Patents Issued in June 19, 2018
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Patent number: 10001255Abstract: The present invention generally concerns a custom lampshade with a digital print. More specifically, the lamp shade includes an end cap that joins with printing substrates capable of passing light. At least one end cap is used to shape and support a substrate having a digital image printed on at least one of its surfaces. The end cap has a center aperture with a diameter sized to accept a threaded portion of a shade rest or a diameter that is sized to accept a lamp socket. The end cap has an outer channel sized to accept the edges of a transparent substrate material. In another embodiment, the end cap is devoid of an outer channel, but is joined about its outer diameter with a translucent substrate material via an adhesive. When the lamp shade is used, a light source illuminates the digital image printed on either substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Schneur Minsky
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Patent number: 10001256Abstract: Thermal management approaches and methods for structures requiring certain optical and thermal properties, for example, components of LED-based lighting units. Such a structure is in thermal communication with a source of visible light and thermal energy, and visible light emitted by the source passes through the structure. The structure includes a portion formed of a composite material containing a polymeric matrix material and a fiber material that contributes an optical scattering effect to the visible light passing through the composite material. The fiber material is made up of individual fibers that each comprise a core material and an opaque diffusive white coating on an external surface thereof. The fiber material and its coating contribute to the thermal conductivity and an optical scattering effect of the composite material.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Dengke Cai, Gary Robert Allen
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Patent number: 10001257Abstract: Gradient optics for even light distribution of LED light sources. In an aspect, an apparatus is provided for uniform distribution of light emitted from a light source. The apparatus includes a panel coupled to receive the light emitted from the light source, and gradient optics disposed on the panel, the gradient optics providing a matching transparency gradient that is aligned with the light source to evenly distribute the emitted light. In another aspect, an apparatus includes means for receiving the light emitted from the light source, and means for providing a matching transparency gradient that is aligned with the light source to evenly distribute the emitted light.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventor: Todd Farmer
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Patent number: 10001258Abstract: The entrance region of this light flux control member has second protruding strips disposed at the edges of a virtual quadrangle, and angle parts disposed at the four corners of the virtual quadrangle. The angle parts having a third entrance face, and a third reflective face establishing a connection between two neighboring second reflective faces. The height of a third crest line at the boundary between the third entrance face and the third reflective face decreases gradually as a diagonal line of the virtual quadrangle is approached. The distance between the outermost edge of the third reflective face and the third crest line decreases gradually as the diagonal line of the virtual quadrangle is approached. The distance between the extremities of a second crest line of the second protruding strip is shorter than the distance between the extremities of a first crest line located most outward.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Saito
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Patent number: 10001259Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, a substrate having first and second groups of light-emitting elements having different distributions in one or more optical characteristics thereon is deformed such that the first and second groups of light-emitting elements are not simultaneously observable.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Ricardo A. Pelejo, Michael A. Tischler
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Patent number: 10001260Abstract: A flashlight device for observing an object in a conduit includes a plurality of lights disposed in a front end of an enclosure in a substantially annular configuration about a viewing aperture extending longitudinally through a central portion of the enclosure, and at least one battery for energizing the plurality of lights. The device allows the person via one hand to illuminate and simultaneously observe an object located at a distal portion of a conduit, while the opposite hand holds a tool that engages the distal object.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Bradley W. Hoover
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Patent number: 10001261Abstract: A light source apparatus according to the present invention includes a phosphor wheel having a phosphor disposed in an annular shape on a disk-shaped base material, the phosphor serving to emit fluorescent light from excitation light, thereby forming an excitation light source having a predetermined color, and the phosphor having a discontinuous portion in a part of the annular shape, an excitation light source for emitting the excitation light with which a passage position of the circular phosphor is irradiated with respect to the phosphor wheel to be rotatively driven by the wheel motor, and a controller that controls light emission of the light source and the excitation light source synchronously with a position of the discontinuous portion with respect to an irradiation position of the excitation light.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Yagyu, Nobutaka Kobayashi, Akihiro Yamada, Hiroshi Kida
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Patent number: 10001262Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an LED retrofit lamp, including a lamp tube, an LED light engine disposed in the lamp tube, and end caps arranged at two open ends of the lamp tube, the LED light engine including a circuit board and at least one light source disposed on the circuit board. The LED retrofit lamp further includes one pair of retaining structures fixed at two opposite ends of the circuit board, respectively, and at least one pair of elastic tension structures connected to the retaining structures. The elastic tension structure goes through the end cap from one side of the end cap and is locked at the other side of the end cap. In addition, various embodiments may also relate to a process for manufacturing the LED retrofit lamp.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Hao Li, Xiaomian Chen, Peng Chen, Tingming Liu
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Patent number: 10001263Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a piece of fabric with a slot formed in the piece of fabric. The apparatus includes light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned within the slot. The apparatus also includes a button operatively coupled to the LEDs such that the LEDs are configured to illuminate upon depression of the button. An apparatus is also provided that includes the piece of fabric with the slot formed in the piece of fabric and LEDs within the slot. The apparatus also includes a motion sensor to measure a motion parameter of the piece of fabric. The motion sensor is operatively coupled to the LEDs such that the LEDs are illuminated when the motion parameter exceeds a motion threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: REVELLA, LLCInventors: Lisa Walker, Wayne Nassis, Jr.
