Patents Issued in November 28, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240392991
    Abstract: A method for controlling an HVAC system of a building by a vehicle system associated with a vehicle includes identifying an occupant of the vehicle by the vehicle system, detecting whether a destination of the vehicle having the occupant is the building, obtaining a desired HVAC setting associated with the occupant in response to the destination being the building, defining an HVAC setting for the HVAC system of the building based on the desired HVAC setting associated with the occupant of the vehicle and a HVAC-occupant control algorithm, and transmitting, by the vehicle system, an HVAC building message to an HVAC system of the building to control the HVAC system of the building. The HVAC message includes the HVAC setting for the HVAC system of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Stuart C. SALTER, Ryan O'GORMAN, Brendan F. DIAMOND
  • Publication number: 20240392992
    Abstract: A system and method for managing climate in a premises is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a detection means, during a plurality of time periods, signals indicative of one or more persons within the premises; extracting from the received signals, identity of the one or more persons within the premises; receiving, from the one or more persons, respective preferred parameters for climate in the premises; predicting, based on the received signals during the plurality of time periods, presence of one or more persons in a subsequent time period, the corresponding identities of the one or more persons, and the respective preferred parameters for climate in the premises; and operating a climate control unit of the premises, such that, for the subsequent time period, the climate in the premises substantially corresponds with the respective preferred parameters for climate in the premises, of the one or more persons predicted to be in the premises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nan Yan, Keyu Li, Matthew Clark
  • Publication number: 20240392993
    Abstract: A control method includes receiving, by a first air conditioner, a detection value of a shared sensor sent by a second air conditioner, and controlling operation of the first air conditioner according to the detection value. The shared sensor is configured to detect outdoor environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Qifeng FAN
  • Publication number: 20240392994
    Abstract: A workspace is assigned according to a temperature preference, for a time period. The temperature preference and the time period are specified in a workspace booking request. Using a building management system, an ambient temperature of the workspace is adjusted during the time period. The adjusting results in the ambient temperature matching, within a threshold amount, the temperature preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Jariwala, Eric B. Libow, Jackson P Leonard, Thomas Scott Wallace
  • Publication number: 20240392995
    Abstract: A method for controlling an Air Handling Unit (AHU) of an HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) system servicing a building space of a building includes determining when there is an elevated pathogen transmission risk in the building space. In response to determining that there is an elevated pathogen transmission risk in the building space, the AHU is controlled to adjust operation of the AHU to alleviate the elevated pathogen transmission risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: RAGESH R, SHUBHAM KHANDELWAL, YASHWANTH VELLALA, KANCHAN AGGARWAL, SUNITA JHA, HARSHA MATHUR, JAGADEESH BRAHMAJOSYULA, ADAM ROBERT GIBSON, ANTHONY WYLDE-BROWNE, PRABHAT RANJAN, BHAVESH S. GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20240392996
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure describe a method and device for controlling freezing prevention during refrigeration of an air conditioning system, and a medium. The method includes presetting a return air parameter compensation quantity according to an outdoor ambient temperature; detecting a real-time return air parameter on a low-pressure side of the air conditioning system in a refrigeration mode; calculating a corrected return air parameter according to the sum of the real-time return air parameter and the corresponding return air parameter compensation quantity, and comparing whether the corrected return air parameter is less than a first return air parameter threshold; and controlling the air conditioning system to enter a freezing prevention protection mode if the corrected return air parameter is less than the first return air parameter threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Changjing He, Jianwei Ye
  • Publication number: 20240392997
    Abstract: A selection unit selects, from among a plurality of indoor units to each of which an air-conditioned space to be air-conditioned is assigned, an indoor unit to represent the plurality of indoor units, as a representative indoor unit, based on a required air-conditioning capacity being an air conditioning capacity required for each indoor unit. A setting unit sets a target temperature of either an evaporating temperature or a condensing temperature which enables an air conditioning capacity of the representative indoor unit to conform to the required air-conditioning capacity of the representative indoor unit, using a learning model obtained by machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Mamoru HAMADA, Hiroaki HOKARI
  • Publication number: 20240392998
