Patents Issued in August 1, 2023
  • Patent number: 11713847
    Abstract: A steam trap may include a processor and an electronic water sensor configured to determine a presence of water in the steam trap and transmit data regarding the presence of the water to the processor. The steam trap may further include an electronically actuatable valve configured to be driven by signals from the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Imperium Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Judd, Brad Medford
  • Patent number: 11713848
    Abstract: A cryogenic dewar may include an inner tank and an outer tank. The cryogenic dewar may further include one or more longitudinal stiffeners coupled to the inner tank at locations of stress that provide resistance to such stress. The inner vessel may include a combination of longitudinal stiffeners to allow the dewar to meet governmental imposed regulations on strength and safety of the dewar without increasing the weight of the dewar or to increase the amount by weight of cryogenic liquid that can be transported under governmental imposed regulations, or both, by, with the addition of longitudinal stiffeners, simultaneously increasing the grade of the material of the inner tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Plug Power Inc.
    Inventors: Nidhi Shah, Mark Ollweiler
  • Patent number: 11713849
    Abstract: A method monitors a pressure tank system of a stationary vehicle. The method detects a wake-up situation by use of sensor data of a main sensor of the vehicle. Furthermore, in reaction to the detection of a wake-up situation, the method activates a further resource for detecting and/or for evaluating sensor data with regard to the pressure tank system. Moreover, the method determines, by use of the further resource, whether one or more protective measures are to be carried out in relation to the pressure tank system and/or the surroundings thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Young-Jae Cho, Jan-Mark Kunberger, Georg Movsisyan, Andreas Pelger
  • Patent number: 11713850
    Abstract: Provided is a nozzle assembly including a valve assembly configured to be coupled to a tank, the valve assembly including a valve body having a first end, a second end, and a first passage extending therebetween, and a valve disposed in the first passage, and a regulator assembly configured to be coupled to the valve assembly, the regulator assembly including a regulator body having a first end, a second end, and a second passage extending therebetween, a nozzle coupled to the regulator body and having an outlet in communication with the second passage, a spindle having a first end disposed in the second passage and a second end surrounded by the nozzle, and a piston assembly disposed in the second passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON CYLINDERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Poland, Cliff Walters, Timothy Horn
  • Patent number: 11713851
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for inactivating microorganisms are disclosed. An example light emitting device that inactivates microorganisms on a surface comprises a light emitter configured to emit a first light comprising a first wavelength in a range of 380 nanometers (nm) to 420 nm, a first light-converting material configured to convert a first portion of the first light to at least a second light comprising a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and a second light-converting material configured to convert a second portion of the first light to at least a third light comprising a third wavelength different from the first wavelength, wherein at least the first light, the second light, and the third light mix to form a disinfecting white light, wherein the first light makes up at least 10% of the disinfecting white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Vyv, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barron, Jorel Lalicki, James W. Peterson, Nicholas Jones, Cori J. Winslow
  • Patent number: 11713852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photosensitive structure and a mobile lighting device. The photosensitive structure includes a head housing, and a metal substrate, a lens, a shading bowl, and a light sensor that are located in the head housing. The metal substrate, the lens, and the light sensor are all fixed in the head housing, and the metal substrate is located between the lens and the light sensor, the metal substrate is electrically connected to the light sensor. The shading bowl is fixed to the metal substrate and located between the metal substrate and the lens. Along a light incoming direction, the photosensitive structure is provided with a light inlet located outside a projection of the shading bowl on the metal substrate, the light sensor is configured to sense an external brightness through the light inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Olight E-Commerce Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si Wei, Manchun Cai, Ziyang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11713853
    Abstract: An improved LED lighting system is provided for overhead ceiling lighting, as well as for other uses. The LED lighting system comprises elongated linear lamps having an LED luminary as a source of illumination and configured to operate as a node of an automated networked lighting system. The linear LED lamps include an interface connector operable to connect to a data network to receive control data and power signals from an external device connected to the network for use in powering LED emitters and controlling one or more operational characteristics of the linear LED lamps. The system includes support connector assemblies for securing the linear LED lamps to a channel member of an overhead dropped ceiling grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: DVA Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. May