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Patent number: 10001264Abstract: An energy-saving recyclable display system, comprising a display stand, a packaging container and a suspension loop; a display rod is arranged on the display stand, the packaging container and the suspension loop are mounted in a dismountable way; a suspension notch is arranged on the upper part of the suspension loop; the lower part of the suspension loop is opened and stretches into the packaging container; the suspension loop is hollow inside and mounted with a circuit board and an illuminant; an electric wire is arranged on the circuit board; a conductive contact is arranged at the end of the electric wire protruding from the inner side face of the suspension notch; the conductive contact contacts with the display rod and forms a switched-on circuit. The product in the packaging container presents a favorable luminous effect when it is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen Leyeah Packaging Design Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yanlin Zhou
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Patent number: 10001265Abstract: A luminaire comprises a light fixture that includes a housing. The housing includes a light emitting diode (LED) light source and a back wall that has a first surface shape. The luminaire further comprises a mounting system that includes a tie rod that has a first end that includes a plurality of teeth. The mounting system also includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled to the tie rod. The mounting plate is coupled to the back wall of the housing. The mounting plate has a second surface shape, where the first surface shape and the second surface shape are substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventor: Chad Stuart Newton
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Patent number: 10001266Abstract: A sensor module for a lighting fixture includes a housing configured to be mounted to a lighting fixture, a light sensor mounted in the housing, and a sensor cover over the light sensor. The sensor cover includes a parallel surface and an angled surface. The parallel surface is parallel to a task surface within an area of interest, and includes a first number of lens sections, each of which are configured to focus light from a different portion of a first subset of the task surface to the light sensor. The angled surface includes a second number of lens sections, each of which extend from an edge of the parallel surface to form a facet of the angled surface and are configured to focus light from a different portion of a second subset of the task surface to the light sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Jin Hong Lim, Jason Taylor, Kurt S. Wilcox
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Patent number: 10001267Abstract: An LED module having an arrangement of electronically connected LEDs and a carrier for the LEDs, wherein a parallel connection of series circuits of LEDs is present. The parallel connection is selected in such a manner that the thermal load on the carrier caused by the operation of the LEDs is distributed substantially evenly across the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventor: Stephan Ebner
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Patent number: 10001268Abstract: Provided is an air-cooled LED light having an LED substrate with an LED mounted thereon, and a casing with the LED substrate mounted thereon, the casing including: an inlet port through which air flows in; an outlet port through which the air fed from the inlet port is discharged; an separation plate that is interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port to divide an inner space of the casing; an opening that is formed in the separation plate; and a fan that is disposed on the separation plate in line with the opening of the separation plate. It is possible to prevent the air filled in the lower portion of the separation plate from flowing backward to an upper portion of the separation plate thereby to improve the cooling efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: LUNEX CO., LTD.Inventor: Jang Hee Kim
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Patent number: 10001269Abstract: A light source module includes at least one light source emitting light, and a body supporting the light source, wherein the body includes a heat sink absorbing heat from the light source and dissipating the heat to the outside, an insulating layer having electrical insulating properties, the insulating layer being provided on at least one surface of the heat sink, and a conductive layer contacted with the insulating layer, the conductive layer being at least provided in a path region in which electric current is applied to the light source, the conductive layer being contacted with the light source. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain effects such as rapid fabrication processes, inexpensive fabrication cost, facilitation of mass production, improvement of product yield, and promotion of heat dissipation. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain various effects that can be understood through configurations described in embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaepyo Hong, Jaechan Kim, Injoong Kim, Hyeuk Chang, Sumin Jun
