Patents Issued in March 8, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180066770
    Abstract: A method of installing an electrically-heatable subsea flowline includes launching the flowline with at least one electric power cable attached in piggybacked relation. After landing the flowline with the piggybacked cable on the seabed, a free end portion of the, or each, cable having a length greater than the water depth is released from the flowline. This allows a free end of the, or each, cable to be recovered to the surface to be spliced to one or more power supply conductors. After lowering the, or each, cable and the, or each, connected conductor beneath the surface, the free end portion of at least one cable is reattached to the flowline on the seabed in piggybacked relation. To perform the method, a subsea flowline assembly includes subsea-releasable fastenings spaced along the cable and the flowline to attach at least an end portion of the cable releasably to the flowline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Eskil Hoyvik
  • Publication number: 20180066771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for landing or retrieving a pipeline end on the seabed, the device comprising an outboard connecting part (2) being adapted to connect with the pipeline end and lowered from the surface towards a landing structure (3) on the seabed or alternatively lifted from the landing structure (3) on the seabed towards the sea surface. The invention is distinctive in that the outboard connecting part (2) comprising a pair of guide funnels (5a, 5b) adapted to engage with a pair of corresponding guideposts (4a, 4b) arranged on the landing structure (3), at least one fin (8) is attached to the outboard connecting part (2) and is adapted to bear against the landing structure (3), said pair of guide funnels (5a, 5b) are adapted to be in contact with the corresponding pair of guideposts (4a, 4b) when the outboard connecting part (2) is resting on the landing structure (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Aker Solutions AS
    Inventor: Johan LARSSON
  • Publication number: 20180066772
    Abstract: Proposed is a cable anchor for mounting a cable to a sheet. The cable anchor includes a first clamp portion to be mounted on a first side of the sheet and a second clamp portion to be mounted on the second side of the sheet, opposite to the first side. The first clamp portion and second clamp portion co-operate to retain a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: MAARTEN ALEXANDER SMIT, GERRIT JAN HILLEN
  • Publication number: 20180066773
    Abstract: A piping system includes a first and a second inner tube assembled end to end and a hot fluid detector. For each inner tube, a first peripheral tube into which the inner tube is introduced and fixed. For each first peripheral tube, a second peripheral tube into which the first peripheral tube is introduced and fixed. A sleeve has a first section which surrounds the ends of the second two peripheral tubes facing one another and a second section which extends between the two ends up to the walls of the first two peripheral tubes. A pipe crosses the sleeve and opening out, on the one hand, into the space between the inner tubes and the first peripheral tubes and, on the other hand, in the vicinity of the hot fluid detector. A piping system of this kind is therefore thermally insulated and allows detection in the event of a leak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Olivier Verseux, David BLAIN
  • Publication number: 20180066774
    Abstract: A composite torque pipe to metal fitting joint including concentric inner and outer shells formed with respective smooth annular surfaces projecting distally to form an annulus of a predetermined configuration for receipt of a composite connector ring of the predetermined configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: James C. Leslie, James C. Leslie, II, James Heard, Liem V. Truong, Marvin Josephson
  • Publication number: 20180066775
    Abstract: A fitting to be connected to a pipe includes: a first member; a second member coupled by screw coupling with the first member; and a ferrule placed in an accommodation space formed by an inner circumferential surface of the first member, an inner circumferential surface of the second member, and an outer circumferential surface of the pipe. The ferrule has a rising portion including a first end portion, a pressed portion located closer to a second end portion than the rising portion, and an intermediate portion including a portion where an inner diameter is greater than the first end portion and the second end portion, the intermediate portion connecting together the rising portion and the pressed portion. The first member has a first tapered inner circumferential surface, which is an inner circumferential surface having a tapered shape, to be in contact with the first end portion of the ferrule. The second member has a pressing portion for pressing at least a portion of the pressed portion of the ferrule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: IHARA SCIENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Fukaya, Osamu Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Murakawa
  • Publication number: 20180066776
    Abstract: A pipe adapter includes a first tubular element having a first portion, a second portion axially adjacent the first portion, and a securing portion adjacent an end of the second portion opposite the first portion, the second portion defining a socket; a second tubular element having a first portion and a second portion axially adjacent the first portion, the first portion defining a distal end sized for insertion into the socket and having a radially extending stop; an annular sealing member. The securing portion is formed integrally with the second portion of the first tubular element and has a flange portion contacting the stop to secure the second tubular element axially relative to the first tubular element while also allowing the second tubular element to rotate relative to the first tubular element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: John O. Roper
