46th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150323120 | Pipe Junction Jacket and Method for Using Same - There is a need for a flexible, insulated jacket that can be used to substantially enclose a pipe junction, then inject a cooling substance into the jacket, and thereby freeze or substantially freeze the contents of the junction. Industries conveying fluids, including fluids such as hydrocarbons, using pipes and valves would benefit from such a jacket. The jacket is shaped to substantially enclose a pipe junction connecting two or more pipes. The jacket includes a flexible insulated body having fasteners. The jacket has an open position and a closed position. The body substantially encloses the pipe junction in the closed position. The jacket further includes at least two fluid injection valves communicated through the jacket body. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323121 | Load Carrying Apparatus - A load carrying apparatus includes a support board, plural elastic rings, at least two first connecting portions and at least one second connecting portion. The elastic rings are disposed on an outer side of the support board, and the total number of rings is n+1, and n is an integer, and the elastic rings are the first to (n+1) | 2015-11-12 |
20150323122 | Platform Lift - A platform lift employs flexible polyurethane timing belts as flexible rack members in a rack and pinion type drive mechanism. The platform lift includes a horizontal platform or deck shiftably mounted to a frame upright, post or column that is raised and lowered by movement of a “drive” carriage shiftably disposed within the frame upright. The carriage is driven along the flexible polyurethane timing belt disposed within the frame upright by a reversible electric motor that turns the pinion gear inside the carriage. The timing belt passes through a carriage and is trained around the pinion and between two idle rollers in a serpentine fashion. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323123 | Systems and Methods for Providing Motion in Animal Decoys - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of mechanical assemblies or systems that may be used to create or provide various motions in animal decoys, such as in a decoy of a duck, goose, turkey, deer, dove, crow, coyote, among other types of birds, mammals, etc. For example, a mechanical assembly or system disclosed herein may be used to create or provide sweeping (e.g., rotation left-to-right and right-to-left, etc.) motions and/or peck (e.g., pivoting up-and-down, etc.) feeding motions for wild bird decoys (e.g., ducks, geese, dove, crow, drake, etc.). | 2015-11-12 |
20150323124 | Lattice Mounting Device - A device is provided for mounting an object to a base. The device includes a lattice having a first number of rails orientated along a first direction coupled to a second number of rails orientated along a second direction. The device includes a first region with mount holes configured to attach the object to the lattice. The device also includes a second region configured to attach to the base. The device also includes fasteners configured to rotatably couple the first number of rails to the second number of rails at intersections of the first number of rails and the second number of rails such that the device is foldable. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323125 | Support Assembly - A bracket assembly for connecting a fixture, art-work or other element to a supporting box or structure. The assembly includes a hanger bracket which receives an adjustable post. The bracket may also support quick-connect wire plug-ins for ease in performing wire connections required to operate a fixture such as a chandelier. The adjustable post has spaced recesses that allow for quick coarse adjustment of the post as it passes at an angle through a central interior opening in the hanger bracket. The post is pivoted so that a reinforced rail on the hanger bracket is inserted into a pair of the recesses formed on the post in a snap-fit connection. A threaded portion is also provided at an end of the post for fine adjustment. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323126 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING OBJECTS TO TREES - Devices and methods for attaching objects to living trees. Various forms of the devices employ a flexible member and mounting member that are configured to be looped and secured around a tree portion at a beginning of a predetermined time period. The mounting member and flexible member are configured to slide relative to each other to accommodate growth of the tree portion such that the device remains secured to the tree portion for at least the duration of the predetermined period of time without the need for human intervention. In other embodiments, the mounting member is integrally formed with the object or no mounting member is employed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323127 | FLYING PLATFORM WITH VISUALLY TRANSPARENT FLEXIBLE SUPPORT MEMBERS - A suspended flying system having a load suspended by a plurality of flexible support members. The plurality of flexible support members are attached to a first rotational element attached to the load and a second rotational element attached to a support. The system also includes a motor operably connected to the first rotational element providing sufficient motion to the plurality of flexible support members to render the flexible support members visually transparent, the load being movable within a space. A method for suspending a load from visually transparent flexible support members is also disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323128 | ITEM MOUNTING APPARATUS - The invention relates to item mounting apparatuses, and particularly, to apparatus that may be secured to a ceiling surface for mounting an item to the ceiling. The apparatus has an upper support securable to a ceiling surface having an outwardly depending alignment member, and a hub having an item support structure with a through aperture and a securing mechanism for releasable securing of the hub to the alignment member. The hub is secured to the alignment member, when the alignment member is inserted through the through aperture of the hub, through use of the securing mechanism. The securing mechanism may have a shaft collar with a spring loaded release mechanism. In one embodiment, the item support structure has a wheel support assembly having means for engaging a wheel and an outwardly extending hollow shaft, the hollow shaft configured for insertion in a centerbore of the wheel and for guiding the hub along the alignment member when mounting the wheel to the ceiling. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323129 | SELF-OILING PNEUMATIC TOOL - A self-oiling pneumatic tool includes a pneumatic tool assembly, in which a driver unit is mounted. The pneumatic tool assembly has an end forming an air connection terminal. An oiling unit is arranged between the driver unit and the air connection terminal and located in the pneumatic tool assembly and includes an outer tube hermetically enclosing an inner tube so that an oil preservation space is formed therebetween. The inner tube has a circumferential wall in which a second oil supply aperture is formed and in communication with a passage of the inner tube that is in communication with the driver unit. When external air is supplied through the inner tube to the driver unit, oil stored in the oil preservation space is allowed to flow through the second oil supply aperture into the passage of the inner tube to then flow to the driver unit to achieve self-oiling. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323130 | Oil Injection Unit - An oil injection unit to provide motor oil to the motor of an electric submersible pump. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323131 | Oil Filter Changing System - An oil filter changing system provides a place to store an oil filter underneath a vehicle while changing oil in the vehicle. The device includes a tray having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall. A top edge of the perimeter wall provides access to an interior of the tray. An oil filter is provided. The bottom wall of the tray receives the oil filter thereon. A vehicle is provided having a frame. A mounting assembly is attached to the perimeter wall of the tray and supports the tray from the frame of the vehicle. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323132 | STEAM TRAP SYSTEM - A steam trap system is provided which can improve efficiency of sensor assembly and air-tightness. The steam trap system includes: a housing that includes a feeding hole for feeding steam, a discharging hole for discharging condensate water, and an opening; at least one sensor that is disposed inside the housing via the opening; an insulation member that is disposed in the opening to maintain air-tightness and to which the sensor is fixed to expose a terminal; and a cover that is disposed in the insulation member to cover the terminal. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323133 | METHOD FOR FIXING AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT TO A WALL AND CORRESPONDING TANK - The invention relates to a method for fixing an item of equipment to the inner surface of a wall of a cryogenic fluid line or a tank and in particular a tank intended to contain liquid oxygen, the method being characterized in that a layer of porous material is interposed between the wall and the item of equipment. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323134 | GAS STORAGE/SUPPLY SYSTEM - A gas storage/supply system includes a gas storage material capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing a gas, a gas storage tank having the gas storage material sealed therein, a chemical heat storage material capable of making a forward reaction and a reverse reaction with an operation medium, a chemical heat storage tank having the chemical heat storage material sealed therein, a heat exchange mechanism for transferring heat between the gas storage tank and the chemical heat storage tank, and a control mechanism for controlling the gas storage/supply system such that gas absorption heat released upon absorption of the gas to the gas storage material is stored in the chemical heat storage tank and gas desorption heat which is necessary for desorption of the gas from the gas storage material is supplied from the chemical heat storage tank. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323135 | Rapidly Modulated Hydraulic Supply for a Robotic Device - A rapidly modulated hydraulic supply is disclosed. The rapidly modulated hydraulic supply can include a chamber for receiving fluid. The rapidly modulated hydraulic supply can also include a displacement member operable to displace the fluid from the chamber. In addition, the rapidly modulated hydraulic supply can include a flow modulation system operable to vary the flow rate of the fluid output from the chamber. A first flow rate corresponds to a first output pressure, and is different from a second flow rate corresponding to a second output pressure for a like movement of the displacement member. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323136 | Pressure Vessel Closure Apparatus and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide a pressure vessel closure apparatus for a pressure vessel having a shell wall, a removable end cap, and an internal retaining groove along an interior surface of the shell wall. The retaining member can include a main-portion outer profile and an end-portion outer profile. The end-portion outer profile can deviate from the main-portion outer profile in order to provide a clearance between the interior surface of the shell wall and the retaining member for the insertion of the retaining member into the retaining groove. A stop can be secured in place with respect to the end cap or the shell wall in order to retain the retaining member within the retaining groove. The retaining member, as retained within the retaining groove by the stop, can retain the end cap within the pressure vessel when the pressure vessel is pressurized. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323137 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR HANDLING HEAVY OIL RESIDUE - The processes and systems herein described enable the use of CO | 2015-11-12 |
20150323138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VACUUM FOR A VEHICLE - Systems and methods for improving generation of vacuum for a vehicle are disclosed. In one example, an air conditioning compressor bypass valve is selectively activated to improve generation of vacuum by an engine. The systems and methods may reduce the possibility of compressor clutch degradation. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323139 | WIDE-ANGLE LED BULB - A wide-angle LED bulb has multiple LED modules, at least one light rail, and a heat radiator. The LED modules are mounted on the light rail instead of a flat chip, so the illuminating angle of the LED bulb is expanded and the light emitting efficiency is promoted. Besides, the heat radiator is made of insulating materials for preventing electrical leakage and short circuit, such that the wide-angle LED bulb has enhanced safety for use. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323140 | RETROFIT LIGHTING DEVICE - There is provided a lighting device comprising at least one light source for providing light, a envelope encompassing said light source, a base to which said envelope is engaged, and a control means for adjusting the lighting settings of said lighting device. The control means are arranged for detecting a position in relation to the base of a point of reference being movably arranged on the lighting device. The lighting settings are adjusted in response to the detected position. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323141 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component includes a light-emitting surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light-emitting surface. The light-emitting surface and the bottom surface cooperatively form a negative lens portion, two first positive lens portions, and two second positive lens portions. The first positive lens portions and the second positive lens portions surround the negative lens portion and arranged in a stagger manner. The first positive lens portion have a first curvature, the second position lens portion have a second curvature smaller larger than the first curvature. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323142 | Signal Indicator Lamp - A signal indicator lamp includes an LED mounting substrate | 2015-11-12 |
20150323143 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE FOR A VEHICLE - The present invention is directed to a laser light source for a vehicle. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323144 | SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A solid-state light source device is equipped with a semiconductor light emitting element and a wavelength conversion element. The semiconductor light emitting element has a first light emitter and a second light emitter. The wavelength conversion element has a first wavelength converter containing a first phosphor and has a second wavelength converter containing a second phosphor. The first wavelength converter and the second wavelength converter are disposed apart from each other. The first light emitter emits first excitation light, and the second light emitter emits second excitation light. The first phosphor converts the first excitation light into first-wavelength light, and the second phosphor converts the second excitation light into second-wavelength light. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323145 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a lens body disposed in front of the low beam light emitting device and the high beam light emitting device; and a first light restrictor disposed in front of the high beam light emitting device, the first light restrictor restricting light emitted by the high beam light emitting device from traveling downward. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323146 | LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT COMPRISING A LIGHT GUIDE UNIT FOR A PROJECTOR LAMP - The invention relates to a light guide unit ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323147 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a first light emitting device disposed on the base; a second light emitting device disposed on the base; a first lens body disposed in front of the first light emitting device; a second lens body disposed in front of the second light emitting device; and a light restrictor adjacent to the first lens body, the light restrictor restricting light emitted by the second light emitting device from entering the first lens body. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323148 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of lamp units each comprising a light source and a projection lens configured to emit light emitted from the light source to the front. The plurality of lamp units form a light distribution pattern by combining irradiation regions formed by each lamp unit. At least one of the lamp units has a lens driving mechanism configured to tilt the projection lens in a vertical direction. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323149 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle taillight is disclosed. The vehicle taillight comprises an at least partially light transmissive layer and at least one light generating layer configured to substantially coat a portion of the transmissive layer. The light generating layer comprises a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of LEDs in a semiconductor ink disposed between the electrodes. The light generating layer is operable to emit an excitation emission. The taillight further comprises at least one photoluminescent layer proximate at least one of the electrodes configured to convert the excitation emission to an output emission. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323150 | VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING - The invention relates to a ventilation system for vehicle lighting systems comprising
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20150323151 | VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING - A ventilation system for a vehicle headlight housing. The ventilation body has an inner part extending into the housing opening as well as an outer part extending circumferentially about the opening wall of the housing opening, which on the one hand offers, in the locked position thereof, a sealing attachment and on the other hand provides a labyrinthic ventilation channel. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323152 | MULTIPLE BEAM SHAPING ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - The invention provides a multiplicity of light sources—such as a planar array of LEDs—and a corresponding multiplicity of primary optic lenses, the primary optic lenses being curved and positioned to narrow a source light beam emitted from each of the light sources, and a beam shaper—which could be a beam shaping micro-refractive film or films, or a segmented refractor lens with multiple facets—that is shaped and positioned to receive a light source distribution emitted from the multiplicity of primary optic lenses and to emit an output light path having an angle of distribution different than a corresponding angle of the light source distribution. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323153 | OPTICAL TRANSFORMER, PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USE OF SAME - An optical transformer includes: an optomechanical member configured: to receive incident light; and to produce primary light from the incident light including an initial propagation that includes a nonlinear scan; and a lens configured: to receive the primary light from the optomechanical member; to linearize the nonlinear scan; and to produce secondary light including a final propagation that comprises a linear scan, such that the optical transformer is configured to transform the nonlinear scan of the primary light to the linear scan of the secondary light. A process for optically transforming a nonlinear scan includes receiving an incident light by an optical transformer that includes an optomechanical member and a lens; producing a primary light from the incident light that includes an initial propagation having a nonlinear scan; communicating the primary light from to the lens; and producing a secondary light to optically transform the nonlinear scan, the secondary light including a final propagation that comprises a linear scan, based on optically linearizing the initial propagation. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323154 | FUSE TYPE VEHICLE LIGHT - A fuse type vehicle light includes topknot bases formed apart from each other in a predetermined interval. A substrate unit is positioned between the topknot bases and equipped with a light-emitting diode (LED). A floodlight unit is positioned on an upper portion of the substrate unit and configured to diffuse light emitted from the LED. A heat radiation unit is positioned on a lower portion of the substrate unit and configured to discharge heat generated in the substrate unit to outside. The floodlight unit includes a lens unit to diffuse light to an inner portion so as to form a light radiation width in the range of 50-70° and the light is evenly diffused inside a trunk of a vehicle, thereby improving the uniformity of overall brightness of the LED. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323155 | STRUCTURED LIGHT GENERATION DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE WITH THE SAME - A structured light generation device includes a first surface structure and a second surface structure, which are opposed to each other. The first surface structure includes a diffractive optical element. The second surface structure includes a lenticular lens structure. By the diffractive optical element, an incident dot beam is processed into plural dot beams with different sizes and different brightness values. By the lenticular lens structure, the each dot beam is expanded to a linear beam. After the single dot beam is processed by the structured light generation device, a structured light is generated. The structured light generation device can be applied to a projection system with a 3D gesture sensing control or detection device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323156 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes: an excitation light source which generates excitation light; a phosphor wheel having a phosphor which is excited by the excitation light to generate fluorescent light; and a mirror which guides excitation light from the excitation light source to the phosphor wheel to emit the fluorescent light from the phosphor wheel as illumination light. The phosphor wheel further includes a diffusion/reflection portion which diffuses and reflects incident excitation light, and the mirror has a first region which reflects the excitation light and transmits the fluorescent light and a second region which transmits the fluorescent light and diffused excitation light. In the mirror, the fluorescent light transmitted through the first region and the fluorescent light and the diffused excitation light transmitted through the second region are used as illumination light. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323157 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A light emitting module includes a board unit, a light source unit mounted on the board unit, a diffusion lens disposed above the light source unit to diffuse light emitted from the light source unit, and a shield member disposed independent from the diffusion lens and under the diffusion lens to prevent the light emitted from the light source unit from being irradiated in a specific direction. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323158 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323159 | DEVICE FOR ATTENUATING ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES, AND MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHT MODULE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A device for attenuating electromagnetic disturbances given off by at least one electronic component, arranged on a printed circuit board mounted on a first face of a board support and bearing at least one light-emitting diode driven by the at least one electronic component for the emission of light rays. A containment cage is arranged around at least the electronic component, it is formed partially by walls made of a piece with the first face and on which the printed circuit board rests, so as to delimit a wave containment zone. The containment zone has an opening, in a first direction, suitable for being blocked or not by a closure piece distinct from the walls. The invention further relates to a light module equipped with such a device, and a motor vehicle comprising a light module according to the invention. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323160 | SMARTPHONE LIGHT PROJECTION DEVICE WITH EFFECTS AND AMBIENT NOISE SYNCHRONIZATION - An entertainment accessory device for use with an electronic device's built-in light source for projecting light effects onto a surface, such as onto a ceiling, wall or car interior. The entertainment device can operate in conjunction with application software loaded into a smartphone's computer memory that fluctuates the light emitted by the smartphone in reaction to the volume, frequency, or pitch of music played through or detected by either the smartphone or an independent audio source. The entertainment device can include multiple projection members than can be set to multiple configurations to alter the light effects. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323161 | LIGHT FIXTURE HARP ADAPTER - A light fixture harp for securing to a cylindrical portion of a light fixture to attach a lampshade to the light fixture. The light fixture harp comprise a cylindrical collar having an inner vertical wall for securing the cylindrical collar against the cylindrical portion of the light fixture, a clamp for reducing the circumference of the cylindrical collar to clamp the cylindrical collar to the light fixture, a wire frame attached to the cylindrical collar, and a shade rest secured to an upper end of the wire frame to retain the lampshade. The cylindrical collar circularly extends from a first flat end to a second flat end and comprises an inner vertical wall for securing the cylindrical collar against the cylindrical portion of the light fixture. The first flat end is substantially parallel with the second flat end, and the first and second flat ends comprise oppositely disposed holes, one of which is preferably threaded. A clamp screw is threaded into one of the first hole and the second hole to clamp the cylindrical collar to the light fixture. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323162 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTING FIXTURE - The present invention relates to a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture, which comprises a radiator, a housing and an LED module mounted at the bottom of the radiator, and further comprises a lamp holder being fixed on the top of the radiator and running through the housing, an elastic element clamped between the lamp holder and the housing, and a lamp shade encircling the LED module. The radiator includes a chassis, a body extended upwards from the chassis, and a plurality of radiating fins; one side of the radiator close to the bottom is provided with a recess. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323163 | MODULAR VARIABLE PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A modular variable presentation device system is described which, in one embodiment, may be produced and assembled to display and/or view information. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323164 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels which displays an image in a front direction, and a backlight unit which provides a light to the display panel and includes a first light source part which is disposed at a rear surface of the display panel, includes a first support substrate and a first light source mounted on the first support substrate and emits a first color light, and a second light source part which is disposed at the rear surface of the display panel, includes a second support substrate partially overlapped with the first support substrate and a second light source mounted on the second support substrate, and emits a second color light having a wavelength band different from that of the first color light, where an opening is defined through the second support substrate and corresponds to the first light source. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323165 | Multi-Mode Portable Lighting Device - A portable lighting device, such as a flashlight, with a mechanical power switch and multiple operating modes is provided. The mechanical power switch is disposed in series with the controller for the lighting device and acts as the user interface to the controller to change modes of operation. Because the mechanical power switch is in series with the controller, the portable lighting device does not consume battery power when the mechanical switch is open. A state machine coupled to the controller is polled by the controller each time it is powered up to determine the operational mode of the lighting device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323166 | LED-BASED LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH HEAT PIPE COOLING STRUCTURE - A lighting apparatus includes a housing, a light emitting module disposed on an open region at a first side of the housing, a heat sink unit disposed within the housing to absorb and discharge heat from the light emitting module, and at least one subsidiary heat pipe independent of the heat sink unit and disposed on the heat sink base. The light emitting module includes a heat sink base on which a semiconductor optical device is disposed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323167 | BULB-TYPE LIGHTING APPARATUS - Provided is a bulb-type lighting apparatus which uses an LED as a light source to improve a heat dissipation structure. The bulb-type lighting apparatus may include heat dissipation bodies in surface contact with a substrate having a semiconductor light emitting device mounted thereon, and dissipate heat of the substrate using the heat dissipation bodies. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323168 | LED Light Fixture - An LED light fixture including a plurality of upwardly-protruding elongate fins extending therealong from distal fin-ends to proximal fin-ends adjacent to upward-flow openings through the fixture, the fins defining horizontal between-fin channels open at the distal fin-ends, and a plurality of flow-interrupters between adjacent fins changing air flow along the channels. The flow-interrupters may be less than half the heights of their respective between-fin channels and may be mounting bosses to serve the further purpose of facilitating assembly of the fixture. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323169 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp comprising: an LED light-emitting module including an LED; an lens module provided in front of the LED light-emitting module; a casing accommodating the LED light-emitting module and having a sectional area decreasing toward a base located on a back portion of the LED lamp; and a heat sink configuring at least part of the casing and dissipating heat emitted by the LED. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323170 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF HANDHELD LAMP - A waterproof structure of a handheld lamp installed at a power socket includes a base having an accommodating space, a circuit board installed in the accommodating space, a port soldered to the circuit board and corresponsive to a slot of the base, and a thermosetting gel covered onto the port and the soldered portion of the circuit board and the port. The base has a corresponding cover made of a thermosetting gel by injection, so that the cover is packaged into the base, and the circuit board and the port are packaged in the base and the cover, and an interface of the port will not produce any gap. Therefore, moisture or dust will not enter from the interface to achieve the waterproof and dustproof effects. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323171 | RAIN GEAR WITH LIGHT-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a rain gear includes: forming a light-reflective unit by attaching a hot-melt adhesive to a light-reflective layer; providing a rainproof unit made from a waterproof polymeric material; and bonding the light-reflective unit to the rainproof unit through the hot-melt adhesive by hot melt or welding techniques. A rain gear includes a waterproof polymeric material and at least one light-reflective unit including a light-reflective layer and a hot-melt adhesive. The hot-melt adhesive partially diffused into the light-reflective layer and the rainproof unit so as to bond the rainproof unit and the light-reflective layer. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323172 | Candle and Oil Lamp Holder Interface - Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to devices and/or methods for securely engaging a candle-holding receptacle or oil lamp within a candle holder. The devices and/or methods may employ a candle holder interface which is formed of a unitary body having male and female ends, with a flange there-between. The male end is adapted to be inserted into a candle holder. The female end is adapted to receive a candle-holding receptacle or oil lamp. The interface securely holds the candle-holding receptacle or oil lamp within the candle holder and/or catches any excess oil that drips from the burning portion of the wick. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323173 | BUTTER LAMPS WITH WICK HOLDER - The “Butter Lamp” with a unique wick holder to maximizes the efficiency of the lamp. The wick holder is made of metal which regulates the temperature to melt the ghee (a class of clarified butter) or any other fuel. The wick holder stops the wick from floating to the top of the molten ghee (a class of clarified butter) and burning before the ghee/fuel does. The top of the wicks which is twisted along with camphor helps to ignite fast and also it gives a nice fragrance. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323174 | Solid Oxide High Temperature Electrolysis Glow Discharge Cell - A system and method for producing steam from an electrically conductive fluid includes: (a) a glow discharge cell, (b) a fluid source, a pump or a valve, and (c) a DC electrical power supply. The glow discharge cell includes an electrically conductive cylindrical vessel having first and second ends, and at least one inlet and one outlet. A hollow electrode is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the vessel and extends at least from the first end to the second end of the vessel. First and second insulators seal the first and second ends, respectively, of the vessel around the hollow electrode and maintain a substantially equidistant gap between the vessel and the hollow electrode. A non-conductive granular material is disposed within the gap. An electric glow discharge is created whenever the cell is connected to the electrical power supply, and the electrically conductive fluid is introduced into the gap. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323175 | Solid Oxide High Temperature Electrolysis Glow Discharge Cell - A system and method for producing first and second steams includes: (a) a glow discharge cell, (b) a fluid source, a pump or a valve, and (c) a DC electrical power supply. The glow discharge cell includes an electrically conductive cylindrical vessel having first and second ends, and at least one inlet and one outlet. A hollow electrode is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the vessel and extends at least from the first end to the second end of the vessel. First and second insulators seal the first and second ends, respectively, of the vessel around the hollow electrode and maintain a substantially equidistant gap between the vessel and the hollow electrode. A non-conductive granular material is disposed within the gap. The hollow electrode heats up during an electric glow discharge and produces the first steam and the second steam. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323176 | DRAINING A POWER PLANT - A power plant, particularly a coupled gas and steam power plant, including a plurality of first drainage lines that are fluidically connected on the upstream side to a water-steam circuit and are fluidically connected on the downstream side to an overpressure vessel, is provided. Additionally, at least one steam-conducting supply line, via which steam can be fed back to the water-steam circuit, is fluidically connected to the overpressure vessel. A method for operating such a power plant, wherein the at least one steam-conducting supply line can supply steam to the water-steam circuit in the region of a low-pressure stage, particularly in the region of the steam drum of the low-pressure stage is also provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323177 | AIR-ASSIST FLARE - An air-assist flare includes a flare body, a gas feed pipe, and a pilot burner. The flare body includes a tubular body having a longitudinal axis and a fan adjacent to a proximal end of the tubular body. The fan is configured to drive a flow of air through the tubular body along the longitudinal axis. The gas feed pipe includes an output port within the tubular body. The pilot burner is configured to ignite a mixture of flammable gas discharged through the output port and the flow of air. The gas feed pipe supports at least a portion of the weight of the flare body. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323178 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD IN ELECTRIC FILTER - An arrangement and method in connection with an electric filter of a boiler plant, the electric filter comprising an insulator chamber. The arrangement comprises a first scavenging duct for conveying warm scavenging gas to the insulator chamber. Said first scavenging duct is connected to a channel conveying process gas in the boiler plant, which means that it is possible to supply process gas to the insulator chamber. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323179 | OXY BOILER POWER PLANT OXYGEN FEED SYSTEM HEAT INTEGRATION - A coal fired oxy boiler power plant is disclosed in which a steam coil oxygen preheater located on an oxygen line Air Separation Unit is thermally integrated with the condensate system. Thermal energy for the steam coil oxygen preheater is provided via an extraction line connected to a steam extraction port of an intermediate pressure steam turbine. A drain line of the steam coil oxygen preheater fluidly connects the steam coil oxygen preheater to a point of the Rankine steam cycle fluidly within the condensate system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323180 | COAL FIRED OXY PLANT WITH HEAT INTEGRATION - A coal fired Oxy boiler power plant having a combustion system configured to burn coal using an oxygen stream to produce a flue gas stream, a CO2 capture system connected to the flue gas stream and a steam cycle with serially arranged low pressure heaters forming part of a condensate system. The combustion system includes, an Air Separation Unit for removing N2 from air to produce the oxygen stream for the boiler. The Air Separation Unit includes an Air Separation Unit heat exchanger that is thermally and fluidly connected to the condensate system so as to be fluidly parallel to at least one serial low pressure heater and fluidly parallel to at least one less that the total number of serial low pressure heaters. The Flue Gas Heat Recovery System, Flue Gas Condenser and Gas Processing unit are thermally integrated into the condensate system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323181 | IGNITER WITH PILOT FLAME, PARTICULARLY FOR GAS-FIRED BURNERS - An igniter with pilot flame, particularly for gas-fired burners, comprising a Venturi tube provided, at the part where the combustible mix exits, with a cap which is fitted detachably and with play on an end portion thereof, and is provided with at least one hole, which is transverse to the end portion, for the outflow of the combustible mix; the Venturi tube comprising two portions: a first portion, at the end of which the cap is present, and a second portion, by means of which it is associated with a gas source, which is extended laterally with respect to an intermediate region of the first portion, the first portion further having, on the opposite side with respect to the exit side of the combustible mix, a removable plug. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323182 | CONJOINED GROMMET ASSEMBLY FOR A COMBUSTOR - A conjoined grommet assembly for a combustor wall assembly of a gas turbine engine has a first grommet defining at least in-part a first dilution hole, and a second grommet defining at least in-part a second dilution hole. The first and second dilution holes are spaced closely together such that the first grommet is in contact with the second grommet. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323183 | CASE WITH INTEGRAL HEAT SHIELDING - A duct includes an upstream segment and a downstream segment mounted to the upstream segment. A heat shield extends from one of the upstream and downstream segments. A sealing land extends from the other of the upstream and downstream segments, and is configured to engage with the heat shield. The heat shield protects the interface between the upstream and downstream segments of the ducts. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323184 | ULTRA COMPACT COMBUSTOR - Embodiments of a combustor for a gas turbine engine are provided herein. In some embodiments, a combustion chamber for a gas turbine engine comprising may include a combustor having an inner volume defined at least partially by a front wall, wherein the wall comprises a plurality of facets each having a through hole fluidly coupled to the inner volume, and wherein the plurality of facets are oriented such that an axis of each of the plurality of facets is offset from a central axis of the combustor by an angle. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323185 | TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF - A turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine includes a compressor configured to discharge a flow of air at a first flow angle and a combustor coupled downstream from the compressor. The combustor is configured to combust the flow of air with fuel to form a flow of combustion gas discharged from the combustor at a second flow angle. The turbine engine also includes a turbine coupled downstream from the combustor. The turbine includes an inlet configured to receive the flow of combustion gas having a flow angle within a predetermined range, wherein the combustor is oriented such that the second flow angle is within the predetermined range. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323186 | COOLED FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A cooled fuel injector system of a combustor section of a gas turbine engine is provided. At least a part of the fuel injector system is exposed to core gas flow traveling through the engine. The cooled fuel injector system includes a source of a first cooling fluid and a fuel injector system component. The first cooling fluid is at a temperature lower than a temperature of the core gas flow proximate the fuel injector system. The fuel injector system component includes a vascular engineered structure lattice (VESL) structure, which VESL structure is in fluid communication with the source of the cooling fluid. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING WITH THE COMBUSTION OF FUEL - An apparatus and method for assisting with the combustion of fuel are described. The apparatus includes a swirler assembly and a fuel nozzle. Fuel is directed into a fuel nozzle mixing chamber and combines with air therein to form a fuel-air mixture. At least one plasma generator, at least partially within the fuel nozzle, generates an at least one of an at least partially ionized air-fuel mixture and an at least partially dissociated air-fuel mixture (“at least partially I/D air-fuel mixture”) via a plasma generator discharge. A combustion chamber inlet admits the at least partially I/D air-fuel mixture from the plasma generator into a combustion chamber internal volume. Combustion air flows through the swirler body and into the combustion chamber internal volume. Combustion of the at least partially I/D air-fuel mixture with the combustion air occurs at least partially within the combustion chamber internal volume to responsively produce products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323188 | ENCLOSED GAS FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A gas fuel delivery system is disclosed. A gas fuel delivery system includes a gas fuel system and a gas ring. The gas fuel delivery system includes an enclosure surrounding the gas fuel system. The enclosure includes a ventilation system. The enclosure includes fuel pipes connecting the gas fuel system to a fuel source and to a gas ring. Each fuel pipe includes an outer conduit and an inner conduit, wherein the inner conduit is enclosed by the outer conduit. The inner conduit is in fluid communication with the gas fuel system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323189 | MULTI-FUEL TURBINE COMBUSTOR, MULTI-FUEL TURBINE COMPRISING SUCH A COMBUSTOR AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - Combustor ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323190 | REFRACTORY COOKING CHAMBERS - A refractory oven includes pieces of refractory material having complementary slots and protrusions shaped and positioned for assembly into an open-ended box that defines a cooking chamber of the refractory oven. The pieces of refractory material can be slab-shaped and flat-packed in a kit for later assembly. The refractory oven can be used with a housing to make a cooking device that receives thermal energy from an external heat source. The cooking device may create a high-heat environment that may be suitable to cook foodstuffs at high temperatures. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323191 | COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance having a coupling structure of components to a control panel. The cooking appliance includes a main body provided with a heating unit, a control panel on at least a portion of the main body, a coupled knob unit for controlling a condition of the heating unit, the knob unit coupled to the control panel, and a bracket coupled to the knob unit to fix a coupling position of the knob unit. Accordingly, during a manufacturing process or a use process, the knob unit can be prevented from being biased with respect to the control panel in an arbitrary one direction. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323192 | COOKTOP WITH WINDOW AND END PLATE, COOKING APPLIANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE COOKTOP - A cooktop for a fixed or mobile cooking appliance, including a base plate, at least a part, or all, of a peripheral outer edge of a window not being in the plane of a peripheral outer edge of the base plate, at least one end plate which is made of different material than that of a seal and is disposed above or on the seal, at least a part of an outer surface of the seal which is located between the outer surface of the base plate and the outer surface of the window being covered by the end plate. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323193 | APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN APPLIANCE - An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a cabinet that defines an air passage. An air handler has an impeller that is positioned proximate the air passage. The appliance also includes features for determining whether the impeller is rotating. When the impeller rotates, the impeller draws a flow of air through the air passage. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323194 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A REAR EXHAUST LOUVER - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and a rear exhaust louver on the housing, the rear exhaust louver in fluid communication with the cooling air system and exhausting a portion of the air from the housing in an upward direction substantially in a plane of the rear wall of the housing to increase air pressure along a kitchen wall adjacent to the rear wall of the appliance. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323195 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING AN EXHAUST CHANNEL - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and an exhaust channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the exhaust channel disposed at a rear corner of the housing and exhausting a portion of the cooling air in an upward direction from the rear corner of the housing. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323196 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A FAN CHANNEL - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and a fan channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the fan channel having an inlet that takes in air from along a rear wall of the housing into the cooling air system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323197 | AUTONOMOUS VENTILATION SYSTEM - An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323198 | Stovetop Guard - A stovetop guard having a substantially rectangular shape for placement over the top of a stove for protection thereof. One or more cutouts are disposed the stovetop guard and correspond to the burners of a stovetop, so that the burner can extend through the cutout to allow for cooking and the like while applied thereto. The guard is substantially flexible and is preferably composed of a flame retardant and flame resistant material. One or more covers engage with the cutouts and can be removably secured thereto via fasteners, such as hook and loop fasteners. The guard protects the surface of a stovetop and areas thereof from accumulation of grease, foodstuffs, and other debris. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323199 | BOILER SYSTEM USING FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a boiler system using a fuel cell including a boiler installed in a home, a building, or the like, a fuel cell for generating electricity and reaction heat by electrochemical reaction between a fuel and oxygen, a storage tank for recovering and storing the reaction heat generated by the fuel cell with a fluid, a room heating line buried beneath a room floor of the home, the building, or the like, a warm water line connected to supply warm water to a washroom or a kitchen of the home or the building through the boiler or the storage tank when water is supplied thereto from the outside, and a suction and exhaust integrated pipe having at least two of at least one first exhaust line, at least one first suction line of the boiler, at least one second exhaust line, and at least one second suction line of the fuel cell connected thereto to be used in common. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323200 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CONDITIONED FLUID SYSTEMS IN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT - The systems and methods of this disclosure control the flow rate of conditioned fluid at thermal distribution devices and at a conditioned fluid source that supplies conditioned fluid to the thermal distribution devices. The systems include multiple thermal distribution devices disposed throughout multiple rooms of a building, a fluid flow control device in fluid communication with each of the thermal distribution devices, multiple sensors disposed on each of the thermal distribution devices, a room temperature sensor disposed in each of the rooms, a first controller coupled to each of the fluid flow control devices, and a second controller coupled to a source of conditioned fluid. The first controllers control respective fluid flow control devices based on the measurement data obtained from the sensors and the room temperature sensors and a second controller controls the conditioned fluid source based on the demand for conditioned fluid by the thermal distribution devices. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323201 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HEAT - The invention provides an apparatus for heating a liquid, which apparatus comprises:
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20150323202 | HUMIDITY REGULATING APPARATUS - A humidity regulating apparatus comprises a hygroscopic wheel for absorbing moisture and water surrounding the hygroscopic wheel, a wetting means controlled to supply moisture or water to the hygroscopic wheel; a heating means for heating the moisture and water absorbed within the hygroscopic wheel to evaporate into vapor; a transporting means having a vapor inlet opening, a humidifying outlet opening, and a dehumidifying outlet opening, the vapor inlet opening is connected with the heating means for importing the vapor thereto, the transporting means is configured to switch between a state that the vapor inlet opening interconnects with the humidifying outlet opening with which the target environment is interconnected and a state that the vapor inlet opening interconnects with the dehumidifying outlet opening; and a condensing means, connected with the dehumidifying outlet opening, thus regulating the relative humidity in the target environment. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323203 | VARIABLE DESICCANT CONTROL ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure. The system may include at least one conditioning module configured to provide conditioned air to the at least one enclosed structure. The conditioning module(s) may include a conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) is configured to circulate desiccant through a desiccant circuit to condition air passing through the conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) may be configured to receive at least one of concentrated desiccant or diluted desiccant in order to vary temperature or concentration of the desiccant circulating through the desiccant circuit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323204 | FLOATING TYPE HUMIDIFIER - Provided is a floating type humidifier, and more particularly, a floating type humidifier capable of humidifying an indoor area by using an external water source while floating on water due to use of a floating unit of a hollow type so that the floating type humidifier discharges water droplets or vapour in a floating state. The floating type humidifier includes a floating body having a hollow and a water inlet hole in a lower portion through which water is introduced from the outside so that the floating body floats in a water container; an ultrasound vibrator inserted in the water inlet hole of the floating body to change the water introduced from the water container into water particles or vapor; a guide coupled to an upper end portion of the water inlet hole of the floating body to guide the water particles or the vapor generated by the ultrasound vibrator to the outside, and formed like a pipe having a guide hole in a side surface; and a discharge unit provided on the floating body under the guide hole so as to guide the water particles or the vapor from the guide to the guide hole and to discharge the water particles or the vapor to the outside. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323205 | Refreshing Device - Provided is a refreshing device including a fan mounted onto a base, said base including a main container for storing a fluid, a mini fan, and a nebulizer to set in motion the fluid nebulized outside of the main container toward a diffuser positioned downstream from the fan, wherein the diffuser includes an outlet opening having a substantially annular shape, the outlet surface of the outlet opening being substantially perpendicular to the direction of airflow generated by the fan. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323206 | CONTROLLING DEVICE, CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR INDOOR APPARATUS - A controlling device for indoor apparatus includes a detection module, a human machine interface (HMI) and a wireless transmission module. The controlling device accepts supervisor's setting for an indoor electronic apparatus via the HMI, detects the environment around the controlling device for generating a plurality of detection value via the detective module, and receives another detection value from a plurality of slave detection devices in same controlling system. The controlling device generates a control command based on setting parameter of the supervisor and the plurality of detection value, and transmits the generated control command to the indoor electronic apparatus via the wireless transmission module. The indoor electronic apparatus works based on the received control command, so the environment around the controlling system can satisfy supervisor's demand. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323207 | AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an air conditioning system. The conditioning system includes an air handling unit (AHU) configured to control outdoor air that is externally supplied, exhaust air that is outdoors discharged, and return air that is circulated indoors and supplied again, control the outdoor air or mixed air of the return air and the outdoor air at a set temperature, and supply cool/warm supply air indoors, at least one outdoor unit configured to supply a heat source for a heat exchange to the AHU, a controller configured to receive operating state data of the AHU and control an operation of the AHU through communication with the outdoor unit, and an interface unit connected to the controller and configured to output a control menu of the AHU, send data received through the control menu to the controller, and output a monitoring screen for the operating state of the AHU and the outdoor unit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323208 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes an air handling unit (AHU) configured to control outdoor air that is externally supplied, exhaust air that is discharged from indoors to outdoors, and return air that is circulated indoors and supplied again, control the outdoor air or mixed air of the return air and the outdoor air at a set temperature, and supply cool/warm supply air indoors, at least one outdoor unit configured to supply a refrigerant to the AHU, a controller configured to control the AHU through communication with the outdoor unit, and an interface unit configured to operate as an input/output unit of the controller. The interface unit displays setting menus for devices forming the AHU, sets basis data for controlling the devices in response to data received through the setting menus, inputs the set basis data to the controller, and outputs a control menu and a monitoring menu in accordance with functions of the AHU changed according to a configuration of the plurality of devices. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323209 | DEVICE-ASSISTED SETTINGS ADJUSTMENT FOR HVAC CONTROLLERS - In an embodiment, a method for device-assisted adjustment of a HVAC unit controller is provided. A HVAC unit controller receives a geographical location from a device over a data connection. The HVAC unit controller obtains location-specific setting information. The location-specific setting information is specific to the geographical location. The HVAC unit controller adjusts one or more settings of the HVAC unit controller in accordance with the location-specific setting information. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323210 | UNIFORM TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE USING A FLUID MIXING DEVICE - A fluid mixing device is configured to operate in response to detected differences in measureable qualities of air within a space. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323211 | HVAC SYSTEM GRADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A first tracking module increments a first period of time when a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system of a building is ON during a predetermined period of time. A second tracking module increments a second period of time when, during the predetermined period of time: (i) the HVAC system is ON and (ii) a split temperature of the HVAC system is outside of a temperature range of the HVAC system. A grade determination module determines a grade of the HVAC system for the predetermined period of time based on both the first period of time and the second period of time. A reporting module generates a displayable report for the HVAC system for the predetermined period of time. The report includes the grade of the HVAC system for the predetermined period of time. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323212 | THERMOSTAT WITH POWER STEALING DELAY INTERVAL AT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN POWER STEALING STATES - A thermostat includes a plurality of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connectors including a connection to at least one call relay wire. The thermostat may also include a powering circuit, including a rechargeable battery, which is configured to provide electrical power to the thermostat by power stealing from a selected call relay wire. The power stealing may comprise an active power stealing mode, in which power is taken from the same selected call relay wire that is used to call for an HVAC function, and an inactive power stealing mode in which, in which no active call is being made. The powering circuit may be configured to substantially suspend (or at least reduce the level of) power stealing for at least a first time period following each transition of the thermostat from between operating states. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323213 | ENERGY EFFICIENT HVAC SYSTEM - An energy efficient HVAC system. The system provides a bypass air supply duct, an air handler having a bypass air supply circuit, and an air supply unit that utilize return air as a source of heat that would otherwise need to be provided by a heating coil if the air, cooled sufficiently to service interior zones of a building, is too cold for servicing perimeter zones of the building, as is typically the case when the outside air temperature is low. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323214 | COMBINED LIGHTING AND AIR CONDITIONING FIXTURE - The disclosed embodiments describe a cost and energy efficient combined lighting and air conditioning fixture. This combined system may employ a flexible distributed air handler that can employ distributed heat exchangers to a liquid loop. The described system may be comprised of distributed dampers, heat exchangers, and air handlers that are controlled from a controller integrated into a ceiling, floor, or wall unit. The controller may also be part of a combined LED lighting drop-in ceiling fixture. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323215 | HVAC SYSTEM AND ENVELOPE GRADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A grading method includes: determining a first heat flux for a first period of a run cycle of a HVAC system of a building, wherein the HVAC system is in an OFF state during the first period of the run cycle; determining a second heat flux for a second period of the run cycle of the HVAC system, wherein the HVAC system is in an ON state during the second period of the run cycle; determining a third heat flux for the run cycle based on a sum of the first heat flux and the second heat flux; determining a power consumption of the HVAC system during the run cycle; determining a first grade for the HVAC system based on the third heat flux of the run cycle and the power consumption during the run cycle; and generating a displayable report, the report including the first grade of the HVAC system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323216 | A HEAT EXCHANGER AND A VENTILATION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IT - A heat exchanger includes two sets of channels arranged adjacent to each other, for beat exchange between a first and a second air stream. Each of the sets of channels includes at least one transversal drainage channel for drainage of condensate, and a ventilation assembly including such a heat exchanger. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323217 | ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Electronic air cleaners for use in heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation (HVAC) systems and associated methods and systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electronic air cleaner ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323218 | HEAT EXCHANGER OF AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE, AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - There is provided a heat exchanger of an air conditioning device capable of improving heat exchange efficiency in heat transfer tubes arranged in downstream rows in an airflow direction to enhance cooling capacity. In the heat exchanger of the air conditioning device, a plurality of heat transfer tubes arrayed in three or more rows in the airflow direction are provided, and a refrigerant is distributed to a plurality of paths to be supplied to the heat transfer tubes, and the heat exchanger is used as a evaporator during cooling operation. The plurality of paths include a most downstream path made up of only the heat transfer tubes in a most downstream row in the airflow direction, and an upstream path made up of only the heat transfer tubes in a plurality of rows arranged on an upstream side of the most downstream path. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323219 | Heating Block for Heating Water - A heating block including a heating block body which receives/guides a liquid medium, an electric heating element arranged in the cavity for heating the medium via electric current, a semiconductor switch for controlling the electric current flowing through the heating element to control a heating power of the heating element, and a closure piece for closing an opening in the heating block body to the cavity element. The semiconductor switch is electrically and thermally conductively connected to the closure piece via first connection terminal to electrically connect the first connection terminal to the heating element via the closure piece, and to thermally connect the first connection terminal to the medium via the closure piece. The semiconductor switch is directly connected to a control board by a second connection terminal so that the semiconductor switch is spatially arranged and mechanically connected directly between the control board and the connection piece. | 2015-11-12 |