Patents Issued in August 17, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170234495
    Abstract: A luminaire with a removable rail is disclosed. The luminaire can be powered with power provided by a power over Ethernet (POE) solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Zaderej, Marko Spiegel, Christopher Blount
  • Publication number: 20170234496
    Abstract: A flame simulation apparatus includes: a housing having an assembly chamber; a support in the chamber, having a fixed shaft with two ends respectively fastened to an optical assembly and a swing assembly; an LED assembly in the chamber, having a light emitting surface facing the optical assembly; a projection assembly having one end fixed inside the chamber and the other opposing end provided outside the housing; and an electromagnetic assembly, held at a bottom of the chamber, for generating magnetic field when energized. The electromagnetic assembly operates with the swing assembly to drive the support and the optical assembly thereon to swing back and forth around the fixed shaft as a rotation center. Light emitted by the LED assembly is projected on the projection assembly through the swinging optical assembly. The apparatus may simulate burning flames, increase swinging reliability, prevent stuck phenomenon, and involve simple structures and easy assembling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: DEFA WANG
  • Publication number: 20170234497
    Abstract: A system of lenses for projecting at least one light source includes from the source and in the direction of propagation of the light, at least one first group of optical elements made up of at least one first convergent lens called primary lens, in contact with said light source, obtained from a material exhibiting a high constringence and exhibiting a ratio between its thickness along the optical axis and its width greater than 0.5. Also included in said direction of propagation is a second group of optical elements made up of at least one divergent lens obtained from a material exhibiting a low constringence, a pupil, and a third group of optical elements made up of a reflector or of at least one convergent lens obtained from a material exhibiting a high constringence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Marine COURCIER, Jerome LECORRE
  • Publication number: 20170234498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight for a motor vehicle headlight wherein the headlight lens includes a optionally press-molded body of transparent material, including at least one light entry face and at least one optically effective light exit face, wherein the particularly monolithic body comprises a light tunnel which, via a bend, forms a transition into a light passage section for imaging the bend as a bright-dark-boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Hans Scheibner, Mohsen MOZAFFARl-AFSHAR
  • Publication number: 20170234499
    Abstract: A light module for reception in a headlamp of a vehicle. The light module includes at least one light unit for the emission of light, and a carrier frame in which the light unit is held in the headlamp. At least one adjustment unit is also provided, by means of which the light unit can be moved in the headlamp around at least one adjusting axis. The adjustment unit has an eccentric gear with an output axle coinciding with the adjusting axis. A basic structure of the eccentric gear extends around the output axle in a disc-shaped manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Arathi PAI, Sören SCHÄFER
  • Publication number: 20170234500
    Abstract: The present utility model discloses a light guiding device and a vehicle lamp. The light guiding device includes a light guide medium component configured to allow light to be transmitted through it from one end thereof to another end thereof. A light guide fixing component is arranged on the light guide medium component and configured to fix the light guide medium component, wherein the light guide medium component and the light guide fixing component are both at least partly made of a transparent material. The light guide fixing component has a light directing portion configured to direct the light leaked from the light guide medium component into the light guide fixing component to exit the light guide fixing component away from a predetermined direction. Using the light guiding device and the vehicle lamp according to the present utility model can prevent light exiting the light guide fixing component from forming undesirable light spots in an undesirable direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO LIGHTING HUBEI TECHNICAL CENTER Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhao FANG, Chen CHEN, Yagui GAO
  • Publication number: 20170234501
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source and a light guide body configured to guide light from the light source therein and emit the light toward a front side of the lamp. The light guide body includes a first rod-shaped light guide portion configured to guide light incident from an incident end surface, a second rod-shaped light guide portion configured to guide the incident light, and a plate-shaped light guide portion formed in an area between the first rod-shaped light guide portion and the second rod-shaped light guide portion. The plate-shaped light guide portion has an end side surface configured to totally reflect at least a portion of light, which travels in the plate-shaped light guide portion, toward the first rod-shaped light guide portion and/or the second rod-shaped light guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Shota HANAMI, Fumitaka ICHINOHE