  • Publication number: 20180066777
    Abstract: A pipe flange (10) comprising: a circular flange plate (12) having a central (hub 14) for attaching the flange plate (12) to an end of a pipe (16), the hub (14) having a first annular portion (18) with a first inside diameter adapted to closely receive the outside diameter of the end of the pipe (16) therein. The pipe flange (12) also comprises a second annular portion formed by an annular lip (20) with a second inside diameter substantially equal to or greater than the inside diameter of the end of the pipe wherein, in use, a weld can be applied around the inside circumference of the hub (14) between the annular lip (20) and the end of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Deuk Sung BAE
  • Publication number: 20180066778
    Abstract: A self-sealing end fitting includes a valve, an adaptor, and a connector. The valve may define a longitudinal axis and may include a first end portion, a second end portion, a flange disposed therebetween, and a central bore. The adaptor may have a first end portion surrounding at least the second end portion of the valve, and the connector may surround at least the first end portion of the valve. A portion of the connector, a portion of the flange, and a portion of the first end portion of the adaptor may define a pocket. The valve may be configured to move axially relative to the adaptor. In embodiments, a sealing surface of the flange may contact a corresponding sealing surface of the first end portion of the adaptor to form a first seal within the pocket, and the first seal may comprise a metal-to-metal seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Randolph L. Maiville
  • Publication number: 20180066779
    Abstract: A hydration system including a fluid reservoir, a fluid path in communication with the reservoir, and a magnetic quick connect interposed in the fluid path is disclosed. A fluid delivery system for a hydration system is also disclosed that includes a magnetic quick connect interposed in a fluid delivery path of the delivery system. The magnetic quick connect can also be used in a wide variety of fluid delivery systems. A kit for forming a fluid delivery system for a hydration system is also disclosed, as are various components of a hydration system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: RainMaker Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduard Albert JAEGER, Robert Gregory STAHL, Jacob Timm BOWLES
  • Publication number: 20180066780
    Abstract: Fluid coupling formed as an assembly of a first body section having an end portion with studs and a second body section having an end portion configured to receive the end portion of the first body section and having grooves for receiving a corresponding one of the studs. Each of the grooves has an axial inlet section, and a blind section extending circumferentially from the inlet section to an end wall movable between a projecting position retaining the stud in the blind section and a retracted position allowing the stud to pass from the inlet to the blind section. Rotation of one of the body sections passes the studs in the retracted position of the groove end wall from the inlet section into the blind section, the studs being retained in the blind section in the projected position of the groove end wall to couple the body sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Philippe BLIVET
  • Publication number: 20180066781
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for constructing a double walled tube assembly, comprising: welding a first axial end of a first tube to a first sub-fitting of a first fitting, sliding a second tube over the first sub-fitting and the first tube, sliding a second sub-fitting of the first fitting over the first sub-fitting such that the first and second sub-fittings are co-axial, welding a first axial end of the second tube to the second sub-fitting, and welding the second sub-fitting to the first sub-fitting. An assembly includes a first fitting that includes a first sub-fitting and a second sub-fitting, a first tube having a first axial end that is welded to the first sub-fitting, and a second tube having a first axial end that is welded to the second sub-fitting, where the first tube is nested within the second tube, where the first sub-fitting is welded to the second sub-fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher A. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20180066782
    Abstract: A fluid sensing device of a fluid within a duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mark S. TAFT, Jeffrey LESLIE
  • Publication number: 20180066783
    Abstract: A pipe coupling assembly for coupling a first end portion of a first pipe with a second pipe includes a socket formed on an end of the second pipe and a locking ring. The socket includes a rim defining an end opening through which at least a portion of the first end portion is inserted, the rim including a rim sealing surface adapted to form a liquid-tight seal around the first end portion. The socket also includes a sleeve portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior space for receiving the first end portion, the interior surface comprising at least two socket sealing surfaces adapted to form a liquid-tight seal around the first end portion. The locking ring is adapted to cause the rim sealing surface to compress to form a liquid-tight seal around the first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Keith R. Bunn, SR., Steven J. Griegelis, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180066784
