With Heating, Cooling Or Heat Exchange Means Patents (Class 312/236)
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Publication number: 20140374082Abstract: An illustrative system including a hermetically sealable housing having a hermetically sealable satellite display unit and a drawer. The satellite display unit is configured for reversible engagement with the housing via a satellite receptacle and includes UV light reducing display unit walls and a means for becoming hermetically sealed. The drawer is configured for reversible engagement within a drawer receptacle of the housing and at least partially seals the housing when engaged with the receptacle. The housing further includes a desiccant unit in sealed communication with the satellite display unit and the drawer, thereby enabling alteration of climates therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: KRAFTLYN, INC.Inventors: Karla Pena, Rene Pena
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Publication number: 20140369001Abstract: High-density rack unit systems and methods are described for telecommunication and data communication systems that utilize novel airflow mechanisms thereby enabling modularity and high-density in small-form factor units. The high-density rack unit systems and methods offer novel airflow mechanisms via right-angle backplane connectors to enable more airflow in a rack unit as well as novel field replaceable fans in these high-density rack units. Further, the high-density rack unit systems and methods include a baffle structure to keep power-supply-related airflow separate from the airflow over other components in the 1U or 2U rack unit. In this manner, the high-density rack unit systems and methods enable system vendors and network operators to realize significant density improvements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: MENARA NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Daniel L. Miller, Adam R. Hotchkiss
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Publication number: 20140368099Abstract: A case assembly encloses heat generating electronic components. The case includes first and second housing parts which can be cast from the same mold. Covers are mounted to the housings to form coolant passages. The housing parts include built-in the connecting parts which are coupled together to form additional coolant passages. One of the connecting parts has a lip which sealingly receives an end of another connecting part. The lip is received by a slot adjacent to the other connecting part. The slot communicates with an exterior of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: CHRISTOPHER J. SCHMIT
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Publication number: 20140368100Abstract: A location and support system for installation of an aircraft galley insert case for location and attachment of an aircraft galley insert in an aircraft galley monument includes a floating stabilizer connector fixedly mounted to an upper surface of the aircraft galley insert case, and a floating receiver shelf engagement insert fixedly mounted to an attachment slot in an upper portion of a compartment in the aircraft galley monument for receiving the aircraft galley insert case. The floating receiver shelf engagement insert includes a slotted portion configured to removably receive the floating stabilizer connector. The aircraft galley insert may also include a plurality of ceramic spacers embedded in formed insulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: Peter John Leslie Burd
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Publication number: 20140354126Abstract: A closet or enclosure 100 (closet) fit into an attic. A panel (110) forms the bottom of the closet. The panel can be lowered to the living space below manually or by using a return spring or electrical means. The panel holds a cabinet, box, or other storage item (105 or 2225). Air space (150) around the cabinet or items insulates it from thermal contact with the walls. Alternatively a cabinet is hung from a restraining member (145), or arm (1105), so it can be raised for storage and lowered for access. In this aspect, the panel is secured to the bottom of the cabinet. Optional vents (155) and fan (160) urge circulation between the air space and the living space, reducing temperature extremes in the air space and hence the cabinet. In other aspects, air treatment units (HVAC, dehumidifier, etc.) condition the air within the closet or enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: DELOREAN, LLCInventors: Jack Z. DeLorean, Mark Carpenter
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Publication number: 20140352929Abstract: A galley cart incorporates a housing defining a cavity and having an opening. A door is hingedly attached to the housing to seal the opening and allow access to the cavity through the opening. A compartment is provided in the cart configured to contain cooling media. An integrated support rail is coupled to the housing within the cavity and configured to at least partially support a tray within the cavity. The support rail has multiple orifices therethrough and the support rail is in flow communication with the compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Tateh Wu, Marcus K. Richardson, Kyongsoo Chae, Raymond H. Horstman, James P. Schalla
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Patent number: 8899072Abstract: An adapter for mounting an icemaker on top of an ice bin of an ice and beverage dispenser has a lid mounted for both sliding movement and pivotal movement relative to the remainder of the adapter. The lid normally covers an inlet to the ice bin. To expose the ice bin inlet for visually inspection of the interior of the bin and/or to accommodate manual filling of the bin with ice, the lid is manually slid forward off of and then be rotated away from the bin inlet to fully expose the inlet. The lid at all times remains connected to the adapter so that it is not lost or exposed to unsanitary conditions.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Cornelius, Inc.Inventors: Shaji Kulangara Veettil, Nishant Kulkarni, Douglas Anderson