  • Publication number: 20170234502
    Abstract: The invention proposes a light device casing formed by a wall made of an electrically insulating material, such as a polymer. The casing includes an inner surface forming a housing receiving a light module with a light-emitting diode and a light guide. The inner surface includes a zone reflecting light from the light module out of the casing, and a fixing zone for a control module of the light module. The light device includes a reflecting and electrically conductive coating, which covers both the reflecting zone and the fixing zone. The aluminum coating is cost-effective since it is applied in one step, and it ensures two functions, namely a reflection and a protection against the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION BELGIQUE
    Inventors: Cyril HERBIN, Guillaume LARCHE, David BOUDIKIAN
  • Publication number: 20170234503
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly for a vehicle includes housing for coupling the headlamp assembly to a vehicle and a heat sink structure having a first side, a second side, a first edge, and a second edge. A first light emitting diode assembly and a second light emitting diode assembly are each electrically connected to a circuit board. The second edge of the heat sink structure directly contacts an inner surface of the housing, such that the housing is separated into first and second sections by the heat sink structure. Illumination of the first light emitting diode assembly results in a low beam and illumination of both the first light emitting diode assembly and the second light emitting diode assembly results in a high beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Truck-lite Co., LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Buffone, Alan Felmlee, Nicholas Kenyon, Mark Halvonik
  • Publication number: 20170234504
    Abstract: A lampshade system includes a lampshade cover and a support member. The lampshade cover includes a sheet of plastic material comprising a first end and a second end. The lampshade cover includes a design printed on the plastic material. The lampshade cover also includes a fastener configured to selectively fasten a first end of the sheet to a second end of the sheet to hold the lampshade cover in a three-dimensional lampshade shape. The design is exposed for viewing when the lampshade cover is in the lampshade shape. The support member is configured to selectively receive and support the lampshade cover relative to a lamp body, the support member comprising one or more arms extending from the lamp body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Design and Deliver, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Victor Jones
  • Publication number: 20170234505
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lamp shade cover includes feeding a planar sheet of plastic material to a printer. The method may include printing a design for one or more lampshade covers on the planar sheet of plastic material using the printer and die cutting the planar sheet to create one or more cut-out portions shaped to be bent, folded, or rolled into a three-dimensional lamp shade cover shape. The cut-out portions may include a portion of the design printed using the printer. The method may also include attaching a fastener to a first end and a second end for selectively fastening the first end to the second end to hold the cut-out portions in the three-dimensional lamp shade cover shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Design and Deliver, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Victor Jones
  • Publication number: 20170234506
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a phosphor plate, which is a plate-shaped photo-conversion structure in which a phosphor is dispersed inside of a glass matrix, and has an uneven surface comprising at least one type of pattern, formed on at least one surface of the both surfaces of the plate, wherein the pattern occupies 70-95% of the area of the one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: In Jae LEE, Won Jin KIM, Jin Gyeong PARK
  • Publication number: 20170234507
    Abstract: An optical lens is provided. The optical lens may include a bottom surface, a concave recess provided in a center region of the bottom surface, a first light exit surface having a convexly curved surface on a side opposite to the bottom surface and the recess, and a second light exit surface between the bottom surface and the first light exit surface. A length in a first axis direction on the bottom surface is D1, and a length in a second axis direction perpendicular to the first axis direction is D2, a length in the first axis direction on the bottom of the recess is D3, and a length in the second axis direction on the bottom of the recess is D4, where a length of the bottom surface may have a relationship of D1<D2, and a bottom length of the recess may have a relationship of D3>D4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Min Soo KANG
  • Publication number: 20170234508
