34th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200263838 | Light Bulb Shaped Light Emitting Diode Module - A light emitting diode module comprises a bulb, a body attached to the bulb, and a base attached to the body. The base comprises a receptacle configured to receive an electrical connector and the body comprises at least one light emitting diode. The body can include a power supply that controls the delivery of power to the light emitting diode. One or more tabs can extend from the base and can secure the electrical connector to the module when the electrical connector is attached to the receptacle. The base can also include a sidewall that is flexible and that can be extended or contracted to meet the dimensions or needs of a luminaire. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263839 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE STRUCTURE WITH RECTANGULAR LIGHT EMISSION PATTERN - Disclosed is a light emitting diode structure including a substrate, an LED chip and an adhesive material. The LED chip is installed on the substrate, and the adhesive material covers the LED chip to fix the LED chip. A light of the LED chip is emitted to the outside through the adhesive material to form a rectangular light pattern, so that when the light source is lit, a specific rectangular illumination light pattern is formed. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263840 | DOWNLIGHT WITH SELECTABLE LUMENS AND CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE - A lamp is provided that can have at least one interface on the lamp body for a selectable lumens and selectable correlated color temperature (CCT). In one embodiment, the lamp design includes a housing having a downlight geometry and a light engine including at least one string of light emitting diodes (LEDs), in which the light engine is position to emit light through a light emission end of the housing having the downlight geometry. The lamp also includes at least one first switch for selecting at least one lumen setting for the light emitted by the light engine; and at least one second switch for selecting at least one correlated color temperature. The first and second switch are mounted to the housing. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263841 | STRING LIGHT SUPPORT DEVICE FOR PAINTER'S POLE - A device to be affixed to an extension pole to support string lights, the device including a base member, a receiving portion formed in a bottom of the base member and configured to receive an end of an extension pole, and a plurality of hook members extending laterally from the base member and curving upwards to form a receiving portion configured to receive and support a portion of string lights. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263842 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system that includes an extrusion that is generally Y-shaped having two arms and a mounting portion, and a light strip inserted between the two arms, the light strip being oriented to emit light outward in a general direction that bisects an angle between the arms. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263843 | LED LIGHT FIXTURE FOR INDIRECT LIGHTING WITH ADAPTABLE BAFFLE STRUCTURE - An LED light fixture is disclosed with an elongated housing that forms a open lower light channel and an upper light channel that is juxtaposed to the open lower light channel with electronics cavity or conduit positioned there between. The LED light fixture preferably has an elongated reflective insert that extends through the open lower light channel and creates a reflection channel from which the indirect and reflected light is emitted and a detachable cover structure that includes a diffusion lens and a removable baffle structure that attaches to side walls of the upper light channel. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263844 | WIRING BOARDS FOR ARRAY-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In accordance with certain embodiments, lighting systems include one or more lightsheets each including a plurality of strings of light-emitting elements, control elements, and power conductors for supplying power to the light-emitting elements and control elements. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263845 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device | 2020-08-20 |
20200263846 | VEHICLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH QUANTUM DOPED MATERIAL ILLUMINABLE USING DISTINCT ILLUMINATION SOURCES - A light assembly for a vehicle includes quantum dots that are excitable by sources of electromagnetic radiation. The assembly may include a lens and a reflector, and the quantum dots may be disposed adjacent the reflector and/or in the lens. A controller may receive a signal to produce a particular color and activate one or more source of electromagnetic radiation, and one or more subsets of the quantum dots may be excited in response to activating the particular source of electromagnetic radiation. The assembly may include a panel having quantum dots embedded therein. The panel may be illuminated by the quantum dots in response to activating one or more source of electromagnetic radiation. The panel may have different zones with different quantum dots that produces distinct areas with different colors. The sources of electromagnetic radiation may be activated separately to produce different colors or simultaneously to produce a blended color. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263847 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Communications system for motor vehicles are provided, that comprise a plurality of transmission devices and a plurality of receiver devices where the transmission devices, individually or together, feature several light sources that are able to emit at least light with a first wavelength spectrum and light with a second wavelength spectrum. The transmission devices feature means of modulation that can effect modulation of the light such that information can be transmitted via the light. Receiver devices can capture the emitted light and extract the information from the captured light. The communications system is designed in such a way that the light with the first wavelength spectrum is used for the transmission of information in a first category and the light with the second wavelength spectrum is used for the transmission of information in a second category. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263848 | Motor vehicle headlight module for emitting a light beam - Module for a motor vehicle for emitting at least one light beam with a cut-off profile along an optical axis, the module including first and second optical collectors adapted to collect light emitted by respective first and second light sources and to redirect said light toward a focal region, at least one of said collectors extending in the direction of said focal region in order to reflect some of the light emitted by the other collector so as to define said cut-off profile. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263849 | HEADLIGHT FOR A VEHICLE - A headlight ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263850 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND VEHICULAR HEADLIGHT - Provided are an illumination device that is capable of making linearly clear a bright-dark contrast of a boundary between an illumination region and a dark portion in at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and a vehicular headlight. The illumination device ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263851 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a lamp housing having an inner space and a welding surface, and a cover disposed adjacent to another vehicle lamp, and configured to cover the inner space and join to the lamp housing by laser welding. The cover includes a design surface in which an outer surface of an outer peripheral portion is formed as a curved surface and a welding leg that protrudes from a portion near the outer peripheral portion in the design surface. An annular portion on an inner peripheral side of the curved surface on an outer surface of the design surface is formed as a laser light incident surface. The curved surface is positioned on an outer peripheral side from an intersection point of a virtual line and the outer surface of the design. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263852 | LAMPSHADE - A lampshade ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263853 | PNEUMATICALLY SWITCHED BALLOON LIGHT - A pneumatically switched balloon light comprises a balloon body which has an air inlet; a battery case located in the balloon body, wherein the battery case is provided with two adjacent batteries and an LED light connected with the batteries; a shield body located in the air inlet, wherein one end of the shield body is removably connected with the battery case, and the other end is made with a breather hole; a valve cover arranged in the shield body and separated from the breather hole; and an insulating piece, one end of which is fixedly connected with the valve cover, and the other end is inserted between the batteries; and the shield body is made with the breather hole for the air intake and discharge, and the shield body and the battery case can be directly fixed in the balloon body. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263854 | IMPROVED COMFORT OF OUTDOOR LUMINAIRES DUE TO PHYLLOTACTIC ARRANGEMENT OF LED SOURCES - The invention provides an outdoor luminaire ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263855 | WORK LIGHT - A light apparatus is provided including a housing, a light module, a wireless communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly with a communication device, and a controller disposed in the housing and in communication with the wireless communication unit. The controller receives a control signal associated with at least one of a luminance intensity or lighting direction of the light module from the communication device via the wireless communication unit and controls the luminance intensity or lighting direction of the lighting module according to the control signal. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263856 | SOLAR LAMP - A solar lamp includes a lamp cup, a lamp cover, a solar panel disposed on the lamp cover, and a light emitting module electrically connected with the solar panel. The lamp cup includes an accommodating space, an opening communicated with the accommodating space and a first combining structure disposed in the opening. The first combining structure is divided into at least one limiting section and at least one open section connected with the limiting section. The lamp cover is selectively assembled on the opening of the lamp cup and includes a cover body and a second combining structure disposed at an edge of the cover body. The lamp cover includes a fixed mode in which the second combining structure is positioned on the limiting section and a disassembled mode in which the second combining structure slides to the open section and is separated from the lamp cup. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263857 | DAYLIGHTING DEVICE AND DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM - A daylighting device includes: a translucent base material; a translucent daylighting layer disposed on a first face side of the base material, the daylighting layer including daylighting sections and gap portions provided between the daylighting sections; and a translucent warping-restraining layer disposed on a second face side of the base material, wherein the daylighting layer and the warping-restraining layer have approximately equal linear expansion coefficients. Another daylighting device includes: a translucent base material; a translucent daylighting layer disposed on a first face side of the base material, the daylighting layer including daylighting sections and gap portions provided between the daylighting sections; and a translucent warping-restraining layer disposed on a second face side of the base material, wherein both the daylighting layer and the warping-restraining layer have either a greater linear expansion coefficient or a smaller linear expansion coefficient than does the base material. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263858 | SILICONE OPTICS INSERT MOLDED ON RIGID FRAME - A lens member for an LED lighting fixture having a plurality of LED dies mounted on a substrate includes a planar frame having a plurality of apertures and an optically transparent silicone rubber overmolded on a first side of the frame. The overmolded silicone rubber defines a plurality of optical elements. Each optical element is disposed within one of the apertures and is shaped to focus or redirect light transmitted through the optical element. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263859 | Modular Light Emitting Diode Fixture Having Enhanced Interconnect Pins Between Modular Components - The present disclosure relates to modular LED fixtures that have improved electrical connection between modular components of the fixture. The improved electrical connection is achieved through pins having a non-flat head, such as a generally hemispherical head. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263860 | DEVICE TO SUPPORT STRING LIGHTS - A device to support string lights, the device including a base member configured with a slot structured to receive a supporting band, and at least one support member extending away from the base member and configured to receive and support a portion of string lights. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263861 | LED LINK SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTIVE POWERING SCHEME - A linkable linear light emitting diode (LED) system provides apparatus and methods for mechanically, optically, and electrically linking multiple LED modules disposed over a wide and separated area of a ceiling system. Openings can be cut in ceiling tiles of a drop ceiling system and the LED lighting modules are coupled to the tile through the opening, with the tile being sandwiched between different portions of the module. A remote driver system is placed within the drop ceiling above the tiles and provides multiple connectors for powering a multitude of lighting modules. Certain of the LED lighting modules include both input and output connectors for both receiving power or data and providing power or data to other modules. In this manner, some of the modules act as master LED lighting modules and those receiving power and/or data therefrom are act as slave modules. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263862 | CHIP-ON-BOARD MODULAR LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Systems are described herein. A system includes a thermally conductive plate and multiple light-emitting devices (LEDs) on a surface of a substrate. The substrate is thermally coupled to the thermally conductive plate and includes first electrical power contacts on the surface. The system also includes an electronics board having second electrical power contacts. The electronics board is on the thermally conductive plate with the first and second electrical power contacts electrically coupled together and the electronics board at least partially covering the surface of the substrate on which the plurality of LEDs is disposed. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263863 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A HYBRID LIGHTING AND INVENTORY SYSTEM FOR MOTION DETECTION - Systems and methods for detecting a presence of a person, robot or object in a given area using a hybrid Lighting and Inventory (“LI”) system. The methods comprise: maintaining a data store of identifiers for first tags that are readable by an internal circuit of at least one light provider; tracking (a) changes in which of said first tags are read by the at least one light provider's internal circuit during consecutive tag read processes and (b) changes in power levels of tag read signals received at the at least one light provider during the consecutive tag read processes; and using tracked information (a) and (b) to detect the presence of the person, robot or object in the given area. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263864 | SCREW TYPE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND BALLOON LIGHT WITH THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A screw type light-emitting device comprises a hollow mounting holder; a screw holder disposed over the mounting holder and threadedly connected with the same; a battery case disposed in the mounting holder and relatively fixed with the same; a battery pack removably disposed in the battery case | 2020-08-20 |
20200263865 | LAMPSTAND WITH SELF-EXTINGUISHING FUNCTION - A lampstand with self-extinguishing function includes a support bracket, a flame holder, and an extinguishing device. The flame holder is disposed on the support bracket, and the extinguishing device is installed on the support bracket and located above the flame holder to extinguish a flame on the flame holder. Thus, the lampstand can blow the burning flame out thereby avoiding long-term burning, reducing fire risk and improving safety in use. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263866 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell, wherein the heat sink comprises fins and a base; a power source disposed in the lamp shell; a light board connected to the base of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; and a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working; wherein the first heat dissipating channel comprises a first end on the light board to allow air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into the first chamber, and a second end on the upper portion of the lamp shell to allow air flowing from inside of the first chamber out of the LED lamp. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263867 | Radiator and Plant Illumination Lamp - A radiator and a plant illumination lamp containing the radiator. The radiator includes a heat-radiating baseplate configured for fixing a heat source, and heat-radiating side plates connected to the heat-radiating baseplate. The heat-radiating side plates each are provided with a plurality of heat-exchanging through grooves running through the heat-radiating side plates. The heat-exchanging through groove forms a heat potential difference, so that under the influence of the heat potential difference, the cold air outside the radiator passes through the heat-exchanging through groove on the heat-radiating side plates, and then flows out through a hot air chamber and an air outlet at an upper end of the hot air chamber after exchanging heat with the heat-exchanging through groove on the heat-radiating side plates, so as to form a strong natural air convection. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263868 | Quickly Charger USB device has separated distance away USB Unit(s) - A desktop USB device has power-wire(s) or storage-wire arrangement. The device has more than one separated distance away USB-Unit(s) by branch-wire(s) and have wire storage arrangement for at least one of an USB jump-wire, an AC power-wire, USB-charger wire or another charging related wire(s). The USB device and separated USB-Unit(s) to be installed on a desktop or floor at a hand-reachable distance from people, and install or attach anywhere by attachment so that there is no need for people to bend body or knee to get the USB-port(s) to charge i-phone or Tablet(s). The current invention use shortest #14 gauge AC wire for power strips and use long length of #18 gauge to supply DC power to USB ports built-in separated USB-unit(s) the charger. The USB-charger power-wire arrangement has by at least one main-wire and plurality of branch-wire(s) to connect with at least one of separated and distance away USB-Unit(s) incorporated with external USB-wire has at least 2 ends with male USB-plug to connect with each unit has at least one of female receiving USB-port(s) inside USB Unit(s), that can supply a desired output-current in the range of from 110 A to 50 A and at USB needed VDC by converting input AC power ranging from 110 VAC to 250 VAC. The USB device or power station may also optional to incorporate with at least one additional device such as at least one of (i) AC outlet, (2) sensor(s), (3) motion sensor, (4) remote controller, (5) time display, (6) LEDs, (7) IC, (8) 2nd LED(s) (9) Detector for charging status and system, (10) power fail device, (11) diffusor equipment, (12) color changing, color selection, function selection for LED(s) light illumination. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263869 | BOILER SYSTEM WITH A SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION - A boiler system includes a support construction and a furnace supported to the support construction at a vertically middle section of the furnace, the furnace being enclosed by water tube walls having two side walls and two end walls, a roof and a bottom, the side walls having a total height (H) from the bottom to the roof. Each of the two side walls has a vertical upper portion that extends from the roof to a level of thirty to seventy percent of the height (H), a lower portion that extends from the bottom to a level of thirty to seventy percent of the height (H) and has a vertical upper portion, and an in downward direction outwards bent intermediate portion at a level between the upper portion of the side wall and the vertical upper portion of the lower portion of the side wall. The support construction includes horizontal wall supporting beams that are arranged parallel to the side walls at a level below the roof of the furnace and directly above the vertical upper portions of the lower portions of the two side walls, and the furnace is supported to the support construction by having the intermediate portions of the side walls connected to adjacent horizontal wall supporting beams so as to balance vertical loads of the furnace. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263870 | BURNER PANELS, SUBMERGED COMBUSTION MELTERS, AND METHODS - Combustion burner panels, submerged combustion melters including one or more of the panels, and methods of making the same are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the burner panel includes a panel body having first and second major surfaces, at least one oxidant through-passage extending from the first to the second major surface, and at least one fuel through-passage extending from the first to the second major surface. Oxidant and fuel delivery conduits are positioned in the respective passages. The oxidant and fuel delivery conduits include proximal and distal ends, at least some of the distal ends positioned away from the first major surface of the panel body. In other embodiments the burner panels include a frame enclosing a porous material having through passages for fuel and oxidant. The burner panels may enable delaying combustion in a submerged combustion melter, and therefore promote burner life and melter campaign length. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263871 | BURNER DEVICE - A burner device for supplying a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion-supporting gas into a combustion region includes: a mixing path configured to inject the mixture from a downstream end portion of the mixing path into the combustion region; a fuel gas injection nozzle configured to inject the fuel gas into the mixing path toward the combustion region; and a combustion-supporting gas supply swirler configured to inject the combustion-supporting gas such that at least a part of the combustion-supporting gas collides directly with the fuel gas injected from the fuel gas injection nozzle, in a direction of a tangent line that is tangent to a fuel injection hole of the fuel gas injection nozzle on a cross-section. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263872 | SWIRL-STABILISED BURNER HAVING AN INERTISATION FRONT AND RELATED METHODS - A burner for producing a stabilized flame with an inertisation front upstream from the stabilized flame includes a swirl generator and an inlet device with a passage therethrough. The swirl generator swirls an inert process medium about a swirl axis in a flow direction and one or more openings in the inlet device provide one or more partial mass flows containing combustion educts. The inert process medium inhibits combustion of the combustion educts through the inertisation front to displace the stabilized flame from the one or more openings. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263873 | Fuel Nozzle Assembly - A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine is generally provided. The fuel nozzle includes an outer sleeve extended circumferentially around a fuel nozzle centerline and extended along a longitudinal direction co-directional to the fuel nozzle centerline. The outer sleeve defines a plurality of first radially oriented air inlet ports through the outer sleeve in circumferential arrangement relative to the fuel nozzle centerline. A centerbody is positioned radially inward of the outer sleeve. The centerbody includes an outer annular wall extended circumferentially around the fuel nozzle centerline and extended along the longitudinal direction co-directional to the fuel nozzle centerline. The outer sleeve further includes a first radial wall extended from a downstream end of the outer annular wall. The centerbody defines a plenum radially inward thereof. The outer annular wall and the outer sleeve together define a first fuel air mixing passage extended along the longitudinal direction therebetween. A fuel injector is disposed in the plenum. The fuel injector includes a tubular outer wall extended co-directional to the fuel nozzle centerline. The outer wall defines a second fuel air mixing passage therewithin. The second fuel air mixing passage is extended through the first radial wall of the centerbody. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263874 | SPECTRAL POWER DENSITY CONFIGURATION IN A COOKING INSTRUMENT - Several embodiments include a cooking instrument. The cooking instrument can include a heating system. The heating system can include one or more heating elements capable of emitting wireless energy into the cooking chamber. The cooking instrument can also include a control system. The control system can determine a heating sequence (e.g., logical instructions) to drive the heating system. The control system can then execute the heating sequence. The heating sequence can include an instruction to adjust, based on a trigger event detectable by the control system, the spectral power distribution of wireless waves emitted from a heating element in the heating system. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263875 | HEATING CHAMBER OF AN OUTDOOR STOVE - Heating chamber for a portable stove comprising: a fixation mechanism for securing, in a leak-free manner, a container such as a bottle to a first surface of the heating chamber; one or more compartments fillable with liquid, typically water, dispensed from the container; a pressure compensation valve; and an outlet configured to release the liquid from the heating chamber. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263876 | MOBILE KITCHEN UNIT - A mobile kitchen unit includes a storage container, a first module, and a second module. The first module can include a sink for receiving water. The first module can be positioned within the storage container and mounted on a first set of rails such that it can slide at least partially out from the storage container. The second module can have a stove and propane tank in one example. The second module can be positioned within the first module and mounted on a second set of rails such that the second module can slide at least partially out from the first module. In one example, the first and second modules are independently slidable with respect to one another. In an example, the second module can fit substantially within the first module with the stove and propane tank still attached to the second module. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263877 | FOLDED BURNER - A portable outdoor stove comprises a gas control valve, the gas control valve being dockable by a fuel supply means; a burner unit provided on the gas control valve; a plurality of supports attached to the portable outdoor stove, the supports being foldable at least between a first position and a second position; wherein in the first position the supports are adapted to provide a hold for a receptacle such as a pot to be heated by the burner unit; wherein in the second position the supports are adapted to form a cover around the burner unit such that the burner unit does not project outside the cover. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263878 | PRESSURE-TYPE ALCOHOL STOVE - A pressure-type alcohol stove includes a stove body, an upper cover, a pre-heating pipe, and an automatic liquid-feeding device, wherein the upper cover is arranged on the stove body and is matched with the stove body to form a vaporization cavity, the pre-heating pipe penetrates through the upper cover and has a bottom end located in the stove body and a top end partially stretching out of the upper cover, a pre-heating cavity is formed around the pre-heating pipe, spirally-distributed spray holes are formed through the upper cover, air jet holes used for air jetting and pre-mixing are formed through an upper part of in the pre-heating pipe. Compared with traditional alcohol stoves, the alcohol stove of this invention has higher power and efficiency. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263879 | AN OVEN COMPRISING A WATER TANK - The present invention relates to an oven, comprising a cooking chamber wherein the ingredients to be cooked are placed; a casing in the form of a box with the front side open; a door that provides access to the cooking chamber; a steam generator that is disposed on the casing, and a water tank that is disposed on the casing and that enables water to be delivered to the steam generator by means of a water delivery line. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263880 | Hydraulic system for an installation for heating and generating domestic hot water - Hydraulic system comprising a three-way valve, the three-way valve comprising a first port for the connection to a primary heat exchanger through the circulation pump, a second port and a third port for connection to the heating circuit and to a secondary heat exchanger, respectively. The three-way valve is switchable between two positions in which the first port is in fluid communication with the second port or with the third port. The three-way valve is responsive to the pressure applied by a circulation pump, and has a displaceable obstructing member that may be moved due to transitions between an off-state and an on-state of the circulation pump. The obstructing member comprises a pair of sealing surfaces facing away from each other and suitable to engage reciprocatingly respective opposed seats of the three-way valve. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263881 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - Heat pump system ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263882 | AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a blade having a plurality of discharge holes and provided to discharge air through the plurality of discharge holes, a first opening formed between one side of the blade near the inlet and the housing when the blade discharges air through the plurality of discharge holes, and a second opening formed between the housing and the other side opposite to the one side of the blade when the blade discharges air through the plurality of discharge holes. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263883 | VIBRATION REDUCING GROMMET - A grommet assembly includes a bolt assembly that has a head portion. A grommet includes a tapering bolt opening for accepting the bolt assembly. A projecting portion extends from a body portion and has an overhang adjacent a distal end. The bolt opening at least partially defines a radial gap between the grommet and the bolt assembly. The head portion of the bolt assembly is spaced from the distal end of the projecting portion by an axial gap. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263884 | AIR PURIFIER BASED ON PRINCIPLE OF VAPOR CONDENSATION AND ADSORPTION AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS HAVING SAME - An air purifier based on the principle of vapor condensation and adsorption and an air-conditioning apparatus having the air purifier is provided. The purifier includes an air blowing device, a humidifying device, a cooling device and a heating device, wherein a passage for air circulation is formed; the air to be purified flows in via inlet of the passage by the air blowing device; when the air is cooled at the cooling device, vapor in the air is condensed and adsorbs pollutants in the air during condensation, and the pollutants, together with the droplets and/or solid particles formed by the condensation of vapor, drip from the air to be purified under the action of gravity, so as to be removed from the air; and the heating device is used for heating, such that the air discharged from outlet of the satisfies a pre-set temperature threshold. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263885 | EVAPORATIVE HUMIDIFIER - Evaporative humidifiers comprising: in vertical relationship and fluid communication with each other, a water inlet and a water reservoir downstream therefrom, positioned to receive water along a first fluid path; air inlet(s) and air outlet(s) in vertical relationship with the water inlet and/or reservoir, and a wick, downstream the water inlet, partially disposed in the reservoir to draw water therefrom to a wick portion in fluid communication with the air inlet(s) and the air outlet(s); and a motor-fan assembly downstream and in vertical relationship with the water inlet, upstream the reservoir. The reservoir and one or more of the air inlet(s) and the air outlet(s) generate an air current for drawing air, via the air inlet(s), from an external environment through the wick portion and move moistened air to the external environment via the air outlet(s) along a second fluid path at least partially separate from the first fluid path. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263886 | GRILLE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM - A ventilation grille having a trim ring and a plate releasably connected to the trim ring. The trim ring defines an aperture allowing connection of the trim ring to a main housing of a ventilation system defining an internal region in which a blower is located. The plate is releasably connected to the trim ring to allow access to the trim ring aperture for connection of the trim ring to the main housing or blower and disconnection of the trim ring from the main housing or blower. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263887 | GRILLE ATTACHMENT FEATURE FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM - A ventilation system includes a main housing defining an internal region and a blower contained within the internal region. The ventilation system is positioned adjacent to a room of a building structure and is configured to draw air out of the room to provide ventilation. The ventilation system further includes a grille secured relative to the main housing using an attachment feature. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263888 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM - A multi-functional air quality control system including an air conditioner system member for regulating air temperature, an exhaust system member for regulating air pollution, a dehumidifier/humidifier system member for regulating humidity in the air, a sensor for monitoring indoor air quality conditions and for sending control inputs to a control unit for controlling the operation of one or more of the system members based on the monitored air quality conditions and one or more user-selectable operating settings, a control unit for controlling the operation of the one or more system members based on control inputs received from one or more sources, and a housing unit having a cavity in which is mounted the air conditioner system member, the exhaust fan system member, the dehumidifier/humidifier system member and the control unit. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263889 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system according to an embodiment may include an outdoor unit including a compressor; at least one distributor connected to the outdoor unit and including a condenser and an evaporator that exchange heat between a refrigerant and water with each other; a plurality of heating pipes in communication with the condenser; a plurality of cooling pipes in communication with the evaporator; a plurality of fan coil units connected to the heating pipes or the cooling pipes; and a controller configured to perform a heating pipe search operation for matching a portion of the plurality of fan coil units with the plurality of heating pipes, and a cooling pipe search operation for matching another portion of the plurality of fan coil units with the plurality of cooling pipes, in parallel. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMALLY PRECONDITIONING A MEETING SPACE - An example method for thermally preconditioning a meeting space includes determining that a meeting is electronically scheduled for a meeting space for a plurality of attendees. A thermal preconditioning setpoint for the meeting space is determined based on individual thermal preferences of the plurality of attendees, and a historical setpoint of the meeting space. A time required to achieve the thermal preconditioning setpoint is determined based on the thermal preconditioning setpoint and a temperature of the meeting space before the scheduled meeting. Thermal preconditioning of the meeting space is initiated based on the determined thermal preconditioning setpoint and the determined time. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263891 | SYSTEMS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT - A control system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a sensor configured to detect a concentration of refrigerant in air. The control system also includes a controller configured to receive feedback from the sensor indicative of the concentration of refrigerant in air, determine that the concentration of refrigerant in air is less than a threshold value, and determine that the HVAC system is in an operating mode. The controller is configured to operate a blower of the HVAC system for a predetermined time period based on the determinations that the concentration of refrigerant in air is less than the threshold value and that the HVAC system is in the operating mode. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263892 | METHODS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM - A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263893 | DETERMINING OPTIMAL DECISION PARAMETERS FOR A DEMAND RESPONSE EVENT INVOLVING A DISTRICT COOLING PLANT - The present disclosure provides system and method for determining optimal decision parameters for a demand response (DR) event involving a District Cooling Plant (DCP). Most of conventional DR event techniques address control of building-level energy consumption loads alone while in presence of District Cooling (DC) has not received much attention when a plurality of buildings are served by a District Cooling Plant (DCP). The disclosed system and method determine set points of optimal decision parameters of the plurality of buildings and the DCP, by conditioning and un-conditioning on the DCP parameters such that a thermal discomfort of occupants residing in the plurality of buildings is minimum and achieves a maximum target energy demand reduction during the DR event. The disclosed system and method work for hundreds of buildings and able to determine the optimal decision parameters for each building and the DCP efficiently. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263894 | AIR ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, AIR ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AND AIR ENVIRONMENT CONTROL METHOD - An air environment control system includes one or more adjustment devices that adjust an air environment in a space; and a control device that controls the one or more adjustment devices. The air environment control device includes an air environment control unit that controls (i) at least one of the one or more adjustment devices to create a cooler environment in the space, when a person does intellectual work in the space; and (ii) at least one of the one or more adjustment devices to create a warmer environment warmer than the cooler environment in the space, when the person has a break in the space. The control unit further controls at least one of the one or more adjustment devices to apply cool stimulation to the person, when the person starts the intellectual work in the space. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263895 | VENTILATOR - A ventilator ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200263896 | LINEARIZATION OF AIRFLOW THROUGH ZONE DAMPERS OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - A control system can provide a linear behavior of airflow as a function of damper position of each zone damper in an HVAC system. The control system incrementally closes each zone damper from a fully open position to a fully closed position, and records static pressure measurements with each change in damper position. Then, using a mathematical model that is derived from the second fan law, a correction is calculated for each damper position of each zone damper based on the recorded static pressure measurements to provide corrected damper positions at which the airflow through the zone damper exhibits a linear behavior. The corrected damper positions are stored and used during an operational cycle of the HVAC system to obtain a precise airflow through the zone dampers. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263897 | AIR HANDLER CABINET AND METHOD OF TREATING AIR - A an air handler system, and a method of treating air with the system, the system including a heat exchanger portion configured to draw in room air and outside air to be applied to a heat exchanger, the outside air being drawn from an area adjacent to a room containing the air handler system, and an HVAC portion to perform heating and cooling to air to be circulated into the room, wherein the heat exchanger portion is configured to deliver the outside air treated by the heat exchanger to the HVAC portion to be heated and cooled along with room air drawn into the HVAC portion. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263898 | Line Voltage Powered Thermostat with Wireless Communication - A thermostat assembly powered by line voltage and capable of wireless communication with a heat source, comprising a first portion and a second portion separated by a barrier. The first portion receives power via internal housing wiring at a first high voltage level and converts the power from the first high voltage level to a second low voltage level. The second portion is removably connected to the first portions to receive power at the second low voltage level, which powers at least a temperature sensor that measures an ambient temperature of an outside environment and a communication chip for wireless communication with a primary heat source. The barrier inhibits dissipation of heat between the first and second portions to reduce an effect of a temperature of the first portion on the temperature sensor, and prevents a user from contacting any high voltage components when the second portion is removed. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263899 | AUXILIARY ECONOMIZER FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM - A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit may include a supply fan section having a supply fan disposed therein to force a supply air flow through a discharge plenum of the HVAC unit. The HVAC unit may also include an economizer positioned adjacent the supply fan section to receive an outdoor air flow and direct the outdoor air flow into the supply fan section. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263900 | WATER RESISTANT VENT FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a platform. An altimeter is mounted in an interior of the platform. The platform is formed with an opening therein providing access to the interior of the platform from an exterior of the platform. A vent is disposed within the opening of the platform and forms a channel configured to allow air to move from the exterior of the platform to the interior of the platform along the entire length of the channel, and preventing ambient water from travelling from the exterior of the platform through an entire length of the channel. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263901 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH SIPHON FOR DRAINING A CONDENSATE - A heat exchange system includes a heat exchange main unit having a gas channel and a fluid channel configured such that a fluid in the fluid channel can exchange heat with a flue gas in the gas channel, a housing, a drain collecting part arranged to collect condensate from the flue gas, and a siphon detachably attached to the drain collecting part to prevent release of the flue gas from a condensate outlet formed in the siphon. The siphon has a tubular body, a condensate inlet formed on one end side, and the condensate outlet formed on an other end side. The tubular body has an attaching part to detachably attach the tubular body to the drain collecting part through a hole formed within a wall of the housing, and a grip located outside the housing when the tubular body is attached to the drain collecting part. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263902 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH SIPHON FOR DRAINING A CONDENSATE - A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchange main unit having a gas channel and a fluid channel configured such that a fluid in the fluid channel can exchange heat with a flue gas in the gas channel, a housing, a drain collecting part arranged to collect condensate from the flue gas, and a siphon attached to the drain collecting part to prevent release of the flue gas from a condensate outlet. The siphon has a tubular body, first portion having a condensate inlet, and second portion having the condensate outlet and an operation member. When the tubular body is attached to the drain collecting part, the first portion is connected to the drain collecting part, the first and second portions can be at least partially located inside and outside the housing, and the operation member can be located outside the housing. The first and second portions are detachably attached. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263903 | Apparatus for Supporting a Furnace with its Bottom Spaced Above a Support Surface - A furnace for heating a building has its bottom supported spaced above a support surface by an apparatus which comprises a furnace engagement member defining a generally planar top surface for contacting the bottom of the furnace and an underside which is opposite to the top surface; an attachment arrangement respectively located at or adjacent each end of the furnace engagement member and arranged for facilitating connection thereof to a respective flange of the furnace defining the bottom of the furnace; and a leg oriented transversely to the generally planar top surface and coupled to the underside of the furnace engagement member at a location thereon which is spaced in a longitudinal direction from a respective end of the furnace engagement member further inwardly than the attachment arrangement disposed thereat or adjacent thereto. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263904 | Variable Power Water Heater - A variable power water heater is disclosed. In embodiments, the variable power water heater includes a water tank, a heating element, a power supply circuit, a switch, and a controller. The heating element may be disposed within or coupled to the water tank. The power supply circuit may be configured to generate a power signal for the heating element. The switch may be configured to couple the power supply circuit to the heating element, and the controller may be configured to toggle the switch according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) scheme to control a duty cycle of the power signal transmitted from the power supply circuit to the heating element. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263905 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR VENTILATION OF SOLAR ROOFS - This application relates to the ventilation of a solar roof. For example, a solar roof can include a solar roof tile and a spacer, batten or other ventilating components to space the solar roof tile from the roof deck, and provide ventilation to the solar roof tile, for reduced operating temperatures and improved efficiency in electricity generation. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263906 | Experimentation Apparatus to Test for Heat Produced by Cavitation - An experimentation apparatus tests for heat produced by cavitation. The experimentation apparatus includes a heating chamber, a quantity of heavy water, a piezo-disk antenna, a target foil, a transmission line, a signal generator, a control unit, and at least one sensor. The heavy water is retained within the heating chamber and is agitated by the piezo-disk antenna to form cavitation bubbles. These cavitation bubbles impact the target foil in order to potentially produce deuteron combination events that could consequently produce heat. The signal generator sends an electrical signal along a transmission line to the piezo-disk antenna in order to dictate how the piezo-disk antenna vibrates within the heavy water. The control unit is used to manage the operational functionalities of the experimentation apparatus such as instructing the signal generator to adjust the frequency of the electrical signal. The at least one sensor collects experimentation data within the heating chamber. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263907 | CRYOCOOLER, CRYOCOOLER DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, AND CRYOCOOLER DIAGNOSIS METHOD - There is provided a cryocooler including a cryocooler cylinder, a pressure switching valve that generates a periodic pressure fluctuation inside the cryocooler cylinder, and a sensor that measures a periodic deformation of the cryocooler cylinder, which is caused by the periodic pressure fluctuation inside the cryocooler cylinder. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263908 | COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE - This present disclosure provides a compressor and a refrigeration device having the compressor. The refrigeration device has a coupling assembly and a frequency converter connected to one end of the coupling assembly. The compressor has a first shell and a permanent magnet motor. The permanent magnet motor is set in the first shell and connected to the other end of the coupling assembly. By designing the relevant parameters of the motor of the compressor, the efficiency of the motor and the compressor can be improved. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263909 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FROSTLESS, MULTIVARIABLE COUPLING, AND HEAT PUMP-BASED HOT BLAST STOVE - A control system and method for a frostless, multivariable coupling and heat pump-based hot blast stove are used for grain drying. A first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a main solution pool, corresponding pipelines, and a temperature detector are configured in the control system. A first heat pump unit, a second heat pump unit and a third heat pump unit are formed. A preheating zone, a low temperature zone, a medium temperature zone and a high temperature zone are sequentially formed on an air supply pipeline from a fresh air inlet to a fresh air outlet. A frostless operation procedure is provided. Through the configuration, the control system and method for a frostless, multivariable coupling and heat pump-based hot blast stove can implement heat supply in a gradient heat-circulation preheating mode and a gradient heat-circulation frostless mode. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263910 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR FLUID MANAGEMENT - A device comprises: a container; a first fitting coupled to the container; and a second fitting coupled to the container, wherein the first fitting is configured for coupling to a first service port of a system and the second fitting is configured for coupling to a second service port of the system such that a fluid can travel from the first service port to the second service port through the container while the system is running, wherein the system comprises at least one of an air conditioning system or a refrigeration system. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263911 | TEMPERATURE CHAMBER AND METHOD - A temperature chamber for conditioning air includes a temperature-insulated space which receives test material, and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the test space. The temperature control device allows a temperature in a range of −50° C. to +180° C. to be established within the space, and has a cooling device including a cooling circuit with a refrigerant, a heat exchanger, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion element. A jet device is connected to a low-pressure side of the cooling circuit downstream of the heat exchanger and upstream of the compressor, a first bypass is connected to a high-pressure side of the cooling circuit downstream of the compressor, and the refrigerant is suppliable to the jet device from the high-pressure side via the first bypass as a driving fluid. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263912 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM IN A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND COMPRESSOR OF A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A control method and a control system for a compressor in a refrigeration system, implements control logic based on the monitoring of parameters of the refrigeration system, where these parameters may include, for example, a previous load (C | 2020-08-20 |
