Patents Issued in April 30, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200132267
    Abstract: A system and method for lighting effects, including simulating a flame, a spark, or a perpetual middle, is disclosed. One or multiple three dimensional substrates include one or multiple arrays of light sources, such as LED, mounted on or into them. A control circuit can actuate the light sources in a manner to simulate different light effects including rising and contracting sparks within a flame and a center of the flame whose properties adjust to sparks traveling through and above it. The control circuit can further actuate the light sources to simulate a real flame effect by combing a simulated spark and a simulated perpetual middle. This system can include a light engine in a light fixture such as an architectural fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER OSTRANDER
  • Publication number: 20200132268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-row matrix illumination module, wherein a light source part comprises an LED circuit board and a heat sink that are secured to each other; a primary optical system comprises a primary optical element mounting bracket, a primary optical element press plate and an LED circuit board. Primary optical elements are all mounted on the primary optical element mounting bracket in position. The primary optical elements are consisted of two layers, wherein the upper layer is primary optical element A and the lower layer is primary optical element B. The primary optical element mounting bracket configured as a base component for mounting and positioning comprises two rows of rectangular holes for fixing light-incident ends of the primary optical element A and the primary optical element B respectively and separating the light-incident ends from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Dapan ZHANG, Xiaofen SUN, Zhiping QIU
  • Publication number: 20200132269
    Abstract: A laser light source apparatus includes a laser diode, a first optical assembly having one or more lenses for generating a collimated laser beam from light emitted by the laser diode, a doped microstructured glass block configured to generate laser emissions at at least a first wavelength and a second wavelength when pumped by the collimated laser beam, an input beam lens for focusing the collimated laser beam onto an input surface of the microstructured glass block, an optical alignment assembly, an output light guiding assembly, and a housing for containing and supporting the optical alignment assembly and the output light guiding assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Belcher, James Nicholson, Sam Thoday
  • Publication number: 20200132270
    Abstract: A headlamp structure has a contoured reflector panel with a forward-facing surface and a reflex supporting portion. The forward-facing surface has a plurality of reflector surface portions. The reflex supporting portion extends forward from an inboard side inboard of the reflector surface portions. A passive reflector is attached to the reflex supporting portion with a reflector surface that faces an outboard direction relative to the forward-facing surface. Each of the plurality of reflector surface portions is shaped and configured to reflect light from a corresponding one of a plurality of light emitting elements and aim the reflected light to project in a forward direction parallel to the reflector surface of the passive reflector. The reflector surface of the passive reflector is configured such that at least light approaching the contoured reflector panel from outboard of an outboard side of the contoured reflector panel is reflected back in the outboard direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Sarah FORD
  • Publication number: 20200132271
    Abstract: A light bar has a circuit board positioned within a housing and having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) is configured to transmit light. The housing has wiring electrically connected to a controller. The controller is configured to receive signals from the electrical system of the vehicle, interpret the signals received from the electrical system of the vehicle, and in response automatically control illumination of independently controllable segments of the vehicle light bar. The controller is initially programmed to perform specific function(s) and/or strobe according to specific patterns and is thereafter at least partially restricted from being reprogrammed by a user to serve other function(s), either by restricting the emission of light in at least one color and/or preventing specific strobing pattern(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: JAMES P. ELWELL, James P. Elwell, II, Joshua J. Burhite
  • Publication number: 20200132272
    Abstract: A light fixture housing contains an LED light source. A continuous light diffuser having a main body portion is defined between a first surface and a second surface of the continuous light diffuser, and is positioned within the housing to fully cover a light emitting opening formed in the housing. A discontinuous light diffuser having a main body portion is defined between a first surface and a second surface of the discontinuous light diffuser. A plurality of openings pass from the first surface of the discontinuous light diffuser through the main body portion to the second surface of the discontinuous light diffuser. The discontinuous light diffuser is positioned with its body portion in adjacent relation to either one of the first surface and the second surface of the continuous light diffuser so as to occlude a portion of the light emitting opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Turner
  • Publication number: 20200132273
