27th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220213971 | BREATHER PLUG FOR INSTALLATION ON LIQUID STORAGE TANKS - A breather plug for installation on liquid storage tanks has a main body with a hand-operated structure and an assembly structure which are connected. A flow channel penetrates the main body. A pinching part is formed on the radial periphery of the hand-operated structure. The fingers pinch the pinching part to rotate the main body. The assembly structure has a screwing section and a tapping section, so that said the body is installed on the tank body of the liquid storage tank through the assembly structure, allowing air to enter or leave the liquid storage tank through the flow channel. The pinching part is pinched by hand to rotate the main body, and the assembly structure is assembled on the liquid storage tank using the cutting action of the tapping section. As such, operation is easy and unlikely to fail. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213972 | FLOW-PATH FORMING BLOCK AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH FLOW-PATH FORMING BLOCK - A flow-path forming block includes: a first block; a second block attached to the first block, the second block having a first flow path and a second flow path; and a gasket provided between the first block and the second block, the gasket being configured to seal between the first block and the second block, wherein the second block has a communication portion formed on a surface facing the gasket, the communication portion being configured such that the first flow path and the second flow path are communicated, and the gasket has a recessed portion formed at a position facing the communication portion. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213973 | PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE - Provided is a piezoelectric valve in which the valve is opened/closed utilizing a displacement of a laminated piezoelectric element, including: a valve main body having a gas pressure chamber that receives compressed gas supplied externally; and an actuator having a valving element, the laminated piezoelectric element that generates a driving force required for operating the valving element as the displacement, and a displacement enlarging mechanism that enlarges the displacement of the laminated piezoelectric element to be acted on the valving element, the actuator being disposed in the valve main body, in which a surface of the laminated piezoelectric element is coated with silicone in a state in which the laminated piezoelectric element is integrated into the actuator. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213974 | OSCILLATOR AND FLOW DIVERTER FOR A SPRINKLER SYSTEM - A programmable, electronically controlled sprinkler system has a hermetically sealed internal chamber which encloses all of the internal water flow, valves, mechanical and rotational components. A plurality of magnetic coupling arrangements allows external motors to control operation of the internal mechanical components without requiring any hydraulic seals. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213975 | WATER INLET SOLENOID VALVE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTRACTION AND IMPLEMENTING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention discloses a stator assembly with water-isolating sleeve applied to solenoid valve for water and implementation method thereof, the implementation method comprising: forming a coil assembly with a cavity by installing an element including an insert on a coil rack wound with a coil winding; forming a stator assembly by installing an upper magnetic conductive inner sleeve and a lower magnetic conductive inner sleeve at both sides in a holein the coil rack of the coil assembly, and fixing the yoke connecting the upper magnetic conductive inner sleeve and the lower magnetic conductive inner sleeve outside the coil assembly; injecting plastic on the stator assembly to form the stator assembly with water-isolating sleeve. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213976 | EVAPORATIVE COOLER OPERABLE IN A RANGE OF MOUNTING ANGLES - Evaporative coolers and components therefor that may be used at any of a variety of mounting angles without compromising function or requiring complex and custom adjustments based on a particular mounting angle. In one embodiment, a reservoir for an evaporative cooler includes a water collection basin, a float valve assembly including a float valve housing, a float valve, a lift arm pivotably coupled to the float valve, and a float coupled to the lift arm, a pump, and a drain valve, the pump and the drain valve each being within the water collection basin. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213977 | ARBITRARY DIRECTIONAL TOUCH SWITCH - An arbitrary directional touch switch, having a valve body and a push member. The valve body includes a housing, a main flow passage and a switching mechanism. The housing has at least one support portion formed at a water outlet end that protrudes outwardly. The switching mechanism selectively blocks the main flow passage. The push member is connected to the valve body, and has a water passage portion, at least one suspension portion and a push-abutment portion. The suspension portion is movably connected to the support portion, and the push-abutment portion can drive the switching mechanism to block the main flow passage. As a motion space is formed on the inner side of the suspension portion, the switching mechanism can be driven to operate by pushing the push member in an axial, transverse and/or oblique direction, to switch the arbitrary directional touch switch between closed and open states. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213978 | SOLENOID VALVE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A solenoid valve diagnostic apparatus includes a plurality of solenoid valves that open or close an entrance/exit opening of a fuel tank, a current sensor that measures an operating current of the solenoid valves, and a controller that diagnoses whether the solenoid valves fail, based on the operating current measured by the current sensor. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213979 | COOLING OF AIR ACTUATED VALVE USING ACTUATING AIR - A valve including a valve body. An actuation housing of the valve body surrounds an actuation cavity. The actuation housing includes a first port configured for entry of actuating air and a second port configured for exhausting the actuating air. A poppet is configured for movement within the valve body and includes a barrier located within the actuation cavity. The poppet being actuated to an open position using the actuating air entering in the first port. When the poppet is in the open position, the actuating air flowing between the first port and the second port cools the stem. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213980 | AIR-VALVE UNIT FOR VACUUM SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an air-valve unit for a vacuum system. The valve unit may include a control part, which detects a pressure of an external exhaust space to output an on/off signal, to actively control supply/blocking of air into/from an exhaust hole. Also, the valve unit is preferably constituted by a plurality of holes and electronic valves so that an opening/closing of an outlet of each of the holes is controlled by the control part, and thus, extension of a vacuum generation line or combination of generation/destruction lines may be implemented. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213981 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FLUID CONTROL IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE - A fluid control device ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213982 | Pipe Laying Apparatus and Method for Laying a Pipeline - An apparatus and method for laying pipe in a ditch. The apparatus comprises a mobile platform having a longitudinal central axis. A support extends from the mobile platform and includes a cradle. The cradle supports a weight of a pipe segment in alignment with the central longitudinal axis of the mobile platform as the pipe laying apparatus transports the pipe segment to a location where the pipe segment is to be placed and as the pipe laying apparatus offloads the pipe segment at the location where the pipe segment is to be placed in the ditch. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213983 | PIPE SUPPORT - A pipe support for supporting a pipe section above a ground surface, the pipe support including an upper support surface and at least one sidewall extending from the upper support surface to a base member. The upper support surface and the at least one sidewall form a hollow interior. The pipe support further includes a saddle formed in the upper support surface, the saddle recessed within the support surface to support a pipe therein. The saddle includes a first end and an opposed second end such that at least one of the first end or the second end angularly extends toward the base member. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213984 | Piping and Conduit Support Rack - A rack system for supporting conduits, piping, wiring, etc, are provided. The rack has an inverted V shape, and a level top ridge for supporting the conduits, etc. The rack has an opening in the ridge through which a bolt extends and continues through a standoff adapted to securely fit down both sides of the inverted V. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213985 | SNAP TO GRID BRACKET FOR A SPRINKER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A fire sprinkler support assembly includes a beam defining a first side and a second side; a bracket bar; and a bracket assembly coupled to an end of the bracket bar, the bracket assembly including: a first plate oriented substantially perpendicular to the bracket bar, the first plate having a first end coupled to the bracket bar and a second end coupled to the beam; a second plate rotatable relative to the first plate; and a lever assembly coupling the first plate to the second plate, the lever assembly operable to adjust a distance between the first plate and second plate. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213986 | SNAP TO GRID BRACKET FOR A SPRINKER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A fire sprinkler support assembly includes a bracket assembly comprising a first plate defining a first end and a second end, wherein a plate opening is formed through the first plate between the first end and the second end; a second plate defining a first end and a second end, the first end of the second plate extending through the plate opening, the second plate rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the first plate at the plate opening; and a lever assembly coupling the first plate to the second plate, the lever assembly operable to rotate the second plate relative to the first plate to adjust a distance between the first plate and second plate. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213987 | METHOD FOR USING A BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A method for using a bracket assembly includes providing a bracket assembly comprising a first plate, a second plate rotatable relative to the first plate, and a lever assembly, the lever assembly comprising a rod and a lever; engaging a beam with the first plate and second plate; and actuating the lever to decrease a space between the first and second plates to make the bracket assembly more secured with the beam. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213988 | Systems and Methods for a Strut Clip - A clip is provided for supporting a cylindrical object on a strut channel. The clip can include a clip body extending along a clip axis and can have a first end with a notch. The notch can be sized to receive a cylindrical object during installation of the clip to the strut channel when the clip body is positioned around the cylindrical object with the clip axis obliquely angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical object. The clip can also have a first set of arms extending from the first end of the clip body adapted to engage a first reentrant lip of a strut channel when the cylindrical object is received in the notch and a second set of arms extending from a second end of the clip body adapted to be resiliently flexible for engagement with a second reentrant lip of the strut channel. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213989 | RESIN MATERIAL FOR HOSE AND HOSE - A resin material, in which the elongation at break in an environmental condition at a predetermined temperature of 100° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower is 50% or more, a content of a plasticizer is 3 mass % or less with respect to the total mass of the resin material, a strength at break in the environmental condition at this predetermined temperature is 5 MPa or more, the elongation at break is 500% or less, and a 10% modulus is 3 MPa or less, is formed into a tubular form and used as an inner surface layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer surface layer of a hose, and components of an air conditioner are connected through the hose. Such resin matarial, and also a hose including the resin materail, which are mainly used for an air conditioner installed in a vehicle, have improved durability in a high temperature environment. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213990 | PIPE RETAINING DEVICE FOR PIPE FITTING - Provided is a pipe retaining device, for a pipe fitting, which has a simple structure but is capable of further improving a detachment preventing force for a pipe without inserting an inner core. The pipe retaining device includes an inclination mechanism ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213991 | PIPE DETACHMENT PREVENTING DEVICE FOR UNION NUT PIPE FITTING - Provided is a pipe detachment preventing device, for a union nut pipe fitting, which can omit an inner core and which can prevent detachment of a pipe from a pipe fitting even when a large pulling force which stretches the pipe acts. Connection holding means ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213992 | ARRANGEMENT - An arrangement for equalizing an offset between two pipe flanges, includes an arrangement for equalizing an offset between two pipe flanges, having adjustment rings, each having a recess which extends along an axis and about which a ring material extends in a circumferential direction, wherein at least two of the adjustment rings have two contact surfaces, the contact surfaces having flat, substantially circular contact surfaces at least along circular tracks concentric to the axis. A cross section of the ring material has a varying axial ring material thickness in the circumferential direction such that at least two of the adjustment rings have a wedge shape having an angular offset of the two contact surfaces relative to each other. The arrangement has at least three adjustment rings to flexibly compensate for different offset phenomena. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213993 | Grooved-End Rubber Expansion Joint with 4-Way Compression Grooved Coupling - A grooved-ended resilient expansion joint is disclosed. The expansion joint has a resilient expansion member with a central resilient portion and two resilient axially disposed cylindrical ends. Each cylindrical end has a radially outwardly raised distal cylindrical gasket portion with at least one inside shoulder having an inner diameter sized substantially the same as an outer diameter of a pipe to be joined. A pair of pre-assembled pipe couplings are provided for joining the expansion joint to a pair grooved-ended pipe segments without disassembling the coupling. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213994 | DRYER VENT ACCESSORIES - In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an adjustable vent tube joint for passing airflow therethough includes, a first segment, a flange extending radially from an outer diameter of the first segment, configured to mount to the vent tube joint to a structure, a second segment rotatably connected to the first segment, and a third segment rotatably connected to the second segment. In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an adjustable vent pipe can include, a first segment and a second segment concentric with the first segment, the second segment being slidable relative to the first segment. In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an insert for an exhaust termination can include, a frame configured to fit within an existing louvered exhaust termination, a hinge member, and a flap operatively connected to the frame via the hinge member configured to open with an exhaust flow to connect a dryer exhaust outlet to an ambient external environment through the exhaust termination. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213995 | FLUIDLY CONNECTING END CAP - A single-piece conduit end cap configured to fluidly connect multiple conduits. The conduit end cap may comprise multiple apertures defined by the arms of a fitting interconnecting the apertures. The fitting may additionally comprise an opening allowing a fluid communication between the apertures and the interior of the end cap. To that end, the single-piece conduit end cap may allow the installation of various pipes without the need for additional fittings or components. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213996 | WELDED BODY - The present disclosure provides a welded body having a connecting structure formed by welding a first molded body and a second molded body, wherein the first and second molded bodies contain at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of a tetrafluoroethylene/fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, and wherein the connecting structure has a liquid contact surface to be in contact with a liquid having a solubility parameter of 14 to 35 (MPa) | 2022-07-07 |