20200263913 | SOLID PRODUCTION METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES - Methods, systems, and device for solidification and/or solid production, such as ice production, are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, some embodiments include a method of solid production that may include contacting a first fluid with a second fluid to facilitate solidifying the second fluid; the first fluid and the second fluid may be immiscible with respect to each other. The method may include solidifying the second fluid. Some embodiments include a solid production system that may include a first fluid and a second fluid; the first fluid and the second fluid may be immiscible with respect to each other. The system may include one or more surfaces configured to contact the first fluid and the second fluid with each other and to form one or more solids from the second fluid. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263914 | Refrigerator And/Or Freezer Device - The present invention relates to a refrigeration and/or freezer device with a cooled interior space and with a storage container for ice cubes located in this interior space, wherein the device preferably comprises an ice cube maker, wherein the ice cubes produced in the ice cube maker are received in the storage container, wherein pulse generation means are provided, which are arranged to apply one or multiple pulses to the storage container. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263915 | COLD INSULATION CONTAINER - A cold insulation container includes: a cold insulation storage including a coolant vessel; a circulating air fan that causes cold air from the coolant vessel to circulate in the cold insulation storage; a thermoelectric generating module attached to an outer surface of the coolant vessel; and a temperature controller that adjusts a temperature in the cold insulation storage. A temperature difference between the coolant vessel and circulating cold air in the cold insulation storage causes the temperature controller and the circulating air fan to be driven by thermoelectric power generated by the thermoelectric generating module. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263916 | REFRIGERATION MACHINE - The expansion device is configured to have a degree of opening corresponding to a fully closed state while the compressor is non-operational. The fan is configured to become non-operational when transition is made, while the compressor is non-operational, from a state in which a temperature difference between a detection temperature of the first temperature sensor and a detection temperature of the second temperature sensor is larger than a criterion value to a state in which the temperature difference is smaller than the criterion value. The fan is configured to become operational when transition is made, while the compressor is operational, from a state in which the temperature difference is smaller than a second criterion value to a state in which the temperature difference is larger than the second criterion value. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263917 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes an opening unit such that, when a second door rotates to open a second storing chamber, the second door is separated from a first door. The opening unit includes: a latch hook to be selectively inserted into a latch slot on the front surface of the first door; a pressing portion provided on a door handle of the second door, the pressing portion comprising a guide protrusion having a sloping surface; and a link portion having a contact portion on one end to contact the sloping surface and move upward/downward along the sloping surface, the other end of the link portion contacting the latch hook. When the pressing portion is pressed, the contact portion moves upward along the sloping surface, and the other end of the link portion pushes the latch hook upward with the contact portion to separate the latch hook from the latch slot. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263918 | REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a refrigerator that allows a user to easily open a door thereof. A refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise: a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors for opening and closing the storage compartment from the left and right; a door opening module provided to open the left and right doors; and having a single motor provided to rotate forward and backward; and a control unit for controlling forward and backward driving of the single motor, wherein the door opening module comprises: left and right racks provided to be moved by driving of the single motor so as to respectively open the left and right doors; a power transmission device for selectively transmitting a driving force of the single motor to the left and 4right racks; and a single switch provided to be turned on/off in conjunction with the power transmission device, and wherein the control unit detects a current position of the left and right racks through the switching-on/off of the single switch, and controls the forward and backward driving and stopping of the single motor. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263919 | TRIM BREAKER FOR A STRUCTURAL CABINET THAT INCORPORATES A STRUCTURAL GLASS CONTACT SURFACE - A refrigerating appliance includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker extending between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The trim breaker includes a liner portion coupled with the inner liner, a wrapper portion coupled to the outer wrapper and an outer glazing member that extends between the liner and wrapper portions. An external surface of the outer glazing member defines a contact surface that is configured to receive a seal of an operable panel in a closed position. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263920 | REFRIGERATOR TUCK SHELF WITH FLUSH PROFILE AND CO-INJECTED FIXED GLASS - A refrigerator shelf includes a frame having laterally spaced-apart first and second side members, defining opposite first and second ends defining first and second portions of a front edge profile of the refrigerator shelf, respectively. A medial member extends between the first and second side members at respective locations between the first and second ends. A first substrate is received between the first and second side members, defines a first edge, and is moveable between an extended position with the first edge adjacent the first ends of the first and second members and a tucked position with the front edge spaced away from the first ends. A trim member extends along an edge of the second substrate and defines a third portion of the front edge profile that is aligned with and physically engages with the first and second portions when the second substrate is in the extended position. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263921 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator including: at least one temperature sensor; a memory storing controls for a plurality of levels; and a processor selecting a control, from among the controls, based on a temperature measured by the temperature sensor. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263922 | PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING LPG FROM A REFORMING-ZONE EFFLUENT - Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for reforming of hydrocarbons including recovery of products are provided. In one example, a method comprises separating a reforming-zone effluent into a net gas phase stream and a liquid phase hydrocarbon stream. The net gas phase stream is separated for forming an H | 2020-08-20 |
20200263923 | GRAIN AERATION BIN - A process for drying grain wherein a fan cooperates with a heater to flow air through grain that is wetter than a target, wherein the fan is operated at full speed and the heater is varied in output to operably compensate for changes in the air and in particular to raise the amount of water vapor the circulating air removes from the grain. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263924 | DRY BOX AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - A dry box and a control method therefor, and a preparation method for an organic electroluminescent device are provided. The dry box includes a cavity and a hot plate arranged in the cavity. The hot plate includes a plurality of heating spots, the plurality of heating spots being arranged towards the hot plate to support a surface of a device to be dried, and some of the temperature of the plurality of heating spots being different and the heating spots being insulated from each other. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263925 | Modular Industrial Energy Transfer System - A modular industrial energy transfer system includes a shell and at least one energy transfer unit coupled to the shell. The shell includes a plurality of sidewalls, a ceiling member coupled thereto, and a plurality of mounting structures disposed along the shell. The plurality of sidewalls and the ceiling member cooperate to define an interior volume to accommodate a work product. The at least one energy transfer unit is coupled to the shell via at least one of the plurality of mounting structures and is partially disposed through the shell to generate an airflow pattern through the interior volume of the shell. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263926 | CHAOTIC STIRRING DEVICE AND METHOD COMBINING PLASMA ARC SMELTING AND PERMANENT MAGNET - A chaotic stirring device combining plasma arc smelting and permanent magnet including a furnace body; the furnace body is provided therein with a water-cooled copper crucible; the center of an upper surface of the water-cooled copper crucible is a groove for placing raw metals, and the water-cooled copper crucible is internally a hollow cavity; a return pipe is disposed directly below the groove in the hollow cavity; an upper end of the return pipe is vertical upward, and is horizontally provided with a filter screen; a spherical magnet is placed between the filter screen and the groove; one side of the water-cooled copper crucible is provided with a first water inlet pipe and a first water outlet pipe; the first water inlet pipe is connected to the hollow cavity, and the first water outlet pipe is connected to the bottom of the return pipe. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263927 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NET ZERO-WATER POWER PLANT COOLING AND HEAT RECOVERY - A method and system for heat recovery and/or power plant cooling, incorporating an ejector configured to transfer vapor from a generator to a condenser. The ejector includes a converging-diverging nozzle to create a low pressure zone that entrains a fluid. The ejector is within a cooling fluid cycle line in heat exchange combination with an exhaust flue gas. Two fluid flows of the fluid cycle line are mixed via the ejector into a combined fluid, wherein the ejector adjusts a temperature and/or pressure of the combined fluid. Condensing the combined fluid provides a cooling medium. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263928 | LEAF-SHAPED GEOMETRY FOR HEAT EXCHANGER CORE - A core arrangement for a heat exchanger includes a first core layer disposed along a first plane and having an inlet and outlet oriented along a first axis within the first plane and a first core stage disposed in fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet. The first core stage includes a first upstream fluid intersection downstream of and adjacent the inlet and having a first inlet continuation and a first bifurcation. The first core stage further includes a first downstream fluid intersection upstream of and adjacent the outlet and having a first outlet continuation and a first recombination. A plurality of first core tubes fluidly connect the first bifurcation to the first recombination. The first core layer further includes a second core stage disposed in fluid communication between the first inlet continuation and the first outlet continuation. The second core stage includes a second upstream fluid intersection downstream of the first inlet continuation and having a second bifurcation, and a second downstream fluid intersection upstream of the first outlet continuation and having a second recombination. A plurality of independent second core tubes fluidly connect the second bifurcation to the second recombination. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263929 | FIRE TUBE - A fire tube with three hollow tube sections, two of which are parallel to each other and one of which is perpendicular to and connects the ends of the first, two tube sections. The bottom-most tube section, which contains the burner, has an inner ceramic liner that is made up of one or more separate ceramic tubular sections. An upper set of cooling fins surrounds the top part of the bottom-most tube section, and a lower set of cooling fins surrounds the bottom part of the bottom-most tube section. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263930 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger comprises a plurality of flow pipes for a first fluid and an envelope delimiting an internal volume in which the pipes are placed. The envelope has an inlet for a second fluid and an outlet for the second fluid opening into the internal volume. At least one internal grid is arranged between the inlet of the second fluid and the outlet of the second fluid. The internal grid divides the internal volume into a plurality of chambers arranged one after another in a longitudinal direction. The internal grid delimits a passage for the second fluid with an internal surface of the envelope, wherein the or each passage is arranged such that the second fluid circulates in a labyrinthine fashion from the inlet of the second fluid to the outlet of the second fluid via the chambers. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263931 | LIQUID COOLING HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a liquid cooling heat exchanger, comprising a first cover plate, a second cover plate and a fin, the first cover plate and the second cover plate stacked on each other so as to form a chamber therebetween, the fin disposed within the chamber, the first cover plate made of a composite material, wherein there is a bonding layer between the first cover plate and the second cover plate, and the bonding layer has a melting point lower than melting points of the first cover plate, the second cover plate and the fin. The disclosure also relates to a method for making the liquid cooling heat exchanger. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263932 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger component comprises a core portion with alternating first and second heat exchanging channels. A first ducting portion comprises first ducting channels for transfer a first fluid between a first fluid inlet/outlet and the first heat exchanging channels of the core portion, and second ducting channels for transfer of second fluid between a second fluid inlet/outlet and the second heat exchanging channels of the core portion. The first ducting channels direct the first fluid around the turn of at least 45 degrees and the second ducting channels direct the second fluid around a turn of at least 90 degrees. The first and second ducting channels are interleaved. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263933 | Fast Heat-Sinking, Current Stabilization and Pressure Boosting Device for Condenser - A fast heat-sinking, current stabilization and pressure boosting device for condenser is disclosed, comprising a heat exchange module and an outer case. The heat exchange module is further divided into a high pressure area and a low pressure area, and an air in channel is installed in the high pressure area and a water out channel is installed in the low pressure area; also, the heat exchange module is provided with at least one channel, and the heat exchange module is assembled inside the outer case. As such, the pressure difference between the low pressure area and the high pressure area can drive the water in each of the inner channels to flow faster toward the low pressure area. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263934 | CIRCUIT BREAKER - A heat pipe includes an insulating hollow body located inside an outer conductor. The insulating hollow body insulates a portion of the heat pipe on an outer conductor side and a portion of the heat pipe on an inner conductor side from each other. The heat pipe has a plurality of sections each connecting a corresponding one of a plurality of connection conductors to the insulating hollow body. The heat pipe further includes a communication path connecting portions of the heat pipe to each other to cause the plurality of sections to be in communication with each other. Each of the portions is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection conductors. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263935 | Heat Transfer Device - A refrigeration and/or heat transfer device includes a heating section and cooling section, a release member, and a one-way check valve affixed together in a continuous loop so working fluid may flow in one direction therein. The heating section absorbs heat and transfers such heat to the working fluid, thereby heating, expanding and increasing pressure upon the working fluid therein. The pressurized working fluid is released in a regulated manner from the heating section to the cooling section, thereby carrying the heat away. The released working fluid cools and transfers its heat to the surroundings within the cooling section. As released working fluid enters the cooling section, such fluid displaces already cooled working fluid, pushing such fluid through the one-way check valve back into the heating section to absorb heat. The working fluid may undergo a phase change or remain in a single phase throughout to enhance heat transfer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263936 | HEAT CONDUCTION FIN AND SOLID STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE HAVING SAME - Disclosed is a solid state hydrogen storage device, capable of providing a weight reduction of a hydrogen storage system while inhibiting heat conduction performance from being degraded, and also of increasing hydrogen storage capacity. The present disclosure provides a heat conduction fin including multiple tube passing holes through which the heat exchange tube passes and linear-shaped connecting portions connecting the tube passing holes to each other, and a solid state hydrogen storage device having the same. | 2020-08-20 |
20200263937 | BUMPER CLIP FOR TUBE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGERS - A heat exchanger assembly includes a frame, a plurality of tubes, and a first bumper clip attaching at least a first tube of the plurality of tubes to the frame. The first tube defines a first exterior dimension and the first bumper clip defines a first tube slot defining a first tube slot dimension that is less than the first exterior dimension of the at least first tube. | 2020-08-20 |