Patents Issued in April 12, 2022
  • Patent number: 11300264
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting system includes a light processing unit, a non-uniform projection unit, a sensing unit, a judgment unit, and an operation unit. The light processing unit is capable of changing an intensity profile of a light beam, and the judgment unit receives an image signal from the sensing unit to determine whether to change the intensity profile of the light beam according to the image signal. When the intensity profile needs to be changed in accordance with the judgment result, the operation unit calculates out a desired intensity profile and outputs a control signal containing information about the desired intensity profile to the light processing unit, and the light processing unit changes the intensity profile of the light beam according to the control signal and sends out the light beam with the desired intensity profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: YOUNG OPTICS INC.
    Inventor: Jyh-Horng Shyu
  • Patent number: 11300265
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp for an automobile and an automobile including the lamp. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, provided is a lamp for an automobile, the lamp including: a first light source and a second light source which respectively generate and emit first light and the second light; a first light guide unit and a second light guide unit which are respectively provided in front of the first light source and the second light source and respectively include a first rod and a second rod to provide paths through which the first light and the second light travel; and a lens unit at which the first light emitted from the first light guide unit and the second light emitted from the second light guide unit arrive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11300266
    Abstract: A modular tailgate light for a vehicle having an auxiliary lighting plug, the modular tailgate light broadly including a left section, a right section, a middle section, and a power connector. The left section, the right section, and the middle section each include a set of red lights and a set of white lights. The red lights of the middle section include left red lights and right red lights. The modular tailgate light can be used in a small vehicle configuration in which the left and right sections are connected together with the middle section omitted and a large vehicle configuration in which the middle section is connected between the left and right sections. In the large vehicle configuration, the left red lights activate identically to the red lights of the left section and the right red lights activate identically to the red lights of the right section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Iqbal Singh, Chris Connington, Eric Li
  • Patent number: 11300267
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting unit includes: a heat sink (12); a light emitting element disposed in the heat sink (12); and a reflector that is disposed above the light emitting element, and reflects emitted light emitted forward from the light emitting element. The heat sink (12) includes a base portion (22) for disposing the light emitting element on a pedestal portion (21); and a fin portion (23) that is disposed on a back surface of the base portion (22), and radiates heat generated by the light emitting element. The back surface of the base portion (22) is inclined with respect to the pedestal portion (21). In the heat sink (12), a thickness of the base portion (22) is thicker on a lower side of the light emitting element than on a rear side of the base portion (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11300268
    Abstract: A light transmissive structure includes a light transmissive substrate having first and second opposing faces, and an array of microprism elements on the first face. Each microprism element includes a first inclined surface disposed at a first inclined angle relative to the second face, and a second inclined surface disposed at a second inclined angle relative to the second face. The first inclined angle is less than the second inclined angle, and a peak angle between the first inclined surface and second inclined surface is in the range of about 70 degrees to about 100 degrees. The second inclined surface has a convex curvature when viewed from angles perpendicular thereto. The light transmissive structure is configured to receive light from a light source facing the first face in a first direction and redistribute light emerging from the second face in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BrightView Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken G. Purchase, Bing Shen
  • Patent number: 11300269
    Abstract: A structurally reinforced illumination panel which includes a multiwall structural panel having a pair of optically transmissive sheets joined using transverse ribs that define a series of linear hollow chambers. The linear hollow chambers extend parallel to each other between opposite edges of the panel. The panel further includes two or more strips of a thin and flexible substrate material positioned within the respective chambers, and two or more linear arrays of electrically interconnected LED sources which are distributed over a length of the respective strips and mounted to the surfaces of the strips. A thickness of the optically transmissive sheets is less than 1 mm, and thickness of at least one of the transverse ribs is less than the thickness of the optically transmissive sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: S.V.V. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Sergiy Vasylyev
  • Patent number: 11300270
