38th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150260339 | X-BEAM STRUCTURE AND PRESSURE TANK HAVING X-BEAM STRUCTURE - Provided is an X-beam structure including: a plurality of beams extending in X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions and formed in a lattice pattern and a plurality of cross intersections at which an X-axis beam, a Y-axis beam, and a Z-axis beam meet one another, wherein in the X-beam structure in which a cross section of each beam has the geometry of a right-angled X, and the beam intersections are formed with one continuous beam and the two other joining beams are attached and welded onto the continuous beam. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260340 | TANK CONTAINER - The invention relates to a tank container ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260341 | METHODS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS DEFUELING - A method of steps for decanting a cryogenic fluid from a storage tank that is in fluid communication with a back pressure regulator and a decant dewar. A minimum pressure is set for the back pressure regulator and a cryogenic fluid is fed from the storage tank to the back pressure regulator. When the pressure of the cryogenic fluid exceeds the minimum pressure set for the back pressure regulator, the cryogenic fluid is fed to the decant dewar. This flow will continue until the storage tank is essentially empty. The gas generated by this depressurization will be fed to an exit valve where it can be flared or recovered by the operator for additional uses. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260342 | HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK COMPRISING METAL HYDRIDES PRODUCED THROUGH SIMPLIFIED MANUFACTURE AND STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST SUCH A TANK - A hydrogen storage material tank including a shell along a longitudinal axis, a hydrogen supply and collection duct along a longitudinal axis, a stack of plural cups around the duct, wherein each cup includes a base perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a passage allowing installation of the cup around the duct, an outer wall perpendicular to the base, in contact with the shell and an inner wall perpendicular to the base and in contact with the duct, wherein each cup is force-fitted on the duct and each cup includes a mechanism allowing mutual engagement of the cups in one another by mechanical deformation of free ends of the outer walls of the cups. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260343 | PROTECTIVE CAP FOR GAS CYLINDER WITH ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SCREEN POSITIONED TOWARDS THE TOP - The invention relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas cylinder ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260344 | PROTECTIVE CAP WITH PIVOTING ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR GAS CYLINDER - The invention relates to a protective cap for gas container, comprising a cap body forming a protective shell delimiting an internal volume designed to accommodate all or part of the valve-assembly, and an attachment device able to pivot between several angular positions, comprising a rest position in which the attachment device is fully folded, and an attachment position in which the attachment device is completely unfolded. The attachment device comprises a three-dimensional structure comprising two arms each bearing a cutout for fixing to a support, the said three-dimensional structure comprising an interior face shaped to conform to the exterior profile of the body of the cap when the attachment device is in the rest position. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260345 | CAP WITH A BRIM PROTECTING THE ROTARY CONTROL MEMBER OF A GAS CONTAINER VALVE UNIT - The invention relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260346 | GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH ROTARY CONTROL MEMBER PROTECTED BY A PROJECTING RIM CARRYING A READING WINDOW - The invention relates to a gas distribution system including a gas container, a valve assembly and a protective cap arranged around said valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a rotary control member, which can be manoeuvred by a user, cooperating with a gas passage control system for controlling the passage of gas when it is manoeuvred by a user. The protective cap including an opening in which the rotary control member is housed, which is bordered by a projecting rim projecting away from the external lateral surface of the protective cap. The projecting rim includes a cut-out forming a reading window coming to be positioned facing at least one marker carried by the peripheral region of the rotary control member so as to enable a user to view said at least one marker through the reading window. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260347 | GAS CONTAINING TANK - A gas containing tank includes: a tank body that contains a gas; a safety valve that discharges the gas contained in the tank body when being heated above a predetermined temperature; a conduction member that is provided outside the tank body, and transfers heat to the safety valve; and a heat insulation member that covers at least a part of the conduction member, and has higher heat insulation than that of the conduction member. The predetermined temperature is lower than 600° C., and the heat insulation member has a heat-resistance temperature lower than 60° C. and higher than the predetermined temperature. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260348 | System and Method for Inhibiting Hydrate Film Growth On Tubular Walls - Methods and systems are provided for inhibiting the formation and/or growth of clathrate hydrates in a mixed phase fluid at or near the walls of a tubular through use of a chemical or physical coating on the tubular wall. An exemplary embodiment provides a method for producing a flowable mixed phase fluid having the potential to create clathrate hydrates. The method includes inhibiting hydrate formation in a tubular by injecting an additive into a fluid stream in the tubular, and the additive adheres, at least in part, to the walls of the tubular and inhibits hydrate growth proximate to the wall. When sufficient additive is injected into the tubular system, the hydrate film growth on the tubular walls is inhibited, at least to some extent, and a continuous flow rate is maintained. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260349 | Fluid Dosage System - A fluid dosage system for tanks, suitable for use in locations which are remote from a reliable source of electricity. The dosage system is configured to be activated upon the flow of a fluid through a flow switch, and can be configured to deactivate after a period of inactivity. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING AND REMOVING REACTANTS FROM A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBER - A cooling and reactant removal system includes first and second gate valves. An outlet of the first gate valve is arranged in fluid communication with the process volume of the processing chamber. A filter is arranged in fluid communication with an inlet of the first gate valve. An inlet of the second gate valve is arranged in fluid communication with the process volume of the processing chamber. A gas amplifier has a first inlet, a second inlet, an outlet and at least one Coanda surface. Compressed gas received at the first inlet of the gas amplifier is directed across the Coanda surface. The second inlet of the gas amplifier is in fluid communication with the outlet of the second gate valve. The outlet of the gas amplifier is in fluid communication with a scrubbed exhaust system. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260351 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION LIGHT SOURCE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a board; and light-emitting element arrays connected in parallel and each including light-emitting elements mounted on the board and connected in series. The light-emitting elements in each of the light-emitting element arrays include one or more red LED chips and one or more blue LED chips. Each of the red LED chips on the board is disposed non-successively to any other one of the red LED chips along a Y direction and along an X direction. The Y direction is parallel to a direction along which the red LED chips included in one of the light emitting arrays including the red LED chip are arranged. The X direction is perpendicular to the Y direction. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260352 | LED BULB WITH CHASSIS FOR PASSIVE CONVECTIVE LIQUID COOLING - A light emitting diode (LED) bulb includes a base, a shell connected to the base forming an enclosed volume, a chassis disposed within the shell, and a plurality of LEDs disposed with the shell. The LED bulb also includes a thermally conductive liquid disposed within the enclosed volume. The LEDs and the chassis are immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. The chassis has a first opening and a second opening. The second opening is spaced from the first opening to facilitate a passive convective flow of the thermally conductive liquid to exchange a first volume of the thermally conductive liquid interior the chassis with a second volume of the thermally conductive liquid exterior the chassis. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260353 | LIQUID-FILLED LED BULB HAVING A UNIFORM LIGHT-DISTRIBUTION PROFILE - An LED bulb includes a base and a shell connected to the base. The shell is filled with a thermally conductive liquid for cooling the bulb. A plurality of LEDs is disposed within the shell. A first set of LEDs of the plurality of LEDs is positioned a first distance with respect to the center of a convex portion of the shell, and at a first angle with respect to a centerline of the LED bulb. A second set of LEDs of the plurality of LEDs is positioned a second distance with respect to the center of the convex portion of the shell, and at a second angle with respect to a centerline of the LED bulb. The first distance, first angle, second distance, and second angle are selected such that the LED bulb has a light-distribution profile that varies less than 20 percent in light intensity over 0 degrees to 135 degrees as measured from an axis from the center of the shell through an apex of the shell. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260354 | PLANAR STRIP LIGHT FOR INSTALLATION IN A PLASTERBOARD CONSTRUCTION - The invention relates to a planar strip light for installation in a plasterboard construction, wherein the strip light comprises an optical unit which has a reflector and an LED panel, wherein the light-emitting side of the LED panel is arranged at the edge of the reflector and substantially perpendicular to the reflector in order to reduce the installation depth of the strip light, and wherein the strip light comprises fasteners for its direct fastening to the plasterboard construction. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260355 | ILLUMINATED FRAME SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an illuminated frame system for framing a display unit, such as a screen and the like, comprising a frame on which lighting means, preferably in the form of LEDs, are arranged. An illuminated frame system of this kind may advantageously be used in gaming devices which have at least one screen. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260356 | LED DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH LIGHT INTENSITY CONTROLLER - A landscape lighting system includes a light fixture having an LED and an LED driver for controlling operation of the LED. The system includes a plurality of interchangeable light diverting elements adapted to be secured over the LED, whereby each light diverting element has a unique light diversion angle associated therewith, and whereby only one of the light diverting elements is secured over the LED at any one time. The system includes a light intensity controller in communication with the light fixture. The light intensity controller includes a control element that enables an operator to selectively increase and decrease the intensity of the light generated by the LED. The light intensity controller includes indicia provided thereon that indicate the intensity level of the light generated by the LED. The light intensity controller is used for finely tuning the intensity of the light generated by the LED. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260357 | COLOR-MIXING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE MODULE - The present invention provides a color-mixing light-emitting diode module. According to the present invention, a first light-emitting chip and two second light-emitting chips are disposed on a holder. The first light-emitting chip emits red light and the plurality of second light-emitting chips emit white light. The red light and the white light are mixed, giving mixed light with high color rendering and brightness. Objects illuminated by the mixed light will exhibit colors closest to their original colors as perceived by eyes. Furthermore, by arranging the first and second light-emitting chips in matrix, the color rendering of the light-emitting diode module can be adjusted and improved. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260358 | LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE LENSES OR FILTERS - A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. Lenses and/or filters are adjusted in distance from the light elements, by for example moving the lenses/filters into different slot positions of the frame, to alter characteristics of the emitted light. Focal lenses, diffusion lenses, and color filters may be used individually or in combination. A compound lens includes lens elements having different characteristics arranged in a pattern. Through groupwise control of the intensity of the light elements, the different characteristics are emphasized or de-emphasized. The light panel may have an integrated battery, and may be be mounted on a stand. The panel may be modular, allowing larger panels to be constructed from smaller panels. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260359 | FLASHLIGHT - A flashlight includes a body sized to be held in the hand of a user. The flashlight includes a light source coupled to the body for emitting light when the light source is activated by a user. The light source is movable to emit light as directed by the user. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260360 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate and a display device are disclosed. The array substrate comprises a backlight source for emitting light; a substrate including a reflection region configured to reflect an external light and a transmission region configured to transmit a light emitted by the backlight source; and a photoelectric conversion device disposed on the substrate and configured to convert optical energy of the light emitted to the reflection region into electric energy. Energy of the light incident on a reflection region of a transflective liquid display device is recycled, thereby avoiding wasting part of energy from the backlight source. Meanwhile, the display device comprises the above mentioned array substrate. This display device is in particular used in smart mobile terminal equipments such as smart watch and the likes. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260361 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - The present invention is directed to an illuminating device. The illuminating device comprises a bendable carrier and at least a bendable light emitting diode stripe. The bendable carrier has a belt structure with an arcuate cross-section, and includes a convex surface and a concave surface, to firmly maintain the bendable carrier in an elongated state when the bendable carrier is not bent; it also enables the bendable carrier to recover o the elongated state from a bent state. The bendable light emitting diode stripe comprise multiple light emitting diode chips, wherein the bendable light emitting diode stripe is directly arranged on the convex surface or the concave surface or interior space of a flexible tube. By using a belt structure such like tape measure, different shapes of the illuminating device can be feasibly adjusted. As a result, it solves the problem of limited viewing angle and provides better illumination. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260362 | Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes: a first housing in which a lamp unit is provided; a second housing in which a power supply unit is provided; and a hinge member that allows the first housing to be capable of opening and closing with respect to the second housing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260363 | LAMP ADJUSTER TO CONTROL MARGINS - A vehicle lamp assembly includes a body having a reflector, a lens, and a bulb. The assembly further includes a bezel, at least one adjuster arm attached to the body and to the bezel, and at least one biasing arm attached to the body and to the bezel. The biasing arm is configured to aim the reflector in accordance with movement of the adjuster arm while minimizing a gap between the bezel and the lens. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260364 | Headlamp for Vehicles - A headlamp for vehicles having numerous groups of LED light sources and having numerous optical units with different projection characteristics, such that a first light spot projected by a first optical unit is of a different size than a second light spot projected by a second optical unit, wherein a first subsidiary light distribution is formed by the first light spots, and a second subsidiary light distribution is formed by the second light spots, and the groups of LED light sources can be activated such that a predefined overall light distribution is formed by superimposing the subsidiary light distributions, wherein the optical units are designed such that all light spots have the same width, and the light spots projected by the various optical units have different heights. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260365 | LIGHT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A light device for a vehicle improves viewability by giving variations to the appearance at the time of lighting without increasing the light quantity. The light device includes first light sources oriented to an irradiation direction of the light device, second light sources oriented opposite to the irradiation direction, a first base plate that mounts the first light sources and a second base plate that mounts the second light sources, and a lens that allows irradiation light of the first light sources and the second light sources to permeate therethrough. The base plates are disposed perpendicularly to the irradiation direction of the light device. A reflector reflects the irradiation light of the second light sources to the irradiation direction and an extension section surrounds the first light sources and stands so as to be oriented to the irradiation direction. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260366 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A lamp for a vehicle includes a light-emitting unit including a light source and a reflector, a shield unit to form a beam pattern by blocking at least some of the light generated by the light-emitting unit, and a lens unit disposed at the front of the shield unit. The shield unit includes a first shield, which forms a first region of the shield unit, and a second shield, which is driven to cover or uncover a second region of the shield unit. The lamp, with a simpler structure, can form various beam patterns while sufficiently securing a driver's field of view. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260367 | LIGHTING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLE - [Problem] It is difficult to efficiently control and design light distribution in the conventional lighting fixture for a vehicle. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260368 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS - A light emitting module includes: a substrate; at least one light emitting element line including a plurality of light emitting elements that are arrayed on the substrate in a first direction; and at least one sealing lens sealing the at least one light emitting element line, and including a plurality of lens sections. The lens sections each include a spherical light emission surface having a convex shape, and are provided corresponding to the respective light emitting elements and continuous in the first direction. The lens sections each satisfy predetermined expressions (1) and (2). | 2015-09-17 |
20150260369 | LENS AND LIGHTING DEVICE - Various embodiments may relate to a lens for a lighting assembly. The lens includes a bottom surface and an outer surface extending upwardly from the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface includes an incident surface and the outer surface includes emergent surfaces, wherein the outer surface includes at least one first surface unit that includes a light adjusting surface and an emergent surface, the light adjusting surface receives at least one part of light beams from the incident surface and adjusts the light beams to the emergent surface to emerge through the emergent surface, and emergent light beams are converged at focus. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260370 | CURVED LIGHT DUCT EXTRACTION - The present disclosure describes light delivery and distribution components of a ducted lighting system having a cross-section that includes at least one curved portion and a light source. The delivery and distribution system (that is, light duct and light duct extractor) can function effectively with any light source that is capable of delivering light which is substantially collimated about the longitudinal axis of the light duct, and which is also preferably substantially uniform over the inlet of the light duct. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260371 | LUMINOUS FLUX CONTROL MEMBER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - This luminous flux control member has: an incidence surface through which light emitted from a light-emitting element enters; an emission surface through which the light entering from the incidence surface is emitted to the outside; and multiple ridges that are formed on the back side so as to surround the central axis (CA) and that have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape. Each of the multiple ridges has a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface, and a ridge line which is the line of intersection of the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface. An imaginary line containing the ridge lines intersects the central axis (CA) at a position closer to the front side than the ridge lines. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260372 | STAGE LIGHT FIXTURE - Stage light fixture provided with:
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20150260373 | QUANTUM DOT FILM APPLIED TO BACKLIGHT MODULE - The invention relates to the optical films, in particular to a quantum dot film applied to a backlight module. The quantum dot film aims to solve the problem that the color saturation of a liquid crystal displayer is poor. The novel quantum dot film comprises a quantum dot layer, and an upper waterproof layer and a lower waterproof layer are arranged on the upper surface of the quantum dot layer and the lower surface of the quantum dot layer respectively. The quantum dot layer comprises, by weight, 100 parts of adhesives, 5-20 parts of silica gel particles, 1-20 parts of diffusion particles and 0.1-20 parts of quantum dots. The surface of the silica gel particles is provided with a micropore structure. The quantum dots are adsorbed in micropores of the silica gel particles or dispersed in the adhesives. The silica gel particles and the diffusion particles are dispersed in the adhesives. The quantum dot film is applied to the backlight module and has the advantages of improving the color gamut and illuminance. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260374 | LENS AND LED RETROFIT LAMP - Various embodiments may relate to a lens for a lighting assembly. The lens includes a bottom surface, a top surface and a side surface joining the bottom surface and the top surface. The bottom surface includes an incident surface, and the top surface includes an emergent surface, wherein the side surface includes a first side surface part and a second side surface part arranged in sequence in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface, and the first side surface part and the second side surface part are defined by different curved surfaces and both are configured as reflection surfaces. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260375 | Low-Profile Niche for Underwater Pool/Spa Lights - A niche for a pool or spa light includes a back wall having an aperture for a power cable, a side wall, a plurality of mounting ribs, and a groove formed in at least one of the plurality of mounting ribs for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche. In another embodiment, a niche for a pool or spa light includes a body and a rotatable hub with a plurality of mounting ribs for attaching a pool or spa light to the hub. The body includes a back wall having a power cable aperture and a threaded aperture for receiving a screw, and a side wall. The hub includes a back wall having an aperture for receiving the screw and a plurality of mounting ribs, the hub being rotatable about the screw. A groove is formed in at least one of the plurality of mounting ribs for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260376 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MODULE LENS AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MODULE LIGHTING APPARATUS - Provided are a lens plate for a lighting emitting diode (LED) module, and the LED module. The lens plate includes: a lens substrate having a plane structure; at least one lens having a dome structure formed on the lens substrate; and a hinge structure on a side of the lens substrate and including a fastener configured to fasten to the LED module. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260377 | Adjustable Photocontrol Mounting Assembly - An assembly for connecting and holding a photocontrol with respect to a light fixture. The assembly includes a support member and a photocontrol receptacle over and secured with respect to the support member. The support member is on an exterior surface of a light-fixture housing at an opening formed in the housing. The photocontrol receptacle is rotatable about the support member for angular photocontrol adjustment on the light fixture. The support member is fixed with respect to the exterior surface of the light-fixture housing. The receptacle has an engagement portion rotatably engaging the support member, thereby holding the receptacle with respect to the light-fixture housing while permitting rotation of the receptacle with respect thereto. Another aspect is a related method for connecting and holding a photocontrol with respect to a light fixture. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260378 | LIGHTING DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIGHTING DEVICE - Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, including a housing, at least one light source, and a circuit board carrying the at least one light source. The housing defines a cavity for accommodating the at least one light source and the circuit board. The housing includes a bottom for carrying the circuit board. The lighting device further includes at least one separate mountable locking member, which is partially supported on the housing and presses the circuit board on the bottom. In addition, various embodiments further relates to an illuminating device including the lighting device. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260379 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - Various embodiments may relate to an illuminating device including a housing, an electronic assembly accommodated in the housing, and at least one adjusting mechanism arranged on at least one side of the electronic assembly, the adjusting mechanism is in operative connection with the electronic assembly and is operated from outside of the housing so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260380 | BACKLIGHT FRAME, BACKLIGHT STRUCTURE AND LCD DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a backlight frame, a backlight structure and an LCD display device, the backlight frame comprises: a frame body and a plurality of limiting structures disposed outside the frame body, one end of the limiting structure is connected to the frame body detachably, the other end of the limiting structure is provided with a limiting portion, a limiting face of the limiting portion and a side surface of the frame body are coplanar, and the limiting face of the limiting portion is disposed above the side surface of the frame body. By detachably disposing limiting structure on frame body of backlight frame and limiting display element formed on frame body with limiting structure when assembling, contraposition installation can be achieved accurately, operator operation can be facilitated. Limiting structure is disposed detachably, thereby width of frame body is not increased, and it satisfies narrow bezel design requirement. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260381 | OUTDOOR FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for mounting an outdoor fluorescent lamp lighting fixture to a pole includes a compression sleeve configured to receive and tighten around the pole, a pivot base fixed to the compression sleeve, a mount configured for securing to the fluorescent lamp lighting fixture and for pivotally coupling to the pivot base, where the mount includes multiple adjustment points configured to allow the mount to be fixed at varying angles relative to the pivot base. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260382 | Light Emitting Module Substrate, Light Emitting Module, and Lighting Device - According to one embodiment, a light emitting module substrate includes: a base body that uses a ceramic; and a wiring pattern which is provided on a surface of the base body and in which a thickness in a region to be soldered is thicker than that in a region other than the region to be soldered. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260383 | RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURE AND FLEXIBLY ATTACHED COMPACT JUNCTION BOX - A recessed lighting fixture includes a lamp housing and a separate compact junction box, which contains a power supply that drives the lamp and serves in part to divide the interior cavity of the junction box into two separate wiring compartments. The junction box has two end walls spaced along an axis and a releasably secured, sleeve-like cover (side wall) surrounding and closing the cavity. The cover can be moved axially in either direction relative to the end walls to open the wiring compartments. The junction box and the lamp housing are mechanically connected only by a flexible conduit and a flexible tether, which prevents undue strain on the electrical connections between the joined components. The lighting fixture is particularly suitable for retrofit installations, especially where small-aperture downlights are desired. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260384 | FLUORESCENT LAMP FIXTURE WITH LEDS - A retrofit LED lamp that looks identical to a fluorescent lamp that utilize the ballast already in the fluorescent lamp fixture. The LED lamp has a housing, one or more than one LED, pins connected to the housing that mate with the tombstones of a fluorescent lamp fixture, and control circuitry to duplicate standard fluorescent lamp operations with existing AC ballast and emulate the filament winding resistance of a conventional fluorescent lamp. Optionally, the retrofit LED lamp has additional electrical elements that can be added for control functions, such as the ability to dim the retrofit LED lamp. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260385 | Landscape Lighting with Remote Control Feature - A landscape lighting fixture for outdoor illumination comprising a fixture body, a control board, a protective tens, and a guard. The fixture body, guard, and protective lens form a housing for the control board, which includes a light source and a sensor chip. A remote control may be used to generate a control signal that is received by the sensor chip to control the light source. The light source may be a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and an optical assembly may be used to diffuse the light from the plurality of LEDs such that they appear to be one light. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260386 | LIGHT SCAFFOLD ELECTRIC ARC SOUND EFFECT - A system for simulating an electric arc for use in models comprises a light source having a light output envelope and a light scaffold extending from the light source, wherein light output from the light source is transported along the scaffold to simulate the electric arc. A method for simulating an electric arc comprises emitting light through the light source wherein light output from the light source is transported along the scaffold to simulate the electric arc. The system may be located at the distal end of an hot stick and may include a switch and a transmitter for initiating a corresponding arc effect in a model. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260387 | NIGHT LIGHTING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPONENT KIT - A night lighting device includes a battery powered motion activated lighting unit enclosed within a housing. The housing has walls with light apertures permitting light to escape and provide low level floor illumination. A front panel is pivotally attached to the housing. The front panel has an open peripheral frame and a rear wall set back from an edge of the frame. The open frame extends forwardly from and surrounds the rear wall. The rear wall includes light apertures and a sensor aperture. The open frame focuses the directivity of the motion sensor pattern due to the set back of the rear wall. The top overhang and side extensions of the frame prevent the motion sensing field from dispersing upwardly and laterally. Additionally, a kit is provided which includes the motion activated lighting device, a separate motion sensing lighting unit, and other components. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260388 | Heat transfer device, luminaire, and method of assembling a luminaire - A heat transfer device for transferring heat to a housing, comprising a heat spreader, at least one heat transfer plate mechanically connected to the heat spreader so as to be resiliently compressible towards the heat spreader when brought into contact with the housing, and at least one heat pipe thermally connected to each heat transfer plate and to the heat spreader. The resilient compressibility of the heat transfer plates makes the heat transfer device flexible, such that it may adapt to a different shape of housing. In contrast to known thermal interfaces, the thermal interface of the heat transfer device of the invention is not mechanically connected to the housing in which it is used, but connected to the heat spreader, and may instead be pressed into contact with the housing, without mechanical fixation. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260389 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system including a substantially elongated and thermally conductive system body, the system body defining a system body outer surface, the system body outer surface defining at least two outer surface mounting sections, each of the at least two outer surface mounting sections extending substantially longitudinally along the system body at different circumferential locations therearound; a LED strip including a substantially elongated strip body defining strip body back and front surfaces and a plurality of LEDs mounted to the strip body front surface; and a substantially elongated heat sink, the heat sink defining a heat sink back surface and a substantially opposed heat sink front surface. The LED strip and the heat sink are each alternatively mountable to any one of the at least two outer surface mounting sections with the strip body back surface and the heat sink back surface abutting against the outer surface mounting sections. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260390 | Composite Heat Sink For Electrical Components - A composite heat sink with improved mechanical strength and thermal conductivity can be made using a printed circuit board with machined recesses on the back side. The printed circuit board is mated to a heat sink with surface features that match the machined side of the printed circuit board. A thin layer of thermally conductive material such as a gap filler pad, thermal grease, thermal gel, thermal epoxy or the like may be added between the printed circuit board and the heat sink prior to joining them together. Mechanical attachments such as screws, rivets and snap features may be used to form the printed circuit board and the heat sink into a single composite structure. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260391 | LED LIGHTING PLATFORM - A modular light assembly having a control housing surrounding a power driver and at least one modular component. The modular component includes two side portions, a plurality of ribs extending between the two side portions to form a grated portion, and a flat portion configured to receive a COB LED. The lighting assembly may also comprise a video assembly having a camera and control circuitry provided within the lighting and video assembly for remotely controlling the camera. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260392 | LIGHTBULB LOUDSPEAKER - The foregoing are among the objects attained by the invention, which provides in some aspects a loudspeaker adapted for mounting in a lightbulb socket. The loudspeaker has a body that can, for example, be shaped like a lightbulb and that has a concavity that includes a first volumetric region. A wall that is disposed within the body and that at least partially defines that region includes one or more active diaphragms. The diaphragms generate (i) front waves directed from the first volumetric region to at least one of an environment and a second volumetric region, if any, defined within the concavity, and (ii) back waves directed into the volumetric region. A passive radiator that is elastically mounted in the wall passes from the volumetric region at least a portion of back waves generated by one or more of the active diaphragms. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260393 | Audio Equipment and Bracket for Linear Lighting Device Thereof - A linear opening is formed in a front wall portion of a housing of an audio equipment, and a bracket retaining a linear light guide member is installed on a rear side of the front wall portion such that at least one side of the light guide member is exposed at the opening. Both ends of the light guide member extend in the bracket in a direction away from the opening, and an LED as a light source is connected to each end via a coupler. Accordingly, noise generated at the LED light source is less likely to leak outside from the housing of audio equipment. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260394 | HEATER FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS STORAGE TANK - A catalytic tank heater includes a catalytic heating element supported on an LPG tank by a support structure that holds the element in a position facing the tank. Vapor from the tank is provided as fuel to the heating element, and is regulated to increase heat output as tank pressure drops. The heating element is internally separated into a pilot heater and a main heater, with respective separate fuel inlets. The pilot heater remains in continual operation, but the main heater is operated only while tank pressure is below a threshold. Operation of the pilot heater keeps a portion of the catalyst hot, so that, when tank pressure drops below the threshold, and fuel is supplied to the main heater, catalytic combustion quickly expands from the area surrounding the pilot heater to the remainder of the catalyst. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260395 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION - A combustor for providing homogeneous combustion of liquid fuels includes an essentially tube shaped combustion body, including a combustion chamber having a plurality of reaction zones, one of which is an injection zone, the others being combustion zones for staged homogeneous combustion of evaporated fuel and air. A swirler, including a base and swirler elements, is configured to operate at a swirl number between 0.6-2.5 in combination with a flow constriction plate whose size is such that the ratio of the open diameter (De) of the constriction to the diameter (D) of the combustion body is <0.7 and the constrictor plate is placed at a distance (L | 2015-09-17 |
20150260396 | BARBEQUE RADIANT BURNER - A radiant burner assembly for a barbeque can include a first burner, a second burner, and a carry-over burner. The carry-over burner can be dead-ended, and disposed between the first burner and the second burner. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260397 | INTEGRATED SMOKE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLARING OPERATIONS - A flare monitoring and control system monitors parameters that affect the amount of smoke generated during a flaring operation. The system receives data relating to the parameters, and analyzes the data relating to the parameters. The system predicts an impending increase in the amount of smoke generated during the flaring operation, and varies a value of one or more parameters to prevent the impending increase in the amount of smoke generated during the flaring operation. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260398 | FURNACE COMBUSTION CROSS LIMIT CONTROL WITH REAL-TIME DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES - The present invention monitors and controls various operation/process variables of a furnace or boiler, which may be, for example, fuel flow, fuel pressure, air flow, box pressure, feed outlet temperature, etc., and reacts to certain operation issues. A method and system is provided for monitoring and controlling the operation of a furnace in real-time which may prevent unnecessary tripping of the furnace. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260399 | COMBUSTOR SECTION OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A liner for a gas turbine engine includes a cold side having a partition which extends therefrom to define a forward cavity and an aft cavity, each cavity having a plurality of film holes to communicate a coolant from the cold side to the hot side. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260400 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER SHINGLE OF A GAS TURBINE - Combustion chamber shingle of a gas turbine, including a bolt for bearing the combustion chamber shingle at the combustion chamber wall, wherein the combustion chamber shingle is formed substantially in a plate-shaped manner, and has at least one bearing element at one side, at which the bolt that is formed as a separate structural element is anchored in a form-locking manner, wherein the bolt, at its end area, is provided with a baring area that is arranged at a rectangular position to the bolt axis and that is arranged inside a recess of the bearing element, wherein the bolt has a centric passageway recess, and wherein the recess of the bearing element is dimensioned so as to be bigger than the baring area of the bolt, so that a hollow space is created between the surface of the combustion chamber shingle and the baring area of the bolt. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260401 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE - A combustion chamber of a gas turbine, including an external combustion chamber wall as well as an internal combustion chamber wall, wherein the internal combustion chamber wall, at its frontal end area as it appears with respect to the flow direction of the combustion chamber, is supported in a longitudinally slidable manner inside a groove of a base plate that is arranged in the area of a combustion chamber head, and is fixedly attached at the external combustion chamber wall at its back end area. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260402 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE - The present invention relates to a combustion chamber of a gas turbine having an outer combustion chamber wall and an inner combustion chamber wall, where the inner combustion chamber wall, at its front end area relative to the direction of flow through the combustion chamber, is fixed to the outer combustion chamber wall and, at its rear end area, is held longitudinally movable at the outer combustion chamber wall. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260403 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE - A combustion chamber of a gas turbine with an outer combustion chamber wall and with tiles attached to the inner side of said wall or to a combustion chamber of the single-wall design, wherein the combustion chamber has in a center area, relative to the flow direction, a slot extending around the circumference of the combustion chamber and dividing the outer combustion chamber wall and the tiles for the supply of mixing air. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260404 | INTERFACE HEAT SHIELD FOR A COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes an interface shield between a first heat shield and a second heat shield. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260405 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE - A combustion chamber of a gas turbine includes an external combustion chamber wall and at least one shingle that is mounted at the same, as well as a base plate and a combustion chamber head, characterized in that the shingle extends over the entire length of the combustion chamber and is held at its frontal end area, as it appears with respect to the flow direction of the combustion chamber, inside a groove of the base plate, and at its back end area inside a groove of the external combustion chamber wall. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260406 | TWO-CIRCUIT INJECTOR FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A start-up injector for a turbine engine combustion chamber, said injector including a fuel injection circuit; and a fuel ignition circuit including a fuel injector supplied by the fuel injection circuit and a spark plug for igniting the injected fuel. The start-up injector also includes a partitioned enclosure including a first compartment in which the fuel is ignited by the spark plug and a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a thermally conductive partition; and a main combustion start-up circuit which includes at least one fuel injector supplied by the fuel injection circuit and opens into the second compartment of the enclosure such as to inject the fuel against the wall. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF COMBUSTION DYNAMICS IN COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A system includes a gas turbine engine that includes a first combustor and a second combustor. The first combustor includes a first fuel nozzle disposed in a first head end chamber of the first combustor and a first fuel injector. The first fuel nozzle is configured to inject a first fuel and an oxidant into a first combustion chamber of the first combustor. The second combustor includes a second fuel nozzle disposed in a second head end chamber of the second combustor, a second fuel injector, and a second orifice plate disposed in a second fuel path upstream of the second fuel injector. The second fuel nozzle is configured to inject the first fuel and the oxidant into a second combustion chamber of the second combustor and the second orifice plate is configured to help reduce modal coupling between the first combustor and the second combustor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260408 | TOROIDAL COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A device comprising a combustion toroid for receiving combustion-induced centrifugal forces therein to continuously combust fluids located therein and an outlet for exhaust from said combustion toroid. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260409 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a gas-turbine combustion chamber having a head plate as well as an outer and an inner combustion chamber wall, wherein the combustion chamber is formed by segments or partial segments manufactured in one piece by means of a DLD method and welded to one another. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260410 | THERMOSTAT - A thermostat for cooking appliances powered by gas includes a body defining an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit that receive a gas flow from a supply source and to supply it to a gas burner, and a chamber having a substantially cylindrical shape that is in fluid communication with the inlet conduit, and also with the outlet conduit either directly, through a main opening formed at one end thereof, or indirectly, through a secondary conduit formed in the body of the thermostat. The gas flows into the outlet conduit bypassing the main opening. A one-piece valve adjusting the gas flow rate is coaxially fitted in the chamber and guided by its peripheral walls. These features make the structural configuration of the thermostat body and its conduits is much more compact, functional and less expensive than in thermostats known in the art. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260411 | GAS COOKING APPLIANCE AND GAS COOKING METHOD - According to one implementation a cooking appliance is provided that includes an enclosure, a controller, a gas burner and an electrovalve. The electrovalve is capable of assuming an open position where the passage of gas the gas burner is allowed and a closed position where the passage of gas to the gas burner is not allowed. The incandescent element is suitable for igniting the gas burner when the electrovalve is open and gas is being supplied to the gas burner. According to one mode of operation the controller is adapted to control the position of the electrovalve and the amount of current being delivered to the incandescent element so that only the incandescent element provides heat to the enclosure to maintain the enclosure temperature close to a specific set-point temperature. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260412 | COOKING APPLIANCE SURFACES HAVING SPILL CONTAINMENT PATTERN AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A pattern of high temperature hydrophobic surfaces for use with cooking and baking appliances, such as kitchen cooktops, stoves and oven interior walls. The pattern of hydrophobic surfaces confines overflowed liquids to the enclosed non-hydrophobic surface areas and away from protected areas, such as around burner control knobs, burner surfaces, cal rods, fan and vent openings, countertops, and the like. The hydrophobic materials used are able to withstand and effectively repel liquids at high operating temperatures. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260413 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING AN AIR CHANNEL - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking compartment in the housing and accessible through a door in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and an air channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the air channel having an outlet exhausting a portion of the air from the cooling air system along a rear wall of the housing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260414 | STOVE TOP COOKING APPARATUS - A stove top cooking apparatus includes a substantially horizontally-oriented cooking surface disposed above a heat source, and a heat distributing shield disposed between the heat source and the cooking surface. The heat distributing shield includes a plurality of elongate tents. Each tent has a V-shaped cross section along substantially its entire length. A vertex of each cross section is a highest point of the cross section. The tents are arranged in at least three substantially horizontally-oriented layers. Each layer includes a plurality of substantially parallel tents. The substantially parallel tents in one layer have a first orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a second orientation of the substantially parallel tents in an other layer. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260415 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A FLUE BOUNDARY - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a flue in the housing and in fluid communication with the cooking compartment for exhausting flue gases from the cooking compartment, an exhaust outlet for exhausting the flue gases from the housing, and a flue boundary connecting the flue and the exhaust outlet, the flue boundary separating flue gases from cooling air flowing through the housing and preventing dilution of flue gases with cooling air. The housing includes a cooling rough-in box having a cooling air flow channel for cooling the rear wall of the flue boundary. The cooling rough-in box includes an opening permitting the cooling air to be drawn into the cooling air flow channel from an exterior of the housing by convection owing to heat on the rear wall of the flue boundary. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260416 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A LOW-PROFILE REAR VENT TRIM - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, the cooking surface having an upper surface, and a rear vent trim on the top of the housing and at a rear side of the top of the housing. The rear vent trim has an upper surface that is substantially flush with the upper surface of the cooking surface. The rear vent trim includes an opening permitting air to exit from within the rear vent trim, and the rear vent trim directs the air away from a 90° angle with respect to the upper surface of the cooking surface. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260417 | INTEGRATED ENERGY-SAVING BUILDING HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM BY EFFICIENT AIR CIRCULATION TECHNOLOGY - [Problem to be Solved] | 2015-09-17 |
20150260418 | Humidification-Dehumidification System with a Bubble-Column Vapor Mixture Condenser and Intermediate Gas Extraction - A humidification-dehumidification system comprises a source of liquid; a humidifier including carrier-gas and liquid inlets and outlets and a chamber in which the liquid can contact a carrier gas containing a condensable fluid in vapor phase that is introduced from the carrier-gas inlet in a counterflow arrangement and in which a portion of the liquid can vaporize into the carrier gas; a bubble-column vapor mixture condenser including at least first and second stages, each stage including a carrier-gas inlet and outlet and a chamber configured to contain a liquid bath in fluid communication with the carrier-gas inlet and the carrier-gas outlet; a conduit passing from the source of the liquid through the chamber of each stage of the bubble-column condenser; and an intermediate exchange conduit coupled with (a) the bubble-column vapor mixture condenser and (b) the humidifier chamber at intermediate stages of each for transfer of the carrier gas therebetween. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260419 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE AND EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM WITH SUCH A HYDRAULIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a hydraulic device ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260420 | DESICCANT-BASED COOLING SYSTEM - A desiccant-based system and method for conditioning air includes a first unit remotely located from an area whose environment is to be controlled. Additional units are respectively located within areas where air conditioning is desired. Each of the additional units is connected to the first unit such that desiccant can be transferred between each of the additional units and the first unit. Cool, undiluted desiccant can be transferred from the first unit to at least one of the additional units so that ambient air at the location of the additional unit can be dehumidified and cooled. Each of the additional units are separately controllable, such that the respective environments surrounding the additional units can be maintained at different levels of humidity and temperature. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260421 | AIR TREATMENT APPARATUS - Air treatment apparatus including means for causing ultraviolet radiation to be applied to fluid or moisture which is to be discharged from the apparatus. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260422 | PORTABLE CONFINED SPACE VENTILATOR - The present invention relates to a modular air conditioning unit, comprising a chassis having an outside surface, comprising an evaporator coil air intake opening; a treated air discharge opening; and a condenser coil air intake opening; and an air conditioning system located within the chassis, comprising a condenser coil unit, an evaporator coil unit, and a blower, including an air intake opening, and an air discharge opening in fluid communication with the treated air discharge opening, wherein the air intake opening is in fluid communication with the evaporator coils. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260423 | Thermal Source Instrument Controlling Device and Air-Conditioning System - A thermal source instrument controlling device includes a setting value calculating portion, a change magnitude calculating portion, and a feed water temperature setting portion that corrects, based on change magnitudes for feed water temperatures calculated by the change magnitude calculating portion, setting values for the feed water temperatures for respective thermal source instruments, calculated by the setting value calculating portion, and sets corrected values in the respective thermal source instruments. The change magnitude calculating portion calculates the change magnitudes for the feed water temperatures for the respective thermal source instruments based on temperature change magnitude information included in instruction data, the setting values for the feed water temperatures set for the respective thermal source instruments, flow rates of the cooling/heating water that flows out from the respective thermal source instruments, and weighting coefficients set for individual thermal source instruments. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260424 | HVAC FILTER MONITORING - A method is described for identifying faults relating to an HVAC system, such a clogged filter. Sensor data is used to estimate HVAC system efficiency. Trends in system efficiency are then used to identify faults such as clogged filters. The sensor(s) can include one or more of the following types: optical sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, acoustic transducer, humidity sensor, resistive sensor, capacitive sensor, and infrared sensor. The efficiency estimation can also be based on conditions external to the building, such as data from exterior sensors and/or data gathered from third parties such as government or private weather stations. The efficiency estimation can also be based on performance metrics such as the time used to reach a set point temperature. The fault identification includes filtering out non-fault related events. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260425 | SPEED ADJUSTMENT OF AN ACTUATOR FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM - An actuator in an HVAC system includes a housing, a motor, a hub configured to receive a shaft, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to operate the actuator in at least a first speed mode and a second speed mode that is faster than the first speed mode. The processing circuit is further configured to perform a calibration process for the actuator. The calibration process includes temporarily shifting the actuator from the first speed mode to the second speed mode and driving the shaft through a predetermined sequence of positions with the actuator in the second speed mode. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260426 | Sealed and/or Reinforced Flanged Ring Connector for Single- and Double-Wall HVAC Ducting - A flanged ring connector ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260427 | CONNECTOR FRAME FOR DUCT BOOT - A connector frame is used to secure a duct boot at a vent opening. The connector frame includes a mounting ledge that receives locking fingers disposed at the upper portion of a duct boot. One configuration of the connector frame defines tapered ribs that define a funnel to help locate the upper portion of the duct boot with respect to the mounting ledge. Different configurations of the connector frame include filters or seals to prevent debris from falling into the duct boot. The filter can be carried on stands above the mounting ledge. The stands can be located in recesses disposed outwardly of the mounting ledge. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260428 | POOL WATER HEATER - An electric heater for heating pool water includes an enclosure, a pool water inlet and outlet, a heat exchanger disposed within the enclosure and comprising a plurality of metal pipes coupled to the pool water inlet and outlet, an electric heating element disposed within the enclosure and spaced apart from the plurality of metal pipes, and a conduit coupled between the plurality of metal pipes and the pool water outlet. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260429 | Heater comprising a co-located linear regulator and heating elements - Linear regulators are inexpensive and provide excellent control with a very fast frequency response while avoiding many of the problems of pulse-width-modulated (pwm) regulators. However, they are seldom used due to their very poor efficiency. Not only do the losses in the regulator reduce the efficiency, resulting in higher energy costs, the heat in the controller is a significant problem. By co-locating the linear regulator with the heater, immersed in the medium to be heated, the losses of the linear regulator contribute to the heat to the medium, and net efficiency is nearly 100 percent. It is not necessary to co-locate the entire control, as the high dissipation likely is limited to the power transistors and only they need to be co-located with the load. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260430 | SOLAR HEAT COLLECTING APPARATUS AND SOLAR HEAT COLLECTING METHOD - Solar heat collecting apparatus, wherein plural reflecting mirrors are disposed in north-south direction; the plural reflecting mirrors are provided with heliostat mechanism; the heliostat mechanism includes an east-west angle adjustment unit, having a rotating ring, to adjust the angle of reflecting surface of the plural reflecting mirrors in the east-west direction, and a north-south angle adjustment unit, having actuators, to adjust angle of reflecting surface of the plural reflecting mirrors in the north-south direction; the angle of reflecting surface of the plural reflecting mirrors on each reflection line is simultaneously adjusted via the frame by rotation of the rotating ring; the angle of reflecting surface of each reflecting mirror is individually adjusted by a back-and-forth motion of an arm of the corresponding actuator; and, each reception line is provided with a receiver, and the receiver collects heat from the reflected light of the sunlight reflected by the plural reflecting mirrors. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260431 | Electromagnetic Radiation Spreading for Direct Indoor Uses - A system and method for converting the sun's electromagnetic radiation to work, where the system collects the radiation with at least first one lens or mirror. Splitting means split the radiation spectrum, preferably using prism, set of prisms, diffraction grating, or set of beam splitters. Second one lens or mirror is configured to collect the radiation separately for each wavelength range. At least one fiber optic cable is configured to transfer the radiation to electromagnetically or electrically operated appliance, device or machine. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260432 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING LIQUIDS - A fluid heating apparatus using cavitation includes a housing, an external rotor with cavitation bores in an outer surface thereof, and a motor for rotating the external rotor. An inner surface of the housing is spaced from the outer surface of the external rotor to create a fluid heating zone. The inner surface of the housing is configured with a spiral shape and wave form to enhance the heating of the fluid. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260433 | MAGNETIC COOLING APPARATUS - A magnetic cooling apparatus includes first magnetic regenerators that pass a first heat transfer fluid and a first magnetocaloric material, second magnetic regenerators that pass a second heat transfer fluid having a relative lower freezing point than the first heat transfer fluid and a second magnetocaloric material having a relative lower Curie temperature than the first magnetocaloric material, a magnet that applies a magnetic field to the first magnetic regenerators and the second magnetic regenerators, a hot side heat exchanger allowing the first heat transfer fluid to emit heat, a cold side heat exchanger allowing the second heat transfer fluid to absorb heat, and an intermediate heat exchanger allowing the first heat transfer fluid flowing between cold sides of the first magnetic regenerators and the second heat transfer fluid passing through hot sides of the second magnetic regenerators to exchange heat with each other. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260434 | Air Source Heat Exchange System and Method Utilizing Temperature Gradient and Water - An air source heat exchange system and method in which usable heat is exchanged between a predetermined volume of a fluid heat exchange medium, preferably water, within a heat exchange chamber and ambient air outside the chamber. At least one and preferably a plurality of air source heat exchange chambers are provided, each having a volume for containing the predetermined volume of water, including a retarded volume detained so as to be dwelled within the chamber as water is flowed into and out of the chamber. The chamber has a chamber wall constructed of a material enabling heat transfer between the detained water dwelled within the chamber and adjacent ambient air outside the chamber. A circulation system circulates the water along a path of flow passing into and out of the volume of the chamber at a rate of flow so related to the predetermined volume of water that usable heat is transferred through the chamber wall, between the ambient air and the retarded volume of detained water dwelled within the chamber. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260435 | HEAT EXCHANGING DEVICE AND HEAT PUMP - A heat exchange apparatus ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260436 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER HAVING THE HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger having an improved structure in which heat-exchanging efficiency can be improved includes: a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant flows; and a plurality of fins that are coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the refrigerant pipe, wherein the plurality of fins include: a first region formed downstream in a direction in which air flows; and a second region formed upstream in the direction in which air flows, and at least one coating layer is formed in the first region and the second region, and thicknesses of the first region and the second region are different from each other. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260437 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING A REVERSING VALVE TO CONTROL AT LEAST TWO HVAC SYSTEMS - An HVAC system, including a reversing valve including a first port, a second port, and a third port, wherein the reversing valve may be placed into a first position in which the first port is operably coupled to the second port for the flow of refrigerant therebetween, and a second position in which the second port is operably coupled to the third port for the flow of refrigerant therebetween, a first HVAC component operably coupled to the first port, a second HVAC component operably coupled to the second port, and a third HVAC component operably coupled to the third port. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260438 | Apparatus For Injecting A Fluid In A Pressurized Air Conditioning Or Refrigeration System - An apparatus for injecting an additive in a pressurized air conditioning or refrigeration system, comprises a cartridge having two ends, a first open end which connects to the system being charged and a second open end, and wherein said first open end comprises a threaded nozzle. A piston is sealably disposed with said second open end of said cartridge. An adapter is provided to sealably and releasably connect said cartridge to a service valve of the pressurized air conditioning or refrigeration system. The adapter consists in a fitting having a fitting body with a first end portion to be connected to the threaded nozzle of the cartridge and a second end portion to be connected to the service valve of the pressurized system. | 2015-09-17 |