30th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220235955 | AIR PURIFIER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An air purifier and a method for controlling the same are provided. The air purifier includes a fan for suctioning air, an odor sensor for sensing a concentration of odor, a hybrid filter including activated carbon and a photocatalyst, and a light emitting diode (LED) arranged in an area where the photocatalyst included in the hybrid filter is positioned and emitting light. Identification is made as to whether the concentration of odor exceeds a first threshold value, the fan is driven to suction air to reduce the concentration of odor when the concentration of odor exceeds the first threshold value, and the LED emits light to the photocatalyst based on a concentration of carbon dioxide in the air if the sensed concentration of odor is not reduced to a second threshold value after a threshold time since driving of the fan. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235956 | GRADUALLY-CHANGING TWIN-TURBOCHARGED SUCTION PURIFIER - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air purifiers, and in particular to a gradually-changing twin-turbocharged suction purifier. The gradually-changing twin-turbocharged suction purifier includes a housing combination, a twin-turbocharging assembly, a filter screen cylinder combination and a rotary end cover, wherein the twin-turbocharging assembly is mounted inside the housing combination, the filter screen cylinder combination is disposed between the housing combination and the twin-turbocharging assembly, the twin-turbocharging assembly includes a top screen combination, a large fan combination, a cone-shaped small fan combination, an internal support combination and a power connection box combination. A cone-shaped gradually-changing air channel is adopted between the large fan combination and the small fan combination to reduce surge and noise of air flow. Under the same purification performance conditions, the purifier of the present disclosure may generate the smallest noise. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235957 | OUTDOOR UNIT, AIR CONDITIONER, AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONER - An outdoor unit includes a heat exchanger, a fan having a motor having coils to blow air to the heat exchanger, a connection switching unit to switch a connection state of the coils between a first connection state and a second connection state in which a line voltage is lower than a line voltage in the first connection state, and a temperature sensor to detect a temperature. When the motor is not driven, the connection switching unit sets the connection state of the coils to the second connection state. When the motor rotates, the connection switching unit sets the connection state of the coils to the first connection state if a detected temperature by the temperature sensor is higher than or equal to a threshold, and the connection switching unit sets the connection state of the coils to the second connection state if the detected temperature is lower than the threshold. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235958 | AIR-CONDITIONING-APPARATUS SYSTEM - An air-conditioning-apparatus system includes an air-conditioning apparatus and a remote-operation centralized control apparatus connected with the air-conditioning apparatus via a network. The air-conditioning apparatus includes an infrared sensor and a drive control unit. The infrared sensor includes a drive actuator and is capable of acquiring temperature information on a location of one part of a room. The drive control unit controls the drive actuator to acquire temperature information on a plurality of locations in the room. The air-conditioning apparatus or the remote-operation centralized control apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores the temperature information on the locations in the room that is acquired by the infrared sensor under a control by the drive control unit; and a thermal image forming unit that forms a thermal image of the room based on the temperature information on the locations in the room that is stored in the storage unit. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235959 | OPTIMIZING BUILDING HVAC EFFICIENCY AND OCCUPANT COMFORT - In a commercial building, individual occupant thermal comfort is achieved with optimal cost and energy efficiency through the integration of a variety of local thermal comfort components into a communication network that employs emerging optimization principles to meet individual preferences for the thermal environment on a workstation basis while reducing building energy use and operating in accordance with any constraints on the energy grids that serve the buildings. These multiple objectives are met in part through a robust communication network that employs distributing processing to achieve preferred thermal conditions with optimal control of all components at subzone, zone, system, central plant, and energy grid levels. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235960 | ROOM CONDITIONING COMFORT SWITCH - The disclosure is directed to a control device configured to control the distribution of conditioned air, or liquid, to a space inside a building. In some examples, the control device may be a wall mounted switch, similar to a light switch, inside or near the space. Operating the switch may send signals to control the position of a vent, or a valve, to allow or prevent conditioned air, or liquid, from changing the environment of the space in the building. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235961 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The present disclosure controls the supply of conditioned air to moderate the energy consumption by the heat source side in the supply of conditioned air using ducts in an air conditioning system. A heat exchanger unit includes a use side heat exchanger. A plurality of ducts distribute conditioned air that has passed through the use side heat exchanger of the heat exchanger unit. A plurality of fan units suction the conditioned air from the heat exchanger unit through the plurality of ducts, and supply the conditioned air to an air conditioned space. Each fan unit includes a fan motor that acts as an actuator configured to change an individual air supply amount of the conditioned air. A controller controls the plurality of fan motors to control the respective air supply amounts of the plurality of fan units. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235962 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between first and second duct portions of a ventilation system includes first and second heat pipe portions in the first and second duct portions, respectively. Each heat pipe portion can be a heat pipe subassembly including one or more vertical heat pipes fluidly coupled to top and bottom headers, which are respectively connected to the top and bottom headers of the other subassembly to form a refrigerant loop. One or more flow restrictors can block air flow through a respective section of the first or second duct portion. The blocked section can be operatively aligned with a segment of the respective heat pipe portion along which there is a low probability of refrigerant phase change. Each flow restrictor can be an adjustable damper. The damper(s) can be selectively opened and closed as the ventilation system switches between heating and cooling modes. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235963 | SEALING MECHANISM, VENTILATION ASSEMBLY AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A sealing mechanism for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a fixed portion having an opening and a limiting rail; and a moving portion connected with the limiting rail and movable along the limiting rail to close or open the opening. At least one of the fixed portion and the moving portion is provided with a first sealing protrusion, and the first sealing protrusion is arranged between the fixed portion and the moving portion. The sealing mechanism may be used with a ventilation assembly of the air-conditioning apparatus. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235964 | DUCTING SYSTEM FOR HVAC APPLICATION - A ducting system for a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) application includes a duct assembly having an inner duct member, and an outer duct member disposed around the inner duct such that the outer and inner duct members together define a pre-determined amount of space therebetween. The ducting system also includes a bonding and insulation composite that is disposed in the pre-determined amount of space between the inner and outer duct members to insulate the inner and outer duct members from each other yet adhesively bond with each of the inner and outer duct members for imparting structural rigidity to the duct assembly. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235965 | RETROFIT DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A damper assembly is configured for placement within a duct of a ductwork system that supplies conditioned air through a register boot to a register vent. The damper assembly includes a damper that is configured to articulate from a deployment configuration, which facilitates advancement of the damper through the register boot and into the duct, to an operational configuration, in which the damper is positioned within the duct and able to selectively control how much conditioned air being supplied through the duct is permitted to pass by the damper and exit the register vent. The damper assembly includes an elongated deployment member that extends from the damper and is configured to facilitate advancement of the damper through the register boot and into the duct. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235966 | SHUT-OFF FLAP AND CORRESPONDING HEATING, VENTILATION AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATION - The present invention relates to a damper door ( | 2022-07-28 |