20220213997 | Snap Fitting For Plumbing - A snap fitting for use in plumbing is provided. The snap fitting includes a main body formed of plastic and shaped to extend partially around a cylindrical pipe to snap over the pipe and an inset for extending from an interior side of the main body into a hole in the cylindrical pipe. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REHABILITATION OF WATER CONDUITS AND OTHER CONDUITS - Methods and systems for installation of a liner inside a conduit (e.g., water pipe) to transport a fluid (e.g., potable water) to rehabilitate the conduit, in which the liner can be installed, and thus the conduit can be rehabilitated, more efficiently, including, for example, by further reducing an extent of digging that may have to be done, by testing more readily (e.g., pressure-testing for watertightness or other fluid-tightness once installed), and/or by adapting to a cross-sectional size of the conduit. Also, the liner may be thinner, interact better (e.g., less) with the fluid flowing through the conduit, and/or be otherwise designed to enhance its use and performance. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213999 | STOP & GO PIG - A pig is provided for use in pipelines filled with a flowing fluid. The pig includes a pig body, a drive element which may be a propeller disposed on said pig body which can be rotated by the flowing fluid. The pig also includes a generator unit connected to the drive element through which a movement of the drive element may be converted into electrical energy, and a locking means through which the position and/or the speed of the pig inside the pipeline may be fixed. The generator unit is designed to operate as a motor through which the drive element may be made to rotate and which is designed to set a speed for the pig that is different from the flow velocity of the flowing fluid inside the pipeline and that the pig is provided with an energy storage unit for electrical energy, which is connected to the generator unit. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214000 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM FOR LOCATING DEVICES IN TUBULAR LINERS - A system is disclosed for locating a device ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220214001 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND/OR COMMUNICATING WITH A PIG - A method for positioning and/or communicating with a pig located in a hollow and elongate object is provided. The object is preferably a pipeline. At least one inner transducer of the pig is arranged on the inner side of a wall of the object. At least one outer transducer is arranged on an outer side of the wall of the object, and at least one ultrasound signal is generated in the wall. By means of an evaluation and/or communication device, and from the amplitude of the ultrasound signal preferably generated by the inner transducer, and in particular from a change of the amplitude, a relative position and/or a spacing A between the two transducers is derived and/or a communication is initiated via the transducers. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214002 | CORRUGATED-TUBE PROTECTIVE MEMBER - A corrugated-tube protective member includes a tubular main body configured to be arranged inside of an end part of a corrugated tube with ridge portions disposed along its longitudinal direction, a rib on an outer circumference of the main body arranged inside the corrugated tube and configured to engage with the ridge portion in a removal direction of the main body from the corrugated tube, and a stopper at an end part of the main body having an outer diameter set to be equal to or larger than that of the ridge portion and configured to be arranged to oppose an end surface of the corrugated tube. An interval between the stopper and the rib is set to be equal to or larger than an interval between engaged surfaces on the ridge portions adjacent to each other, the engaged surface being a surface configured to engage with the rib. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214003 | CORRUGATED-TUBE PROTECTIVE MEMBER - A corrugated-tube protective member includes a tubular main body configured to be arranged inside of an end part of a corrugated tube. At least one portion in a circumferential direction of the main body has a dividing portion dividing the main body in the circumferential direction. The dividing portion includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion holds a first dividing surface and a second dividing surface facing each other in circumferential direction of the main body in an engaged state. The first dividing surface includes a first top part protruding toward the second dividing surface side. The second dividing surface includes a second bottom part indented to an opposite side of the first dividing surface and configured to engage with the first top part. The engagement portion includes a locked part formed on the first top part and an elastically deformable locking part formed on the second bottom part. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214004 | SPLIT SEGMENTED BEND RESTRICTOR - An improved method and apparatus for providing bend limits and cable protection on medium to large diameter (approx. 30 mm-300 mm) seismic towed arrays, umbilicals as well as medium and high voltage power and/or communications subsea cables. These medium to high voltage cables are typically used on stationary and floating wind turbines and other offshore platforms such as used by the oil and gas industries. This system is an improvement over existing designs and techniques commonly used for this bend limiting purpose. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214005 | Anti-Corrosive Wrapping for Metal Pipes and Metal Pipe Fittings - The present disclosure provides an anti-corrosive wrapping for a metal pipe ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220214006 | WEBCAM SYSTEMS AND MOUNT ASSEMBLIES - Webcam systems and mount assemblies are disclosed that can dispose a camera at or near a middle of computer monitor whereby a user is viewed by the camera from a face-front position, and wherein the position of the camera is vertically and laterally manually adjustable (without tools) to facilitate a variety of positions according to need or desire. The webcam systems and mount assemblies further may be used with any of a tablet computing device, a laptop computer, a free-standing computer monitor, etc., and may be mounted to any edge or an adjacent structure while permitting disposing the camera at or near a center of the monitor. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214007 | L-BRACKET - There is provided an L-bracket for a camera. The L-bracket comprises a base, an upright arm connected to the base and a fastening element arranged in use to provide a releasable connection between the camera and the L-bracket; and a connector attached to one of the base or the arm, the connector being arranged in use to engage a dock mountable on a strap, the connector being shaped to engage the dock in multiple orientations. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214008 | ROTATION MECHANISM WITH SLIDING JOINT - Rotation mechanisms for rotating a payload in two, first and second degrees of freedom (DOF), comprising a static base, a first rotation arm coupled mechanically to the static base through a first rotation joint and used for rotating the payload relative to the static base around a first rotation axis that passes through the first rotation joint, a second rotation arm coupled mechanically to the static base through a second rotation joint and used for rotating the payload relative to the static base around a second rotation axis that passes through the second rotation joint, and a follower member rigidly coupled to the payload and arranged to keep a constant distance from the second rotation arm, wherein the rotation of the first arm rotates the payload around the first DOF and the rotation of the second arm rotate the payload around the second DOF. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214009 | PAN TILT UNIT - A pan tilt unit comprises a support, a slip ring, a rotating platform, and a tilting mechanism. An outer rotating portion of the slip ring is able to rotate about the support. The slip ring comprises connections between an inner static portion of the slip ring and the outer rotating portion of the slip ring. The rotating platform is coupled to the outer rotating portion of the slip ring. The tilting mechanism is coupled to the rotating platform. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214010 | MOBILE DEVICE MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mobile device mounting system includes a device case and a mount. The device case includes: an insert including a rectangular bore and defining a set of undercut sections about the rectangular bore; and a first set of magnetic elements arranged in a first pattern about the rectangular bore. The mount includes: a body; a polygonal boss extending from the body and configured to insert into the rectangular bore; a set of locking jaws arranged on the polygonal boss configured to transiently mate with the set of undercut sections to constrain the polygonal boss within the rectangular bore; and a second set of magnetic elements arranged in a second pattern about the polygonal boss and configured to transiently couple to the first set of magnetic elements to transiently retain the mount against the device case and to drive the set of locking jaws toward the set of undercut sections. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214011 | HORIZONTAL PORTION OF A FRAME IN A STUD WALL AND INSTALLATION TOOL THEREFOR - A horizontal portion of a frame, as a door header, of a predetermined length for installation between two adjacent studs of a stud wall spaced from one another. An installation tool, releasably mounted on a respective stud via a magnetic attachment, supports a respective end of the horizontal portion adjacent the metallic stud during attachment of the horizontal portion to the stud. A kit formed of at least one horizontal portion and at least one installation tool is also provided. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214012 | LUBRICATION APPARATUS - A lubrication apparatus for a component is provided. The lubrication apparatus includes a base positioned on a support. The lubrication apparatus further includes a chamber disposed on a first portion of the base. The chamber includes a lubrication section and a first storage section coupled to the lubrication section. The lubrication apparatus further includes a first sensor unit disposed on a second portion of the base. The lubrication apparatus further includes a fluid actuation mechanism coupled to the first sensor unit. The fluid actuation mechanism includes an actuation member disposed in the first storage section. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214013 | PRESSURE VESSEL - Disclosed is a pressure vessel including a boss extension portion having a cylindrical shape in which a through hole is formed at a central part to pass therethrough and a boss flange portion formed below the boss extension portion and integrally expanding outward in a radial direction along a circumferential direction in which the through hole extends in a vertical direction inward in the radial direction, a liner portion having a container shape in which an accommodation space configured to communicate with the through hole is formed to accommodate a fluid therein while a top is insertion-injection molded and seal-coupled along a bottom surface of the boss flange portion, and a sealing portion seal-coupled to a boundary area between a bottom of the boss flange portion and a top of the liner portion to block a leakage of the fluid accommodated in the accommodation space. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214014 | PRESSURE VESSEL - Disclosed is a pressure vessel including a boss tail portion including a boss extension portion having a cylindrical shape and a boss flange portion integrally expanding outward in a radial direction along a circumferential direction above the boss extension portion, a liner portion having a container shape in which an accommodation space is formed to accommodate a fluid therein and a bottom is sealed and coupled, through integral insertion-injection molding, along a top surface of the boss flange portion, and a composite cover portion provided to surround an outer surface of the liner portion and to have a bottom end sealed and coupled while surrounding a bottom surface of the boss flange portion and an outer surface of the boss extension portion. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214015 | GAS CONTAINER EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a gas container having a gas distribution valve and an electronic measurement device arranged on the gas distribution valve. The electronic measurement device having an electronic display screen which is electrically connected, via an electrical connecting connector, to a circuit board having at least one microprocessor. The electrical connecting connector having a connector body in the shape of an elongate bar through which a plurality of electrically conductive elements passes extending between two opposite faces of the connector body. The electrically conductive elements are separated from one another by regions made of insulating material. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214016 | SAFETY JOINT - To provide a safety joint that can immediately shut off a hydrogen gas flow path at the initial stage when a plug, which is a nozzle side member, comes out of a socket, which is a filling apparatus side member, to prevent release of outgas. A safety joint including: a cylindrical nozzle side member with a flow path formed inside, a shutoff valve of the nozzle side member opens when the nozzle side member is connected to a filling apparatus side member; and the filling apparatus side member with a cylindrical shape and a flow path formed inside, the filling apparatus side member can be connected to the nozzle side member. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214017 | FLASHLIGHT HAVING A REMOVABLE LIGHT HEAD - A flashlight includes a main body, a power source supported within the main body, a first electrical contact supported by the main body and electrically connected to the power source, and a head removably coupled to the main body. The head includes a light source, a lens, and a sliding focus mechanism axially moveable to adjust a distance between the light source and the lens. The flashlight further includes a second electrical contact supported by the head and electrically connected to the light source, a main body bayonet portion supporting the first electrical contact, and a head bayonet portion supporting the second electrical contact and engaged with the main body bayonet portion to electrically connect the first electrical contact with the second electrical contact. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214018 | Agricultural Lighting For Vine-Like Plants - A grow lighting system for use with vine-like plants includes an elongated body for positioning adjacent a plant. The body defines multiple channels or faces extending the length of the body for removably supporting linear grow lighting sources, such as grow lighting LED strips. The linear lighting sources are oriented to emit light radially outward from the fixture. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214019 | White Light Emitting Device, Light Bar and Light Apparatus - A white light emitting device, a light bar and a light apparatus. A relative spectrum of the white light emitting device is ϕ(λ). A relative spectrum of a black body radiation with a corresponding color temperature is S(λ). An area normalization is performed on φ(λ) and S(λ) to convert an equal energy spectrum φ′(λ) of the white light emitting device and an equal energy spectrum S′(λ) of the black body radiation with the corresponding color temperature. A degree of similarity R of the equal energy spectrum of the white light emitting device and the equal energy spectrum of the black body radiation satisfies the following formula: | 2022-07-07 |
20220214020 | SPA AND POOL LIGHT AND LIGHTING METHOD - A light system having a lens component with at least a portion of the lens configured for receiving an aesthetic material allowing the light system to match, blend in with, or compliment a pool or spa wall or floor, while allowing at least a portion of the light to be emitted into the pool or spa interior, and a housing component for attaching to a pool or spa wall or niche or passage in a pool or spa wall. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214021 | SMART, ADAPTIVE WAVELENGTH LIGHTING SYSTEM - A system intended to be used for lighting purposes of an environment, where a light measurement at a wavelength is performed, is also desired to be monitored, without affecting the measurement performed in a dark environment. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214022 | COMBINED LENS COMPRISING OF LENS AND REFLECTOR, AND VEHICLE LAMP MODULE WITH SAME - The invention relates to a combined lens at least includes a lens and a reflector. Viewed from a reflective light path, parallel light is refracted twice by an incident surface and an emergent surface of the lens, is reflected once by the reflector, and then is converged to one point, namely a focus of the combined lens. A distance between the lens and the reflector is less than a focal length of the lens. The lens may be a convex lens or a concave lens, and the reflector may be a convex mirror, a plane mirror or a concave mirror. In addition, in a traditional lens, a focus position is controlled through two optical surfaces, namely an incident surface and an emergent surface, the lens is usually thicker in the case of the same focal length, and moreover, an optical axis direction is generally a center line of the lens. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214023 | LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE STRUCTURES FOR REDISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME - A light transmissive structure includes a light transmissive substrate having first and second opposing faces, and an array of microprism elements on the first face. Each microprism element includes a first inclined surface disposed at a first inclined angle relative to the second face, and a second inclined surface disposed at a second inclined angle relative to the second face. The first inclined angle is less than the second inclined angle, and a peak angle between the first inclined surface and second inclined surface is in the range of about 70 degrees to about 100 degrees. The second inclined surface has a convex curvature when viewed from angles perpendicular thereto. The light transmissive structure is configured to receive light from a light source facing the first face in a first direction and redistribute light emerging from the second face in a second direction different from the first direction. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214024 | VIOLET AND ULTRAVIOLET ILLUMINATION DEVICE CONFIGURED WITH A GALLIUM AND NITROGEN CONTAINING LASER SOURCE - A light source system or apparatus configured with an infrared illumination source includes a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode based white light source. The light source system includes a first pathway configured to direct directional electromagnetic radiation from the gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode to a first wavelength converter and to output a white light emission. In some embodiments infrared emitting laser diodes are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments infrared emitting wavelength converter members are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments a second wavelength converter is optically excited by a UV or blue emitting gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode, a laser diode operating in the long wavelength visible spectrum such as a green laser diode or a red laser diode, by a near infrared emitting laser diode, by the white light emission produced by the first wavelength converter, or by some combination thereof. A beam shaper may be configured to direct the white light emission and an infrared emission for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting a data signal. In some configurations, sensors and feedback loops are included. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214025 | Switchable Lamp Shade or Covering - A lamp shade or cover that can be readily switched from a translucent-opaque mode to a transparent mode if the shade or cover from a material with transparency properties that can be modulated. A layer of liquid crystals encapsulated between transparent electrodes is included in the shade. Normally, the liquid crystals are randomly oriented and diffuse light so as to create a translucent state. When a direct current voltage is applied across the transparent electrodes, the liquid crystals become oriented and essentially transparent. Application of a pulsed or alternating current voltage can be used to modulate the degree of transparency. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214026 | SELF-ILLUMINATING MANIPULATION ELEMENT - A self-illuminating control element in a form of a pad includes: a light-transmissive control element body in a form of a pad body including an operation surface having an illuminating portion of a predetermined shape as a section, a light receiving surface having a light receiving portion as a section and provided opposite the operation surface, and side surfaces connecting the operation surface and the light receiving surface; a light shielding layer covering the operation surface except for the illuminating portion, the light receiving surface except for the light receiving portion, and the side surfaces; a reflection layer formed between the light shielding layer and the pad body; and a light source for feeding an illumination light toward the light receiving portion. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214027 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH SWITCHABLE DIFFUSER - An optical system including a lighting component and a switchable diffuser in optical communication with the lighting component. The optical system may further include a low absorbing optical component. At least one outer surface of the switchable diffuser and/or the low absorbing optical component includes light redirecting structures. When the switchable diffuser is in a first state and the optical system produces a light output, the light redirecting structures are configured to increase the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the light output of the optical system in at least one direction by at least 5 degrees relative to that of an otherwise equivalent optical system that does not include the light redirecting structures. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214028 | Polarization grating based star simulator - A cycloidal diffractive waveplate based star simulator generates a star field with very high precision star locations and accurate brightness. The present disclosure provides a star simulator that allows for a large FOV, modular, multi-star simulator capable of very high precision dynamic star locations for testing of high accuracy, large FOV star trackers. The system is composed of a light source, a polarization grating-based image [ | 2022-07-07 |
20220214029 | PROTECTIVE THEFT PREVENTATIVE EXTERIOR SHADE FOR LIGHT FIXTURES - The present invention relates to a protective exterior shade/luminaire provided with a thread base cover and a protective canister with light-distributing thread to protect light bulbs installed in ceramic bases/sockets against weather, dust, water, shock and to provide longer life and better appearance of the light bulbs, for use in the home, in industry and in general. The thread of the base cover and the protective canister ensure a secure assembly in a firm manner and prevent the theft of the light bulb and its parts. The protective covers eliminate the need to remove the ceramic bases/sockets, because the protective exterior shade/luminaire is placed between the light bulb and the ceramic bases/sockets. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214030 | Stick-On Lamp Board and Uses Thereof - Provided herein are LED arrays and LED lamp boards, for example, a stick-on lamp board. Each LED array or stick-on lamp board has a printed circuit board to which are mounted a combination of lamp bead types operably connected to the circuit board and a power supply operably connected to the printed circuit. The LED arrays and stick-on lamp beads may be removably or permanently secured to a surface. Also provided are sets and lighting systems of two or more of the LED arrays or stick-on lamp boards. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214031 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A support accessory is provided for an LED lamp, and the support accessory includes a frame and a supporting leg. The frame is configured to be detachably coupled to the LED lamp, and the supporting leg is configured for supporting the frame on at least one certain support surface when the LED lamp is installed. Wherein, in a first state, the supporting leg is fixed to the frame, and in a second state, the supporting leg is slidably coupled to the frame and can slide relative to the frame to adjust length of the supporting leg between the frame and the at least one certain support surface. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214032 | LAMP ASSEMBLY, LAMP SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING LAMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING LAMP SYSTEM - A lamp assembly, a lamp system, a method for assembling lamp system, and a method for disassembling lamp system are provided. The lamp assembly includes a lamp and a connector assembly. The lamp includes a frame body, a light source assembly, and an electrical connector assembly. The frame body has an accommodating space. The light source assembly is fixed on the frame body. The electrical connector assembly is disposed in the accommodating space and is connected to the light source assembly. The electrical connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector, and the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other by a power wire and a signal wire. The connector assembly includes an electrical connecting member. The connector assembly is configured to be connected to the aforementioned lamp and another lamp through the electrical connecting member. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214033 | COMPRESSIVE HEAT SINK - A heat-sink assembly is configured with two parts to grip a light-emitting element and produce a transverse force urging a surface of the light-emitting element toward a surface of the heat-sink assembly, which conducts heat away from the light-emitting element. Fastening mechanisms and a fulcrum inter-connect the heat-sink parts and produce the force that grips the light-emitting element. A configuration of the heat-sink parts creates a semi-enclosed space accessible through a gap. A configuration of elastomeric gaskets within the semi-enclosed space protects a portion of the space from intrusion of liquids or other environmental influences. Configuration of the heat-sink parts to form a recess in the heat-sink assembly provides protection of the light-emitting element from mechanical damage, and the recess may contain transparent materials that further protect the light-emitting element from detrimental environmental influences. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214034 | LED LIGHTED BEAUTY FRIDGE WITH A MIRROR - The present utility model is related to the technical field of skincare, in particular, it refers to a LED lighted beauty fridge with a mirror, which can store skincare products and also increase the convenience of the customer; it includes the fridge body and its respective door, the fridge door has a pivot hinge on the front which connects to the body of the fridge, the fridge door has a mirror and a control circuit, the mirror is embedded with LED light strips; the mirror has a touch switch button, and the LED light strips are electrically connected to the touch switch button through the control circuit. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214035 | CONTAINER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A container apparatus can receive and hold a beverage container such as a beverage can or bottle. The apparatus can include a light assembly and can be used as a flashlight. A magnet can be positioned on the outer surface of the apparatus, and the apparatus can be magnetically attached to a metal support structure, such as a metal post or table. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214036 | SYNCHRONIZED BEACON CRIMINAL ACTIVITY DETERRENT - Disclosed is a system for deterring criminal activity by providing a visual indication of active surveillance including a time server, a first client device having a first LED and an internal clock, the first client device configured to connect to the time server and synchronize its internal clock with the time server, a second client device having a first LED and an internal clock, the second client device configured to connect to the time server and synchronize its internal clock with the time server, wherein the first client device and the second client device are each configured to be selectively set to a “monitor mode” in which the respective first LEDs of the first client device and the second client device pulse in unison. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214037 | LIGHTING VENTILATION FAN WITH FUNCTION MODULE - A lighting ventilation fan is disclosure and includes a housing, a grille support, a fan module, a lighting base, plural connecting columns, a lighting module and a function module. The grille support, the lighting base and the lighting module form a grille structure mounted under a ceiling. The fan module disposed within the housing forms an airflow flowing. The lighting base and the grille support are connected through the plural connecting columns and spaced apart from each other. An inlet radially formed between the lighting base and the grille support is in communication with the outlet through the grille opening. The lighting base includes a holder having a holding opening axially downward and faced away from the housing. The lighting module is disposed in the lighting base and has a light-emitting surface emitting light axially and radially. The function module is disposed within the holder through the holding opening. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214038 | Tubular Boiler with Incorporated Oven - The invention relates to a tubular boiler with a heat exchange tube with at least one helical layer situated in a heat exchange chamber, and which includes a set of laterally joined spirals. The boiler includes, an inner side of the helical layer, an oven that is rigidly joined to said layer and connected to a feeder by means of which fuel is supplied. The boiler also includes an output collector for collecting ash and slag, which connects the inside of the heat exchange chamber to the outside of the boiler, and a forced-air-current generator that generates a movement of air inside the boiler and directs it to the oven. This movement of air moves the ash and slag along the at least one helical layer to the output collector. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214039 | ALUMINIUM COMBUSTION FOR HEAT GENERATION - Provided is a heat generating arrangement and a method for generation of heat to be used in a heat consumer. The heat generating arrangement uses combustion of aluminium and hydrogen to raise the temperature of superheated steam inside the heat generating arrangement. The heat in the superheated steam can thereafter be used in a heat consumer, such as a heat exchanger. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214040 | PELLET BURNER - A pellet burner includes: a burner body having a combustion chamber and an open top; a feed opening at a sidewall of the burner body; a through port under the burner body; and a grate structure above the through port and including two tiers of supports both secured to the burner body. Supports in the first tier are lower than the adjacent supports in the second tier. The second tier of supports are staggered with the first tier. A passage is between the two tiers of supports. The passage is narrower than a diameter D of the pellet fuel. A spacing between two adjacent supports in the second tier is greater than D but smaller than 2D. The feed opening is above the grate structure by no less than 3D. The pellet fuel drops from the feed opening. Air entering via the through port disperses the burnt pellet fuel ash. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214041 | GAS BURNER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for use with a fired vessel of production/separators or dehydration equipment that includes a metal box, a main burner, a pilot burner, and a flame arrestor. The main burner and the pilot burner are within the metal box and the first flame arrestor is connected to the metal box. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214042 | PLASTIC-POWERED POWER GENERATOR - Plastic-powered power generator. In an embodiment, the plastic-powered power generator comprises a primary reactor with an air-fuel distribution assembly configured to supply fluidized polymer, air, and oxidizer to a primary reactor chamber, and an ignition system configured to ignite a mixture of the fluidized polymer, air, and oxidizer. The primary reactor chamber extends into a secondary reactor, to, when ignited, heat air flowing through the secondary reactor from a blower to a heat exchanger. The heated air flow converts fluid, in a coil within the heat exchanger, into steam, which can drive a turbine to generate electrical power. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214043 | FUEL NOZZLE, FUEL NOZZLE MODULE HAVING THE SAME, AND COMBUSTOR - A fuel nozzle, a fuel nozzle module having the same, and a combustor are provided. The fuel nozzle includes a nozzle cylinder having a space through which fuel flows and a plurality of fuel holes through which the fuel flows in a surface, a shroud spaced apart from the nozzle cylinder and formed to surround the nozzle cylinder in a longitudinal direction of the nozzle cylinder, and a mixing flow path formed between the nozzle cylinder and the shroud to mix the fuel supplied through the plurality of fuel holes and compressed air supplied from a compressor. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214044 | PELLET STOVE - A pellet stove includes: a furnace; a burner disposed in the furnace, a top of the burner being open; and a feed opening provided at a first sidewall of the burner. A through port for air intake and ash falling is provided at an underside of the burner. A grate supporting pellet fuel is provided above the through port. Auxiliary supports for sustaining bottom fire are disposed under the grate. The auxiliary supports are arranged higher than the through port, and the auxiliary supports are located at a side below the feed opening and cover an area not exceeding 1/2 of the area covered by the grate. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214045 | METHOD OF HANDLING WOOD FUEL PELLETS - A filter insert is sized to fit into a fuel pellet handling bucket and has a filter floor elevated by a plurality of standoffs to define a space below the screen mesh fuel insert. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214046 | PAN SUPPORT, GAS HOB AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PAN SUPPORT - A pan support for a gas hob includes self-supporting arms, which each have a bearing surface for a cooking vessel and a plurality of gas-outlet openings for supplying a fuel-gas/air mixture for forming a flame beneath the cooking vessel. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214047 | HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE INCLUDING A NON-WELDED OVEN CAVITY HAVING A SEAL ALLOWING PYROLYTIC CLEANING - A household cooking appliance having a high temperature pyrolytic cleaning cycle includes a non-welded oven cavity accessible through an opening. The non-welded oven cavity includes a plurality of panels mechanically coupled together without welding and at least one seal disposed between the mechanically coupled panels of the plurality of panels for allowing pyrolytic cleaning of the non-welded oven cavity. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214048 | Cooking Device - A cooking device includes a housing and a heating air supply assembly; the housing includes a front housing, a rear housing and a partition plate; the partition plate is matched with the front housing so as to form a cooking cavity, the partition plate is matched with the rear housing so as to form an air supply cavity, and the partition plate is provided with an air supply port and an air return port which are used for communicating the cooking cavity with the air supply cavity; the heating air supply assembly is provided in the air supply cavity further flows back to the air supply cavity by means of air return port. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214049 | COMBINATION SPACE AND HOT WATER HEATER - A combination space and water heating apparatus includes a frame enclosing a water heating assembly and an air heating assembly. The water heating assembly is positioned in a top front portion of the frame and supplies hot water in response to a hot water demand. The water heating assembly includes inlet and outlet water connections through a top portion of the water heating assembly. The air heating assembly is positioned in a rear and bottom portion of the frame and supplies heated air in response to a space heating demand. Maintenance access to the air heating assembly is solely through a front section of the bottom portion of the frame. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214050 | WATER HEATERS WITH REAL-TIME HOT WATER SUPPLY DETERMINATION - A water heating system can include a water heater having a tank, and a first temperature sensor disposed toward a top end of the tank to measure a first temperature and a second temperature sensor disposed toward a bottom end of the tank to measure a second temperature. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on a plurality of algorithms and measurements made by the first and second temperature sensors. The plurality of algorithms solves for at least one calculated temperature for at least one point between a first location of the first temperature sensor and a second location of the second temperature sensor, where the at least one calculated temperature is used to determine the amount of heated water in the tank. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214051 | AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner indoor unit is provided. The indoor unit has a housing, a volute and a first heat exchanger. The housing is provided with an installation cavity. The volute is installed in the installation cavity. An air outlet of the volute is inclined towards a bottom of the installation cavity. The first heat exchanger is installed in the installation cavity corresponding to the air outlet. The first heat exchanger extends from a bottom of the volute to a top of the volute. An air inlet cavity is defined by the volute, the first heat exchanger and the bottom of the installation cavity. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214052 | CROSS FLOW FAN BLADE, CROSS FLOW FAN, AND AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT - A cross flow fan blade includes an inner edge disposed on an inner circumferential side of a cross flow fan, an outer edge disposed on an outer circumferential side of the cross flow fan, and a base part formed between the inner edge and the outer edge. The base part has a pressure face and a negative pressure face. A thickness of the inner edge is larger than 1.5 times a thickness of the outer edge. An interval between the pressure face and the negative pressure face in a direction perpendicular to the pressure face is a thickness of the base part. A maximum thickness position of the base part is closer to the inner edge than to the outer edge. When a blade chord length is L and a maximum thickness of the base part is tmax, tmax/L≤0.094, and a range of tmax/L≤0.08 is excluded. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214053 | AUXILIARY MOUNTING DEVICE AND MOUNTING METHOD FOR SADDLE-TYPE WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER - An auxiliary mounting device and mounting method for a saddle-type window air conditioner. The auxiliary mounting device comprises a base and an airbag; the base is located on a window, an upper end of the airbag is connected to a connecting portion of the saddle-type window air conditioner, a lower end of the airbag is connected to the base, an air hole is provided on the airbag, and a plug is provided at the air hole. When mounting the saddle-type window air conditioner, the airbag is inflated first, and then the saddle-type window air conditioner, together with the base and the airbag, is placed on the window, the base sits on the window, then the airbag is deflated, and the connecting portion gradually descends, along with the deflation of the airbag, in the direction towards the base, thereby enabling the saddle-type window air conditioner to fall slowly. The auxiliary mounting device has a simple structure and is easy to operate. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214054 | MOBILE AIR CONDITIONER - A mobile air conditioner is provided. The mobile air conditioner has a housing and a storage box. The housing is provided with a hidden opening. The storage box has a storage cavity and a storage opening in communication with the storage cavity. The storage box is movably provided on the housing. The storage box has a first position extending out of the hidden opening to expose the storage opening and a second position hidden in the housing. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214055 | OUTDOOR UNIT AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An outdoor unit according to the present disclosure includes: a compressor that sucks refrigerant, compresses the sucked refrigerant, and discharges the compressed refrigerant; a first refrigerant flow switching device that switches a flow passage for the refrigerant between a flow passage for a cooling operation and a flow passage for a heating operation; a heat-source-side heat exchanger that causes heat exchange to be performed between the refrigerant and external fluid; a heat-source-side backflow prevention device and a connection pipe that are included in a flow passage for the refrigerant in which an outlet from which the refrigerant flows to an outside region and an inlet into which the refrigerant flows from the outside region are unchanged regardless of which of the cooling operation and the heating operation is performed; and a flow passage pipe through which part of the refrigerant having flowed from the inlet passes in the cooling operation. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214056 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes: use-side units that are each switchable between a cooling operation and a heating operation; and a heat-source-side unit including a compressor, a discharge pipe through which a refrigerant discharged from the compressor flows, a first main heat-source-side flow path and a second main heat-source-side flow path that branch off from the discharge pipe, a first heat-source-side heat exchanger, a second heat-source-side heat exchanger, a first economizer heat exchanger, and a second economizer heat exchanger. The first heat-source-side heat exchanger is connected to the first economizer heat exchanger in series in the first main heat-source-side flow path. The second heat-source-side heat exchanger is connected to the second economizer heat exchanger in series in the second main heat-source-side flow path. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214057 | ENERGY EFFICIENT AND REFRIGERANT-FREE AIR COOLER - The invention discloses an energy efficient refrigerant-free air cooler comprising a housing ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220214058 | AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY AND INTEGRATED AIR CONDITIONER - Provided are an air duct assembly and an integrated air conditioner, wherein, the air duct assembly includes a fixed shell and a rotating air duct body, a first air duct and a second air duct are formed in the rotating air duct body having a first position and a second position; when the rotating air duct body is in the first position, the indoor air inlet duct is connected with the indoor air outlet duct, the outdoor air inlet duct is connected with the outdoor air outlet duct, the indoor air inlet duct is disconnected from the outdoor air outlet duct and the outdoor air inlet duct; the indoor air outlet duct is disconnected from the outdoor air outlet duct and the outdoor air inlet duct; when in the second position, the indoor air inlet duct is connected with the first air duct and the outdoor air outlet duct to form a turbid wind exhaust duct, the indoor air outlet duct is connected with the second air duct and the outdoor air inlet duct to form a fresh air inlet duct, the turbid wind exhaust duct is separated from the fresh air inlet duct. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214059 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes: a sensor; an obtainer that obtains information indicating air quality in an indoor space, which is output by the sensor; and a controller that calculates an air quality index based on the information obtained, and controls a ventilator, based on the air quality index calculated. The air quality index is expressed by f(X | 2022-07-07 |