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing compression collars for reinforcing sealed connections between a length of piping and a plumbing fitting. Specifically, compression collars and related methods of making include extruding a hollow tube having one or more ridges which are then partially removed or trimmed to provide positioning tabs on one end of the compression collar. The compression collars can be cut to the desired length from the extruded hollow tube. In this way, compression collars with features for enhancing the strength and reliability of an interference fit, as well as their ease of use, can be manufactured rapidly with little material waste through modifications to the extrusion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Gary L. Runyan
  • Publication number: 20180066785
    Abstract: A valve system includes: a valve; a hydraulic cylinder attached to at least a portion of the valve; and at least a first accumulator in fluid communication with the hydraulic cylinder. The first accumulator includes: (i) a first end having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; (ii) a second end having a gas inlet; and (iii) a body positioned between the first end and the second end and which includes a fluid chamber and a gas chamber separated by a flexible separating member. The hydraulic cylinder is configured to close the valve in response to pressure provided by fluid distributed from the first accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Bruce M. Platusich
  • Publication number: 20180066786
    Abstract: Tubing everting apparatus, assemblies, and methods are disclosed herein. The tubing everting apparatus include a pressure chamber that defines an internal volume, a liner inlet port that is configured to receive a flexible tube liner into the internal volume, an inlet sealing structure that is configured to resist fluid flow therepast from the pressure chamber, and a liner outlet port that is configured to permit the flexible tube liner to extend from the internal volume. In some embodiments, the apparatus include a lubricator that is configured to apply a lubricant to the flexible tube liner. In some embodiments, the apparatus include a non-deflation valve that is configured to selectively transition between open and closed states. The assemblies include the apparatus and a cart that includes a lubricant reservoir. The methods include methods of operating the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen T. Waring, Rossen Robert Huckfeldt
  • Publication number: 20180066787
    Abstract: A repair wrap for repairing or strengthening an inanimate object. The repair wrap includes a fabric, where the fabric includes one or more fibers. The repair wrap also includes a hardening material. The fabric is configured to be wrapped around a portion of an inanimate object. Curing the hardening material is configured to form a shell about the portion of the inanimate object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Quinn, Reed Quinn, Kit Morrison, Matthew Hawkes
  • Publication number: 20180066788
    Abstract: A pipe liner for lining a fluid-carrying pipe, the pipe liner comprising an elongated flexible conduit and a flexible flange. The flexible conduit includes an outer wall forming an open-ended central channel for allowing fluids to be pumped therethrough. The flexible flange extends radially from one end of the elongated conduit and includes a number of fastener holes. The flexible conduit and the flexible flange are configured to be collapsed and pulled through the pipe such that the flexible flange can be connected to a rigid flange of the pipe via the fastener holes. The pipe liner is less prone to leak and is easier to transport and install.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: LINDSAY CORPORATION
    Inventor: THOMAS J. KORUS
  • Publication number: 20180066789
    Abstract: This invention refers to a heat-insulated fluid injector tube through the development of a technology capable of increasing thermal efficiency by the use of high-efficiency conformed thermal insulation, which promotes uniform density and thickness of the Insulating layer in the annular space between concentric tubes, as well as by reducing the risk of welding failure in the union of concentric tubes by using a specific geometry in welds, which promotes adequate distribution of mechanical efforts arising from the Difference of dilation between the inner tube and the outer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Mário César Batista SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20180066790
    Abstract: Provided is a structural body, formed in a plate-like shape and positioned with respect to an assembly jig including a positioning pin and supporting a first surface of the structural body, including a positioning hole formed through an end portion, a positioning protrusion being inserted into the positioning hole; and a pair of first position detection areas formed on a second surface of the end portion through which the positioning hole is formed. The positioning hole is formed apart from an axis line connecting the pair of first position detection areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Naoto AZUSAWA, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Kenichi TSURUDA, Hiroki AZUMA, Takuya GOTO
  • Publication number: 20180066791