  • Patent number: 11713854
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a lighting apparatus includes a light passing cover, two light bars, a base bracket, two terminal covers, a driver module and an internal cover. The light passing cover is made with a flexible material. The two light bars are disposed on the base plate for generating a light passing through the light passing cover. The base bracket has a base plate and two lateral walls. The base plate has a rectangular shape with two long sides and two short sides. The two lateral walls are disposed at the two long sides of the base plate. The light passing cover is fixed between the two lateral walls when the first external force is removed. The terminal cover has a wiring hole for passing a connecting wire. The connecting wire is connected between the driver module to an external lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi Qin, Xiaohui Zhong, Chunteng Chen, Ping Yan
  • Patent number: 11713855
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a light distribution element, a light source module and a lamp, the light distribution element includes a light entry surface, a first light exit surface and a second light exit surface, the first light exit surface is configured to receive part of light entering the light entry surface and emit the part of the light entering the light entry surface; the second light exit surface is a reflective surface, and the second light exit surface is configured to receive part of the light entering the light entry surface and reflect the part of the light entering the light entry surface; and a direction of the light emitted from the second light exit surface is different from a direction of the light emitted from the first light exit surface, it can be used for key lighting and lighting ceiling areas respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenxi Bu, Shuchao Li, Yisheng Xiao
  • Patent number: 11713856
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting lamp. The lighting lamp includes a lamp body and the lamp body is provided with a strip-shaped adjusting hole, an extending direction of the strip-shaped adjusting hole is perpendicular to an extending direction of the suspension wire, the adjusting component includes a supporting member and a locking member, a first end of the supporting member and the lamp body are slidingly fitted with each other along the extending direction of the strip-shaped adjusting hole, a second end of the supporting member passes through the strip-shaped adjusting hole and is movably connected with the locking member, a lamp body clamping space is formed between the first end of the supporting member and the locking member, one end of the suspension wire is connected to the fixing portion, and the other end of the suspension wire is connected to the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianzhi He
  • Patent number: 11713857
    Abstract: A light system comprising: a light blade comprising: a first surface and a second surface; a bi-directional light system configured to direct first lights into the light blade so that the first lights extend out of the first surface of the light blade to generate a first light direction, and the bi-directional light system is configured to direct second lights into the light blade so that the second lights extend out of the second surface of the light blade to generate a second light direction; and wherein the first surface and the second surface are substantially perpendicular to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Colby Darlage, Brant Potter, David Egly
  • Patent number: 11713858
    Abstract: A projection lens has a first lens body including a first incidence section located at a side facing a first light source and an emission section located at a side opposite to the first incidence section, and a second lens body including a second incidence section located at a side facing the second light source, a refractive index of the second lens body is smaller than a refractive index of the first lens body, and a structure in which the first lens body and the second lens body abut each other while having first boundary surfaces, which are provided between the emission section and the second incidence section, and second boundary surfaces, which are provided between the first incidence section and the second incidence section from a boundary line with respect to the first boundary surfaces, interposed therebetween is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shota Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11713859
    Abstract: A vehicle may have lights such as headlights and other vehicle lights for providing vehicle illumination. The lights may be electrically adjustable so that the color and pattern of the illumination may be varied. Sensor data and/or other data may be used in determining how to adjust the lights. A light such as headlight may have a light source such as a white light source or multicolored light source, a light collimator that receives light from the light source, and an adjustable lens array that receives collimated light from the light collimator and outputs corresponding adjustable vehicle illumination. The adjustable lens array may have fixed and/or adjustable lens elements and corresponding electrically adjustable light modulator elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clarisse Mazuir, Christopher P Child, Xiaofeng Tang
  • Patent number: 11713860