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Publication number: 20140334100Abstract: There are disclosed a digital signage including a display panel, a first support panel coupled to a rear surface of the display panel, the first support panel comprising a plurality of first grooves formed in one direction, a second support panel coupled to a rear surface of the first support panel, the second support panel comprising a plurality of second grooves formed in an orthogonal direction with respect to the first grooves, a driving circuit board provided in a rear surface of the second support panel to control driving of the display panel, and a case comprising the display panel arranged in one surface thereof and an inner space where the first support panel, the second support panel and the driving circuit board are mounted, wherein both ends of the first grooves are open toward the inner space of the case to induce air flow in the case, and both ends of the second grooves are in communication with the outside via a hole formed in the case to flow external air there through, such that the support sType: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Donghee YOON, Injae CHIN, Dongjune KIM, Sungwook HAN, Jiyong LEE
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Publication number: 20140333187Abstract: Computer systems having heat exchangers for cooling computer components are disclosed herein. The computer systems include a computer cabinet having an air inlet, an air outlet spaced apart from the air inlet, and a plurality of computer module compartments positioned between the air inlet and the air outlet. The air inlet, the air outlet, and the computer module compartments define an air flow path through the computer cabinet. The computer systems also include a heat exchanger positioned between two adjacent computer module compartments. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange elements canted relative to the air flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventor: Alexander I. Yatskov
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Publication number: 20140319984Abstract: The cabinet ventilation system is mounted on top of a cabinet for providing ventilation throughout the entire cabinet by drawing heated air up and out of the interior. The ventilation system is designed with a ventilation hole in the system base that aligns with the cabinet's vent. The ventilation system has two fans mounted on a support tray in the base, covering this hole. When the fans are turned on, the fans force air to flow out through the cabinet's vent and out the ventilation hole, thus, circulating ambient air throughout the interior of the cabinet. A fan controller in electrical communication with the fans is used for selectively actuating the fans.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventor: JOHN N. YOUNTS
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Publication number: 20140312750Abstract: An apparatus includes a component bay having an operational height and an expanded height. The component bay is moveable between the operational height and the expanded height. A thermal element divides the component bay into one or more compartments, each compartment configured to receive a system component. The component bay at the operational height provides thermal contact between the received system component and the thermal element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bret P. Elison, Phillip V. Mann, Arden L. Moore, Arvind K. Sinha
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Publication number: 20140312751Abstract: A decorative frame for a domestic appliance has an edge-side area and an inner area adjoining the edge-side area inwards. The edge-side area has a thicker section defined by a thickness which is greater than a thickness in the inner area. The thicker section in the edge-side area is realized by a separate material part which is attached to a base frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Sebastian Knöll, Yves Lebrun, Virginie Willmes
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Patent number: 8857208Abstract: A climatic cabinet and storage cabinet that includes an upper zone, a lower zone, storage positions for storing objects in one of the upper and lower zone, and at least one temperature control unit structured and arranged to maintain a temperature in the one of the upper and lower zone different from the other of the upper and lower zone. The cabinet further includes a lock, a horizontal transport mechanism arranged at least in part in the other of the upper and lower zone to move the objects to and from the lock in a direction having a horizontal component, and a vertical transport mechanism structured and arranged to move the objects between the lower zone and the upper zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Liconic AGInventor: Cosmas Malin
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Publication number: 20140290193Abstract: A filter member is movable between a first position and a second position when passage of air through the filter member is obstructed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Hsiu Hsien Wang