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Patent number: 10001270Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed. The housing can include a housing top and a housing body coupled to each other. The housing body can include at least one wall that is bendable to form a cavity. The housing body can also include at least one first housing body coupling feature disposed on a first end, and at least one second complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the first end adjacent to the at least one first housing body coupling feature. The housing body can further include at least one second housing body coupling feature disposed on a second end, and at least one first complementary housing body coupling feature disposed on the second end adjacent to the at least one second housing body coupling feature.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Jared Michael Davis, Huang Rongxiu
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Patent number: 10001271Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED lamp forming material with an outstanding weather resistance performance and a reliable seal performance, and also relates to a light-pervious waterproof LED lamp manufactured by the LED lamp forming material. A lamp forming mold is prepared according to a shape of the light-pervious waterproof damp required by a user, a circuit board including a driving circuit and an LED light source is suspended within a molding cavity of the LED lamp forming mold, a PVC paste or a modified PVC paste is injected into the molding cavity, heating is performed for 15 to 30 minutes, the PVC paste or the modified PVC paste within the molding cavity of the LED lamp is solidified, the solidified LED waterproof lamp is taken out of the molding cavity, so as to obtain the light-pervious waterproof LED lamp.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Songyan Xu
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Patent number: 10001272Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator (“HRSG”) 40, which is closely coupled to a gas turbine, includes a flow controls structural array 10 disposed upstream of the tubes 42 of the HRSG 40. The structural array 10 is formed of a plurality of grate-like panels 18 secured to horizontal supports 24 mounted to the support structure of the HRSG 40. The structural array 10 diffuses the high velocity exhaust stream 14 exiting the gas turbine and redistributes the gas flow evenly throughout the HRSG 40. The structural array 10 reduces wear and damage of the tubes 46.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: William C. Balcezak, Wesley P. Bauver, II, Robert Livermore, Ian J. Perrin, Aaron Yeaton
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Patent number: 10001273Abstract: This invention relates to a rotary flame heater, comprising a burner, a first wind wheel, a second wind wheel and a glass tube set in sequence from bottom to top; one side of the burner is set with an ignition device, the first wind wheel and second wind wheel are annular, a plurality of first air inlet passages are aslant set on a side wall of the first wind wheel, a plurality of second air inlet passages are aslant set a side wall of the second wind wheel, the inclined direction of the plurality of first air inlet passages is the same with that of the second air inlet passages. The advantage of this invention is to make full use of the combustion space, increase the contacting area with the glass tube and increase the calorific value when burns the same gas, which achieves a better heating effect.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Pengyu Wang
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Patent number: 10001274Abstract: A method for conducting combustion in a fluidized bed furnace, in particular having a sand bed, according to which a flow of primary combustion air is blown through the bed, the fuel consisting in particular of organic waste, or of municipal waste, or of sludge from purifying stations, it being possible to inject secondary air (5a) into the space (5) in the furnace located above the bed; in order to limit the production of nitrogen oxides NOx and nitrous oxide N2O: the nitrous oxide N2O and nitrogen oxide NOx content of the fumes at the outlet of the furnace are measured (12, 20); the temperature of the fluidized bed is controlled to keep it at the highest admissible value at which the production of nitrous oxide N2O is substantially reduced, while the production of nitrogen oxides NOx is not substantially increased; and the excess air in the fluidized bed is controlled to keep it at the lowest admissible value at which the production of nitrogen oxides NOx is reduced without adversely affecting the combustioType: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: DEGREMONTInventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Pardo, Ludovic Morice
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Patent number: 10001275Abstract: A well test burner system has a plurality of burner nozzles supported by a support structure. Each burner nozzle has an air inlet, a well product inlet and an air/well product mixture outlet. At least one of the burner nozzles is supported to pivot relative to the support structure while the burner nozzle is operating to expel air/well product mixture.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Trace Wayne Cody
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Patent number: 10001276Abstract: Safety devices prevent packaged catalytic converters from being expelled from stacks, or at least reduce the velocity with which such a package may be expelled, in case of an explosion in a bio-fueled appliance, such as a wood-burning stove.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Biomass Controls, LLCInventor: Jeffrey R. Hallowell