    Abstract: In the case of a lighting fixture (100) with lighting means having LEDs (5) arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction (I) of the lighting fixture (100) and a reflector (10) which is concave in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (I) of the lighting fixture (100), the lighting means are arranged in the upper region (11) of the reflector (10) such that they emit light onto the reflector (10) in essentially the opposite direction from a light emission direction (A) of the light fitting (100), wherein a diffuser (20) is arranged below the lighting means and extends as far as the reflector (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Hesse
  • Publication number: 20170234509
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided. A main surface of a light-guiding panel included in the luminaire includes a reflecting area having a plurality of approximately conical recesses. An angle ? formed by a lateral surface of each of the recesses and the main surface of the light-guiding panel satisfies a condition defined by a distance D from a center position of a light source to a center position of the reflecting area, a distance H from an illumination target surface to the center position of the light source, an angle ? which the light-guiding panel forms with a horizontal plane, a refractive index n of the light-guiding panel, and a surface roughness Ra of the lateral surface of each of the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SEKII, Kyohei NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170234510
    Abstract: A double-prism assembly is disclosed, including a first prism and a second prism arranged in a coaxial manner, wherein the first prism has a first prism face structure, the second prism has a second prism face structure, and the first prism face structure and the second prism face structure are arranged in a same direction or in different directions. For the double-prism assembly, when a beam of light hits the bottom of the first prism, passes through the first prism face surface and the second prism face surface, and comes out of the double-prism assembly, two circles of spots arranged in a coaxial manner may be formed, with equally distributed spots, and each of the two circles of spots can freely rotate clockwise or anticlockwise, greatly increasing the style and effect of the spots, and enriching the stage effect and rendering effect. In addition, it is simple in structure and low in cost. A multi-prism combinatorial structure and a light fixture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Guangzhou GTD Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zeru Wang, Xiang Li, Long Chen
  • Publication number: 20170234511
    Abstract: A lighting unit is removably inserted into a pocket to create a light effect through use of a light effect material. The lighting unit has a PCB with a first side to which one or more LEDs and a battery are mounted. A clear potting material encloses the PCB, LEDs, and the battery and creates a transparent space proximate an inner surface of the light effect material which maintains the light effect material at a preselected distance from the LEDs so that light emitted from each light emitting die is dispersed by a plurality of dispersive elements in the light effect materials to create the light material viewing effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Carmen Rapisarda
  • Publication number: 20170234512
    Abstract: A display apparatus, comprising: a display panel configured to display an image; a support plate which is disposed on a rear side of the display panel and supports a light source; and a support cylinder which is disposed between the support plate and the display panel, which is provided along an edge portion of the support plate, and which is made up of a plurality of sheet metal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Takayuki Nakazawa, Hiroki Azuma, Shigeyoshi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20170234513
    Abstract: A lamp includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a protrusion, a first engaging portion and two ribs. The second body has a second engaging portion which is engaged with the first engaging portion. The second engaging portion has two L-shaped connection slots with which the ribs are engaged. The second body has a first guide path and three second guide path. Two inclined ramps are located in the first guide path so that the protrusion of the first body slides along the inclined ramps to guide the first engaging portion to be engaged with the second engaging portion. The protrusion is restricted by the contact faces of the blocks to restrict that the second body can only be rotated in one direction to engage the ribs with the connection slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: YI-WEN TANG, TIAN-YONG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170234514
    Abstract: Disclosed is a downlight (100) comprising an annular mounting frame (50) to be mounted in the area of a ceiling mounting hole, and a light fixture (10) that is to be fastened to the mounting frame (50) and includes a luminaire head (30) thereon. The mounting frame (50) and the light fixture (10) are designed such that the light fixture (10) is fastened to the mounting frame (50) by twisting the former (10) relative to the latter (50), additional securing means being provided which prevent the light fixture (10) from being twisted in the unlocking direction in a mounted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Benjamin Hildebrand
