45th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200347950 | AIRCRAFT ONE-PIECE FUEL NONRETURN DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to a fluid nonreturn device ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347951 | THERMALLY ACTUATED FLOW CONTROL VALVE - This disclosure relates to a system including a valve, a control unit, and a thermal element. The thermal element is selectively operable in response to instructions from the control unit to control a position of the valve. The control unit is operable in a static mode and a dynamic mode. In the static mode, the valve position is held substantially constant. In the dynamic mode, the valve position is adjusted in response to a valve outlet condition. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347952 | ELECTRICAL VALVE - An electrical valve, comprising: a valve body component, the valve body component comprising a valve body and a valve cover body, the valve cover body being fixedly connected to the valve body; a valve seat component, the valve seat component comprising a valve seat body and a valve seat core, the valve seat body being fixedly connected to the valve body, the valve seat core being sleeved with a valve port protective sleeve. Due to a structurally optimised design, the electrical valve has a compact overall structure and a small size, and the positional accuracy between various functional parts is easily ensured, thereby increasing the reliability of the valve seat core. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347953 | SPOOL VALVE - A spool valve includes: a housing including a spool hole; a spool inserted into the spool hole of the housing so as to be movable in an axial direction; a screw shaft arranged coaxially with the spool; an electric motor configured to rotate the screw shaft; a nut threadedly engaged with the screw shaft and configured to move in the axial direction when the screw shaft is rotated; a coupler through which the nut and the spool are coupled to each other; and a coil spring configured to apply biasing force to the spool, the biasing force acting so as to maintain the spool at a neutral position, the coil spring being arranged so as to overlap the nut when viewed from a radial direction of the screw shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347954 | SOLENOID VALVE WITH CRIMP FITTING - A valve can include a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, an orifice disposed fluidically between the inlet and the outlet, a fitting having a first end configured to be removably coupled with at least one of the inlet and the outlet of the valve body and a second end configured to be coupled to a fluid conduit, and a retainer configured to at least partially resist uncoupling of the fitting from the valve body. A fitting can be configured to slidingly and sealingly engage at least a portion of an inlet and/or outlet bore. A retainer can be configured to couple with a valve body and a fitting. A fitting can be or include a crimp or press fitting, in whole or in part. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347955 | VALVE - A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin that can be moved by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a spring that loads the piston against the force of the solenoid. The valve includes elements for the pressure-supported movement of the piston. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347956 | PILOT-OPERATED PRESSURE REGULATOR - A pressure regulator is configured for better accuracy and response times at higher inlet pressures. These configurations may integrate two-path control with a pressure-balanced plug. The two-path control may leverage a pair of pilot valves, one with a fixed differential pressure and the other with a variable differential pressure. In one implementation, the device is plumbed so that downstream pressure is sensed at both the actuator and the variable differential pressure pilot valve. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347957 | EXPANDABLE PILOT ASSEMBLY FOR PRESSURE REGULATORS - A pilot assembly is configured for use with various types of flow controls. These configurations include a manifold with an internal flow network that connects pilot valves and an adjustable orifice. The pilot valves may have a fixed and variable differential pressure. In one implementation, the manifold comprises a pair of separable blocks, one each that includes part of the internal flow network. This construction also permits the manifold to expand with, for example, and additional block for an additional pilot valve. This feature configures the manifold for use in working monitor systems or those systems that deploy multi-stage pressure regulation. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347958 | LOCKOUT TAGOUT DEVICE AND VALVE - A valve assembly including a valve housing and a handle that is movable about an actuation axis to actuate a valve actuator within the valve housing between an open position and a closed position. The handle has a first opening and the valve housing has a second opening. When the valve actuator is in the closed position the first opening aligns with the second opening to enable receipt of a lockout member that prevents movement of the valve actuator from the closed position to the open position. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347959 | PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE WITH AN INTEGRAL VENTURI - A pressure reducing valve includes a valve housing, plunger, pressure sensing cavity, and biasing member. The valve housing includes a valve inlet and valve outlet in selective fluid communication with each other. The plunger is in the valve housing and movable between a closed position and open position. The plunger is positioned downstream from the valve inlet and upstream from the valve outlet. The plunger includes a venturi and a channel. The venturi is within the plunger and has a venturi inlet and venturi outlet. The channel is within the plunger and is in fluid communication with the venturi. The pressure sensing cavity is in fluid communication with the channel. The biasing member exerts a biasing force on the plunger toward the open position. The channel is in fluid communication with the pressure sensing cavity to provide a fluid pressure that is lower than the outlet pressure during flow. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347960 | PILE HOLDING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a pile holding system configured to support the pile in an upright position at a pile installation location next to the vessel. The pile holding system comprises a pile holder and a pile holder support system. The pile holder support system is configured to be mounted on the deck of the vessel, to moveably support the pile holder, and to move the pile holder in a first direction between an inboard position and an outboard position. The pile holder, when in the outboard position, is located outside the contour of the vessel, for holding the pile in the upright position at the installation location. The pile holder, when in the inboard position with the first and second jaw in the open position, is located within the contour of the vessel. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347961 | Apparatus and method for sonar imaging and managing of undersea cable laying - A portion of a line from a line laying vessel to a touchdown support point on or near to the seabed is imaged with a 3 dimensional sonar imaging system to produce coordinates of a series of touchdown points using a time sequence of sonar images, and the time series of touchdown points is recorded. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347962 | Structural Fastener - A U-shaped band to attach or snap a conduit or pipe to a slotted structural member. The U-shaped band includes a bottom portion, a first side having a first arm connected to the bottom portion; a second side having a second arm connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The at least one arm snaps into a slot of the slotted structural member when in an engaged position. The slotted structural member may be a strut or a receiver. The receiver has arms to engage and snap into curled ends or lips on sides of the strut and thus may adapt the band to the strut. Alternatively, the band may snap into suitably sized slots on the slotted structural member. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347963 | PIPE CLAMP - Example aspects of a pipe clamp and a method for attaching a pipe clamp to a pipe are disclosed. The pipe clamp can comprise a first clamp segment defining an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side, and a second side, the inner surface defining a first semi-cylindrical wall; a second clamp segment defining an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side, and a second side, the inner surface defining a second semi-cylindrical wall, the first semi-cylindrical wall and second semi-cylindrical wall defining a cylindrical void wall, the cylindrical void wall defining a void, the void configured to receive a pipe extending therethrough; and a plurality of projections monolithically formed with and extending from the cylindrical void wall, wherein the plurality of projections are spaced apart in a circumferential row around the cylindrical void wall. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347964 | ELBOW SCREW JOINT SYSTEM - An elbow screw joint system for screw-connecting and rerouting elongate shaped parts includes a guiding body, an insert and a cover. The insert has a guiding section rotatably arranged at least partially inside the guiding body. The guiding body has a guiding recess and an outlet recess. The guiding recess has a guiding axis and extends along the guiding axis from a receiving side to an opposite head side. The outlet recess has an outlet axis and extends from an outlet side, along the outlet axis, to the guiding recess. Also, the guiding axis and the outlet axis are at an angle relative to one another. The guiding section has a screw thread at an upper end region which is associated with the head side of the guiding body, and the cover is screw-connected, from the head side, to the screw thread of the guiding section. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347965 | FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION ASSEMBLY - A fire protection device is useful for sealing through-openings in wall or ceiling elements made of wood or a similar material, in particular for sealing line or pipe feedthroughs. The fire protection device has a main body and at least one expansion body which is attached to an end face of the main body and contains an intumescent material. Also useful is a fire protection assembly. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347966 | PIPE JOINT SEAL FOR POLYMER PIPING - A seal assembly is configured for use at PVCO pipe junctions. The seal assembly includes a main seal body made of a monolithic resilient material, such as rubber, and a stiffener. The seal has a stiffener pocket sized and configured to accept the stiffener, such that the stiffener can be assembled to the seal body by hand. This assembly can then be installed into the bell end of a first PVCO pipe, and a spigot end of a second PVCO pipe may then be inserted into the bell end and engaged with a main sealing lobe of the seal assembly. The seal assembly is configured to reliably withstand the insertion process, without damage or degradation to the sealing structures. Once installed, the seal assembly provides a robust fluid-tight seal along all potential leak paths between the seal assembly and the first and second pipes. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347967 | CLAMPING DEVICE COMPRISING A COLLAR AND A SEAL - The clamping device comprises a collar which has a belt able to be clamped by the reduction of its diameter and a seal disposed inside the belt by being retained axially relative to the collar. The seal is formed in a strip which is wound on itself and whose ends are configured to cooperate together via a sealing arrangement. The seal undergoes a stress towards the inner surface of the belt and is configured to be elastically deformed against this stress to allow the insertion of an annular object between the seal and the belt. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347968 | SEAL AND CLAMPING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A SEAL - The seal comprises first and a second coaxial sleeve disposed around each other while being retained relative to each other. Each sleeve is formed by a strip wound on itself whose ends are configured to cooperate together via a sealing arrangement by allowing a reduction in the diameter of the sleeve. The sealing arrangements of the two sleeves are angularly offset. The clamping device comprises a clamping collar with a belt inside which the seal is disposed while being retained axially relative to the collar. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347969 | NON-METALLIC HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY FLANGE ISOLATION GASKET - A non-metallic flange isolation gasket kit sealing flanged pipeline connections and flanged vessel connections while providing electrical isolation protection between flanges suited for high-pressure and high-temperature cathodic protection applications is presented. The invention protects flange faces from media induced corrosion and mitigates flange rotation induced fatigue and failures. The invention comprises of a retainer, a seal, and a seal pre-load structural ring. The seal pre-load structural ring is inserted into the seal, and seal outer diameter surface is joined to the retainer inner diameter surface. A second embodiment comprises of a composite gasket blank, comprising of a retainer and a seal, and a seal pre-load structural ring. The seal outer diameter surface and the retainer inner diameter surface are joined by thermal fusion bonding. The invention may further comprise one or more gasket seating stress stabilizers and/or a centering ring. Tapered retainer upper and lower surfaces decrease flange rotation. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347970 | LOW PROFILE FLEXIBLE COUPLING AND TOOL FOR ASSEMBLING FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS - A low profile flexible coupling for high temperature/high pressure and low temperature/low pressure pneumatic systems and a tool and a method for installing the flexible coupling. The flexible coupling includes an annular inner member having a convex seal receiving surface, an annular outer member that is assembled over the inner member having a first concave sealing surface conforming to the convex seal receiving surface and a locking member assembled over the inner member and having a second concave sealing surface that conforms to the convex seal receiving surface. The outer member is positioned over the locking member. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347971 | SWIVEL JOINT WITH COATED SURFACES - A swivel joint includes a first pipe section and a second pipe section. The pipe sections may define a flow path via which fluid passes through the swivel joint. One or more surfaces proximate a junction of the first pipe section and the second pipe section may be selectively coated to resist wear from erosion, corrosion, and or abrasion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347972 | SPRING CLAMP WITH INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL CAPABILITY - A spring clamp with integrated installation and removal capability allows a user to install or remove the spring clamp safely using common shop tools or by hand. The spring clamp includes two tangs with a fastener extending between them. The fastener may be used to draw the tangs together or apart, to thereby open or close the spring clamp, and to safely change the potential energy of the spring clamp. The user may turn the fastener or a nut on the fastener using common shop tools or by hand to expand the spring clamp so that it can be slipped over a hose and to allow the spring clamp to tighten around the hose. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347973 | HOSE CONNECTOR - A hose connector has: a head portion, at least one connecting bolt, and a tightening ring. The head portion has a flow channel with at least two open ends, and at least one of the open ends is provided with a threaded portion. The connecting bolt has an inner threaded section engaging the threaded portion of the open end of the head portion, an opening of the connecting bolt has a stopping portion. The tightening ring has a groove configured to accept the stopping portion, a clasping end is formed adjacent to an outer edge of the groove and engaging an outer wall of the stopping portion, a convex ring is formed at another end of the tightening ring and pushing against the stopping portion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347974 | HOSE CONNECTOR - A hose connector has: a cap, a connecting pipe and an assembly pipe. The cap has an inner ring and an outer ring, and the inner ring is provided with an inner threaded hole. The cap further has a socket hole connected with the inner threaded hole, the outer ring is provided with an outer threaded section. The connecting pipe has an inserting portion at one end and a first threaded portion at another end. The inserting portion has a neck section and a stopping ring. The inserting portion is disposed in the socket hole of the cap. The stopping ring comprises at least one protrusion facing the groove. The assembly pipe has a through hole and a convex ring at one end and a second threaded portion at another end. The second threaded portion of the assembly pipe engages with the inner threaded hole of the cap. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347975 | HOSE CONNECTOR - A hose connector has a first connecting joint, a second connecting joint, and a connecting duct. The first connecting joint comprises an inner neck rim having an inner threaded aperture and a containment space connecting to the inner threaded aperture. The first connecting joint further comprises a threaded outer wall, and a bottom surface of the neck rim has a plurality of engaging grooves. The second connecting joint comprises a hollow base having a neck section connected to a lip, and the neck section is configured for insertion in the containment space of the first connecting joint. A top surface of the lip has a plurality of engaging protrusions pushing against the neck rim or engaging with the engaging groove. The connecting duct comprises an outer threaded section and an enlarged flange, and the connecting duct is mounted through the neck section and the lip. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347976 | A CONNECTOR - A connector comprising a body ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347977 | Locking Coupling - The invention relates to a locking coupling including a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit, which in each case extend along a longitudinal axis and are designed to be identical. Each coupling unit includes a valve unit and a locking unit. The first and the second valve unit are designed to form a fluid connection between the first and the second coupling unit, and the first and the second locking unit are designed to connect the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit mechanically to one another. The first coupling unit includes an actuating element, by actuation of which the first and the second coupling unit can be mechanically connected to one another via the first and the second locking unit and can be fluidically connected to one another via the first and the second valve unit. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347978 | THERMAL EXPANSION/PRESSURE COMPENSATOR - A thermal expansion/pressure compensator includes a body having an inlet at a first connection point and an outlet at a second connection point. The body includes a flexible member extending along a portion of the body. The body has an internal chamber configured to receive a fluid via the inlet. The internal chamber is shaped to direct fluid through the flexible member and out of the body via the outlet. The flexible member is configured to flex responsive to expansion of the body. The compensator also includes a rigid member operably coupled with the body. The rigid member is thermally and fluidly isolated from the body and the flexible member. The body, the flexible member, and the rigid member are formed as a unitary structure. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347979 | Novel Pipe-Repair Tool - A pipe-repair tool is disclosed. The pipe-repair tool includes a first chamber to hold a first pressurized sealant and a valve to selectively allow the sealant to flow from the chamber into the interior of a pipe to be repaired. The tool may include a second chamber to hold a second pressurized sealant when using a two-part sealant, in which case the first sealant and the second sealant flow through a mixing chamber when flowing from the first and second chambers to the interior of the pipe. The valve may be a mechanical valve that is opened by moving the tool relative to the pipe to be repaired. The valve may be an electrically controlled valve that is opened with an electrical signal. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347980 | Subsea Pig Launchers - A compact subsea pig launcher comprises a tubular magazine for holding a plurality of pipeline pigs in longitudinal succession ready for launching successively into a subsea pipeline. The magazine is shaped to define at least one turn such as a coil around an upright axis. Thus, a series of pigs are stored in longitudinal succession along a path that is curved in plan view around the upright axis. During launching, at least one of the series of pigs is advanced along the path with angular movement around the upright axis. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347981 | MOUNTING MEMBER AND DEVICE ASSEMBLY - The disclosure discloses a mounting member including two support rails extending side by side. The two support rails include a first section and a second section in an extension direction thereof. The first section is adapted to carry a device with a first size, and the second section is adapted to carry a device with a second size. Grooves are provided on a top surface of the support rails so as to avoid interference between the bottom surface of the device and the top surface of the support rails. The disclosure also discloses a device assembly including a plurality of devices and the mounting member. The mounting member of the present disclosure allows the plurality of devices to be directly mounted on the two support rails without the need of additional support rails or spacers, thereby reducing the number of parts and improving the integrity and ease of installation of the device assembly. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347982 | Modular and Impactable Frame with Integrated Leveler - A modular and impactable frame which includes an integrated dock leveler. The frame includes opposing front plates, opposing side members, opposing base members and an integral bracing structure which connects each side member to a respective base member, the base members each have a base plate and a pair of front and back supporting legs, each base plate is secured to the grade and is adjustable in a side-to-side direction as well as adjustable in a front-to-back direction so as to securely conform to and attach to the contour of the grade. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347983 | DISPLAY BRACKET - Disclosed is a display bracket including a support arm, a base, and a switch. The support arm includes a first arm rod and a second arm rod connected to one another, a free end of the first arm rod is connected to a display, a free end of the second arm rod is connected to the base. The base is magnetizable, and the switch provided on the base is used for adjusting a magnitude of magnetism of the base. The display is movable with respect to the base under an action of the support arm. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347984 | REFERENCE IMAGE HOLDER - Implementations of a reference image holder are provided. In some implementations, the reference image holder comprises a base, a pole, a first arm, and a second arm. In some implementations, the reference image holder may further comprise a light source. In some implementations, the reference image holder may further comprise one or more speakers. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347985 | LIFTING LOCK AND LED DISPLAY SCREEN WITH THE LIFTING LOCK - Disclosed are a lifting lock and a LED display screen having the lifting lock. The lifting lock includes a first lifting mechanism and a second lifting mechanism. The first lifting mechanism includes a first base and a lock head, and a plug hole and a clamping groove are arranged on the lock head. The second lifting mechanism includes a second base, a plug structure, a safety structure arranged on the second base. The second base includes a lock hole extending along a longitudinal direction, and the lock head is movably inserted in the lock hole. The safety structure includes an elastic bolt movable along the horizontal direction and configured to cooperate with the clamping groove to lock the lock head. The plug structure includes a plug movable along a horizontal direction and configured to match with the plug hole to lock the lock head. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347986 | Electric Lifting Media Wall - The present disclosure discloses an electric lifting media wall, comprising a base, a lifting component including at least one group of lifting columns with lower ends connected to the base and a drive mechanism driving the lifting columns to ascend or descend, a support frame for connection with a display mounting rack that is connected to the lifting columns and ascends or descends along with the lifting columns synchronously, and a wall shroud that shrouds outside the lifting component and the support frame. The electric lifting media wall is adjustable in height, high in bearing capability, multifunctional, convenient in assembly and disassembly, easy for later maintenance, and small in package size. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347987 | SUPPORTING STAND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FRAME OF SUPPORTING STAND - A supporting stand is disclosed, wherein the supporting stand is utilized for supporting a display on a working surface that comprises a base, a frame, and a bearing module. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing frame of supporting stand, which includes an extrusion step, a cutting step, a processing step, and a removal step. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347988 | PONTOON CANVAS CLIP - A clip assembly secures a flexible material to a profile with a receiving channel. An exemplary profile is a pontoon fence rail. The clip assembly includes a clip bracket with a material connecting section and a profile connecting section. The material connecting section has an aperture, and the profile connecting section has a connection tab. A connector includes a shaft and a cap. The shaft is insertable through the flexible material into the aperture of the material connecting section. The connection tab is releasably engageable with the receiving channel with the flexible material sandwiched between the material connecting section and the cap of the connector. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347989 | Lubricant Injector - A lubricant, injector includes an injector body having an inlet port fluidly coupleable with a lubricant supply, an outlet port fluidly coupleable with a lubrication point, a piston chamber and a valve chamber. A piston is disposed within the piston chamber and defines a measuring section and an actuating section, the piston being linearly displaceable along an axis through the piston chamber so as to inversely vary the volume of the chamber measuring section and the volume of the chamber actuating section. A valve member disposed within the valve chamber is displaceable along an axis through the valve chamber between a first position, at which the inlet port is fluidly coupled with the piston chamber actuating and measuring sections, and a second position at which the inlet port is fluidly coupled with the piston chamber actuating section and the outlet port is fluidly coupled with the piston chamber measuring section. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347990 | GREASE MANIFOLD SYSTEM - A greasing system may use a programmable logic controller. The programmable logic controller, grease pumps, and power system control grease flow into two or more fracked valves on a well are maintained outside of the red zone of the well. The programmable logic controller includes a display that is adaptable to include information related to individual frak valves such as the associated well, the type of valve greasing utilized such as pressure based greasing or stage based greasing and also may include upper and lower limits on pressure and/or amount of grease utilized. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347991 | ELECTRIC CUTTING TOOL WITH AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY STOP - A safety cutting device including: an electrically conductive cutting member; a motor for actuating the cutting member; a handle for gripping the tool; and an emergency stop device that is sensitive to a user making contact with the cutting member. The tool further includes: at least a first and at least a second manual contact electrode; an electrical monitoring circuit having the first manual contact electrode and the cutting member; a device for measuring a monitoring voltage between the cutting member and the second manual contact electrode; a comparator for comparing at least one electrical monitoring characteristic with an electrical threshold characteristic, the comparator driving the emergency stop device. The safety cutting device is applicable to secateurs and shears in particular. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347992 | POLYMERIC LINER BASED GAS CYLINDER WITH REDUCED PERMEABILITY - Disclosed are gas cylinder assemblies for containing pressurized gas. The gas cylinder assembly has a polymeric liner and a low-permeability barrier layer. The polymeric liner a first end portion, a second end portion and a central body. The central body comprises an outer surface and an inner surface disposed between the first end and the second end. The gas cylinder assembly comprises a reinforcement structure wound over the central body. The gas cylinder assembly further comprises a metal foil interposed between the reinforcement structure and central body. The metal foil is configured to reduce permeation of contents of the polymeric liner. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347993 | BOSS WITH INTERNAL BEARING - A boss configured for attachment to a pressure vessel includes a first bore therein and a bearing disposed at least partially within the first bore. A system for supporting a pressure vessel on a vessel mount includes a boss, a bearing, and an attachment element. The boss is attached to the pressure vessel and has a first bore therein. The bearing is disposed at least partially within the first bore and has a second bore therethrough. The attachment element is configured to be affixed to the vessel mount, wherein a portion of the attachment element extends through the second bore and is slidable within the first and second bores substantially along a longitudinal axis of the pressure vessel. A method is described for supporting a pressure vessel on a vessel mount. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347994 | FACILITY STATE ANALYZING DEVICE, FACILITY STATE ANALYZING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING FACILITY STATE ANALYZING PROGRAM THEREON - A facility state analyzing device includes: a measurement unit that measures a load on a facility and generates, based on a measurement condition, load information representing the load being measured; an extraction unit that extracts, from the load information generated by the measurement unit, dynamic load information representing a dynamic component of the load whose dynamic fluctuation degree with a lapse of time is equal to or more than a reference; a measurement condition determination unit that determines, based on temporal transition of the dynamic load information, the measurement condition indicating a time zone during which the load information is generated; and an analysis unit that analyzes the load applied on the facility, by using the load information generated based on the measurement condition, to efficiently increase accuracy in estimating the state of the facility on the basis of a situation of the load applied to the facility. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347995 | HARD-PRESSED GLASS LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FLOOD LAMP - In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) lamp is provided. The LED lamp may include a base; a first housing having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the base; a second housing having at least in part a partially conical shape, an end of the second housing having a smaller diameter secured to the second end of the first housing; at least one LED secured within the second; driver circuitry secured within the LED flood lamp between the end of the base and the at least one LED; a reflector having a partially conical shape; and a diffuser element secured to at least one of a wider end of the reflector or the end of the second housing having the larger diameter. In some embodiments, the first or second housing may include one or more vents. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347996 | LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH CLOSELY-PACKED LED COMPONENTS - An LED lighting fixture includes a fixture housing, and a high power density LED array located within the fixture housing. The LED array incorporates a mounting substrate, a plurality of closely spaced LED components carried on the mounting substrate, and at least one LED circuit communicating with a power supply and adapted for powering the LED components. The LED components are arranged in multiple color groups, and each color group comprises multiple LED components. Each LED component is spaced-apart from an adjacent LED component a distance no greater than 1.0 mm. An optical component is located at an output end of the fixture housing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347997 | LED LIGHT BULB WITH CURVED FILAMENT - An LED light bulb includes a bulb shell, a bulb base, two conductive supports, a stem, and an LED filament. The bulb base is connected with the bulb shell. The two conductive supports are disposed in the bulb shell. The stem extends from the bulb base to inside of the bulb shell. The LED filament includes a plurality of LED chips and two conductive electrodes. The LED chips are arranged in an array along an elongated direction of the LED filament. The two conductive electrodes are respectively disposed at two ends of the LED filament and connected to the LED chips. The two conductive electrodes are respectively connected to the two conductive supports. The LED filament is curled to satisfy symmetry characteristics. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347998 | LED FILAMENT LIGHT - An LED filament light including a bulb, a support bar, at least two electrode wires and at least two LED filament strips. Each LED filament strip including a base, an LED chip is set on the base and an electrode is fixed at both ends of the base. One end of the electrode is electrically connected with an LED chip on the base, the other end of the electrode is electrically connected with an electrode of another LED filament or electrically connected to one end of the electrode wires so that the support bar is fixed to the bulb, and the other end is connected with at least one. As the support bar is set to replace the existing LED filament light core and metal wire, and creatively the LED filament electrodes directly is connected to each other. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347999 | Full Spectrum White Light Emitting Devices - A full spectrum white light emitting device may include a broadband solid-state excitation source for generating broadband excitation light with a dominant wavelength from about 420 nm to about 480 nm and a full width at half maximum intensity greater than about 25 nm; and a narrowband red photoluminescence material with an emission peak wavelength from about 620 nm to about 640 nm and a full width at half maximum emission intensity of less than about 30 nm; where the device has an efficacy of at least 130 lm/W and generates white light with a CRI Ra≥90, and where over a wavelength range from about 430 nm to about 520 nm, a maximum percentage intensity deviation of the white light from the intensity of light of a black-body curve or CIE Standard Illuminant D of the same Correlated Color Temperature is less than about 50%. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348000 | LIGHTING MODULE WITH SEPARATED LIGHT SOURCE AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT BOARD - A housing has a sidewall that surrounds an interior cavity that has an open rear end and an open front end, and is divided by a partition into a top cavity and a bottom cavity. The top cavity extends to the open rear end, the bottom cavity extends to the open front end. A power supply circuit board is inside the top cavity, while a light source is inside the bottom cavity and emits light through the open front end to illuminate a room. First wires pass through an opening in the partition, and are coupled to the power supply circuit board at one end and to the light source at another end, to deliver power to the light source. A lid or cover covers the open rear end enclosing the top cavity, and is secured to the housing. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348001 | LIGHTING FIXTURE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE OPTIC SYSTEM - A lighting assembly is disclosed. The lighting assembly including a number of separate and distinct features to improve useable, installation ease, etc. In one embodiment, the lighting assembly includes a heat sink, a light source, and an adjustment module portion coupled to the heat sink. The adjustment module portion includes a pivot core having a primary optic for directing light from the light source through the adjustment module. The adjustment module portion also includes a collar spring mount having first and second brackets for slidably engaging the pivot core along a plurality of guide slots such that the pivot core moves horizontally with respect to the collar spring mount as the pivot core is tilted with respect to the collar spring mount. The plurality of guide slots may include first, second and third guide slots, each of which has a different shape. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348002 | Methods and Apparatus for Illuminating Landscape - Apparatus and methods are disclosed which may keep retractable landscape lamps substantially free from water intrusion in operation for a variety of embodiments. Retractable lamps may have a lower fixed portion which could be buried in the ground and an upper portion which may rise and illuminate. When the upper portion rises it may create a low pressure or vacuum inside. Water may be pulled into the lamp which may lead to failure. The lamp may benefit from a seal between the lower and upper portions. A seal may consist of a flexible rubber material and a grease or other lubricant which may form a watertight seal with low friction. The upper portion may have a cap with provisions for aspiration. While traveling between the retracted and extended positions the lamp may aspirate through the bottom of this cap. The cap may be designed to trap an air reservoir when it retracts. It may then provide air for aspiration the next time the lamp rises to permit such a rise such as above wet conditions or above standing water. The cap may have a protective vent which may allow air to pass while restricting water from passing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348003 | High Efficiency External Daylighting Devices - A external light control device for equatorially located building utilizes tilting external light shelves that are capable of tilting backward (toward the building) from a vertical orientation to reflect low am (or late pm) sun away from occupants, but are deployed at a tilt away from the building exterior to capture more sun closer to noon time. The structure preferably integrate IR rejecting coating for incident light which is re-directed by TIR surface disposed normal to the thin film layers in a multi-layer IR reflective coating. The panel may be monolithic or comprise tilting louvers, which can be metallic, dielectric, or TIR reflectors. The louvers preferably also tilt in response to the determined sun position with the panel to optimize light utilization. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348004 | ONE-PIECE LENS WITH DRIVEN WHEEL SECTOR - The present invention relates to a vehicle lighting device including a lens intended to deflect the light rays emitted by a light source and including a wheel sector with a driven surface. The wheel sector is made in one piece with the lens as a whole. Also included is a driving means with a driving surface such that the driving surface is in contact with the driven surface, and movement of the driving surface drives movement of the lens. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348005 | INTRAORAL SCANNER WITH INTEGRATED VIEWFINDER - A system for intraoral scanning includes a display, a processing unit, and a scanner to generate scan data and viewfinder images of an intraoral cavity. The processing unit is to: receive the scan data and the viewfinder images; generate a 3D model of the intraoral cavity using the intraoral scan data; output the 3D model to the display; output the viewfinder images to the display; determine which portions of the intraoral cavity have been scanned; determine a current field of view of the scanner; determine, based on the current field of view and the determined portions of the intraoral cavity that have been scanned, a visual indicator that provides guidance for positioning and orienting the field of view of the scanner; and output the visual indicator to the display. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348006 | SELECTIVELY FROSTED OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR BEAM SHAPING - An apparatus can include a lens that can shape light emerging from a light emitting diode (LED). The emergent light from the LED can be substantially centered around an LED axis. An incident surface of the lens can be positioned to face the LED. The incident surface can include a concave portion. The concave portion can be substantially smooth, so as not to substantially scatter light that strikes the concave portion. The concave portion can be substantially centered around a concave portion axis that is non-coaxial with the LED axis. The incident surface can include a scattering portion, positioned away from the concave portion, which can be textured so as to scatter light that strikes the scattering portion. An exiting surface of the lens can optionally include a generally planar portion that at least partially surrounds a substantially smooth convex portion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348007 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH A LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE MEMBER - A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light-transmissive member, a covering member, and a base member. The light-transmissive member has a flange on a lateral surface thereof in such a manner as to continue from a periphery of an upper surface to a periphery of a lower surface of the light-transmissive member and to be positioned outside the upper surface of the light-transmissive member and an upper surface of the light emitting element in plan view. The flange has a thin portion at an inner side than the outer edge side of the flange. The thin portion has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the outer edge side of the flange. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348008 | FOCUS-ADJUSTABLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A focus-adjustable lighting device includes a housing, a light source module, a focus-adjustable mechanism, and a light guiding unit. The focus-adjustable mechanism includes a rotating member and a first limiting member. The rotating member is rotatable relative to the housing, and has a semi-helical guide groove, and an engaging unit that includes a plurality of spaced-apart concave grooves corresponding in position to the semi-helical guide groove. The first limiting member includes a first limiting portion disposed in the semi-helical guide groove, and a second limiting portion spaced apart from the first limiting portion. The light guiding unit is movable with the rotating member. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348009 | THIN OLED LIGHTING MODULE - An OLED lighting module comprising a support ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200348010 | DECORATIVE LIGHTING WITH REINFORCED WIRING - A reinforced wire for decorative lighting, the wire defining a central longitudinal wire axis and including: a longitudinally-extending reinforcing strand, the reinforcing strand comprising one or more fibers comprising a polymer material and defining a reinforcing-strand axis; a plurality of conductor strands wound about the reinforcing strand, each of the plurality of conductor strands defining a conductor strand axis; and an outer insulating layer adjacent to, and covering, one or more of the conductor strands. The reinforcing strand in cross section normal to the wire axis defines an asymmetrical shape. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348011 | LINEAR LED LAMP TUBE WITH ONE OR MORE ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED PINS - In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) tube lamp is provided along with a method of installing the LED tube lamp into a lighting fixture. In various embodiments, the LED tube lamp comprises: a tube; at least one LED positioned within the tube; and a passage formed through at least a portion of the tube, the passage configured to receive there-through a set of electrical connecting wires, wherein a first end of the electrical connecting wires comprises at least one of a two- or three-prong polarized plug. Various embodiments may further comprise a driver circuit positioned within the tube, the driver circuit comprising a second end of the electrical connecting wires. In various embodiments, the LED lamp tube may further comprise at least one end cap disposed on an end of the tube and at least one pin secured thereon wherein the pin is electrically isolated from the LED. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348012 | FLEXIBLE ILLUMINATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Flexible lighting apparatus and method of manufacturing the same disclosed. The flexible light apparatus includes a net-structured flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), being manufactured in shape of net structure in which a plurality of through-holes are formed separately from each other in a body of the net-structured FPCB, and having predetermined circuit patterns formed thereon, a plurality of light sources, being mounted on at least one of predetermined mounting location among intersection and branch of the net-structured FPCB, and a supporting layer, having apertures formed thereon and being fixed to support the net-structured FPCB at bottom surface. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348013 | LED LIGHTING INCORPORATING DMX COMMUNICATION - A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture includes a lamp having a tube with at least one LED lamp positioned therein and operatively connected with external electrical contacts. The lamp has at least one communication protocol address associated therewith. A communication protocol converter is associated with the lamp and is configured to receive an instruction from a communication protocol controller, determine if the instruction is intended for the associated at least one communication protocol address, and if so, control the at least one LED lamp based on the instruction. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348014 | LIGHTING DEVICE OR LAMP WITH CONFIGURABLE BEAM ANGLE AND/OR PROFILE - A lighting device or lamp having two or more operating modes are provided. The lighting device or lamp comprises a housing having one or more light emitting diode (LED) packages mounted therein. The lighting device or lamp further comprises at least one secondary optic disc comprising a plurality of secondary optical elements. The secondary optical elements comprise two or more types of secondary optical elements. An operating mode of the two or more operating modes corresponds to each of the one or more LED packages being aligned with a secondary optical element of a predetermined type. The secondary optic disc is mounted to the housing so that the secondary optic disc is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348015 | LED LUMINAIRE HAVING ENHANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT - In one aspect, luminaires are described herein having sensor modules integrated therein. In one aspect, a luminaire described herein comprises a light emitting face including a LED assembly. A sensor module is integrated into the luminaire at a position at least partially overlapping the light emitting face. In another aspect, a luminaire described herein comprises a LED assembly and a driver assembly. A sensor module is integrated into the luminaire along or more convective air current pathways cooling the LED assembly or driver assembly. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348016 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes a housing. The housing have a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first curving angle, and the second portion has a second curving angle. The first curving angle has a larger diameter than the second curving angle. A light passing cover has a main section and a frame section. The main section has more light passing than the frame section. The frame section is connected to the housing. A light source assemblage is for emitting light through the light passing cover. A driving module is for transmitting a driving current to the light source assemblage for emitting light. A wing structure is attached to a side edge of the housing, and the wing structure has a heat dissipation device for passing a heat out of the housing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348017 | WATER HEATER AND BOILER PROCESSES - A pre-startup control method for a boiler or water heater includes: providing a controller operatively coupled to a boiler or water heater unit; performing a unit shutdown operation; enabling a pre-start up mode; at about a same time or in any order, moving an air fuel valve by a controller to a non-off position with a gas supply to the water heater or boiler turned off, wherein the controller turns on a blower at an operational level, and causes an ignitor to spark; and displaying parameters which allow an affirmation of a safe and reliable ignition prior to a gas turn on of the boiler or water heater unit. A flow balancing method and a programmed auto run method are also described. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348018 | Boiler Tube and Boiler Tube Unit and Furnace - Herein a boiler tube ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200348019 | STEAM INJECTION HEATER WITH INTEGRATED CLEANING MECHANISM - A direct contact steam injection heater that includes a stem plug that is rotatable over 360°. The stem plug is connected to an actuator that is operable to rotate the stem plug over 360° of rotation during both the heating function of the steam injection heater and during a clean-in-place process. The stem plug includes a regulating head having a pair of sealing inserts formed on each of a pair of sealing faces. The sealing inserts are biased outward into contact with an inner surface that includes the steam injection nozzles. As the regulating head rotates between a closed position and an open position, the nozzles are exposed to allow steam to flow into the product being heated. The regulating head further includes a pair of foils. During the clean-in-place operation, the foils create a turbulent flow of cleaning liquid within the steam chamber. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348020 | TRANSFORMABLE WICK DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING COMBUSTION DEVICE - A transformable wick device includes a plurality of bodies connected together. The plurality of bodies has flexible connections, and therefore positionable along a line of various types. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348021 | REACTOR FOR A PROCESS OF ADVANCED COMBUSTION FOR BURNING BIOMASS AND WASTE - In this application is disclosed a novel equipment for solid waste treatment in general, whose state of the art foresees various types of reactors for thermal processing of solid waste, it is constituted by a reactor that has the combustion processed under a thermal cyclone effect produced by air nozzles. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348022 | FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY - A flame producing assembly includes a pocket lighter, an extended wand, a rigid support, and a helical spring. The pocket lighter extends along a longitudinal axis and defines a length. The pocket lighter includes a piezoelectric ignition device operable to produce an electric charge. The extended wand is electrically coupled to the piezoelectric ignition device. The rigid support is disposed inside the extended wand and includes a longitudinal inner opening. The helical spring extends along the longitudinal inner opening and protrudes beyond a free end of the rigid support. The free end is opposite a connecting end that is proximate to the pocket lighter. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348023 | COMBUSTOR LINER PANEL WITH MICRO-CIRCUIT CORE COOLING - A gas turbine engine component assembly including: a first component having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a second component having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface of the second component; and a cooling circuit formed in the second component, the cooling circuit including an inlet at the second surface of the second component, an outlet at the first surface of the second component, an inward surface, and an outward surface, the inward surface and the outward surface being in a facing spaced relationship extending from the inlet to the outlet defining an airflow passageway therebetween, wherein the airflow passageway includes a parallel portion that is oriented about parallel to at least one of the first surface of the second component and the second surface of the second component. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348024 | COMBUSTOR TILE FOR A COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An annular combustor for a gas turbine engine including inner and outer combustor walls, wherein each wall defines an annulus and the inner wall is radially inward of the outer wall. The combustor includes a primary zone where the inner and outer combustor walls converge in a downstream direction, and a secondary zone downstream of the primary zone. In the secondary zone, the inner and outer walls are arranged to converge at a different rate to the primary zone, are non-convergent or are divergent in a downstream direction, a rate of change of radial width of the combustor is different in the zones. A transition is provided from the primary zone to the secondary zone. A plurality of combustor cooling tiles lines the inner and outer walls. One or more of the tiles are arranged to extend from the primary to secondary zone and across the transition from the zones. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348025 | NESTING CMC COMPONENTS - A component for a gas turbine engine includes a body that has a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side. A circumferentially extending passage extends from the first circumferential side to the second circumferential side. The first circumferential side has an outer height that is less than an inner height of the second circumferential side. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348026 | MODULAR OUTDOOR FIREPLACE AND BRICK OVEN - A modular outdoor fireplace and brick oven system is configured to be easily transportable and assembled. The modular system has a chimney unit and at least one modular unit. The modular unit may be one of an oven unit and a fireplace unit. The chimney unit and at least one modular unit are uniquely aligned using a plurality of alignment means. The alignment means are disposed between the assembled units on a top surface and a bottom surface of each modular unit and the chimney unit. The modular units are designed to allow airflow from each modular unit to reach the chimney unit. The modular units may further have lifting holes designed to easily move the modular units or assembled system with a forklift, lifting straps, and slings. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348027 | System and Method for Use of Pelletized Fuel in a Kettle Grill - Exemplary embodiments of a pelletized fuel delivery and combustion system are disclosed. Certain embodiments are configured to be detachably mounted to the exterior of a kettle-styled grill such as, but not limited to, a Weber® charcoal grill. When mounted to the kettle-styled grill, a firebox is external to the kettle and delivers thermal energy and smoke to the interior of the kettle by, and through, at least one damper port in the kettle. In this way, embodiments of the solution do not require significant, if any, modification to the kettle-styled grill in order for the kettle-styled grill to use a pelletized fuel source. Embodiments may also include temperature loop control and/or a thermal energy and smoke distribution plate configured to be set within the kettle of the grill. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348028 | Modular Forced Air Burner Assembly - A modular forced air burner assembly for rapidly heating contents of an oversized pot includes a frame, which has a top that is substantially open and configured to support a pot. A burner assembly that is selectively positionable below the pot is configured to burn a fuel gas to heat the pot and its contents. A forced air module that is selectively operationally couplable to the burner assembly is configured to force air into the burner assembly to enhance combustion of the fuel gas. A pipe is selectively couplable to an exterior of the frame so that the pipe extends from proximate to a midpoint of the frame past the top of the frame. The pipe is configured to direct heat across a sidewall of the pot to enhance heating of the pot and its contents. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348029 | Cooking Apparatus and Method for Use of Same - A cooking apparatus and method for use of the same are disclosed that utilize forced convection and radiant heating cooking. In one embodiment, the cooking apparatus includes an oven housing defining a cooking chamber, a circulation chamber, and a catalyst chamber. The catalyst chamber is superposed to the circulation chamber and the circulation chamber is superposed to the cooking chamber. Heating elements are located in at least one of the cooking chamber and the circulation chamber. An airflow circulation loop is located between the cooking chamber and the circulation chamber. An exhaust airflow path is provided from the circulation chamber to the catalyst chamber to an exterior of the oven housing. A fan subassembly is located within the oven housing and the fan subassembly circulates convection air along the airflow circulation loop with a portion of the convection air being diverted into the exhaust airflow path. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348030 | AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprises a housing comprising a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part, a heat exchanger provided in the second accommodating part, extended in a longitudinal direction of the second accommodating part, and configured to exchange heat with a refrigerant transferred from an outdoor unit, a first air-blower and a second air-blower respectively provided in the first accommodating part in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the heat exchanger, and configured to introduce air into the first accommodating part and discharge the introduced air to the second accommodating part, and a guide provided in the second accommodating part, extended from the first accommodating part to the heat exchanger, and configured to guide a flow of air discharged from the first accommodating part to the second accommodating part by at least one of the first air-blower and the second air-blower. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348031 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND INDOOR UNIT HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a heat exchanger to reduce height and manufacturing cost. A heat exchanger includes a first heat exchanger provided in the form of a plate; and a second heat exchanger provided in the form of a plate and arranged to be inclined to the first heat exchanger, wherein a corner of at least one of an end of the first heat exchanger and an end of the second heat exchanger is positioned to face a plane of the other of the end of the first heat exchanger and the end of the second heat exchanger. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348032 | OUTDOOR UNIT, AIR CONDITIONER, FAN GUARD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FAN GUARD - The present disclosure is to reduce a blowing resistance while securing a mechanical strength of a fan guard. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348033 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFYING AIR AND METHOD OF USE - A device for cleaning air, particularly outdoors, includes at least one housing ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200348034 | Submerged, Self-Sustained Waterborne Data Center Facility - A self-sustained, submerged waterborne data center facility that utilizes a closed-looped heat management system that is both energy-efficient and cost-effective is disclosed. Embodiments employ a closed-looped, energy efficient, cost effective thermal management system that leverages natural resources to control thermal conditions and reduce the overall requirement for cooling power. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348035 | ROOF MOUNTED VENTILATION ASSEMBLY - A roof mounted ventilation assembly having fluidly coupled supply and relief fans is provided. One drive unit assembly may be operatively associated with both fans. A rotatably and vertically movable duct fluidly couples a supply discharge plenum to a roof-mounted air intake hood so that the former may move vertically and rotatably relative to the latter, thereby the present invention can selectively pressurize the spaced inhabited by the supply discharge plenum through a positive supply to relief air volume ratio. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348036 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A COMMISSIONING A SENSOR SYSTEM - A method of facilitating configuration of at least one sensor with a data transmitter communicatively coupled to an analysis engine for a building management system, wherein the application is configured to be run on a mobile device and interact with the at least one sensor during the installation. The method includes communicating, by the application, with the at least one sensor to display a visual indicator, capturing, by a camera of the mobile device, visual data representative of the visual indicator, and associating the at least one sensor with a circuit of a building power system based on the captured visual data. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348037 | AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an air conditioner system and a controlling method thereof. In a situation that air-conditioning systems such as air conditioners and refrigerators are installed and operated in a site, real-time operation data are acquired and the air conditioning and efficiency are calculated at the site. By comparing performance data provided by a device manufacturer and the real-time operation data, device performance is corrected for the site's installation environment. By using corrected device performance, it is possible to save building facility energy by providing optimal operation number control suitable for the installation environment. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348038 | HVAC SYSTEM DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL TOOL FOR BUILDING INFECTION CONTROL - A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system (HVAC) design and operational tool includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including obtaining a dynamic temperature model and a dynamic infectious quanta model for one or more building zones, determining an infection probability, and performing a plurality of simulations for a plurality of different equipment configurations using the dynamic temperature model, the dynamic infectious quanta model, and the infection probability to generate results. The operations include generating, using the results of the plurality of simulations, at least one of design including one or more recommended design parameters data or operational data including one or more recommended operational parameters for the HVAC system and initiating an automated action using at least one of the design data or the operational data. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONER - A system includes an air conditioner in each zone of a painting process line supplying heated air according to temperature/humidity stabilization conditions for a painting process of each zone of a spray booth; a controller transmitting operation information related to the air conditioner including temperatures and humidities of outdoor air flowing into the air conditioner and indoor air inside each zone of the booth and operating the air conditioner when a control value is received; and a server learning operation information history of the air conditioner collected through the air conditioning controller to accumulate the learned data in a database and extracting the control value for each of controllers of the air conditioner according to an initial operation condition of the air conditioner from the learned data in the database to control each of the controllers of the air conditioner for a predetermined time period based on the extracted data. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348040 | System and Apparatus for Conditioning of Indoor Air - A control system is provided for controlling heating and/or cooling with a conditioning load such as fan coils and chilled beams. Based on user input and ambient conditions, the control system determines a desired temperature for the liquid entering the load and combines fresh supply liquid (e.g., from a chiller or boiler) with a portion of the liquid that has passed through the load, to achieve the target load input temperature for the liquid. A recirculation pump may be used to return a portion of the liquid exiting the load for mixing with the fresh supply liquid and a control valve may be used to adjust the ratio of fresh supply liquid and recirculated liquid to achieve the targeted temperature. The control systems can be compatible with a variety of liquid supply systems such as two- and four-pipe systems. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348041 | HYBRID ELECTROCALORIC HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A building heating or cooling system is disclosed that includes an air handling system comprising an air delivery flow path ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200348042 | RECTANGULAR DUCT - Longitudinal rectangular ducting | 2020-11-05 |
20200348043 | PERSONAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MODIFICATION, FILTRATION, AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A personal ambient air temperature modification, filtration, and purification system that is configured to be handheld. The personal ambient air temperature modification, filtration, and purification system of the present invention provides a container with air inlets to allow an internal motorized air movement mechanism to pull air through an air channel fluidly coupling to the air inlets, through a filter disposed in the air channel, through thermal diffusion blades, across at least one combination fluid vapor source and thermal energy storage component that purifies the air by vapor capture, into a thermal energy concentrator disposed in the interior volume of the container that modifies air temperature, and through the motorized air movement mechanism, where the air is then delivered into an environment as purified, filtered, temperature modified air. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348044 | TWO-PORT HYDRODYNAMIC HEATER - A hydrodynamic heater includes an inlet port for receiving a stream of fluid from an external source and an outlet port for discharging a stream of heated fluid from the hydrodynamic heater. A hydrodynamic chamber operates to selectively heat fluid present within an interior region of the hydrodynamic chamber. The hydrodynamic chamber includes an inlet port and an outlet port located along an interior wall of the hydrodynamic chamber. The hydrodynamic chamber inlet port is fluidly connected to the inlet port of the hydrodynamic heater. The hydrodynamic heater includes a fluid metering device having an inlet fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic heater inlet port and an outlet fluidly connected to the inlet port of the hydrodynamic chamber. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348045 | METHODS SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY USING EXCESS ENERGY FROM A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM - A combined heat and power system generates energy and efficiently captures a percentage of such energy that would otherwise be lost to, among other things, control the temperature and humidity of a house or dwelling. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348046 | HEATING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR AIR CONDITIONING HOUSING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Heating device ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200348047 | OIL BOILER - An oil boiler includes an outer container having openings at opposite ends, a combustion chamber that covers an opening at an upper end of the outer container and in which a combustion reaction occurs, a lower cover that covers an opening at a lower end of the outer container, a plurality of flue tubes to heat heating water flowing in the outer container by guiding combustion gas, a burner including a fuel nozzle that sprays fuel, an air nozzle that injects air, and a spark plug that ignites a mixture of the fuel and the air, and a flame tube part that defines a tube space by surrounding a partial space in which the mixture is ignited, the flame tube part including a flame tube having an open lower end and a recirculation hole formed through the flame tube such that the combustion gas is introduced into the flame tube. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348048 | OIL BOILER - An oil boiler according to the present disclosure includes a combustion chamber in which a combustion reaction occurs, a burner including a fuel nozzle that sprays fuel of an oil type into the combustion chamber, an air nozzle that injects air into the combustion chamber, and a spark plug that ignites a mixture of the fuel and the air, an air supply pipe that guides the air supplied to the air nozzle, a duct that releases combustion gas, a heat exchanger that heats heating water by heat from the combustion reaction, and a case that receives said components. The duct includes a flue connecting adaptor to which a corrugated pipe and a flue are connected, in which the corrugated pipe is connected to an inlet of the air supply pipe into which the air is introduced, and the flue releases the combustion gas to the outside of the case. | 2020-11-05 |
20200348049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TANK FAILURE OF A WATER HEATER - A storage-type water heater including a tank configured to contain a fluid, a powered anode at least partially disposed in the fluid, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a current measurement of the powered anode, determine whether the current measurement exceeds a maximum threshold, record, when the current measurement exceeds the maximum threshold, a plurality of tank potential measurements over a duration of time, determine, based on the recorded tank potential measurements, a predicted time to tank failure, and output an alert corresponding to the predicted time to tank failure. | 2020-11-05 |