly generally includes a fuel manifold including a plurality of fuel injection ports and an air manifold including a plurality of air injection ports. Each of the plurality of fuel injection ports is configured to introduce a fuel column into an annular cavity of a mixer assembly. Each of the plurality of air injection ports is configured to introduce an air curtain about an associated fuel injection column to minimize recirculation upstream of the fuel injection column and increase penetration of the fuel injection column into the cavity. Also disclosed are a mixer assembly and a turbine assembly including the air-shielded fuel injection assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Sarah Marie Monahan, Joel Meier Haynes, Narendra Digamber Joshi, David James Walker, Junwoo Lim, Krishna Kumar Venkatesan
  • Publication number: 20160363320
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle is provided for a gas turbine engine, and can include a pilot fuel injector having an axially-elongated, inner pilot centerbody wall and an outer pilot centerbody wall, with the axially-elongated, inner pilot centerbody wall extending from an upstream end to an annular fuel passage defining the downstream end of the pilot fuel injector. The fuel passage intersects with the inner pilot centerbody wall at a pilot fuel metering orifice. The fuel nozzle also includes a pilot fuel film surface downstream from the annular fuel passage and an annular splitter surrounding the pilot fuel injector. The annular splitter comprises, in axial sequence: an upstream section, a splitter throat having a diameter that is larger than a downstream diameter defined by the pilot fuel film surface, and a downstream diverging surface having an average diverging angle of about 24° to about 40° in relation to a centerline axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Benjamin, Alfred Albert Mancini, Rameshkumar Muthuvel Chandrasekaran
  • Publication number: 20160363321
    Abstract: A pilot fuel injector is provided for a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine. The pilot fuel injector can include an axially-elongated, inner pilot centerbody wall extending from an upstream end to a downstream end, with the axially-elongated, inner pilot centerbody wall having a diverging-converging orientation with respect to a centerline axis to define a hollow tube having an upstream diameter, a throat, and a downstream diameter such that the throat has an inner diameter that is less than both of the upstream diameter and the downstream diameter. The pilot fuel injector also includes a center air circuit positioned at the upstream end, and an annular fuel passage defining the downstream end and intersecting with the centerbody wall at a pilot fuel metering orifice. A pilot fuel film surface is downstream from the annular fuel passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Benjamin, Alfred Albert Mancini, Rameshkumar Muthuvel Chandrasekaran
  • Publication number: 20160363322
    Abstract: A method of forming a mobile combined infrared (IR)-radar decoy to protect the Navy's above-water objects by diverting IR-radar-guided missiles uses a moving jet of hot exhaust gases from an air-jet engine installed nearly horizontally on a small boat what speeds it forward. Ionization of the hot exhaust jet is accomplished by the injection of a liquid alkali metal, which when sprayed into the combustion products, burns to form an electrically conductive spray-plasma. This process occurs due to the interaction of the electrostatic Coulomb forces generated by the bound electrons on the alkali metal droplet surface with the free electrons in the vapor shells of the burning droplets. This interaction expels the free electrons into the united flame zone. The apparatus for implementing this method comprises a system for masking any visible emissions from the plasma and neutralizing the alkaline blowout into the air and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Alexander Anatoly Khmeloev
  • Publication number: 20160363323
    Abstract: A flow sleeve removal tool including: a shaft having an axis; a bracket attached to the shaft including a ring configured to abut and be releasably attached to an end of a flow sleeve of a gas turbine engine; a shaft attached to the bracket and coaxial with a flow sleeve of a gas turbine engine; a counter balance attached to the shaft, and a cable connector mounted to the shaft between the counter balance and the flow sleeve, wherein the cable connector is configured to attach to a cable connected to an overhead support structure and the cable connector is at a position on the shaft at which the flow sleeve is substantially balances the counter weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Alan MOGLE, Wayne Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20160363324
    Abstract: A single combustion chamber, single burn rate solid fuel combustion heating appliance (e.g., a wood stove) is provided. The heating appliance includes a firebox having a top and a side and a first secondary air manifold. The first secondary air manifold extends longitudinally within the firebox proximate the top and the side of the firebox. The first secondary air manifold has a plurality of air orifices configured to provide secondary air to a burn chamber of the heating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Brandon Lane Barry
  • Publication number: 20160363325
    Abstract: A multi-ring gas burner includes an outer burner ring that extends around an inner burner. The outer burner ring has a cross-lighting duct with a fuel delivery aperture positioned at a bottom portion of the cross-lighting duct. The fuel delivery aperture is configured for directing gaseous fuel from a fuel chamber of the outer burner ring into the cross-lighting duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Bryan Cadima