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between first and second duct portions of a ventilation system includes first and second heat pipe portions in the first and second duct portions, respectively. Each heat pipe portion can be a heat pipe subassembly including one or more vertical heat pipes fluidly coupled to top and bottom headers, which are respectively connected to the top and bottom headers of the other subassembly to form a refrigerant loop. One or more flow restrictors can block air flow through a respective section of the first or second duct portion. The blocked section can be operatively aligned with a segment of the respective heat pipe portion along which there is a low probability of refrigerant phase change. Each flow restrictor can be an adjustable damper. The damper(s) can be selectively opened and closed as the ventilation system switches between heating and cooling modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Heat-Pipe Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus D'ARCY, Onieluan TAMUNOBERE
  • Publication number: 20240392999
    Abstract: A current load on the AHU used to maintain one or more comfort conditions in the building space is determined, along with a remaining load capacity. A maximum additional fresh air ventilation air flow that could be admitted and conditioned using the remaining load capacity of the AHU such that the AHU could still maintain the one or more comfort conditions in the building space is determined. A fresh air intake damper position for the fresh air intake damper that increases the fresh air ventilation air flow through the fresh air intake damper by a fraction of the maximum additional fresh air ventilation air flow is determined. The fraction may be based at least in part on one or more of a temperature factor and an air quality factor. The fresh air intake damper is set to the determined fresh air intake damper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: ROHIL PAL, VISHWANATH GUPTA, AMAN RAI, BANUPRAKASH BALAKRISHNA, NAVNEET KUMAR, DEEPIKA SANDEEP, KANCHAN AGGARWAL, SUNITA JHA, HARSHA MATHUR, RAGESH R, JAGADEESH BRAHMAJOSYULA, BHAVESH S. GUPTA, PRABHAT RANJAN
  • Publication number: 20240393000
    Abstract: An exchanger element for use on board a vehicle for a passenger compartment and/or the engine bay of a vehicle. The exchanger element includes an exhaust air flow path and a feed air flow path, wherein the exhaust air flow path and the feed air flow path are separated from one another by partition sections that have heat-transmitting wall regions. The exhaust air flow path forms a fluid connection from the interior of the vehicle to the outer surroundings of the vehicle. The feed air flow path forms a fluid connection from the outer surroundings of the vehicle to a location on board the vehicle. The exchanger element is embedded in a package, the outer surface area shape of which matches the inner dimensions of an installation space on board the vehicle for the installation of the exchanger element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicants: ZEHNDER GROUP INTERNATIONAL AG, PLASTIC CONCEPT GMBH
    Inventors: Christian HIRSCH, Ronny GÖPFERT, Mathias WITT, Martino KÖHLER
  • Publication number: 20240393001
    Abstract: There is provided a wind duct with a silencer that can efficiently reduce sound propagated to a blowing target including noise generated in a wind duct during blowing. The wind duct with a silencer of the present invention includes the wind duct that is connected to a blowing source and a silencer that reduces sound released from an exit of the wind duct. The silencer is disposed at a position closer to the exit among the blowing source and the exit, and a frequency of a primary silencing peak of the silencer is within a frequency band of sound generated in the wind duct due to blowing in the wind duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo YAMAZOE, Tomohiro TAKAHASHI, Shinya HAKUTA, Yuichiro ITAI, Yoshihiro SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20240393002
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a main body including a heat exchanger and a blower fan, a panel frame assembled to the main body, a grille panel positioned on one side of the panel frame, a blade arranged to be spaced apart from the grille panel by a specified distance and to be rotatable relative to the panel frame, an intermediate panel positioned between the grille panel and the blade, a plurality of first holes arranged in the intermediate panel and capable of discharging air delivered from the blower fan, and a plurality of second holes arranged in the blade and capable of discharging air delivered from the blower fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hojin LEE, Hyunho KIM, Wooyoung PARK, Byungyul SO, Soonwon AHN, Byeongkook YOO, Joonho YOON, Mingu JEON, Changwoo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20240393003
    Abstract: The present application relates to a filter sealing cover, the filter sealing cover comprises a sheet of impermeable material, a zipper and a bonding layer. The filter sealing cover can lock air leakage from a filter gap of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The sheet of impermeable material is provided with a linear opening for a filter to pass through. The zipper is arranged on the sheet. The zipper is located at the linear opening to open and seal the linear opening. The bonding layer is arranged on one side of the sheet for connecting the system; the bonding layer surrounds the linear opening. The filter sealing cover can be install on HVAC systems by the bonding layer. The zipper can be unzipped to change the filter. The way to change the filter is simply and easy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Spencer Douglas
  • Publication number: 20240393004