  • Publication number: 20170234515
    Abstract: A luminous panel includes a light-emitting board having a light-emitting face to form a surface of a wall device, and a receiving part to be fastened to a framing of the wall device. The light-emitting board is removably attachable to the receiving part. In the installed configuration, the emitting face forms a part of the surface of the wall device and the receiving part is at the rear of the surface of the wall device. The light-emitting board and the receiving part include complementary rotational members located near first ends of the light-emitting board and the receiving part, and complementary snap-fastening members located near second ends of the light-emitting board and the receiving part. In the assembled state, the receiving part is completely covered by the light-emitting board and the rotational members are housed in the volume between the light-emitting board and the receiving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre DALMAY, Manuel CAPITAO DA COSTA, Yves BENKEMOUN
  • Publication number: 20170234516
    Abstract: A remote follow spot system includes a remote controller that has separately movable parts that are movable in two orthogonal directions, and a display attached to one of said two separately movable parts. The display receives a video feed from a controlled light, that is controlled to move in the same directions as remote controller. The display hence shows the field of view where the light is pointing. In this way, an operator of the follow spot can control the light without physically being near the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher D Conti, Ian Clarke, Dale Polansky, Diane Miller
  • Publication number: 20170234517
    Abstract: A recessed light fixture and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. Embodiments include a support base and an adjusting bracket pivotally connected to the support base, the support base capable of pivoting between a first pivot position and a second pivot position to facilitate a user moving the adjusting bracket. When a lighting source is connected to the adjusting bracket, a user is able to move the lighting source and bracket aside to facilitate the user accessing the region behind the lighting source and bracket, which can include a power supply box and door. In at least one embodiment, a single-blade bracket extends perpendicularly from the support base while in the first pivot position and does not extend perpendicularly from the support base while in the second pivot position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Doug Highbridge
  • Publication number: 20170234518
    Abstract: A user-actuated lighting effect device, to provide a lighting effect for a performer during a performance, includes lower and upper portions. The lower portion has an upper surface with a plurality of devices thereat. The upper portion has a first surface. The upper portion is placeable in (1) a closed state with the first surface directly overlying the upper surface, and (2) an open state with the first surface being in an upwardly facing orientation not overlying the upper surface to provide overhead access to the plurality of devices. The upper portion can be pivotally mounted to the lower portion for movement between the open and closed states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Michael John AHERN
  • Publication number: 20170234519
    Abstract: An LED lamp unit, comprising a light-emitting body having a hollow tube shape, a translucent cover and end caps. LED light-emitting elements are fixed on the light-emitting body and/or the translucent cover. The centers of the end caps are provided with opening holes, and at least one end of the light-emitting body is provided with an electrical connection component connected to the LED light-emitting elements, the electrical connection component extending out of the end cap, the end cap of the end provided with the electrical connection component being provided with an outwardly extending circumferential surface, ventilation holes being provided on the circumferential surface. The LED lamp unit has a simple structure, implements 360 degree omnidirectional illumination, and has a large light-emitting angle and high light-emitting efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Chiwai YEUNG
  • Publication number: 20170234520
    Abstract: A Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminaire comprises a heat radiator, a power source and a plurality of LED light sources. The LED luminaire is further equipped with an adapter assembly, one end of which is fixed on the heat radiator and when in use the other end of which is fixed with the outside. The adapter assembly comprises a first adapter and a second adapter which can be rotatably engaged with each other through tooth structures formed on the two adapters; and when the two adapters are engaged to each other through the teeth structures the two adapters together form a waterproof housing. The LED luminaire further comprises a lens module board comprising a plurality of lenses covering the Light Emitting Diode light sources. The lenses comprise light distribution lenses configured to distribute light emitted from the Light Emitting Diode light sources in an asymmetric illumination profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen Yaorong Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanhuan YU, Ying YONG