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Publication number: 20140293536Abstract: A tablet computer heated case has a body with a cavity in which a tablet computer may be received and includes a window to allow the screen of the tablet computer to be seen and to allow input to the tablet computer. A heating element may be provided opposite the window for heating a back face of the tablet computer when the tablet computer is in the cavity. A method of operating a tablet computer in an environment in which it is normally too cold for the tablet computer to operate employs the heated case by activating the heating element to warm the tablet computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Sealanes (1985) Pty LtdInventors: John Bramah, Jim Catelli, Vince Stackpole
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Publication number: 20140292168Abstract: A food holding cabinet that has multiple tiers with moisture even distribution, lighting and heating features. The moisture feature provides a circulating moisture laden airflow to a tier. The lighting feature provides low energy consuming light emitting diodes to a tier. The heating feature provides different heating to different heating zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventor: Roberto Nevarez
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Patent number: 8848363Abstract: A heat dissipation system includes a computer case having a base plate and a back plate perpendicularly to the base plate, a motherboard on the base plate adjacent to the back plate, and a mass storage device beside the motherboard. The motherboard has a heat sink and a first fan on the heat sink. The base plate has a second fan beside the motherboard. The second fan is adjacent to the back plate. The mass storage device is away from the back plate. The first fan rotates in such a manner that airflow is drawn into the computer case, flows through the heat sink and is exhausted out of the computer case. The second fan rotates in such a manner that airflow is drawn into the computer case, flows through the mass storage device and is exhausted out of the computer case.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen Chen, Hong-Zhi Sun, Yang Li
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Patent number: 8842431Abstract: Provided is an apparatus, a system, and a method for operating the same. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a chassis having a front configured to accept one or more circuit boards, a back, and first and second sides. The apparatus, in this embodiment, further includes one or more slots located within the chassis, each slot configured to receive one of the circuit boards at an angle with respect to the first and second sides. The slots, in this embodiment, at least partially define a first plenum opening to the front and a second plenum opening to the back. The apparatus additionally includes a fan assembly coupled to one of the first plenum or the second plenum.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Charles C. Byers
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Publication number: 20140265041Abstract: A polystyrene product remanufacturing apparatus includes a cabinet assembly having four or more side walls, including a front panel, two side panels, and a back panel, a top, and a bottom to create an interior space for used polystyrene products, the front panel includes two hinged doors, first door hinges on a vertical edge of the front panel to provide access to the space for placement of used polystyrene products and the second door hinges proximate a lower horizontal edge of the front panel to retrieve densified polystyrene products; a plurality of radiant heat sources for controlled temperature in the cabinet, positioned proximate the top panel, two side panels, bottom panel, and centered above the bottom panel; and two or more drawers positioned proximate bottom panel and removable through the second door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: Jason Womack
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Publication number: 20140254089Abstract: A system for managing air flow computing devices in a rack includes a stall and filler elements. The stall includes a stall top panel and two side panels spaced apart from one another. The stall accommodates a rack computing system. The filler elements fill gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the panels of the stalls. An air moving system moves air from the cold aisle through cold-aisle facing air inlets of the computing devices. The filler elements inhibit air moving toward the cold aisle-facing inlets from leaking through gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the stall panels such that the filler elements inhibit air moving toward inlets in the computing devices from leaking through the gaps between the computing devices in the rack and the stall panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Publication number: 20140252928Abstract: An ice cream dipping cabinet includes a cabinet portion, a machine room portion, a cooling room portion, a hot-air vent, a L-shaped recess portion, and a cold-air intake. The cabinet portion provides an inner compartment. The machine room portion is installed in a lower portion of the inner compartment of the cabinet portion. The cooling room portion is cooled by refrigeration and accessible through the top opening. The hot-air vent is provided through the rear wall of the cabinet portion, and the hot-air vent vents hot air from the machine room portion to outside. The L-shaped recess portion is provided between the front wall and the bottom floor of the cabinet portion, and the L-shaped recess portion comprises a horizontal surface and a vertical surface. The cold-air intake is provided through the L-shaped recess portion, and the cold-air intake guides cold air from outside to the machine room portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventor: Brian S. KIM