  • Publication number: 20160363326
    Abstract: A multi-ring gas burner includes a burner head positioned on a burner base such that the burner base and the burner head define a fuel chamber of an outer burner ring. A cap is positioned on the burner head. The cap has a ledge that extends over a plurality of flame ports of the outer burner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Bryan Cadima
  • Publication number: 20160363327
    Abstract: A gas burner includes a burner base, a burner head and a cap. The cap is positioned on the burner head such that the burner head and the cap define a plurality of secondary air channels between the burner head and the cap. The plurality of secondary air channels is positioned above a plurality of flame ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Bryan Cadima
  • Publication number: 20160363328
    Abstract: During operation of an indoor unit, the inside of a casing is easily seen while a front panel is moving away from the front surface of the casing, and hence the appearance of the indoor unit is deteriorated. An indoor unit of the present invention includes a casing and a front panel provided forward of the casing and movable away from the front surface of the casing. The front surface of the casing (the front surface of a front grill) is curved at around its ends in the longitudinal direction so that the thickness of the indoor unit increases toward a central part in the longitudinal direction. The front panel is curved so that its central part protrudes forward and includes extension parts which extend outward as compared to the ends of the front surface of the casing (the front surface of the front grill).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoko OKAMOTO, Junichi NAKANISHI, Toshiaki YAMADA, Katsuhiro WAKIHARA, Tetsuji INOUE
  • Publication number: 20160363329
    Abstract: A portable air conditioner includes a case in which a condenser and an evaporator are integrally installed and an inlet and an outlet are formed; and an exhaust unit integrally coupled to the case and guiding air heat-exchanged with the condenser to an outdoor area, wherein the exhaust unit includes an exhaust pipe fixed to the case in one end thereof and disposed such that at least a portion thereof is inserted into the case and a shielding module fixed to the other end of the exhaust pipe and insertedly received in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Moohee KIM, Donghwal LEE, Hyuckjae KWON
  • Publication number: 20160363330
    Abstract: A portable air-conditioner includes a case in which a condenser and an evaporator are integrally installed and an inlet and an outlet are formed; and an exhaust unit integrally coupled to the case and guiding air heat-exchanged with the condenser to an outdoor area, wherein the exhaust unit includes an exhaust pipe fixed to the case in one end thereof, disposed to be at least partially inserted into the case, and having a portion, excluding the one end, spaced apart from the case; and a shielding module installed in a window, fixed to the other end of the exhaust pipe, and detachably received in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Moohee Kim, Donghwal Lee, Hyuckjae Kwon
  • Publication number: 20160363331
    Abstract: Systems including a moisture pump for removing moisture from an inside environment to an outside environment. The moisture pump includes a housing defining a heating chamber and a condensation chamber. Maintained by the housing is a desiccant, a heater, and a heat sink for selectively adsorbing water vapor in the heating chamber when the heater is off and desorbing water vapor into the heating chamber when the heater is on. A valve assembly is also maintained by the housing transitionable between an adsorption position and desorption position. The adsorption position allows water vapor to be selectively transmitted into the heating chamber from the inside environment. The desorption position allows water vapor to be transmitted from the heating chamber into the condensation chamber for transmission into the outside environment, respectively. Insulation is optionally used around the heating chamber to increase desiccant desorption efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Keough, Earl Ball, Jeffrey C. Williams
  • Publication number: 20160363332
    Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising drawing air into a robotic vapor device from an airstream of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, exposing the drawn air to a sensor to detect one or more constituents in the drawn air, determining measurement data for the one or more constituents of the drawn air via the sensor, determining one or more vaporizable materials to vaporize based on the measurement data, transmitting an instruction to the HVAC system to continue providing the airstream, and dispensing a vapor comprised of the one or more vaporizable materials into the airstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20160363333
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems of circulating air in an enclosed environment. In such embodiments, the system may comprise an air handling unit (AHU), the AHU including an indoor air inlet to receive an indoor airflow from the enclosed environment and an indoor air outlet to expel the indoor airflow, a conditioning element arranged between the inlet and the outlet configured to at least heat or cool the indoor airflow as it flows thereover, one or more fan units arranged between the inlet and the outlet configured to provide velocity to the indoor airflow, and an air treatment assembly (ATA) arranged within or proximate the AHU, the ATA including an air inlet configured to receive a portion of the indoor airflow received by the AHU indoor air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: EnVerid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Udi MEIRAV, Israel BIRAN