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner that can include a housing, a protruding portion protruding outwardly from the housing and defining an accommodating cavity, and a controller, at least a portion of the controller being arranged in the accommodating cavity, wherein: the protruding portion is provided with an operating hole communicated with the accommodating cavity, an operating surface of the controller is arranged in the operating hole so that the operating surface is exposed, or the operating surface of the controller is arranged on an outer side surface of the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicants: HEFEI MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang LI, Di HUANG, Yonghua ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240393005
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet, a heat exchanger provided inside the housing, a blower fan rotatably provided inside the housing, an ultraviolet (UV) light source provided inside the housing and configured to irradiate UV light toward the blower fan, a blade rotatable, relative to the housing, configured to be in an open position for opening the air outlet or in a closed position for blocking the air outlet, and a sensor configured to detect a position of the blade, and may be configured to selectively stop operation of the UV light source based on the position of the blade detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Joonho YOON, Hyunho KIM, Wooyoung PARK, Byungyul SO, Moonsun SHIN, Soonwon AHN, Byeongkook YOO, Hojin LEE, Mingu JEON, Changwoo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20240393006
    Abstract: A water conservation system includes an air conditioner and a storage tank. The air conditioner has a thermostat, compressor, condenser, expansion valve, evaporator coils, and a condensation line ending in a termination line a distance away from the air conditioner, allowing condensation to exit the air conditioner. The storage tank is located near the termination line in order to capture and hold the condensation being expelled out of the air conditioner through the termination line. The storage tank has an interior void for holding and storing the condensed water. The interior void also houses a submersible pump having a motor, check valve, power supply, float switch, and discharge pipe. Condensation flows from the air conditioner condensation line, out the termination line, and into the storage tank via a selectively closeable funnel. The condensation is then selectively removable from the storage tank by actuating the power supply of the submersible pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Tom E. Wuenstel, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240393007
    Abstract: A dehumidifier is provided. The dehumidifier includes a housing, a machine body, a drainage pipe, and a sealing plug assembly. The housing includes a back plate and a drainage hole. The back plate includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The drainage hole is located in the back plate. The drainage pipe includes an extending portion, and the extending portion extends along a direction of the inner surface of the back plate towards the outer surface. The sealing plug assembly includes a sealing plug body, and the sealing plug assembly is configured to seal the drainage hole. The sealing plug body is detachably connected to the extending portion. The sealing plug body includes a first cavity. The first cavity is located at a side of the sealing plug body proximate to the machine body. At least a portion of the extending portion is sealingly connected to the first cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: HISENSE (GUANGDONG) AIR CONDITIONING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingxiang LIANG, Kangsheng YANG, Zhiwen LIANG
  • Publication number: 20240393008
    Abstract: There is provided a wind duct with a silencer that can efficiently reduce sound propagated to a blowing target in consideration of noise generated in a wind duct during blowing. The wind duct with a silencer of the present invention includes the wind duct that is connected to a blowing source and a silencer that reduces sound released from an exit of the wind duct. A frequency of a primary silencing peak of the silencer is lower than a frequency at which intensity of sound generated in the wind duct due to blowing in the wind duct is maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo YAMAZOE, Tomohiro TAKAHASHI, Shinya HAKUTA, Yuichiro ITAI, Yoshihiro SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20240393009
    Abstract: An air purifier includes a blower which selectively supplies air in a first direction and a second direction based on forward/reverse rotation, a first air vent located on the first direction side of the blower, a second air vent located on the second direction side of the blower, a purification filter located on an upstream side of the second air vent based on the second direction, a third air vent located on an upstream side of the blower based on the first direction, and a damper which opens/closes the third air vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Euysung CHU, Wooseog SONG, Kicheol KIM, Youngseok LIM
  • Publication number: 20240393010
    Abstract: An air conditioner according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a sensible heat exchanger, an exchanger water supply, an exhaust-air evaporative filter, and a filter water supply. The sensible heat exchanger includes a supply air channel and an exhaust air channel. The exchanger water supply supplies water to the exhaust air channel of the sensible heat exchanger. The exhaust-air evaporate filter is for exhaust air to pass through. The exhaust-air evaporate filter is located upstream of the sensible heat exchanger in a flow direction of exhaust air flowing through the exhaust air channel of the sensible heat exchanger. The filter water supply supplies water to the exhaust-air evaporate filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke Ochiai, Yuji Sakano, Shigeki Yoshida, Daiki Matsumoto, Ryosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20240393011