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a lighting device comprising: a light source unit comprising a plurality of light emitting elements; a conversion unit for converting light emitted from the light source unit; a reflection unit for reflecting light which has passed through the conversion unit; and a half mirror member, which is disposed on the top of the reflection unit, for transmitting a portion of incident light and reflecting a portion of the incident light. The conversion unit includes an optical pattern for selectively transmitting light emitted from the light source unit, the light source unit is disposed on a periphery portion of the reflection unit, and the height of the center portion of the reflection unit is greater than the height of the periphery portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Dong Hyun LEE, Seong Jin KIM, Young Jae CHOI, Sa Rum HAN
  • Publication number: 20200132274
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing module adapted to combine a plurality of light beams to a mixed light beam is provided. The wavelength division multiplexing module includes a housing, a plurality of light emitting elements, an optical division element, and a plurality of reflectors. The light emitting elements are adapted to provide light beams. The optical division element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beams. The reflectors are disposed on the transmission path of the light beams. The optical division element has a reflection region and a light transmission region on one side opposite to the light emitting elements. The reflection region is adapted to reflect a portion of the light beams, and the light transmission region is adapted to allow the mixed light beam to pass through. At least two of the light emitting elements are arranged in an extending direction of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: ELITE ADVANCED LASER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chu-Liang Cheng, Chi-Hua Wang
  • Publication number: 20200132275
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: a light source generating a first color component light; a separation element partially transmitting the first color component light, partially reflecting the first color component light, and transmitting a second color component light different from the first color component light at a certain moment; an illuminant excited by the first color component light transmitted through the separation element to generate the second color component light; and an optical system combining the first color component light made incident on the separation element from the light source and reflected by the separation element with the second color component light made incident on the separation element from the illuminant and transmitted through the separation element. The separation element is configured to have variable transmittance and reflectance with respect to the first color component light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Norikazu YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200132276
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a lightguide panel that is configured to receive light from a light source through an edge thereof and emit light through major surfaces thereof. Further, the luminaire includes an electrochromic film that is disposed on one of the major surfaces of the lightguide panel to adjust an amount of light exiting through the one major surface by controlling an opacity of the electrochromic film. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling an electrical power supplied thereto. In another example, the electrochromic film is disposed on a major surface of a lens that is disposed below and spaced apart from a light source that emits light in a first direction. The opacity of the electrochromic film is controlled by controlling the electrical power supplied thereto to adjust an amount of light that is reflected by the lens to a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Westly Hetrick, William E. Getzinger, Chris M. Clary, Alexander James Ross, Melisa Altamirano-Ruelas
  • Publication number: 20200132277
    Abstract: A camera includes one or more spectral illuminators, a tunable optical filter optically intermediate the one or more spectral illuminators and a scene, and a sensor array. The one or more spectral illuminators are configured to emit active spectral light. The tunable optical filter is dynamically adjustable to change a selected sub-band of the active spectral light that illuminates the scene. The sensor array includes a plurality of sensors each configured to measure spectral light reflected from the scene in the selected sub-band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Onur Can AKKAYA, Sergio ORTIZ EGEA, Cyrus Soli BAMJI
  • Publication number: 20200132278
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a light source; an optic device to pass at least some light from the light source; an optic assembly including a holding member having an interior volume to contain the optic device; and a housing member having a first curved surface defining a cavity to receive at least a portion of the holding member. The holding member has an outer surface having a curvature that slideably engages with the first curved surface of the housing member when the optic assembly is pivoted about the light source. The optic device includes a recessed bottom surface facing the light source, one or more reflective elements arranged on the recessed bottom surface to refract light received from the light source at a critical angle, and an emitting surface opposite the recessed bottom surface to internally reflect the light refracted by the one or more reflective elements to be absorbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua Portinga
  • Publication number: 20200132279