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Patent number: 10001277Abstract: A method for efficiently conveying impurities in a pressurized fluidized incinerator system is provided. Cleaning gas is supplied to an upper valve, and thereafter, the upper valve is driven so as to communicate an upper discharge device and a tank. The upper discharge device is driven so as to convey the impurities from the dust collector to the tank, and thereafter, the upper discharge device is stopped and the upper valve is driven so as not to communicate the upper discharge device and the tank. Thereafter, the supply of the cleaning gas to the upper valve is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignees: TSUKISHIMA KIKAI CO., LTD., SANKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takamitsu Kanno, Kazuyoshi Terakoshi, Takafumi Yamamoto, Kunihiko Koga, Tomokazu Suyama, Isamu Orito
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Patent number: 10001278Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a gas-fired burner on a liquid fuel. The apparatus integrates a catalytic liquid fuel reformer with a flame burner designed for operation on a gaseous fuel of high Wobbe Index, e.g., natural gas. The method involves reacting a mixture of a liquid fuel and oxidant in a catalytic reformer to obtain a gaseous reformate having a low Wobbe Index; and thereafter combusting the gaseous reformate, optionally augmented with liquid co-fuel and oxidant, in the gas-fired burner under diffusion flame conditions. The invention allows commercial gas-fired appliances, such as stoves, ovens, ranges, grills, griddles, stock pot burners, clothes dryers, hot water heaters, and boilers to be operated on a liquid fuel, which offers advantages in logistics and camp operations.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC.Inventors: Subir Roychoudhury, Richard Mastanduno, Bruce Crowder, David Lang Spence, Francesco Macri, Julian David Prada Bernal
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Patent number: 10001279Abstract: An Air Separation Unit is disclosed which is thermally integrated into a coal fired oxy boiler power plant. The Air Separation Unit has a Dryer with a dryer heater, wherein an extraction line connects the steam extraction port to the dryer heater. A drain line of the dryer heater then fluidly connects the regeneration heater to a point of a Rankine steam cycle fluidly within the condensate system.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Thierry Pourchot, Francois Granier, Frederic Geiger
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Patent number: 10001280Abstract: One embodiment includes a fuel injector for a gas turbine engine. The fuel injector has an inlet fitting for receiving fuel. The fuel injector also has an outlet fitting for delivering fuel through a nozzle to a combustor of the gas turbine engine. An injector support extends between the inlet fitting and the outlet fitting and has an internal bore therethrough. A fuel tube extends from the inlet fitting through the internal bore of the injector support to the outlet fitting. The injector support has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the fuel tube. At room temperature the fuel tube is under compressive stress such that the fuel tube is buckled. As a result of differential thermal expansion of the fuel tube and the injector support during engine operation the fuel tube is relieved of compressive stress.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventor: Mark Caples
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Patent number: 10001281Abstract: A fuel nozzle apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: an annular outer body extending parallel to a centerline axis and having an exterior surface, and having a ring of forward openings passing through the exterior surface, and a ring of aft openings passing through the exterior surface, the aft openings positioned axially aft of the forward openings; an annular main injection ring disposed inside the outer body and including: a forward main fuel gallery extending in a circumferential direction; an aft main fuel gallery extending in a circumferential direction; a ring of forward main fuel orifices communicating with the forward main fuel gallery and each aligned with one of the forward openings; a ring of aft main fuel orifices, communicating with the aft main fuel gallery and each aligned with one of the aft openings; and a pilot fuel injector disposed along the centerline axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nayan Vinodbhai Patel, Duane Douglas Thomsen
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Patent number: 10001282Abstract: This invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a display unit (6) installed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: ARCELIK ANONIM SIRKETIInventor: Mehmet Ozbek
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Patent number: 10001283Abstract: In a cooking device having a cooking chamber including a plurality of side walls, a bottom, and a fat drain to allow fat and other cooking residues to be discharged therethrough from the cooking chamber outward, the fat drain is arranged in a side wall of the cooking chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: RATIONAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Gerhard Kramer, Hubert Brunner
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Patent number: 10001284Abstract: A vent hood kit comprises a canopy assembly having an intake end and an outlet end, a blower housing selectively and alternatively coupled with the exhaust end of the canopy assembly in an in-line position and an external position, a blower assembly disposed within a blower housing and in communication with the intake end in both the in-line and external positions and an exhaust duct adapter of the blower housing is configured to be in communication with the intake end in both the in-line and external positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot
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Patent number: 10001285Abstract: According to one embodiment, an object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner which is basically composed of small-size component parts and can have a large air-conditioning capacity by stacking the small-size component parts in a vertical direction in accordance with a required air-conditioning capacity. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes an outdoor heat exchanger, an air-blower assembly including an air exchanger, and a housing accommodating the outdoor heat exchanger and the air-blower assembly. The outdoor heat exchanger, the air-blower assembly and the housing, and another outdoor heat exchanger, another air-blower assembly and another housing are configured to be stackable on each other in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Yamauchi, Kazuhisa Sato, Hiroyuki Niwa, Takamasa Okuma
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Patent number: 10001286Abstract: Provided is a dehumidifier. The dehumidifier includes a compressor which circulates a refrigerant, a condenser which condenses the refrigerant, and an evaporator which faces the condenser. Herein, a tube which is disposed in a plurality of rows with respect to the condenser is coupled to a plurality of fins of which a part or all are separated, and a part of a plurality of rows of tubes is not fixed, and thus an air path is ensured relatively largely, and air can smoothly flow, and condensing performance is enhanced, and a temperature of an end of the condenser can be lowered, and cycle efficiency is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Ilsoo Jeon
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Patent number: 10001287Abstract: The piping stick can define a sealable volume including a plurality of piping sections and a plurality of control sections. The non-connected end of the piping sections of the piping stick can be capped. The piping stick can be assembled by assembling the plurality of control sections and the plurality of piping sections, pressurizing the piping stick at a first time and determining the integrity of the piping stick by evaluating the pressure in the piping stick at a second time.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: John C. Karamanos
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Patent number: 10001288Abstract: A Smart Fan and Ventilation (“SFV”) device having at least one memory configured to store instructions, a processor coupled to the at least one memory, a cover attached to a first surface of the SFV device, and one or more louvers attached to the cover, the processor configured to cause the one or more louvers to move based on instructions stored on the at least one memory.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Frank Yang
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Patent number: 10001289Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring or controlling the Outdoor Air Fraction (OAF) ratio through economizer or outdoor air dampers and cabinet to total system airflow and mixed-air humidity ratio and wetbulb temperature for HVAC equipment. An OAF exceeding the minimum regulatory requirements wastes energy and contributes to global warming. OAF is used to optimize economizer damper position either manually or automatically using an economizer Fault Detection Diagnostic controller and actuator to meet minimum outdoor airflow requirements.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Robert J. Mowris
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Patent number: 10001290Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus control system includes connected devices each including a memory to sequentially store control data which is acquired during operation and is associated with control of the connected device. To back up the control data in the memory of the connected device, a backup destination is selected from the other connected devices included in a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses constituting the air-conditioning apparatus control system on the basis of an available memory space in each of the other connected devices. The control data is backed up to the selected backup destination at time when it is determined that backup has no interference with communication for a normal operation in the air-conditioning apparatus control system.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kuniaki Toriyama, Mitsuru Kitazaki
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Patent number: 10001291Abstract: Various thermostat embodiment are provided that includes at least a first sensor configured to communicate information indicative of the temperature within the space, and at least a second sensor configured to communicate information indicative of the humidity within the space. The thermostat further includes a controller in communication with the at least first and second sensors, for controlling the thermostat's operation. The controller is configured to operate in a first mode in which the controller operates the air conditioner when the sensed temperature of the space is above a temperature set-point or when the sensed humidity level is above the humidity set-point. The controller is further configured to operate in a second mode in which the controller operates the air conditioner when the sensed temperature is below a set-back temperature set-point, or when the sensed humidity is above a set-back humidity set-point.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.Inventors: David L. Perry, John M. Sartain
