| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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| 20160123600 | APPLIANCE DIAGNOSTICS UTILIZING VISIBLE INDICATORS - A cooking appliance can include diagnostic information communication ability. The cooking appliance has a support for supporting a cooking vessel at a cooking location. A heating element is configured to heat the cooking vessel at the cooking location. A user interface of the cooking appliance includes a visible indicator that is operable to convey primary operational information indicative of an operational aspect of the cooking appliance to a user during normal operation of the cooking appliance. A controller receives sensed information indicative of a malfunction of the cooking appliance and controls an operation of the visible indicator to display an error signal that is incomprehensible to the user without computer assistance, but is readable by a portable code reader. The error signal comprises repeated illumination and deactivation of the visible indicator at a predetermined frequency. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123601 | APPLIANCE SIDE PANEL WITH AIR CHANNEL - An oven range appliance with features for cooling one or both side panels of the oven range appliance without visible gaps between the oven range appliance and a set of kitchen cabinets is provided. In particular, an oven range appliance with one or both side panels comprising air channels for a flow of air along one or both side panels is provided. A side panel for an oven range appliance, with features such as an air channel for cooling the side panel, also is provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123602 | ECONOMICAL AND VERSATILE SYSTEM FOR FIXING A HOB IN A WORKTOP - A cooking hob retention system includes a support element having a major surface and a pocket disposed therealong and defining a strip having a first opening and a second opening on vertically opposite sides thereof. The system also includes a fastening member including an engagement end and a free end resiliently compressible toward the engagement end about a central fold disposed therebetween. The engagement end is coupled with the support element by a deformable portion opposite the central fold received within the first opening and a protruding element extending toward the deformable portion and received within the second opening. The free end includes a body defining an acute angle with respect to the engagement end. A tab extends from the body generally parallel to the engagement end, and a first countering element extends from the body beyond the tab to an end thereof. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123603 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VENTILATOR - A ventilator for a stove includes a fan with a motor, and a microprocessor controller that regulates the speed of the fan motor. The controller has a first input from a wireless receiver with a remote control, and a second input from a rotatable local control knob with a rotary encoder. Signals received from the remote control and the rotary encoder indicate whether to increase or decrease the power supplied to the fan, and by how much. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123604 | GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP INTEGRATED CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING SAME - The present invention relates to a ground source heat pump integrated controller and the method of achieving the same. The ground source heat pump integrated controller of the present invention comprises a main module that has pre-integrated multiple main machines, pumps and valves according to the rated load of the main module and a number of extended modules that have pre-integrated multiple main machines, pumps and valves according to the rated load of the extended modules, said main module and extended modules both being provided with a plurality of analog contacts and digital contacts, and said extended modules being connected, via the analog and digital contacts, to the main module according to the load of the ground source heat pump system. The advantage of the present invention lies in that after system load is calculated according to floor area, multiple extended modules are connected to one main module, which increases the capacity of the main module and thus meets the requirement of system load. The ground source heat pump integrated controller directly connects the pre-integrated main module to the pre-integrated extended modules, which does not require additional programming and thus achieves better scalability and flexibility. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123605 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes: a suction body having an air suction hole formed therein; a heat exchanger in which air sucked into the air suction hole is heat-exchanged; and a pair of blow discharge units through which the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger is passed and discharged. In the air conditioner, each of the pair of blow discharge units includes: a discharge body in which an air inflow hole and an air discharge hole are formed to be spaced apart from each other, and a discharge passage is formed between the air inflow hole and the air discharge hole; a rotation mechanism for rotating the discharge body about a vertical center axis; a cross flow fan rotatably positioned in the discharge passage, the cross flow fan being disposed vertically long in the discharge passage; and a fan motor having a vertical rotational shaft for rotating the cross flow fan. When the cross flow fan is mounted between the discharge body and the heat exchanger, the air conditioner can become more compact, and the utilization of space between the discharge body and the heat exchanger can be enhanced. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123606 | DECORATIVE PANEL MOUNT STRUCTURE OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND INDOOR UNIT HAVING THE SAME - A mount unit for mounting a decorative panel on an underside of an air-conditioning apparatus main body includes a decorative panel mount fitting having a screw engagement hole that communicates with the screw insertion hole of the decorative panel and a claw that is fitted into the claw engagement hole formed on each side of the screw insertion hole of the decorative panel and a decorative panel mount screw, and is configured to be held by the decorative panel without being dropped off when the claw is fitted into the claw engagement hole and the decorative panel mount screw is engaged with the screw engagement hole with a head being oriented downward, and the decorative panel is mounted on the air-conditioning apparatus main body when the decorative panel mount screw held on the decorative panel is screwed into the screw fastening hole of the air-conditioning apparatus main body via the screw insertion hole. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123607 | OUTDOOR UNIT - An outdoor unit includes a part of a main refrigerant circuit formed by connecting a compressor, an indoor-unit-side heat exchanger, an electronic expansion valve, and an outdoor-unit-side heat exchanger via a main refrigerant pipe, a bypass circuit bypassing refrigerant discharged from the compressor and flowing through the main refrigerant circuit, a controller configured to control a flow rate of refrigerant flowing through the main refrigerant circuit and a flow rate of refrigerant flowing through the bypass circuit, an outdoor unit base supporting the compressor and the outdoor-unit-side heat exchanger, a snow-protection frame provided below the outdoor unit base, the snow-protection frame supporting the outdoor unit base, and a load heating unit provided to the snow-protection frame the load heating unit and configured to heat a portion around the load heating unit by exchanging heat between a heat medium flowing through the load heating unit and the refrigerant flowing through the bypass circuit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123608 | HVAC SYSTEM AND ZONE CONTROL UNIT - HVAC systems, zone control units, and control systems are provided. An HVAC system employs distributed zone control units that provides for localized air recirculation. A zone control unit can include a return air section that receives return air from serviced building zones and can mix the return air with a supply of outside air. The mixed air can be heated and/or cooled by the zone control unit and discharged to serviced building zones in a controlled manner. An exhaust air system can be used to extract air from serviced building zones. An HVAC zone control unit can include a local control unit with an Internet protocol address. The local control unit can include a memory and a processor for storing and executing a control program for the zone control unit. The control program can control of the zone control unit in response to commands received via the Internet. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123609 | PARTITION MEMBER FOR TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT, TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT USING THIS MEMBER, AND TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE TYPE VENTILATION DEVICE - A partition member for total heat exchange element ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123610 | HVAC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH IMPROVED HUMIDITY REGULATION - Systems, devices, and methods are presented for using a liquid desiccant to regulate a moisture content of air conditioned by a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The liquid desiccant is disposed within a processing volume, which is substantially-enclosed and substantially segregates the liquid desiccant from the conditioned air. A pair of vapor-permeable membranes define opposite surfaces of the processing volume. Water vapor diffuses through the vapor-permeable membranes, thereby enabling an exchange of moisture between the liquid desiccant and the conditioned air. The refrigerant circuit itself is used to cool desiccant in the absorber and heat desiccant in the desorber. Other systems, devices, and methods are presented. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123611 | TRANSPORTABLE HUMIDIFIER - A humidifier includes a container defining a container cavity; a cover, the cover including a cover body, wherein the cover is positioned over a container opening of the container cavity; an attachment mechanism; at least one of the container and the cover defining a hood opening in fluid communication with the container cavity; and at least one of the container and the cover defining a vent opening in fluid communication with the container cavity. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123612 | HUMIDIFICATION FILTER, AND VAPORIZING HUMIDIFIER INCLUDING THE SAME - A humidification filter, in one aspect, includes at least one of natural fiber and regenerated fiber mixed with a hydrophobic synthetic fiber. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123613 | HUMIDIFIER - The present invention relates to a humidifier. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidifier comprising: a main body including a water reservoir for storing water; an upper body disposed above the water reservoir for covering the water reservoir; and a vibration unit including a vibrator for atomizing the water in the water reservoir, wherein the upper body includes a first hinge part for binge-coupling with the main body and a second hinge part for hinge-coupling with the vibration unit, the upper body is capable of being lifted from the main body using the first hinge part as a shaft, the vibration unit is capable of rotatably moving in the water using the second lunge part as a shaft, and the vibration unit further includes a vibrator receiving unit for the vibrator. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123614 | VARIABLE AIRFLOW VOLUME BALANCING USING A VARIABLE AIRFLOW VOLUME CONTROLLER - Variable airflow volume balancing using a variable airflow volume controller is described herein. One method includes receiving, by a variable airflow volume controller, a command from a computing device to begin variable airflow volume balancing. The method can include performing a balancing function using the variable airflow volume controller in response to the command, wherein the balancing function is performed independent of the computing device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123615 | ECONOMIZER HAVING DAMPER MODULATION - A system having a mixed air box with inputs of return air from a space or spaces of a building, and of outside air. The mixed air box may have an output of discharge air to the space or spaces of the building. The air from the output may be return air that is conditioned with cooling, heat, or outside air. A damper may be situated at the input of outside air to the mixed air box. A temperature sensor may be positioned at the input for outside air and at the output of discharge air. A cooling mechanism may be at the output of the discharge air. The temperature sensor may be downstream from the cooling mechanism. An economizer may have connections with the damper, the temperature sensor and the cooling mechanism. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123616 | CONTROLLED HEAT DELIVERY - A system for controlling heat delivery including at least one heating element to generate heat, at least one power regulating device to regulate the amount of energy output to the at least one heat element, at least one monitor device to measure environmental parameter data of the at least one power regulating device and the at, least one heating element, a data processing computer to process environment parameter data from the at least one monitor and initial setting data and provide operating instructions, and at least one control device to receive the operating instructions from the data processor and control the at least one power regulating device to regulate energy output to the at least one heating element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123617 | TEMPERATURE PREFERENCE LEARNING - A method for relative temperature preference learning is described. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying one or more current settings of a thermostat located at a premises, identifying one or more current indoor and outdoor conditions, calculating a current indoor differential between the current indoor temperature and the current target temperature, calculating a current outdoor differential between the current outdoor temperature and the current target temperature, and learning temperature preferences based on an analysis of the one or more current indoor conditions and the one or more current outdoor conditions. The one or more current settings of the thermostat include at least one of a current target temperature, current runtime settings, and current airflow settings. The one or more current indoor and outdoor conditions include at least one of a current temperature, current humidity, current indoor airflow, current atmospheric pressure, current level of precipitation, and current cloud cover. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123618 | ENHANCED AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM SCHEDULING USING A PREFERENCE FUNCTION - In an embodiment, an electronic device may include storage containing processor-executable instructions and a current setpoint schedule, and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to control an environmental control system based at least in part on the current setpoint schedule, and to determine the current setpoint schedule by detecting user behavior that indicates satisfaction with setpoints, based at least in part on the detected user behavior, determining a preference function that maps weights indicating user preferences for setpoints, determining candidate setpoint schedules, scoring the candidate setpoint schedules against the weights of the preference function to obtain first scores, where candidate setpoint schedules that best fit the weights of the preference function have the highest first scores, modifying the first scores to obtain second scores, and selecting the candidate setpoint schedule with the highest second score as a new current setpoint schedule. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123619 | ENHANCED AUTOMATED CONTROL SCHEDULING - In an embodiment, an electronic device may include storage containing processor-executable instructions, a preference function that maps weights indicating likely user preferences for the range of values of a device setting in relation to a range of values of a variable, and a current automated device control schedule configured to control the device setting of the electronic device in relation to the variable, and a processor. The instructions may cause the processor to determine the current automated device control schedule based on the preference function by detecting user behavior that indicates satisfaction or dissatisfaction with values of the device setting in relation to the variable, updating the preference function based on the detected user behavior, and determining the current automated device control schedule by comparing a number of candidate device control schedules against the weights of the preference function and selecting the candidate with the highest score. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123620 | Use of Computationally Generated Thermal Energy - In one aspect, a computing device-implemented method includes receiving at least one triggering event signal from one or more components of a heat recovery system. The method also includes determining, based in part on the at least one triggering event signal, a computation workload assignment to be executed on one or more computation devices. The method further includes sending one or more command signals to the one or more computation devices. The one or more command signals include a portion of the computation workload assignment for execution by the one or more computation devices. The method also includes initiating capture of heat energy to be stored in one or more heat reservoirs, the heat energy being generated by the one or more computation device based upon the computation workload assignment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123621 | Fully Close Vent Device for Heating and Air Conditioning System - A vent device includes a vent frame and a fin arrangement. The vent frame includes a ventilating opening and a peripheral frame portion adapted for mounting at an air outlet of a heating and air conditioning system. The fin arrangement includes a plurality of vent fins longitudinally and rotatably supported at the ventilating opening, wherein each of the vent fins has first and second longitudinal sealing edges. When the vent fins are concurrently moved in an opened position, the vent fins are rotated to parallel with each other for allowing air passing through. When the vent fins are concurrently moved in a closed position, the first longitudinal sealing edge of each of the vent fins is overlappedly engaged with the second longitudinal sealing edge of the adjacent vent fin to completely seal the ventilating opening of the vent frame in an air sealing manner. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123622 | AIR PURIFICATION NOTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, USER EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM - An air purification notification method includes acquiring air quality data and determining whether to initiate a notification according to the air quality data. The air quality data includes at least one of inside air quality data indicating an inside air quality inside a purifying space where an air purifier is placed or outside air quality data indicating an outside air quality outside the purifying space. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123623 | INTELLIGENT AIR CONDITIONER SOCKET WITH ABNORMALITY ALARM - An intelligent with abnormality alarm which may comprise a housing, jacks in the surface of the housing and a conductive component arranged within the housing, wherein the housing is internally provided with a single chip processor as well as a current detection module, a voltage detection module, an outdoor temperature detection module, an indoor temperature detection module, a display module and a power supply module which are electrically connected with the single chip processor respectively. The power supply module is connected with the display module to power it. The socket may be used to carry out a real-time monitoring without making modification to the software and hardware. After applying the air conditioner socket of the present invention, the user may replace the socket of the air conditioner of a corresponding model him or her, i.e., the monitoring of an installed air conditioner may be accomplished with a minimum cost. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123624 | UNIVERSAL CELL - A universal analog cell that has electronic circuits that can be configured with a processor using a program designed for connection to one or more of a large range of various sensor and actuator types. The cell may have just a few terminals, for example four terminals, that can be configured for a wide range of components. A sensor or actuator which inherently requires several terminals may be implemented using all the terminals of the cell, but the cell may also support multiple input or output features as long as each of these features requires less than all terminals of the cell. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123625 | WALL MOUNT BRACKET FOR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT - A wall mount bracket for HVAC Equipment such as a heat pump, AC condensing unit, and preferably the exterior condenser unit of a mini split system. The system can advantageously be used in colder climates to prevent equipment from freezing and keep equipment above the level of the snow, etc. The wall mounts herein employ an offset to space the unit away from the wall of the structure to provide clearance on the rear of the unit. The offset also allows the units to be mounted above the top of the foundation wall without disrupting the exterior siding of the structure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123626 | Insulating Shell for Thermal Expansion Tanks - An insulating shell designed to fit a variety of thermal expansion tanks which provides substantial insulation. The insulation shell includes a first half shell, a second half shell, and an interlocking mechanism. The first half shell and the second half shell join together to form an enclosed shell with a hollow interior. The first half shell and the second half shell each include a main body, a central cavity, and a partial hole. The main body provides the thermal insulation. The central cavity laterally traverses into the main body through a planar mating surface and receives the tank. The partial hole traverses into the main body from an external surface to an internal surface and received associated plumbing of the tank. The interlocking mechanism includes a first engaging element and a second engaging element, which are used to attach the first half shell and the second half shell together. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123627 | HEATING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL - A heating appliance includes a frame and a heating element. The frame has a casing and a rear face demarcating an internal volume of the frame. The rear face is configured to be secured to a wall that is substantially vertical. The heating element is placed in the internal volume of the frame. The casing of the heating appliance includes a phase-change material. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123628 | Heat Concentrator Device for Solar Power System - A heat concentrator device for a solar power system includes an evacuated hollow body with a bottom, side walls, a top find an airtight cap. Portions of the side walls have inwardly reflective surfaces for concentrating solar radiation into the chamber toward a heat sink, which is positioned in the bottom of the chamber. The heat sink also is hollow and has an inlet port formed in one of its opposite side walls and an outlet port formed in the other for heat transfer fluid to flow into and out of the heat sink. Circuitous passageways form a maze that connects the inlet and outlet ports thus maximizing heat transfer to/from system fluid(s) within the heat sink. The sidewalls of the chamber of the device extend below the heat sink to form a partial vacuum chamber between its bottom and the heat sink. The device is mounted to a reflective dish of a solar power system in a unique way adding additional solar energy collection efficiencies. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123629 | System and Method for Geothermal Heat Exchange - Apparatus and method transfer heat between a geothermal mass and a geothermal heat exchange unit embedded within the geothermal mass, utilizing a geothermal heat exchange system comprised of the heat exchange unit. The unit includes a chamber enclosed by plate-like walls presenting a very large heat transfer area. The walls are spaced apart by a small distance compared to the heat transfer area, configuring the chamber to contain a thin, film-like volume of a liquid heat exchange medium. The heat exchange medium is flowed into and out of the chamber at a prescribed rate of flow, and the capacity of the chamber is such that the volume of heat exchange medium contained within the chamber during operation of the geothermal heat exchange system is great enough to enable the flowing heat exchange medium to mix with static, dwelled heat exchange medium maintained within the chamber as heat exchange medium flows through the chamber at the prescribed rate of flow and is circulated in the system. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123630 | MULTI-DEWAR COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system includes a first dewar configured to house a first optical imaging device, a second dewar configured to house a second optical imaging device, and a Stirling cycle refrigerator. The Stirling cycle refrigerator can include a compressor, a first expander in fluid communication with the compressor and in thermal communication with the first dewar, and a second expander in fluid communication with the compressor and in thermal communication with the second dewar. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123631 | CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR - In a cryogenic refrigerator, a displacer defines an internal space, and circulates a working fluid in the internal space. A cylinder houses the displacer such as to enable it to reciprocate, and, at an interval from the bottom side of the displacer, forms an expansion space for the working fluid. A cooling stage is provided along an outer circumferential and bottom portion of the cylinder, in a location corresponding to the expansion space. A heat exchanger is arranged inside the expansion space and is thermally connected to the cooling stage. An end portion of the displacer on its expansion-space side has an opening that serves as an entry/exit port between the internal space and the expansion space for the working fluid. A working-fluid flow channel connects the internal space and the expansion space via the heat exchanger. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123632 | ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLES USING A LGWP REFRIGERANT - Absorptive refrigeration methods and systems that comprise refrigerant comprising one or more hydrofluoroolefin and/or hydrochlorofluoroolefins, and a solvent or absorbent selected from the group consisting of a polyalkyene glycol oil, a poly alpha olefin oil, a mineral oil and/or a polyolester oil. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123633 | GIMYST PORTABLE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEM - A solar air-conditioning and solar cooling system that relies upon solar energy and a coolant chemistry apparatus for cooling the interior of a residence, machinery or other structure and for the production of cool air for refrigeration or freezing. The solar powered cooling system described has two main modes of operation: (1) it can serve as an air-conditioning unit, and (2) it can serve as an ice maker unit as well as a refrigerator unit. The solar powered cooling system is portable, autonomous, and smart as it can automatically regulate itself to keep the room at a specified temperature and can programmed to different temperatures for refrigeration as well as freezing cycles by the use of an on-board computer, which powered by rechargeable batteries charged by solar panels. The device operates on a day and night cycle concept whereby during the daylight hours, the system uses the sun's radiation to heat up the solar refrigerant compound to its vapor state, followed by a cooling cycle of the vapor through condensing coils. During the night cycle the coolant's absorbing chemical forces the coolant compound to absorb heat from the cooling tank, thereby causing the cooling effect, and forces the coolant to evaporate back up to the solar heating element to prepare for the start of the next cycle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123634 | LUBRICANT TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH A FLOW REGULATING DEVICE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods to regulate the temperature of lubricant are provided. The regulation of the lubricant temperature can include increasing or decreasing the temperature of the lubricant. More specifically, apparatuses and methods are disclosed to reduce the temperature of the lubricant before it is directed to a mechanical component for lubrication purposes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123635 | Oil Return Method for Multi-Split Air Conditioner in Heating - An oil return method for multi-split air conditioner in heating comprises steps of: S1, adjusting operation frequency f0 of a compressor ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123636 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT PUMP AND HEAT PUMP - A fluid is condensed by at least one condensation device and the fluid is expanded by at least one expansion device. Then, the fluid is evaporated by at least one evaporation device and the fluid is compressed by at least one compression device. An ionic liquid is used when compressing the fluid. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123637 | TWO-PHASE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - Described herein are passive cooling systems utilizing two-phase heat-transfer fluids for transferring heat from one or more heat sources. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123638 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air-conditioning system includes an air conditioner, a heat source device, and a controller. In a case where an indoor temperature is a setting value, the controller performs a first adjustment operation including: transmitting a switching signal to the heat source device to instruct the heat source device to switch a setting water temperature to a first setting water temperature; and adjusting a temperature difference of heat-exchange water to a target water temperature difference. In a case where the indoor temperature is not the setting value, the controller performs a second adjustment operation including: transmitting a switching signal to the heat source device to instruct the heat source device to switch the setting water temperature to a second setting water temperature; and adjusting an air supply temperature of air-conditioning air to a setting air supply temperature. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123639 | TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo refrigerator includes a centrifugal compressor configured to compress a refrigerant by rotation of an impeller having a plurality of blades, a condenser configured to cool the compressed refrigerant, a first expansion valve and a second expansion valve connected in series and configured to decompress the refrigerant from the condenser to form two phases of a gas and a liquid, an evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant from the second expansion valve, an economizer disposed between the first expansion valve and the second expansion valve and configured to separate the refrigerant into two phases of a gas and a liquid, and an introduction path configured to allow the gas phase separated from the refrigerant in the economizer to flow between a front edge and a rear edge of a blade in a main flow channel between the neighboring blades of the impeller. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123640 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner, which comprises a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a four-way valve, an accumulator, and an oil separator, and cools or heats a room by circulating a refrigerant. The air conditioner comprises a first block which is disposed on a first channel of the refrigerant between the oil separator and the four-way valve, and the first block is modular and includes a plurality of first control parts, and a second block which is disposed on a second channel of the refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger, and the second block is modular and includes a plurality of second control parts. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123641 | System and Method for Venting Refrigerant from an Air Conditioning System - An air conditioning service system includes an inlet port configured to connect to an air conditioning system to receive refrigerant, a discharge circuit, a pressure transducer, and a controller. The discharge circuit includes a plurality of discharge lines arranged in parallel with one another, each of the plurality of discharge lines fluidly connecting the inlet port to the atmosphere through an associated orifice to vent the refrigerant to atmosphere, and a plurality of discharge valves, each of which is configured to open and close an associated one of the plurality of discharge lines. The controller is configured to obtain the pressure at the inlet port and determine a theoretical mass flow rate through each of the plurality of discharge lines based upon the pressure and the cross-sectional area of the associated orifice, and to operate selected ones of the discharge valves based upon the determined theoretical mass flow rates. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123642 | System and Method for Venting Refrigerant from an Air Conditioning System - An air conditioning service system includes a discharge unit including a discharge vessel, a vacuum pump fluidly connected to the discharge vessel, a scale configured to sense a weight of the discharge unit, a first valve arranged in an input line configured to fluidly connect the discharge vessel to an air conditioning system, and a vent valve arranged in a vent line and configured to fluidly connect the discharge vessel to the atmosphere. A controller operates the vacuum pump to evacuate the discharge vessel, obtains an evacuated weight of the discharge unit, operates the first valve to open to fill the discharge vessel with refrigerant, obtains a filled weight of the discharge unit, operates the vent valve to vent refrigerant from the discharge vessel, obtains a vented weight of the discharge unit, and determines a mass of refrigerant vented based upon the stored evacuated, filled, and vented weights. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123643 | Filter less A/C system - A low temperature Freon, where indoor air in an air handling unit goes through an indoor coil. Do to the fact that indoor coil fins' surface temperature is below freezing, ice will build up on surfaces of the fins, icy/wet surfaces will catch foreign substances from the air. Air in the center of indoor coil is passing through without cooling the indoor air. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123644 | DEMAND-RESPONSE SYSTEM - A demand-response system includes first and second aggregators and a power aggregator. The first aggregator performs demand-response-related control of a first heating device group including a heat pump device, and the second aggregator performs demand-response-related control of a second heating device group. The power aggregator sends a second power adjustment request to the first and second aggregators using a command being common to the first and second aggregators. In accordance with the second power adjustment request, the first aggregator performs demand-response-related control of the first heating device group using a first dedicated command, and the second aggregator performs demand-response-related control of the second heating device group using a second dedicated command that is different from the first dedicated command. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123645 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An air conditioner includes a compressor; a flow switching part disposed at an outlet side of the compressor to switch a flow direction of a refrigerant according to whether a cooling operation or heating operation is performed; an outdoor heat exchanger connected to the flow switching part and having a plurality of the refrigerant pipes to guide the refrigerant which heat-exchanges with outdoor air; and a main expansion valve connected to one side of the outdoor heat exchanger. A first inlet/outlet pipe connects the flow switching part to the outdoor heat exchanger; and a second inlet/outlet pipe connects the outdoor heat exchanger to the main expansion valve, where the outdoor heat exchanger includes a header to form a flowing space of the refrigerant and having an upper header and a lower header; a check valve disposed between the upper header and the lower header to guide the refrigerant to flow one way; and a bypass pipe connecting the lower header to the second inlet/outlet pipe and guiding a discharge of a liquid refrigerant located in the lower header, and a bypass pipe valve controlling an amount of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the bypass pipe. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123646 | Expansion Valve Control System and Method for Air Conditioning Apparatus - Systems and methods of controlling an HVAC system electronic expansion valve (EEV) include determining an optimal EEV position for the HVAC system as a function of a variable related to an ambient environment enthalpy and operating the HVAC system as a function of the optimal EEV position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123647 | ICE MAKING DEVICE - An ice making device and a method of making ice. A plurality of passages for refrigerant, preferably, multi-component refrigerant, is in thermal communication with a freezing surface, for example in an outer shell surrounding a body. The passages each include an inlet and an outlet. The inlet for a passage may be disposed approximately 180° from the outlet for that passage. The outlet for the passages may form the inlet for the subsequent passage. The size of the outlets may be smaller than a cross-sectional size of the passage. As the refrigerant moves through the passages, water on the freezing surfaces will freeze and form ice. A blade will scrape the ice off. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123648 | Light Weight Reinforced Ice Chest - A lightweight reinforced ice chest is discussed herein comprising a thermally insulated polystyrene foam body which is polygonal in shape being further comprised of a base connected to two pairs of opposing sides defining a top opening, and wherein a carrying handle is located on either of two of a selected pair of opposing sides of the ice chest. Either or both the interior and exterior of the body are coated with a polyurea spray lining to increase the durability and insulation of the polystyrene foam. The ice chest further has a lid having an exterior and an interior which is movable between an open and a closed position with respect to the top opening. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123649 | DEFROSTING APPARATUS, REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A defrosting apparatus includes: an evaporator; a defrosting heater removing frost formed on the evaporator; and a controller controlling the defrosting heater until defrosting for the evaporator is completed when a driving start command for the defrosting apparatus is input, wherein the controller controls the defrosting heater to have an idle section in which the defrosting heater is not operated between a point in time in which the driving start command is input and a point in time in which the defrosting is completed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123650 | Refrigeration device with a heat circulation system - A refrigeration device has a heat source and a heat circulation system for heating an opening area of a frame. The heat circulation system contains a heat transport substance, and the heat circulation system contains a heat take-up area and a frame heating area. The heat source is embodied to emit a quantity of heat through the heat take-up area to the heat transport substance in the heat circulation system, in order to obtain a heated-up heat transport substance. The heat circulation system is embodied to convey the heated heat transport substance from the heat take-up area to the frame heating. The frame heating is embodied to emit the quantity of heat taken up by the heat transport substance to the opening area of the frame of the refrigeration device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123651 | AIR HANDLING UNIT WITH CONDENSATION COLLECTION SYSTEM - A condensation collection system including a housing, a heat-exchanging coil located in the housing, a drain pan located in the housing and underneath the heat-exchanging coil, a water-sensitive element located in the housing and underneath both the heat-exchanging coil and the drain pan. The drain pan is configured to collect condensation from an interior of the housing. The drain pan includes a bottom, three or more exterior walls that generally conform to an interior perimeter of the housing, a primary drain located on a first exterior wall selected from the three or more exterior walls, and a controlled overflow drain located on a second exterior wall selected from the three or more exterior walls. The primary drain is configured to drain collected condensation from the drain pan. The controlled overflow drain is configured to drain the collected condensation from the drain pan. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123652 | AIR CONDITIONER VENTILATION AND PRE-COOLING DEVICE - An air conditioner ventilation and pre-cooling device includes a carrying container, a cooling unit and an intake fan. The carrying container is provided for containing condensed water of the evaporator, the cooling unit is connected to the condensed water, and the intake fan guides outside air to pass through the cooling unit. The heat of the condensed unit is conducted to the cooling unit, and the outside air passes through the cooling unit and exchanges heat with the cooling unit to form a pre-cooled air. The outside air is pre-cooled before it enters into an indoor environment, so as to achieve the environmental protection and power saving effects and improve the cooling efficiency. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123653 | COOLING AND/OR FREEZING DEVICE - A refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit is disclosed having at least one carcass in which a cooled inner space is arranged and having at least one closure element by which the cooled inner space can be closed. The carcass has one or more contact elements at the carcass side and the closure element has one or more contact elements at the closure element side, wherein at least one switch is provided which allows a current flow through the contact elements in the closed state and prevents a current flow through the contact elements in the open state, wherein the switch is switched from its open state into its closed state upon reaching of a specific closing angle, and the switch is switched into the closed state as soon as or after the contact elements at the closure element side are in contact with the contact elements at the carcass side. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123654 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a cabinet ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123655 | UNIVERSAL FIXING SYSTEM FOR A RANGE OF MODULAR REFRIGERATOR COMPONENTS - A modular component fixing system for an appliance including a refrigerating appliance having an inner liner defining a plurality of modular attachment slots, each having an upturned flange defining an angular recess. Each modular attachment slots includes a downwardly angled channel in communication with the angular recess. Each of a plurality of modular components includes an abutment surface and a supporting flange extending from the abutment surface at a predetermined angle, the predetermined angle of the supporting flange being substantially similar to a recess angle define by the angular recess, wherein each modular component is configured to be removably engaged with any one of the plurality of modular attachment slots by inserting the supporting flange into a corresponding angular recess of the one of the plurality of modular attachment slots such that the abutment surface is substantially flush with an interior surface of the inner liner. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123656 | LED LIGHTING ARRAY SYSTEM FOR ILLUMINATING A DISPLAY CASE - An LED lighting array system includes discrete lighting modules spatially arrayed along a support member to provide illumination of items within a display case. The modules have a low overall height that results in them being mounted in a low-profile configuration at various locations along the support member. The modules include a housing with opposed first and second sets of side apertures, a plurality of internal reflecting surfaces associated with the apertures, respectively, an external lens, a multi-sided light engine and a group of side-emitting LEDs. During operation, a first portion of light generated by the side-emitting LEDs is discharged through apertures and the lens into the cooler to illuminate contents therein, while a second portion of light generated by the side-emitting LEDs is redirected by the reflecting surface through said apertures and the lens into the cooler. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123657 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a first region for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a second region for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a first region picture and a second region picture from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123658 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a region (a first region) for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a region (a second region) for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a portion for the first region (a first region picture) and a portion for the second region (a second region picture) from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123659 | Refrigerator And Control Method For The Same - A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment formed in a cabinet of the refrigerator by a fixed insulation wall, the storage compartment being provided with an access opening, a door rotatably provided to the cabinet to open and close the access opening, a drawer provided in the storage compartment, a camera fixed to a ceiling of the storage compartment to photograph both a region (a first region) for storing of food arranged in an external space of the drawer in the storage compartment and a region (a second region) for storing of food arranged in an internal space of the drawer in the storage compartment, and a controller to separate, through a capturing time of a picture containing both the first region and the second region, a portion for the first region (a first region picture) and a portion for the second region (a second region picture) from the picture to individually divide and store the first region picture and the second region picture. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123660 | ELECTRICAL COOKER INCLUDING HEATING AND COOLING FUNCTIONALITY - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical cooker, configured for cooling and/or heating a food item, including: a platform configured for receiving a cooking receptacle for cooling or heating; a heating element coupled to the platform for thermal transfer through conduction, the heating element further coupled to an electrical source for resistively heating the heating element; and a cooling element, configured for thermal transfer through conduction with the received cooking receptacle, the cooling element further coupled to a vapor-compression cooling system including a refrigerant circulating through the vapor-compression cooling system. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123661 | AIR SEPARATION APPARATUS - A cryogenic air separation method and apparatus in which first and second liquid streams are produced. The first liquid stream has a higher oxygen content than air and can consist of a higher pressure distillation column bottoms and the second liquid stream, for instance, air, has a lower oxygen content than the first liquid stream and an argon content no less than the air. The second liquid stream is subcooled through indirect heat exchange with the first liquid stream and both of such streams are introduced into the lower pressure column. The second liquid stream is introduced into the lower pressure column above that point at which the crude liquid oxygen column bottoms or any portion thereof is introduced into the lower pressure column to increase a liquid to vapor ratio below the introduction of the second liquid stream and therefore, reduce the oxygen present within the column overhead. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123662 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OXYGEN PRODUCTION BY LOW-TEMPERATURE SEPARATION OF AIR AT VARIABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A method and device to produce oxygen by the low-temperature separation of air at variable energy consumption. A distillation column system comprises a high-pressure column, a low-pressure column and a main condenser, a secondary condenser and a supplementary condenser. Gaseous nitrogen from the high-pressure column is liquefied in the main condenser in indirect heat exchange with an intermediate liquid from the low-pressure column. A first liquid oxygen stream from the bottom of the low-pressure column is evaporated in the secondary condenser in indirect heat exchange with feed air to obtain a gaseous oxygen product. The supplementary condenser serves as a bottom heating device for the low-pressure column and is heated by means of a first nitrogen stream from the distillation column system, which nitrogen stream was compressed previously in a cold compressor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123663 | AIR SEPARATION METHOD - A cryogenic air separation method and apparatus in which first and second liquid streams are produced. The first liquid stream has a higher oxygen content than air and can consist of a higher pressure distillation column bottoms and the second liquid stream, for instance, air, has a lower oxygen content than the first liquid stream and an argon content no less than the air. The second liquid stream is subcooled through indirect heat exchange with the first liquid stream and both of such streams are introduced into the lower pressure column. The second liquid stream is introduced into the lower pressure column above that point at which the crude liquid oxygen column bottoms or any portion thereof is introduced into the lower pressure column to increase a liquid to vapor ratio below the introduction of the second liquid stream and therefore, reduce the oxygen present within the column overhead. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123664 | METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE - The present invention relates to a method of operating an electric arc furnace containing (a) a furnace shell having a tapping hole and/or a slag door, (b) a furnace roof having a plurality of electrodes provided so as to face downwards, and (c) a rotating apparatus that rotates the furnace shell around a vertical axis relative to the electrodes, the method contains a rotating step of rotating the furnace shell relative to the electrodes during melting of a metal material, and a holding step of stopping the rotation when any one of the plurality of electrodes reaches a holding position that is previously set close to the tapping hole or the slag door, and holding the furnace shell at the holding position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123665 | METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE - The present invention relates to a method of operating an electric arc furnace containing a furnace shell having a tapping hole, a plurality of electrodes, and a rotating apparatus that rotates the furnace shell around a vertical axis relative to the electrodes, the method contains a charging step of opening an opening-and-closing door of a scrap bucket containing a metal material and falling the metal material into the furnace shell in which the furnace shell is rotated by the rotating apparatus until a direction of a line connecting a center of the furnace shell to a center of the tapping hole intersects an extension direction of a seam at a closing side of the opening-and-closing door, the opening-and-closing door is opened in this positional relationship to charge the metal material. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123666 | MELTING FURNACE - The present invention relates to a melting furnace, containing a furnace shell, a furnace shell moving mechanism that supports the furnace shell so as to be movable on an installation surface, a pipe or a wiring that has one end fixed to the furnace shell and has at least partially a flexible portion, and a stand containing a supporting part that supports a halfway portion of the pipe or the wiring, and a stand moving part that is coupled to the supporting part and moves the supporting part on the installation surface in synchronous with movement of the furnace shell, in which the stand is mounted on the installation surface so as to be movable up and down with respect to the furnace shell. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123667 | ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE - The present invention relates to an electric arc furnace, containing a furnace shell, an electrode, a furnace shell moving mechanism that supports the furnace shell so as to be movable on an installation surface, and a first insulation that electrically insulates between the furnace shell and the furnace shell moving mechanism. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123668 | SAND DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPENSING SAND INTO A METAL MAKING FURNACE - A sand dispensing system with a compact movable sand reservoir, mounted for movement atop a metal making furnace, is refillable with a predetermined amount of sand, and tilts with the furnace. The reservoir dispenses a directed stream of the predetermined amount of sand through a nozzle in a sump panel door to fill a tap hole in the furnace. One end of the nozzle receives the directed stream of sand. The opposite end of the nozzle projects into the furnace, to direct the sand stream into the tap hole when the sand reservoir is in the dispensing position. An imaging device may be used to inspect the tap hole before and after the sand is directed into the tap hole. A remote control may be used to operate the sand dispensing system. The predetermined amount may be adjusted as the fill volume of the tap hole increases. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123669 | METHOD FOR TAPPING A STEEL MAKING FURNACE - A method of tapping a steelmaking furnace comprised of determining a desired level of steel to be attained in a ladle, and calculating the weight of molten steel that will be present when the desired level is attained following a transfer of molten steel from the furnace to the ladle. The furnace is operated such that slag is formed on top of molten steel contained therein. The furnace is moved to a first position to cause transfer of molten steel to the ladle to begin. The transfer of molten steel from the furnace to the ladle is continued, and at the first occurrence of molten steel attaining the desired level in the ladle, molten steel attaining a maximum allowable weight in the ladle, or an excessive amount of slag being present upon the molten steel in the ladle, transfer of molten steel to the ladle is ceased. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123670 | HEAT TREAT FURNACE JIG - The present invention improves the strength of the bottom (net) of the jig and makes it more difficult and unlikely for deviation of the mesh to occur. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123671 | FURNACE MUFFLE FOR AN ANNEALING FURNACE - A furnace muffle for an annealing furnace, the furnace muffle including a base body arranged to delimit a volume to be heated, at least one actuator connected to the base body in such a manner that the actuator, during the operation of the furnace muffle, can exert a force on the base body, at least one sensor arranged to detect a force exerted by the base body during the heating or cooling and/or a change in a length of the base body during the heating or cooling, and a control device connected to the actuator and the sensor, which is arranged so that during the operation of the furnace muffle, it controls the force exerted on the base body as a function of the force or change in length detected by the sensor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123672 | CONDENSATE AND FLASH STEAM RECOVERY SYSTEM - A system for recovering flash steam and condensate includes a flash steam recovery unit for recovering steam from a fluid containing flash steam and condensate, a condensate recovery unit positioned below the flash steam recovery unit to receive the condensate by gravity, wherein the condensate recovery unit is operated by pressurized pumping means which are adapted for selectively receiving the condensate into the condensate recovery unit, discharging the condensate to a process equipment through an outlet steam trapping unit, and discharging the exhaust gas via an exhaust gas outlet. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123673 | REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTOR FOR FALLING FILM EVAPORATOR - A falling film evaporator includes a plurality of evaporator tubes through which a volume of thermal energy transfer medium is flowed, and a distributor to distribute a flow of liquid refrigerant over the plurality of evaporator tubes. The distributor includes a distributor box and a distribution sheet positioned at a bottom surface of the distributor box having a plurality of peaks and valleys, with sidewalls extending between each peak and each valley. A plurality of ports is located in the sidewalls to distribute the flow of liquid refrigerant downwardly over the plurality of evaporator tubes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123674 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING OR COOLING VISCOUS MATERIALS - The invention provides methods and devices for heating or cooling viscous materials such as meal emulsions useful for producing food and other products. The devices include a heat exchanger comprising a first plate, a second plate attached to the first plate, and a first spacer and a second spacer arranged between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate, the second plate, the first spacer, and the second spacer define at least one temperature controlled passage for a product to pass through the heat exchanger. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123675 | CONNECTION MODULE, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND CORRESPONDING HEAT-EXCHANGING ASSEMBLY - A connection module of a heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, is configured to connect the heat exchanger to a component of a fluid circuit and to carry a sensor suitable for measuring a quantity of the fluid. The connection module includes at least two fixing parts and complementary assembly means. The two fixing parts include a first fixing part arranged on a defined axis and configured to form a mechanical support for the component and a second fixing part configured to carry the sensor. The complementary assembly means is carried on the one hand by the first fixing part and on the other hand by the second fixing part and is configured to allow assembly of the second part on the first part in at least two orientations of the second part with respect to the defined axis. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123676 | PLATE-CONNECTION TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger and, more specifically, to a plate-connection type heat exchanger, wherein the assembling and connection of plates used in a heat exchanger can be simplified so as to reduce the manufacturing time thereof and manufacturing process, thereby improving productivity and product quality. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123677 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123678 | CONFORMAL THERMAL GROUND PLANES - A conformal thermal ground plane is disclosed according to some embodiments along with a method of manufacturing a conformal thermal ground plane according to other embodiments. The method may include forming a first planar containment layer into a first non-planar containment layer having a first non-planar shape; forming a second planar containment layer into a second non-planar containment layer having a second non-planar shape; disposing a liquid cavity and a vapor cavity between the first non-planar containment layer and the second non-planar containment layer; sealing at least a portion of the first non-planar containment layer and at least a portion of the second non-planar containment layer; and charging at least the liquid cavity with a working fluid. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123679 | WOVEN FIBERS, WICK STRUCTURES HAVING THE WOVEN FIBERS AND HEAT PIPES HAVING THE WICK STRUCTURES - An exemplary woven fiber includes a main body and at least a channel located at a side of the main body. The disclosure also provides a wick structure having woven fibers and a heat pipe having the wick structure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123680 | LATENT HEAT STORAGE MODULE AND LATENT HEAT STORAGE APPARATUS - A latent heat storage module includes a plurality of film packs configured to accommodate a phase change material configured to use phase change latent heat as a heat medium of room temperature (0° C. or more). A guide is configured to fix the plurality of film packs. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123681 | FIN TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A fin satisfies 0°<θ2| 2016-05-05 | |
| 20160123682 | AIR HANDLING UNIT WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - An air handling unit, includes: an outer casing defining an air passage from a first opening on a first side of the outer casing to a second opening on a second side of the outer casing; a first supporting member in the air passage and affixed to the outer casing; a heat-exchanging coil affixed to a surface of the first supporting member facing the second opening; a second supporting member located such that the heat-exchanging coil is located between the first supporting member and the second supporting member; a first connection member connecting the first supporting member and the second supporting member; and insulation material adjacent to the outer casing at least between the first supporting member and the second opening, the insulation material being located between the first connection member and the outer casing, wherein the insulation material is unperforated between the first supporting member and the second opening. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123683 | INLET AIR TURBULENT GRID MIXER AND DIMPLED SURFACE RESONANT CHARGE AIR COOLER CORE - A resonant charge air cooler is provided having internal structures for producing vortexes in the air flow, thus inducing turbulence and increasing heat transfer efficiency. The air cooler includes an inlet tank, an outlet tank and a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting the inlet and outlet tanks. The tubes include vortex-inducing structures such as dimples or grooves formed on their interior surfaces. A vortex-inducing structure such as wire mesh formed from a long wire, a wire grid or parallel wires on a frame is included in the inlet tank. By changing the geometry of the internal structures, turbulent eddies are created at very small length scales. Adjustment of the geometries results in vortexes that have almost the same size as those produced by the surface dimples or grooves formed on the walls of the tubes connecting the inlet and outlet tanks, whereby a resonance behavior occurs and heat transfer increases. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123684 | CLEANING BRUSH DEVICE FOR CONDENSER - A dust cleaning device for condenser of cooler is provided. Since the dust from outside is attached to the condenser due to ventilation and they become one of reasons for compressor failure, the device is configured to clean the heat exchange fin of the condenser periodically, in which a wire winch and a cleaning brush is connected to a driving axle of a driving motor such that the cleaning brush performs up-and-down motion and rotation with a power of the driving motor and cleans the heat exchange fin. In other structure, pinion and rack can be connected to the driving axle to perform the up-and-down motion. The cleaning brush is made of textile or unwoven fabric. Furthermore, the cleaning brush further includes a plurality of long brush portions protruding above the cleaning brush. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123685 | Bolt Carrier - A bolt carrier having a first gas port, wherein the first gas port provides fluid communication between an interior and an exterior of the bolt carrier; a second gas port, wherein the second gas port provides fluid communication between an interior and an exterior of the bolt carrier; and a third gas port, wherein the third gas port provides fluid communication between an interior and an exterior of the bolt carrier. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123686 | Minigun with Improved Feeder Sprocket and Shaft - A delinking feeder receives a belt of linked cartridges, separates cartridges from the belt, and feeds the separated cartridges to a minigun for firing. The delinking feeder includes a feeder sprocket a plurality of slots extending outward to an open end at an outer edge of the feeder sprocket body, and each slot is disposed along a curve. The curve decelerates a cartridge disposed in the slot as the cartridge moves outwardly in the slot. A feeder, shaft is adapted to hold the feeder sprocket and a stripper. The shaft includes a section having a plurality of exterior splines, and the feeder sprocket includes an axial hole having a plurality of interior splines configured to mate with the plurality of shaft exterior splines. The stripper sleeve includes an axial hole having a plurality of interior splines configured to mate with the plurality of shaft exterior splines. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123687 | COLOR-CHANGING FIREARM COMPONENTS - The present application teaches a color-changing component for a firearm and methods for constructing same. In some embodiments the component is a magazine comprising a photochromatic body that changes color and/or opacity based on the introduction or removal of light to the body. In alternate embodiments the component is any type of weapon-mounted aiming or sight-aiding device for which it would be desirable to reduce the risk of reflective glare or glint. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123688 | AMMUNITION MAGAZINE AND RESILIENT MEMBER - A magazine for storing and feeding ammunition cartridges to a small arms weapon which comprises a casing, a floor plate, a follower, and a magazine spring inside the casing. The magazine spring may comprise a first end connected to the follower, a second end connected to the floor plate, and a plurality of coils. Each of the plurality of coils may include a first segment having a first radius, a second segment having a first length adjoining the first segment, a third segment having a second radius adjoining the second segment, the second radius being greater than the first radius, and a fourth segment having a second length adjoining the third segment, the second length being approximately equal to the first length. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123689 | MUZZLE BRAKE AND FIREARM - A muzzle brake as an exemplary muzzle brake has an inner tubular portion, an outer tubular portion, and a lid portion. A tip portion of a gun barrel is fixed to the inside of the inner tubular portion. A space is formed inside the inner tubular portion on an extension of a muzzle. A plurality of first gas-guiding holes is formed in the vicinity of the muzzle. A fired gas passes through the first gas-guiding holes from the muzzle, and is guided to the space between the inner tubular portion and the outer tubular portion. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123690 | Muzzle Brake for Firearm - A firearm muzzle brake may include a substantially cylindrical hollow first portion having a first end and a second end; a pair of opposed rows of slots extending through the first portion, each row extending axially along a side of the first portion; a pair of rows of ports extending through the first portion, each row extending axially along the first portion above one of the rows of slots; and a second portion having a first end received in the second end of the first portion, a second end, a central aperture extending through the second portion and being in fluid communication with the hollow first portion such that a bullet can pass through the first and second portions. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123691 | APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED COUNTERBALANCING OF WEAPON MOUNT - An apparatus ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123692 | Projectile Launching System - A projectile launcher having a pair of band securement elements each configured to secure the ends of a band and a pair of members disposed a distance from the pair of securement elements and located to permit the band to wrap about each of the pair of members passing the medial portion of the band between the pair of members to stretch the band toward the drawn condition of the projectile launcher. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123693 | DRAWSTRING COCKING ASSEMBLY - A cocking assembly includes a housing structured to have a rod portion and a gearbox portion. The rod portion is aligned with a drawstring of a weapon. A rod is rotatably positioned within the interior of the rod portion. A motor is coupled to the gearbox portion. The motor rotates in a first direction and a second direction. An actuator actuates the motor in the first and second directions. Each of a plurality of gears is rotatably coupled to an associated one of the motor and the rod. Thus, the plurality of gears is enmeshed to transfer a rotational torque of the motor into the rod. A yoke is structured to have a block and a saddle. The block threadably engages the rod such that the yoke is urged forwardly and rearwardly along the rod. Thus, the yoke cocks the drawstring of the weapon. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123694 | NOCK DEVICE FOR BOW - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a nock device that may be used on an arrow. A top portion a nock device can comprise one or more pairs of string guide impression on its top surface, where the respective one or more pairs of string guide impressions may be symmetrically arranged on the top surface, with respect to each other. A first pair of string guide impression can be disposed along a first bisecting line on the top surface, and, if present, a second pair of string guide impressions can be disposed along a second bisecting line on the top surface. The respective one or more pairs of string guide impression can be configured to receive a bowstring, where the first pair may receive the bowstring in a first orientation, and the second pair, if present, may receive the bowstring in a second orientation. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123695 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A SIDEBAR TO AN ARCHERY BOW - The present invention provides an apparatus for mounting a sidebar to an archery bow having at least one interlocking coupling. Each interlocking coupling includes a male mating element, a female mating element, and a fastener that connects the male element to the female mating element. The male mating element has a plurality of protrusion points and is connectable to the sidebar. The female mating element has a substantially cylindrical aperture defined by a plurality of arcuate recesses and is connectable to the archery bow. The plurality of protrusion points on the male mating element engage the plurality of arcuate recesses on the female mating element to provide rotational adjustment about an axis. There may be thirty-six arcuate recesses of the female mating element. The plurality of protrusion points of the male mating element may be a factor of three. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123696 | AIR-CHANNEL STRUCTURE OF PAINTBALL GUN - The present disclosure illustrates an air-channel structure of a paintball gun. The paintball gun has a gun handle and a front handle at a bottom portion of a gun body, a front section and a back section of a pipe are disposed inside the front handle and the gun handle respectively, and a center section of the pipe is extended between the front handle and the gun handle. The high pressure gas of the gas tank can be flowed into an air channel inside the gun body via the pipe. The center section of the pipe and the front handle are located at a front side and bottom side of the trigger for use as a trigger guard. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123697 | Easy Alignment Stock - A mechanism, which may be integral with the gun parts and which permits the butt of a shouldered firearm, that either shoots shot or projectiles, to be pivoted about an axis, or which is integral to the gun parts whereby the stock butt is pivoted by design and fixed in place, or which may be manufactured as an after-market item, and which permits the butt of a shoulder-fired gun to be pivoted about a central point. This final design only applies to any shouldered firearm where firing mechanism, barrel, and sighting device are elevated above stock butt. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123698 | RIFLE SLING BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - Rifle sling buckle assemblies are configured to attach to a foregrip of a rifle for easy and effective rifle sling adjustment. A buckle element is configured to engage with a strap of a rifle sling and to prevent inadvertent loosening or detachment of the rifle sling. A mounting element is configured to attach the rifle sling buckle assembly to a foregrip of a rifle, providing easy access to a consistent adjustment point and allowing a user to efficiently adjust and manage the rifle sling. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160123699 | Wrist Strap for the Barrel of a Firearm - A wrist strap for the barrel of a firearm includes a strap having a first end and a second end. The strap has a loop at the first end. The second end of the strap is configured to be attached to the barrel of the firearm. Wherein, the loop is configured for a user to insert their hand and utilize their wrist for stabilizing and/or controlling the barrel of the firearm. Whereby, the strap provides increased stability and/or control of the barrel of the firearm. | 2016-05-05 |