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to examples of an apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a total internal reflection (TIR) lens and a structure coupled to the TIR lens. The structure includes a plurality of support members located around the TIR lens, a top surface, wherein the TIR lens is coupled to the top surface, and an edge to couple the top surface to the plurality of support members, wherein the edge is to redirect light in a direction that is perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Dialight Corporation
    Inventors: Qi Hong, Chakrakodi Vishnu Shastry
  • Patent number: 11300271
    Abstract: The invention provides a light source module including a light guide plate and light emitting elements. The light guide plate includes a main plate body and a plurality of optical microstructures. The main plate body has a light emitting surface and a back surface opposite to each other, and a light incident surface connected therebetween. The optical microstructures are formed on the back surface. Each optical microstructure includes at least two sections connected to each other, each section having a reflective surface. The light emitting elements are disposed on the light incident surface, and light emitted by each of the light emitting elements is reflected by at least some of the reflective surfaces and transmitted to the light emitting surface. In any optical microstructure, the reflective surfaces are not parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Chin-Ku Liu, Chung-Hao Wu, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • Patent number: 11300272
    Abstract: An LED plug-in lamp is disclosed that has a plug head which converts between a G24Q 4-pin plug head and a G24D type 2-pin plug head. The A LED plug-in lamp includes a detachable plug head cap or pin cover that detachably couples to the plug head to thereby form a G24Q 4-pin plug head or is removed from the plug head to thereby from a G24D type 2-pin plug head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Green Creative Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan Zhang, Bertrand Delalande
  • Patent number: 11300273
    Abstract: A dual-color light string comprising a first insulated electrical wire cord, a second insulated electrical wire, two light-emitting diode devices (LED devices) and transparent glue. The first insulated electrical wire is partially exposed to form a first soldering section. The second insulated electrical wire is partially exposed to form a second soldering section. The two LED devices are respectively electrically connected to the first soldering section and the second soldering section, and the directions of bias of the two LED devices from the first soldering section to the second soldering section are opposite to each other; The transparent glue covers the two LED devices, the first soldering section and the soldering section, extends to partially cover a first insulating layer of the first insulated electrical wire and a second insulating layer of the second insulated electrical wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Blooming International Limited
    Inventors: Shu-Fa Shao, Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 11300274
    Abstract: An anti-loosing structure includes a first buckle element and a second buckle element. The first buckle element has a first substrate and a clamping portion disposed on the first substrate. The second buckle element has a second substrate, an embedding portion disposed on the second substrate, and an anti-loosing block. The embedding portion is made of an elastic material, the anti-loosing block is movably disposed in the embedding portion, and is configured to cause the embedding portion to be elastically expanded. The embedding portion is configured to be inserted into the clamping portion, causing the embedding portion to connect to the clamping portion by interference fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co., Ltd., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Hun-Yi Chou, Chih-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11300275
    Abstract: Support structure configured to engage both a lamp and adjacent structure, after the lamp has been installed horizontally in a socket, and maintains the lamp in horizontal alignment with regard to the socket. The lamp is installed in the socket, at least one adjustable length pins of the support structure is adjusted to a desired length, and the support structure is engaged with the lamp. If the lamp was installed in a ceiling, a lens or cover is also installed. Regardless, the support structure engages an adjacent surface (such as the ceiling lens or cover, or a surface in the recess of a wall), thereby maintaining the lamp in horizontal alignment with regard to the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TADD, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy Taylor
  • Patent number: 11300276
    Abstract: Disclosed is a luminaire structure for location in a corner. The luminaire structure has a housing including first and second housing structure segments configured to be located adjacent the corner in an operative position. The housing is configured to support at least one LED array, and to support at least one light delivery structure to be located at or adjacent a light output region. The housing has at least one internal services region to receive one or more components therein. A mounting interface is configured to cooperate with the housing and/or an anchor structure mounted in or adjacent to the corner area, to enable the housing to be deployed between a servicing position and an operative position. The housing is proximal to the anchor structure, at least in part, and the internal services region is rendered inaccessible for servicing by its proximity to the housing and the corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Axis Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Hristea Mihalcea, Jean Gagné, Theodore Porter, Pierre-Luc Lussier, Jennifer Abboud, Andrew Miles, Howard Yaphe
  • Patent number: 11300277
