31st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150211674 | Invertible Structure with a Track - The disclosed invertible structures rely on combinations of translational movements to effect inversion. An exemplary invertible structure includes a track operable to be slidably coupled to at least two connectors of a longitudinal structure. The track may have a slot having a plurality of translational axes for translational movements of the connectors of the longitudinal structure that would effect the inversion of the longitudinal structure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211675 | DEVICE ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT - A device adjustable support comprises a bracket plate and a coupling mechanism including: a guiding track that is securely integrated with the bracket plate and that extends along a first curved and non-circumferential line; a course-keeping member that is integrated with the bracket plate; a first connector that is connected slidably to the guiding track so as to be slidable on the bracket plate along the first curved and non-circumferential line; and a second connector that is connected movably to the course-keeping member so as to keep sliding movement of the first connector along the guiding track. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211676 | PLIABLE MEMBER PANEL SUPPORT - A panel support ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211677 | Charging Device Holder - The invention claimed in this patent is an accessory for charging devices, such as cellular phones, that can plug into electrical outlets with non-conductive prongs shaped like a plug for the purpose of supporting, organizing and protecting the devices while they charge by providing close access to the second electrical receptacle at the outlet. The unit comprises a supportive horizontal and vertical surface joined to the non-conductive prongs to retain the devices against the wall near an electrical outlet. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211678 | UNIVERSAL VERSATILE MULTI-USE CLAMPING HOLDER - The invention is a universal holder that can mount diverse objects onto diverse surfaces. The holder comprises two cylindrical clamps made of tensile material, i.e. its jaws may be stretched apart and will spring back with compressive and/or holding force, such that almost any object may be gripped and mounted on almost any surface. Because they are curved yet tensile, the clamps can hug curved objects or surfaces, as well as grip flat objects with compressive force. The clamps are connected such that they are rotatable 360 degrees with respect to each other, and one clamp is slidable around the surface of the other. The rotatable and slidable configuration provides versatility, allowing objects to be mounted for different purposes and in different configurations. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211679 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An attachment mechanism is used to quickly and easily attach or detach an accessory or piece of equipment to or from an existing structure. The attachment mechanism generally has a slot to receive a structure, a retention member to hold the structure in place when it is desired to have the mechanism attached to the structure and a release mechanism to release the structure when it is desired to release the mechanism from the structure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211680 | LUBRICANT VENT VALVE WITH STEPPER MOTOR DRIVE - A lubrication system vent valve includes a valve body having a flow passage with an inlet fluidly coupled with a supply and an outlet fluidly coupled with a dispenser, and a vent passage with an inlet port fluidly coupled with the flow passage and an outlet port. A closure element disposed within the vent passage has a threaded portion and is linearly displaceable between an open position where the vent ports are fluidly coupled to permit lubricant flow from the primary passage and out of the body through the vent outlet port, and a closed position at which fluid flow between the vent ports is substantially prevented. A motor has a shaft with a threaded portion engaged with the closure element such that shaft rotation in one direction displaces the closure element toward the closed position and shaft rotation in an opposing direction displaces the element toward the open position. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211681 | KEYWAY RETENTION SYSTEM FOR CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANKS - A cryogenic tank support assembly and method are provided. In one embodiment, a cryogenic tank support assembly includes an outer tank structure, an inner tank structure having a storage volume therein for storing a cryogenic material, one or more keys on an outer side of the inner tank structure, and one or more key blocks comprised of a thermally insulating material and affixed to an inner side of the outer tank structure to define one or more keyways. Each of the one or more keys may be configured to be received in a corresponding one of the one or more keyways. When the key(s) is/are received in the keyway(s), the key block(s) contact the key(s) to support the inner tank structure in a spaced relation with the outer tank structure such that the inner tank structure does not directly contact the outer tank structure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211682 | COOLING OF A DEWAR VESSEL WITH ICE FREE COOLANT AND FOR SHORT SAMPLE ACCESS - The present invention relates to a pump ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211683 | AMMONIA STORAGE UNIT AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM - Unit for storing gas by absorption or adsorption, comprising a chamber containing a storage element ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211684 | VIRTUAL GASEOUS FUEL PIPELINE - Various embodiments provide an end-to-end gaseous fuel transportation solution without using physical pipelines. A virtual pipeline system and methods thereof may involve transportation of gaseous fuels including compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and/or adsorbed natural gas (ANG). An exemplary pipeline system may include a gas supply station, a mother station for treating gaseous fuels from the gas supply station, a mobile transport system for receiving and transporting the gaseous fuels, and a user site for unloading the gaseous fuels from the mobile transport system. The unloaded gaseous fuels can be further used or distributed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211685 | PARTICLE MANIPULATION SYSTEM WITH STAY-WET ALGORITHM - A MEMS-based particle manipulation system which uses a particle manipulation stage and a sensor to detect when the sample volume is exhausted or nearly exhausted. The sensor sends a signal to a fluid control means that reverses the pressure between one of the output channels and the input channels, to keep the surfaces wet with a volume of the sample fluid. This volume can be maintained in the channel until an operator intervenes, or it can be repeatedly shuttled back and forth between the input channel and an output channel. By keeping the channels wet, material from the sample stream does not become adhered to the channel walls, which might otherwise irreversibly change or damage the device. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211686 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABANDONING OR ISOLATING AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE - There is provided a method of abandoning or isolating a section of a pipeline. The method has the steps of exposing the section of the pipeline, hot tapping the section of the pipeline to form an opening while maintaining the pressure in the section of the pipeline, injecting a formable plugging material through the opening to form a sealing plug in the section of the pipeline, and releasing the pressure in the section of the pipeline. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211687 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a lighting apparatus including a control module supplying an electric power; a heat sink receiving the control module; a light source module mounted on the heat sink and including a light source connected to the control module; and an antenna device disposed on the light source module and connected to the control module. Since the lighting apparatus is wirelessly controllable, a user of the lighting apparatus can easily control the lighting apparatus. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211688 | LED Lighting System - An LED lighting system has clips connecting components together electrically, including the end caps and LED drivers to replace the traditional soldered pins to connect different components or parts together. Thus, in one embodiment there is provided an LED lighting system, comprising a circuit board carrying one or more LEDs, two end caps with connecting pins and a LED driver. These components are connected together electrically via the clips. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211689 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Lighting devices are disclosed having a light-transmissive resin sheet and one or more light sources disposed within the light-emitting resin sheet. The light sources may, in some embodiments, be oriented so that a large portion of light emitted from the light sources exhibits total internal reflection within the light-transmissive resin sheet and is trapped inside the sheet. This total internal reflection may, for example, advantageously provide a more uniform light emitted from the lighting device when scattered from objects inside the sheet. Methods of making and using the lighting device are also disclosed | 2015-07-30 |
20150211690 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device including a light emitting diode (LED) chip and a molding lens is provided. The molding lens is directly formed on the LED chip and includes a center of a bottom where the LED chip located at and a light exiting surface formed corresponding to the center. The light exiting surface comprises a concave portion, a first light exiting region surrounding the concave portion and a second light exiting region surrounding the first light exiting region. The first light exiting region connects between the concave portion and the second light exiting region. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211691 | LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An LED illumination apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, a cover unit, wherein the cover unit is configured to cover the light source, which is disposed on the substrate, and a reflector which is configured to extend from the cover unit inside to the upper substrate, whereby a light generated by the light source illuminates an area below a bottom side of the substrate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211692 | LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An LED illumination apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, a cover unit, wherein the cover unit is configured to cover the light source, which is disposed on the substrate, and a reflector which is configured to extend from the cover unit inside to the upper substrate, whereby a light generated by the light source illuminates an area below a bottom side of the substrate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211693 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERTER AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH SAME - An optical wavelength converter includes a first substrate, a first wavelength conversion material, and a second substrate. The first substrate has at least one first segment. The first wavelength conversion material is contained in the first segment for converting a first waveband light into a second waveband light. The second waveband light is reflected by the first segment. The second substrate is arranged beside the first substrate, and has at least one second segment. The first waveband light is transmitted through the second segment. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211694 | MODULAR LAMP - A modular solar lamp is provided. The lamp has three detachable modules: a solar panel module, a battery/light module, and a diffuser module. The battery/light module has a battery connected to a light. Electrical connectors are located on a surface of the body and are electrically connected with the battery. The solar module km a solar panel exposed on its top surface for converting solar energy into electrical energy. Electrical connectors are located on a surface of the module and are electrically connected to the solar panel The electrical connection is established between the solar panel and the battery module when the two modules are fully secured to each other thus establishing an electrical connection between the solar panel and the battery through the connectors, Once the battery is charged, the solar panel module may be detached and used to charge the battery of another lamp. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211695 | INFLATABLE SOLAR POWERED LAMP - A solar powered lamp is provided with flat ends and a translucent flexible housing, such that the housing can be inflated to form a free standing cylinder. A solar panel faces outward on one of the flat ends for recharging a low-profile rechargeable battery which, under the control of a printed circuit panel, powers an array of LEDs, which point into the lamp housing. Reflective surfaces, facing each other on opposite inside end walls of the lamp, maximize the diffusion of light from the LEDs. The lamp is a durable, portable, long light lighting solution for those who live off the electric power grid, victims of disaster, and the like. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211696 | MULTI-LAMP DECORATING CURTAIN LIGHT - The present invention is related to a multi-lamp decorating curtain light with a split string having illuminating elements each of which is assembled by two or more decorating lamps into one illuminating element by means of wire winding when connecting the wire of the split string with the decorating lamps. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211697 | LUMINAIRE AND LUMINAIRE KIT - A luminaire is in the form of a kit or assembled lamp utilizes a translucent vent pipe to house a serial string of low wattage lights which operate without excessive heat that would melt the vent pipe. A bendable stiffening rod is inserted into the vent pipe to which the light string is attached. By bending the rod the lamp can take on different preferred configurations and the rod will hold the desired bent shape. A light changing fabric cover provides a preferred shade that changes an aspect of the light transmitted therethrough. For example a blue color will provide a blue glow, a green color, a green glow. The fabric color may also be patterned to change the ambience the luminaire provides. Additional different covers may be provided. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211698 | LIGHT BAR STRUCTURE, LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LAMP - A light bar structure, a light source module and a lamp are provided. The light bar structure includes a substrate, an electrical unit and light-emitting diodes. The substrate includes a first surface. The electrical unit includes a light-source disposing portion, at least one flexible connector and at least one electrical connection end. The light light-source disposing portion is connected to the first surface of the substrate. One end of the flexible connector is connected to the light-source disposing portion. The electrical connection end is correspondingly connected to the other end of the flexible connector. The electrical connection end is disposed on a position of the flexible connector away from the first surface of the substrate. The light-emitting diodes are disposed on the light-source disposing portion. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211699 | UNIVERSAL RECESSED LIGHT-MOUNTING SYSTEM - A light-mounting system includes an outer bezel configured for being secured to a ceiling, a light-emitting device configured for being received in a recess in the ceiling above the outer bezel, and an inner bezel configured for being secured to the light-emitting device below and through at least a portion of the outer bezel such that the outer bezel is retained between the light emitting device and the inner bezel. A method of installing a light-mounting system includes placing a light-emitting device into engagement with a back portion of an outer bezel, placing an inner bezel into engagement with a front portion of the outer bezel, and fastening the light-emitting device into engagement with the inner bezel to thereby sandwich the outer bezel. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211700 | Battery Powered Indoor/Outdoor Decorative Table and Floor Lamp and LED Based Light Bulb - Provided is a lamp configured for both indoor use and outdoor use. The lamp may include several features to protect against conditions encountered during outdoor use, such as wind, precipitation, lack of external power, etc. The lamp also defines an aesthetically pleasing design to provide lighting during upscale outdoor events/celebrations, such as weddings, reunions, holiday events, or a private gathering in a backyard. The functional and aesthetic features of the lamp, such as the lamp's capability of operating independent of a power cord while at the same time defining a stylish appearance, may additionally make the lamp desirable for use in indoor environments. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211701 | LED And/Or Laser Light Has More Than One Optics Means to Create Wider or Big Areas Image - An LED or/and Laser-light for outlet plug-in power source, or interchangeable power source or USB-means power source, incorporates more than one of geometric shape optics means(es) which any one of optics means may has more than one reflective or refractive means(es) which has relative positions, distances, and/or orientations to LEDs or/and Laser-light to let plurality of light beams reflect or retro-reflective or refractive by more than one reflector or refractor means(s), so the light beam(s) of the said LED(s) or laser-light(s) will reflective or/and refractive travel or pass though the said more than one optics means(es) to create or project image, message, time, geometric art, nature scene, galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, stars, moon, water-wave, aurora light, animal, characters, cartoon, sign, logo, commercial to surface(s) surrounding including ceiling, walls, floor and all desire areas with wider view angle image. At least one of the optics means has see-though and reflective or refraction surface(s) to permit the plurality of LED(s) or laser-light(s) light beam(s) traveling or passing through the optics means. The said each of the said Optics means has its pre-determined texture, shaped opening, windows, cutout, variable thickness incorporate with motor/movement/spin/rotating/moving parts and accessories to make all kind of optics means become moving optics means to make said above wide viewing angle image become motion/moving/variable/changing color or patterns. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211702 | MODULAR VEHICLE LIGHT DEVICE - A vehicle light device comprising an element made up of a plurality of portions each having a functional surface, at least two consecutive portions being linked together by an articulation. The main feature of a light device according to the invention is that each articulation allows the displacement of the two consecutive portions until their functional surfaces come into continuity with one another. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211703 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp has a two-dimensional image display device, and a projection lens that projects light from the two-dimensional image display device ahead of the lamp. The two-dimensional image display device has a display portion that is disposed on a rear focal point of the projection lens and that displays an image, and a transparent member disposed apart from the display portion by a predetermined distance on a side of the projection lens. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211704 | "A PRIMARY OPTIC ARRAY FOR A HEADLIGHT, AN OPTICAL ELEMENT COMPISING TWO PRIMARY OPTIC ARRAYS AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING THEREOF" to "A PRIMARY OPTIC ARRY FOR A HEADLIGHT." - The invention relates to an optical element for a vehicle headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a first head lens array which is pressed as a single piece from a transparent material and at least one second head lens array which is pressed as a single piece from the same or a different transparent material. The invention also relates to a head lens array which is pressed as a single piece from a transparent material. Finally, the invention relates to a method for producing an optical element. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211705 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A lighting device for vehicles with a semiconductor-based light source and an optical unit having an imaging device for producing a predetermined light distribution and having an optical element arranged between the semiconductor-based light source and the imaging device. The optical element has a back side facing the semiconductor-based light source and has a front side facing the imaging device. The optical element is formed as a color correction element which has a color correction-free partial surface area through which a firstly emitted partial light beam of the semiconductor-based light source passes and has a color correction-affected partial surface area through which the secondly emitted partial light beam of the semiconductor-based light source passes in a border angle area. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211706 | LED LIGHTING BALL STRUCTURE - An LED lighting ball structure includes a spherical shell, a control unit and a plurality of LED lighting units. The spherical shell includes a first segment and a second segment coupled with the first segment to jointly define a housing space. The first segment includes a first housing portion and a first decorative cover plate coupled with the first housing portion. The first housing portion includes a plurality of first assembly holes communicating with the housing space. The second segment includes a second housing portion and a second decorative cover plate coupled with the second housing portion. The second housing portion includes a plurality of second assembly holes communicating with the housing space. The control unit is located in the housing space. The LED lighting units are located in the first and second assembly holes respectively and form electrical connection with the control unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211707 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device which makes the frame hardly visible to the viewer is provided. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211708 | MULTI-SPECTRAL VARIABLE FOCUS ILLUMINATOR - A multi-spectral variable focus illuminator. The illuminator includes a plurality of first light sources arranged in a first array, each of the first light sources capable of emitting light in a first wavelength band, and a plurality of second light sources arranged in a second array, each of the second light sources capable of emitting light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band. The illuminator includes an array of lenses positioned in front of the light sources. The relative positions of the lens array and the first and second light sources are changeable such that the field illuminated by the first light sources varies in size with the relative positions of the lens array and the first light sources, and the field illuminated by the second light sources varies in size with the relative positions of the lens array and the second light sources. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211709 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A lighting device ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211710 | Illumination Device Providing Direct and Indirect Illumination - A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured and arranged to output a direct intensity distribution onto work surfaces and an indirect intensity distribution towards background regions. The illumination devices include direct and indirect optical components configured to provide direct and indirect illumination. The illumination devices can be configured to allow interdependent as well as independent control of the direct and indirect illumination, e.g., by a user or by pre-programmed internal or external control circuitry. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211711 | MULTI-SHEET FOR BACK LIGHT UNIT AND METHOD THEREOF - A composite sheet for a backlight unit using a printless light guide plate in a liquid crystal display television, which includes a first prism sheet positioned directly on the printless light guide plate, a second prism sheet having a prism pattern formed in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a prism pattern of the first prism sheet, and a protective sheet, where ribs of the first prism sheet are adhered to the lower surface of the second prism sheet, and ribs of the second prism sheet are adhered to the lower surface of the protective sheet. A method of manufacturing the composite sheet for a backlight unit is also provided. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211712 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER - A wavelength conversion member includes a substrate and a fluorescent film that is disposed on the substrate and emits fluorescence upon reception of excitation light, wherein the fluorescent film includes an aggregate of a plurality of fluorescent particles, the aggregate being formed as a result of contact among the fluorescent particles, and a glass material filling gaps between the fluorescent particles in the aggregate, and a total volume of a volume of the glass material and a volume of the fluorescent particles in the fluorescent film is equal to or less than an envelope volume of the aggregate of the fluorescent particles in the fluorescent film. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211713 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A surface light source device ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211714 | Light-Emitting Device With Partial Roughened Illumination Surface - In one embodiment, a light-emitting device having a reflector, an emitter and an encapsulant is disclosed. The encapsulant may have a plurality of optical structures. Each of the plurality of optical structures may be configured to attenuate light transmitting towards a first direction by re-directing towards a second direction. In another embodiment, a flashlight having a roughened area with micro-optics is disclosed. Each of the micro-optics is configured to redirect light transmitting towards a direction forming an angle relative to a longitudinal axis to a point along the longitudinal axis. In yet another embodiment, a lighting-emitting device having roughened area to reduce light along a longitudinal axis is disclosed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211715 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a backlight assembly and a display device including the same. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211716 | LIGHTING DEVICE, A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, FOR SELECTIVELY EMITTING LIGHT ALONG OR AGAINST TRAFFIC DIRECTION - The invention proposes a lighting device ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211717 | CHRISTMAS LAMP - A Christmas light includes a reflector holder defining an axis, a lamp body and a reflector. The reflector holder has an axial hole, an axial engagement slot and a radial slot in spatial communication with the axial engagement slot. The lamp body includes a light emitter and a tenon formed at one side thereof. The lamp body extends through the axial hole in the reflector holder with the tenon sliding into the axial engagement slot and finally engaged in the radial slot once the reflector holder is rotated relative to the lamp body. The reflector has a bottom opening for mounting onto the reflector holder from above, thereby enclosing the light emitter within the reflector. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211718 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONTACTING AND MECHANICALLY FIXING A LAMP IN A LUMINAIRE - A printed circuit board which at least in sections is formed as a flexible printed circuit board may include: a first flat side at least one conductor track extending on the first flat side, and an electrically insulating cover layer partially coating the first flat side, wherein the at least one conductor track has an exposed contact section, for electrical contacting of the conductor track, wherein a through-hole, which extends fully through the printed circuit board in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board, and is formed in the printed circuit board, and wherein the exposed contact section of the conductor track is arranged next to the through-hole so that a mechanical fastening means, which has a shaft and a head, can be fitted with its shaft into the through-hole, the head directly contacting the exposed contact section. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211719 | WIDE-ANGLE LED LAMP WITH OBLIQUELY-PLACED LED BOARDS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a wide-angle LED lamp with obliquely-placed LED boards and manufacturing process thereof. A lamp body of the LED lamp is composed of a heat radiation cup, a cylinder step, a pyramidal frustum, an inner groove, an outer circular recess, two screw holes opened at the bottoms of two opposite facets of the pyramidal frustum, a round tube molded in both the heat radiation cup and the cylinder step, and a perforation opened in the pyramidal frustum and communicating with the round tube; an annular PCB sleeves the pyramidal frustum and contacts the cylinder step; LED boards cover the pyramidal frustum, the bottom of the LED board is inserted into the inner groove of the lamp body and the top of the LED board is covered with a fixing cover; the amp body, the stopper and the base are connected by a screw. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211720 | FLAGPOLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device having a pole mount, a light support that extends from the pole mount, a lighting unit is connected to the pole mount, and a solar panel assembly is mounted to the lighting unit. In another embodiment an illumination apparatus is provided having a pole mount and a lighting assembly, and the pole mount has a first clamp half and a second clamp half. In another preferred embodiment there is flexible lighting assembly comprising a mount that is connected to a slider bar that supports a slider. A light support arm is supported on the slider and the light support arm connects to a central support member. A flexible member extends from the central support member to a telescopic lighting assembly having a light-generating device. A solar unit is connected to the slider bar and is wired to and powers the light-generating device. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211721 | LIGHTING MODULE COMPRISING A CONTROL DEVICE DETACHABLY HELD ON A SUPPORT - A lighting module for a lighting and/or signaling device of a vehicle, comprising a first printed circuit board on which at least one light source is arranged, a support secured to the first printed circuit board, and a device for controlling the light source, which device is connected to the first printed circuit board by a flexible electrical link, wherein the control device comprises an integrated retaining means capable of holding the control device on the support on a detachable manner. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211722 | SCATTERING CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT FOR OLED DEVICE, AND OLED DEVICE INCORPORATING IT - A scattering conductive support for an organic light-emitting diode device includes, in this order, on a substrate, a scattering layer, a high index layer, a lower electrode with a dielectric underlayer with a refractive index n | 2015-07-30 |
