Patents Issued in June 18, 2024
  • Patent number: 12013103
    Abstract: Provided are a connection structure of string light and a string light assembly. The connection structure of string light comprises a main wire and a plurality of connecting assemblies, each of the connecting assembly comprises a sub-wire, a housing, a lamp head and a piercing terminal provided with a groove, and the piercing terminal is also provided with a first needle and a second needle; the piercing terminal covers the main wire and the sub-wire through the groove, the first needle pierces a sheath of the main wire and is electrically connected with the main wire, and the second needle pierces a sheath of the sub-wire and is electrically connected with the main wire; and the housing covers the piercing terminal, and an end of the sub-wire far from the piercing terminal passes through the housing and is electrically connected with the lamp head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Nanning Wang Choi Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Faquan Liang
  • Patent number: 12013104
    Abstract: A point light-source includes a housing and a light-emitting circuit packaged in the housing. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing, and the light-emitting circuit includes a constant-current control chip and a plurality of single-color light strings. Each single-color light string is composed of a plurality of light-emitting elements connected in series. The constant-current control chip is configured to, in response to an external serial signal, generate pulse signals transmitted to each single-color light string so as to change a luminous brightness of each single-color light string correspondingly through each of the pulse signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Intellirocks Tech. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Dai, Chunbo Zhang, Wenlong Wu
  • Patent number: 12013105
    Abstract: An industrial lighting device includes a driving module, a main light-emitting module and a top light-emitting module. The driving module has a top surface and a protrusion portion. The main light-emitting module is fixed at the protrusion portion. The top light-emitting module is disposed on the top surface, and includes a heat dissipation base, a top light source board and a top cover. The heat dissipation base is provided with a base body, an outer wall and a central fixation portion. The central fixation portion is disposed at the center of one side of the base body. The outer wall is disposed on the base body and surrounds the central fixation portion, such that an accommodating space is formed between them. The top light source board is disposed in the accommodating space and the top cover is disposed on the outer wall in order to cover the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen PVTECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haibo Hong, Fuxing Lu, Liangliang Cao
  • Patent number: 12013106
    Abstract: A high bay light fixture (100) comprising multiple heat sink structures (102, 104, 106, 108) attached to an electronics housing (110), and light sources (132, 134, 136, 138) attached to the multiple heat sink structures (102, 104, 106, 108). Each heat sink structure (102, 104, 106, 108) includes a bottom wall (202) and side walls (204, 206, 208, 210) that extend up from the bottom wall (202). Each light source (132, 134, 136, 138) is attached to the bottom wall (202) of a respective heat sink structure (102, 104, 106, 108) on a surface of the bottom wall (202) facing away from the electronics housing (110). Each heat sink structure (102, 104, 106, 108) is spaced from other heat sink structures of the multiple heat sink structures (102, 104, 106, 108) that are adjacent to the heat sink structure (102, 104, 106, 108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventor: Christopher Andrew Voelker
  • Patent number: 12013107
    Abstract: An electromagnetic lens fluent heater is provided having a tube and an elongate resistive heating element. The tube has a fluent bore extending along the tube. The elongate resistive heating element is carried by the tube and is configured to heat the fluent bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Van Straten Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: George A. Van Straten
  • Patent number: 12013108
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided. The lighting device (1) comprises a light-transmissive enclosure (10) and alight source (30). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) has an outer surface (11) and an inner surface (12) opposite to the outer surface (11). The inner surface (12) at least in part forming a cavity (20). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) has an opening (15) lying in a transverse plane (P1). The light source (30) is arranged on the transverse plane (P1), or on a side of the transverse plane (P1) opposite of the light-transmissive enclosure (10), and configured to emit light into the cavity (20). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) is arranged around a longitudinal axis (L), the longitudinal axis (L) lying in a longitudinal plane that is perpendicular to the transverse plane (P1). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) has a first part (101) and a second part (102) separated from each other by the longitudinal plane (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Stephan Certain, Michel Cornelis Josephus Maria Vissenberg, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Joris Jan Vrehen
  • Patent number: 12013109