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembly component, a lamp and a method of manufacturing an assembly component. The assembly component includes a first element and a second element, the first element includes a first main body and a first elastic engaging portion which are connected to each other; the second element includes a second main body and a second engaging portion; the second main body has a moving space; a bottom wall of the moving space forms a clamping surface, the second engaging portion is connected to a side wall of the moving space, the first elastic engaging portion is clamped between the second engaging portion and the clamping surface, and the clamping surface limits the first elastic engaging portion in an outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuchao Li
  • Patent number: 11300278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a band type head lantern and a manufacturing method thereof and, more particularly, to a band type head lantern for easily securing a forward visual field, and a method of manufacturing the band type head lantern. The band type head lantern of the present invention includes: a band part provided to be worn on the head of a user; a seat part attached to the front of the band part; a light emission part coupled to the front of the seat part; a lens part coupled to the front of the light emission part; and a cover part provided to cover the emission part and the lens part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HURKINS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ji Uk Hur
  • Patent number: 11300279
    Abstract: A portable light for attaching to an object or wearing on a user's neck is disclosed having a flexible member adapted to be attached to the object or to fit around a user's neck, body members at each end of the flexible member each having a light source, a power source and an on/off switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Walter R. Tucker Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Cacciabeve
  • Patent number: 11300280
    Abstract: A lamp has a mechanism for allowing rotational slippage between a lamp body and an electrical connector when an applied torque is too large. This prevents damage during rotational coupling of the lamp, via the electrical connector, to a socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Xiao Long Nie, Morna Shen, Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11300281
    Abstract: There is provided a light fixture comprising a light source. The light source has a housing terminating in a first end, and the housing has a housing connector proximate the first end. The housing also has a heat sink disposed inside the housing and a light emitter disposed inside the housing. The light emitter is positioned to allow a light emitted by the light emitter to exit the housing through the first end. The light source also has a connector in electrical communication with the light emitter. The housing connector is configured for reversibly securing the light source to one or more of: an adaptor reversibly securable to a trim configured for securing the light fixture to a substrate, and the trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Luminiz Inc.
    Inventor: Amir Ghasabi
  • Patent number: 11300282
    Abstract: A lighting fixture with enhanced heat sink performance is provided. The fixture comprises an upper globe portion and a lower globe portion formed of a substantially transparent light transmitting material for emitting light. The fixture comprises a unitary ring heat sink member including an outside surface and an inside surface. The inside surface includes a plurality of mating surface portions having a flat mating face configured for mating engagement with a respective light source board and for selectively positioning of the light source boards. The heat sink member comprises a first material having a volume V defined by: V=(Q*(?*2))/?T, wherein Q is a heat source power, ? is a thermal conductivity of the first material, and ?T is a difference in temperature between a maximum thermal threshold temperature for a light-emitting diode and a maximum ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Lumecon
    Inventors: Donald R. Lincoln, Lisandro R. Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 11300283
    Abstract: A light assembly coupled to a spray gun for spraying electrostatically charged coating material is disclosed. The spray gun includes a gun body comprising a barrel, a nozzle assembly extending from the barrel in a longitudinal direction, a voltage multiplier, and an actuator assembly configured to transition the voltage multiplier between an activated state and a deactivated state. The light assembly includes a light and circuitry electrically connected to the light. The circuitry is configured to supply electrical energy inductively obtained by the circuitry to the light when the voltage multiplier is in the activated state. The light assembly can also include a housing, a lens cover releasably attached to the housing, and a control member for changing a characteristic of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence M. Fulkerson, Brian D. Mather, Jared J. Bell, Michael Thomas, Jeffery A. Perkins, John A. Greco, Thomas Loparo, Stephen P. Lovass, Gregory S. Dawson, John Palazzo, Martin T. Vicens, John J. Binder, Jeffery Dailidas, James Khoury
  • Patent number: 11300284
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for improving the efficiency and reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels produced from heavy oil extracted with the steam injection process, by replacing natural gas from fossil fuel sources with a substitute renewable gas produced from solid carbonaceous materials while co-producing a solid carbonaceous byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Kore Infrastructure
    Inventor: Joseph E. Zuback
  • Patent number: 11300285