    Abstract: A light-vehicle light attachable to a light vehicle, such as a bicycle, using a fixture includes: a first member including a light emitter; and a second member including a region fixable to the fixture, wherein the first member is detachably fixable to the second member at a plurality of selective angles including, a first angle and a second angle for vertical inversion of a light distribution of light from the light emitter with respect to the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Cateye Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200132280
    Abstract: A system for mounting pendant lighting fixtures includes an interface component adapted to be at least partially retained in an opening defined by a ceiling. The interface component defines at least one aperture to accommodate a hanging support extending through the opening and configured to support a pendant lighting fixture. The system includes a cover plate defining at least one aperture to accommodate the hanging support. The system also includes at least one magnetic element operable to exert a magnetic bias on the cover plate to secure the cover plate against the interface component and at least partially cover the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Rachel Lynn Sidiropoulos
  • Publication number: 20200132281
    Abstract: An outdoor light holder structure includes: a holder body, a partitioning plate being disposed in the holder body; an assembling member buckled with the holder body; a first electro-conductive plate received in a first through hole of the holder body, the first electro-conductive plate having a first tip section and a first stop section extending to the assembling member; a second electro-conductive plate received in a second through hole of the holder body, the second electro-conductive plate having a second tip section and a second stop section extending to the assembling member, the first stop section and the second stop section being slightly raised from the partitioning plate; and a conductive wire disposed between the holder body and the assembling member. The first and second stop sections are inlaid and engaged in the conductive wire to secure the conductive wire with holder body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Yuan Tsung HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200132282
    Abstract: A lamp having a light source for emitting light, a stand having a plate and a first connector, the lamp having a protrusion and a second connector, the stand being connectable to the lamp in a standing position and in a stowing position, wherein in the standing position, the first connector is connected to the second connector, and wherein in the stowing position, the plate is connected to the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Nicholas Harmon
  • Publication number: 20200132283
    Abstract: A three-dimensional stage representation uses light including a plurality of lighting elements for example are independently elevated to thereby emit light from a lighting element. A three-dimensional stage representation system includes: an elevation device for elevating a to-be-lifted object; a to-be-lifted object connected to the elevation device via a reel wire; a suspension baton from which the elevation device is suspended; and a controller that is connected to the elevation device and the to-be-lifted object in a communicative manner and that can provide an independent control thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: ISA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi ISAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200132284
    Abstract: An improved vehicle light apparatus including an auxiliary light having a housing defining a front opening extending in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. A light emitting device is mounted in the housing. A transparent cover is mounted over the front opening. A rib extends rearwardly from the housing opposite the front opening and a plurality of fins are mounted on the rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200132285
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-lamp stage light including a base, a support frame rotatably connected to the base, a lamp support rotatably connected to the support frame, and at least two lamp units rotatably connected to the lamp support which is provided with a third driving apparatus for driving the lamp units to rotate. The stage light according to the present invention is simple in structure and easy to use, achieving variable lighting effects with omnidirectional illumination and meeting performance requirements. In addition, the present invention can also avoid control lines intertwined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Publication number: 20200132286
    Abstract: A system for replacing modular lighting luminaire comprising a modular lighting luminaire (100) comprising a lighting module (200) comprising a light source (220) and a socket module (300) configured to be attached to a luminaire support (400). The lighting module and socket module (100, 200) are configured to be releasable connected to each other. The system further comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (500) configured to be controlled remotely and comprising an engagement means (530) configured to engage the lighting module (200) such that the unmanned aerial vehicle (500) may disconnect the lighting module (200) from the socket module (300) or to connect the lighting module (200) with the socket module (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Eddie Carlén
  • Publication number: 20200132287
    Abstract: Lighting devices and methods of manufacture are described. A lighting device includes first wires and second wires. Each of the first wires has a first longitudinal axis and a bent section. Each of the second wires has a second longitudinal axis and a bent section. The first wires and the second wires intersect one another within intersection regions. The first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are in the same plane. The bent section of each of the first wires is arranged in one of the intersection regions. The bent section of each of the second wires is arranged between two intersection regions. A predefined minimum distance is provided between the first wires and the second wires in the intersection regions. The lighting device further includes light-emitting elements electrically coupled to the first wires and the second wires at the intersection regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Florent MONESTIER, Christian KLEIJNEN