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a rainbow projection lamp, which includes a light-permeable plate, at least one hybrid/monochromatic light source and a circuit board; wherein, at least one arc-shaped through-hole is arranged on the light-permeable plate, and the light source is arranged at one side of the arc-shaped through-hole; and, the light source is electrically connected with the circuit board, and a light emitted by the light source passes through the arc-shaped through-hole and then transmits a rainbow projection. In the present disclosure, since wavelengths of different lights are different, and the lights will be diffracted when they pass through a slit, the positions of the diffracted lights will be different when the lights pass through the arc-shaped through-hole of the light-permeable plate according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LONVIS TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xuequan Li
  • Patent number: 12013110
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device positioned within a housing is disclosed, wherein the housing is designed to allow an ambient environment to pass into the housing and transfer heat from the at least one light-emitting device. The light-emitting area of the light-emitting device may be sealed from the ambient environment. In some embodiments, the housing may include at least one recess, port, or other opening configured to allow a liquid or gas to promote heat transfer from the light-emitting device. In some embodiments, a vehicle, a marine system, or other systems may include at least one lighting assembly as contemplated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LIQUID LUMENS, LLC
    Inventor: Trent Neil Butcher
  • Patent number: 12013111
    Abstract: A light mechanism for an umbrella, the umbrella comprises a column, a plurality of long rods, a plurality of short rods, a nest and a battery module, the light mechanism comprises at least one light rod assembly. Each long rod has an end, the light rod assembly is detachably connected to the end of the long rod through a rod connector; the light rod assembly comprises a hollow light rod and a light strip arranged inside the light rod, the light strip is electrically connected to a power-supply end of the long rod. The light rod assembly is connected to the long rod by insertion, the female electrical connector is positioned inside the light rod, and the male electrical connector is positioned inside the long rod. The present invention is simple and rational in structure design, convenient and quick to assemble or disassemble. Since the light rod is convenient to disassemble, it is greatly convenient for daily maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Tempo Manufacturing LLC
    Inventor: Xiong Luo
  • Patent number: 12013112
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air purifier with an ambient lamp. The air purifier includes an upper housing, a lamp belt, and a lower housing, where a bottom edge of the upper housing is provided with a fixing recess matching the lamp belt in shape, the lower housing includes a base and a supporting plate vertically arranged at a preset position of the base, and the base is fixedly connected to a bottom of the upper housing, such that one end of the supporting plate away from the base presses the lamp belt in the fixing recess, and the lamp belt is arranged opposite an edge of the base at an interval. According to the present invention, the lamp belt is fixed to the bottom of the upper housing, and the lamp belt and the base of the lower housing are arranged at an interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Airtok Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yuewen Jia, Xiaosong Liu, Qisheng Ke, Jiang Wang
  • Patent number: 12013113
    Abstract: A display system includes visible light emitting first devices configured to emit a first light having at least a first visible wavelength; ultraviolet light emitting second devices configured to emit a second light having at least a second ultraviolet wavelength; a display panel disposed on the first and second devices; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the first and second devices, such that the reflective polarizer has, for the visible wavelength, an average optical reflectance of greater than about 50% when an incident light is polarized along an in-plane first direction and an average optical transmittance of greater than about 50% when the incident light is polarized along an in-plane orthogonal second direction; and an optical transmission of greater than about 30% for the at least the second wavelength and for at least one of the first and second polarization states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Fan Long, Edward S. Hagermoser, Jathan D. Edwards
  • Patent number: 12013114
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a number of pixels, with each pixel including a lighting mechanism having at least one light-emitting diode capable of emitting an initial light beam, a light-conversion module having a plurality of conversion pads including at least one primary conversion pad and at least one secondary conversion pad. Each pixel includes a light-adjustment system configured to control at least one element chosen from a relative position between the lighting mechanism and the light-conversion module and the initial light beam. The action of the light-adjustment system is adapted so that the primary conversion pad and the secondary conversion pad emit a first light beam and a second light beam respectively, from the initial light beam, simultaneously or alternately in a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ALEDIA
    Inventors: Frédéric Mayer, Olivier Jeannin
  • Patent number: 12013115
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a combustion system comprising a combustion chamber having a catalyst bed, and a vessel for storing a propellant at a predefined pressure. The vessel comprising a first valve for controlling a flow of the propellant over the catalyst bed inside the combustion chamber and an input provided at the first valve, for injecting the propellant inside the combustion chamber at a predefined duration of injection for each cycle of injection. A predefined quantity of the propellant is injected in each cycle of the injection. The combustion system further comprises one or more glow plugs for maintaining a predefined temperature within the catalyst bed and an ignition glow plug for providing a source of ignition for combustion of the propellant inside the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Arindrajit Chowdhury, Abhishek Gupta, Ashtesh Kumar