20220235967 | WATER HEATER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An object is to provide a water heater mounting structure for mounting a case to a mounting surface via a support fitting component that is fixed to the mounting surface in a vertical direction. The case houses a burning device. On a back plate of the case, a lock-engagement fitting component is mounted. The lock-engagement fitting component has an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion. The upper plate portion is fixed to the back plate, and the lower plate portion is lock-engageable with the support fitting component from thereabove and has a dimension longer than the support fitting component in the left-right direction. The lower plate portion is lock-engaged with the support fitting component from thereabove to hang and support the case through the lock-engagement fitting component by the support fitting component. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235968 | HOT WATER TANK WITH THERMAL MIXING VALVE - A water heater system includes a water heater and a thermal mixing valve. The water heater includes a tank and a cap that each define interior volumes. The interior volume of the tank includes a heating element is the location where fluid is heated, whereas the cap includes a volume within which the thermal mixing valve may be disposed. The thermal mixing valve pulls cool and warm water from the volume of the tank, and then discharges a mixed stream of fluid at a user desired temperature via an outlet. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235969 | CONNECTED-TYPE HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A connected-type hot-water supply system includes hot-water supply apparatuses connected in parallel and a control means. The control means sets one main hot-water supply apparatus and sub-hot-water supply apparatuses, and performs leveling control of cumulative loads of the hot-water supply apparatuses by setting the main hot-water supply apparatus based on sequential rotation among the hot-water supply apparatuses. The control means includes a failure sign response mode in which it is determined whether there is a failure sign respectively for components of the hot-water supply apparatuses, and when a component of a part of hot-water supply apparatuses is a failure sign component determined to have a failure sign, a main use time of a hot-water supply apparatus having the failure sign component is increased, and the main use time is a main use time of serving as the main hot-water supply apparatus in the leveling control. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235970 | Solar Heat Pump Water Heater - A solar water heating pump system. A heat pump and a heat exchanger, connected to the heat pump, and creating heat that exchanges heat from the heat pump to change a temperature in a load, which is usually heated or cooled water. There is also a connection to grid power. A controller controls the heat pump and heat exchanger based on the grid power and detection of an amount of solar power that is available. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235971 | A HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS - In one aspect the invention provides a heat transfer apparatus which includes a transmitter object which defines an external collection surface and an internal transmission surface. Also provided is a receiver object displaced from the transmitter object, the receiver object defining an internal receiving surface and an external heat delivery surface. A thermal conduit is provided which incorporates at least one side wall connected between the transmitter object and receiver object, this at least one side wall spanning the distance between the transmitter object and receiver object and enclosing a volume between the transmitter and receiver objects. This side wall or walls enclose the internal transmission surface of the transmitter object and the internal receiving surface of the receiver object. The transmitter object, receiver object and thermal conduit are configured to promote heat transfer predominantly towards the receiver object. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235972 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a first expansion device, a second expansion device, and a second heat exchanger are connected by refrigerant pipes and through which refrigerant circulates, an accumulator provided to the refrigerant circuit, formed to store liquid refrigerant, and from which gas refrigerant is caused to be sucked into the compressor, a liquid-level sensing device provided to the accumulator and sensing a liquid level of the liquid refrigerant stored in the accumulator, and a controller performs, in a case in which the liquid level sensed by the liquid-level sensing device is higher than a threshold, a limiting operation of reducing an amount of suction of the gas refrigerant that is sucked from the accumulator into the compressor and, in a case in which the liquid level is lower than or equal to the threshold, a normal operation. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235973 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED WATER EXTRACTION LOOP - Air conditioning system for a cabin of an air or rail transport vehicle, comprising: a pneumatic turbine engine that comprises at least one compressor and at least one turbine ( | 2022-07-28 |
20220235974 | THERMODYNAMIC HEAT RECOVERY WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL THERMODYNAMIC CIRCUIT - A refrigerant circuit includes a compressor operable to compress a refrigerant, an expansion valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger in a fresh air inlet to a conditioned space, a recovery heat exchanger in an extracted air outlet from the conditioned space, and a reversing valve operable to direct a direction of refrigerant flow between a cooling mode and a heating mode. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235975 | SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF A REFRIGERANT CYCLE APPARATUS - A support system includes a display and a server. Upon acquiring first information on arrangement of a first refrigerant shut-off unit, second information on each of utilization-side units in a first utilization-side unit group, and third information on one of or both a length and an internal volume of the first connection pipe group, the server determines, based on an allowable leakage amount of the refrigerant into a space where a corresponding one or more utilization-side units is installed, whether the first, second, and third information are suitable for the design, and causes the display to display a result of the determination; or the server calculates a first refrigerant amount as a sum of an amount of the refrigerant in the first refrigerant circuit and an amount of the refrigerant, and causes the display to display the first refrigerant amount. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235976 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention can comprise: a refrigerator chamber; a freezer chamber partitioned from the refrigerator chamber; a deep-freezing chamber accommodated inside the freezer chamber and partitioned from the freezer chamber; and a freezer evaporator chamber formed on the rear side of the deep-freezing chamber. A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention can further comprise a partition wall comprising a grill fan, which partitions the freezer evaporator chamber and the freezer chamber, and a shroud which is connected to the back surface of the grill fan and forms a flow path for supplying cold air of the freezer evaporator chamber to the freezer chamber. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235977 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REFRIGERATOR - A method for controlling a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining whether or not an ultra-low temperature compartment mode is turned on; determining whether or not an ultra-low temperature compartment load-responsive operation input condition is satisfied; and determining whether or not a freezer compartment load-responsive operation input condition is satisfied, wherein if the ultra-low temperature compartment mode is turned on, and the ultra-low temperature compartment load-responsive operation input condition and the freezer compartment load-responsive operation input condition are both satisfied, a corresponding ultra-low temperature compartment load-responsive operation is preferentially performed. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235978 | EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are evaporator assemblies for heat pump systems. The evaporator units can comprise a housing defining an interior chamber, an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet can form an air flow path through the interior chamber, and an evaporator unit can be positioned within the interior chamber such that the air flow path contacts the evaporator unit. The air inlet having a semi-circular cross section through which air flows into the interior chamber, the semi-circular cross section having a straight edge and a curved edge. A velocity magnitude of the air flowing from the air inlet into contact with the evaporator unit can deviate less than 0.1 m/s from the average air velocity across the surface area of the evaporator. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235979 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE FEEDSTREAMS TO MULTIPLE EVAPORATOR ZONES - A refrigeration system has: (a) a fluid tight circulation loop including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, the evaporator having at least three evaporator zones, each evaporator zone having an inlet port, the circulation loop being further configured to measure the condition of the refrigerant with a refrigerant condition sensor disposed within the evaporator upstream of the evaporator outlet port; and control the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator based upon the measured condition of the refrigerant within the evaporator, and (b) a controller for controlling the flow rate of refrigerant to the evaporator based upon the measured condition of the refrigerant within the evaporator upstream of the evaporator outlet port. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235980 | CONDENSATE BLOCK FOR V-COIL HEAT EXCHANGER - A condensate block for a vertically mounted v-coil heat exchanger (which may function as an evaporator), and an evaporator assembly for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system incorporating the condensate block are provided. The condensate block includes a body. The body is made of a malleable, flame-resistant material. The body defines at least one upward facing surface and opposing outward facing surfaces. The opposing outward facing surfaces are configured at an apex angle that is complimentary to (e.g., equal to, or greater than) a v-coil bend angle defined by the v-coil heat exchanger. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235981 | WATER-COOLING TYPE CONDENSER - A water-cooling type condenser having a core part having a refrigerant fluid channel wherein a refrigerant flows and a cooling water fluid channel wherein cooling water flows; a gas-liquid separator disposed spaced apart from one side of the core part; a penetration connector having communication holes passing through both sides thereof, one side thereof being inserted into and coupled to a refrigerant outlet formed on the core part, and the other side being inserted into and coupled to a refrigerant inlet formed on the gas-liquid separator. A non-penetration connector is blocked between both sides thereof. One side is inserted into and coupled to a coupling hole formed on the core part, and the other side is inserted into and coupled to a coupling hole formed on the gas-liquid separator. The gas-liquid separator and the refrigerant fluid channel communicate. The gas-liquid separator is fixed to the core part. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235982 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a refrigerant flow switching device, an air-side heat exchanger, an expansion valve, a water-side heat exchanger, and an accumulator are connected by refrigerant pipes and refrigerant is circulated. G/A is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold χ, where G [L] is a difference in volume between the air-side heat exchanger and the water-side heat exchanger, and A [L] is a volume of the refrigerant circuit. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235983 | NON-STOP DEFROSTING MULTI-CONNECTED HOT WATER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A non-stop defrosting multi-connected hot water system and a control method. Heat is recovered by utilizing the characteristic of a phase-change heat storage module that can store heat, and then the heat is released during defrosting. In a defrosting process, modes of a hydraulic module and an indoor unit are not changed, and a four-way valve is not reversed, so as to avoid the influence of the defrosting process on an indoor ambient temperature and a water temperature of the hydraulic module, and avoid the condition where a liquid refrigerant generated in the defrosting process does not evaporate and directly flows back into a compressor which causes liquid return of the compressor, thus improving the reliability of the overall operation of the system. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235984 | CRYOCOOLER, AND DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF CRYOCOOLER - A cryocooler includes a motion conversion mechanism that converts rotating motion output by a motor into linear reciprocating motion of a displacer and includes a first component and a second component slidably connected to each other, a measuring instrument that is connected to the motor to output time-series data indicating power consumption of the motor or a current flowing through the motor, and a processing unit that detects abrasion of a sliding surface between a first component and a second component of the motion conversion mechanism on the basis of section data including an intake start timing or an exhaust start timing in the time-series data. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235985 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for cooling a machine tool having a machine temperature. The cooling system comprises gas source, refrigeration circulation, fan, and controller. The gas source is configured for providing gas. The refrigeration circulation comprises heat exchanger, compressor, condenser, and expansion valve. The heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the gas source and configured to cool the gas down to target temperature and to provide the gas to the machine tool. The compressor has operation frequency. The fan is configured to cool the condenser and has a rotation speed. The controller is connected to the compressor and the fan. When a target temperature difference that is equal to the machine temperature minus the target temperature is smaller than threshold temperature difference, the controller keeps the operation frequency at minimum frequency and sets the rotation speed to be smaller than a maximum rotation speed. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235986 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Protection System - A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) protection system can include a pressure sensor operable to sense a pressure within a refrigerant line operably coupled to a compressor; a timer; and a protection system controller. The protection system controller can be in communication with the pressure sensor, the timer, and a compressor controller operable to control operation of the compressor. The protection system controller can disable the compressor controller from operating the compressor until successful completion of a vacuum test of at least the refrigerant line. The protection system controller can be configured to initiate the vacuum test upon the pressure sensor sensing the pressure of the refrigerant line less than or equal to a vacuum test pressure, at which point the timer begins timing for a vacuum test time period. The vacuum test can be successfully completed upon expiration of the vacuum test time period and the pressure of the refrigerant line remained less than or equal to the vacuum test pressure for the duration of the vacuum test time period. Additionally, the protection system controller can be configured to enable operation of the compressor controller to operate the compressor upon successful completion of the vacuum test. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235987 | FREEZING DEVICE - A freezing device including a compressor that compresses sucked refrigerant using a compression mechanism and discharges compressed refrigerant includes a compressor, an inverter, and a controller. The compressor includes a motor, a low pressure unit, a compression space, a high pressure unit, a communication flow path, and a flow control valve. The inverter drives or stops the motor. The controller controls the inverter and the flow control valve. The controller performs, in stop control in which an operation of the compressor is stopped, braking control in which driving of the compression mechanism is prevented or suppressed, and pressure equalization control in which pressure in the high pressure unit is equalized with pressure in the low pressure unit. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235988 | Systems and Methods for Compressing Gas Using Heat as Energy Source - A system and method for gas compression. The system comprises a compressor chamber, a gas heating device, and a gradational heat transfer conduit. The method comprises heating gas in the gas heating device, ejecting gas from the gas heating device to the gradational heat transfer conduit, cooling the gas as it passes through the gradational heat transfer conduit, and transferring the gas from the gradational heat transfer conduit to the compressor chamber. The system additionally may comprise means for promoting unidirectional gas flow, a pressure transfer device for maintaining gas pressure during transfer to the compressor chamber, and various additional components for heating gas with the gas heating device. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235989 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ICE MAKING OF REFRIGERATOR, AND REFRIGERATOR - The present application relates to the field of ice making control for a refrigerator. Disclosed is a control method for ice making of a refrigerator, the method comprising: when an ice maker finishes ice making, detecting whether an ice storage box of the ice maker is in an ice-full state; when it is detected that the ice storage box is not in the ice-full state, controlling the ice maker to complete a first instance of ice turning; detecting again whether the ice storage box of the ice maker is in the ice-full state; and when it is detected that the ice storage box is in the ice-full state, controlling the ice maker to make ice again. In this way, the utilization rate of an ice maker can be effectively improved, the ice making amount is improved, the time during which a user waits for ice making is reduced, and the user experience is improved. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235990 | ICE CUBE TRAY BOX FOR FACILITATING ICE MAKING AND ICE REMOVING - An ice cube tray box for facilitating ice making and ice removing, which includes a box body, a cover body arranged at an open end of the box body, and an ice cube tray body arranged inside the box body, wherein a vertical upward rib assembly is arranged on an inner wall of the box body, a notch assembly matched with the rib assembly in use is arranged on an outer edge of the ice cube tray body, an ice removing plate for facilitating ice removing is clamped and arranged on the inner side of the cover body, and ice knocking columns are integrally arranged on the ice removing plate. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235991 | ICE MAKER AND CONTROL - In a method for controlling an ice maker, a motor rotates an ejector finger relative to an ice tray in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction to discharge ice from the ice tray. When an error condition occurs, the ice maker enters a first error mode, during which an ice maker heater is turned on until the temperature of the ice tray reaches a predetermined temperature or until an ice maker heater error correction time elapses. When the ejector finger is at a home position, the motor rotates in the second direction until the ejector finger is not at the home position or for a first predetermined number of steps, whichever occurs first, and then rotates in the first direction until the ejector finger is at the home position. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235992 | ICE SHAVER - Disclosed is an ice shaver including a refrigerator, a moving mechanism, a driving device, a knife assembly and a pushing member. The refrigerator includes a bearer including an ice dropping channel and a door assembly, and the knife assembly is located between the pushing member and the door assembly. The driving device drives the moving mechanism so that the moving mechanism drives the door assembly to selectively move between an unsealing position and a sealing position. When the door assembly is located at the unsealing position, the door assembly unseals the ice-dropping channel. When the door assembly is located at the sealing position, the door assembly seals the ice-dropping channel Therefore, it is possible to protect an ice cube in the refrigerator from being contaminated by the external environment. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235993 | INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS - A refrigerator is proposed. Due to a first heater provided in a damper assembly, a damper assembly or the connection portion of the damper assembly with a supply duct is prevented from freezing, and due to a second heater provided in the supply duct, the connection portion of the supply duct with the damper assembly or the inside of the supply duct is prevented from freezing. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235994 | SUPERCOOLING FREEZER BOX - A supercooling refrigerator ( | 2022-07-28 |
20220235995 | REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH AN EVAPORATOR MOUNTED ON AN INNER WALL AND METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A refrigeration appliance includes an inner space, an evaporator assembly extending at a wall of the inner space, a retaining device including a base plate extending between the wall and the evaporator assembly, and protrusions protruding from the wall on a first and a second edge of the base plate. At least the protrusion protruding on the first edge includes an elastic clip that can be deflected out of a position in which it engages with a first outer section of the evaporator assembly into a position in which it releases the outer section. A method for mounting an evaporator assembly on a wall of an inner space of a refrigeration appliance is also provided. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235996 | REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE - A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235997 | VACUUM ADIABATIC MODULE AND REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a vacuum adiabatic module. The vacuum adiabatic module include an inner cover corresponding to an inner space, an outer cover corresponding to an outer space, the outer cover being provided to be larger than the inner cover, a vacuum space which is defined as inner spaces of the outer cover and the inner cover and is in a vacuum state, and a conductive resistance sheet provided on a connection portion between the inner cover and the outer cover to resist to thermal conduction. According to this embodiment, the vacuum adiabatic module may be more conveniently applied to the refrigerator and easily handled to easily fabricate the refrigerator. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235998 | REFRIGERATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a foaming layer disposed between a refrigeration inner liner and a housing and a conduit extending inward from an edge of the housing and buried in the foaming layer, the conduit comprises a rigid tube and a flexible tube that are connected to each other, an end of the rigid tube far away from the flexible tube is disposed close to the edge of the housing, and a strength of the flexible tube is lower than the strength of the rigid tube. A foaming material may be discharged from the flexible tube and press the flexible tube so that the flexible tube is spaced apart a certain distance from the housing or the refrigeration inner liner. The flexible tube is completely buried in the foaming layer, so that the amount of cold is very limited, thereby preventing condensation from appearing. | 2022-07-28 |
20220235999 | INTERNAL WATER DISPENSER LOCATED IN THE HOUSING OF A LIGHT MODULE IN A DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, two side walls, and at least one door; a light module having a housing and being disposed in or on at least the rear wall or one of the two side walls of the fresh food compartment; and a water dispenser located in the housing of the light module, the water dispenser being accessible from inside the fresh food compartment. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236000 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REFRIGERATOR - A method for controlling a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a step for determining whether a deep-freezing chamber mode is ON; and a step for determining whether a deep-freezing chamber load response operation input condition is satisfied, wherein when a cold chamber is determined to be operating at the time the deep-freezing chamber load response operation input condition is satisfied, the cold chamber operation is terminated and a deep-freezing chamber load response operation is performed. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236001 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REFRIGERATOR - A method for controlling a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a step for determining whether a defrosting period (POD) for defrosting a freezing chamber and a deep freezing chamber has elapsed; a step for, when it is determined that the defrosting period has elapsed, performing a deep cooling operation for bringing at least one among the temperature of the deep freezing chamber and temperature of the freezing chamber down to a temperature lower than a control temperature; and a step for defrosting the deep freezing chamber when the deep cooling operation is terminated, wherein, when the defrosting of the deep freezing chamber is started, a freezing chamber valve is closed to block cold air flow to the heat sink, the defrosting of the deep freezing chamber includes cold sink defrosting and heat sink defrosting performed after the cold sink defrosting is completed, and while the heat sink defrosting is being performed, a deep freezing chamber fan is driven to remove vapor generated during the cold sink defrosting. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236002 | ULTRA-LOW TEMPERATURE STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A storage and dispensing system for storing and dispensing temperature sensitive items is provided. The system includes a storage chamber, a dispensing chamber, an electro-mechanical module, and a cooling system. The storage chamber has walls defining plural compartments formed integrally therein for storing the temperature sensitive items at an ultra-low temperature. Each compartment is formed as a cylindrical sector with an inclined bottom surface. The plural compartments are arranged circumferentially around a vertical axis and stacked together in one or more rows, thereby an individual temperature sensitive item is slidable out of a respective compartment to the dispensing chamber by gravitational force. The electro-mechanical module is configured to rotate the storage chamber about the vertical axis. The storage chamber does not include any mechanical or electrical components inside, which avoids the need for devices that can tolerate an extremely low temperature environment. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236003 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a drawer door, a rail that slidably couples the drawer door to the cabinet, a driving device provided in the door part, an elevation device provided in the drawer part to vertically ascend or descend at least a portion of the drawer part, and an elevation detection device. The drawer door includes a drawer part configured to be inserted into and withdrawn out of the storage chamber and a door part coupled to the drawer part and configured to open and close the storage chamber. The driving device includes a motor assembly, a screw assembly having a screw and a screw holder, and a lever that couples the screw holder to the elevation device and is configured to be rotated based on the movement of the screw holder along the screw. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236004 | Systems and Methods for Improving the Efficiency of Combined Cascade and Multicomponent Refrigeration Systems - Systems and methods for improving the efficiency of combined cascade and multicomponent refrigeration systems by utilizing one or more ejectors to reduce and/or eliminate compression stages. The systems and methods change the temperature profile, which reduces the energy consumption of both the mixed refrigeration system and the pre-cooling system. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236005 | AIR DRYING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an air drying device including: a base including opposing top and bottom portions, the top portion including at least one first bearing surface; and at least one bearing plate disposed at the top portion of the base. The bearing plate includes a second bearing surface, and the first bearing surface is inclined relative to the second bearing surface. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236006 | APPARATUS TO PROCESS GRAIN RECEIVED FROM A DRYER - A grain tower, including a silo; a false bottom including alternating upward slanted portions and downward slanted portions; a plurality of ventilation openings adapted to allow air to pass through, but not grain to pass through; and a plurality of extraction openings adapted to extract grain from the silo. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236007 | NON-WATER COOLED CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE VACUUM ARC FURNACE FOR CONTINUOUS PROCESS - A consumable electrode vacuum arc furnace and, more particularly, a direct current consumable electrode vacuum arc furnace is provided, wherein no water cooling is needed to cool down typically neither the electrodes, nor any other parts of the furnace, and this includes the shell, the flanges ports and the electrical connections of the furnace. The present furnace uses non-metallic electrodes, such as graphite electrode, which are suitable for melting metals, smelting of metal ores, and metal oxide to elemental metal where the use of graphite electrodes is a common practice. The present furnace and electrode assemblies render possible to perform a true continuous process of melting and smelting under controlled pressure. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236008 | IN-FEED HOPPER AND METER FOR CARBON-BASED FEEDSTOCK PROCESSING SYSTEM - A meter for controlling the flow of feedstock from an in-feed hopper to a distillation unit, including a cylindrical roller having a first end, a second end, and an outer diameter, the roller defining a recess that extends helically substantially from the first end to the second end, a sleeve circumscribing a portion of the outer diameter of the cylindrical roller, the sleeve having an open first side that allows the passage of feedstock into the recess of the roller, and an open second side that allows the passage of feedstock out of the recess of the roller as the roller rotates relative to the sleeve, and a housing fixedly attached to the sleeve and capable of attachment to the in-feed hopper and the distillation unit such that feedstock must pass through the housing to get from the in-feed hopper to the distillation unit. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236009 | KILN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIRING CERAMSITE AND BY-PRODUCING WASTE HEAT BY UTILIZING RAW MATERIALS WITH HEATING VALUES - A kiln system is provided, including a drying section, a preheating section, a firing section, a soaking section, a cooling section, and a decarburization section arranged between the drying section and the preheating section. The decarburization section includes an ignition zone, a hot air combustion/pyrolysis zone, and a waste heat recovery pipeline. A heat source is introduced into the ignition zone so that the temperature of the ceramsite of the raw materials with heating values in the zone is 400° C. to 900° C. The hot air combustion/pyrolysis zone is configured for combusting or pyrolyzing carbon-containing materials and organic components in the raw materials with heating values in the ceramsite. The waste heat recovery pipeline is configured for discharging decarburization exhaust gas and recovering heat released after the raw materials with heating values in the ceramsite are combusted or pyrolyzed in the decarburization exhaust gas. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236010 | COMBUSTION HEAT GENERATOR WITH RECIRCULATION REGION - Disclosed is a combustion heat generator with a recirculation region for forming uniform temperature distribution in a combustion chamber by forming a gas recirculation region around a central part of a combustion space in a housing and injecting fuel into the gas recirculation region to generate space combustion based on the recirculation region. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236011 | INDIRECT-DIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND DIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING UNITS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING - A cooling tower having a controller installed within the cooling tower which controls the operation of pump motors, fans, dampers, valves and adjusts the speed of the fan and pump motor. The controller is placed inside a compartment which is attached to an inside surface of the cooling tower. The compartment has an inlet and an outlet such that conditioned air enters the compartment inlet and flows over the surface of the controller to either cool or heat the controller and then the conditioned air, which has flowed over the surface of the controller, exits the compartment through the compartment outlet. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236012 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - Provided is a heat exchanger, including a plurality of heat exchange members arranged in a first direction so as to be spaced apart from each other. Each of the plurality of heat exchange members includes: a heat transfer pipe extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a heat transfer plate provided to the heat transfer pipe along the second direction. The heat transfer plate includes extending portions extending away from the heat transfer pipe in a third direction intersecting with each of the first direction and the second direction. The heat transfer plate is formed separately from the heat transfer pipe. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236013 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - A heat exchange system for a gas turbine engine includes a first heat exchanger that defines a first heat source flowpath, a second heat exchanger that defines a second heat source flowpath, and a coolant fluid circuit. The coolant fluid circuit defines a first coolant flowpath that extends through the first heat exchanger and is in thermal communication with the first heat source flowpath, and a second coolant flowpath that extends through the second heat exchanger and is in thermal communication with the second heat source flowpath. The first coolant flowpath and the second coolant flowpath are arranged in a parallel flow configuration. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236014 | TUBE-BUNDLE HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING ASSEMBLIES/BUILT-IN ELEMENTS FORMED OF DEFLECTION SURFACES AND DIRECTING SECTIONS - A tube-bundle heat exchanger includes built-in elements formed by deflection surfaces, windows and directing sections. The product flows in the outer chamber of a tube-bundle heat exchanger with an inlet and an outlet for the product and an inlet and an outlet for the heat carrier medium in the tubes. The deflection panels including the tube-bundle heat exchanger are modified such that they leave windows open and a directing section is attached on the inlet side and the outlet side of the deflection surface. These directing sections run parallel to the tube axes and cross one another. The flow is divided by the direction sections on the inlet side and directed to the windows in opposing directions, where it then exits on respective opposing sides of the outlet sections and is deflected. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236015 | FLAT TUBE, MULTI-CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER, AND AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A flat tube, a multi-channel heat exchanger, and an air conditioning and refrigeration system. The flat tube has n groups of flow channels extending in a length direction of the flat tube, and the n groups of flow channels are distributed to be spaced apart in a width direction of the flat tube; and a flow cross-sectional area of a first group of the flow channels is A | 2022-07-28 |
20220236016 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a plate heat exchanger are disclosed. The plate heat exchanger comprises plurality of plates, each comprising a central area with a corrugation of ridges and valleys extending between an upper level and a lower level. Each of four porthole areas comprises an annular flat area located at the upper or lower level. The plates comprise heat exchanger plates and an end plate. Each heat exchanger plate comprises four portholes through the respective porthole area. Each porthole area of the end plate is closed by a plate portion. A number of protrusions project from the annular flat area of the end plate to one of the lower level and the upper level. The protrusions, that project to the upper level, abut the annular flat area of the adjoining heat exchanger plate. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236017 | REFRIGERANT/HEAT TRANSFER LIQUID HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a refrigerant/heat transfer liquid heat exchanger ( | 2022-07-28 |