  • Publication number: 20170234521
    Abstract: An omnidirectional light emission LED lamp, comprising an electrical connector, a connecting piece, at least two translucent cover and LED light-emitting elements fixed on the translucent covers. The plurality of translucent covers interconnects and encloses into an overall lampshade shape, and a channel is enclosed between the translucent covers. Openings at the two ends of the channel are in communication with the outside, the connecting piece is fixed on the translucent covers at least one end of the channel, a cavity is formed within the connecting piece, the cavity is in communication with the channel, and ventilation holes in communication with the outside are provided on the connecting piece. The LED lamp implements 360 degree omnidirectional illumination, and has high light-emitting efficiency, good heat dissipation performance and a long service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Chiwai YEUNG
  • Publication number: 20170234522
    Abstract: An underwater LED light for use in high ambient pressure environments having a housing, a transparent pressure-bearing window, an MCPCB having one or more LEDs, and a multilayer stack of spacers for carrying loads applied to the window to the MCPCB and to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: DeepSea Power & Light, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Jon E. Simmons, Aaron J. Steiner, John R. Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20170234523
    Abstract: The invention provides an elongated lighting element (200) for attachment to a building part (10) selected from the group consisting of a wall (11), a ceiling (12) and a floor (13), wherein the building part (10) comprises a first attachment unit (131) and a first electrical power connector (141), wherein the elongated lighting element has a front side (210) and at the other side of the front side (210) (i) a second attachment unit (231) for forming with the first attachment unit (131) said attachment to said building part (10), (ii) a second electrical power connector (241) for forming an electrical connection with the first electrical power connector (141), and (iii) a plurality of solid state based light sources (250) configured to provide light source light (251) and functionally connected with the second electrical power connector (241).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: MARCELLINUS PETRUS CAROLUS MICHAEL KRIJN, HENDRIKUS HUBERTUS PETRUS GOMMANS, JOCHEN RENAAT GHELUWE
  • Publication number: 20170234524
    Abstract: A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment including a housing for accommodating operational components of the machine for extracorporeal blood treatment and a light-emitting unit having no diffusion disk for displaying an operating and/or therapy condition of the machine according to the principle of ambient light. The light-emitting unit is arranged in a predetermined sequence and/or with predetermined shaping on at least one portion of the housing. The light-emitting unit is a flexible light conductor having at least one end-face light coupling surface at a first end and at least one end-face light output surface at a second end or alternatively a self-luminous flat and/or flexible OLED unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER SCHÄFER, CHRISTIAN SCHLEICHER, DIRK MÖLLER
  • Publication number: 20170234525
    Abstract: An emergency, camping, flood, home, work and law enforcement light has a large LED floodlight mounted by a two-dimensional hinge to a large battery/vehicular battery case, so when the case is on the ground, the light may be directed at any angle in both bearing and azimuth. The case further may have a light strip composed of numerous small LEDs capable of various modes of blinking operation in various colors, so as to mimic, in the dark, the appearance of emergency vehicles, for example with blinking orange lights, blinking red and blue lights and so on. The vehicle battery may provide power to a 12V/30V outlet of the case, or may be charged by the same socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Kyle Thomas Cate
  • Publication number: 20170234526
    Abstract: A ground supported power boiler is described combining a refractory lined and insulated conical floor; an insulated cylindrical combustion chamber; a cylindrical furnace with water tube wall; a rectangular convective section; a single vertical steam drum; tangential injection of the fuel and combustion air; means for fluidizing the fuel bed; means for selectively stripping particulates from the flue gases; multi-stage particulate stripping and filtering from flue gases, means for using the walls of steam drum as steam/water droplet separator, means for recirculating and capturing heat from the flue gases; means for pressurizing the interior of the boiler above atmospheric pressure; means for heating and drying fuel prior to feeding the fuel to the boiler; means for creating hydrogen shift reaction; means for eliminating any need for sootblowing; and designed to not require the use of an induced draft fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel R. Higgins, Eugene Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20170234527