  • Publication number: 20200132288
    Abstract: A LED light apparatus is designed to being connected to an external power source via a host connector. The light source has a LED light source, a light housing, a driver circuit and a plastic device connector housing. The plastic device connector housing has a receiver socket for detachably receiving a corresponding plastic plug of the host connector. When the plastic plug of the host connector is inserted into the receiver socket, metal terminals of the host connector engage elongate flat front ends fixed to the plastic device connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Xin Ouyang, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200132289
    Abstract: An inductive illumination structure of a lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device includes a main body having a lower accommodating chamber and an upper accommodating chamber and a mounting base vertically connected to the main body. The inductive illumination structure includes a moving object sensing unit, a lighting unit, and a signal processing unit. The moving object sensing unit is disposed inside the lower accommodating chamber of the main body, and includes a compartment seat having sector spaces and sensors disposed inside the sector spaces, respectively. The lighting unit is disposed inside the upper accommodating chamber of the main body, and includes a multi-segment folding plate and light sources disposed on an outer wall of the multi-segment folding plate. The signal processing unit is disposed inside the mounting base, and is electrically connected to the sensors and the light sources, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: CHIN-MU HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20200132290
    Abstract: The invention provides a cable grommet element (1) for sealed entry of an electricity cable (100) into a housing (1000), wherein the grommet element (1) comprises a body (200), an engagement element (50), a flexible projection (26), and a cable transit (300), wherein (i) the body (200) comprises a first wall (10), a second wall (20), and a side wall (30) connecting the first wall (10) to the second wall (20); (ii) the engagement element (50) protrudes from the first wall (10) of the body (200), wherein the engagement element (50) comprises an engagement element side wall (51) and an engagement element top part (55), wherein the engagement element side wall (51) comprises a flexible rim (52) configured along a perimeter (59) of the engagement element side wall (51); wherein the engagement element (50) further comprises an alignment portion (56) protruding from the engagement element side wall (51); (iii) the flexible projection (26) protrudes from the second wall (20) of the body (200); and (iv) the cable tran
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: CHRYSOULA SISMANIDOU
  • Publication number: 20200132291
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around an axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form an contour of the LED lamp, any point on the outline me
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tao JIANG, Mingbin WANG, Aiming XIONG, Lin ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200132292
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around the axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form a contour of the LED lamp, the outline includes an out
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tao JIANG, Mingbin WANG, Aiming XIONG, Lin ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200132293
    Abstract: The light device has USB charger has AC outlet power source and has AC-to-DC circuit to change one of Alternative current to 1st voltage DC and the 1st voltage DC though the circuit-inside or IC or DC-to-DC circuit to get 2nd voltage or though more DC-to-DC devices to get more voltage DC current. The light device has at least one of 5 Volt DC to supply to USB Charger Charging-port output-end and one of desire voltage DC to supply to DC light source. Or/ The 1st AC to AC light source and has one of DC selected from 1st, 2nd, or more voltage DC current to USB Charger charging-port's output end so the said light device has (1) illumination function by DC or/and AC light source and (2) USB charger function by supply desired 1st or 2nd or more other voltage DC current to USB charging-port at 5 Volt DC. The light device optional has outlet-ports to get 1st AC directly though conductive parts to outlet-ports to supply AC to other device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Publication number: 20200132294
    Abstract: A grille assembly for a ventilation system, the grille comprising a first primary reflector, a second primary reflector configured and arranged to define an intake gap between the first primary reflector and the second primary reflector, and a secondary reflector located over the intake gap to conceal the intake gap from view; a light source on one of the first and second primary reflectors and configured and arranged to generate light wherein at least some of the light will be redirected by both the primary and secondary reflectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Schiltz, Kevin Fagan, Richard Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Publication number: 20200132295
