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20090060710 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 03-05-2009 |
20090060711 | Fan - A bladeless fan assembly includes comprising a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage receiving the air flow from the base and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted. The nozzle extends substantially orthogonally about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The depth of the base in the direction of the axis may be no more than twice the depth of the nozzle. The assembly produces an air current without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 03-05-2009 |
20100150699 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. The fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base, a mouth through which the air flow is emitted, the mouth being defined by facing surfaces of the nozzle, and spacers for spacing apart the facing surfaces of the nozzle. The nozzle extends substantially orthogonally about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan. The spacers can provide for a reliable, reproducible nozzle of the fan assembly and performance of the fan assembly. | 06-17-2010 |
20100226758 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base includes an outer casing, a silencing member housed within the outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller about an axis to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. The silencing member is located beneath the air inlet of the impeller housing and is spaced from the air inlet along said axis by a distance in the range from 5 to 60 mm. | 09-09-2010 |
20100226771 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. A flexible sealing member is located between the outer casing and the impeller housing. | 09-09-2010 |
20110058935 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current, the fan assembly having a base including a system for creating an air flow and a side wall that, at least partially encloses the system for creating the air flow and has a plurality of air inlets, wherein the plurality of air inlets allow air to enter the base, and a nozzle, mounted on the base, having an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base, and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. | 03-10-2011 |
20110164959 | FAN - A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted. The nozzle extends about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle includes a surface over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The surface has a diffuser portion tapering away from the axis, and a guide portion downstream from the diffuser portion and angled thereto. | 07-07-2011 |
20110223015 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 09-15-2011 |
20120114513 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current is described, the fan assembly having a nozzle, a system for creating an air flow through the nozzle and a filter for removing particulates from the air flow, the nozzle having an interior passage, a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage, and a Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow, wherein the fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, i.e. air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 05-10-2012 |
20120163977 | FAN - An annular nozzle for a ceiling fan includes an inner wall defining a bore having a bore axis, an outer wall extending about the inner wall, an air inlet for receiving an air flow, and an air outlet section extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. The air outlet section defines an air outlet for emitting the air flow. An interior passage extends about the bore axis for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. The air outlet section is configured to emit the air flow away from the bore axis. | 06-28-2012 |
20130011252 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. | 01-10-2013 |
20130280051 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes an annular nozzle and a system for creating a primary air flow. The nozzle includes an outer wall and an inner wall surrounded by the outer wall, the inner wall defining a bore having a bore axis. The nozzle also includes an interior passage located between the inner and outer walls, and extending about the bore axis for receiving an air flow, and an air outlet located at or towards the front of the nozzle for emitting the air flow. The nozzle is configured to emit the air flow through the air outlet in a direction extending away from the bore axis. | 10-24-2013 |
20130323025 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. | 12-05-2013 |
20140079566 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 03-20-2014 |
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20080209760 | Drying Apparatus - A drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, a motor provided in the casing for driving the fan and ducting for carrying the airflow from the fan to at least one opening arranged to emit the airflow into the cavity, wherein the ducting includes at least one air duct in which at least one vane is located, the vane extending in the direction of airflow and dividing the air duct into a plurality of airflow portions. | 09-04-2008 |
20080216344 | Drying Apparatus - A drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and at least one slot-like opening communicating with the fan and arranged in the casing so as to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity. The slot-like opening is formed between opposing walls so that one of the walls terminates substantially flush with the casing and the other wall protrudes beyond the casing. The slot-like opening may be formed between an upper wall and a lower wall, the lower wall may terminate substantially flush with the casing and the upper wall protrudes beyond the casing, reducing the effect of the air causing the user's hands to be pulled or sucked towards the slot-like openings but eliminating any protrusion of the walls of the slot-like opening on one side. | 09-11-2008 |
20080301970 | Drying Apparatus - A drying apparatus having a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and at least one slot-like opening communicating with the fan and arranged in the casing to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity. The slot-like opening is formed between opposing walls which approach one another at an angle of between 10° and 20°. In another aspect, two slot-like openings are provided ducting providing communication between the fan and the slot-like openings has a first cross-section in the vicinity of the fan whose dimensions are similar in all directions and a slot-like cross-section in the vicinity of the openings, the transition between the said cross-sections being gradual and smooth. | 12-11-2008 |
20090113746 | DRYING APPARATUS - A drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and at least one slot-like opening communicating with the fan and arranged in the casing so as to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity. The slot-like opening has a maximum width which is no greater than 0.8 mm. This produces a very narrow, high velocity, high pressure airflow which is capable of drying an object efficiently and quickly and is suitable for use in a hand dryer. | 05-07-2009 |
20100254800 | FAN - A bladeless fan assembly ( | 10-07-2010 |
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20110242428 | Multi-Standard Digital Demodulator For TV Signals Broadcast Over Cable, Satellite And Terrestrial Networks - A multi-standard single-chip receiver for digital demodulation of TV signals broadcasted over any of multiple digital television means, e.g., satellite, cable and terrestrial, is provided. The receiver can receive and demodulate a variety of different signal types received from one or more up-front tuners. A demodulator architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be optimized to re-use common demodulation processing blocks for the different incoming signal types. | 10-06-2011 |
20130114423 | PACKET SYNCHRONIZATION RECEIVER - A method includes generating, based on at least one received signal, a first packet stream and a second packet stream. One of the first and second packet streams includes a packet associated with the other of the first and second packet streams. The first and second packet streams indicate respective buffer configuration sizes. The method further includes, prior to determining the respective buffer configuration sizes indicated by the first and second packet streams, allocating respective first and second portions of a dejitter buffer to the first and second packet streams. In at least one embodiment of the method, the allocating is performed by hardware coupled to the dejitter buffer. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117624 | RECEIVE DATA FLOW PATH USING A SINGLE FEC DECODER - Data flow control in a television receiver controls the output of the frequency deinterleaver (FDI) and the time deinterleaver (TDI) to prioritize processing control information having transmission parameters needed for processing data, thereby facilitating use of one FEC decoder. | 05-09-2013 |