    Abstract: An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case. The expandable socket generally includes a platform, a button spaced from the platform, and a collapsible mechanism coupled to the platform and the button. The platform is adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case. The collapsible mechanism includes a plurality of discrete sections movable relative to one another to move the expandable socket between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Molly M. Hobbs, David B. Barnett
  • Publication number: 20180066792
    Abstract: The utility model relates to an integrated selfie stick. The selfie stick comprises a long-cylinder handle shell, an extendable stick fixed on the handle shell, a clamping device which can be folded relative to the extendable stick and a folding device for connecting an active end of the extendable stick and the clamping device, wherein a cavity for accommodating the clamping device is left between an inner wall of the handle shell and an outer wall of the extendable stick; and when the selfie stick is in a pack-up state, the clamping device is folded on the extendable stick, the active end of the extendable stick is retracted back to the handle shell, and the clamping device is placed in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Yongbin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180066793
    Abstract: A laser alignment arrangement includes a first stage configured to structurally support a laser at a first longitudinal position of the laser, the first stage being configured to adjust the first longitudinal position of the laser in at least one direction orthogonal to an axis of the laser, and a second stage configured to structurally support the laser at a second longitudinal position of the laser, the second stage being configured to adjust the second longitudinal position of the laser in at least one direction orthogonal to the axis of the laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Laszlo Kovacs
  • Publication number: 20180066794
    Abstract: A setting task of a setting unit includes a task to determine, based on a detection result of a detector, whether a click operation is carried out with a part of an operator's body mounted on a mount portion. The click operation is defined as an intentional movement of the part of the body by the operator in accordance with a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki OKUDA, Minoru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180066795
    Abstract: A grease gun which uses a piston to mechanically push grease from a standard tube without the need for air pressure. A grease tube chamber is sized to hold a standard tube of grease, and may be closed at a first or front end by a cap with a dispensing nozzle. At a second end, a piston assembly includes a plunger rod with a piston that may be advanced towards the front end by a drive handle assembly. As the piston advances, it enters into the open rear end of a grease tube, pushing the grease forward where it is dispensed through the nozzle on the cap. When not in use, the plunger rod is urged rearwards by a spring, pulling the piston away from the grease to reduce potential leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Nathaniel C. Polley
  • Publication number: 20180066796
    Abstract: A modular pressure vessel suitable for housing, storage, and/or supplying a pressurized fluid is disclosed. In one aspect, the modular pressure vessel comprises removable end-caps attached to each end of a center section. The center section includes longitudinal rails. In another aspect, methods for manufacturing the modular pressure vessel are described, including extrusion processes for the center section. The modular pressure vessel allows for various components to be easily swapped out or changed, such as the end-caps, or components easily installed and removed from inside the pressure vessel, such as a compressor and related components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Reno N. Heon, Dustin B. Heon
  • Publication number: 20180066797
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite structure includes a glass fiber layer and a carbon fiber layer in a cured resin. The glass fiber layer and the carbon fiber layer are laminated and present in a thickness direction of the structure. Two outermost layers of the fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite structure including the glass fiber layer and the carbon fiber layer are both the glass fiber layer. In the structure, a volume fraction of carbon fibers with respect to a total volume of glass fibers and carbon fibers is 0.67 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Naoki Nakamura, Masaki Ando, Kimiyoshi Naito
  • Publication number: 20180066798
    Abstract: A storage tank includes a tank roof and a tank sidewall. At least one opening is located in in at least one of the tank roof or the tank sidewall. A pipe extends through the at least one opening, the pipe having a sleeve assembly positioned around the pipe. The sleeve assembly also extends through the opening. The sleeve assembly includes a sleeve, at least one layer of insulation, and an inner flange. The inner flange is located on a first end of the sleeve and is coupled to the pipe. The sleeve, in turn is coupled to the tank such that the inner flange is located within the storage tank. The at least one layer of insulation is positioned in an annulus between the pipe and the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
    Inventors: John M. Blanchard, Mark Butts
  • Publication number: 20180066799