    Abstract: A package water tube boiler having a novel radiant tube design which includes one or more additional tubes situated within the combustion section of the boiler. The novel tube design may be used in both hot water and steam applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUPERIOR BOILER, LLC
    Inventors: Sundeep Bodapati, John R. English
  • Patent number: 11300286
    Abstract: Air infusing apparatus for generating air-infused steam. A mixer mixes air from a source of air with steam from a source of steam. An exhaust exhausts the mixed air and steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ATMOS PROJECT, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pinkus, Peter A. Titolo
  • Patent number: 11300287
    Abstract: A support assembly (40) for supporting the furnace (22) of a boiler (10) to a support frame (12) of the boiler. The support assembly comprises a first and second assembly parts (56, 8). The first assembly part (56) attaches a pipe (18), f.ex. a downcomer, to a supporting beam (32, 88). The second assembly part (58) attaches the same pipe (18) to another supporting beam (30, 86). The support assembly (40) may be obliquely positioned. Alternatively, the support frame further comprises an oblique, connecting supporting beam (84) that connects the first and second assembly parts. In this case, the first and second assembly parts attach the pipe to the connecting supporting beam (84). The first and second assembly parts define first and second points of support (52, 4) that transmit loads. The first or second assembly part may be a hanger rod. A boiler plant comprises the above-mentioned boiler, support frame for the boiler and support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Salonen, Tero Heino
  • Patent number: 11300288
    Abstract: The solution comprises a method of and a system for maintaining steam temperature and therefore electricity production efficiency with decreased loads of a steam turbine power plant comprising a fluidized bed boiler (12) and a fluidized bed superheater (2) adapted to superheat steam supplied to a steam turbine (3). According to the solution, the steam temperature may be maintained by providing, outside a furnace (10), additional heating to the fluidized bed material in its outer circulation, thereby increasing the amount of thermal energy available in the fluidized bed material to be transferred in the fluidized bed superheater (2) to the steam supplied to the steam turbine (3). Such additional heating may be performed by selectably supplying combustible gas with nozzles (111) into and/or burned with a burner in or in the vicinity of the fluidized bed material outside the furnace (10). As an additional aspect of the disclosed solution, the combustible gas may be produced with a gasifier (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Varonen, Matti Nieminen
  • Patent number: 11300289
    Abstract: A radiant tube recuperative burner assembly having a heat exchanger (13) and a burner (11); said heat exchanger (13) comprises: a first inner tube (15); a second heat exchanger tube (16) coaxial and external to the first tube (15); a third tube (24) coaxial and external to said second tube (16); a fourth tube (35) positioned perpendicular to said first tube (15); a fifth tube (36) coaxial and internal to said fourth tube (35); a flue gas outlet passage (27) positioned inside said fifth tube (36); a first gap (17) between said first tube (15) and said second tube (16); a second gap (25) between said third tube (24) and said second tube (16); a sixth gap (40) between said fourth tube (35) and said fifth tube (36); said first gap (17) communicates with said sixth gap (40); said second gap (25) communicates with said flue gas outlet passage (27); a Venturi tube (41, 52) positioned transverse to said fifth tube (36); the inlet of the Venturi tube (41, 52) communicates with said sixth gap (40); said Venturi tube (4
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ESA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Baio, Milco Dalfovo
  • Patent number: 11300290
    Abstract: A heating device includes a combustion chamber, a housing in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, a burner disposed in the housing, a blower assembly connected to the housing for directing air into the interior of the housing, a valve assembly connected to the housing for controlling a flow of fuel into the burner, an optical color sensor for sensing a color profile of a surface of the burner, and a control unit configured to control the valve assembly in dependence upon the color profile of the surface of the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mestek, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Cohen
  • Patent number: 11300291
    Abstract: A burner housing, comprising: an internal cartridge housed in an external housing; wherein the internal cartridge defines a plurality of ports selected from the group consisting of: an inlet cooling fluid port, an outlet cooling fluid port; a burner port; particle injection port; a cooling fluid circuit defined by and/or disposed in the internal cartridge and/or the external housing; and wherein the internal cartridge is made of a first material and the external housing is made from a second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Kovacic, Michael Mattich, Gary Bugar
  • Patent number: 11300292
    Abstract: A method facilitates operation of an incinerator for solid fuel. The incinerator includes a device for separating ash from flue gas. The method includes collecting ash deposits originating from the flue gas, resulting in collected ash. To improve the flowability of the ash collected, the method further includes introducing a powdery additive material including i) clay and ii) calcium carbonate into the flue gas. At the location where the additive material is introduced, the flue gas has a temperature of at least 700° C. The additive is introduced with a rate R of at least 0.1 times the mass of ash in the stream of flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MINPLUS B.V.