    Abstract: A technique for determining a boiler water condition includes a boiler controller (aka PSE unit) having a signal processor that implements a boiler control algorithm to receive signaling containing information about sets of N consecutive probe data samples related to a boiler water condition; determine stable average signaling containing information about a stable average by averaging a set of N consecutive probe data samples in the signaling received; determine present stable average signaling containing information about a present stable average by averaging a present set of N consecutive probe data samples in the signaling received; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about the boiler water condition, based upon whether the present stable average is within an allowable limit and a comparison of the present and previous stable average signaling determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Pratik N. SHAH, James J. GU
  • Publication number: 20170234528
    Abstract: A method and a device for generating superheated steam from a working medium, which includes the following steps: feeding of a working medium in the liquid phase to a specific heating tube and temperature regulation of the specific heating tube. Furthermore, the specific heating tube is temperature-regulated with a defined amount of thermal energy, as a result of which superheated steam is formed in the specific heating tube from the working medium fed in the liquid phase, the superheated steam then departing from the specific heating tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Winter, Thorsten Uhl
  • Publication number: 20170234529
    Abstract: A ground supported single drum power boiler is described combining a refractory lined and insulated V-Cell floor; refractory lined and insulated combustion chamber; integrated fuel chutes configured to pre-dry wet solid fuel; top mounted fuel bin; internal chamber walls; configurable combustion air systems; and a back pass with after-burner ports and cross flow superheaters. The boiler can be configured in pre-assembled modules to minimize the field construction time and cost. An alternative embodiment is adaptable as a gasifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel R. Higgins, Eugene Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20170234530
    Abstract: The present invention provides a candle holder assembly for removably embedding an object within a candle. The candle holder assembly includes a container and a candle disposed therein. The candle holder assembly further includes a support having an inverted U-shaped hook and a saddle. The hook includes a first stem, a second stem, and a bight portion interconnecting the first stem and the second stem. The first stem and the second stem each extend downwardly from opposite ends of the bight portion which is removably seated on the rim of the container. The saddle includes a pair of diverging rear legs extending downwardly from an end of the second stem opposite the bight portion, a pair of elements extending outwardly from respective ends of the pair of rear legs opposite the second stem, and a pair of forward legs extending upwardly from respective ends of the pair of elements opposite the pair of rear legs. A case, which removably stores an object, is removably seated within the saddle of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Ronny Medawar
  • Publication number: 20170234531
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that may include providing a wellhead gas burner to burn wellhead gas produced from a wellhead to heat water and/or other chemicals used in hydrocarbon production and/or well completion processes, including, but not limited to hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The wellhead gas burner may include a pressure regulator and an expansion chamber that permit the wellhead gas burner to continuously operate and accommodate wellhead gas pressure fluctuations. The wellhead gas burner may also be configured as a primary heat source and integrated with a traditional propane/diesel gas burner system configured as a supplemental heat source. The wellhead gas burner may also be mounted to a mobile superheater truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Briggs
  • Publication number: 20170234532
    Abstract: The present device is a fluid bed regenerative thermal oxidizer configured to minimize dead spaces within it and eliminate the need for complex valve systems, which are typically required to move treated and untreated air across fixed beds. The present device can be a fluid bed regenerative thermal oxidizer comprising a vertical stack having a combustion chamber near its interior center and desorber shelves located within the vertical stack above the combustion chamber and adsorber shelves located within the vertical stack below the combustion shelves. Ceramic spheres can be used as heat sinks that flow from the desorber shelves, around the combustion chamber and onto the adsorber shelves and then back to the desorber shelves. In this way heat from the combustion can be captured by the heat exchange material on the desorber shelves and released to preheat untreated air on the adsorber shelves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: James L. Nester, Rick Reimlinger
  • Publication number: 20170234533