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Patent number: 8830673Abstract: A server including a chassis, an electronic module, a fan module and a handle is provided. The chassis has a first wedging portion. The electronic module is disposed in the chassis. The fan module is disposed in the chassis and is adjacent to the electronic module. The handle is pivotally connected to the fan module and has a second wedging portion, and the first wedging portion is used for wedging the second wedging portion. When the handle is rotated, the fan module is moved relatively to the first wedging portion for entering or exiting the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventor: Ho-Wen Kuo
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Publication number: 20140246966Abstract: A food holding cabinet for holding food with a carrier that can be moved in and out of the cabinet be either a front door or a rear door. The food holding cabinet comprises an assembly with slots and fixtures that facilitate the motion of the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLCInventor: Roberto Nevarez
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Patent number: 8824137Abstract: An electronic device housing device includes a housing, a plurality of slots that are arranged side by side inside the housing, the slots each housing the electronic device, a gas passage that guides a gas flowing into each of the slots in a direction across the slots, a connection substrate provided inside the housing to extend upright, the connection substrate being arranged to face the slots, the connection substrate including a connected portion to which a connecting portion of the electronic device housed in each of the slots is to be connected, a ventilation port provided at an end portion of the connection substrate, the ventilation port allowing the gas to flow into through the gas passage from each of the slots, and a fan that sucks the gas flowing into each of the slots into the ventilation port through the gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Takaya Nakayama
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Patent number: 8817470Abstract: DIMMs to be cooled are mounted in DIMM areas of a printed circuit board of a system board. An air intake port that introduces cooling air is arranged on a side plate of the system board, whereas an air discharge port that discharges the cooling air is arranged on another side plate. The cooling air flows in a direction that is oblique with respect to the side plate. The air intake port is arranged at a position that is offset in the direction in which the cooling air is supplied. Accordingly, cooling is possible by efficiently bringing the cooling air into contact with the DIMMs.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Nobumitsu Aoki, Hideo Kubo, Yoshinori Uzuka, Jun Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20140230763Abstract: An accommodation space formation member forms an accommodation space and a communication hole. The accommodation space accommodates an electronic component. The communication hole communicates the accommodation space with an outside of the accommodation space formation member. A ventilation member is equipped to the communication hole or an opening of the communication hole on a side of the accommodation space. The ventilation member is configured to permit flow of vapor between the accommodation space and the outside and to restrict flow of liquid between the accommodation space and the outside. The accommodation space formation member has an outer wall having a first groove portion, which forms a first groove. The first groove communicates with an opening of the communication hole on the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventor: Kazuyuki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140230483Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigeration device (1) comprising: an inner container (2) with a coolable interior space (3, 4); a refrigerant circuit (21) provided for cooling the interior space (3, 4); a door panel (5, 6) provided for opening and dosing (lie interior space (3, 4); and a control device (22) designed to control at least one component (23, 24) of the refrigeration device (1) on the basis of the opening state of the door panel (5, 6). The refrigeration device (1) further comprises an electrical door opening assistance mechanism (25), which operates independently of the control device (22), is designed to at least support an opening of the door panel (5, 6), and therefore comprises information on the current opening state of the door panel (5, 6), and which is connected to the control device (22) and is designed to transmit information on the opening state of the door panel (5, 6) to the control device (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventor: Stephen Kempfle
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Publication number: 20140233179Abstract: A data storage system and a method of cooling the data storage system are presented. The data storage system includes: an enclosure; one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the drawer structures is configured to receive one or more electronic devices; and one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the bottom of the at least one drawer structure, wherein at least one of the temperature control elements is arranged in use to thermally communicate with at least one of the electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: David Michael DAVIS, Alexander Carl WORRALL