  • Patent number: 12013116
    Abstract: Flame arrestors and methods of making flame arrestors are described herein. An example flame arrestor includes a cylindrical body. The body includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the body has an end surface. The body also includes a recess formed in the end surface of the first end. The recess is defined by a recessed surface extending inward from the end surface toward the second end. The body further includes a set of channels formed through the body between the first and second ends. The channels extend through the recessed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Emerson Process Management Regulator Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Justin L. Masias, Bret M. Kirchner
  • Patent number: 12013117
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for injectors for use in combustion systems employing multiple non-solid or gas streams such as supercritical CO2 systems. The apparatus and method allow for reactants to be injected into a combustion chamber in such a way that combustion is locally inhibited. Injectors employing an inner and outer tube are designed to minimize mixing between the non-solid gas streams and allow for swirling and stratification of the non-solid or gas streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: G2 Power, Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Cusano
  • Patent number: 12013118
    Abstract: A biochar apparatus and a related biochar module may have a horizontal table-shaking mechanism and a tapered channel for causing biochar pieces generated in a firebox to fall through openings in the table to a conveyor system below. The table may be configured with replaceable grate panels. A quenching reservoir pan for holding quenching liquid receives a drainage basket at a discharge end of the conveyor system for quenching hot pieces of biochar and allowing easy retrieval of the quenched pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Air Burners, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. O'Connor, Thomas Foley, Matthew W. Dennis, James W. Hilliard
  • Patent number: 12013119
    Abstract: A method and an assembly for controlling an internal combustion engine having multiple burners is provided. Combustion measurement data is collected in a burner-specific manner for each burner and assigned to a burner identification identifying the respective burner. Performance measurement data of the internal combustion engine is also collected and used to determine a performance value. A machine learning model is trained by means of the combustion measurement data, the associated burner identifications and the performance measurement data, to generate burner-specific control data which optimizes the performance value when the burners are actuated in a burner-specific manner using the control data. The control data generated by the trained machine learning model is output for the burner-specific actuation of the burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hans-Gerd Brummel, Uwe Pfeifer, Volkmar Sterzing
  • Patent number: 12013120
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This engine assembly includes a combustor, an engine case, a support structure and a monolithic body. The combustor includes a combustor wall and a combustion chamber within the combustor. The combustor wall forms a peripheral boundary of the combustion chamber. The engine case forms a peripheral boundary of a plenum along the combustor. The support structure extends radially from the combustor wall to the engine case. The monolithic body includes the combustor wall, the engine case, the support structure and a plurality of ports arranged circumferentially about an axis. Each of the ports is fluidly coupled with the plenum and projects axially through the support structure. The ports include a first port. The first port includes a cross-sectional geometry that laterally tapers as the first port extends radially outward within the monolithic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jesse R. Boyer
  • Patent number: 12013121
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device (26) for a gas turbine engine (10) comprises a catalyst chamber (64, 96) defined in an exhaust gas passage (22), a reduction agent container (32) containing a solid material that releases a reduction agent gas effective for NOx reduction when heated, a heating device (36, 38) for heating the solid material contained in the reduction agent container, and a reduction agent gas supply passage (48) for supplying the reduction agent gas released from the solid material into the catalyst chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hisao Haga
  • Patent number: 12013122
    Abstract: A method and a device provide a uniform recursive sequential combustion of fuel and oxidizing agents within a thermal system having a continuous flow. Compressed fresh air is directed through the combustion chamber along a primary flow direction. A proportion of the fresh air is supplied to a burner by way of a burner entry and in the burner is combusted with fuel and exits the burner as exhaust gas. The burner is disposed at an angle in relation to the primary flow direction such that part of the exhaust gas exiting the burner exit is imparted a tangential flow in relation to the primary flow direction and circulates in the combustion chamber and enters the burner entry of a downstream burner so as to be mixed with the fresh air flowing into the downstream burner such that a recursive sequential combustion is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Combustion Bay One E.U.