    Abstract: An automatic ash discharge device for a burner has a furnace base, a duct set, and a discharge set. The furnace base has a combustion chamber, a mounting opening, a discharge mouth, two guiding faces, and multiple inlet holes. The combustion chamber is formed in the furnace base. The guiding faces are formed aslant in the furnace base. The inlet holes are formed through the guiding faces. The duct set is connected to the furnace base and has two bellows and a blower. The bellows are mounted on the furnace base respectively corresponding to the guiding faces and communicate with the combustion chamber. The blower communicates with the bellows. The discharge set is connected to the furnace base and has a receiving tank connected to the furnace base and communicating with the combustion chamber, and a discharge shaft rotatably mounted in the receiving tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SUNCUE COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Lang LIN
  • Publication number: 20170234534
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for continuously providing oxygen-enriched gas/air produced from a predefined atmospheric air (normally comprising 78% of nitrogen N2 and 21% of oxygen O2) to a combustion area/chamber, using an impeller-based apparatus having a duct system. The impeller system can comprise at least one plurality of gates for capturing the oxygen-enriched gas/air to automatically improve processes of combustion, exhaust and/or related properties of the apparatus. The impeller can comprise a plurality of blades which, when rotating/spinning, may create the desired gas density/mass separation of oxygen and nitrogen. Furthermore, a nitrogen-enriched gas/air can be further provided from a predefined atmospheric air using the impeller-based apparatus with at least one plurality of further gates system/duct, gates rotating in sync with impeller blades, for collecting the nitrogen-enriched gas/air to further improve one or more apparatus parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Leonard Lawrence Donahue
  • Publication number: 20170234535
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for continuously providing an oxygen-enriched gas/air using a relative motion of selected surface(s) of an apparatus (such as fossil-fueled combustion device/vehicle) relative to an atmospheric air with a speed exceeding a threshold value for, e.g., improving combustion, exhaust and related properties of the apparatus. An oxygen-enriched gas/air layer can be formed along/near each aforementioned surface from the atmospheric air due to pushing the atmospheric air along the surface(s) during that relative motion and collected by corresponding collector gate(s) located inside the apparatus near/adjacent to the corresponding surface. The apparatus can be an object (e.g., a vehicle) moving through the atmospheric air with a relative speed exceeding the threshold value. Alternatively, the apparatus can be a stationary object (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Leonard Lawrence Donahue
  • Publication number: 20170234536
    Abstract: Compact smoke or air diluter for high-temperature flue gas and contaminated air for being mounted at the top of or integrated in a chimney stack or a ventilation system that dilutes and dissipates high-temperature flue gas or contaminated air in the atmosphere, and ensures a normative draw/sub-atmospheric pressure defined on the basis of preceding requirements to or from connected functional applications consisting of cooling unit/ventilator part: Cooling pipe 9 mounted inserted in cooling top 12. Motor 1 mounted in interior cooling cup 4. The motor shaft is caused to continue out through a circular opening at the bottom of interior cooling cup 4 in a dimension that allows cooling air to pass below the motor 1, past the motor shaft, and out through the opening to exterior cooling cup 5. Between the bottom of interior cooling cup 4 and exterior cooling cup 5, there is, on the motor shaft, securely mounted a cooling medium 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Morten Asger Nilsson Bjørklund
  • Publication number: 20170234537
    Abstract: A component for at least one of a combustion section or a turbine section of a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustion section and turbine section of the gas turbine engine at least partially define a core air flowpath, and the component includes a wall. The wall, in turn, includes a hot side and an opposite cold side. The hot side is exposed to and at least partially defines the core air flowpath when the component is installed in the gas turbine engine. The wall is manufactured to include surface contouring on the cold side of the wall to structurally accommodate a thermal management feature of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Ronald Scott Bunker
  • Publication number: 20170234538
    Abstract: Provided is a combustor assembly. The combust assembly includes: a plurality of swirlers through which a first fluid that is a part of a fluid discharged from a compressor passes; a base portion, in which the plurality of swirlers are provided, comprising a first through hole formed between one swirler and another swirler from among the plurality of swirlers so that a second fluid that is another part of the fluid discharged from the compressor and different from the first fluid passes through the first through hole; and a deflector provided in the base portion so as to face the first through hole for changing a moving direction of the second fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Ho PARK, Su Hyeong CHO