    Abstract: Generally described, a heating device, or heating tube, includes a combustive fluid inlet, respectively a combustible fluid inlet, is connected to a combustion head via a first pipe, respectively a second pipe, the second pipe being housed at least partially in the first pipe. In this heating device, the combustion head is distant of at least 50 cm from the combustible fluid inlet, which enables to create a “cold zone” between the two. The first and the second pipes enable to bring the combustible fluid and the combustive fluid separately to the combustion head, even if the latter is remote by at least 50 cm from the combustible fluid and combustive fluid inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Termico
    Inventors: Michel de Fierlant, Philippe de Marchant et d?Ansembourg
  • Publication number: 20200132296
    Abstract: A method for a combustion system includes outputting fuel from an adjustable-position fuel nozzle onto a perforated flame holder, the fuel being directed for mixture with an oxidant en route to the perforated flame holder. A combustion reaction of the fuel and the oxidant is supported within the perforated flame holder. A position of the adjustable-position fuel nozzle may be changed relative to the flame holder. A first flow of fuel may be output when the adjustable position fuel nozzle is in an extended state, and a second flow of fuel may be output when the adjustable-position fuel nozzle is in a retracted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: DOUGLAS W. KARKOW, JOSEPH COLANNINO, JAMES K. DANSIE, JESSE DUMAS, DONALD KENDRICK, CHRISTOPHER A. WIKLOF
  • Publication number: 20200132297
    Abstract: A burner base for a stacked burner assembly to secure a uniform distribution of gas flow. The burner base couples with a top burner cover and together define an internal gas mixture chamber. The burner base includes a barrier structure along a perimeter having a plurality of structural zones. A first structural zone includes a semi-circular barrier structure having a height that is taller at a middle portion than at the end portions. A second structural zone includes an arc structure having a height that is taller than the heights of adjacent structural zone heights. A third structural zone includes a semi-circular structure having a consistent height along the structure. A fourth structural zone includes a non-raised semi-circular structure. The barrier structure is configured to facilitate the distribution of the gas within the mixture chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Victor Gerardo Caloca, Tao Geng, Victor Manrique, Ana Katia Silva
  • Publication number: 20200132298
    Abstract: Various embodiments utilize a novel approach to igniting the natural gas flame that is emitted from the end of the torch. According to one embodiment a rotary diverter within the ignition bell of the GrillGun is used to shunt a portion of the higher velocity gas flow to an area in the bell where the ignition spark is out of the direct burning gas stream. According to another embodiment the ignition bell has a plate that largely covers its open end that reduces the length of the flame that is emitted and focuses it. Still another embodiment has a check valve that operates to stop the flow of gas to the gas conduit when the GrillGun is dropped or tipped over or liquid propane is otherwise presented into the check valve by any other means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: ROBERT W. HEALEY
  • Publication number: 20200132299
    Abstract: A burner for a metal-melting furnace can releasably receive a tapered plug in sealing engagement with an access passage aligned with an air passage. The burner may be configured to extend through a wall of the metal-melting furnace so that the air passage is through a front face within the furnace and so that the access passage is through a rear face outside of the furnace. The access passage may be aligned with the air passage to permit a rigid structure to be passed through the burner from outside the furnace to dislodge build-up of solidified metal from the air passage. The tapered plug may be moveable between a sealing configuration of being received in a seat to seal the access passage during burner operation and a cleaning configuration of being removed from the seat to expose the access passage for insertion of the rigid structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Edwin L. Rauch
  • Publication number: 20200132300
    Abstract: An apparatus coupled to a chamber for processing extreme ultraviolet radiation includes a gas inlet configured to direct exhaust gases from the chamber into a combustion zone. The combustion zone is configured to flamelessly ignite the exhaust gases. An air inlet is configured to direct a mixture of air and a fuel into the combustion zone. A control valve is configured to change a volume of fluid exhausted from the combustion zone. A controller configured to control the control valve so as to prevent a pressure inside the combustion zone from exceeding a preset pressure value is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ming-Hsun TSAI, Ping-Cheng LI, Yen-Hsun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200132301
    Abstract: A quick-disconnect gas pipeline comprises a quick-disconnect device (QDD) which comprises a QDD male end and a QDD female end, and a gas hose. The QDD male end is connected to the gas pipeline inside the heating system and the QDD female end is connected to the gas hose outside the heating system. When the heating system is not used, it is easy to disconnect the QDD to prevent people from tripping over the long gas pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Cameron Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20200132302