    Inventor: Fabrice Louis Michel Giuliani
  • Patent number: 12013123
    Abstract: A combustion cylinder mounting method, wherein a preparation step, a first contact maintenance step, a second contact maintenance step, and a combustion cylinder fixing step are executed. In the preparation step, a combustion cylinder mounting jig equipped with a spacer portion capable of maintaining a predetermined spacing between a first combustion cylinder and a second combustion cylinder adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction is prepared. In the first contact maintenance step, the spacer portion is brought into contact with the first combustion cylinder attached to the stationary portion of a casing. In the second contact maintenance step, the second combustion cylinder is brought into contact with the spacer portion. In the combustion cylinder fixing step, the second combustion cylinder is attached to the stationary portion while the first combustion cylinder and the second combustion cylinder are in contact with the spacer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Higuchi, Seitaro Muranaka
  • Patent number: 12013124
    Abstract: A combination outdoor ventless fireplace and brick oven system includes a main body with a framework assembly. A fireplace firebox is formed in the framework assembly. An oven firebox is formed in the framework assembly and suspended above the fireplace firebox. A chimney flue is disposed above the oven firebox in the framework assembly. The framework assembly is covered by a refractory heat resistant mortar. The fireplace firebox has an aperture. The system also has a gas line disposed in the framework assembly below the aperture. The gas line is configured to connect the aperture with a gaseous fuel source. A burner pan may be disposed in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ROUND GROVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Widmer
  • Patent number: 12013125
    Abstract: A fire pit includes a top plate, upright poles, side plates, and limiting members. The top plate has a central through hole and connecting parts on its lower surface. An upper end face of each upright pole is rotably connected to a corresponding one of the connecting parts in a snap-on manner. Each upright pole has mounting grooves its sides. The mounting grooves extend downwardly along an axial direction of the upright pole and pass a lower end face of the upright pole. Two ends of each side plate are insertedly connected to the mounting grooves of corresponding two of the upright poles from lower ends of the corresponding upright poles. The limiting members are movably connected to lower end portions of the sides of the respective upright poles for limiting and preventing the side plates from falling out of the mounting grooves of the upright poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen Dale Potter
  • Patent number: 12013126
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting system for mounting a control panel on a housing of a home cooking appliance, and a home cooking appliance having an adjustable mounting system, are provided. The adjustable mounting system includes a control panel having a mounting pin extending from a rear surface of the control panel and a mounting box fixed on the housing. The mounting box has a first opening that receives the mounting pin into an interior of the mounting box. The adjustable mounting system includes a locking device that engages the mounting pin and the mounting box and secures the mounting pin in the interior of the mounting box, which secures the control panel to the housing. A movement of the locking device with respect to the mounting box adjusts a position of the control panel with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Hector Buenaga, Daniel Hausner, Michael Petrino
  • Patent number: 12013127
    Abstract: A grease catcher includes lower mounting brackets that are mounted to the exposed end of an exhaust fan duct. A tubular body riser is coupled to the lower mounting brackets that has vertical walls that terminate at a top edge. The lid includes a central portion and downwardly extending sidewalls. The lid is spaced from the top edge of the body riser. An exterior housing is coupled to the body riser. The exterior housing has a floor and exterior walls extending upwardly from the floor. The exterior walls are spaced from the lid. The exterior housing is positioned concentrically about the body riser and the lid sidewalls are positioned concentrically about the body riser and concentrically within the tubular exterior housing to form an undulating airflow channel A removable grease absorber is positioned upon the exterior housing floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Driploc, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry E Wagner, Benjamin P. Glenn
  • Patent number: 12013128
    Abstract: A gas hob comprising a top sheet, a port, a gas burner arranged on the top sheet and releasably connected to the port the port being configured to supply the gas burner with fuel gas, and an extraction unit configured to extract fumes, the extraction unit being retractable into the top sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Luis Acosta Herrero, Melca Gutierrez Humara, Philipp Kleinlein, Alberto Lopez Ortiz, Alexander Marsch, Luis Antonio Palacios Valdueza, Carlos Pelayo Alonso, Emilio Placer Maruri
