45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150316190 | Manifold Assembly for Dual-Walled Pipe - A manifold for a dual-walled pipe includes a body, a primary conduit extending through the body and fluidly communicating with a primary passage of the dual-walled pipe, and a first socket having an outboard aperture and an inboard aperture fluidly communicating with the primary conduit. An intermediate chamber is disposed between the outboard aperture and the inboard aperture, and a first leakage conduit is formed in the body with a first end fluidly communicating with the intermediate chamber of the first socket and a second end adapted to fluidly communicate with a secondary passage of the pipe. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316191 | DRAINAGE DEVICE - The present invention refers to a drainage device, particularly a device for water draining from puddles, manhole and flooding and or overflow areas. The device provides an effective water removal and great amounts of puddle water can be removed quickly. The device comprise an equipment which is easy to be assembled and can be fitted to common pumping systems of the art. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316192 | FLOW RESTRICTOR HAVING MULTIPLE FLOW MODIFYING REGIONS - A flow restrictor for use on a pilot operated relief valve (PORV) assembly with a pilot valve that regulates operation of a main valve to reduce pressure in a system or vessel. In one embodiment, the flow restrictor is configured with a plurality of flow modifying regions, namely, a first region and a second region that is spaced apart from the first region. These regions are configured to generate flow at the outlet of the flow restrictor that induces operation of the pilot valve that is favorable for operation of the main valve. In one example, the first region and the second region define, respectively, a first flow area and a second flow area for the flow pathway, wherein each are configured to assign a ratio of the second flow area to the first flow area with a value of less than 10. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316193 | Test-plug-plate - A Test-Plug-Plate is a plate designed to be inserted into a mounting plate or installation bracket used for protecting and testing of residential and commercial central vacuum cleaning systems during the “rough-in” stage of construction. The purpose of the invention is to provide central vacuum cleaning system installers a way to check for vacuum leakage, voltage, and circuit continuity throughout the entire installed system in both residential and commercial central vacuum cleaning systems prior to the insulation and drywall installed during construction. The double air-tight sealing feature, the construction debris protection feature, and the ease of electrical voltage and continuity testing makes this invention a very effective cover plate and testing tool for the central vacuum cleaning industry. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316194 | SELECTIVELY PRESSURIZABLE FOREIGN MATERIAL EXCLUSION DEVICE - A foreign material exclusion device adapted for use in an opening or cavity of a system or construction, for example a tube, pipe or the like that can be utilized in one embodiment to prevent entry of debris into a particular area of the construction, the device having a body that is adapted to seal a first side of the cavity from a second side of the cavity, the device further including a body comprising a resilient material that can be compressed to fit into the desired opening or cavity and then can be re-expanded to provide a snug fit about the opening such that the device supports itself, the device further including an inflatable apparatus operatively connected to the body, wherein upon inflation, the apparatus contacts desired surfaces of the construction and aids in maintaining the device at a desired location within the system or construction and also aids in forming a desired seal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPELINE MAINTENANCE - A system and method for pipeline maintenance may include a payload and a transport module having the payload attached thereto. The transport module may include a plurality of movable arms each having at least one respective wheel. At least some of the wheels may be drive wheels which are operable in a first orientation to drive the transport module linearly along a length of a pipeline, and are further operable in a second orientation to drive the transport module circumferentially around an inner surface of the pipeline. At least some of the arms are operable to move the payload in a generally radial direction toward and away from an interior surface of the pipeline. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316196 | ACOUSTIC TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR UNDERWATER PIPELINE INSPECTION GAUGES - A multiple frequency ping transmitter which can be carried by a pig which is used in an underwater pipeline. The ping transmitter produces a ping chord which includes a plurality of different tone frequencies which are simultaneously transmitted in the ping chord. Procedures are also provided wherein the multiple frequency ping transmitter is used in a system and method for located a pig which is stuck in the underwater pipeline or for determining the relative velocity of a moving pig. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316197 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE STAND - An improved aircraft engine stand is disclosed, which comprises a cradle comprising a cradle frame having first and second frame load transfer openings, first and second arm assemblies secured to the cradle frame and having first and second arm load transfer openings, and first and second load transfer pins shaped to be received in the load transfer openings. The frame load transfer openings can be aligned with the arm load transfer openings such that when the each load transfer pin is inserted into both a frame load transfer opening and an arm load transfer opening, lateral and axial loads placed on the arm assembly are transferred to the cradle frame. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316198 | GENERATOR SET MOUNT - A system and apparatus for a slip joint mount is disclosed to accommodate thermal expansion of a generator set on a base. One embodiment includes an electric generator driven by a prime mover and an equipment mount coupled to the prime mover. A base includes a mounting aperture and means for retaining the equipment mount to the mounting aperture. Also disclosed is means for allowing for movement of the equipment mount with respect to the mounting aperture due to thermal expansion of a portion of the prime mover. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316199 | System for Attaching and Variably Positioning Accessories and Devices on a Surface - A system for attaching, positioning and repositioning accessories and/or devices to vertical or horizontal surfaces such that the attached accessories or devices can be positioned and repositioned as desired. The system is comprised of a system base which interlocks with accessory mounts, which in turn engage and secure the fittings of accessories or devices. The system allows the accessories or devices retained in the mounts to be fixed along the base at a desired location and released and moved to another position along the base as desired. Further the system allows the accessories to be removed from the mounts and replaced as needed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316200 | ROTATION RANGE-LIMITING DEVICE-EQUIPPED APPARATUS - A rotation range-limiting device | 2015-11-05 |
20150316201 | Attachable Implement Holder - An implement holder that removably attaches to a container, comprises a frame and a support. The frame contains a pair of open slots. The slots define an engagement tab therebetween. The tab flexes in response to a force. The support projects from one side of the frame and is configured to support an implement. The holder is attached to the container by (i) positioning the frame relative to the container such that the support is outside the container, (ii) aligning the slots of the frame on a rim of the container such that the tab is inside the rim, and (iii) pushing the frame onto the rim to cause the tab to flex and allow the frame to slidably engage a wall of the container along the slots, such that the tab is biased against the wall and securely holds the frame to the container. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316202 | Truss Adapter for Mounting Objects on Space Frame Truss - Devices for mounting objects on space frame truss are provided. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316203 | TRAPEZE HANGER SYSTEM INCLUDING TWIST-LOCKING FITTING - A twist-locking fitting for securing a strut to a rod includes first and second fitting pieces. Each fitting piece includes a half-nut portion having an interior surface defining an axis extending through first and second axial ends of the half-nut portion. Each fitting piece includes an outer flange extending outward from adjacent the first axial end of the half-nut portion and an inner flange extending outward from adjacent the second axial end of the half-nut portion. The inner flange is spaced axially apart from the outer flange to define a clearance gap. The fitting pieces are positionable on the strut in an unsecured position in which the fitting pieces are movable relative to one another. The fitting pieces are rotatable relative to the strut to move from the unsecured position to a secured position, in which the fitting pieces are fixed relative to one another on the strut. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316204 | HEAVY CAPACITY ARM SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user while using a tool that include a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; an arm support pivotally coupled to the harness for supporting a user's arm; and a tool mount on a free end of the arm support for receiving a tool such that the tool is manipulatable by a hand of user's arm supported by the arm support. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support and/or the tool mount for at least partially offsetting a gravitational force acting on the user's arm and/or the tool received on the tool mount. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316205 | Quick Release Bite Mount - The quick release bite mount comprises a quick release coupler portion and a malleable overmold that allows a user to bite down on the mount when a user holds the mount with a mouth. The overmold part of the mount can be a material such as rubber, plastic, or gel based structure. The overmold has an outer ridge that can hang from teeth of a user, allowing the user to relax their jaw during use. The plastic part of the mount has a thin, flexible area that the rubber part is overmolded over. This adds stiffness to the malleable area, while still allowing it to flex. The mount is configured to mechanically couple with a camera (or camera housing). The camera can be coupled to the mount such the camera can capture images in an unobstructed field of view when the mount is gripped in the mouth of a user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316206 | COMPOSITE TUBE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Composite tubes comprising a compression sleeve coupled to an inner surface of a composite tube, a carbon extrusion member disposed within the composite tube, and an end fitting comprising a locking feature, wherein the end fitting is coupled to an inner surface of the compression sleeve and the locking feature is configured to engage the carbon extrusion member are disclosed. Methods comprising coupling a compression sleeve to an inner surface of a distal end of a composite tube, placing a carbon extrusion member inside the compression sleeve and the composite tube, and disposing an end fitting on the distal end of the composite tube, wherein the end fitting comprises a locking feature configured to interact with the carbon extrusion member are also disclosed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316207 | Composite Pressure Vessel Integrated Mandrel - A composite pressure vessel and method of manufacture. A composite pressure vessel comprises a multi-component mandrel that is integrated into the vessel, thereby becoming a permanent part of the pressure vessel, and comprises a cylinder and dome ends. Dome ends are made from custom molds with a fiber reinforced polymer. Components of the mandrel may be pieced together with a joining resin. The mandrel comprises a permeation barrier coated on the inside by spraying with elastomer resin, for example. Filaments are wound onto the mandrel, allowing any length of cylinder section to be made for the pressure vessel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316208 | LIQUEFIED GAS PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SHIP - Disclosed is a liquefied gas processing system for a ship that includes a storage tank that stores liquefied natural gas, and an engine that uses the liquefied natural gas stored in the storage tank as fuel. The liquefied gas processing system of the present invention comprises: a storage tank that stores liquefied gas; an engine that uses the liquefied gas stored in the storage tank as fuel; and a fuel supply line that can vaporize the liquefied gas and supply the generated gas to the engine as fuel. The engine receives a supply of the fuel gas that is pressurized at a low pressure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316209 | Pressure Vessel With High Tension Winding to Reduce Fatigue - This invention relates to a pressure vessel that is wrapped with a high-tension winding that prevents or ameliorates the effects of fatigue due to cyclic pressurizing and de-pressurizing of the vessel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316210 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN GAS CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy material for a high-pressure hydrogen gas container contains 0.6 to 1.5 mass % of Si, 0.6 to 1.6 mass % of Mg, 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Cu, 0.05 to 0.4 mass % of Fe, 0.9 mass % or less of Mn, 0.3 mass % or less of Cr, 0.15 mass % or less of Zr, 0.2 mass % or less of V, 0.25 mass % or less of Zn, and 0.1 mass % or less of Ti, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities. The total content of Mn, Cr, Zr, and V is 0.05 mass % or more. The material has a yield strength S (MPa) of 270 MPa or more and an electrical conductivity E (IACS %) of 36 IACS % or more and satisfies formulae (1) and (2): (1) S≦−10.46×E+801, (2) S≧−25×E+1296. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316211 | HYDROGEN DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a hydrogen dispensing system comprising: a feed vessel for storing liquid hydrogen having an inlet and an outlet; a flash drum having an inlet and an outlet; a dispenser for dispensing gaseous hydrogen at a pressure of greater than 300 bar, having an inlet and an outlet wherein the feed vessel outlet is in fluid communication with the flash drum inlet, the flash drum outlet is in fluid communication with the dispenser inlet and there is no compression apparatus between the feed vessel outlet and the dispenser outlet. The invention also provides a method of providing gaseous hydrogen to a vehicle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316212 | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE APPARATUS AND METHOD - Systems and methods for installing a compressed natural gas housing apparatus to a vehicle are disclosed. The housing apparatus is configured to be retrofitted to existing cab liners used on refuse vehicles. The complete installation of the housing apparatus and roof liner are disposed below the roofline of the refuse vehicle. The housing apparatus can be configured to contain a variable number of compressed natural gas tanks. The housing apparatus is installed such that the length of the gas pipeline and electrical wiring connected to the apparatus from the vehicle engine and controller is minimized. The location of housing apparatus provides the additional safety of minimizing the exposure of the gas tanks to falling debris or prevent possible contact with the compressed natural gas tanks being damaged as vehicle travels under bridges, other low objects, or contact in the event of a rollover accident. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316213 | FLAT LIGHTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a lighting device ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316214 | LAMP HOLDER AND LAMP SOCKET AND SYSTEM WITH LAMP HOLDER AND LAMP SOCKET AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A LAMP SOCKET IN A LAMP HOLDER - A lamp socket including socket contacts for electrically contacting lamp holder contacts, the lamp socket including a mounting dome that is insertable into a lamp holder and includes a support pin that is linked in a spring elastic manner so that the support pin mechanically anchors the lamp socket in the lamp holder, wherein the mounting dome includes support surfaces which form a movement path along which the support pin is moveable, wherein the movement path displaces the support pin from an idle position in a first direction through a displacement section while building up a spring load during a relative movement of the lamp socket and the lamp holder, wherein the movement path returns the support pin through a return section towards an idle position of the support pin partially reducing the spring load during a relative movement of the lamp socket and the lamp holder. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316215 | LED MODULE - Provided is an LED module which, even when CSP LED devices are arrayed adjacent to each other, emits light at a light emission color of a single LED device and is bright. An LED module includes a module substrate, first LED devices having a lateral surface which is configured of an optically transmissive face, and second LED devices having a lateral surface which is configured of a light blocking face. The first LED devices are mounted upon the module substrate adjacent to the second LED devices such that the translucent faces of the first LED devices and the light blocking faces of the second LED devices are in opposition. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316216 | LED TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT MODULE - A light emitting diode (LED) traffic signal light module is provided. The LED traffic signal light module comprises a housing, an LED module, a power supply module and a lens set. The LED module is disposed on an inner wall in the housing. The power supply module is disposed in the housing, wherein the power supply module is electrically connected to the LED module. The lens set is disposed on the housing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316217 | LED LAMP WITH LIGHT-DIFFUSING END CAP - An LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules arranged in direction x, a tubular enclosure for housing the LED modules that is open at ends spaced from each other in direction x, and end caps respectively closing the ends of the tubular enclosure in direction x. Each of the end caps is configured to diffuse light from the LED modules while transmitting the light, and includes an emission surface for emitting light in a direction z perpendicular to direction x. This arrangement ensures that the LED lamp has a good appearance even when it is made long. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316218 | EFFICIENT LED-BASED ILLUMINATION MODULES WITH HIGH COLOR RENDERING INDEX - An illumination module includes a light mixing cavity with an interior surface area and window that are physically separated from an LED. A portion of the window is coated with a first wavelength converting material and a portion of the interior surface area is coated with a second wavelength converting material. The window may be coated with LuAG:Ce. The window may also be coated with a third wavelength converting material with a peak emission wavelength between 615-655 nm where the spectral response of light emitted from the window is within 20% of a blackbody radiator at the same CCT. The LED may emit a light that is converted by the light mixing cavity with a color conversion efficiency ratio greater than 130 lm/W where the light mixing cavity includes two photo-luminescent materials with a peak emission wavelengths between 508-528 nm and 615-655 nm. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316219 | HIGH-PASS FILTER FOR LED LIGHTING - An optical member that is shaped to collect light from a source, such as an LED, and refract the light to form a desired beam pattern is made of an optically transmissive or transparent polymeric material in which is dispersed an energy converting phosphor that absorbs blue light and emits visible light at a wavelength that is longer than the absorbed blue light. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316220 | Compact portable lighting device - A compact, portable lighting device which has a support component and a plurality of lighting components. The support component has a plurality of lighting component receivers. Each of the receivers has a back and a front, and a plurality of contacting positions to simultaneously contact and hold a lighting component. Each of the receivers has a focal point of the plurality of contact positions that is a straight central axis. The lighting components are separate components from the support component and separate components from one another. Each of the lighting components has an elongated section with a straight central axis and a front end with illumination elements. And, each of the lighting components is positioned within one or more of the receivers with its central axis being coincidental with the central axis of the one or more of the receivers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316221 | Optical Film Stack for Light Duct - A film stack reflects incident light in some areas and transmits incident light in other areas, and it redirects incident light with one or more structured surfaces. The spatially variable reflection and transmission is achieved at least in part with reflective strips, and the reflective strips are attached to a first major surface of a structured optical film in the film stack. A second major surface of the structured optical film, opposite the first major surface, attaches to a substrate. The reflective strips attach to the structured optical film by a first discontinuous adhesive layer, having first adhesive areas. The structured optical film attaches to the substrate by a second discontinuous adhesive layer, having second adhesive areas. A major portion of the first adhesive areas, and a major portion of the second adhesive areas, is circumscribed by the reflective strips. The film stack may be part of a light duct. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316222 | SUNLIGHT ILLUMINATION SYSTEM HAVING LIGHT INTENSITY ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION - A sunlight illumination system includes a light collection device, a first light reflection polarizer, a second light reflection polarizer, and a third light reflection polarizer. The light collection device collects sunlight. The first light reflection polarizer splits the collected sunlight into a TE polarized light and a TM polarized light. The TM polarized light transmits through the first light reflection polarizer. The TE polarized light is reflected by the first light reflection polarizer. The TM polarized light is perpendicular to the TE polarized light. The second light reflection polarizer is positioned in an optical path of the TM polarized light and is rotated to adjust a light intensity of the TM polarized light. The third light reflection polarizer is positioned in an optical path of the TE polarized light and is rotated to adjust a light intensity of the TE polarized light. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316223 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLAMPS - The invention relates to a light-source assembly ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316224 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - [Problem] It is important to suppress the occurrence of color bands due to lens spectral phenomena. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316225 | LAMP UNIT - A rotary shade is disposed behind a projection lens to block a portion of light emitted from a light source. The rotary shade has a twisted end surface to form an edge projected as a peripheral edge of a light distribution pattern which changes position in relation to the rotation of the shade. The twisted end surface is arranged so that the closer the twisted end surface is to the projection lens the more the twisted end surface approaches the optical axis. The twisted end surface moves from the front to the back of a rear focal point in relation to the rotation of the rotary shade in the direction in which the illumination area of the light distribution pattern increases. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316226 | LOW PROFILE HIGHLY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTING MODULES AND ASSEMBLIES - A lighting module is provided that includes a single-piece lens having an input surface including a plurality of near-field lens elements, and an exit surface, each element having a different focal length. The lighting module also includes light-emitting diode (LED) source positioned to direct incident light through the input surface. Further, the elements are configured to shape the light from the input surface into a collimated light pattern emanating from the exit surface containing at least 60% of the incident light. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316227 | STACKED LIGHTGUIDE TAILIGHT ARTICLE - A taillight article ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316228 | LIGHT FLUX CONTROLLING MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A light flux controlling member of the present invention includes an incidence area and an emission area. The incidence area includes a plurality of protrusions each having an incidence surface, a reflection surface, and a ridge line. The reflection surface disposed outermost includes a plurality of split reflection surfaces that reflects light having entered the light flux controlling member toward the emission area, and one or two or more stepped surfaces disposed between the two adjacent split reflection surfaces and at a dead angle position relative to a traveling direction of the light having entered the light flux controlling member. The protrusion disposed outermost has a projection part projecting in a direction along a central axis, with a tip portion thereof being closer to the emission area than an end portion of the light flux controlling member on a light emitting element side is in the direction along the central axis. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316229 | COLLIMATION SYSTEM FOR AN LED LUMINAIRE - An automated luminaire with an array of light sources configured in a plurality of primary TIR optics with central light blocks. The light blocks are configured to block or redirect light beam at angles likely to cause undesirable light spill. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316230 | LED-BASED ILLUMINATION DEVICE REFLECTOR HAVING SENSE AND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY - A reflector housing is detachably coupled to an LED based illumination device and includes a flange having a surface facing the environment illuminated by the LED based illumination device. The reflector housing further includes a reflector having an input port that receives light emitted from the LED based illumination device and an output port through which light passes toward the environment. At least one sensor, such as a sensor for occupancy, an ambient light, a temperature, ultrasound, vibration, pressure, or a camera, microphone, visual indicator, or photodetector, is coupled to the flange such that at least a portion of the sensor faces the environment illuminated by the LED based illumination device. A reflector interface module configured to receive at least one signal from the sensor is coupled to the reflector housing. Additionally, a communications interface subsystem is configured to transmit and receive communications signals to and from the reflector housing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316231 | ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION DEVICE COMPRISING LIGHT-EMITTER/COLLIMATOR PAIR ARRAY - An artificial illumination device for generating natural light similar to that from the sun and the sky comprises a direct-light source comprising a first emitting surface and configured to produce, from primary light, direct light exiting the first emitting surface into a direct-light direction at low divergence, the direct-light source comprising a plurality of pairs of a first light-emitting device positioned upstream the first emitting surface and configured to emit the primary light and a collimator configured to collimate the primary light emitted by the first light-emitting device along the direct-light direction; and a diffused-light generator configured to cause diffused light at a second emitting surface. Both co-operate to form outer light at the outer emitting surface comprising a first light component propagating within a low divergence cone along the direct light direction and a second light component propagating along directions outside the low divergence cone wherein the first light component has a correlated color temperature lower than a CCT of the second light component so that an observer sees, when looking towards the first emitting surface, a bright spot surrounded by a bluish background which mimics the sky. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316232 | ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An artificial illumination device for generating natural light similar to that from the sun and the sky includes a direct-light source; and a diffused-light generator, wherein the direct-light source includes a first light-emitting device configured to emit a primary light, and a first emitting surface positioned downstream the first light-emitting device, wherein the diffused-light generator is at least partially light-transparent and is positioned downstream of the first light-emitting device and includes a second emitting surface and is configured to cause diffused light at the second emitting surface. Both co-operate to form outer light at an outer emitting surface which includes a first light component which propagates along directions contained within the narrow peak and a second light component which propagates along directions spaced apart from the narrow peak, and wherein the first light component has a CCT which is lower than a CCT of the second light component. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316233 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTING DEVICE - (Problem to be Solved) To provide a wavelength converting device which can efficiently exhaust heat from the wavelength converting member using a heat dissipating member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316234 | LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE USING SAME - Provided are a light source, a light source unit, and a light source module that have small sizes, high output, and high coupling efficiency with an optical system, and further, can efficiently dissipate heat generation sources to exhaust heat. In the light source unit of the present disclosure, the light source is a semiconductor laser array. This configuration can realize high output of the light source, and high output of the whole light source unit. The light source unit includes a lens that converts outgoing beams to parallel beams, and an optical element having a plurality of optical surfaces with different minute inclination angles with respect to a principal surface. The minute inclination angles of the plurality of optical surfaces that intersect with optical rays of the plurality of outgoing beams passing through a principal point of the lens are opposite to one another with respect to the principal surface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316235 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module including an optical film and at least one light source unit is provided. The light source unit and the optical film enclose a space. The light source unit includes a reflecting device, at least one light bar, and a collimated unit. The reflecting device is disposed under the optical film. The light bar includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged along a third direction. The collimated unit extends along a direction parallel to the third direction and includes an upper reflective portion and a lower reflective portion. A shortest distance between one end of the lower reflective portion located adjacent to the reflecting device and the optical axis of the light-emitting elements along a second direction is defined as a first half light-emitting width, which is gradually increased along the third direction from a center portion of the collimated unit towards two sides thereof. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316236 | BARREL ADJUSTMENT AND RETAINING ASSEMBLY - A barrel adjustment and retaining assembly includes a barrel body having an end surface, a seat body having a protrusion, a limiting component and an adjustment barrel. The seat body is movable relative to the barrel body. The protrusion is moved toward the end surface when the seat body moves from a pre-assembly position to an assembly position. The limiting component is clamped between the protrusion and the end surface to deform such that an outer diameter of the limiting component is increased when the seat body moves from the pre-assembly position to the assembly position. The adjustment barrel is sleeved slidably on the barrel body. The clamped limiting component is confined within a hole portion of the adjustment barrel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316237 | ADAPTER FOR CHANGING LED LIGHT BULBS - An adapter for changing LED light bulbs can have a threaded fitting for attachment to the pole of an existing light-bulb changer. The adapter has a body, preferably formed of a rigid material such as a rigid plastic. The body has multiple teeth to engage the spaces between the cooling fins of the LED light bulb. The light bulb can then be unscrewed from its socket and lowered using the pole and the adapter. A new light bulb can be placed on the teeth, raised, and screwed into the socket. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316238 | MULTIPLE-MODE INTEGRATED TRACK FIXTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY TUBULAR LAMPS - A modular lighting system features a universal mounting method for lighting elements, such as LED lights, as well as various electrical devices, and is configurable in multiple modes of operation. In one aspect, LED strips are inserted into slots in the lower surface of the rail member. Another aspect allows operation with tube lamps, such LED tube lamps. In still another mode of operation, discrete electrical or electromechanical components may be employed, powered by electrical power available in the rail. In yet another more, an up and down, bidirectional lighting system is provided. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316239 | A COUNTERWEIGHT ARM MECHANISM - a counterweight arm mechanism having an adjustable dragline tension system capable of adjusting tension; the system comprising a dragline, an extension spring, and a dragline adjustment mechanism; the dragline adjustment mechanism adjusted the overall length of the dragline as a function of the rotation angle of a counterweight arm; the overall length of the dragline including the lengths of the extension spring and the dragline; the dragline length adjustment mechanism being implemented according to the two legs of a right-angled Δ ABC and the property of a+b=2√{square root over (2)}R sin (A+π/4), and in the aforementioned formula, a and b are the sides opposing ∠A and ∠B in the Δ ABC, ∠C is a right angle, R is the circumradius of the right-angled Δ ABC. Using the above-mentioned property of the sum of the two legs of a right-angled triangle, when the two legs are a portion of the dragline of the dragline tension system of the counterweight arm, and when the counterweight arm rotates, the mechanical structure can be used to drive the vertex of the right angle of the right-angled Δ ABC to rotate along with the counterweight arm, and synchronously move in line with the circumcircle of the right-angled Δ ABC, thus the tension on the counterweight arm from the adjustable dragline tension system changes with the rotation angle of the counterweight arm. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316240 | Chandelier with Counterweight Height Adjustment System - The present invention is a chandelier with a height adjustment system comprising a counterweight located within a pair of vertically positioned rails connected to a chandelier by two wires corrected to the top of the counterweight on one end and to the chandelier at the other. The counterweight is configured (weighted) such that it is close in weight to the chandelier such that the chandelier can be easily raised or lowered by moving the counterweight by hand down or up within the vertical rails. The pair of wires traverse up between the vertical rails over a first pair of pivoting pulleys located above the counterweight. The pair of wires further traverse over a second pair of pivoting pulleys located above the chandelier and then down to the top of the chandelier where each of the wires are connected. A spring loaded power cord reel capable of retracting and unrolling a power cord connected to the electrical wiring on the chandelier and to an electrical junction box above is positioned in between the second pair of pulleys. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316241 | ADJUSTABLE LIGHT FIXTURE - An adjustable light fixture including a base and a mounting member configured to movably connect a light source to the base. The mounting member is configured to rotate about a rotational axis that moves relative to the base. The adjustably light fixture can be implemented as an overhead light fixture by connecting the base to a ceiling. Also provided is a method adjusting an overhead light fixture including rotating a mounting member and translating the mounting member relative to a base. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316242 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - In a light-emitting device ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316243 | Driver Circuit Integrated LED Module - A driver circuit integrated light emitting diode (LED) module is a device that is designed for installation into a conventional lighting fixture and as a replacement for a conventional lighting device such as an incandescent lightbulb. The device features a printed circuit board (PCB) onto which a plurality of LEDs is mounted for illumination. Incoming alternating current (AC) power is converted to usable direct current (DC) power by a rectifier prior to entering the PCB. A control module is used to regulate the current through the plurality of LEDs, allowing the device to be utilized in conjunction with a dimmer switch or similar device. The device is connected to mains electricity and/or to an external electronic device via an at least one electrical connector cable. Flickering is prevented by a uniform power regulating capacitor. The device is installed into an existing lighting fixture via an at least one mounting magnet. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316244 | LIGHT-EMITTING MEANS, IN PARTICULAR LED MODULE - Light-emitting means, in particular LED module ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316245 | COOLING OF INTEGRATED LED LIGHTS AND MICRO CAMERA FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES - A liquid cooling method for cooling LED lights used for minimally invasive surgeries is provided. The LED lights are integrated with the micro camera so that only one pipeline is needed to accommodate the electrical wires and cooling liquid conduits. The electrical wires disposed in the electrical wire conduit provide the path for electrical power required by the micro camera and the LED lights as well as the electronic signals from the micro camera. The liquid conduits guide the circulating cooling liquid to pass by the bottom surface of the LED substrate and carry the generated heat off the human body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316246 | A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTING SYSTEM - A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system including a first heat dissipation structure having a front side acting as a contact area to at least one LED and a back side. At least one second heat dissipation structure is positioned adjacent to the backside of the first heat dissipation structure. At least one thermoelectric module is positioned between the first heat dissipation structure. At least one second heat dissipation structure for conducting heat is produced from the at least one LED during operation from the first heat dissipation structure towards the at least one second heat dissipation structure. The front side of the first heat dissipation structure comprises at least one upwardly protruding structure extending distally away from the at least one second heat dissipation structure and the at least one upwardly protruding structure acts as the contact point to the at least one LED. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316247 | LED LAMP - An exemplary embodiment discloses a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp including a heat sink including a first surface and a second surface, and a substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The substrate disposed on the heat sink and the first surface of the heat sink contacts the second surface of the substrate. The LED lamp also includes at least one first LED disposed on the first surface of the substrate and a transparent cover connected to the heat sink and spaced apart from the substrate. The second surface of the heat sink is adjacent to the first surface of the heat sink. The second surface of the heat sink extends toward the transparent cover. At the least an end point of the second surface of the heat sink is disposed over an outer region of edges of the substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316248 | HARD-PRESSED GLASS LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FLOOD LAMP - In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) flood lamp is provided. The LED flood lamp may include a base cap; a first housing having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the base cap; a second housing having at least in part a partially conical shape, an end of the second housing having a smaller diameter secured to the second end of the first housing; at least one LED secured within the second; driver circuitry secured within the LED flood lamp between the end of the base cap and the at least one LED; a reflector having a partially conical shape; and a diffuser element secured to at least one of a wider end of the reflector or the end of the second housing having the larger diameter. In some embodiments, the first or second housing may include one or more vents. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316249 | LED Light Fixture - An LED light fixture including at least one LED light source thermally coupled to a heat-conductive structure. The heat-conductive structure having an LED-supporting region and heat-dissipating surfaces extending away therefrom. The at least one LED light source is thermally coupled to the LED-supporting region. The heat-conductive structure defines venting apertures bordering the at least one LED light source to facilitate ambient fluid flow to and from the heat-dissipating surfaces. In some embodiments, the LED light fixture includes a protrusion extending into a corresponding one of the venting apertures and oriented to direct air flow. In certain embodiments, the heat-conductive structure defines a plurality of venting apertures adjacent the at least one LED light source, the heat-dissipating surfaces include fins increasing in height at positions adjacent to the at least one of the venting apertures. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316250 | Low Power Toilet Light Illuminator and Night Light with Photosensor Activation - A toilet illumination device engageable with a toilet seat is provided which illuminates the toilet and proximal area in low ambient light or darkness. The device is battery powered and utilizes light emitters such as LED's to provide a low energy light source to assist users in locating and using the toilet upon awakening in the night. The device may emit light in a spectrum or lumen level known to not significantly interfere with user's falling back to sleep due to the low light and color characteristics of the light emitting diodes. The device once activated in low light conditions and may illuminate a plurality of light emitting diodes when the seat is lifted and or lowered without the need to turn on bathroom lights or other brighter and more energy consuming light sources. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316251 | Knuckle Lights - 1. A utility device that can be worn in the same manner as gloves simultaneously on both hands consisting of a power supply that sends an alternating current to an iridescent LED series of 5 mm lights connected to a battery power source. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316252 | STEAM GENERATOR - Provided is a steam generator ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316253 | ELECTRODE BOILER WITH ELECTRODES UNIT - The invention relates to heat engineering, power engineering and the field of electric heating of liquids, water for instance; it can be used in circulation water heating systems and hot water supply, and as a universal device for diverse electric heaters. An object of the invention are to enhance the ease of fabrication, fabricability, and operability for block electrodes and electrode heating boilers on the whole, to increase the reliability of device both in static and dynamic modes ones. The invention meets an object of extended performance capabilities, versatility and flexibility of the device, potential diversification and enhancement of adaptability in solving particular problems. Moreover, the invention allows improvement of convection in water heating boilers and reduction of uniformity of sludge and rust deposition on electrodes thus increasing the heater effective performance time. The invention object comprises an improvement of protection against breakdowns between the electrodes as well, phase current load imbalance reduction, electrode protection against non-uniform deformation during operation in dynamic conditions. It is also an object of the invention to extend i the range of constructional capacity control without design and dimensional changes. FIG. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316254 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a combustion apparatus capable of reducing the emission amount of nitrogen oxide and enabling stable combustion in the entire area of a set load. The combustion apparatus includes: a premixing chamber for premixing air and a gas; a blower for supplying a mixed-gas of the air and the gas to a burner; a combustion chamber for burning the mixed-gas by ignition of the burner; a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with water by using combustion heat in the combustion chamber; and an exhaust gas discharge part for discharging the exhaust gas passing through the heat exchanger, wherein the premixing chamber is formed in a Venturi shape having a throat part of which the cross-section area is tapered between an inlet and an outlet through which the air passes, the throat part of the premixing chamber being connected to a gas supply part for supplying a gas for combustion, and to an exhaust gas recirculation tube to which some of the exhaust gas having passed through the heat exchanger is introduced in proportion to differential pressure according to the flow rate of the mixed-gas passing through the throat part. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316255 | Air Nozzle Arrangement in a Fluidized Bed Boiler, Grate for a Fluidized Bed Boiler, and a Fluidized Bed Boiler - An air nozzle arrangement for a fluidized bed boiler, comprising an air feed pipe and an air nozzle which limit an air feed duct configured to supply air to the furnace of the fluidized bed boiler. The air nozzle arrangement comprises a surface configured to guide coarse material along said surface. At least part of said surface is thermally insulated from the air nozzle and/or the air feed pipe. Furthermore, at least part of said surface is configured to protect at least part of said air nozzle and/or air feed pipe. Thus, the temperature of said surface is configured to be high when the fluidized bed boiler is in operation, whereby the solidification of molten material of the fluidized bed in the air nozzle arrangement is reduced. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316256 | Oil Burner With Monitoring - An oxy-oil burner with monitoring, including an oil lance having an oil nozzle at a tip end, and an oil inlet distal from the tip end; a primary oxidant passage surrounding the oil lance; an oil nozzle temperature sensor positioned in the oil nozzle at the tip end of the oil lance; an oil inlet temperature sensor positioned near the oil inlet; an oil pressure sensor positioned near the oil inlet passage; and an instrument enclosure for receiving data from the sensors; wherein the oil nozzle temperature, the oil supply temperature, and the oil supply pressure in combination are usable to indicate an abnormal burner condition. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316257 | MULTIPHASE FLARE FOR EFFLUENT FLOW - A waste effluent flare may include a flare body having a streamlined exterior surface to produce a flow path that closely adheres to the exterior surface. The flare body may include an annular bulge extending circumferentially around and projecting outwardly from an exterior surface, and that is substantially axially aligned with an annular gap through which effluent is directed toward the flare body. Apertures may communicate relatively warm air from inside a body chamber to an area immediately downstream of the bulge. The head may include an initial portion substantially axially aligned with the gap that extends at a relatively small deflection angle. An atomization tube may be coupled to the flare body stem and have an inlet end fluidly communicating with the supply pipe and an outlet end disposed in a body chamber defined by the flare body, wherein the outlet end defines a discharge orifice. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316258 | Portable, Free-Standing Exhaust System - Devices, systems, and methods for portable, free-standing exhaust systems for exhausting gases from internal combustion type engines, including portable generators. Portable, free-standing exhaust system comprising a plurality of metal exhaust stack sections, forming a continuous hollow column; a housing stand with legs holding the column; a hanger bracket connecting the housing stand and a connector tube, including a separation space, which is connected to an exhaust pipe for exhausting gases. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316259 | APPARATUS FOR GAS SCRUBBING - The invention relates to an apparatus for gas scrubbing, in particular for removing CO | 2015-11-05 |
20150316260 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AN OFF-GAS FROM A FOSSIL-FUELED POWER STATION - A carbon dioxide separation process for a fossil-fueled power station process, including an absorption process and a desorption process, the carbon dioxide separation process includes when a special operating state which deviates from the normal operating state, opening a first bypass so that regenerated solvent from the desorption process is at least partially fed back again into the desorption process; and opening a second bypass so that a laden solvent from the absorption process is at least partially fed back again into the absorption process. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316261 | FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH A PERFORATED REACTION HOLDER - A combustion system such as a furnace or boiler includes a perforated reaction holder configured to hold a combustion reaction that produces very low oxides of nitrogen (NOx). | 2015-11-05 |
20150316262 | Remote Burner Monitoring System and Method - A remote burner monitoring system including one or more burners each including integrated sensors, a data collector corresponding to each of the burners for receiving and aggregating data from the sensors of the corresponding burner, and a local transmitter corresponding to each of the data collectors for transmitting the data, a data center configured and programmed to receive the data from the local transmitters corresponding to the one or more burners, and a server configured and programmed to store at least a portion of the data, to convert the data into a display format, and to provide connectivity to enable receipt and transmission of data and the display format via a network including at least one of a wired network, a cellular network, and a Wi-Fi network. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316263 | PROPELLANT FLOW ACTUATED PIEZOELECTRIC IGNITER FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES - A propellant flow actuated piezoelectric igniter device using one or more hammer balls retained by one or more magnets, or other retaining method, until sufficient fluid pressure is achieved in one or more charging chambers to release and accelerate the hammer ball, such that it impacts a piezoelectric crystal to produce an ignition spark. Certain preferred embodiments provide a means for repetitively capturing and releasing the hammer ball after it impacts one or more piezoelectric crystals, thereby oscillating and producing multiple, repetitive ignition sparks. Furthermore, an embodiment is presented for which oscillation of the hammer ball and repetitive impact to the piezoelectric crystal is maintained without the need for a magnet or other retaining mechanism to achieve this oscillating impact process. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316264 | PILOT BURNER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A pilot burner assembly includes a bracket, a thermo-electric device configured to be connected to the bracket, and a unitary pilot guard. The bracket includes a first plate and a second plate spaced from the first plate. Each of the first and second plates have a pilot guard aperture defined therein. The pilot guard has a first end defining a gas inlet configured to receive a gas supply line, and a second end defining a gas outlet. The pilot guard includes an elongate body and a pilot hood disposed at the second end, and is configured be inserted into the pilot guard apertures. The pilot guard further includes a first retention element configured to cooperate with a second retention element on the gas supply line to maintain a connection between the pilot guard and the gas supply line. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316265 | AIR DIRECTED FUEL INJECTION - A combustion chamber for a gas turbine is provided. The combustion chamber has a pilot burner device, a fuel injector, an ignitor unit and an air blast injector. The pilot burner device has a pilot body with a pilot surface facing an inner volume of the combustion chamber. The fuel injector has a fuel outlet for injecting a fuel into the inner volume, wherein the fuel outlet is arranged at the pilot surface. The ignitor unit is arranged at the pilot surface such that fuel which passes the ignitor unit is ignitable. The air blast injector is adapted for injecting an air blast into the inner volume, wherein the air blast injector includes an air blast outlet arranged at the pilot surface such that the air blast is injectable in the direction to the fuel outlet and the ignitor unit for directing the fuel to the ignitor unit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316266 | BURNER WITH ADJUSTABLE RADIAL FUEL PROFILE | 2015-11-05 |
20150316267 | RECESSED FUEL INJECTOR POSITIONING - A combustion chamber for a gas turbine is provided. The combustion chamber has a pilot burner device, a fuel injector and an ignitor unit. The pilot burner device has a pilot body with a pilot surface which is facing an inner volume of the combustion chamber. The fuel injector has a fuel outlet for injecting a fuel into the inner volume. The ignitor unit is adapted for igniting the fuel inside the inner volume, wherein the ignitor unit is arranged at the pilot surface such that fuel which passes the ignitor unit is ignitable. The pilot body includes a recess, wherein the fuel outlet is arranged within the recess. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316268 | WOOD PELLET BOILER - The present application relates to improvements to granular fuel burning boilers such as wood pellet boilers and burners therefor. In particular, there is disclosed a wood pellet boiler having a combustion chamber, wherein an access door for said combustion chamber comprises a wood pellet burner assembly mounted on the interior side thereof. In this way, the wood pellet burner assembly is movable from and into the combustion chamber of the wood pellet boiler when the access door is opened and closed, respectively. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316269 | METHOD OF CONVERTING AN OPEN-TOP GAS BURNER ARRANGEMENT INTO AN INFRARED RADIANT BURNER ARRANGEMENT - A method for modifying an open-top burner system to a radiant burner system involves providing a stovetop having an open top burner system which includes a grate, burner head, and a venturi burner. The venturi burner includes an open top annular channel about a central opening. Further provided are a central hole plug, an emitter, and a radiant burner head assembly. To modify the stovetop, the grate and burner head are removed from the stovetop and the central plug is used to block airflow through the central opening. The radiant burner head assembly is next positioned over the venturi burner and the emitter is positioned over the radiant burner head assembly. This series of steps thereby converts the assembly from a traditional open-top burner system to a radiant burner system. A kit may be provided to facilitate the process. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316270 | WATER SUPPLY FOR STEAM GENERATOR (AMENDED) - A steam generator for an oven, includes at least one heat transfer element and at least one water conduit which carries water to the heat transfer element. The system optimizes the targeted introduction of steam into a defined space and the removal thereof from the space. This is achieved by means of at least one pressure increasing device which increases the water pressure, such as e.g. a compressed air line through which compressed air is fed to the water. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316271 | SUPPORT FOR A COOKING VESSEL - The invention relates to a support ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316272 | Indoor Grill - An indoor grill includes a system for retaining a desired amount of heat and smoke during cooking, while passing excess smoke through a filtering system. A water tray is disposed below the heating element, thereby resisting a tendency for dripping grease to create excessive smoke. A hood includes interior and exterior portions, with a space defined therebetween, and the space being accessible along the bottom edge of the hood. A filtration system is connected to the space between the interior and exterior housing portions. Smoke is drawn into the space between the inner and outer hood from the bottom edge, permitting some smoke to remain within the hood for flavoring. When the hood is opened, the hood's edge is raised, raising the entrance to the space between the inner and outer portions up towards the smoke that remained within the hood, and drawing that smoke into the filtration system. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316273 | APPARATUS FOR CHANNELLING COOKING FUMES - An apparatus for channelling cooking fumes arising from cooking taking place on a stovetop in a designated area, the apparatus comprising a suction duct having at least one inlet configured for intake of air containing the cooking fumes, the suction duct configured to channel the air containing the cooking fumes away from the designated area; and a supply duct having at least one outlet configured for outflow of air over at least a portion of the stovetop such that the cooking fumes are at least partially directed by the air towards the at least one inlet of the suction duct; the apparatus being hoodless. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316274 | Dehumidifier Air Filter System - A dehumidifier air filter system has: a dehumidifier module; a scrubber module; a dehumidifier adapter connected to the dehumidifier module; an air duct connecting the dehumidifier module to the scrubber module, and an air control window formed on the dehumidifier adapter. The air duct connects to the dehumidifier module at the dehumidifier adapter. The dehumidifier air filter system may be constructed with a front shell forming a housing for the dehumidifier apparatus within the dehumidifier module. The front shell has a front shell aperture. The front shell aperture receives the dehumidifier adapter, and the dehumidifier adapter is formed as a plate having at least two openings including: an air control window opening, and a ducting hose connector opening. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316275 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit formed by connecting, with pipes, a compressor to compress refrigerant and discharge the compressed refrigerant, a first heat exchanger, a subcooling heat exchanger exchanges heat between a portion of the refrigerant flowing in a first flow passage and another portion of the refrigerant flowing in a second flow passage to subcool the portion of refrigerant flowing in the first flow passage, a first expansion device to decompress the refrigerant, a second heat exchanger, and an accumulator connected to a suction side of the compressor and configured to store excess refrigerant, so that the refrigerant is circulated through the refrigerant circuit. The air-conditioning apparatus is configured to prevent the discharge temperature of the compressor from being excessively increased irrespective of the operation mode and therefore prevent damage to the compressor. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316276 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - When the air conditioner implements the temperature controlling operation, the ventilator performs ventilation in a normal ventilation mode where a ventilation amount is set at a certain ventilation amount or more. When the air conditioner implements the operation not intended for temperature control, the ventilator performs ventilation in a ventilation suppressed mode where the number of rotations of an exhaust fan is made greater than that of an air supply fan to place indoor space in a negative pressure and ventilation is performed at an amount smaller than the certain ventilation amount or ventilation is stopped. In the ventilation suppressed mode, a ventilation amount is set to be smaller in response to a greater heating load that is increased by ventilation performed during the operation not intended for temperature control. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316277 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes at least a heat exchanger, a fan, a compressor, and a box-like casing housing these components and having an air inlet and an air outlet. The compressor is arranged at a location other than an air passage in which air having flowed in through the air inlet flows through the heat exchanger and the fan to the air outlet. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange portions, and these heat exchange portions are arranged in a zigzag shape. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316278 | AIR CONDITIONER HEAT-RADIATING CIRCULATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an air conditioner heat-radiating circulation system, comprising a compressor ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316279 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - Provided is an outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, including: a casing having an opening formed at a rear surface side thereof; and a heat exchanger having a flat surface region formed into a planar shape, and being accommodated in the casing so that the flat surface region is exposed through the opening formed at the rear surface side of the casing. A side edge portion of the opening formed at the rear surface side is formed at a position opposed to the flat surface region, and is bent toward the heat exchanger side so as to narrow a gap between the side edge portion and the heat exchanger. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316280 | HYBRID VENTILATOR - A ventilator ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316281 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM - An air-conditioning control system, includes: an air-conditioning apparatus constructed by connecting one or a plurality of indoor units and one or a plurality of outdoor units by refrigerant pipes; a general-purpose device controller to which a general-purpose device that operates in cooperation with the air-conditioning apparatus is connected, configured to control the general-purpose device; and an energy management gateway, which is communicably connected to the air-conditioning apparatus and the general-purpose device controller through a transmission line, configured to control a device to be controlled, based on a signal related to communication. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316282 | STRATEGY FOR EFFICIENTLY UTILIZING A HEAT-PUMP BASED HVAC SYSTEM WITH AN AUXILIARY HEATING SYSTEM - A method, system and computer program product for efficiently utilizing a heat-pump based HVAC system with an auxiliary heating system. Possible actions (e.g., cooling, off, heat-pump heating and auxiliary heating) are selected over a period of time (e.g., three days). The effects of selecting actions are recorded in terms of a data set of tuples. A regression is fitted to model a transition function separately for each of the possible actions using the data set of tuples. A model is selected to fit a regression using regression features (e.g., historic indoor temperatures). An action (e.g., off) to take is determined using a lookahead planning approach during a don't care period (period of time occupants do not care about the inside temperature) for every time-step within the don't care period until an end of the don't care period, where the effects of the actions continue to be recorded. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316283 | Vending Modified Climate Control Device - A user input comprising a climate control parameter is received. A climate control subsystem that is configured to modify an environment based on the climate control parameter is activated. A payment message that is based on a usage parameter is transmitted to a billing system. The payment message results in a charge being made to an account of the user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316284 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - Provided is an air-conditioning apparatus capable of performing a cooling and heating mixed operation, including: a heat source unit including a compressor; a plurality of indoor units; a relay unit; a first relay unit-side bypass pipe configured to cause a part of refrigerant, which is discharged from the compressor and flows into the relay unit, to flow between a heat source unit-side heat exchanger and an indoor unit-side heat exchanger; a second relay unit-side flow rate control device provided to the first relay unit-side bypass pipe; and a controller configured to control an opening degree of the second relay unit-side flow rate control device so that, in an operation in which the heat source unit-side heat exchanger functions as an evaporator, a discharge temperature of a discharge refrigerant discharged from the compressor is equal to or lower than a heat-resistant temperature of the compressor. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316285 | WIRELESS WALL THERMOSTAT - The wireless wall thermostat of the present invention utilizes a push-contact mechanical system that allows a user to raise or lower the temperature within a space by applying a force on the top or bottom center of the front of the thermostat. The perpendicular force applied by the user generates a moment arm around pivot connectors, which rotates the thermostat clockwise or counter-clockwise. When rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise, contact buttons attached to the back of the thermostat come into contact with the trigger tabs of a stationary trigger plate mounted to a wall through use of an electromagnetic attraction between a steel disc and a magnet. When the trigger tabs press the contact buttons, the contact buttons send a signal to the central processing unit of the thermostat's internal circuit board to modulate the temperature setting. In addition, the wireless wall thermostat can be detachable by utilizing a magnetic release smart mount. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316286 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN HVAC CONTROLLER BASED ON A THIRD PARTY CALENDAR EVENT - A system and method of operating a controller in communication with a network to control one or more components of an HVAC system, wherein the controller operates the controller to access the network, receives a calendar event from the network, wherein the calendar event comprises data related to the occupancy of a structure environmentally controlled by the controller, stores the data from the calendar event within the controller, and operates the controller to control the one or more components of the HVAC system based on the data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316287 | DEVISE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY AND MINIMIZE THE CONSUMPTION OF BOTH, WATER AND ENERGY, IN THE UTILIZATION OF HOT WATER - This invention consists of a system to minimize the cost and consumption of energy and water for hot water users which comprises: (a) a storage tank, which has a plurality of chambers connected in series, arranged one above the other, each one with a water inlet/outlet contiguous to the adjacent chamber. Additionally, the tank also includes a water supply inlet and an outlet pipe for its provision of water at a given temperature to the required service (shower head, faucet, etc.); (b) solenoid valves on each of the cold and hot water supply lines, which are connected to the tank's first chamber; (c) an algebraic thermometer, placed in the first chamber, which detects the water temperature along the first chamber and sends an electric signal to a controller; and (d) a controller, which includes a dispenser (metering unit), as well as an electric signal input coming from the thermometer and an electric signal output that is sent to the hot and cold solenoid valves. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316288 | Flow Control Systems and Methods for a Phase Change Material Solar Receiver - Disclosed embodiments include concentrating solar power (CSP) systems and solar receivers for CSP systems configured to provide inlet and outlet heat transfer material flow control. The disclosed embodiments feature heat transfer material flowing in and open heat transfer material circuit. Certain embodiments may be implemented with a solid-liquid phase change material as the heat transfer material. Alternative embodiments include methods of heat transfer material flow control in a CSP system and CSP systems configured as described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316289 | SOLAR SPECTRUM SELECTIVE ABSORPTION COATING AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A solar spectrum selective absorption coating is disclosed. The coating includes, from the substrate to the air interface: substrate | 2015-11-05 |