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Patent number: 8810998Abstract: A communication system is provided for a motor control center. The motor control center includes an enclosure and a plurality of subunits. The enclosure comprises a framework for dividing the enclosure into a plurality of compartments. The subunits are removably disposed within the compartments. The communication system includes a mounting bracket fixedly attached to the framework, within a corresponding one of the compartments, and a communication module mounted on the mounting bracket. The communication module includes a housing and a number of features such as, for example and without limitation, a DIP switch and electrical connector(s), disposed on the housing. Accordingly, when the subunit is removed from the compartment, the communication module remains, fixed to the enclosure framework. The mounting bracket includes a hinge that allows the communication module to pivot with respect to the compartment to provide access to the features.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Gerald Raymond Feldmeier, Edgar Yee, Robert Allan Morris
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Publication number: 20140225490Abstract: A computer case includes a housing and a cooling device. The cooling device includes a first pillar, a second pillar, a movable element, and a heat-dissipating element. The first pillar penetrates a top guidance slot hole and a bottom guidance slot hole of the housing and has an elongated slot hole; the second pillar penetrates a first side guidance slot hole, a second side guidance slot hole, and the elongated slot hole and forms an intersection portion of the first and the second pillar. The movable element is disposed in the intersection portion, and a heat-dissipating element is fixed to the movable element. When the first pillar moves along a first direction and/or the second pillar moves along a second direction, the movable element drives the heat-dissipating element to move along the first direction and/or the second direction, so as to adjust the position of the heat-dissipating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jia Lin Yang
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Publication number: 20140217870Abstract: An electrical equipment cabinet cooling device includes an electrical equipment cabinet having a cabinet outer frame defining an inner perimeter wall. A planar outer cabinet wall is positioned within the inner perimeter wall. A two-phase thermal device includes spaced and opposed first and second transfer walls. An outer perimeter wall connects the first and second transfer walls and defines an interior sealed cavity between the first and second transfer walls. The outer perimeter wall is sized for slidable receipt within the inner perimeter wall. A liquid/vapor retained in the interior sealed cavity acts as a heat transfer medium between the first and second transfer walls. A convective cooling block has a planar end face in direct contact with the second transfer wall. Heat transfers to atmosphere in a path including the outer cabinet wall, the first transfer wall, the liquid/vapor, the second transfer wall, and the cooling block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: EMERSON NETWORK POWER - EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.Inventor: EMERSON NETWORK POWER - EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.
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Publication number: 20140217871Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of systems and methods for powering lighted shelves in refrigerator appliances are disclosed. In one embodiment, a refrigerator appliance may comprise a cabinet having a temperature-controlled compartment defined therein, a shelf ladder disposed at least partially in the temperature-controlled compartment and providing a plurality of shelf mounting positions, the shelf ladder comprising an electrical bus including first, second, and third conductors, the second conductor configured to supply power at a first current level when electrically coupled to the first conductor, the third conductor configured to supply power at a second current level when electrically coupled to the first conductor, and a first adjustable shelf carrying a first lighting device, the first adjustable shelf being removably mountable in one of the plurality of shelf mounting positions such that the first lighting device is electrically coupled between the first conductor and the second conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventor: JAMES KERNER
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Publication number: 20140217879Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of systems and methods for powering lighted shelves in refrigerator appliances are disclosed. In one embodiment, a refrigerator appliance may comprise a cabinet having a temperature-controlled compartment defined therein and a plurality of electrical connectors disposed at a plurality of shelf mounting positions within the temperature-controlled compartment. The refrigerator appliance may also comprise a plurality of adjustable shelves each carrying at least one light emitting diode (LED), where each of the plurality of adjustable shelves may be removably mounted in one of the plurality of shelf mounting positions such that the at least one LED is electrically coupled to one of the plurality of electrical connectors. The refrigerator appliance may further comprise a power supply circuit that is electrically coupled to the plurality of electrical connectors and that is configured to selectively supply power to only a subset of the plurality of electrical connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventor: JAMES KERNER
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Publication number: 20140210325Abstract: A chassis and a method of manufacturing a chassis of an information handling system are disclosed. The chassis includes a carbon-fiber composite and a plurality vents of formed in the carbon-fiber composite. Each of the plurality of vents is a channel extending through the carbon-fiber composite.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Travis C. North, Kyle D. Spiess