    Abstract: An encapsulated LED switch that incorporates a MOSFET power drivers, high current transistors, or other suitable power drivers in a PCB that attaches to the LED switch such that a low power LED switch controls the output of a high-power driver. The selected power driver PCB can be adapted to different load requirements by making simple changes. The PCB's can be interchanged to provide for a predetermined output power required for a particular application. In addition, the wire gauge size of the wires attached to the MOSFET power driver PCB can also be varied to match intended load requirements. For applications in which the LED switch is used in hostile environments, such as marine applications, the LED switch and its associated power driver PCB are encapsulated to protect the circuitry from environmental factors such as high humidity, salt water, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Bocatech, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Rollinson, John Paul Santana
  • Patent number: 11713861
    Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles, including a first light unit, which contains a first light source having a number of first light pixels for generating a first partial light distribution including a second light unit, which contains a second light source having a number of second light pixels for generating a second partial light distribution. The second light pixels are arranged in a boundary region of the second light source and are controllable as a group in such a way that a number of the second light pixels controlled as a group in the boundary region of the second light source per unit of surface area increases from a first end of the boundary region in the direction of a second end of the boundary region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
  • Patent number: 11713862
    Abstract: A lighting system includes an upper housing supporting a light engine, and a diffuser coupled to the upper housing. The diffuser may be monolithic, i.e. formed of a single material as a single piece without joints or seams where separate components are joined. The monolithic diffuser may be formed by an additive manufacturing process, for example 3D printing. The diffuser may couple to the upper housing with a tool-less connection. The portion of the tool-less connection defined by the diffuser may be formed by the additive manufacturing process. The lighting system may further include a lens coupled to the diffuser opposite the upper housing with a lens retaining ring. The lens retaining ring may be formed with an additive manufacturing process, and may define an annular snap-fit with the diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Gary Trott, David Ferrier, Noel Collver, Dominic Large
  • Patent number: 11713863
    Abstract: A light projector for signalling high obstacles, having an elongate cylindrical lens, a linear light source in which the light projector has at least two reflectors and at least one of the reflectors is an upper reflector positioned above the horizontal plane of symmetry of the cylindrical lens and below an upper surface of the cylindrical lens, and at least one of the reflectors is a lower reflector positioned below the horizontal plane of symmetry of the cylindrical lens and above a lower surface of the cylindrical lens, the reflectors being configured to interrupt light rays from the light source that are oriented outside the elevation angular sector of the main flat light beam is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: OBSTA
    Inventor: Alban Royer
  • Patent number: 11713864
    Abstract: A light source system, comprising: a wavelength conversion layer (102, 202) used for receiving exciting light (L3) and generating excited light (L2); a transparent thermal conduction substrate (104, 204) used for supporting the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202), and an excitation light source which emits the exciting light (L3) from a side of the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202) to the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202); and a red light source which emits red light (L1) from a side of the transparent thermal conduction substrate (104, 204) to the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202). The light source system can effectively solve the problem of insufficient red light in fluorescent powder excitation technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Yu-San Chen, Qian Li, Yan-Zheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11713865
    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated projection and illumination device. The integrated projection and illumination device includes a lamp housing, a mounting assembly, an illumination assembly and a projection assembly; and the mounting assembly includes a mounting disc, a mounting ring and clamping blocks, elastic members being arranged between the clamping blocks and the mounting ring, the mounting disc being provided with top surface connectors and an outer limiting edge, the outer limiting edge being capable of being clamped on the clamping blocks protruding out of the inner wall of the mounting ring, the mounting disc being further provided with pressing blocks, and the pressing blocks rotating along with the mounting disc and being capable of making contact with the clamping blocks and pressing the clamping blocks into the mounting ring during rotation. The present disclosure can be used for illumination and projection, and further features convenient dismounting and mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG TAI-G PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang Shen, Youwen Zhang, Jinhua Wang, Huabin Liu
  • Patent number: 11713866
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light fixture, which includes a light body and elastic mounting members. The light body includes a light housing and a limiting element, the limiting element is connected to the light housing, a limiting space is enclosed by the light housing and the limiting element, one end of the limiting space is provided with a mounting opening, the limiting element has a matching notch, the matching notch is formed by extending from the mounting opening to an inside of the limiting element, and the light housing recesses to be provided with a limiting slot that communicates with the limiting space; and each elastic mounting member includes a clamping portion and a mounting portion, the clamping portion includes a base body and an elastic clip, the elastic clip is elastically connected to the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuchao Li, Yisheng Xiao