    Abstract: A method for filling tanks with pressurized gas via a filling station comprising at least one source of pressurized gas and a fluid circuit for transferring the gas, comprising a first end linked to the at least one gas source and a second end provided with a transfer line intended to be removably connected to the tanks to be filled, the circuit comprising a first isolation valve, a flow or pressure regulation member, a heat exchanger for cooling the gas transferred to the tank to be filled and a second isolation valve, the method comprising successively filling a first tank then a second separate tank, characterized in that, on completion of the filling of the first tank, the first and second isolation valves are closed to trap a reserve supply of pressurized gas in the circuit between said two valves and in that the reserve supply of gas is used to fill the second tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide,Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Proceded Georges Claude
    Inventors: Baptiste RAVINEL, Julie FLYNN
  • Publication number: 20180066800
    Abstract: The cryogenic gas equipment unit designed for arrangement and operation of the gas treatment system for locomotives. The unit includes a sheet-lined housing with a power rack. An upper portion of the unit housing has a shape geometrically following the shape of the inner surface of the locomotive body roof. A flooring made of a cold-resistant heat-insulating material is attached to the bottom inside the unit. An aperture is made in one of the side walls of the unit housing. Temperature deformation compensators for cryogenic fuel lines and the cryogenic equipment unit housing are installed in the entry and exit points of the cryogenic fuel lines on the unit housing. A routine inspection of the equipment in the cryogenic gas equipment unit may be carried out through the aperture. In case a piece of the cryogenic gas equipment in the unit fails, the whole unit may be removed and replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nikolai Konstantinovich NIKOLSKIY, Valeriy Alekseevich NIKONOV, Andrei Gennadievich VORONKOV, Olga Vladimirovna BYCHKOVA, Maksim Viktorovich KOLOSOV
  • Publication number: 20180066801
    Abstract: A vapor pressure regulation system includes a vessel including a vessel wall that defines an enclosure, and a temperature adjustment mechanism coupled to the vessel. A heat transfer between the temperature adjustment mechanism and the vessel is adjusted based on at least a vapor pressure within the vessel to facilitate regulating the vapor pressure within the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shengyi Liu, Lijun Gao
  • Publication number: 20180066802
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor including a compressor frame including a drive shaft received therein, a rotary to linear motion converter coupling the drive shaft and a first end of a piston rod, a piston coupled to a second end of the piston rod, a compression cylinder in which the piston is received, an inlet valve coupled to the compression cylinder and a discharge valve coupled to the compression cylinder, a pressure casing encasing the compressor frame and the rotary to linear motion converter, a motor coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the motor is located external to the pressure casing, and a mechanical seal coupled between the drive shaft and the pressure casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Klaus BRUN, Jason C. WILKES
  • Publication number: 20180066803
    Abstract: Enhanced fluid filtration methods, systems, and techniques are disclosed that can leverage the function of a supplemental pump in combination with the existing components of a machine, such as the main pump of an electrically-powered machine with an engine. In various embodiments, a supplemental filter apparatus may be operatively associated with the supplemental pump to provide filtration of fluid flowing through the machine. A control module may be operatively associated with the supplemental pump and/or various components of the machine. The control module may be programmed to activate or deactivate the supplemental pump, a valve, or take other actions in association with detecting the existence of one or more filter triggering conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: John K. Apostolides, John J. McCosby
  • Publication number: 20180066804
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of detecting and providing an alert regarding the presence of liquid contamination in a pneumatic supply line and/or in a pneumatic instrument are described. A liquid detection device configured to be coupled to the pneumatic supply includes an electronic liquid sensor configured to detect the presence of liquid in the pneumatic supply and a wireless communicator configured to transmit data from the electronic liquid sensor to a wireless communication node. The liquid detection device may be installed at different locations along a pneumatic supply in a plant. The plant network can forward the transmitted message from the communication node onto a plant computer, where and alert or other message may be provided to an operator or other computer system when water or other liquid is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Bruce F. Grumstrup
  • Publication number: 20180066805
    Abstract: A direct-type backlight optical simulation apparatus and system are provided. The apparatus includes a diffusion plate, a supporting plate for the diffusion plate, an MF device and a platform, a side wall and a supporting rack for the diffusion plate are formed around the platform, and the platform includes slides, a reflection sheet and a plurality of first guide rails arranged to be parallel to each other. The MF device includes an MF fixing device, an MF reflection plate and an MF angle adjustment device. The MF reflection plate is coupled with the MF fixing device by the MF angle adjustment device, and the MF device is fixed on the side walls of the platform by the MF fixing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Wei ZHANG, Yu ZHANG, Hao ZHOU, Yanping LIAO, Weihao HU, Hai CHI, Wei ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20180066806
