| 14th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20160097482 | GENERATOR STAND - A generator stand is provided. The generator stand includes a plurality of vertical posts each having a bottom end and a top end. The present invention may further include at least one lower horizontal post connecting at least a first vertical post and a second vertical post in between the bottom end and the top end. The present invention may further include a top frame attaching the top end of the plurality of vertical posts. The top frame may include a support frame sized to support a generator. A gap is formed in between the top frame and the at least one lower horizontal post. A portion between the bottom end and the at least one lower horizontal post of each of the plurality of vertical posts is buried within a surface. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097483 | Drip Containment Apparatus, System, and Method - Provided is a drip containment apparatus that in certain example embodiments may comprise a ceramic body having a glazed exterior surface and an unglazed interior surface defining a cavity therein, and an aperture defining an opening from the exterior surface to the interior surface, the aperture and interior surface being adapted to receive therein a distal portion of a funnel and to support the funnel so that residual fluid inside the funnel will tend to drip into the interior of the ceramic body and be absorbed into the ceramic body but not leak through the glazed exterior surface. A support structure may be provided to support the ceramic body while it is holding the funnel. The ceramic body may be ornamental in appearance. In one embodiment the ceramic body is adapted to be hung on a wall during use. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097484 | THREE-BEAM CONSTRUCTION APPARATUS - A construction apparatus is provided and span members connected together at a first end by a first connector, the span members having a first end, a second end and a length. Sill brackets are connected to the first end of the span members and are configured to seat against an entrance sill. A second connector connects the span members together at a second end and is configured to seat against a hoistway structure. A plurality of apertures is arranged on the span members and configured to allow a connection to hoist devices. The span members rotate about the sill brackets and the lengths of the span members are longer than a horizontal distance from the entrance sill to the hoistway structure such that when the apparatus is in a seated orientation, the construction apparatus rests in an inclined orientation with respect to a substantially horizontal axis. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097485 | HOIST SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a hoist system that raises and lowers a cable car on a hoist cable next to a mast. A monitoring device such as a microphone may be positioned on the cable car, and the hoist system raises the monitoring device on the cable car to an elevated position above a ground surface to better monitor the surrounding environment. An upper pulley assembly can be interconnected to the mast and serve as an upper terminus for the hoist cable. Several components of the present disclosure align the cable car with the upper pulley assembly. For example, an upper plate of the cable car may have one or more guide plates that channel the cable car toward the upper pulley assembly, and the cable car and the upper pulley assembly may have locating members to selectively interconnect to each other. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097486 | CHECK VALVE - A check valve supplies fluid to a system and includes a fluid barrier protects the sealing elements and surfaces of the check valve preventing degradation from any backflow of gas and debris from the system to which fluid is supplied. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097487 | TANK FIXING APPARATUS - A tank fixing apparatus includes: first and second bands adjacent to each other, each including a fixed portion fixed to a support member supporting a tank, a pressing portion extending from the fixed portion and pressing an outer periphery of the tank toward the support member, and a distal end portion extending from the pressing portion and not fixed to the support member; first and second fixing portions fixing the fixed portions of the first and second bands to the support member, respectively; and first and second urging portions urging the first and second bands to give pressing forces for the tank to the pressing portions of the first and second bands, respectively. A direction of the first band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion is opposite to a direction of the second band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097488 | ARGON RECONDENSING METHOD - A method for condensing argon can include two flow streams interacting with each other in a heat exchanger found within a cold box: a stream of gaseous argon enters the heat exchanger to be cooled down below its liquefaction point by a stream of pressurized liquid nitrogen entering the heat exchanger. While passing through the heat exchanger, gaseous argon is gradually cooled down until it is condensed into liquid, flowing by gravity to the nearby liquid argon storage tank. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097489 | ARGON RECONDENSING APPARATUS - An apparatus for condensing argon can include cold box, which is preferably sealed and largely maintenance free, where all instruments and valves requiring routine maintenance are to be located outside, a nitrogen separator disposed within the cold box, a heat exchanger disposed within the cold box, the heat exchanger is configured to condense a gaseous argon stream against a pressurized liquid nitrogen stream. The cold box is elevated as compared to an argon storage vessel, such that the condensed argon stream can flow to the argon storage vessel without the need for a pump. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097490 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device ( | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097491 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp A includes a plurality of LED modules | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097492 | A LIGHTING DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MOUNTING A LIGHTING DEVICE ASSEMBLY - A lighting device assembly comprising an elongate base member ( | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH AN INTEGRATED AUXILIARY ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PORT - A lighting fixture includes a plurality of light sources and an auxiliary component bay. The light sources and auxiliary component bay may be independently energized to cause one or more of the plurality of light fixtures to illuminate and/or to energize an auxiliary electronic component that is removably coupled to the auxiliary component bay. The auxiliary electronic component may include a camera, a battery pack, a work light or any other electronic device that may utilize operational power from a vehicle to perform a function. The auxiliary electronic component may include its own power converter which may accept a vehicular power signal to derive operation power therefrom. The lighting fixture may produce a beam pattern that is optimized for use when the auxiliary electronic component includes a camera. The auxiliary electronic component may be cooled by a thermoelectric device coupled to the component bay. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097494 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module including a light source, an adjustable reflector and a wavelength conversion set is provided. The adjustable reflector is disposed in a light path of light emitted from the light source and adaptable to adjust between a first position and a second position. The wavelength conversion set includes a first wavelength conversion member and a second wavelength conversion member. When the adjustable reflector is at the first position, light emitted from the light source is reflected to the first wavelength conversion member by the adjustable reflector. When the adjustable reflector is at the second position, light emitted from the light source is reflected to the second wavelength conversion member by the adjustable reflector. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097495 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes a light emitting element adapted to emit a blue light, a sealing resin covering the light emitting element, and a sulfide phosphor-containing layer disposed at an outer side of a sealing resin. The sealing resin contains at least one of a KSF phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit red light and a MGF phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit red light. The sulfide phosphor-containing layer includes a sulfide phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit red light and a MGF phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit green light. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097496 | LED APPARATUS EMPLOYING NEODYMIUM-FLUORINE MATERIALS - The specification and drawings present a new apparatus such as a lighting apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one LED (or OLED) module, configured to generate a visible light such as white light, and at least one component such as optical component comprising a compound consisting essentially of the elements neodymium (Nd) and fluorine (F), and optionally including one or more other elements. The lighting apparatus is configured to provide a desired light spectrum by filtering the generated visible light using the compound. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097497 | LED APPARATUS EMPLOYING TUNABLE COLOR FILTERING USING MULTIPLE NEODYMIUM AND FLUORINE COMPOUNDS - The specification and drawings present a new apparatus such as a lighting apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one LED (or OLED) module configured to generate a visible light such as white light, and at least one component such as an optical component comprising multiple (two or more) compounds, each containing neodymium (Nd) and at least one compound including fluorine (F) for imparting a desired color filtering effect to provide a desired light spectrum, where a color of the desired light spectrum in a color space is determined by relative amounts of the two or more compounds in the at least one component. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097498 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL ILLUMINATION - A light assembly includes a light source and a reflector having a reflective interior surface and a central opening. A toroidal-shaped toroid optic includes a central bore and the light source is positioned in the central bore. The toroid optic is positioned within the central opening of the reflector. A broadening lens is attached to the reflector and positioned adjacent to the toroid optic. The broadening lens includes a central optic. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097499 | LED Projection Night Light - An LED projection night light for night time or dark area use includes a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current operated night light with projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics-lens and Object with preferred focus calculation to create bigger image to shown on locations. The parts for make night light including but not limited as an optics-lens, slides, openings, or cut-outs, and/or a transparent material piece, translucent material piece, telescope assembly, housing-member, slide-film, slide-disc, elastic-member, tilt-means, rotating-means, adjust-means, roller-means, mechanical-means, extend-means, convex lens, and/or concave lens designed to make the desired image, message, data, logo, or time project to the ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface to be seen by a viewer. The LED light upgrade model has an interchangeable power source arrangement, permitting the night light to be selectively powered by either an AC powered sealed-unit or a DC powered battery-pack. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097500 | LED Night Light Has Projection or Image Feature - An LED night light for night time or dark area use, such as a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current (DC) operated night light, includes projection or image features to project or present an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface, or an optics element surface. The optics means may include an magnify optics-lens, Tube or tube assembly, slide, convex lens, concave lens, openings, cut-outs, film, grating, or holographic element to create an image at a desired location. The night light upgrade model has an adjustable angle, adjustable orientation, of said bigger image position and change image by moving the said night. The said up grade model can adjustable Light function(s) or distance between light source and magnetic optics-means and slide, as well as other adjustable position, location, or orientation features. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097501 | Light-Emitting Device, Module, and Electronic Device - To provide a light-emitting device capable of being used in a wide temperature range. To provide a light-emitting device capable of being used in a low-temperature environment and a high-temperature environment. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting panel, a secondary battery, a circuit, and a sealing structure. The light-emitting panel includes a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element can emit light with power supplied from the secondary battery. The circuit includes an antenna and can charge the secondary battery wirelessly. The light-emitting panel, the secondary battery, and the circuit are provided in the sealing structure. The sealing structure includes a portion through which light emitted from the light-emitting element passes. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097502 | DAYLIGHT REDIRECTING GLAZING LAMINATES - The present disclosure is directed on some embodiments to light redirecting constructions comprising a first glazing substrate, a light redirecting film comprising at least one microstructure surface, a second glazing substrate, and a first interlayer bonding the first glazing substrate to both the light redirecting film and the second glazing substrate; wherein the light redirecting film has an area smaller than the area of the first interlayer. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097503 | INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT - An interior aircraft light unit includes at least one light source, in operation emitting light with a source side light intensity distribution, the source side light intensity distribution having a first intensity region and a second intensity region, with the first intensity region having a higher light intensity than the second intensity region, and a semi-transparent layer, disposed between the at least one light source and an outside of the interior aircraft light unit, for transforming the source side light intensity distribution into an adjusted light intensity distribution, wherein the semi-transparent layer has a transparency distribution having a lower degree of transparency in the first intensity region than in the second intensity region, such that the adjusted light intensity distribution is closer to an even light intensity distribution than the source side light intensity distribution. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097504 | LAMP FOR VEHICLES - The present invention comprises a semiconductor-type light source, a lens, a lens holder, and a heat sink member. Positioning sections are provided in the lens and the lens holder, respectively. The positioning section in the lens holder comprises a pressing section and a positioning surface. The positioning section in the lens comprises a protrusion-receiving section and a positioning protrusion section. As a result, the present invention is capable of accurately positioning the lens, relative to the lens holder, in the standard optical axis direction of the lens. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097505 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a shade movable between a light blocking position and a light blocking release position. A light emitting surface of a light emitting element faces one side in a lateral direction and an upper end edge of the light emitting surface extends in a front-rear direction. A reflective surface of a reflector includes a first reflective area and a second reflective area. A low-beam light distribution pattern having a horizontal cut-off line and an oblique cut-off line is formed by a reflected light beam from the first reflective area when the shade is at the light blocking position, and a high-beam light distribution pattern is formed by the reflected light beams from the first reflective area and the second reflective area when the shade is at the light blocking release position. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097506 | Lighting and/or signaling device with side signaling function - A lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle able to perform a side signaling function, the device comprising a bezel provided with an opening and a reflex-reflective element arranged at this opening, the reflex-reflective element being mounted to the rear of the bezel. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097507 | AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH INNER LENS FOR COMBINED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT AND POSITION LIGHT FUNCTIONS - A light assembly including two light sources through a single inner lens made of two separate materials includes a first light source that is operable to emit light for a position light function of the vehicle, and a second light source that is operable to emit light for a Daytime Running Light function of the vehicle. The light assembly further includes an inner lens having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is formed from a mixture of polymethyl methacrylate and polyetheresteramide, and is operable to receive light from the first light source adjacent a light receiving edge of the first portion and reflect the light to provide the position light function. The second portion of the inner lens is formed from polymethyl methacrylate without polyetheresteramide, and is operable to receive light from the second light source and direct the light to provide the DRL function. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097508 | LED HEADLIGHT HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A headlight heat dissipation device includes a headlight casing which has at least one hole and at least one metal-made and heat-conducting unit covers the at least one hole. The at least one metal-made and heat-conducting unit includes at least one slot which communicates with the at least one hole. A water-proof and air-permeable unit is mounted to the at least one metal-made and heat-conducting unit and covers the at least one slot. The at least one metal-made and heat-conducting unit has an extension portion located in the headlight casing and the extension portion is connected with the light source so as to transfer the heat from the light source to the at least one metal-made and heat-conducting unit to quickly bring the heat away from the headlight casing. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097509 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS - A light emitting apparatus comprises a housing having a light transmitting member provided on a side surface thereof, and at least one light emitting unit housed in the housing. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097510 | Light-Emitting Device, Backlight Unit Including the Device, and Display Apparatus Including the Unit - Embodiments provide a light-emitting device including a light source, and a lens disposed above the light source. The lens includes a lower part having a first recess formed in an optical-axis direction so as to face the light source, and an upper part having a second recess formed in the optical-axis direction so as to be opposite to the lower part. The first recess and the second recess are spaced apart from each other by a separation distance within a range from 1 mm to 4.7 mm on an optical-axis. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097511 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR UNIFORM ILLUMINATION OF A SURFACE - Devices and methods for uniform illumination of a target surface are disclosed. A device assembly has a light source configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, and at least one reflector. The reflector is configured to be coupled to at least one of the light source or the mounting surface, and interposed between the light source and the mounting surface, the reflector having a reflective surface area and a plurality of curved reflective segments. The reflector is shaped and arranged relative to the light source such that the reflector directly intercepts and reflects a portion of light emitted by the light source to the target surface to thereby cause substantially uniform illumination of the target surface. The target surface has a surface area that is greater than the reflective surface area of the at least one reflector. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097512 | AIR HANDLING LIGHT FIXTURE - A luminaire includes a reflector having a central channel for receiving a light emitter, a first side portion extending from the central channel in a first direction, and a second side portion extending from the central channel in a second direction. A first set of apertures extends through the first side portion and a second set of apertures extends through the second side portion. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097513 | BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE AND OPTICAL INSPECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A broadband light source includes a first electrodeless lamp to generate first broadband light from plasma, a first elliptical reflector having first and second focuses, the first elliptical reflector enclosing a rear portion of the first electrodeless lamp positioned at the first focus of the first elliptical reflector such that the first broadband light is reflected from the first elliptical reflector toward a light collector as a collective light, a symmetrically curved reflector having a third focus, the symmetrically curved reflector positioned such that the third focus is coincident with one of the first and second focuses, and a laser irradiator to provide a laser beam to the first electrodeless lamp. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097514 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a light source that emits light including light having a wavelength in the ultraviolet region, a first filter that removes light of a particular wavelength region of the ultraviolet region among light from the light source and that transmits light of another wavelength region, a second filter that is arranged on a side of the first filter opposite to that on which the light source is arranged, and that removes light of a wavelength region that is different from the particular wavelength region of the ultraviolet region among the light transmitted by the first filter, wherein the second filter has a half-value wavelength that is shorter than a half-value wavelength of the first filter. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097515 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE PROVIDING POLARIZED LIGHT - An illumination device ( | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097516 | PRODUCT DISPLAY MEMBERS - A product display member is disclosed. The product display member includes an attachment portion, an elongated portion, a light source, and an information display portion. The attachment portion is configured to engage a portion of a shelf. The elongated portion is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the attachment portion. The elongated portion defines a lumen extending at least partially therethrough. The light source is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the lumen. The information display portion is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the elongated portion. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097517 | PENDANT LUMINAIRE - This disclosure provides a lighting device that includes an outer frame, an inner frame, and a planar light emitter. The outer frame includes a top member, a bottom member, and one or more vertical members connected between the top member and the bottom member. The inner frame has a geometry smaller than the outer frame, wherein the inner frame is located within the outer frame and connected to the outer frame via one or more connecting arms, wherein the length of the connecting arms determines the vertical position of the inner frame within the outer frame. The planar light emitter is mounted to the inner frame, which includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the plurality of LEDs are located in a two-dimensional plane that is approximately parallel with the top member and the bottom member. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097518 | ASTRAL LAMP DEVICE HAVING DETACHABLE AND ANGLE-CONTROLLABLE LED MODULE BLOCKS AND METHOD OF SETTING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an astral lamp device having detachable and angle-controllable LED module blocks and a method of setting the same. The astral lamp device having detachable and angle-controllable LED module blocks, includes a plurality of LED module blocks having one end attached to and disposed on a central frame; and an angle control part configured to control an angle of the LED module block attached to the central frame. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING - A decorative lighting apparatus is described herein, having a frame, the frame having a base, two side members, and multiple cross members, multiple, adjustably rotatable laser lights, wherein the laser lights are mounted on the cross members, wherein the laser lights are removably attached to the cross members, multiple brackets, wherein the laser lights are attached to the cross members by the brackets, and a power supply operatively connected to the laser lights, wherein the laser lights are infinitely configurable around the frame. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097520 | Permanently Installed Hide-Away Christmas Light Panel - The “Permanently Installed Hide-Away Christmas Light Panels” provide a platform to house a variety of LED light displays in a rigid framework that can be permanently installed on the outside of any house or building that has a roof overhang and recessed soffit face. The panels are constructed using a mold injection process. The panel is constructed in two parts: a bottom plate that forms the shell of the panel and houses the channels, wells and framework tor the panel, and a flat top plate that completes the enclosure of the panel. Preexisting light strings can be snapped into the bottom plate assembly and covered with the top plate to create the finished panel. Terminal connections between two or more LED light strings are made on the outside of the two adjacent panels. The panel provides a system that holds the lights in fixed position for display and a rigid framework to pivot the lights as a unit to a position substantially hidden from view and exposure from the damaging effects of wind, rain and UV sun rays. No other system currently exists to house arrays of LED lights for the purpose of creating a whole-house ornamental lighting display. The panels are designed to accept preexisting LED lights in a variety of sizes and configurations. They are ideal for housing traditional “icicle” style LED light strings but can also accommodate LED light bars or LED Light strips. This panel light assemblies form the ideal rigid plastic platform to house UL approved LED “plug and play” lighting display systems. These festive lighting display panels can be thought of as analogous to the invention of the clear plastic waterproof housing that enables disposable cameras to be taken underwater. Similar to that concept, this invention takes a preexisting electrical product, engineered to code and UL safety standards, and houses them in a rigid plastic panel that enhances its usefulness and functionality. By incorporating commercially available LED lights designed for outdoor use, this plastic panel housing adds additional protection to these lights and makes it possible to permanently mount them on the outside of the house. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097521 | Firefighter's Emergency Boot Light - A firefighter's emergency boot light that has a built-in LED light generator position to cast a beam of light out of the bottom of a heel or sole of a fireman's boot. The light source can cast a very bright, blinking beam of light out of the bottom of the boot in a backwards direction to allow a firefighter crawling behind another to see the feet one crawling ahead inside a dark, smoky structure. The LEDs typically are white for maximum visibility, and typically blink at a rate of several times a second. The LEDs are electronically activated either from a radio unit located at a control point for example, on the fire engine. Activation signals can be coded to turn on specific boots, or general to turn on all boots at a scene. The boots can use rechargeable batteries. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097522 | Quickly Charger has USB Charging-Ports for Lighting Device - The light device has USB charger has AC outlet power source has though the AC-to-DC device to change from 1 | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097523 | Lamp having a laminar heat sink, and a method for its manufacture - Disclosed is a lamp with a laminar heat sink assembly. The lamp includes a plurality of thermally conducting plates, each thermally conducting plate comprising a bonding portion and a heat-dissipating structure, the bonding portions of the plurality of thermally conducting plates fixed together to form a laminar block. The lamp includes a light source thermally connected to the laminar block. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097524 | LAMP ARRANGEMENT - The invention has a lamp arrangement ( | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097525 | Quickly Charger has USB Charging-Ports for Lighted Cosmetic Mirror Device or Lighting Device - Quickly USB Charging ports for lighted cosmetic mirror related device has mirror, or reflective surface, or magnify kits has USB charging-ports which meet 2007 released specification has minimum 1.0 Amp to 5 Amp at DC 5 Volt range for charging capacity to quickly charge DC current into energy-storage unit or assembly inside the other electric or digital product(s) and, optionally, additional outlet-units, to supply AC current to other electric or digital devices including smart phone, computer, communication, consumer electric products, people cosmetic kits or tools or equipment. The USB-unit(s) or USB-Module(s) or Outlet-unit(s) fit within or install on anywhere of the device's housing including anywhere of the base, housing, walls. The said USB charger only has charging function no any data transmit and only have one input power source not more than one and charging capacity minimum 1.0 Amp to 5.0 A at DC 5 Volt for safety and quickly charge from USB-Charging-ports without high voltage charging overheat or fire risk by 2 male USB-plugs' USB-wire to the device's female USB-ports. The AC outlets for hair drier up to 1,850 Watt. The said AC outlets has optional surge protection, leakage circuit, overheat circuit and device has add functions. The device has 2 | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097526 | ILLUMINATED ADHESIVE COVER - An adhesive cover for an electronic device includes an adhesive sheet, a transparent outside cover sheet and an illuminator. The adhesive sheet is for mounting on a cover or casing of the electronic device. The illuminator illuminates a media sheet located between the adhesive sheet and the transparent outside cover sheet. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097527 | BATTERY POWERED ELECTRONIC CANDLE WITH SPEAKER - The present disclosure relates to an electronic candle with an electronic light source. The electronic candle has a candle body with an interior cavity. A removable battery module supplies power to the electronic candle and is removable from the interior cavity of the candle body. The electronic candle can have a base cap module for closing the interior cavity of the candle body and a speaker for generating sound. The speaker can be positioned between the battery module and the base cap module, and directed to project sound downward. Apertures in the battery module and/or the base cap module allow sound from the speaker to pass through the aperture or apertures into the interior cavity of the candle body. Accordingly, the candle body can resonate and/or amplify sound generated by the speaker. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097528 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD IN SODA RECOVERY BOILER - An arrangement and a method in a soda recovery boiler. The soda recovery boiler comprises a second pass which is provided with at least one superheater and a second pass ash hopper, a front and/or rear wall of the ash hopper being connected to steam circulation of the soda recovery boiler. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097529 | SUPERHEATED STEAM GENERATOR - The present invention intends to suppress energy consumption despite making it possible to generate superheated steam in a short period of time. Specifically, the present invention includes: a steam generating part that generates steam; a superheated steam generating part that generates superheated steam; and an on/off valve that switches the supply of the steam to the superheated steam generating part or the stop of the supply, wherein the on/off valve switches the supply of the steam or the stop of the supply, and thereby switching is performed between a waiting state that is a state where the steam generating part generates the steam and a state where the supply of the steam is stopped, and a supply state where the steam is supplied to the superheated steam generating part. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097530 | GAS COMBUSTOR - The present invention provides a gas combustor which includes a gas container having a discharging nozzle, a fuel gas controlling device, and a piston disposed between the gas container and the fuel gas controlling device and capable of being reciprocally moved; through the pressure applied by a second spring provided in the fuel gas controlling device to the piston being greater than the pressure of a first spring and the fuel gas in the discharging nozzle and the pressure applied by the second spring to the piston being smaller than the pressure for vaporizing fuel in a vaporization chamber, the piston is enabled to be reciprocally and axially moved for opening or closing the discharging nozzle, thus the liquid gas can be effectively and fully vaporized and the combustion efficiency can be greatly enhanced. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097531 | TRANSPORTATION OF REFINERY SOLIDS WASTE - A method for disposing of solid refinery waste is disclosed. The method includes removing solid waste constituents from inside a refinery tank using excavating machinery, delumping the solid waste constituents, and conveying the delumped solid waste constituents into a mobile tank. The method further includes transporting the delumped solid waste constituents in the mobile tank to a burning facility, adding at least one diluent, mixing, and pumping from the mobile tank a flowable mixture of refinery waste and the at least one diluent at the burning facility. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097532 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY GENERATION IN A CHEMICAL PLANT BY UTILIZING FLARE GAS - The present techniques provide systems and methods for recovering energy from flare gases in chemical plants and refineries. The systems use an engine to burn a portion of gas diverted from the flare system. The engine may be a reciprocating engine, or a burner in a boiler system, among others. The power generated by burning the flare gas is then used to power an energy recovery device. The energy recovery device may be an electrical generator, a compressor, or a steam boiler, among others. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097533 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR FURNACE VISUALIZATION USING VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE WINDOWS - A process is provided for analyzing and visualizing conditions of a combustion process in an enclosure, and includes steps of providing continuously updated images of the enclosure for visualization of the enclosure to a user, using a viewing device having a display representing a virtual window of the enclosure; detecting a viewing angle and a viewing position of the user relative to the enclosure; illustrating an interior prospect of the enclosure relative to the viewing angle and position of the user based on the images of the enclosure; and adjusting, in realtime, the illustration of the interior prospect of the enclosure as at least one of the viewing angle and position of the user is changed for reflecting a changed view of the user. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097534 | Toxic Gas Expelling Assembly - A toxic gas expelling assembly for detecting and eliminating a toxic gas from a structure includes a furnace structured to provide heated air in the structure. A ventilator is provided. The ventilator is structured to selectively ventilate air in the structure. A housing is positioned within the structure. A processor is coupled to the housing. The processor is electrically coupled to the furnace and the ventilator. The processor is in communication with emergency services. A sensor is coupled to the housing and the processor. The sensor may detect a level of toxic gas in the structure. The processor disables the furnace and actuates the ventilator if the sensor detects a trigger amount of the toxic gas in the structure. The processor contacts the emergency services when the sensor detects the trigger amount of toxic gas. The ventilator urges the toxic gas and ambient air outwardly of the structure. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097535 | COMBUSTOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A combustor comprises an annular combustor chamber formed between the inner and outer liners, the annular combustor chamber having a central axis. Fuel nozzles are in fluid communication with the annular combustor chamber to inject fuel in the annular combustor chamber. The fuel nozzles are oriented to inject fuel in a fuel flow direction having an axial component relative to the central axis of the annular combustor chamber. Nozzle air inlets are in fluid communication with the annular combustor chamber to inject nozzle air generally radially in the annular combustor chamber. A plurality of dilution air holes are defined through the inner and outer liner downstream of the nozzle air inlets, the dilution holes configured for high pressure air to be injected from an exterior of the liners through the dilution air holes generally radially into the combustor chamber, a central axis of the dilution air holes having a tangential component relative to the central axis of the annular combustor chamber. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097536 | FUEL NOZZLE - A fuel nozzle for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a body defining an axial direction and a radial direction, an air passageway defined axially in the body, and a fuel passageway defined axially in the body radially outwardly from the air passageway. The fuel passageway has an outer wall including an exit lip at a downstream portion of the outer wall. The exit lip has a surface treatment including a swirl-inducing relief. A gas turbine engine and a method of inducing swirl in at least one of pressurised fuel and air exiting a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine are also presented. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097537 | FUEL NOZZLE - A fuel nozzle for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a body defining an axial direction and a radial direction, an air passageway defined axially in the body, and a fuel passageway defined axially in the body radially outwardly from the air passageway. The fuel passageway has an outer wall including an exit lip at a downstream portion of the outer wall. The lip generally increases in diameter as it extends downstream. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097538 | FUEL NOZZLE - A fuel nozzle for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a body defining an axial direction and a radial direction, an air passageway defined axially in the body, and a fuel passageway defined axially in the body radially outwardly from the air passageway. The air passageway has a swirl-inducing relief defined at an exit lip of an outer wall of the air passageway. A gas turbine engine and a method of inducing swirl in an air passageway of a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine are also presented. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097539 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND A METHOD OF MIXING FUEL AND AIR IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A combustion chamber including a first fuel injector and a second fuel injector, the first and second fuel injectors being arranged to inject fuel into a mainstream flow of air with the second fuel injector arranged downstream of the first fuel injector. A method of mixing fuel and air in a combustion chamber, including injecting fuel into a mainstream flow of air with a first fuel injector; injecting fuel into the mainstream flow of air with a second fuel injector, which is arranged downstream of the first fuel injector; injecting fuel into the mainstream flow with the first fuel injector such that the resulting mixture between the first and second fuel injectors has an equivalence ratio less than the lean flame stability limit; and injecting fuel into the mainstream flow with the second fuel injector such that a combustion zone is provided downstream of the second fuel injector. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097540 | Outdoor Wood-Burning Boiler - An outdoor wood-burning boiler is provided that includes a wood-burning enclosure, a wood support structure, and an air supply system configured for supplying air to wood that is supported by the wood support structure. The air supply system includes conduits for carrying a flow of air. At least one conduit can extend through a sidewall of the enclosure such that an end of the conduit is located outside of the enclosure. The end can include a re-closable closure. The re-closable closure can be configured to be opened from outside of the enclosure and provide access to the interior of the conduit so the conduit can be cleaned. The end and the re-closable closure can instead be located inside the enclosure and accessible through an access panel. An air supply conduit system is also provided that can be installed after-market or as original equipment. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097541 | COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance may include a cabinet that forms an outer appearance, at least one cooking device provided in the cabinet to cook items using a gas flame, a panel formed with at least one through-hole, a gas valve provided behind the panel and including a valve shaft that penetrates the at least one through-hole and extends in a forward direction from the panel, a knob provided in front of the panel to be connected with the valve shaft to cause rotation and forward-backward movement of the valve shaft through a user's manipulation, and a bearing secured between the knob and the panel to support a circumference of the valve shaft in order to prevent restriction of movement of the knob and the valve shaft. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097542 | DOUBLE OVEN PREHEAT BOOST USING COOKING CHAMBER LOCKOUT - An oven appliance is provided with features for locking out a cooking chamber to boost the preheat performance of and thereby decrease the time required to preheat another cooking chamber of the oven appliance. A method for operating an oven appliance also is provided. The method includes features for locking out a cooking chamber to boost the preheat performance of and thereby decrease the time required to preheat another cooking chamber of the oven appliance. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097543 | OVEN PREHEAT BOOST USING COOKTOP LOCKOUT - An oven range appliance is provided with features for locking out one or more cooktop elements of the oven range to boost preheat performance and thereby decrease the time required to preheat the cooking chamber of the oven range. A method for operating an oven range appliance also is provided. The method includes features for locking out one or more cooktop elements of the oven range to boost preheat performance and thereby decrease the time required to preheat the cooking chamber of the oven range. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097544 | COLLECTING HOOD - A collecting hood for capturing exhaust air above cooking areas, production devices and the like is provided. The collecting hood includes a vapor chamber, an extraction chamber and an air supply chamber. The vapor chamber is downwardly open and tapers upward. The extraction chamber is separated from the vapor chamber by a filter or a separator. The filter or separator forms an inclined boundary of the upwardly tapering vapor chamber. The air supply chamber tapers downward and merges at its bottom end into a curved deflection region which opens out into a discharge opening which is arranged at a bottom end of the vapor chamber. Supply air, which is blown into the air supply chamber, emerges from the discharge opening horizontally or upwardly at an angle in the direction of the filter or separator. A negative pressure chamber is arranged between the vapor chamber and the air supply chamber. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097545 | REMOTE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR HEATING SYSTEM USING A SMART PHONE APPLICATION AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a remote control and management device for a heating system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a remote control and management device for a heating system using direct communication of a room controller (R/C), in which a smart phone application (APP) suffering from an authentication procedure by an integrated management server and a wireless (WIFI)/wired (LAN) module are equipped, and a remote control and management method for a heating system using the same. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097546 | HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER APPLIANCE - Water heater appliances and methods for operating water heater appliances are provided. A water heater appliance includes a tank defining an interior volume, and a sealed system for heating water within the interior volume. The sealed system includes a compressor operable to compress refrigerant, a first condenser downstream of and in fluid communication with the compressor, and a second condenser downstream of and in fluid communication with the compressor. The first and second condensers are each operable to heat water within the interior volume using energy from the refrigerant. The sealed system additionally includes a valve in fluid communication with the first and second condensers and configured to vary a ratio of refrigerant flow through the first and second condensers. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097547 | AN AIR-CONDITIONER - A high elongated portable air-conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator located inside a housing. The air conditioner also includes a cool air inlet and outlet and a warm air inlet and outlet. The air-conditioner has an axial evaporator fan and a radial condenser fan and the housing of the air-conditioner has an elongated shape where the end sections of the elongated air conditioner housing forms a top section and a bottom section, respectively. Other features of a portable air-conditioner are also disclosed. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097548 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM USING AN EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR - A heat exchange system of the invention includes at least multiple grids, a blower including an external rotor motor and a wind blade, an inner side wall, a shock absorbing pad, a compressor, and a box having multiple exhaust inlets. The exhaust inlets are disposed on the side of the box. The grids are disposed at an exhaust outlet of the box. The blower is disposed in the box and below the grid. The compressor is disposed on a bottom surface in the box. The blower is an external rotor axial fan, and the wind blade is disposed outside a rotor of the external rotor motor. The shock absorbing pad is disposed between the grids and the external rotor motor. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097549 | Utility Box Cover - A cover for residential outdoor utility boxes provides unfettered access, ventilation, and improved aesthetics. The cover provides a cloth material and includes (1) a semi-rigid rectangular top that corresponds to the top portion of the outdoor utility box, (2) at least one side attached to the top at a rigid seam to form a rectangular opening, (3) an adjoining strip descending from the top, and having length less than the side, which is attached along both edges of the strip, (4) a fastener opening formed between non-adjoining edges of the side beyond the length of the adjoining strip, and (5) a fastener affixed to each non-adjoining edge of the side for securing the cover in place, whereby the fastener opening and the adjoining strip combine to enlarge a portion of the rectangular opening for extending the cover over and removing the cover from the outdoor utility box. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097550 | PIPING STICK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The piping stick can define a sealable volume including a plurality of piping sections and a plurality of control sections. The non-connected end of the piping sections of the piping stick can be capped. The piping stick can be assembled by assembling the plurality of control sections and the plurality of piping sections, pressurizing the piping stick at a first time and determining the integrity of the piping stick by evaluating the pressure in the piping stick at a second time. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097551 | COOLED AIR BLOWING DEVICE - A cooler assembly for urging cooled air onto a user includes a housing to contain food items and ice to cool the food items. The housing is structured to have a plurality of air jets in fluid communication with an interior of the housing. A fan is coupled to the housing. The fan urges air inwardly into the interior of the housing such that the ice cools the air. The fan urges the cooled air outwardly through the air jets so the assembly urges the cooled air onto a user. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097552 | NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTROL ROOM HABITABILITY SYSTEM - A cooling system for a nuclear plant main Control Room Habitability System that employs a vortex tube interposed between a compressed air supply and the control room. The relatively cold air output from the vortex tube is fed into the control room or the electrical equipment room while the relatively hot air exiting the vortex tube is exhausted to the atmosphere. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097553 | WHOLE BUILDING AIR VENTILATION AND PRESSURE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM AIR MIXER WITH DAMPERS - A whole building ventilation system mixing box that mixes exterior air with air from within the building, having one or more exterior air inputs, on or more interior air inputs with one or more mixed air outputs that re-circulates the mixed air to a whole building HVAC system having one or more ventilation fans. The whole building ventilation system mixing box being open to circulation and mixes the return air from the interior air input with the exterior air whether or not the exhaust fan is on so as to equalize pressure between the interior and exterior of the building. In addition a method of sizing a whole building ventilation system mixer box for mixing exterior air from outside the building with interior air from within a building is provided and includes the steps of determining a value one or more variables related to a building or the air around the building then constructing a whole building mixer box with an at least one damper therein that allows operation without the concomitant operation of an intake fan so as to equalize air pressure within the building to ambient outside pressure, then coupling, adjusting, operating the HVAC device to move air and drawing in cooled or heated air and equalizing the air pressure in the building with the addition of exterior air. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097554 | SMARTPHONE-OPERATED WIRELESS HVAC ANEMOMETER DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A smartphone-operated wireless HVAC airflow anemometer device and system includes an anemometer device having an impeller assembly, an inductor and a controller. A magnet within the impeller assembly generates an oscillating current in the inductor which is proportional to the rotational rate of the impeller. A controller captures and transmits this information wirelessly to an airflow balancing application located on a smartphone device that includes a plurality of algorithms for calculating airflow information. An environmental sensor unit, and an electronic compass are also located within the wireless anemometer device. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097555 | SMARTPHONE-OPERATED HVAC ANEMOMETER DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A smartphone-operated HVAC airflow anemometer device and system includes an anemometer device having an impeller and a photo interrupter circuit. The circuit generates an output signal that is proportional to the rotation speed of the impeller, and transmits the same via a headphone jack to a smartphone device running an airflow balancing application. The airflow balancing application receives airflow data from the anemometer and provides power to the same. The application can apply one or more algorithms to the received airflow data to generate airflow information which can be stored or transmitted by the smartphone device. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING - A method for managing an air conditioner is provided. The method includes determining a power consumption pattern of the air conditioner while controlling the air conditioner, based on at least one power consumption factor, calculating a threshold value of power consumption according to an operating time of the air conditioner based on distribution information of the determined power consumption pattern, determining whether a current power consumption is within a threshold value range of the calculated threshold value of power consumption, and generating and transmitting a signal to a manager server if the current power consumption is not within the threshold value range. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING USE OF PLUG-IN AIR CONDITIONERS AND PORTABLE HEATERS - Thermostatic HVAC and other energy management controls that are connected to a computer network. For instance, remotely managed load switches incorporating thermostatic controllers inform an energy management system, to provide enhanced efficiency, and to verify demand response with plug-in air conditioners and heaters. At least one load control device at a first location comprises a temperature sensor and a microprocessor. The load control device is configured to connect or disconnect electrical power to the an attached air conditioner or heater, and the microprocessor is configured to communicate over a network. In addition, the load control device is physically separate from an air conditioner or heater but located inside the space conditioned by the air conditioner or heater. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097558 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR OUTPUT VOLUME - A method for controlling air volume including: 1) inputting a target air volume into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller; 2) starting a motor by the motor controller under a torque to enable the motor to work in a steady state; 3) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, and establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) to calculate an air volume in the steady state; 4) comparing the target air volume with the calculated air volume; 5) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, and recalculating the air volume in the new steady state; and 6) repeating steps 4) and 5) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume is equal or equivalent to the target air volume. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097559 | ACCESS PORT - An apparatus for use with residential, commercial and industrial HVACR air duct systems and equipment, providing a means to quickly, easily and accurately measure and/or test air properties within functioning HVACR systems without having to drill a hole into the duct or equipment wall(s) each time the unit is serviced. The apparatus generally includes a mounting flange for attachment to an air duct or other equipment of an HVACR system and an access port including an opening for insertion of a probe therethrough for taking measurements; a cap is also typically included for sealing the access port during periods of non-use. The opening of the access port is centered and placed over a small hole created by a service technician in the wall of the air duct. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097560 | ROOF VENT - A vent for a building has a cover attached to a base. The base has an aperture permitting gas to pass. A moisture directing means on an underside of the cover directs moisture move under the influence of gravity to fall outside of the aperture. The cover may include a slanted side wall portion, with the aperture positioned with its center displaced from the center of the cover toward the slanted side. The base may include a pair of moisture deflecting features along at least a portion of one of the nonslope sides to prevent moisture flowing along the base from within an area on the base covered by the cover to outside of the covered area at the nonslope sides. The base may also include a water deflecting ridge on its underside positioned between a downslope edge and the aperture to deflect water away. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097561 | MOBILE WATER HEATING APPARATUS - Mobile water heating systems for producing hot water are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a mobile water heating system includes a water heater having an oval-cylindrical shape. The water heater includes a shell, a lid and a water reservoir having a screen. A first heating coil and a second heating coil can extend between the screen and a first cone and a second cone, respectively. A first burner and a second burner can be configured to mix and combust fuel and air and direct the resulting flames through the heating coils. Pall rings can at least partially fill an interior volume of the water heater and the combustion of the fuel and air can heat the heating coils and the pall rings. Water can be heated by being directed through the heating coils and through a water manifold positioned to spray water on the pall rings. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097562 | NEXT GENERATION BARE WIRE WATER HEATER - A heating unit for heating fluid is described having at least one electrical resistance heating element on an outer surface of a tube. At least one indexed groove is provided around a surface of the tube allowing for at least one retention clip to hold the electrical resistance heating element. A heating chamber is also provided to enclose a portion of the tube and to provide a flow channel therebetween. The heating chamber includes an optical sensor to detect overheating of the at least one electrical resistance heating element. Fluid is heated by flowing over the surface of the at least one electrical resistance heating element and through the tube. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097563 | GAS WATER HEATER CONTROL ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE - Systems, circuits, and methods for providing operating power to a gas control circuit board are disclosed. A first power source for a gas control circuit board is derived from a utility supplied AC source while a backup supply is provided based on current flowing through an anode rod associated with the water heater as defined by Faraday's Law of Electrolysis. The backup supply based on anode current flow provided operating power for the gas control circuit in case of loss of power from the utility supplied AC source. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097564 | SOLIDS-BASED CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER RECEIVER - A concentrated solar power (CSP) system includes channels arranged to convey a flowing solids medium descending under gravity. The channels form a light-absorbing surface configured to absorb solar flux from a heliostat field. The channels may be independently supported, for example by suspension, and gaps between the channels are sized to accommodate thermal expansion. The light absorbing surface may be sloped so that the inside surfaces of the channels proximate to the light absorbing surface define downward-slanting channel floors, and the flowing solids medium flows along these floors. Baffles may be disposed inside the channels and oriented across the direction of descent of the flowing solids medium. The channels may include wedge-shaped walls forming the light-absorbing surface and defining multiple-reflection light paths for solar flux from the heliostat field incident on the light-absorbing surface. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097565 | SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION TOOL - A solar panel installation tool, with coarse and fine position adjustment. The tool fits on a mounting rail installed on a roof, and supports the solar panel along its bottom side. A panel support bracket on the tool is adjusted to align the solar panel with the roof edge. The tool can be removed after the solar panel is bolted into place on the rack. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097566 | COOLING SYSTEM USING DEEP SEAWATER - An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling system using deep seawater capable of reducing the cost. The cooling system using deep seawater includes an water intake pump | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097567 | CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR - A cryogenic refrigerator includes : a axially extending cylinder; an axially reciprocating displacer provided inside the cylinder, at a gap between an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder and an outer circumferential surface of the displacer, the displacer shifting to create an expansion space between the displacer and a first axial end portion of the cylinder; a regenerator built in the displacer; and a sleeve disposed along the inner circumferential surface of the first axial end portion of the cylinder, encompassing the expansion space. A first passage for guiding the refrigerant gas from the regenerator to the gap is provided in the displacer, and a second passage for guiding the refrigerant gas from the gap to the expansion space is provided between the first axial end of the cylinder and the sleeve, and/or is provided between the outer surface and the inner surface of the sleeve. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097568 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a refrigeration cycle; an injection circuit for connecting between an injection port and a branching portion arranged between an indoor expansion valve and a main circuit expansion valve; an injection circuit expansion valve arranged in the injection circuit; an internal heat exchanger for exchanging heat between refrigerant flowing between the branching portion and the main circuit expansion valve and refrigerant depressurized by the injection circuit expansion valve; and an outdoor unit control device, the outdoor unit control device being configured to control an opening degree A of the main circuit expansion valve so as to satisfy Relation A+C=B×Gr, where A represents the opening degree of the main circuit expansion valve, C represents an opening degree of the injection circuit expansion valve, B represents a coefficient, and Gr represents a refrigerant circulating amount in the refrigeration cycle. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097569 | HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - To obtain long-term reliability of a heat pump apparatus by using an insulating material that is less liable to be hydrolyzed even when a refrigerating machine oil having high hygroscopicity and a high water content in oil is used, an electric motor of a compressor includes: a stator fixed to a sealed container with a winding being wound around the stator through intermediation of an insulating material; and a rotator surrounded by the stator. The insulating material includes wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester (LCP) containing, as an essential component, p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHB) as a monomer and having a main chain of a molecule formed by linking p-hydroxybenzoic acid and, as another monomer, only a monomer having a benzene ring, through an ester bond. A saturated water amount of the refrigerating machine oil is 1% or less at 40 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of 80%. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097570 | Cooled bread and pastry container - A bread and pastry container is provided with a thermoelectric panel to set up convective currents which at their colder portions promote the condensation of humidity with the drier current portion then drawn through the container by the draft created around the hot side of the thermoelectric panel. A set of photovoltaic cells may be mounted on the container to provide the power for the thermoelectric panel. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097571 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE FLEXIBILITY OF POWER PLANTS - Provision of electricity to an electrical grid is controlled such that the electricity supply from the power plant is reduced to the current electric power demand by charging a thermal energy store(s). As a result, the provision of electricity by renewable energy sources to the electrical grid can be given precedence. The power plant can be connected to a heat pump and/or a refrigeration unit by the thermal energy store(s). The thermal energy store(s) can be used for district heating/cooling networks. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097572 | Refrigerant Compressor - A refrigerant compressor particularly a rotary screw compressor comprising a compressor housing, a compressor element which is driven by a drive and is arranged in said compressor housing, at least one bearing unit for at least one element of the drive which comprises at least one bearing housing and at least one roller bearing that is arranged in the bearing housing. Lubricant is supplied by a lubricant distribution system to the bearing housing and a lubricant dispensing unit which comprises a filter holding chamber and a filter body that is arranged in the filter holding chamber is associated with the bearing housing. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097573 | DAMPER VALVE AND A HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER APPLIANCE - The present subject matter provides a damper valve. The damper valve includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is positioned within the outer sleeve and is pivotable between a first position and a second position within the outer sleeve. Radial openings of the inner sleeve align with radial openings of the outer sleeve when the inner sleeve is in the first position, and axial openings of the inner sleeve align with axial openings of the outer sleeve when the inner sleeve is in the second position. A related heat pump water heater appliance is also provided. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097574 | CONTROL VALVE - An expansion valve includes a shaft one end side of which connects to a power element and the other end side of which connects to a valve element, the shaft transmitting the drive force, generated by the power element in a direction of axis line, to the valve element, and a sliding mechanism that applies a sliding resistance to the actuation of the valve element. The sliding mechanism is configured such that the magnitude of the sliding resistance affected to the valve element is varied by the position of the valve element in the direction of axis line in the body. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097575 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED ON/OFF DETECTION WITH SPEED PROFILE OPERATION - A motor assembly configured to receive an external alternating voltage. The motor assembly includes a motor and a circuit assembly. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable about a longitudinal axis. The circuit assembly includes a state detector and a control unit. The state detector is operable to detect whether an external device is receiving the external alternating voltage The control unit is operable to control the motor based on whether the external device is receiving the external alternating voltage. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097576 | MOLD FOR MAKING TOOL OUT OF ICE - The present invention relates to an elastic mold for holding and freezing a liquid. The mold is constructed of unitary construction and comprises of one or more walls and a base, wherein said one or more walls form a compartment. A plurality of protrusions extend upwards from said base. The liquid held in said elastic is frozen into the shape of a test tube rack. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097577 | REFRIGERATED CHEST FOR RAPIDLY QUENCHING BEVERAGES - The disclosure features various embodiments and aspects of a chest for quenching beverages. The chest can include a tank for holding a chilled mixture of ice and water, an ice maker adapted for making ice having an output for ejecting ice into a conduit in fluid communication with the tank, and a plurality of quench trays disposed above the tank for holding containers of beverages located in first and second positions. The trays can be filled with cold water by way of a conduit in fluid communication with the tank. The quench trays can include a compartment defined by a bottom and a plurality of walls, and defining therein a plurality of rows for aligning and containing a plurality of beverage containers. The drawers can further include at least one drain orifice configured to guide water out of the quench tray. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097578 | COLD AIR DUCT COVER WITH SIDE HOLES USED IN REFRIGERATOR - A duct cover for a cold air duct of a refrigerator and a method of providing cold air. The duct cover has openings located on the side panels which allow cold air to flow to the storage room from the cold air duct in a lateral direction relative to the main panel of the duct cover. A three-dimensional pattern is formed on the surface of the duct cover to reduce surface adhesive between the condensed water drops and the duct cover surface. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097579 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097580 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR HAVING MULTIPLE STOP POSITIONS - A refrigerator and a method of removing a stored item from the refrigerator. A hinge device couples the refrigerator door to the refrigerator main frame and can control the door to be opened in a multiple stepwise manner. The hinge device includes a compressive member and a hinge bracket having a protruding portion. When the door is pulled by a user to rotate to a first rotation angle, the compressible member comes into contact with the protruding portion of the hinge bracket and thereby blocks further motion thereof. At the first rotation angle, if the user applies additional rotational force on the door, the compressible member can be compressed such that it releases the protruding portion for further motion, thereby allowing the door to be opened to a wider angle. | 2016-04-07 |
| 20160097581 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage chamber; a first storage unit formed in the storage chamber, left and right side walls of the first storage unit having first roller supporting surfaces; and a second storage unit having first roller members mounted to a front region of the second storage unit on left and right sides thereof, the first roller members being seated on the first roller supporting surfaces of the first storage unit, a protrusion extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the second storage unit, and second roller members provided on both sides of the second storage unit to move along guide surfaces provided on an interior of the storage chamber. A lateral surface of the protrusion is configured to extend into and contact an interior surface of the first storage unit to prevent the first roller members from laterally leaving the first roller supporting surfaces. | 2016-04-07 |