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Patent number: 10001292Abstract: Fan coil thermostats can provide energy savings by, for example, not unnecessarily heating and/or cooling an unoccupied room or other space. Fan coil systems employing such a fan coil thermostat may be more energy efficient. A fan coil system may include a fan coil that is configured for fluid communication with a source of heated fluid and/or a source of cooled fluid, a valve that controls fluid flow through the fan coil, a fan that blows air across the fan coil and a fan coil thermostat. The fan coil thermostat may include a controller that implements a control algorithm that may include an unoccupied temperature setting. The controller may be programmed to permit a user to enter a user-chosen temperature setting. In response, the controller may initiate a timer, and may automatically return to the unoccupied temperature setting once the timer has expired.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Sullivan, Camel J. Zhang, Levi Geadelmann, Gary Yang, Angela Zhao
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Patent number: 10001293Abstract: For controlling the flow of air into the zones (Z1, Z2, Z3, Zi) of a variable air volume HVAC system (1) having actuator driven dampers (D1, D2, D3, Di), which operate in a range from a minimum damper position to a maximum damper position for adjusting the flow of air into a zone (Z1, Z2, Z3, Zi), flow measurement values and current damper positions are transmitted via a telecommunications network (2) to a cloud-based HVAC control center (3). Using the flow measurement values and calibration values, which indicate HVAC system parameters at a defined calibration pressure in the HVAC system (1) and at different damper positions, the cloud-based HVAC control center (3) calculates the minimum damper position for the actuators (A1, A2, A3, Ai), such that the pressure in the HVAC system (1) does not exceed a defined maximum pressure threshold, and transmits the minimum damper position to the actuators.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING AGInventor: Peter Schmidlin
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Patent number: 10001294Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus prevents a compressor from not starting for a long time when an actual air conditioning load is low or when exhaust heat from heat-generating devices in an air-conditioned indoor space is not returned to an indoor unit, and reduces the number of times the compressor is started and stopped. The air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit sequentially annularly connecting the compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a use-side heat exchanger, a blowing temperature sensor detecting a blowing temperature of air brown into the air-conditioned indoor space after passing through the use-side heat exchanger in the indoor unit including the use-side heat exchanger, and a compressor control unit performing thermo-on and thermo-off controls to start and stop the compressor, to approximate the blowing temperature detected by the blowing temperature sensor to a preset temperature.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko Kawai, Yuki Mochizuki, Yusuke Koyama
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Patent number: 10001295Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of blow through direct fired heaters including evaporator coils and/or energy recovery ventilation.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Cambridge Enginnering, Inc.Inventors: Michael Rodney Mueller, Carl Merrill Schoeneberg, John Patrick Foley, Jr., Thomas Joseph Cleary, Marc David Braun
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Patent number: 10001296Abstract: A condensate neutralizer having cap adapters is provided. The condensate neutralizer includes a captive pipe, a first cap adapter and a second cap adapter. Each of the cap adapters includes a base, a lock ring and a cap. The base includes a bottom portion secured to the captive pipe and a top portion forming a base opening. The lock ring forms a lock ring opening and releasably attaches to the top portion of the base. The cap includes a plate and an inlet protruding from the plate. The inlet is connectable to a pipe. The plate includes a diameter larger than the base opening and the lock ring opening and is disposed in between the base and the lock ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Michael C. Bernasconi
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Patent number: 10001297Abstract: A parabolic trough reflector assembly consists of (1) a free-hanging, flexible rectangular sheet that is highly reflective of solar radiation and (2) support hardware which critically supports the reflecting sheet at two opposing edges. Methods are disclosed for providing linear dimensions and edge slopes for the reflecting sheet that are consistent with a parabolic trough having specific predetermined dimensions and a predetermined focal length. Methods are disclosed for providing uniform loading for a reflecting sheet when it is critically supported as a free-hanging element. The methods involve tapering the thickness of a sheet, applying variable-thickness coatings to a sheet of uniform thickness, or fabricating discreet thickness variations into a sheet of otherwise uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: James T Ganley