    Abstract: A liquid heater is provided including a heating assembly including: a heat-conducting shell defining therein a receiving cavity extending in a length direction of the heat-conducting shell and including a first opening at a first end of the receiving cavity and a second opening at a second end of the receiving cavity; a first restraining element disposed at the first opening; a second restraining element disposed at the second opening; and a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heat-generating unit entirely disposed within the receiving cavity between the first restraining portion and the second restraining portion. The first restraining element prevents the PTC heat-generating unit from passing through the first end of the cavity, and the second restraining element prevents the PTC heat-generating unit from passing through the second end of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Xianglin ZENG
  • Publication number: 20240393012
    Abstract: Systems, kits of parts and methods for heating water are provided. A tank is provided for holding water and a heat pump provides heat to water of the tank via a heat exchanger. A variable speed pump pumps water from the tank to the heat exchanger and back to the tank and a three port valve is arranged to provide a flow path from the heat exchanger either to the top of the tank or to the bottom of the tank depending on a flow rate. A controller controls the variable speed pump depending on a hot water demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Mixergy Limited
    Inventors: Peter ARMSTRONG, Christopher RANDALL
  • Publication number: 20240393013
    Abstract: A plurality of electric heater elements are positioned within a core of an electric heater for heating the core to charge the core with stored thermal energy. A first air path extends through the core between an air input opening and an air output opening in a housing. An air supply conduit connects to a supply of an external air flow; an outlet end of an air output conduit is connected to a heated air outlet conduit, for outputting heated air from the electric heater. A bypass conduit connects first and second junctions and defines a second air path external of the core. A temperature sensor senses temperature of heated air. An air flow control valve mechanism variably controls a flow rate of air flow along a conduit based on a temperature of the heated air measured by the temperature sensor, thereby controlling a flow rate along the air paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yulong DING, Abdalqader AHMAD, Maria NAVARRO RIVERO, Yelaman MAKSUM
  • Publication number: 20240393014
    Abstract: Water heater (10) comprising a gas burner (11) being configured to combust gas if a heat demand is present, namely if heated water is requested by at least one water consumer (24), further comprising a heat exchanger (17) being configured to heat water using the thermal energy provided with the combustion of the gas, wherein the heat exchanger is a condensing heat exchanger, further comprising an input pipe (18) being configured to provide water to be heated to the heat exchanger (17), further comprising an output pipe (19) being configured to provide water heated by the heat exchanger (17) to the at least one water consumer (24), further comprising a siphon or trap (22) being configured to collect condensate resulting at the condensing heat exchanger (17) during operation of the water heater (10), further comprising a first connection pipe (21) and a valve (23) acting together with the first connection pipe (21), both the first connection pipe (21) and the valve (23) being configured to guide a water heated
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: PITTWAY SARL
    Inventors: Uwe Deptolla, Dusan Michalek
  • Publication number: 20240393015
    Abstract: A tank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a tank main body that is disposed along a center axis, and that stores a liquid on an inside thereof; an inflow pipe having an inflow opening that opens to the inside of the tank main body; an outflow pipe having an outflow opening that opens to the inside of the tank main body, and a trapping material that is located on the inside of the tank main body, wherein the trapping material is separately disposed from the inflow opening and the outflow opening, and is provided on a part of the inside of the tank main body in a cross-section that includes the trapping material so as to be orthogonal to an axial direction of the center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Shigeru IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20240393016
    Abstract: A guide system comprising a mechanism formed by a support, fixed to the manifold, and a spring that joins said support to the arm formed by the connection tubes provided between the absorption tube and the fixed tube of the plant, whereby this mechanism keeps said arm linked to the manifold, tending to maintain a design position due to tension exerted by said spring; and a rotation angle limiting mechanism, installed in the intermediate ball joint, which limits the movement thereof, guiding the arm in its movement in order to correct a rotation position of the output ball joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.A.