    Abstract: A fire starting bulb apparatus includes a heating element, at least one contact point a bulb. The at least one contact point is operably connected to the heating element. The at least one contact point configured to connect to an energy source for providing energy to the heating element. The bulb having an outer surface and an inner surface. The bulb is configured to receive the heating element so that the heating element provides heat to the inner surface and the outer surface of the bulb when the heating element receives energy from the energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Damian Maestas
  • Publication number: 20200132303
    Abstract: A tile for a combustor dome of a gas turbine engine includes a tile body defining an upstream surface and an axially opposed downstream surface with at least one injection orifice defined through the tile body from the upstream surface to the downstream surface. The tile body extends in a radial direction from a radially inner surface to a radially outer surface. The radially inner and outer surfaces define circular arcs that are concentric with one another. The tile body extends circumferentially from a first end face to a second end face. The first end face follows a sigmoid profile and the second end face follows a sigmoid profile configured to interlock with the sigmoid profile of the first end face of another identical tile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Jason A. Ryon, Gregory A. Zink
  • Publication number: 20200132304
    Abstract: A hot section part of a turbine engine configured to be exposed to hot gases includes a first wall, a second wall, a plurality of pedestals, a plurality of impingement cooling holes, and a plurality of effusion cooling passages. The walls are spaced apart to form an intervening cavity, and each pedestal extends through the intervening cavity. The impingement cooling holes extend through the second wall to admit a flow of cooling air into the intervening cavity. Each effusion cooling passage is associated with a different one of the plurality of pedestals and is disposed at a predetermined angle relative to its associated principal axis. A portion of the flow of cooling air admitted to the intervening cavity is directed through at least a portion of each of the plurality of pedestals and onto the first wall inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Rodolphe Dudebout, Atul Verma, Sunil James, Hamdullah Ozogul, John Gintert
  • Publication number: 20200132305
    Abstract: A fuel injector for an exhaust heater includes a cover and an air blast nozzle. The cover has a nozzle seat, a fuel inlet, and an air inlet, the nozzle seat arranged along a flow axis. The air blast nozzle is seated in the nozzle seat and has a unibody. The air blast nozzle unibody is in fluid communication with the fuel inlet and the air inlet arranged along the flow axis to port fuel and air into a combustion volume, e.g., to heat a stream of exhaust gas flowing between an engine and a catalytic reactor by combustion with fuel introduced through the fuel inlet and air introduced through the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Steven J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev Alexander Prociw
  • Publication number: 20200132306
    Abstract: A turbo machine including an annular liner assembly defining a reverse flow combustion chamber is generally provided. The liner assembly includes a first piece defining an inner diameter (ID) combustor inlet portion, an outer diameter (OD) combustor outlet portion, and an outer diameter turbine shroud portion, in which the first piece defines a substantially solid volume between the inner diameter combustor inlet portion and the outer diameter combustor outlet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Mackenzie Christopher Hock
  • Publication number: 20200132307
    Abstract: In one aspect, a stove can include a first cover including a cavity, and a second cover including a cavity. The stove can include a main portion including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion can define a first opening and the second end portion define a second opening. In a stowed configuration, the first end portion of the main portion can be disposed in the cavity of the first cover and the second end portion of the main portion can be disposed in the cavity of the second cover. In a deployed configuration, the second cover can be arranged so that the cavity of the second cover is facing in a downward direction away from the main portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Steven S. DeSpain
  • Publication number: 20200132308
    Abstract: A movable burner of a gas cooktop includes a rotating shaft, a linear motion mechanism configured to perform a linear motion, a burner head, and a limit unit configured to limit a stroke range of the linear motion mechanism. The burner head includes a plurality of brackets having a plurality of gas outlets for gas to flow out and form a flame. Each bracket is separately hinged to the rotating shaft and separately connected to the linear motion mechanism such as to execute a rotation about the rotating shaft between at least two working positions, when driven by the linear motion mechanism, with the burner head having a flat upper surface in one of the two working positions, and with the burner head having a concave configuration in the other one of the two working positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Lu, Junhui Xing, Qingsong Xie, Xiaofeng Yin
  • Publication number: 20200132309
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a first manipulation part, a second manipulation part, an electric heating element for heating an object to be cooked, a switch connected with a relay that is turned on/turned off, and which is for providing power provided through the relay in a turned-on state to the electric heating element according to a user manipulation input through the first manipulation part, and a processor which, based on receiving input of a user manipulation of the second manipulation part, turns on the relay for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sungmin OH, Changhyun SON, Jaehee JO