    Abstract: A light bulb apparatus has a plurality of LED modules, a substrate, a driver circuit board, a plastic piece, a radiator and a lamp cap. The substrate has aluminum material for mounting the plurality of LED modules, a first connection end and a second connection end. The first connection end and the second connection end is electrically connected to the plurality of LED modules. The plastic piece with a guiding groove is used for inserting the driver circuit board. The radiator has a top plate and a side wall. The substrate is fixed on the top plate, and the side wall are connected to the plastic piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Qiyuan Wang, Yunnan Lin, Liping Lin
  • Publication number: 20180066807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED fluorescent lamp using far-infrared radiation without a heat sink. According to the present invention, a circuit is formed by peeling the copper foil layers on both sides of the non-metal double-sided PCB substrate. The area of the copper foil layer area on which LEDs are installed in series is maximized. The circuit components are mounted on the outside of the PCB, and the connection circuit is formed on a portion of the substrate surface in which the LEDs are not mounted. The LED fluorescent Lamp utilizes infrared emissivity to provide excellent heat dissipation even though a heat sink is not attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Jong Koo WOO
  • Publication number: 20180066808
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a waveguide comprises a waveguide body having a coupling cavity defined by a coupling feature disposed within the waveguide body. A plug member comprises a first portion disposed in the coupling cavity and an outer surface substantially conforming to the coupling feature and a second portion extending from the first portion into the coupling cavity. The second portion includes a reflective surface adapted to direct light in the coupling cavity into the waveguide body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd P. Keller, Eric J. Tarsa, Zongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20180066809
    Abstract: A color point variable light emitting apparatus is provided. The color point variable apparatus comprises a member comprising a wavelength converting element and a non-wavelength converting element, the wavelength converting element is arranged to convert light of a first wavelength into light of a second wavelength and emit the light of the second wavelength, and the non-wavelength converting element is arranged to redirect light of the first wavelength, a light source having a controllable optical element, the light source is arranged to, with light of a first wavelength, illuminate both a portion of the wavelength converting element and a portion of the non-wavelength converting element, and a controller arranged to control the controllable optical element such that a ratio of the portion of the wavelength converting element and the portion of the non-wavelength converting element illuminated by the light source is changed. A method for varying color point of light is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Petrus Theodorus Jutte
  • Publication number: 20180066810
    Abstract: Light apparatuses including a light source generating a blue-colored light, a phosphorus filter transforming the blue-colored light into white light, and a light dispersing element receiving the light and projecting a plurality of discrete points of light onto a target surface that have been transformed into white light by the phosphorus filter. Methods for creating a plurality of discrete points of light on a target surface using a light apparatus including a light source and a phosphorus filter and a light dispersing element, including generating a light using the light source, in which the generated light is blue-colored light, transforming the light into white light by passing the light through a phosphorus filter, and causing the light to be incident on the light dispersing element, such that the light dispersing element disperses the light and creates a plurality of individual points of light on the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Lou Lentine, Erwin Lau, Alex Krause, Matthew Pooley, Edward Fei, Patrick Murphy
  • Publication number: 20180066811
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lamp assembly (200), comprising a base (202), an outer jacket (204) mounted to the base (202), a first reflective substrate (206, 208) positioned within the outer jacket (204), and a first solid-state light source (220) disposed proximate the first reflective substrate (206, 208). The outer jacket (204) may be glass. The outer jacket (204) may hermetically seal the first solid-state light source (220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Jon Bennett JANSMA, Gary Robert ALLEN, Glenn Howard KUENZLER, Bruce Richard ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20180066812
    Abstract: An LED light bulb and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A plurality of power wires for supplying electricity to an LED filament are fixed to form a power wire supporting structure for supporting and fixing the LED filament in position, without using a stem of a conventional LED light bulb, thereby simplifying fabrication processes of the LED light bulb and reducing fabrication costs thereof. Moreover, the LED light bulb does not require an internal space for accommodating the stem, and thus its length can be effectively reduced to ideally become a small-size light bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: SZU-MIN FAN
  • Publication number: 20180066813