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Publication number: 20140210324Abstract: An appliance apparatus includes an adhesively bonded bracket or support. In another aspect, a clothing apparatus includes a moveable transparent panel, such as a glass door or lid, which has a polymeric support or bracket adhesively bonded thereto. A further aspect provides polyurethane adhesive pellets bonding a polymeric hinge bracket to only a backside of a glass appliance panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: A. Raymond et CieInventors: Dorian J. Kilgore, William Teller, Jeffrey Moser
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Patent number: 8780554Abstract: An IO system board included in an electronic device includes, in addition to a first section board that includes first ventilating holes and second section board that includes second ventilating holes, a third section board that includes third ventilating holes. Accordingly, a larger amount of cooling air is taken in via an air intake surface of a rack of the electronic device, flows into a casing of the IO system board, and then flows over a first sub circuit board, thus cooling a first heat-generating component.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Misao Umematsu
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Publication number: 20140191639Abstract: A home appliance defining a width direction and a depth direction, and a control panel extending along the width direction, the control panel having control element components mounted thereat, the home appliance including a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel; first and second spaced brackets mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, with fastener portions aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventors: John Freeman, Samuel Harward, Jeremiah Nash, Michael Rutherford
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Patent number: 8770184Abstract: A collapsible unit for supporting food items over a heat source comprises a collapsible frame enclosure wherein at least one side of the frame is reconfigurable to enable various types of cooking and heating arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Inventor: Donna Gail Schneider
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Publication number: 20140185240Abstract: In one embodiment a heat exchanger assembly comprises at least one heat pipe and a casing which is to receive a blower, the casing comprising a plurality of heat exchanging plates, wherein at least one of the heat exchanging plates comprises at least one tongue which is to cover a portion of an exterior surface of the at least one heat pipe. Other embodiments may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: MARK MACDONALD, YOSHIFUMI NISHI
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Patent number: 8767391Abstract: A chassis including a slot configured to receive a printed circuit board having a baffle position pin and electronic components mounted thereon, a guide mechanism mounted within the slot, and a carriage moveably mounted within the slot and biased toward a slot opening by the guide mechanism, the carriage including a baffle suitable to manipulate a flow of air through the slot, the carriage configured to be driven away from the slot opening and to be oriented relative to the electronic components on the printed circuit board by the baffle position pin when the printed circuit board is loaded into the slot such that the baffle directs the flow of air over the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Youlin Jin, Jiye Xu, Vadim Gektin
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Patent number: 8757480Abstract: A method and apparatus of reducing heat loss and cooling loss from a bank building caused by automatic teller machines, night drop vaults, and cash deal drawers.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Inventor: Dale B. Conrath
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Publication number: 20140160668Abstract: In one embodiment a housing for an electronic device comprises a first section, a second section, and a collapsible chimney coupled to the first section and the second section to provide an airflow path from a portion of the first section. Other embodiments may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Douglas Heymann, Jered H. Wikander, Mark MacDonald
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Publication number: 20140152158Abstract: A refrigerator with a fast freeze compartment is disclosed. The refrigerator comprises a no frost freezer compartment and a fresh food compartment. The refrigerator has a fast freeze compartment disposed within the fresh food compartment in which a food item can be placed, wherein the fast freeze compartment comprises an adjustable baffle adapted to change the cross section area of the air passage. The refrigerator further has a fan configured to propel cold air toward the fast freeze compartment, wherein the fast freeze compartment has a rear wall provided with at least one fan and a front swinging door, the adjustable baffle being located between side walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matteo Vanelli, Uday Mathur, Andrea Olivani, Tiemen T. Van Dillen