    Inventor: Joseph Jan Peter Biermann
  • Patent number: 11300293
    Abstract: A fuel injector comprising a first air swirler passage and a second air swirler passage extending axially through the fuel injector and arranged to direct air through the fuel injector, a splitter arranged between the first air swirler passage and the second air swirler passage and comprising a first splitter surface having a first divergent portion which is divergent in the downstream direction, a second splitter surface located radially inward of the first splitter surface and having a second divergent portion which is divergent in the downstream direction, a third splitter surface located radially inward of the first and second splitter surface, and a first connecting surface extending between the second and third splitter surfaces, wherein a first cavity is formed between the first and second splitter surfaces, and the second divergent portion comprises at least one opening in fluid communication with the first cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Luca Tentorio, Juan Carlos Roman Casado, Giacomo Di Chiaro, Jonathan Knapton, Filippo Zambon, Radu Irimia
  • Patent number: 11300294
    Abstract: The invention provides a gas turbine combustor having structural reliability against vibration of fuel nozzles caused by fluid force and high environmental performance by uniform combustion in a combustion chamber. The gas turbine combustor comprises a fuel nozzle configured to inject fuel, and a fuel nozzle plate including a hole section into which an insertion section located in a root part of the fuel nozzle is inserted. The fuel nozzle includes a male screw section at least on an outer circumferential surface of a downstream portion viewed from a flowing direction of the fuel in the insertion section. The fuel nozzle plate includes a female screw section in the hole section. The female screw section screws with the male screw section. The fuel nozzle includes the insertion section. An upstream end portion of the insertion section is metallurgically joined to an upstream end portion of the fuel nozzle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Yoshihide Wadayama, Keisuke Miura
  • Patent number: 11300295
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle apparatus includes: an outer body having an exterior surface and a plurality of openings in the exterior surface. An inner body is disposed inside the outer body, cooperating with the outer body to define an annular space. A main injection ring is disposed in the annular space and includes an array of fuel posts extending outward therefrom, each fuel post including a perimeter wall defining a lateral surface and a recessed floor. Each fuel post is aligned with one of the openings and separated from the opening by a perimeter gap defined between the opening and the lateral surface. A main fuel gallery extends within the main injection ring. The main injection ring includes plurality of main fuel orifices, each main fuel orifice communicating with the main fuel gallery and extending through one of the fuel posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Benjamin, Joshua Tyler Mook, Sean James Henderson, Ramon Martinez
  • Patent number: 11300296
    Abstract: An annular combustion chamber of a turbomachine is described. The combustion chamber has an axis of revolution and is delimited by coaxial internal and external annular walls joined upstream by a bottom of chamber substantially transverse to the walls. In some embodiments, the chamber includes at least one annular deflector placed in the chamber and substantially parallel to the bottom of chamber. The bottom of chamber may have openings adapted to be traversed by air for cooling the deflector. In some embodiments, the bottom of chamber and the deflector include mounting openings for mounting an annular row of injection devices for injecting a mixture of air and fuel into the chamber. At least a portion of the air for cooling the deflector is conveyed into the chamber through holes in the injection devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Patrice André Commaret, Haris Musaefendic, Romain Nicolas Lunel
  • Patent number: 11300297
    Abstract: A hot tub including a hot tub basin with a plurality of seats formed therein, the hot tub basin configured to hold and recirculate water, a housing surrounding the hot tub basin, and one or more fire fixtures provided proximate an upper portion of the hot tub basin to selectively produce open flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: David E. Hatley
  • Patent number: 11300298
    Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LYNX GRILLS, INC.