  • Publication number: 20160363334
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention control a device based on physiological measurements associated with a user. A determination is made that a user has manually adjusted a controlled device. A context associated with the user is identified in response to determining that the user has manually adjusted the controlled device. A change is detected in at least one physiological measurement associated with the user in response to the controlled device being manually adjusted. A target physiological measurement associated with at least one physiological measurement is modified based on the change that has been detected. The context that has been identified is associated with the target physiological measurement that has been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Robert KOZLOSKI, Mauro MARZORATI, Brian Marshall O'CONNELL, Clifford A. PICKOVER
  • Publication number: 20160363335
    Abstract: A controlling method of a multi-unit air conditioning system in the present disclosure includes: S1: sending a first selection signal, or a second selection signal; S2: controlling the multi-unit air conditioning system to operate under a first control mode according to the first selection signal; S3: controlling the multi-unit air conditioning system to operate under a second control mode according to the second selection signal; S4: receiving a mode-on signal; S5: determining whether a second operating mode is the same as the first operating mode, if no, entering step S6; S6: turning on an indoor-unit fan of the first indoor unit and sending a mode conversion signal to the outdoor-unit controller; S8: converting an operating mode of the outdoor unit; S9: controlling the first indoor unit to operate under the first operating mode; S10: controlling operation of the second indoor unit according to the parameters of the first operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Meibing XIONG, Yongfeng XU, Zekun LIANG, Linxing REN, Wen HUANG
  • Publication number: 20160363336
    Abstract: A method and controller for Heating Ventilation or Air-Conditioning (HVAC), the controller having a processing unit and a storage device, the controller comprising: a mapping obtaining module for obtaining a mapping between a pair of a state of an HVAC unit and an action of the HVAC unit and between a measurement; an action determination component for determining an action to be taken by the HVAC unit in accordance with a current state of the HVAC unit; a measurement determination component for obtaining from the mapping a synthesized measurement that when transmitted to the HVAC unit is adapted to cause the HVAC unit to perform the action; and an HVAC communication module for transmitting the synthesized measurement to the HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ran ROTH, Omer ENBAR
  • Publication number: 20160363337
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the cycling time of a climate control system. For example, one or more of the exemplary systems can receive from a database a target time at which a structure is desired to reach a target temperature. In addition, the system acquires the temperature inside the structure and the temperature outside the structure at a time prior to the target time. The systems use a thermal characteristic of the structure and a performance characteristic of the climate control system, to determine the appropriate time prior to the target time at which the climate control system should turn on based at least in part on the structure, the climate control system, the inside temperature and the outside temperature. The systems then set a setpoint on a thermostatic controller to control the climate control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: John Douglas Steinberg, Scott Douglas Hublou, Leo Chun Wo Cheung
  • Publication number: 20160363338
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a microcomputer unit that controls a utilization-side unit and a heat source-side unit of an air conditioner and a thermostat connected to the air conditioner. The thermostat switches between an ON state in which the thermostat inputs a control signal to the microcomputer unit and an OFF state in which the thermostat does not input the control signal to the microcomputer unit. The system further includes a relay that switches to a feed state in which power is fed to the microcomputer unit or a non-feed state in which power is not fed to the microcomputer unit, and a power-on circuit within or externally attached to the air conditioner. The power-on circuit switches the relay from the power non-feed state to the power feed state using a voltage of the control signal inputted to the microcomputer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihide Yamane, Hidehiro Ishii, Yasushi Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20160363339
    Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising receiving a first signal from a remote computing device, drawing air into a robotic vapor device via a pump in response to the first signal, exposing the drawn air to a sensor, collecting data from the sensor regarding one or more constituents, transmitting the data to the remote computing device, receiving a second signal from the remote computing device, dispensing a vapor from the robotic vapor device based on the second signal, and engaging a filtration element based on the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jonathan Seamus Blackley