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Publication number: 20140145574Abstract: A modular freezer unit comprising a movable portion such as a belt, track, or chain connected to a plurality of wells, each well capable of containing materials to be stored in the freezer is disclosed. The unit further comprises a tracking means such as a bar-code, or radio-frequency identification reader that is capable of reading suitable tags on each container of materials stored in a well. A motor that operates to move selected wells to an access point in response to user input may be integral to the unit, or otherwise connected to the movable portion. The access point can be opened by a user so that the entire freezer does not have to be opened in order for materials to be placed therein or removed. The unit may upload information about its contents to a database so samples from multiple units can be tracked.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Michael Paul Henne, Vladimir Lebedev, Maxim Didenko
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Patent number: 8729429Abstract: A heated food storage and display cabinet including a flow inducer and heater arranged in an upper region thereof, the flow inducer being operable to draw air from an upper portion of the cabinet, to direct the air over the heater, and subsequently urge the heated air down the rear wall of the cabinet and across the floor of the cabinet towards the open front of the cabinet. The heated air is subsequently directed upwardly and rearwardly across the open front of the cabinet by an airflow direction member of the cabinet so as to provide a heated air curtain across the open front of the cabinet, and a portion of the heated air is also passed into the cabinet as the heated air moves down the rear wall and across the floor so as to pass over and around packs of food stored therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Alan Nuttall LimitedInventors: Alan David Nuttall, Michael James Steele, Gareth Richardson
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Patent number: 8730662Abstract: A server rack system includes a rack, servers, and a heat-dissipating wall. The rack has guiding rails, a front end, and a rear end opposite to the front end. The servers slidably configured on the guiding rails and in the rack are adapted for being moved into or out of the rack from the front end. The heat-dissipating wall is pivoted to the rear end and adapted for being folded against or unfolded away from the rear end. The heat-dissipating wall includes a fan wall. Fans lie on the fan wall. The fans are adapted for sucking cool air, such that the cool air enters the rack from the front end and passes through the servers. Heat exchange between the cool air and the servers is carried out to generate hot air that flows out of the rack through the heat-dissipating wall to dissipate heat of the servers.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Shi-Feng Wang, Ji-Peng Xu, Tsai-Kuei Cheng
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Patent number: 8726791Abstract: A household appliance includes a control panel that is movable between a rest position and an exposed position. A reservoir, which is adapted for holding a fluid, has a filling opening and is positioned behind the control panel in an interior of the household appliance when the reservoir is in an operating position. The control panel is configured to impede access to the reservoir and/or the filling opening when the control panel is in the rest position and the reservoir is in the operating position. The control panel is further configured to allow access to the reservoir and/or the filling opening when the control panel is moved to the exposed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Juergen Adamczak, Uwe Berger, Ruediger Hoehn, Franz Thorman, Wolfgang Wieneke
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Patent number: 8717754Abstract: A mounting device for hard disk drive includes a cage and a frame. The cage defines a receiving space. The receiving space includes a bottom plate. The frame includes a mounting plate and two limiting plates. The hard disk drive is secured between the two limiting plates. A gap is defined between the mounting plate and the bottom plate. A positioning protrusion is located on the bottom plate. A first mounting piece and a second mounting piece extend from the mounting plate. Two positioning pieces extend from the first mounting piece. The second mounting piece abuts the positioning protrusion, the first mounting piece and the second mounting piece are secured to the positioning protrusion, and the two positioning pieces abut the bottom plate, to prevent the second mounting piece from jolting towards the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fu-Kuo Huang
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Patent number: 8714666Abstract: A casing in which a module substrate is to be enclosed, the casing includes a rail portion that slidably supports the module substrate, and a shutter portion provided so as to open and close an opening for ventilation. The casing includes a pin portion that is provided in the rail portion and contacts an edge of the module substrate while the module substrate is supported by the rail portion. The casing includes a link mechanism that allows the shutter portion to move in accordance with the moving distance of the pin portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Kazuo Nagahori
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Publication number: 20140117824Abstract: Provided is a constant-temperature device which comprises conveyance mechanism and which can operate stably over a long period of time even when installed in an atmosphere of a sterilization gas having strong oxidative properties, such as hydrogen peroxide gas, or a high temperature environment during dry-heat sterilization operations. A drive unit for a rotatably operated specimen table (10) on which a specimen is placed, in an incubation chamber, is arranged outside of the incubation chamber, and the drive-force from the drive unit is transmitted by means of magnetic coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventor: Makoto Hayami