    Inventors: John T. French, Randall Lee Dawson
  • Patent number: 11300299
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Patent number: 11300300
    Abstract: A method for detecting a cleaning need of a commercial cooking appliance with at least one cooking surface. The method includes the steps of capturing at least one image of at least a part of the cooking surface and/or at least a part of a cooking product, comparing the captured image of the part of the cooking surface with a prestored reference image of a contaminated cooking surface requiring cleaning and/or of the captured image of the part of the cooking product with a prestored reference image of the cooking product in a cooking status indicating a need for cleaning the cooking surface, and deciding, based on the result of the comparison, whether a cleaning is needed. A further aspect relates to a quality management monitoring system as well as a commercial appliance with a quality management monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CONVOTHERM-ELEKTROGERAETE GMBH
    Inventor: Ludwig Weber
  • Patent number: 11300301
    Abstract: A manifold (15) comprising a flow chamber (35) for receiving flow heat exchange water from respective heat sources (3, 5, 7) through first inlet ports (47, 48) and from which the flow heat exchange water is delivered to heat exchange circuits (8, 9) through flow ports (57, 58). A return chamber (36) in the manifold (15) for receiving return heat exchange water from the heat exchange circuits (8, 9) through return ports (57, 58), and from which the return heat exchange water is returned to some of the heat sources (3, 5, 7) through first outlet ports (53, 54). A bypass chamber (37) located in the manifold (15) between the flow chamber (35) and the return chamber (36) receives flow water from the flow chamber (35), which has not been drawn off by the heat exchange circuits (8, 9), through a communicating passageway (40). Heat exchange water from the bypass chamber (37) is returned through second outlet ports (55, 56) to others of the heat sources (3, 5, 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: David Patrick Rea
  • Patent number: 11300302
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes a heat source unit, an air conditioner connected via piping to the heat source unit and configured to perform heat exchange between water supplied by the heat source unit and indoor air, a water circulation device for circulating the water between the heat source unit and the air conditioner, and an air-conditioning control device. The air-conditioning control device controls the heat source unit to lower temperature of the water flowing into the air conditioner, in accordance with an increase in an indoor humidity, and controls the water circulation device to lower temperature of the water flowing from the air conditioner back to the heat source unit, in accordance with an increase in an indoor temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Hamada, Masaki Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 11300303
    Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for heating or cooling a room of a building. The apparatus includes a radiant panel supported on a wall, which radiates energy to or from a room. The radiant panel has a conduit for passage of a fluid. The invention also includes a heat exchange device which heats or cools the fluid, which is installed inside the wall between two studs. A first line and second line connect the inlet and outlet to the heat exchange device. A pump that pumps the fluid that is heated or cooled by the heat exchange, whereby the room is heated or cooled depending on whether the fluid is heated or cooled by the heat exchange device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R Hall, Arjun Krishna, Benjamin Jensen, Jeremy Johnson, Justen Hansen
  • Patent number: 11300304
    Abstract: Mist based humidification systems are employed in numerous environments. However, such systems are typically small portable units whilst it would be beneficial to employ ultrasonic based mist humidifiers in larger environments. However, these environments introduce additional requirements such as reducing the emission/distribution of condensed water as droplets from the humidifier, allowing independent placement of the mist generator from the mist distribution element(s), and the requirement to “throw” the mist a reasonable distance into the environment rather than relying upon the circulation within the environment to achieve distribution. Embodiments of the invention address these issues whilst also supporting modular humidification systems operating at multiple capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CONDAIR GROUP AG
    Inventors: Shahram Lotfi, Tobias Franciscus Hendrikus Bakker
  • Patent number: 11300305
    Abstract: A ventilation system includes a main housing defining an internal region and a blower contained within the internal region. The ventilation system is positioned adjacent to a room of a building structure and is configured to draw air out of the room to provide ventilation. The ventilation system further includes a grille secured relative to the main housing using an attachment feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Patent number: 11300306
    Abstract: A makeup air unit comprising a housing defining a compartment. The housing further defines at least one exhaust inlet for receiving air from an indoor space into the compartment and at least one exhaust outlet for passing air from the compartment to the atmosphere. The housing further defines at least one intake inlet and at least one intake outlet each extending into the compartment. The exhaust inlet and outlet are fluidly disconnected from the intake inlet and outlet. An air moving device overlies the intake outlet and is configured to transfer air from the compartment through the intake outlet into the work space. A flap switch unit is disposed in the compartment adjacent to the exhaust outlet and is configured to detect a flow of air through the exhaust inlet and to activate the air moving device in response to a detection of the flow of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Z Line Kitchen and Bath LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Zuro