  • Publication number: 20170234539
    Abstract: The invention concerns a connection device (14) for connecting a turbomachine member such as an injector, to a system for supplying a fluid such as fuel, the connection device (14) comprising several concentric tubes (26, 28, 30) delimiting conduits (20, 22, 24) for supplying the member, which are curved in at least one direction, characterised in that it is made from a single part comprising at least the tubes (26, 28, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Christophe Chabaille, Sébastien Loval, Bénédicte Leleu
  • Publication number: 20170234540
    Abstract: A dynamic pressure exchanger configured for a combustion process includes an inlet plate and a rotor assembly mounted for rotation relative to the inlet plate about a central axis of the dynamic pressure exchanger. The inlet plate is formed to include an inlet port configured to direct air into the rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes an inner rotor and an outer rotor arranged around the inner rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Masayoshi Shimo
  • Publication number: 20170234541
    Abstract: A burner for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine with a mixing and injection device, which includes a limiting wall that defines a gas-flow channel and at least two streamlined bodies. Each streamlined body extends in a first transverse direction into the gas-flow channel, and has two lateral surfaces that are arranged essentially parallel to the main-flow direction. The lateral surfaces are joined to one another at their upstream and downstream sides to form leading and trailing edges of the body, respectively. At least one of the streamlined bodies includes a mixing structure and at least one fuel nozzle at its trailing edge for introducing at least one fuel essentially parallel to the main-flow direction into the flow channel. At least two of the streamlined bodies have different lengths along the first transverse direction such that they may be used for a can combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Andrea CIANI, John Philip WOOD, Douglas Anthony PENNELL, Ewald FREITAG, Urs BENZ, Andre THEUER
  • Publication number: 20170234542
    Abstract: A fuel burner system (10) configured to inject a liquid fuel and a gas fuel into a combustor (12) of a turbine engine (14) such that the engine (14) may operate on the combustion of both fuel sources (20, 24) is disclosed. The fuel burner system (10) may be formed from a nozzle cap (16) including one or more first fuel injection ports (18) in fluid communication with a first fuel source (20) of syngas and one or more second fuel injection ports (22) in fluid communication with a second fuel source (24) of natural gas. The fuel burner system (10) may also include an oil lance (26) with one or more oil injection passages (28) that is in fluid communication with at least one oil source (30) and is configured to emit oil into the combustor (12). The oil lance (26) may include one or more fluid injection passages (32) configured to emit air to break up the oil spray and water to cool the combustor (12), or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Vinayak V. Barve, Timothy A. Fox, Robert H. Bartley, Sachin Terdalkar
  • Publication number: 20170234543
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to high g-field combustion methods and integrated processes requiring high-energy efficiency and low NOx emissions to maximize fuel productivity and integrated process production output. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to the combustor having a g-field greater than 100,000 g's in an isothermal configuration by achieving concurrent combustion and expansion with the high g-field combustor in a rim-rotor turbomachine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Ceragy Engines Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Sébastien Plante, Mathieu Picard, Alexandre Landry-Blais, Hugo Fortier-Topping, Michael Gurin, Céderick Landry, Patrick Dubois, Luc Frechette, Benoit Picard
  • Publication number: 20170234544
    Abstract: A collapsible stove includes an expandable combustion chamber formed from nested annular rings that can collapse to about the height of a single ring and expand into a combustion chamber for burning combustible materials. Ventilation holes at the bottom of the combustion chamber provide airflow into the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is frustoconical and narrows at the top which increases air flow into the combustion chamber via the Venturi effect. Fuel can be added and ignited in the combustion chamber and cookware containing food can be placed onto an associated top plate suspending the combustion chamber. The collapsible stove can include rotatable legs. To use the stove, the rotatable legs can be opened, allowing the nested annular rings to telescope and expand to form the combustion chamber. For carrying and storage, the nested annular rings can be collapsed and a rotatable leg can secure the rings in the collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel F. Cuffaro