  • Patent number: 12013129
    Abstract: A drive structure for moving an articulated control panel on a cooking appliance includes a mounting bracket fixed in position relative to the cooking appliance. A frame is movably mounted to the mounting bracket. The frame includes a guide. A curved slot is formed within the guide; the curved slot engaging the mounting bracket to travel along the mounting bracket. A control panel is affixed to the frame to move therewith. A drive mechanism is rotatably affixed to the mounting bracket and attached to the control panel. The drive mechanism includes a shaft, the shaft moveable to extend from a first, withdrawn, position to a second, extended, position in a direction substantially parallel to the control panel causing the control panel to move relative to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KB TLC BUYER, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Koether, Edward Musial, Mike Keefe, Christos Kambouris, Oswald Mesidor, Mark Slavin
  • Patent number: 12013130
    Abstract: An induction heating type cooktop includes a case, a cover plate that is coupled to an upper end of the case and that includes an upper plate configured to seat an object on an upper surface of the upper plate, a working coil disposed in the case and configured to heat the object, a thin film attached on the upper plate, and a thermal insulating member disposed vertically between a lower surface of the upper plate and the working coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wontae Kim, Seongho Son, Jaekyung Yang, Yongsoo Lee, Hyunwoo Jun
  • Patent number: 12013131
    Abstract: Disclosed is an expansion vessel for containing and delivering a liquid through compression by a gas, comprising a main body, a membrane, an inlet for the entry of the liquid and a valve for the inlet of the gas. The first edge has a substantially “L” shape. Disclosed also is a pump for systems which comprises the expansion vessel and a method for making the above-mentioned expansion vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: DAB PUMPS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Sinico, Fabiano Puccioni, Luca Calore
  • Patent number: 12013132
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided that may include a case in which a heat exchanger is disposed and having an air inlet and an air outlet; a discharge pipe that communicates with the air outlet and extends outside of the case; and a kit having a discharge port in which the discharge pipe is fixed, and configured to be disposed at a window frame. The kit may include a main board in which the discharge port is formed; at least one sub-board configured to be movable up and down with respect to the main board; a rack connected with one of the main board or the at least one sub-board and forming a plurality of grooves spaced apart from each other in an upward-downward direction; and a holder connected with the other one of the main board or the at least one sub-board and having a protrusion inserted into one of the plurality of grooves to restrict upward-downward movement of the at least one sub-board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hankook Kim, Minkyu Park, Daehyeok Kim
  • Patent number: 12013133
    Abstract: A method for processing information regarding a climate-control device is provided. The method includes the steps of generating a virtual asset tag of the climate-control device; processing the virtual asset tag; and extracting information about the climate-control device from the virtual asset tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Motili, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Wilkins, Ian Wilkins, James Bowman
  • Patent number: 12013134
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a data learning server is provided. The apparatus of the disclosure includes a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, at least one processor configured to acquire a set temperature set in an air conditioner and a current temperature of the air conditioner at the time of setting the temperature via the communicator, and a generate or renew a learning model using the set temperature and the current temperature, and a storage configured to store the generated or renewed learning model to provide a recommended temperature to be set in the air conditioner as a result of generating or renewing the learning model. For example, the data learning server of the disclosure may generate a learned learning model to provide a recommended temperature using a neural network algorithm, a deep learning algorithm, a linear regression algorithm, or the like as an artificial intelligence algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-woo Ock, Min-kyong Kim, Tan Kim, Hyung-seon Song, Dong-jun Shin, Sung-bin Im, Hyeong-joon Seo, Young-ju Joo
  • Patent number: 12013135
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for detecting an at least partially obstructed air filter in a furnace. The disclosed technology can include a system and method that can receive temperature data from a flame sensor configured to detect a temperature of a flame in a burner, determine that an air filter associated with the burner is at least partially obstructed by determining that the temperature data indicates the flame temperature is greater than or equal to a threshold temperature, and output an alarm signal indicating that the air filter is at least partially obstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Darryl Farley