20220214060 | PTAC Unit with Dynamic Intelligent Air Management System and Method of Use - A refrigerated air conditioning unit partitioned into an inside plenum and an outside plenum and having a single refrigeration loop, a single evaporator, and a recirculated air stream, the unit also having a dynamic intelligent air management system (DIAMS) internal to the unit that is cooperatively configured and operable to continuously introduce preconditioned fresh air directly into the recirculated air stream whenever the unit is operating and to exercise control over a mixed air flow discharged from the unit into an identified space to achieve a desired air temperature and humidity within the identified space. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214061 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a control unit that controls an air conditioning operation and controls a maintenance operation to perform maintenance on an indoor unit after the air conditioning operation is stopped, and an operation unit provided for performing a stop operation to stop the maintenance operation. The maintenance operation includes an irradiating operation to irradiate an irradiation area of the indoor unit with ultraviolet rays, and the control unit controls the irradiating operation to continue the irradiating operation even when the stop operation is performed by the operation unit. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214062 | AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING SYSTEM - An air conditioning and ventilating system including: an air conditioning device including a heat exchanger configured to generate conditioned air by heat exchange with a refrigerant; a ventilation device communicatively connected to the air conditioning device and including a supply air fan and/or an exhaust fan; an airflow volume detection unit configured to detect an airflow volume equivalent value of the ventilation device; and a control unit. On determination that the airflow volume equivalent value acquired from the airflow volume detection unit is equal to or less than a first predetermined value, the control unit sets an operation of the air conditioning device to a stop state. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214063 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control device configured to receive a user input for controlling an HVAC system, to determine whether the user input indicates an energy saving occupancy setting, and to identify a first plurality of time entries that are associated with a confidence level for a predicted occupancy status that is less than a predetermined threshold value in the predicted occupancy schedule. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the first plurality of time entries to an away status when the user input indicates an aggressive energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the second plurality of time entries to a present status when the user input indicates a conservative energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to output the modified predicted occupancy schedule. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214064 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control device configured to receive a user input for controlling an HVAC system, to determine whether the user input indicates an energy saving occupancy setting, and to identify a first plurality of time entries that are associated with a confidence level for a predicted occupancy status that is less than a predetermined threshold value in the predicted occupancy schedule. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the first plurality of time entries to an away status when the user input indicates an aggressive energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the second plurality of time entries to a present status when the user input indicates a conservative energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to output the modified predicted occupancy schedule. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214065 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control device configured to receive a user input for controlling an HVAC system, to determine whether the user input indicates an energy saving occupancy setting, and to identify a first plurality of time entries that are associated with a confidence level for a predicted occupancy status that is less than a predetermined threshold value in the predicted occupancy schedule. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the first plurality of time entries to an away status when the user input indicates an aggressive energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the second plurality of time entries to a present status when the user input indicates a conservative energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to output the modified predicted occupancy schedule. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214066 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control device configured to receive a user input for controlling an HVAC system, to determine whether the user input indicates an energy saving occupancy setting, and to identify a first plurality of time entries that are associated with a confidence level for a predicted occupancy status that is less than a predetermined threshold value in the predicted occupancy schedule. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the first plurality of time entries to an away status when the user input indicates an aggressive energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the second plurality of time entries to a present status when the user input indicates a conservative energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to output the modified predicted occupancy schedule. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214067 | Method and Device for Controlling Air Conditioning and Computer Readable Storage Medium - A method and device for controlling an air conditioner, and a computer readable storage medium. The method for controlling an air conditioner includes: upon detecting a power-on or power-off command corresponding to an internal unit of a central air conditioner, acquiring a current predicted load of the central air conditioner; determining whether the predicted load meets an external unit change condition; and if so, adjusting an operating state of an external unit of the central air conditioner on the basis of the predicted load. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214068 | AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - Provided is an air-conditioning device that includes an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, the outdoor unit including a compressor, the indoor unit being connected to the outdoor unit, the air-conditioning device including a heating means provided to the compressor, and configured to heat refrigerant in the compressor, and a controller configured to control the heating means. The controller includes a heat load learning unit configured to learn a heat load based on temperature data and air conditioning data, a stagnation prevention control start timing estimation unit configured to estimate a stagnation prevention control start timing based on the heat load obtained by learning, the stagnation prevention control start timing being a timing at which a stagnation prevention control of heating the compressor is started, and a device control unit configured to control the heating means such that the stagnation prevention control is performed by the heating means at the stagnation prevention control start timing estimated. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214069 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger provided in an indoor unit, a drain pan that receives drain water generated in the heat exchanger, an irradiation unit that irradiates the drain pan with ultraviolet rays, and a control unit that controls ultraviolet intensity of the irradiation unit. The control unit controls the irradiation unit to make the ultraviolet intensity after a cooling operation is larger than the ultraviolet intensity during the cooling operation. | 2022-07-07 |
20220214070 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INDOOR CLIMATE IN A PORTION OF A BUILDING - A method for controlling indoor climate in a portion ( | 2022-07-07 |