    Abstract: Retrofit kits for retrofitting LED light engines into existing light fixture housings. The retrofit kit includes a hook bracket that may be mounted in the housing and from which an end of the LED light engine can be suspended so as to permit an installer to electrically connect the LED light engine. The retrofit kit also includes a mounting bracket to secure the free end of the LED light engine into the housing after the LED light engine has been rotated upwardly into the housing from the hanging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Publication number: 20180066814
    Abstract: A glass plate, with a thickness ? of 1.0 mm or more, having first and second main surfaces and end surfaces, includes 1 to 80 weight ppm of iron in terms of Fe2O3 with 0.1 to 10.0 weight ppm of Fe2+; and 0.1 to 10.0 weight ppm of Ni, Mn, Cr, Co and V in total. In a sample with a size of 50 mm×50 mm×8 obtained from the glass plate, and an arithmetic average roughness of the main surfaces and first and second cut surfaces being 0.1 ?m or less, a first average absorbance coefficient for a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm measured on the first main surface in a normal direction is 0.009 or less, and a ratio of a second average absorbance coefficient measured on the first cut surface, to the first absorbance coefficient is 1.3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yusuke ARAI, Naoya Wada, Hiroyuki Hijiya, Tetsuya Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20180066815
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting device and assembly method thereof. The LED lighting device includes: a base having a mounting surface; an LED element disposed on the mounting surface of the base; a lens component disposed at a side of the mounting surface of the base; a gasket disposed between the base and the lens component, such that the LED element is located within an area surrounded by the gasket; a fastener comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first component is disposed at the side of the lens component opposite to the base and facing a portion of the lens component, the second portion extends from the first potion and is connected to the base, and the first portion of the fastener applies a pressure on the lens component towards the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kai CHEN, Jianming HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180066816
    Abstract: A lighting system is disclosed that includes lighting zones. Each of the lighting zones include LED light fixtures with different sets of LED arrays mounted to modular light boards that emit different output spectra. Each of the zones also includes a layer pack control unit coupled to the LED light fixture to control power to the LED light fixtures and to execute or run lighting protocols. The lighting system preferably includes a user interface device coupled to LED light fixtures in each of the light zones through a system bus and is capable independently control light output from the LED light fixtures in each of the zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: FINELITE INC.
    Inventors: Walter Blue Clark, Johannes Dale Toale, Aaron Matthew Smith, Stephen Anthony Radovich
  • Publication number: 20180066817
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of luminaire, and provides a track head for mounting a lamp body on a track strip, the lamp body comprises a mounting rack, the track head comprises a cassette body fixed to the mounting rack and a cover body movably mounted on the track strip, the cover body is detachably mounted on the cassette body, a plurality of first resilient sheets which are electrically connected to the lamp body are provided in the inner part of the cassette body, a plurality of second resilient sheets which are electrically connected to the first resilient sheets respectively are provided in the inner side of the cover body, a conductive structure is provided between the cover body and the track strip for electrical interconnection with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Li LI, Gang SONG
  • Publication number: 20180066818
    Abstract: An electronic fountain light, includes a barrel. A separator is provided in a cavity of the barrel. The separator divides the barrel into a water storage compartment and a battery compartment. A first water tank is provided in the water storage compartment. A first illuminant is mounted on the separator. The separator is provided in a concave manner along a direction towards the battery compartment to form a mounting slot. An impeller is mounted in the mounting slot. A plurality of first magnets is fixed on the impeller. A rotating disk and a drive motor for driving the rotating disk to rotate are disposed in the battery compartment. A plurality of second magnets is mounted on the rotating disk. The drive motor drives the rotating disk to rotate, and by means of mutual attraction of the second magnets and the first magnets, the impeller is driven to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Jian FANG
  • Publication number: 20180066819
    Abstract: An LED light source includes a connecting body and a mounting base. The mounting base includes a mounting platform having a top surface, and an LED unit connected to the top surface, the top surface having good heat-dissipating properties. The LED unit includes LEDs, an LED driving device, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a first portion for mounting the driving device and a second portion for mounting the LEDs. The first portion is connected to the top surface. The second portion is bent away from the first portion; the LEDs being mounted to outer surface of the integral second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: SHIUE-LUNG CHEN, SHR-MIN LIN, YU-WEI TSAI, CHUNG-MIN CHANG