  • Patent number: 12013136
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides controls, apparatus, systems and methods for controlling a ventilation mechanism to efficiently manage the relative humidity of an area. The controls, apparatus, systems and methods utilize sensed relative humidity information and one or more inputs to provide for efficient automatic and/or manual control a ventilation mechanism in response to high humidity events within the area. The controls, apparatus, systems and methods provided herein efficiently automatically activate a ventilation mechanism through the use of sensed relative humidity information and user input. The controls, apparatus, systems and methods provided herein efficiently automatically deactivate a ventilation mechanism through the use of sensed relative humidity information and user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ostrovsky, Marc Gallo, Paul Soccoli, Alfred Lombardi
  • Patent number: 12013137
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method for when the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) is called for by a thermostat, the GeoFlo HVAC System first exhausts a heat sink in the basement, before calling for an evaporator to be activated. When the heat sink in the basement is cooling the conditioned space, by geothermally dispersing heat into the earth, the GeoFlo HVAC turns off the evaporator. Alternatively, the system acts as a substitute for an AC evaporator. Variations of the GeoFlo HVAC system and a control box designed to move heat from one area of a building to another using the existing HVAC system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GeoFlo Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Damien Semel-DeFeo
  • Patent number: 12013138
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, including a vapor compression circuit configured to circulate a working fluid therethrough to condition a fluid in thermal communication with the vapor compression circuit. A working fluid eliminator is fluidly coupled to the vapor compression circuit. A valve of the working fluid eliminator is adjustable to enable discharge of the working fluid from the vapor compression circuit and through the working fluid eliminator, wherein the valve is communicatively coupled to and controlled by an event controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventor: Norman Jack Blanton
  • Patent number: 12013139
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a plurality of indoor units respectively including an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion valve are connected to an outdoor unit including an outdoor expansion valve via a liquid-refrigerant connection pipe. The air conditioning apparatus individually controls each of the indoor units to operate or stop. The air conditioning apparatus includes a controller. When at least one of the indoor heat exchangers functions as a radiator, the controller controls an opening degree of the indoor expansion valve and an opening degree of the outdoor expansion valve. The apparatus—determines whether a refrigerant amount in the refrigerant circuit is appropriate on the basis of an amount of change corresponding to a change in state of a refrigerant between the indoor expansion valve and the outdoor expansion valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hikawa, Shinichi Kasahara, Manabu Yoshimi
  • Patent number: 12013140
    Abstract: A system for modulating hot gas reheat operation of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system with multiple compressors, wherein the HVAC system is configured to regulate air provided to multiple zones. The system includes a controller configured to respond to a call for dehumidification in the absence of a call for cooling by sequentially energizing a first compressor of the multiple compressors in a reheat mode of the first compressor, energizing a second compressor of the multiple compressors in a cooling mode of the second compressor, energizing a third compressor of the multiple compressors in a reheat mode of the third compressor initially at full capacity, and energizing a fourth compressor of the multiple compressors in a cooling mode of the fourth compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDNGS LLP
    Inventors: Stephen B. Pickle, John T. Knight
  • Patent number: 12013141
    Abstract: In order to quickly condition a room by blowing conditioned air from an air blowing opening over a wide range, a fixed air blowing portion 75 is disposed at a central portion in a raised portion 740 in which a part of a decorative panel 70 is raised toward the air conditioning room. Movable air blowing portions 77 are disposed on both sides thereof. The movable air blowing portion 77 is rotatable within a predetermined angle range around an axis orthogonal to the panel surface of the decorative panel 70 or to the ceiling surface, while air blowing openings 754 and 783 are formed on each side surface of the fixed air blowing portion 75 and the movable air blowing portion 77. As a result, the conditioned air is blown out in a wide range in the horizontal direction from the air blowing opening 783 as the movable air blowing portion 77 rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Mitsuo Fujioka