20150211723 | LED LAMP AND HEAT SINK - A lamp has an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a base that retains lamp electronics. LEDs are located in the enclosure and are operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. The LEDs are thermally isolated from the lamp electronics in the base. A heat sink is disposed between the base and the enclosure. The heat sink includes a heat conducting portion that is thermally coupled to the LEDs and a heat dissipating portion that is exposed to the ambient environment. The heat dissipating portion includes fins that have inner edges and create spaces between adjacent ones of the fins. The inner edges are spaced from one another to define an interior open space where the interior open space communicates with the spaces between the fins. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211724 | LASER PACKAGE HAVING MULTIPLE EMITTERS CONFIGURED ON A SUPPORT MEMBER - A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211725 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT - A light source unit includes a socket, a heat dissipation member, a board and a semiconductor light emitting element. The socket has a first thermal conductivity and includes a portion that defines a first side and a second side. The heat dissipation member has a second thermal conductivity being higher than the first thermal conductivity. The board is disposed on the first side. The semiconductor light emitting element is supported by the board. The socket is an injection-molded member. The heat dissipation member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed on the first side, extends in a first direction, and supports the board. The second portion includes a portion extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, as a result of being subjected to bending processing. A part of the second portion is disposed on the second side. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211726 | FULLY-WATERPROOF AND MAINTAINABLE LED CHRISTMAS LIGHT - The invention includes an LED bulb with connection pins, soft core, soft head and electric wires with a metal sheet, wherein the LED bulb and soft core are integrated together by means of injection forming, the connection pins being exposed out of the soft core; the soft head and electric wire ends are integrated together by means of injection forming, the metal sheets being respectively exposed on two inner sides of the soft head, and the electric wires being exposed out of a bottom of the soft head; and the soft core is inserted in the soft head by means of tight fit, the connection pins being respectively attached to the metal sheets of the electric wires, thereby obtaining an LED Christmas light having a fully waterproof effect and capable of being detached for carrying out maintenance. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211727 | WATER-RESISTANT WIRED ELECTRO-MAGNETIC COMPONENT CAPTURE - Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are compressed within deformable wire apertures formed by the combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module is deformable and deforms when affixed to the cap module so as to form a compressive water-resistant seal to an interior of the capture device. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The cap module may provide a compressing aperture to provide a water resistant seal around the lens of a LED projecting therethrough. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211728 | SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead has a hollow housing connectable with a source of water, a cover that covers said housing and is provided with a plurality of outlet openings through which water passing through the housing issues in form of water jets, and a light source arranged in the housing and generating light which issues from the showerhead only through local transparent portions of the cover that are closely adjacent to the outlet openings and separated from each other by non-transparent portions of the cover. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211729 | BOTTLE LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method for lighting a bottle includes a power module having a housing containing a battery. The housing is dimensioned to be inserted through the bottle opening and into the interior of the bottle. A bottle stop is attached to the housing and engages the lip of the bottle when the housing is positioned within the interior of the bottle. The power module also includes a switch that communicates with the battery and a light strand connected to the power module. The light strand includes a lamp connected to a power conductor. The light strand is positioned within the interior of the bottle and the lamp is illuminated by the battery when the switch is activated. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211730 | PROCESSING BIOMASS - Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211731 | PROCESSED VAPOR MAKE-UP PROCESS AND SYSTEM - A novel processed vapor make-up water subsystem that uses a make-up water boiler to boil and purify make-up water and its method of use are described. Upon vaporization, dissolved solids remain in the liquid water in the bottom of the make-up boiler and the solids free steam is introduced into the main boiler loop through a deaerator. Periodically, the water in the bottom of the make-up boiler is blown down when the amount of dissolved solids in the water reach a predetermined level. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211732 | TEMPERING AIR SYSTEM FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FUEL STEAM GENERATOR - A steam generator includes a furnace configured and adapted to generate steam from heat transfer from furnace exit gases from the combustion of municipal solid waste fuel, where tempering air is used for at least two purposes. First, to prevent or minimize corrosion of heat transfer surfaces, specifically a plurality of platens and at least one superheater disposed within an upper portion of the furnace or backpass and second to push and exert a force on the hot flue gas to change the flow pattern and improve superheater metal temperatures. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211733 | BURNER - A burner includes a partition wall that partitions a mixing chamber, which generates an air-fuel mixture, and a combustion chamber, which burns the air-fuel mixture. The partition wall includes a plurality of communication passages that communicate the mixing chamber with the combustion chamber. Further, a heating unit that heats the partition wall is attached to the partition wall. Such a structure heats the partition wall and a mesh with the heating unit and burns particulate matter deposited on the partition wall and the mesh. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211734 | BURNER - A burner includes a first tube portion formed with an ejection port; a second tube portion that extends in the first tube portion toward the ejection port and to which gaseous mixture flows in from a side opposite to the ejection port; a third tube portion arranged in the first tube portion and including an open end positioned on the ejection port side; a closing portion that closes the open end; a coupling wall portion that closes a gap between the first tube portion and the second tube portion; a partition wall that is coupled to the first tube portion and the third tube portion, the partition wall being formed with a communication path; and an igniting portion that is arranged on the ejection port side with respect to the partition wall. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211735 | SHROUDED-COANDA MULTIPHASE BURNER - A gas flare disposed at an end of a supply pipe member for directing a gas flow to a head member, the flare including a slot for ejecting the gas flow and a shroud. The shroud surrounds the slot, at least part of the base member and at least part of the head member of the gas flare. The shroud directs the ejected gas flow between the shroud and the head member. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211736 | PROCESS FOR COGASIFYING AND COFIRING ENGINEERED FUEL WITH COAL - Described is an integrated process of cogasifying an engineered fuel, formulated to be suitable for working under reducing environment, with coal and cofiring another engineered fuel, formulated to be suitable for working under oxidizing environment, with coal to produce electric power. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211737 | AUTOMATED BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A biomass energy system utilizes an automated biomass distribution system for evenly distributing biomass within a furnace of the biomass energy system. The even distribution of biomass dramatically increases efficiency of the biomass energy system. The automated biomass distribution system includes a control unit, a set of UP control boxes, and a set of valve assemblies. Each valve assembly includes a pneumatic actuator, a plug and a discharge duct matching the shape of the plug. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211738 | Intelligent Oxygen Level Controller for Biofuel-Fired Burner - A controller monitors oxygen levels in a bio-fuel fired device and automatically controls dampers, blowers and the like to reduce generation of smoke or other pollutants, thereby promoting proper operation of a catalytic converter. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211739 | INTEGRATED VALVE TRAIN WITH TOP-LOADING SELF-CONTAINED VALVE CARTRIDGES AND INTEGRATED VALVE PROVING SYSTEM - A valve train system, apparatus, and methods including valve train modules integrating valve train functions wherein the valve train modules are configured for integration and include self-contained top-loading valve cartridges, an integrated valve train electrical system and an integrated valve proving system. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211740 | COMBUSTOR - Provided is a combustor including a support shaft, a wing portion provided on the support shaft and configured to swirl a first fluid around the support shaft, and a cover housing enclosing the support shaft and the wing portion and includes a space enlarging portion provided at a downstream of of the wing portion, where a distance of the space enlarging portion from an outer surface of the support shaft is different from distances of other portions of the cover housing from the outer surface of the support shaft. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211741 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING FUEL NOZZLE GUIDES FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS USING COLD METAL TRANSFER WELD TECHNOLOGY - A fuel nozzle guide for a combustor of a turbine engine includes an annular base with a hub section, the hub section at least partially formed of a Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) weld and a method and system therefor. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211742 | Combustor with Staged, Axially Offset Combustion - In some aspects, a gas turbine combustor assembly is arranged around a longitudinal axis. The gas turbine combustor comprises a first fuel/air mixer assembly, the mixer assembly comprising a first fuel injector and a plurality of first mixer elements, each mixer element defining an air flow passage therethrough having an outlet in a first plane. A second fuel/air mixer assembly comprises a second fuel injector and a plurality of second mixer elements, and each second mixer element defines an air flow passage therethrough having an outlet in a second plane, longitudinally offset from the first plane. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211743 | Combustion Chamber for Charcoal Stove - A combustion chamber may include an upper and a lower chamber. The chambers may be separable to aid in loading fuel and removing spent fuel. The cross-section of the upper combustion chamber may be less than the cross-section of the lower section. Charcoal or other biomass fuel may be added into the lower combustion chamber and may be supported by a grate. Oxygen may be fed into the combustion chamber through a plurality of apertures that may be substantially shielded from direct line of site of the fuel bed. The upper combustion chamber may further include an annular constriction, to aid in constricting the view factor between the cooking vessel and the fuel bed. The constriction may also aid in radiating energy back to the fuel bed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211744 | COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance may include a burner pot having a plurality of mixing spaces and a gas valve device to adjust a flow rate of a gas to be supplied into at least one mixing space of the plurality of mixing spaces. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211745 | COMMERCIAL COOKING OVEN WITH REMOVABLE DOOR ASSEMBLY - A cooking oven includes a housing defining an internal cooking cavity with an opening. A door assembly includes an inner panel framing an inner glass pane, and an outer panel framing an outer glass pane. A pivot arrangement pivotably mounts the door assembly to the housing. The pivot arrangement includes at least one pivot part located on the door assembly and at least one pivot part located on the housing. The pivot part of the door assembly is separable from the pivot part of the housing via vertically upward movement of the door assembly and upon separation of the pivot part of the door assembly from the pivot part of the housing the door becomes completely removed from the housing to enable the door assembly to be taken to a washing station for cleaning. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211746 | COOKING ACCESSORY FRAME - A cooking accessory frame may include a base component and an upper component. In certain embodiments, the base component and upper component may be ring shaped. The upper component may attach to the base component, and in certain embodiments, by a plurality of support struts. A heat diffuser plate may attach to the upper component. In certain embodiments, the heat diffuser plate may include a main plate section and a plurality of spokes. One end of the plurality of spokes may attach to an inner surface of the upper component, and another end of the plurality of spokes may attach to the main plate section. The cooking accessory frame may be placed in between a heat source and a cooking vessel to provide distance from the heat and to allow for the heat to spread along the bottom of the cooking vessel for a more even cooking experience. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211747 | EXHAUST CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A COOKING OVEN - The present invention relates to an exhaust closure system for a cooking oven with a vertical vapour pipe ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211748 | COOKING EXHAUST HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - Controlling an exhaust hood system having multiple hood sections each with an exhaust output having an associated damper, each exhaust output feeding to a common downstream fan, where damper position and fan speed control an exhaust flow rate through each hood section, involves monitoring at least one condition of each hood section and, based upon the monitoring, establishing a target flow rate for each hood section; based upon a sum of the target flow rates, establishing a fan speed; and monitoring an actual flow rate through each hood section and responsively controlling damper position to achieve the target flow rate for the hood section. Adjusting fan speed and damper position until damper position for at least one hood section achieves a predetermined open position, while at the same time each hood section satisfies its associated target flow rate, can reduce energy costs associated with system operation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211749 | COOKING EXHAUST HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - Controlling an exhaust hood system having multiple hood sections each with an exhaust output having an associated damper, each exhaust output feeding to a common downstream fan, where damper position and fan speed control an exhaust flow rate through each hood section, involves monitoring at least one condition of each hood section and, based upon the monitoring, establishing a target flow rate for each hood section; based upon a sum of the target flow rates, establishing a fan speed; and monitoring an actual flow rate through each hood section and responsively controlling damper position to achieve the target flow rate for the hood section. Adjusting fan speed and damper position until damper position for at least one hood section achieves a predetermined open position, while at the same time each hood section satisfies its associated target flow rate, can reduce energy costs associated with system operation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211750 | VAPOUR EXTRACTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A MOBILE VAPOUR EXTRACTOR HOOD - A vapor extractor device includes a vapor extractor hood, and a drive motor for retracting and extending the vapor extractor hood. The drive motor is hereby controlled to reduce a retraction speed of the vapor extractor hood from a first predetermined retraction position, when the vapor extractor hood is retracted. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211751 | RADIANT HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE RADIANT HEATING ASSEMBLY - A radiant heating assembly includes a fuel valve, a blower, a controller configured to control the fuel valve and the blower, and a heat exchanger or burner tube having integrated baffle elements. Baffle elements can be integrated externally into the walls of a heat exchanger or burner tube to baffle internally of the heat exchanger. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211752 | RADIANT HEAT REFLECTOR AND HEAT CONVERTER - A system may include a tube through which hot fluid is transported from one end to another, wherein the tube radiates heat energy and transfers heat energy to surrounding air by convection. The system may also include a reflector that reflects the radiated heat and a hood that captures the heat energy from the surrounding air through convection, wherein the hood radiates the captured heat energy. The reflector may include a bi-involute curved surface. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211753 | HEAT SOURCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The purpose of the present invention is to maintain a water supply temperature close to a target water supply temperature at the time of a change in the number of heat source machines operating. A heat source system of the present invention anticipates a case where a prescribed minimum flow rate is set for heat source machines that are subject to addition or removal, and calculates, as compensation temperatures, hot and cold water outlet temperatures of the heat source machines so that the water supply temperature in such a case will match a target water supply temperature, and changes the hot and cold water outlet temperature settings of the operating heat source machines to the compensation temperatures. After that, the heat source machines that are subject to addition or removal are either started up or stopped, and the set flow rate for the heat source machines that are subject to addition or removal is set to the minimum flow rate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211754 | Air-Conditioning System and Use Thereof - The air-conditioning system comprises a dryer ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211755 | PRESSURE EQUALIZATION VENT FOR USE IN AN AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY - A pressure equalization vent for use in an aircraft assembly is provided. The pressure equalization vent includes an opening having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The vent further includes a plurality of louvers positioned within the opening. Each louver is positioned a predetermined distance from an adjacent louver to form a gap therebetween. Each louver includes an airfoil-shaped cross-section configured to increase airflow efficiency across the vent. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211756 | INDOOR DEVICE FOR AIR CONDITIONER HAVING WIND VISORS - An indoor device for an air conditioner having wind visors is provided. Each wind visor may have a shape corresponding to a shape of a respective discharge hole of the indoor device and may be directly rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the indoor device to guide discharged air, thereby providing a simplified structure. A fixing portion, on which the wind visor may be installed, may be provided in the indoor device, and the wind visor may be rotatably coupled to the fixing portion through the simplified structure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211757 | Latent Capacity Adjustment - Systems and methods of operating a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system are disclosed that may include starting a timer substantially concurrently with the HVAC system, entering a cooling cycle, and preventing a multi-speed blower in the HVAC system from changing speeds until the timer expires. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211758 | OPTIMIZED PRECOOLING OF STRUCTURES - A method includes aggregating multiple zones of an indoor structure, each zone having associated comfort limits, formulating an aggregated single zone model predictive control (MPC) problem representative of the multiple zones for a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, determining optimal aggregated actions as a function of the aggregated single zone model predictive control problem, simulating an optimal trajectory of indoor qualities, and determining zone temperature setpoints to comply with the comfort limits for each zone and pre-cool the indoor structure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211759 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - A motor control device according to the present invention is a device for controlling a motor driving an air blower. The motor control device includes: an air flow rate calculator configured to calculate an air flow rate supplied by the air blower; and a torque command generator configured to multiply a motor torque by a square of a ratio of a target air flow rate to the air flow rate or multiply a previously outputted torque command by the square of the ratio of the target air flow rate to the air flow rate, and generate a result of the multiplication as a torque command. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211760 | DIRECT POWER CONTROL FOR CONSTANT AIRFLOW CONTROL WITH ADVANCED MOTOR SYSTEM MODELING - Systems and methods for providing constant airflow based on direct motor power control and advanced motor system modeling are described. A power and speed of a motor may be determined based on static pressure in the system. A target airflow rate for the system may be obtained, and a target motor power that yields the target airflow rate in the system may be determined based on the determined speed of the motor and the obtained target airflow rate for the system. A determination of whether the determined motor power is approximately equal to the target motor power may be made, and the power of the motor may be adjusted when the motor power is not approximately equal to the target motor power. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211761 | METHOD OF AUTOMATING A BUILDING, AND BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM - In a building automation system, a method for automating a building includes a step of acquiring at least one data time history from a sensor or from a meter. The data time history is averaged and the averaged data time history is fitted into at least one occupancy pattern. The occupancy pattern covers a given time span. At least one set point is determined from the occupancy pattern and the at least one set point is fed into a system for heating, ventilation, and/or air-conditioning. In the novel system the at least one data time history is acquired from an element of standard infrastructure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211762 | HEAT SOURCE SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE - A heat source system control device controls a heat source system and has a plurality of heat source units with capacities and/or the load characteristics that are different, a first header which aggregates hot/cold water supplied from the plurality of heat source units, and a header temperature sensor which measures the temperature of the hot/cold water aggregated by the first header. The heat source system control device includes a set temperature memory section storing a set temperature of the hot/cold water in the header, a header temperature detecting section detecting output values from the header temperature sensor, a coefficient of performance memory section storing coefficient of performance information, and a control section performing a control for improving efficiency on the plurality of heat source units based on the respective capacities and/or load characteristics and bringing the temperature of the hot/cold water close to the set temperature. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211763 | LIGHTING AND VENTILATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide a lighting and ventilating system including a main housing. The main housing can include an inlet through which air can be received within the main housing and an outlet through which the air can exit the main housing. A fan wheel can be supported in the main housing and it can be operable to generate a flow of air. A grille can be coupled to the main housing and the grille can comprise a plurality of apertures and a second set of illumination devices. The system further can include a lamp housing coupled to the grille, the lamp housing can include a first set of illumination devices. Also, a plate can be coupled to the grille so that the plate is adjacent to the second set of illumination devices. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211764 | ELECTRIC VARIABLE-AIR-VOLUME DIFFUSER - A variable-air-volume (VAV) diffuser includes a diffuser housing that is formed for coupling to a supply air conduit. The diffuser housing defines a discharging opening for discharge of supply air from the supply air conduit into a room. The VAV diffuser may also include a supporting structure that is affixed to the diffuser housing, and a flow controller for varying the volume of supply air discharged through the discharging opening. The VAV diffuser may further include an electric actuator that is mounted on the supporting structure for moving the flow controller to vary the volume of supply air. The electric actuator may be accessible from room side and removable from the diffuser housing while the diffuser housing is coupled to the supply air conduit, the supporting structure is affixed to the diffuser housing and the flow controller remains within the diffuser housing. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211765 | Method of Attaching Electrodes to Plated Thermoset Plastic Heated Blower Housing - A blower assembly of an HVAC system may include an electrically-conductive plating applied to an inner surface of a blower housing, a first electrode attached to the electrically-conductive plating at an inner wall of the blower housing via an electrically-conductive RTV silicone, and a second electrode attached to the electrically-conductive plating at an outer wall of the blower housing via an electrically-conductive RTV silicone. The first electrode may pass a current through the electrically-conductive plating of the blower housing to the second electrode that may act as an ohmic heater and provide a thermal energy discharge which may exchange heat with an airflow flowing through the blower housing as a result of operating the blower assembly. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211766 | HEATING TOOL - The present invention provides an excellent heating tool in which the generation of unpleasant odors is suppressed. The present invention also provides an excellent heating tool in which changes in aroma are suppressed. The present invention further provides an excellent heating tool in which the generation of unpleasant odors and changes in aroma are suppressed even after storage. The present invention provides a method for suppressing the generation of unpleasant odors and changes in aroma in a heating tool. The present invention provides a heating tool comprising an exothermic composition containing a metal ion sequestrant, an oxidizable metal powder, a water-soluble salt, and water, wherein at least the exothermic composition is housed in an air-permeable container bag. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211767 | SOLAR COOKING APPLIANCES - A solar cooking appliance comprises a solar heat collector for collecting and storing solar heat. A first solid heat storage and conducting material for storing and conducting solar heat, the solid heat storage and conducting material is placed within the solar heat collector, the solar heat collector heats the solid heat storage and conducting material to a temperature higher than the water boiling temperature. A heat insulated solar cooking utensil is positioned outside of the solar heat collector, having a cooking utensil and a heat insulation container, the heat insulated solar cooking utensil is a heat insulated electric power cooking utensil with operating parameter measuring, indicating and controlling devises/system. A second heat-transferring and conducting material connected thermally to the first solid heat storage and conducting material to the heat insulated solar cooking utensil for transferring solar heat. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211768 | SUN TRACKING SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM - A sun tracking solar energy collection system includes a sun tracker having a base with a rotatable member driven by a base motor. A support extends from the base and is rotatably driven in conjunction with the rotatable member by the base motor. An arm in communication with the support is pivotable relative to the base and the support and is driven by an arm motor associated with the arm. A light sensitive element in conjunction with the arm receives a light from a light source for determining an amount of received light. A solar energy collector is movably positioned to correspond to a relative position of the base and the arm to correspond to the position of the light source for collecting solar energy. A controller controls a position of the sun tracker and the solar energy collector to correspond to a position of the light source. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211769 | COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING A PLURAL IN-SERIES PUMPED LIQUID REFRIGERANT TRIM EVAPORATOR CYCLE - The cooling systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to a plural in-series pumped liquid refrigerant trim evaporator cycle that may be incorporated into an existing cooling system to increase the efficiency of the existing cooling system. The cooling systems of the present disclosure include a first evaporator coil in thermal communication with an air intake flow to a heat load, such as a heat load being cooled by the existing cooling system, and a first liquid refrigerant distribution unit in thermal communication with the first evaporator coil. The cooling systems further includes a second evaporator coil disposed in series with the first evaporator coil in the air intake flow and in thermal communication with the air intake flow, and a second liquid refrigerant distribution unit in thermal communication with the second evaporator coil. A trim compression cycle of the second liquid refrigerant distribution unit is configured to incrementally further cool the air intake flow through the second evaporator coil when the temperature of the free-cooled first fluid flowing out of the main compressor of the second liquid refrigerant distribution unit exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211770 | Stirling Cycle Device - A Stirling cycle device includes a housing with an inner wall, and a regenerator attached to the inner wall of the housing, wherein the regenerator, made of wool or chemical fiber, is composed of two, three, or four sub-regenerators and the height of the regenerator is independent on number of sub-regenerators. As the regenerator is made of wool or chemical fiber, which may ensure a sufficient permeability and heat storage performance; as the regenerator is composed of a plurality of sub-regenerators, clearances may be formed between each two sub-regenerators, and as the clearances have a density less than the surrounding sub-regenerators, these clearances may be used for energy storage, heat insulation and air circulation. Consequently, the refrigerating performance of the cycle device is improved as the efficiency of pre-cooling and pre-heating of the working gas in the regenerator is improved. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211771 | MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A magnetic refrigerator, and a device including the same, include a hot-end heat exchanger, a cold-end heat exchanger, a magnetic material arranged so as to provide a temperature gradient between the hot-end heat exchanger and the cold-end heat exchanger, and a heat exchange medium, and satisfying the following Equation 1. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211772 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser, a first subcooling device that subcools a refrigerant by exchanging heat with the air, a second subcooling device that performs a heat exchange between refrigerant streams that have been branched by a branch pipe, thereby subcooling one of the refrigerant streams, a flow control device that adjusts a flow rate of the second stream of the refrigerant and passes this refrigerant through the second subcooling device, a bypass path that allows the refrigerant passing through the flow control device and the second subcooling device to flow therethrough, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and a controller configured to control an amount of heat exchanged in the first subcooling device and an amount of heat exchanged in the second subcooling device based on a temperature of the air. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211773 | METHOD FOR FILLING MIXED REFRIGERANT CONTAINING 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - A principal object of the present invention is to provide a method for filling a refrigerant mixture. According to this method, when a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture comprising HFC-32 and HFO-1234yf is transferred, changes in the composition that occur during the transfer can be made to fall within an acceptable range in terms of refrigerant properties. | 2015-07-30 |