  • Publication number: 20200132310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) with an integrated down-draft hood. The down-draft hood includes at least one downstream channel (40) extending from an air inlet (18) to an air outlet (36). The air inlet (18) is arranged within and/or beside a cooking panel (12) of the induction cooking hob (10). The air outlet (36) is arranged in a bottom wall and/or side wall of a chassis of the induction cooking hob (10). At least one heat sink (28) is arranged in and/or at the down-stream channel (40). The heat sink (28) is thermally connected to at least one power circuit for at least one induction generator. The heat sink (28) provides a heat exchange between the power circuit and an air stream through the downstream channel (40), so that the power circuit is cooled down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Alex VIROLI, Nicola TERRACCIANO, Laurent JEANNETEAU
  • Publication number: 20200132311
    Abstract: A recirculation valve includes a housing including a hot water fluid passage which is used to allow the hot water to flow through, a cold water fluid passage to allow the cold water to flow through, and a recirculation fluid passage to allow the hot water in the hot water fluid passage to flow into the cold water fluid passage, a water pressure plate provided to close the recirculation fluid passage when the cold water or the hot water is used, and to open the recirculation fluid passage when the cold and hot waters are not used, and a bimetal plate configured to open the recirculation fluid passage as the bimetal plate is spaced apart from a recirculation opening and to close the recirculation fluid passage by making contact with the recirculation opening, and positioned downstream of the recirculation opening in a direction in which the hot water flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Kil Son, Chang Heoi Hu, Soon Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20200132312
    Abstract: A hot-water supply device includes a hot-water dispenser supplying hot-water, a hot-water supply path supplying the hot-water to a hot-water supply tap, a circulation path carrying out instant hot-water operation which circulates and heats the hot-water remaining in the hot-water supply path, a first clock repeatedly measuring unit times in which a pattern of hot-water usage of a user makes a round, and a flow rate sensor detecting the supply of the hot-water from the hot-water supply tap. The control portion detects, for each of the unit times and based on detection signals of the flow rate sensor, a time zone in which hot-water supply operation is carried out, and reserves, based on a time zone in a first unit time in which the hot-water supply operation is carried out, a time zone in a second unit time following the first unit time for carrying out the instant hot-water operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahide Hasegawa, Atsushi Ushio, Ryo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200132313
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a radiator, a compressor that compresses a refrigerant to send the refrigerant to the radiator, and a blower that sends out an airflow suctioned from an intake port that is directed to a first direction from an exhaust port to a second direction by a rotation of an impeller around a rotation axis extending in the first direction. The first direction is parallel or substantially parallel to a direction normal to an installation surface on which the compressor is installed. The second direction is orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The radiator is in the first direction relative to the blower. The compressor is in the second direction relative to the radiator and the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Shingo YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20200132314
    Abstract: It is provided a refrigeration apparatus that uses liquid fluid as a heat source and is highly reliably configured to reduce the occurrence of dew condensation and freezing at a utilization unit during cooling operation in which a liquid fluid heat exchanger in a heat source unit functions as a radiator. An air conditioner (10) includes a heat source unit (100) having a compressor (110), a first heat exchanger (140) configured to cause heat exchange between a refrigerant and liquid fluid, a second heat exchanger (160) configured to cause heat exchange between the refrigerant and air, and a valve (162) configured to switch to supply or not to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant, a utilization unit (300) constituting a refrigerant circuit (50) along with the heat source unit, and a controller (406) configured to control to operate the compressor and to open or close the valve (162).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Akiharu KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200132315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a refrigeration capacity of 2 kW to 7 kW, inclusive, and uses R410a as a refrigerant circulating therein, and since a refrigerant pipe therein includes a ductile stainless steel pipe made of a material containing, at least, chrome (Cr), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu), the refrigerant pipe can maintain strength and hardness as good as or better than those of a copper pipe, while also maintaining good processability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Seokpyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200132316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a refrigeration capacity of 16 kW to 28 kW, inclusive, and uses a single refrigerant R32 as a refrigerant, and a refrigerant pipe therein includes a ductile stainless steel pipe having 1% or less of a delta-ferrite matrix structure with respect to the grain size area thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Seokpyo HONG