    Inventor: José Carlos CANCHO VERA
  • Publication number: 20240393017
    Abstract: A system includes a pressure exchanger (PX) configured to receive a first fluid at a first pressure and a second fluid at a second pressure and exchange pressure between the first fluid and the second fluid. The system further includes a condenser configured to provide the first fluid to the PX and provide corresponding thermal energy from the first fluid to a first corresponding environment. The system further includes a first evaporator and a second evaporator each configured to provide corresponding energy from second and third corresponding environments to portions of the first fluid output from the PX. The system further includes a first compressor configured to increase pressure of first output from the first evaporator and a second compressor configured to increase pressure of second output from the second evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Azam Mihir Thatte, Behzad Zamanian Yazdi, David Deloyd Anderson, JR., James Elliott McLean, JR., Joseph Michael Marchetti, JR., Omprakash Samudrala, Neelesh Sarawate, Kuo-Chiang Chen, Farshad Ghasripoor
  • Publication number: 20240393018
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a processing chamber. A substrate support is within the processing chamber, wherein the substrate support is in thermal contact with a substrate. A cooling system cools the substrate support. The cooling system comprises a first refrigeration system. The first refrigeration system comprises a first refrigerant inlet for receiving the first refrigerant from a first refrigerant source outside of the refrigeration system, wherein the first refrigerant is at a first pressure, a first throttle, wherein the first throttle allows a controlled expansion of the first refrigerant, wherein the expansion of the first refrigerant cools the first refrigerant, a first heat transfer system, for absorbing heat and transferring heat to the cooled first refrigerant, and a first refrigerant return for directing the first refrigerant from the first refrigeration system at a second pressure away from the first refrigeration system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin FLYNN, Travis BENTZ, Alexander Charles MARCACCI, Christophe VIVENSANG
  • Publication number: 20240393019
    Abstract: A method can include pumping the refrigerant through an evaporator in thermal communication with a heat load, thereby heating the refrigerant and causing at least some of the refrigerant to change from a liquid phase to a vapor phase, cooling the refrigerant in a condenser fluidically downstream from the evaporator, thereby causing at least some of the refrigerant to change from the vapor phase to the liquid phase, extracting a portion of the refrigerant in the vapor phase fluidically between the evaporator and the condenser, and injecting the extracted portion of the refrigerant, in the vapor phase, fluidically between the pump and the evaporator, thereby increasing the temperature of the refrigerant entering the evaporator to minimize single-phase cooling in the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: VERTIV CORPORATION
    Inventors: Russell Charles Tipton, Craig Nelson Shores
  • Publication number: 20240393020
    Abstract: A low-pressure boiling cooling system is provided. The low-pressure boiling cooling system includes a sealed chamber containing a refrigerant and configured to convert the refrigerant into vapor by boiling the refrigerant therein, a high-temperature portion located inside the sealed chamber and configured to boil the refrigerant, and a heating portion located outside the sealed chamber and configured to generate heat, a vacuum pump connected to the sealed chamber and configured to lower pressure inside the sealed chamber by discharging the vapor into an atmosphere, a refrigerant tank containing a supplementary refrigerant, and a refrigerant transfer portion configured to supply the supplementary refrigerant from the refrigerant tank into the sealed chamber, wherein the high-temperature portion is configured to receive heat generated from the heating portion and directly transfer heat to the refrigerant in the sealed chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Sooin LEE, Seonghyun PARK, Seung Il BAEK
  • Publication number: 20240393021
    Abstract: Device for regulating (1) the pressure and/or temperature of the refrigerant fluid entering a compressor (101) of a refrigeration apparatus (100)) having a closed circuit (C) within which a flow rate (P) of refrigerant fluid whose pressure and/or temperature has to be regulated, circulates, a cooling device (102) and an evaporator (103), said regulation device (1) comprising at least one reciprocating compressor (2) equipped with at least one cylinder (7), at least one rod (8), at least one first piston (9a) integrally constrained to said rod and able to be translated within said cylinder, said cylinder (7) being equipped with a first chamber (10) comprising a first port (11) for the suction inflow of a first flow rate of said refrigerant fluid coming from said evaporator and a second port (12) for the outflow of said first flow rate of compressed refrigerant fluid contained in said first chamber (10) and intended to reach said compressor (101), said cylinder (7) further comprising a second chamber (20), whic