  • Patent number: 12013142
    Abstract: An HVACR fan and heater assembly accounts for the cyclonic flow produced by centrifugal blowers by placing a heater vertically and biased towards a side of a fan cabinet in order to increase and balance airflow through the heater, eliminating hot spots and fire risk and improving heater efficiency. A blockoff in the fan cabinet forces airflow within the cabinet to move through the heater. The positioning of the heater may vary depending on the direction of rotation of the centrifugal blower. The fan and heater assembly may further include baffles to direct the airflow from the centrifugal blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Abhijith Balakrishna, Wilson Samuel Jesudason Lawrence, Lane A. Liudahl, Jason Harpst
  • Patent number: 12013143
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a water retaining structure and a humidifier with the water retaining structure. The water retaining structure is disposed on a bottom surface of a water tank assembly. The water retaining structure and the water tank assembly are split. The water retaining structure includes a mist collecting portion and a water retaining portion. The mist collecting portion is formed into a mist collecting space. The mist collecting space communicates with a mist outlet tube in the water tank assembly. The water retaining portion is configured to collect water flowing down from the mist outlet tube. The water retaining structure and the water tank assembly are split so that the bottom surface of the water tank assembly is configured as a flat surface, or a height of a structure disposed on the bottom surface is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Jianhua Zhang, Yuliang Xu, Shuntian Huo, Wei Wang, Zhenhua Lin, Jianfei Hou, Zhicong Chen, Luqing Hou
  • Patent number: 12013144
    Abstract: A mounting bracket includes a support frame extending in an inside-outside direction and including an outdoor part configured to be arranged outdoors, and a support leg configured to be arranged outdoors. An upper end of the support leg is connected to the outdoor part of the support frame and a lower end of the support leg is configured to directly or indirectly abut against an outer wall surface of a wall body. The outdoor part of the support frame includes a first limiting structure. The support leg includes a second limiting structure provided at the upper end of the support leg. The second limiting structure is in a limiting fit with the first limiting structure to limit a maximum included angle between the support leg and the support frame facing towards an indoor side so as to prevent a rotation angle of the support leg relative to the support frame in a direction facing away from the wall body from exceeding the maximum included angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Yu, Jianping Meng, Zhigang Xing, Ali Zhao
  • Patent number: 12013145
    Abstract: A dry room that controls a dew point temperature in a space to be managed, the room includes a plurality of exhaust units that exhaust air in the space to be managed, in which the plurality of exhaust units are disposed in different regions in the space to be managed, and individually adjust an exhaust amount of the air to be exhausted from each of the regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: NIHON SPINDLE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Masuda, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Akira Ueda
  • Patent number: 12013146
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phase change cold storage device having vortex coiled tubes, which falls within the technical field of low temperatures and comprises an inlet tube, an outlet tube, a tube plate, a baffle plate, vortex coiled tubes, a cylinder body, a central tube, a support frame, a seal head and a saddle, wherein the tube plate is fixedly connected to the cylinder body, a lower end position and a central position of the tube plate are respectively perforated, the inlet tube and the outlet tube are respectively connected to a lower end position and a central position of the tube plate, the baffle plate and the vortex coiled tubes are mounted on the central tube, one end of the central tube is fixed on the tube plate, and the other end is inserted through the support frame connected to the cylinder body, the head is connected to the cylinder, provided on the opposite side of the inlet and outlet tubes, and the saddle is provided below the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiang Ling, Zhen Zhang
  • Patent number: 12013147
    Abstract: An indirect evaporative cooling air conditioner is provided, which includes a housing, multiple partition plates located in the housing and at least two heat exchangers arranged side by side. The multiple partition plates and the at least two heat exchangers separate the housing into multiple indoor air flow passages and multiple outdoor air flow passages, each heat exchange has a first heat exchange flow passage and a second heat exchange flow passage crosswise and independently arranged, the indoor air flow passages are in communication with the first heat exchange flow passages to form an indoor circulation passage, the outdoor air flow passages are in communication with the second heat exchange flow passages to form an outdoor circulation passage, and the fluid in the indoor circulation passages exchange heat with the fluid in the outdoor circulation passages through the at least two heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ENVICOOL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shilong Guo, Baokun Guo, Wei Li, Zhiqiang Cai