  • Patent number: 11300307
    Abstract: A damper control assembly includes a damper body movable between a first threshold position and a second threshold position. A motor is operably connected to the damper body, wherein the motor drives the damper between the first threshold position to determine an open position and the second threshold position to determine a closed position. A controller is operably connected to the motor and has a stall detection module that detects a first rotor-lock condition when the motor drives the damper body to the first threshold position and a second rotor-lock condition when the motor drives the damper body to the second threshold position. The controller includes a memory module for storing the first and second threshold positions for use by the controller. The damper control assembly is calibrated to drive the damper body within an operating range having the open and closed positions and that is less extensive than a mechanical range defined by the first and second threshold positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Stephane Michaud, Frederic Bazin, Simon Blanchard
  • Patent number: 11300308
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a headless thermostat device and an adapter unit. The headless thermostat device includes one or more circuits configured to receive a control input from a user device via a local wireless network and generate a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input. The adapter unit includes one or more circuit configured to receive the control signal from the headless thermostat device via the local wireless network and provide the control signal to the HVAC equipment for operation of the HVAC equipment in accordance with the control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Theresa N. Gillette, Andrew Michael Boyd, Thomas D. Chase, Madhuka Manuranga Jayarathne
  • Patent number: 11300309
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus uses a heat medium containing at least one of cold water and hot water. The air conditioning apparatus includes: a heat source device; a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the heat medium and air; a flow rate control valve configured to control a flow rate at which the heat medium is supplied to the heat exchanger; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the heat medium discharged from the heat exchanger; and a failure determination unit configured to detect presence or absence of an abnormality in a flow path of the heat medium based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor and a commanded degree of opening for the flow rate control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Yanachi, So Nomoto, Takuya Matsuda, Naofumi Takenaka, Kimitaka Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 11300310
    Abstract: A method for conditioning at least one room comprises receiving a first temperature target for a first room; determining a current temperature of the room; determining a first amount of forced air required to reach the temperature target based on a thermal inertia of the first room and the current temperature; powering on an HVAC blower; and powering off the blower once the determined first amount of forced air is blown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Alea Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhusan Gupta, Hamid Najafi, Hamid Farzaneh
  • Patent number: 11300311
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a humidity indicating apparatus for a dehumidifier which includes a housing, a cavity, a transparent separation plate disposed in the cavity for dividing the cavity into a storage space and a thermal insulating space and a color-changing humidity sensor, wherein the housing has a transparent observation window corresponding to the thermal insulating space and a venting aperture corresponding to the storage space, and wherein the storage space stores the color-changing humidity sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Tsang-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11300312
    Abstract: A method for regulating a conditioning apparatus includes a heating/cooling device and a ventilation device which generates a flow of air toward the heating/cooling device in order to direct it toward a room to be conditioned. The method includes the step of switching on the conditioning apparatus in a switch-on instant, the step of activating the heating/cooling device and the ventilation device, the step of determining a commutation instant, and the step of driving the ventilation device so that, until the previously determined commutation instant, the ventilation device is stationary or rotates at a maximum speed equal to a certain speed of the ventilation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Maddalena Renier, Francesca Prosperi, Roshanak Mirmiran
  • Patent number: 11300313
    Abstract: To control operating parameters of the compressor and ensure stable operation of the air conditioning system, a cooling medium control method for a multi-connected air conditioning system includes: acquiring current operating values of target parameters of the compressor during the operation of the compressor; calculating deviation degrees of the target parameters of the compressor according to the current operating values of the target parameters of the compressor and standard operating ranges of the target parameters of the compressor; and selectively adjusting an opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve or the indoor expansion valve based on the deviation degrees; where the standard operating ranges of the target parameters are operating ranges of the target parameters specified by a normal operating state of the compressor. Here the opening degree of the indoor expansion valve or the outdoor expansion valve is adjusted in real time according to parameters of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER AIR-CONDITIONING ELECTRONIC CO., LTD, HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baitian Zhuo, Bin Shi, Shaojiang Cheng, Ruigang Zhang, Jun Wang