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Maurizio ASCANI
  • Publication number: 20240393022
    Abstract: An ejector comprises: a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber having a first inlet for introducing high-pressure fluid and a second inlet for introducing low-pressure fluid, and the second chamber is sequentially provided with a reducing section, a mixing section, and an expanding section along the direction of fluid movement; a nozzle installed in the first chamber of the housing and is only capable of moving along the axis direction of the first chamber of the housing; a magnetic rotating mechanism, comprising an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring is rotatably connected to the second end of the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Guohong Hu
  • Publication number: 20240393023
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are an economizer and a refrigeration system comprising same. The economizer comprises: an outer shell that internally comprises a heat exchange cavity and a gas-liquid separation cavity; and a heat exchange tube bundle provided in the heat exchange cavity. The economizer is configured to enable refrigerants from a condenser to be subjected to heat exchange in the heat exchange cavity first, and then to be subjected to gas-liquid separation in the gas-liquid separation cavity after passing through a first-stage throttling device, such that gas refrigerants flow out of a gas outlet of the gas-liquid separation cavity, and liquid refrigerants flow out of a liquid outlet of the gas-liquid separation cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Xiuping Su, Fang Xue, Lu Mei, Kun Lin
  • Publication number: 20240393024
    Abstract: A refrigerant flow path module provided with a refrigerant flow path inside includes a first plate, a second plate that is overlapped on the first plate, a refrigerant pipe that contains copper and is attached to the first plate, a brazing material that contains copper and joins facing surfaces of the first plate and the second plate to each other, and a storage that stores the brazing material in excess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi HAMADATE, Fumiaki KOIKE, Atsushi KINOSHITA, Naritaka YAKURA, Ayumi KOMAKI, Asahi ONO
  • Publication number: 20240393025
    Abstract: Methods are provided for controlling a refrigerated dryer of a gas compressor system. In an aspect, a control system, including a controller and a flow sensor, selectively operates in a power saving mode in which the controller shuts down a refrigerant compressor included in the dryer system when the flow sensor indicates that no compressed gas is flowing through the dryer. The control system uses input from a temperature sensor to determine whether to activate the compressor regardless of the flow of compressed gas through the dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Lalitkumar Jamnadas Vaishnav
  • Publication number: 20240393026
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to an improved mobile cooling box with an ice maker that is capable of freezing water and making ice, for example, ice cubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Weixian Guan, Peng Wang, Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240393027
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a storage chamber for storing food; a cold air supply means; a first tray forming one part of an ice making cell; a second tray forming the other part of the ice making cell and connected to a driving unit so as to come into contact with the first tray during an ice making process and be separated from the first tray in an ice separating process; a heater positioned adjacent to the first tray and/or the second tray; an operation unit for inputting a start command of a test mode; and a control unit for controlling the heater and/or the driving unit in the test mode, wherein, if the start command of the test mode is input during the operation of the heater, the control unit turns the heater off and operates the driving unit such that the second tray moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Seungseob YEOM, Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Yongjun Bae, Sunggyun Son, Chongyoung Park, Donghoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240393028
    Abstract: An ice-maker includes an upper tray made of an elastic material and having a plurality of upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray made of an elastic material and having a plurality of lower chambers defined therein in contact with the plurality of upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening defined in the upper tray and opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, an upper ejector disposed above the upper tray, where the upper ejector is configured to pass through the ejector-receiving opening and remove each ice from each ice chamber, a water supply for supplying water for ice-making through the ejector-receiving opening, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yonghyun KIM, Jinil HONG, Hyunji PARK