  • Patent number: 11713867
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a lens, an emitter configured to emit light through the lens, and a reflector. The reflector may define a cavity that extends from a first end to a second end of the reflector. The emitter may be received in the first end of the reflector, and the lens may be attached to the second end of the reflector. The lens may include teeth that extend from a rear surface of a rim of the lens. The reflector may include a collar at the second end, and the collar may include attachment clips that are configured to lock the teeth in place and retain the lens in attachment to the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Aaron J. Wilz
  • Patent number: 11713868
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device and a light-emitting connecting line. The light emitting device includes an LED light strip, a first clamping seat, a first light strip fixing pressing sheet, a second clamping seat and a second light strip fixing pressing sheet, the first clamping seat of the light emitting device may be clamped on a plug of a connecting harness or one end of cables of the connecting harness, and the second clamping seat may be clamped on the other ends of the cables of the connecting harness. According to the present invention, the LED light strip is convenient to mount and dismount, and after the light emitting device is assembled with the connecting harness via the two clamping seats, the connecting harness can achieve a colorful light emitting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN XINGYANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weixing Chen
  • Patent number: 11713869
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a lighting device that provides light via one or more non-incandescent lamps that can be moved and arranged while operating. The lighting device includes a non-opaque shroud, or casing, that sits upon a base to create a volume within which the non-incandescent lamps rest and can be moved while still providing light. The non-incandescent lamp can use one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The non-incandescent lamps can provide illumination with minimal heat and low power consumption that contributes to user interaction and can be battery powered. In addition to a non-incandescent lamp, a lighting device having at least one of the non-incandescent lamps is disclosed. Additionally, a lighting system having at least one of the lighting devices and a lighting control application is provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Latin-Negocio, LLC
    Inventors: Brewster Waddell, Robert Landers
  • Patent number: 11713870
    Abstract: An illuminated landscaping assembly for illuminating landscaping includes a plurality of lighting modules, each comprising a housing that defines an interior space. A first connector and a second connector are attached to a first edge and a second edge of the housing, respectively. The second connector is complementary to the first connector so that the lighting modules are physically and electrically interconnectable via selective connection of the first connectors and the second connectors. A plurality of bulbs is attached to an upper face of the housing and is operationally engaged to the first connector and the second connector. A shell, which is substantially transparent, is attached to the housing and encapsulates the plurality of bulbs. A respective one of the first connectors and the second connectors is engaged a power cord extending from a power module. With the lighting modules positioned in a landscape, the bulbs selectively illuminate the landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Bennie Boyd
  • Patent number: 11713871
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a display light for an occupant of the vehicle to display an image; and a storage unit housing the irradiation unit so as to expose a display screen to which the display light is irradiated. The storage unit has an air intake port to take in air and an air discharge port to discharge the air. The display device includes a confluence portion configured to merge a first exhaust air discharged from the air discharge port and a second exhaust air discharged from an air conditioner for a cabin of the vehicle through an air outlet arranged in the cabin. The confluence portion is defined such that a first flow direction of the first exhaust air and a second flow direction of the second exhaust air coincide with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsuke Hisatsugu, Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Takahira Kato
  • Patent number: 11713872
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light-emitting table top. The table top includes a light source assembly, a light guide board, a plastic thin film and a pattern layer, wherein the light guide board is arranged on a light exit side of the light source assembly; the plastic thin film covers a side surface of the light guide board away from the light source assembly; and the pattern layer is printed on the light guide board and/or the plastic thin film, so that a table top displays a light-emitting effect of a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO TUOTUO RIVER DESIGN COMPANY
    Inventor: Xiaodong You
  • Patent number: 11713873
    Abstract: A lighted mirror assembly containing a mirror front surface including a reflective section as well as a transmissive section that is able to transmit light from a light source through the surface of the mirror glass. The light source also projects light from one or more and preferably all side surfaces of the mirror assembly. The light source is mounted in a waterproof manner within a metal channel having a cover that transmits light therethrough, such as an aluminum channel having a silicone cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: PROJECT LIGHT, LLC