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Patent number: 10001298Abstract: Methods for controlling or operating solar thermochemical reactions process that maximize the two-step thermochemical energy cycle efficiency by a combination of pressure and temperature swing are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Ivan Ermanoski, James E. Miller
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Patent number: 10001299Abstract: To overcome shortcomings of the conventional thermal receiver, embodiments of the technology disclosed herein are directed towards an improved thermal receiver. More particularly, the various embodiments of the technology disclosed herein relate to thermal receivers without a vacuum insulation, otherwise known as an approximation of a blackbody. Various embodiments of the technology disclosed herein enable greater absorption of sunlight collected by a parabolic solar trough concentrator compared with conventional thermal receivers.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Focal Line Solar LLCInventor: John C. Ingram
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Patent number: 10001300Abstract: A coaxial borehole heat exchanger includes an innermost pipe and an intermediate pipe arranged coaxially outside the innermost pipe. The intermediate pipe has an inner surface provided with a plurality of axial grooves, and the inner diameter of the intermediate pipe corresponds to the outer diameter of the innermost pipe. The coaxial borehole heat exchanger further includes an outermost pipe arranged coaxially outside the intermediate pipe, wherein the outermost pipe has an inner surface provided with a plurality of axial grooves, and wherein the inner diameter of the outermost pipe corresponds to the outer diameter of the intermediate pipe, wherein the innermost pipe and the plurality of axial grooves of the outermost pipe define liquid flow channels, and wherein the axial grooves of the intermediate pipe define a thermal insulation layer between the axial grooves of the outermost pipe and the innermost pipe. A method of producing a coaxial borehole heat exchanger is also presented herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: TRIOPIPE GEOTHERM ABInventor: Thomas Andersson
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Patent number: 10001301Abstract: Heat pump configurations that provide continuous heat transfer capabilities without any need for electricity. The overall system includes a rotatable hourglass structure situated within a sphere or ovoid container with internal tracks aligned with wheels on the hourglass. With a heat collection component situated on the underside of the container, the rotatable hourglass, being constructed of suitable heat transfer materials, absorb the collected heat in the lower portion of the container, thereby causing the air present therein to expand, forcing a plunger upward from one hourglass chamber to the other. The plunger effectuates operation of a magnetic switch to release the hourglass to rotate and then oscillate from one position to another until the heat collection operation discontinues. With a coolant introduced within the heated chamber (and drawn through pressure differential), heat can be transferred thereto. The heated coolant is then transferred to a reservoir for future utilization.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Brad Daviet
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Patent number: 10001302Abstract: A phase change compressor cover may include a first layer configured to provide sound attenuation from undesirable noise produced as a result of operating a compressor and/or thermal isolation of the compressor and a second layer comprising a cavity filled with a phase change material that is configured to absorb heat discharged as a result of operating the compressor and subsequently discharge the absorbed heat onto the compressor in response to discontinuing operation of the compressor to keep the compressor warm and prevent refrigerant migration to the compressor. The phase change compressor cover may be used to substantially envelope the compressor in a heat pump heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventor: Stephen Stewart Hancock
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Patent number: 10001303Abstract: A rotary compressor includes a sealed vertical compressor housing, a compressing unit, and a motor. A refrigerant discharging unit is provided at an upper part and a refrigerant intake unit is provided at a lower part side surface in the sealed vertical compressor housing. The compressing unit is disposed on the lower part of the compressor housing, includes an annular cylinder, an end plate including a bearing unit and a discharge valve unit and blocking end portions of the cylinder, an annular piston that engages with an eccentric portion of a rotation axis supported by the bearing unit, revolves along a cylinder inner wall of the cylinder in the cylinder, and forms a cylinder chamber between the cylinder inner wall and the annular piston, and a vane. The motor is disposed on the upper part of the compressor housing, and drives the compressing unit via the rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Kenshi Ueda, Junya Tanaka, Kenji Komine, Shuhei Hoshino
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Patent number: 10001304Abstract: In a heat medium relay unit, a drain pan is configured to have width and depth dimensions larger than dimensions of an outer shell of a heat medium relay unit main body. The outer shell includes side panels, upper frames, lower frames, and an upper end surface, the position of which is higher than those of upper end surfaces of the lower frames.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nishioka, Yuji Motomura, Daisuke Shimamoto, Osamu Morimoto