  • Publication number: 20240393029
    Abstract: A cooler includes an insulated housing at least partially defining an interior space and an opening to the interior space. A lid is coupled to the housing to selectively close the opening. The cooler further includes a cooling system to cool the interior space and a vacuum system to selectively evacuate air from the interior space. The cooler further includes a battery pack to supply electrical current to both the cooling system and the vacuum system to operate the cooling system and the vacuum system, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Bryan M. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20240393030
    Abstract: A particles object freezing device includes a belt and an injection plate. The belt is configured to support conveyance of a particles object and has air permeability. The injection plate includes a plurality of injection holes configured to inject a cooling gas to the belt from below. Further, the belt includes a sliding portion configured to move while sliding on an upper surface of the injection plate in a traveling direction of the bell. Thus, the particles object freezing device is implemented where a flow of the cooling gas is stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi ISHIDA, Takaaki ITO, Akira IWASHITA, Pancer BRANKO
  • Publication number: 20240393031
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a neck hanging temperature regulation device including a first bracket, a connection part, and two second brackets. The first bracket is provided with a refrigeration component and two first blowing components located on two sides of the refrigeration component. The first blowing component includes a first inner shell component and a first fan, and the first fan is connected to a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first inner shell component is provided with an air inlet window, which is connected to the first air inlet. Heat emitted by the refrigeration component can enter through the air inlet window and disperse through the first air outlet; by connecting the refrigeration component with the air inlet window, the heat emitted by the refrigeration component enters through the air inlet window and dissipates through the first air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: LIFANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240393032
    Abstract: A door warmer for a refrigerator includes a liner defining a compartment. The liner includes a front face circumscribing the compartment, a flange extending outwards from the front face, and a recessed pocket formed into the flange. An inner retention lug is positioned adjacent to, and extends a first distance over, the recessed pocket. An outer retention lug is positioned adjacent to, and extends a second distance over, the recessed pocket and located on a side of the recessed pocket opposite from the inner retention lug. A heat pipe is disposed within the recessed pocket and secured therein by the inner and outer retention lugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Rafael Leidens, Israel Mercer, Antonio Voltarelli, Alcione Colecha, Guilherme Picanço
  • Publication number: 20240393033
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage space and a machine compartment that accommodates a compressor, a blow fan, and a condenser. The condenser is curved along front, rear, and side surfaces of the machine compartment. The condenser includes a first header disposed at a first end of the condenser, a second header disposed at a second end of the condenser, tubes that connect the first header and the second header to each other, an input connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is configured to supply refrigerant to the first header, and an output connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is spaced apart from the input connection portion. The output connection portion is configured to receive the refrigerant discharged from the first header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Jeongwon YOO
  • Publication number: 20240393034
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an outer wall member, an inner wall member, and an insulation member therebetween. At least a portion of the inner wall member includes a foam layer, an inner layer, and an outer layer. The foam layer includes closed cells. The inner layer and the outer layer are respectively laminated on opposite sides of the foam layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kenji TAKEUCHI, Shingo IMANO
  • Publication number: 20240393035