    Inventor: Sam Avny
  • Patent number: 11713874
    Abstract: A light emission display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a light guide member that converts rays of incident light from a back face thereof to produce diffused light and emits the diffused light from the front face; a plurality of point light sources that are arranged at intervals on a side of the back face of the light guide member, in which the light guide member includes a light shield structure that partitions the front face into a plurality of light emission regions each corresponding to at least one point light source of the plurality of point light sources immediately below the front face, such that transmission of the rays of light to an adjacent light emission region is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Nakatsukasa
  • Patent number: 11713875
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cladding, for example, suitable for use covering the exterior surface of a building. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a siding panel including a light source. The siding panel includes a panel body having a length extending from a first end to a second end, a width extending from a first edge to a second edge, a front face, and a rear face. A first lock extends along the first edge of the panel body and a second lock extending along the second edge of the panel body. A fastening strip is coupled to the first lock. A light source extending along the length of the panel body is secured to the panel body so as to provide light from the front face of the panel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CertainTeed LLC
    Inventors: David H. Beck, Robert T. Clark, David J. Stucky, Mark G. Suchyna, Conor McDonald
  • Patent number: 11713876
    Abstract: A kayak paddle includes a tubular shaft having a first distal end and a second distal end, a first blade connected to the first distal end of the tubular shaft, and a second blade connected to the second distal end of the tubular shaft, wherein the first and second blades are made with a translucent material. The kayak paddle further includes a first light source secured within the tubular shaft and oriented to emit light from the first distal end into the first blade, a second light source secured within the tubular shaft and oriented to emit light from the second distal end into the second blade, and a battery electrically connected to the first and second light sources to supply electrical current that causes the first and second light sources to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GLOW ROW LLC
    Inventor: Zachary Jurasek
  • Patent number: 11713877
    Abstract: A system for producing steam includes a steam generator with steam output; a membrane filtration system in fluid communication with the steam output and including a membrane filter with a permeate side and an opposing retentate side. The membrane filter includes a separation membrane constructed to reject organic molecules. The system may be used for removing organic compounds, such as anti-corrosion agents or contaminants, from steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Goertz, Colter A. Marcks, Bradly G. Hauser, Andrew J. Dallas
  • Patent number: 11713878
    Abstract: A method and apparatus, for improving the control and the efficiency of in-situ combustion (i.e. burning of oil spills atop bodies of water) of combustible waste materials on land or sea to cleanup such waste, that is also less complex than similar apparatuses, whereby the apparatus traverses over a surface containing combustible material, allowing for vortex flow incineration of the material to occur inside a combustion chamber, aided by a vortical flow of air which is controlled for greater combustion efficiency. Compared with current methods and apparatuses to cleanup similar waste, the present method requires minimal moving parts, is mobile, is low cost, is easy to construct, enables high-quality combustion, burns faster and more complete, produces low emissions, incinerates waste material on land and water, and mitigates the creation of combustion residue which thereby mitigates the adverse effects of such combustion residue that smothers ocean life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: F. Michael Lewis
  • Patent number: 11713879
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for capturing and combusting all vented natural gas and control natural gases from pneumatic controllers for oil field equipment are described. After an oil or gas well is drilled and completed, separators or treaters, as an example of oil field equipment, are installed on the surface to separate the liquids (oil/condensate and water) and gases (natural gas/methane). Pressure control valves, liquid control valves, temperature control valves, and the like, are pneumatically operated by the natural gas/methane that the separator is processing for sale, when electricity is not available to provide power for these operations. Presently, the pneumatic controllers discharge the pneumatic gas/methane to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Derek L. Moore
  • Patent number: 11713880
    Abstract: Disclosed is a firepit topper having a plate having a top side and a bottom side, a central opening of the plate, a first channel partially surrounding the central opening, a second channel partially surrounding the central opening, and an end of the first channel that is offset with respect to an end of the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Cast Masters LLC
    Inventors: Sylvan Newby, Bryan Devereux, Brian Baldonado, Marc Devereux, Bertrand Valero
  • Patent number: 11713881