  • Patent number: 12013148
    Abstract: A cooling system for a photovoltaic panel including micro flat heat pipes (HP) integrated with thermoelectric generators (TEG) and a cooled water reservoir for cooling the working fluid in heat pipes. The cooled water in the reservoir is pumped from the condensate pan of an air conditioner. Experimental results show that cooling system reduced the average temperature of the panel by as much as 19° C. or 25%. Further, the output power of the photovoltaic panel increased by 44% when the photovoltaic panel was used in a very hot climate (30-40° C.). An additional two watts of power was generated by the TEGs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Fahad G. Al-Amri
  • Patent number: 12013149
    Abstract: An improved system for thermal management is provided. The system includes thermally anisotropic composites coupled with a thermal loop to re-direct, reduce, and shape heat flows through a building envelope, having the potential to (1) significantly reduce envelope-generated heating and cooling loads and (2) provide grid services such as decreasing peak loads and shaping energy use. In one embodiment, the thermal management system includes an anisotropic composite that consists of alternating layers of thermal insulation and thermally conductive materials that are immediately adjacent to each other, including polyisocyanurate foam boards and aluminum sheets. The thermal management system also includes a thermal loop along the long edge or the entire the perimeter of the anisotropic composite, the thermal loop having dynamically controlled or floating temperature that is maintained at lower than an outdoor ambient temperature (for cooling).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Som S. Shrestha, Kaushik Biswas, Diana Hun, Jerald A. Atchley
  • Patent number: 12013150
    Abstract: Provided is an air humidification and purification device comprising: a housing; a blowing part; an air purification filter; a water container; a water tank unit; a humidification member; an air flow path part; a flow path regulating member; and a driving part, wherein the water container has a water supply valve member, the flow path regulating member includes: a rotary shaft part; a body part rotating integrally with the rotary shaft part, and opening and closing at least a portion of the air flow path part; and a pressing part which rotates integrally with the rotary shaft part, and when the flow path regulating member rotates, the flow direction of the air in the air flow path part is changed by means of the body part, and the water supply valve member opens and closes by means of the pressing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Yeop Kim, An-Ho Cho, Hyun-Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 12013151
    Abstract: A method of filtering indoor air pollution for filtering air pollutant in an indoor space is disclosed. A plurality of gas processing devices is provided for detecting and filtering air pollutant, and transmitting device inner gas detection data. A connection device is provided for receiving and transmitting the device inner gas detection data to a cloud processing device. The cloud processing device intelligently compares and selects to drive a closest gas processing device to filter the air pollutant and drive the gas processing devices to determine a convection path and generate at least one airflow. The airflow accelerates the movement of the air pollutant along the convection path to move the air pollutant towards the closest processing device adjacent to the air pollutant for filtering, so that the air pollutant in the indoor space can be filtered rapidly to obtain a clean, safe and breathable air condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ching-Sung Lin, Chin-Chuan Wu, Yung-Lung Han, Chi-Feng Huang, Tsung-I Lin
  • Patent number: 12013152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for operating the hydronic system, which includes monitoring, by a control unit, a volume of hot water in a hot storage tank via a first set of flowmeters and a volume of chilled water in a cold storage tank via a set of second flowmeters. A first outlet temperature of the hot water is monitored by the control unit, via a first temperature sensor and a second outlet temperature of the chilled water via a second temperature sensor. A heat pump unit is operated by control unit, for recharging the hot water and the chilled water within the hot storage tank and the cold storage tank respectively. The heat pump unit is operated when a respective predetermined limit reaches for at least one of the volume of the hot water, the volume of the chilled water, the first outlet temperature and second outlet temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HARVEST THERMAL, INC.
    Inventor: Elisabeth Jane Melia