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner. A ladder rack is coupled to the inner liner. The ladder rack includes first and second sidewalls coupled together by a connecting wall that defines a plurality of apertures. An adapter member includes a hook configured to extend through an aperture of the plurality of apertures when coupled to the ladder rack. The adapter member is coupled with a locking member that engages inner surface of first and second sidewalls of the ladder rack. A cantilever support is coupled to the adapter member and extends outward from the ladder rack. A rail assembly is coupled to an upper surface of the cantilever support. A spacer is coupled to an end of the cantilever support and abuts an inner liner surface. A storage feature is coupled to the rail assembly and is operable between stowed and deployed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kamil El-Sayed, Abhay Naik, Chad Rotter, Bartosz Stawczyk, Karol Michal Kostka
  • Publication number: 20240393036
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a temperature change detection method with a compressor. The method comprises acquiring, via a circuit breaker of the compressor, power data associated with the compressor, wherein the power data relates to temperature states of the compressor. The method further comprises constructing a feature space using the acquired power data; determining feature vectors within the feature space; classifying, via a classifier, the temperature states based on the feature vectors of the feature space; determining a temperature change based on the classified temperature states; and notifying a user of a detected temperature change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chahrazed BOUHINI, Neil BROCKETT
  • Publication number: 20240393037
    Abstract: A cold plunge water generation assembly for a tub enclosure that is capable of receiving water from an outside water source, chilling said water with an electric water cooling system to a temperature within a range of 33-45° F. and delivering said chilled water to a cold water storage tank for storage. The assembly includes a cold water pump fluidly coupled to the cold water storage tank and an electric controller communicatively coupled to the cold water pump, the electric water cooling system, and an electric display on the assembly, wherein the electric controller is operably configured to selectively initiate the water cooling system to chill incoming liquid for storage in the cold water storage tank and cause the cold water pump to induce a flow of the chilled liquid to the cold water supply conduit and out through the faucet coupled to the tub enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Riley Mudd
  • Publication number: 20240393038
    Abstract: A cold plunge water generation assembly for a tub enclosure that is capable of receiving water from an outside water source, chilling said water with an electric water cooling system to a temperature within a range of 33-45° F. and delivering said chilled water to a cold water storage tank for storage. The assembly includes a cold water pump fluidly coupled to the cold water storage tank and an electric controller communicatively coupled to the cold water pump, the electric water cooling system, and an electric display on the assembly, wherein the electric controller is operably configured to selectively initiate the water cooling system to chill incoming liquid for storage in the cold water storage tank and cause the cold water pump to induce a flow of the chilled liquid to the cold water supply conduit and out through the faucet coupled to the tub enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventor: Riley Mudd
  • Publication number: 20240393039
    Abstract: Systems and processes for natural gas processing, liquefaction, and storage are described. The systems and processes include one or more arrangements of features which are capable of liquefying all of the gas entering an inlet of the system or a portion of the entering gas. The portion of the entering gas that is liquefied can vary based on the pressure of an outlet of the system, which can be fixed or vary based on usage downstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Meredith Harman, JR., Ravi Sudhakar Vemulapalli, Terry Donald Turner
  • Publication number: 20240393040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a boil-off gas re-liquefying system and a ship including the same, the system, as a system for processing a liquefied gas, which is a heavy hydrocarbon, including: a compressor compressing a boil-off gas generated from a liquefied gas storage tank in multiple stages; a condenser condensing the boil-off gas compressed in the compressor; an intercooler mutually heat-exchanging between a part of the liquid-phase boil-off gas condensed in the condenser and the rest, transferring a gas-phase boil-off gas generated by heat exchange to the compressor, and transferring the liquid-phase boil-off gas to the liquefied gas storage tank; and a liquefied gas pump pressurizing the liquefied gas of the liquefied gas storage tank, wherein the liquefied gas pump transfers a liquefied gas to the intercooler to liquefy the gas-phase boil-off gas in the intercooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yeel Yong NOH, Jong Wan PARK