    Abstract: A premixer for a combustor includes: a centerbody having a hollow interior cavity; a swirler assembly radially outward of the centerbody; a peripheral wall disposed radially outward of the centerbody and the swirler assembly such that a mixing duct is defined between the peripheral wall and the centerbody, downstream from the swirler assembly; an annular splitter radially inward of the swirler assembly and radially outward of the centerbody such that a radial gap is defined between the splitter and an outer surface of the centerbody, wherein the splitter includes a trailing edge which extends axially aft of the swirler assembly; a fuel gallery disposed inside the interior cavity of the centerbody; and at least one fuel injector extending outward from the fuel gallery and passing through an injector port communicating with the outer surface of the splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Jayanth Sekar, Pradeep Naik, Gregory A. Boardman, Randall C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 11713882
    Abstract: A fireplace construction made of solid masonry units having a rear wall with a symmetrical bulge formed by a lower angled portion, a central vertical portion, an upper angled portion, and an upper vertical portion. Each portion is slightly spaced apart from the adjacent portion to provide a space for air to flow into the firebox. One or more air ducts route air from the room to the space between both the lower vertical portion and the lower angled portion and the space between the lower angled portion and the central vertical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Meredith Group, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher C. Prior, John E. Meredith
  • Patent number: 11713883
    Abstract: A safety barrier heat exchanger for a heating appliance such as a fireplace or furnace is provided. The safety barrier heat exchanger includes a housing configured for attachment across the viewable opening of a fireplace or a barrier window of a furnace, and a plurality of optically transparent, semi-transparent or translucent safety barriers secured within the housing in spaced apart relationship to define a tortuous or serpentine passageway through which a forced bulk flow of ambient air is passed across a viewable opening or barrier window more than one time. Also provided are fireplace systems comprising the safety barrier heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Nicholas Barber
  • Patent number: 11713884
    Abstract: An operating device for a built-in kitchen appliance includes a central piece, an operating element mounted rotatably on the central piece, at least one position sensor, which is designed for sensing a rotational position of the operating element, and at least one touch-sensitive and/or pressure-sensitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Patent number: 11713885
    Abstract: A cleaning system for an oven having shelves which provide for distributed jets of heated air, allows water accumulation within the shelves during cleaning by reducing airflow through the shelf, and then provides rapid expulsion of the water in cohesive streams after accumulation to provide high inertial cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Alto-Shaam, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Douglas Burnett, Joshua J. Shimel, Jon Paul Flick, Jason David Schreiner, Andrew Podevels
  • Patent number: 11713886
    Abstract: A cooking grate includes a peripheral frame defining a periphery of the cooking grate, a plurality of fingers extending from the peripheral frame toward a center of the cooking grate, and a slot formed in the peripheral frame, the slot forming a passageway through the peripheral frame from a lower portion to an upper portion thereof in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Andrew Bierbaum, Logan Chayse Dunaway
  • Patent number: 11713887
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heating device, including a first and second ends of an indoor water supply pipe communicated with a main water supply pipe and a water supply end of a radiator; a valve, a first temperature sensor, a heating and control module and a third temperature sensor arranged between the first and second ends; two ends of the heating and control module connected with a bypass pipe; a first and second ends of an indoor return water pipe communicated with a main return water pipe and a return water end of the radiator; a three-way valve and a second temperature sensor arranged between the first end and the second end of the indoor return water pipe; and a first and second ends of the water pump communicated with a third end of the three-way valve and the indoor water supply pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventors: Rang Tu, Xu Yang, Xianzhong Chen, Jingjing Gao
  • Patent number: 11713888
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a first cylinder, the first cylinder being provided with a first gas intake and a first gas outlet, the first air outlet being connected to a predetermined heat exchanger; a second cylinder, the second cylinder being provided with a second gas intake and a second gas outlet, and the second gas outlet being connected to the predetermined heat exchanger; and a gas pre-exhausting device. The gas pre-exhausting device is provided on a cylinder block of the first cylinder or on an upper end surface of the first cylinder or a lower end surface of the first cylinder; the gas pre-exhausting device includes a gas pre-exhausting port and a first control valve controlling the gas pre-exhausting port to be open or closed; and the gas pre-exhausting port is connected to the second gas intake. Further disclosed is an air conditioner system including the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Xingru Liu, Bo Zheng, Xiangfei Liang
  • Patent number: 11713889