20220236018 | COOLING DEVICE - This cooling device ( | 2022-07-28 |
20220236019 | FLEXIBLE THERMAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A flexible temperature control system absorbs and dissipates heat includes a flexible member having a thermal conductor wound with a substantially constant spacing separation and a uniform pitch that encloses a cooling passage that extends therethrough. The thermal conductor has a plurality of side openings. An upper case and a lower case connect the flexible member and include a heat dissipating layer formed of aromatic crystal of carbon atoms linked together in a hexagonal lattice. The cooling passage encloses a foam layer that includes void mediums that increase the thermal conductivity between an upper interfacing element distant from a lower interfacing element. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236020 | RADIATOR AND HYDROGEN GENERATOR WITH HEAT DISSIPATION FUNCTION - A radiator includes a base, a tubular structure, a plurality of fins and a spiral structure. The base has a water input port and a water output port. The tubular structure is coupled to the base and is further connected with the water input port and the water output port. A spiral structure is arranged inside the tubular structure, or the inner surface of the tubular structure has a delay structure formed by a plurality of bumps for improving heat dissipation efficiency of water. The tubular structure runs through the plurality of fins. In addition, the radiator of the present invention is applied to a hydrogen generator. The base of the radiator is directly and integrally formed with the upper cover of the water tank of the hydrogen generator, and the assembly can be completed only by coupling the base to the tube, thereby reducing the assembly process. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236021 | SELF-REGULATING HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a flow channel operatively connecting a channel inlet to a channel outlet to channel fluid to flow therethrough. The flow channel is defined at least partially by a shape change material. The shape change material changes the shape of the flow channel based on the temperature of the shape change material. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236022 | HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PARTICLE FILTER, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention concerns a heat exchanger having an exchange body having first passages for the flow of a first fluid and second passages for the flow of a second fluid exchanging heat with the first fluid, a first inlet manifold for introducing the first fluid into the first passages, a first outlet manifold for discharging the first fluid from the first passages). The heat exchanger also includes an inlet filter arranged facing the inlet surface of the exchange body, and/or an outlet filter arranged facing the outlet surface of the exchange body, the inlet filter and/or the outlet filter having a sheet metallic material selected from a metal gauze, a non-woven fabric of metallic fibres, a sintered metallic powder or sintered metallic fibres. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236023 | DEVICE FOR EJECTING AMMUNITION LINKS - A device for automatically discharging ammunition links obtained from a weapon configured to fire at a certain rate. The device includes a housing. The housing provides an inlet opening located in an upper position of the position for bulk insertion by gravity of the ammunition links obtained from the weapon after firing and an outlet opening for discharging the ammunition links toward an outside of the device at a given speed. The outlet opening is arranged laterally or offset relative to a vertical of the inlet opening. The device further includes a proximal ramp of the inlet opening connected to a proximal horizontal planar path of the outlet opening, two channeling rollers with parallel axes and inverse rotation relative to one another located at the proximal ramp, and two propulsion and guiding rollers located on either side of the proximal horizontal planar path. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236024 | Magazine cap choke adapter - The disclosed magazine cap choke adapter allows a user to store an extra choke in place of the shotgun magazine cap. The magazine cap choke adapter is formed from a body that includes a first female threaded end, or proximal end, that threads onto the magazine adapter of the shotgun. Moving away from the proximal end, the magazine cap choke adapter tapers to a second female threaded end, or distal end, into which a choke is optionally threaded. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236025 | WEAPON MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A weapon management system includes a management device, interface units, software downloaded into the interface units, a power network, and a communication network. The power network provides electrical power to the management device and the interface units. The communication network connects the management device to the interface units for transferring electrical signals and data between the components. The interface units and the software downloaded into the interface units are highly reconfigurable, allowing for simple, easy, and fast configurability and expandability for evolving weapon systems. Further, the weapon management system has the capability to add interface units to an existing architecture for expanding and evolving weapon systems. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236026 | WEAPON USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH WEAPON PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS - Systems and methods are provided for weapon monitoring, including a weapon measurement system with one or more sensors that record longitudinal operational information of a plurality of weapons and are used to produce a plurality of signals, a connection point that receives the plurality of signals within a deployment location, a server device running application software that uses the plurality of signals received from the plurality of weapons to detect and store longitudinal situational state data of each weapon of the plurality of weapons, and a machine learning system that uses the longitudinal situational state data to calculate a weapon system failure state. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROJECTILE PROPULSION - A projectile propulsion system comprises a housing defining a chamber, a propulsive charge including a propulsive charge material loadable into the chamber, a projectile loadable into the chamber proximate to the propulsive charge material, an electric pulse discharge subsystem that provides an electric pulse having a specified pulse amperage for a specified pulse period, a current delivery subsystem electrically connecting the electric pulse discharge subsystem to the chamber to deliver the electric pulse to the propulsive charge material, wherein the specified pulse amperage and the specified pulse period are sufficient to cause at least a portion of the propulsive charge material to generate a propulsive force that is at least partially directed onto the projectile to drive the projectile out of the chamber, and a barrel in fluid communication with the chamber configured to receive the projectile as it is driven from the chamber. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236028 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF HIGH PRESSURE CARTRIDGE CASINGS - Devices and methods for chambering and releasing a high pressure cartridge case from a firearm. In some embodiments, a static chamber insert of high elastic modulus is disclosed. In some embodiments, a dynamic or adaptable chamber insert that radially expands in an out-of-battery configuration and radially contracts in a battery configuration is disclosed. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236029 | QUICK-CHANGE BARREL FOR A FIREARM - A firearm includes a quick-change barrel including: (a) at least two barrel-mounting features, each configured to selectively interact with a barrel-receipt feature of the firearm during mounting of the quick-change barrel to a mounting structure of the firearm, or (b) at least one barrel-mounting feature configured to selectively interact with at least two barrel-receipt features of the firearm during mounting of the quick-change barrel to a mounting structure of the firearm. The barrel is selectively mountable to the firearm in at least two orientations depending, per (a), upon which of the at least two barrel-mounting features interact with the barrel-receipt feature or, per (b), upon which of the at least two barrel-receipt fixtures interact with the barrel-mounting fixture. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236030 | COMPOUND BOW PERFORMANCE MODULE - A compound bow includes a riser, an upper limb, and a lower limb, the upper limb and lower limbs coupled to the riser. The compound bow may include a draw sensor. The compound bow includes a performance module coupled to the riser, the performance module operatively coupled to the draw sensor. A compound bow may include an arrow chronometer assembly. A method may include determining draw weight or length based on measurements of the draw sensor. A method may include determining arrow speed based on measurements of the arrow chronometer assembly. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236031 | NON-LETHAL GAS OPERATED GUN - A pre-pack assembly for use with an air gun and for use with a magazine that is removably insertable into the air gun, the pre-pack assembly includes a pre-pack that contains a gas canister, wherein inserting the pre-pack into the chamber of the magazine fluidly connects the gas canister with the magazine. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236032 | MUZZLE LOADER UPPER RECEIVER FOR AR PATTERN RIFLE - A muzzle loader AR upper receiver can include a muzzle loader AR pattern upper receiver configured to be coupled with an AR pattern lower receiver. The muzzle loader AR pattern upper receiver includes a body with a barrel opening. A muzzle loader barrel is coupled to the barrel opening of the muzzle loader AR pattern upper receiver. A muzzle loader AR rifle can include the muzzle loader AR pattern upper receiver and the AR pattern lower receiver coupled to the muzzle loader AR pattern upper receiver. A method of forming a muzzle loader rifle can include: providing a muzzle loader AR upper receiver; and coupling the muzzle loader AR upper receiver to an AR pattern lower receiver. A muzzle loader kit can include the muzzle loader AR pattern upper receiver and any other component, such as a ramrod, barrel, or AR pattern lower receiver. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236033 | PROPELLING DEVICE - A propelling device is provided that is excellent in safety during storage and securely propels a propelling section during operation. A propelling device includes: a fixed section; a propelling section; a shape memory alloy placed between the fixed section and the propelling section; and a coupling member coupling the fixed section, the propelling section, and the shape memory alloy with each other, wherein the shape memory alloy is in a state of a compressed martensite phase, and the shape memory alloy is transformed from the state of the martensite phase to a state of an austenite phase, causing strain energy to be stored, and action of the strain energy is used to break at least part of the coupling member and also impart a propelling force to the propelling section, and action of the propelling force causes the propelling section to be propelled in a direction away from the fixed section. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236034 | Energy Dense Source for Pulse Power Applications and Novel Electromagnetic Armor - A supercapacitor-like device is described that uses a porous, conductive foam as the electrodes. After the device is charged, an explosive wave front can be used to remove electrolyte from the metal foam. This creates a large net charge on each electrode, which will readily flow through a load placed across the electrodes. The removal of charge can potentially occur on a time scale of microseconds, allowing a supercapacitor to be used in pulsed power applications. The creation of this net charge requires significant energy, meaning this concept may also be suitable for removing kinetic energy from objects. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236035 | PROTECTIVE SHIELD - The invention relates to a protective shield that can be worn by one person. This shield encloses this person's entire upper body and is made of bullet-resistant or fragment-resistant material. The protection shield consists of two concentric hollow semi-cylindrical or conical halves. The first half has slightly smaller outer dimensions than the second half and includes belts or straps, such that the wearer can carry this first half on his back like a backpack. The second larger half is rotatably mounted on the outside of this first half and can hold 180 rotated degrees about a vertical axis of rotation. The protection shield can also include more than two concentric hollow semi-cylindrical or conical halves. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236036 | AN ARMOURY ELEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF A STRUCTURAL MATERIAL AND/OR LOAD-CARRYING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to an armoury assembly ( | 2022-07-28 |
20220236037 | PROPORTIONAL-RESPONSE CONDUCTIVE ENERGY WEAPON AND METHOD - A method of delivering an electric charge to a remote target with a CEW includes using one or more sensors in communication with the CEW to determine a threat level of a situation and contacting the target with at least one electrode wire discharged from the CEW. The method further includes applying an electric charge along the at least one electrode wire so that electrical charge flows between the CEW and the remote target based upon the determined threat level of the situation. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236038 | Wireless Firearms Target System - The present invention generally relates to improvements in firearms target systems. In particular, the present invention relates to mechanisms for incorporating random and/or pre-determined targeting of targets in a shooting range. According to one embodiment, a wireless LED receiver unit is mounted at the target of a shooting range or its equivalents, the unit being capable of randomly indicating a selected target for a shooter practising shooting on the shooting range. According to another embodiment, the LED receiver unit may randomly determine the number of shots to be fired at the target by the practising shooter, determine the duration of shooting and generally randomize the shooting experience to prepare the shooter for unplanned situations as it would be in real life. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236039 | TARGET MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A target mounting system that includes a target having opposing tangs arranged near a bottom of the target. A cylindrical pivot disk is mounted on each tang. The pivot disk/tang combinations are arranged in the recesses of the pivot disk retaining portions of opposing pivot disk bracket assemblies that are mounted on a target channel of a target system, thereby mounting the target on said target channel. When the target is mounted on the target channel between the first pivot disk bracket assembly and second pivot disk bracket assembly, the target is rotatable between a target ready position and a target down position. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236040 | Archery Vane - An aerodynamic element (often referred to as a vane or fletching) that is operatively coupled to the nock end (the back) of an arrow that adds significant stability associated with vanes of similar height (referred to as “high profile” in the archery community) without the noise (amplitude and frequency) commonly associated with such vanes while also providing low drag characteristics. The vane has an initial front or leading edge at a shallow initial angle relative to the axis of the arrow. When the vane is mounted at an angle (known as offset or helical) to the axis of the arrow, this front shallow initial angle (and area under it) is utilized as a vortex generator. This vortex mixes and therefore helps balance velocities in the lower pressure, large aft area which is initiated at a point along the leading edge that increases to a steeper angle relative to the initial angle. The top of the vane is parallel to the axis of the arrow for stability as well as sound advantages. The back edge of the vane then angles down at a steep angle in a straight line to help with noise as well as control airflow. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236041 | AERO-ASSISTED MISSILE FIN OR WING DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - A projectile and method of deploying a projectile includes a wing deployment system for deploying a wing of a projectile. The wing deployment system includes a stored energy release mechanism that is activated to generate an initial range of motion of the wing and a panel arranged on the wing and configured to cause an angular acceleration of the wing during the initial range of motion of the wing. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236042 | AMMUNITION PRODUCTION LOADING MACHINE - Described is an ammunition production loading machine. The machine will load two cartridges at once and is referred to as a ‘two-out” machine. The machine will be of a mechanical nature reducing the potential loss of production that occurs with pneumatic systems. Any pneumatic systems on the machine will operate only in failure instances, i.e. in the case of a powder failure the pneumatic system will obstruct the projectile feed mechanism. The machine consists of seven (7) major components, which operate in unison. The machine is intended to run a single caliber so changeover adjustments and time required to change calibers are eliminated. The machine is capable of precisely loading a complete cartridge at a rate of 240 parts per minute in a completely automated manner. The key features of this novel machine are the full automation from station to station and a cartridge retaining bullet crimp case bushing in a rotating main disk, which rotates cases from station to station. The bullet crimp case bushing has a tapered feature inside which crimps the case to the bullet. Machines in the prior art utilize slotted case inserts or features to hold the cartridge base in position for loading, which relies on a separate tool for crimping and are not fully automated. The herein described machine is fully automated and does not require a person to manually move parts from one station to the next, nor loading of individual inserts to effectuate the bullet to case connection. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236043 | Measuring Tape Guide - The present invention provides a measuring tape having one or more guiding elements, provides the ability for quick and easy cutting and/or scribing of lines on drywall and other materials. A guiding element comprising a rigid attachment having an elongated aperture is provided that can receive a writing utensil tip or cutting blade. In addition, the main body of the tape measure may contain a second guiding element that can be placed against the outer edge of whichever construction material is being marked or cut, thereby providing an appropriate surface to facilitate the travel of the tape measure body along the edge of the material. This guide also acts as protection of the fingers/hand that holds the main body of the tape measure during travel. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236044 | Sliding Adjustable Compass Having a Support - The present disclosure provides a sliding adjustable compass having a support for holding a variety of marking and cutting implements which can be easily replaced when they are used up. The construction of the compass is such that large diameter circles can be marked or cut precisely with the help of a viewing lens, whilst maintaining portability by a modular design. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236045 | ROTATION SENSING DEVICE - The rotation sensing device comprises a magnet, magnetic sensors, and yokes, which are secured to the base and control the magnetic flux of the magnetic field formed by the magnet; each magnetic sensor comprises a magnetic wire, a coil, and a bobbin; each yoke comprises a left yoke piece and a right yoke piece partially covering the left portion and the right portion of the magnetic sensor; the left yoke piece has a left front plate portion, the left front plate portion, which extends linearly from the front of the left portion of the bobbin, which is to the left of the section where the coil is provided, all the way to the front of the coil, and is inclined with respect to the direction of extension of the magnetic wire such that the right end thereof is located rearwardly of left end thereof. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236046 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION APPARATUS - A rotation angle detection apparatus includes an incremental rotary scale and a detector. The rotary scale includes both a detection region having a scale formed therein for detecting a rotation angle of an object and a non-detection region having no scale formed therein. The detector generates, based on an input signal indicating change in the position of the scale of the detection region which changes according to change in the rotation angle of the object, an electrical signal that periodically changes according to the change in the position of the scale of the detection region. Further, the detector detects the rotation angle of the object based on the electrical signal. Furthermore, the detector detects a reference angle for the rotation angle of the object by counting the number of positional changes from an end of the scale of the detection region; the positional changes are indicated by the input signal. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236047 | OCT DEVICE - An OCT device includes a light source that outputs light including a plurality of wavelengths; a division unit that divides light output from the light source into reference light and measurement light; a measurement arm that forms a light path of the measurement light with which a measurement target is irradiated and reflected light from the measurement target, which is generated by the measurement light; a reference arm that forms a light path of the reference light; and a measurement unit that measures the measurement target based on interference light between the reflected light and the reference light. At least one of the measurement arm and the reference arm includes a dispersion unit that disperses light into lights of each wavelength and a dispersed light path portion that forms light paths of dispersed lights, the light paths having a light path length different for each wavelength. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236048 | HANDHELD THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A handheld device has a projector that projects a pattern of light onto an object, a first camera that captures the projected pattern of light in first images, a second camera that captures the projected pattern of light in second images, a registration camera that captures a succession of third images, one or more processors that determines three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on the object based at least in part on the projected pattern, the first images, and the second images, the one or more processors being further operable to register the determined 3D coordinates based at least in part on common features extracted from the succession of third images, and a mobile computing device operably connected to the handheld device and cooperating with the one or more processors, the mobile computing device operable to display the registered 3D coordinates of points. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236049 | MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus includes a holding unit and a measuring unit. The measuring unit includes a first optical fiber for transmitting light emitted from a light source, a branching member for branching the light transmitted through the first optical fiber to at least two measuring optical fibers, a plurality of heads including respective beam condensers for converging the light branched by the branching member onto a measurand, a shutter device for shifting timings of application of the light applied from the heads to the measurand, a second optical fiber branched from the branching member and transmitting returning light reflected from the measurand, a spectroscopic unit having a light detector for detecting the returning light, and a controller for controlling the shutter device to control the timings of application of the light applied from the heads to the measurand and controlling the light detector to detect the returning light individually. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236050 | MEMBER DISTINGUISH APPARATUS, MEMBER DISTINGUISH METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A member distinguishing apparatus includes a three-dimensional sensor that irradiates a member with a beam and acquire first point group data based on at least amplitude information of light, a point group data analysis unit that extracts second point group data which is point group data of the member from the first point group data, and obtains, with respect to the second point group data, a distribution of the point group data in a vertical direction which is a longitudinal direction of the member, a lateral direction orthogonal to an irradiation direction of the beam when an area of a surface of the member irradiated by the three-dimensional sensor becomes the largest and also orthogonal to the vertical direction, and a depth direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, and a member distinguishing unit that distinguishes a type of the member from the distribution. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236051 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ETCHING DEFECTS OF ETCHING EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure provides a method for detecting etching defects of an etching equipment, belonging to the field of semiconductor manufacturing technology. The method includes: providing a test wafer, the test wafer including a substrate, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer being sequentially formed on a top surface of the substrate, and capacitor contact structures being disposed in the substrate; transferring the test wafer to the etching equipment to be detected, and etching part of the second dielectric layer and part of the first dielectric layer to form capacitor holes; removing the second dielectric layer to form a measured wafer; transferring the measured wafer to a defect detection equipment and detecting the shapes of the capacitor holes of the measured wafer. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236052 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a light emitting unit for outputting an optical signal to an object; a light receiving unit for receiving the optical signal reflected from the object; and a control unit for controlling the light emitting unit such that the optical signal selectively has one optical pattern from among a surface light source pattern and a point light source pattern. The light emitting unit comprises: a light emitting element array on which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in accordance with a predetermined arrangement pattern; and a lens module for transmitting the optical signal output by the light emitting element array, wherein the lens module includes an optical element which duplicates the optical signal output by the light emitting element array. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236053 | HYDRAULICALLY PROPELLED INSPECTION PLATFORM - A hydraulically propelled inspection platform for an oil and gas facility includes a frame, at least one wheel secured to the frame, and at least one hydraulically-driven engine secured to the frame and configured to motivate the platform in one or more directions defined by the wheel. The platform also includes at least one inspection sensor secured to the frame and configured to allow inspection of the oil and gas facility. | 2022-07-28 |
20220236054 | METHOD OF ELECTRONICALLY TRACKING PHYSICAL DEPOSITION OF COATING MATERIAL - By measuring a position of a spray gun relative to a physical surface to coat, using data on technical characteristics of the spray gun, like a spray cone the spray gun may produce and data on a coating fluid used, characteristics of a coating layer thus physically deposited may be reconstructed. With data being recording during the spray job, this is faster and more accurate than measuring layer thickness at various locations, either pre-determined or randomly. By determining flow characteristics in a spray cone and position of the spray cone relative to the surface over time and using a model of the spray cone, deposition of the layer of coating may be determined and the final layer, cured or uncured, may be reconstructed, including thickness. | 2022-07-28 |