    Abstract: A window air conditioner includes a casing and a positioning member provided at the casing and configured to be switchable between a storage state and a working state. In the storage state, the positioning member is stored at the casing. In the working state, the positioning member is at least partially outside the casing for connecting and positioning the casing with a window frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kangwen Zhang, Zhigang Xing, Zhisheng Lei, Yu Liu, Hui Yu, Yuhang Tang, Wenjun Shen, Ali Zhao
  • Patent number: 11713890
    Abstract: A method of operating a heating and cooling system includes (1) providing a heating and/or cooling apparatus having first and second heat exchangers, (2) providing a conduit module modularly coupled to the heating and/or cooling apparatus and adapted to be coupled to a plurality of fluid circuits for heating or cooling loads, and (3) operating a control system configured to operate the conduit module in a heating or cooling mode. The conduit module is positioned between the heating and/or cooling apparatus and the plurality of fluid circuits. The conduit module includes first, second, and third supply conduits and first, second, and third return conduits, to convey first, second, and source fluids to and from respective first, second, and source fluid circuits. The conduit module includes first, second, third, and fourth three-way valves to selectively regulate flow of the first, second, and source fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: WaterFurnace International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Medlock, Christopher P. Medlock, Jonathan A. Brock
  • Patent number: 11713891
    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, from a carbon-monoxide (CO) sensor, an indication of an above-threshold level of CO for an above-threshold amount of time; determining, from a plurality of appliances, a subset of appliances associated with the CO sensor; and deactivating the subset of appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Amundson, Kenneth Eskildsen
  • Patent number: 11713892
    Abstract: A fire damper for an air distribution system includes a body defining a flow path and a closure means adapted to close the flow path when a temperature within the flow path exceeds a predetermined maximum temperature. A first flange is fixed to the body and a mounting means comprising a second flange is slidably engageable with and removable from the body. The mounting means comprises securing means for securing the mounting means to the body such that a building element through which the fire damper extends, in use, can be clamped between the first and second flanges. A flexible insulating sleeve configured for use with a fire damper, and a method of installing a fire damper, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: PRICE HOLYOAKE (NZ) LIMITED
    Inventors: Scott Noel Holyoake, Gary Brian Holder
  • Patent number: 11713893
    Abstract: A refrigerant control system includes: a charge module configured to determine an amount of refrigerant that is present within a refrigeration system of a building; a leak module configured to diagnose that a leak is present in the refrigeration system based on the amount of refrigerant; and at least one module configured to take at least one remedial action in response to the diagnosis that the leak is present in the refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Butler, Stuart K. Morgan, Hung Pham, Winfield S. Morter, Andrew M. Welch, David A. Alfano, Michael A. Saunders
  • Patent number: 11713894
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents techniques for improving operational efficiency of climate control systems. A climate control system may include climate control equipment, a sensor that measures temperature in a building, and a control system that controls operation of the equipment using a first temperature schedule, which associates each time step with a temperature setpoint, when the building is occupied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Brian D. Rigg, Shawn A. Hern, Cody J. Kaiser, Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo, Tom R. Tasker, Andrew M. Boyd
  • Patent number: 11713895
    Abstract: A multi-zone environmental control system such as an HVAC and/or an IAQ control system includes a control module, a primary user interface, and at least one secondary user interface. The control module is configured to control an environmental system and controlled devices, each device associated with a respective zone. The primary user interface is in communication with the control mode and associated with a first zone. The primary user interface displays information to the user, receives inputs from the user regarding control of at least the first zone, and transmits signals to the control module, which then controls the device associated with the first zone. Each secondary user interface is associated with a zone other than the first zone and is configured to display information to the user, receive an input from the user concerning control of the respective zone, and communicate with the primary user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Research Products Corporation
    Inventors: John Bloemer, Wade Ferkey, Prabahara Sundar Baladhandapani
  • Patent number: 11713896
    Abstract: A system and method controls a heat transfer system for palletized product. A controller and an array of sensors cooperate to control chillers and fans to efficiently change the temperature of product within the cases, while collecting and providing data regarding the efficacy and overall spatial profile of the freezing or other temperature-control operation. These data can be used to provide user feedback, optimize the temperature-control process, and ensure a desired performance of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Tippmann Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Tippmann, Robert T. Tippmann, III