38th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200292127 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CLAMPING - A support system is disclosed that includes a holding structure, a clamp assembly, and a device coupled to the frame of the clamp assembly. The holding structure includes a top portion, a base portion and an intermediate rod portion. The clamp assembly clamps to the intermediate rod portion of the holding structure. The clamp assembly includes a frame, a latch, one or more gear plates, one or more handles, and one or more bias members. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292128 | Mobile Phone Holder - A mobile phone holder is disclosed for mounting a mobile phone to the dashboard of a car. This mobile phone holder is integrated into the back of a mobile phone or is attached to the back surface of the mobile phone through adhesive pads, or suction cups, or is incorporated into accessories of mobile phones such as attachable card holding wallets, and etc. One embodiment of this mobile phone holder creates a closed loop around the air vent bars. Hence, shakes of the car will not cause sudden detachment and falling of the phone. In Addition, this mobile phone holder is portable and is carried by the mobile phone. Hence, the user can readily have it upon using a temporary car. Moreover, since this mobile phone holder is not permanently stayed in the car, it is not exposed to extreme temperatures and thus its wear and tear is lower than conventional phone holders. The loop that is formed by this apparatus can also be used for mounting a mobile phone to the handlebar of a shopping cart, the handlebar of a bike, safety belt of a car, a belt loop, belt of a user, strap of a bag, or other accessories of a user. This apparatus can also be used as a general purpose fastener for fastening two or more objects together, hanging objects from a bar. Such general purpose fastener can be used as a toy, strap of a watch, or bracelet as well. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292129 | CNG Storage Tank System with Secondary Containment and Monitoring - A CNG storage tank system with secondary containment and monitoring, such that any leaks from a primary containment tank are initially contained within a secondary containment tank, detected by a CNG sensing system in communication with a monitoring station, such that leaked CNG in the form of methane can be safely and controllably vented to the atmosphere or into CNG capture tanks. In addition, a tank expansion detection system may be employed to detect excessive expansion of the primary containment tank. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292130 | FIBERWOUND TANKS - A fluid tank includes polymeric liner comprising an upper wall and a lower wall. The upper wall and the lower wall define a cavity therebetween. A weld joint joins the upper and lower walls together. A method for assembling a fluid tank includes overlapping surfaces of an upper wall and a lower wall to form a liner defining a cavity. The method includes joining the surface of the upper wall and the surface of the lower wall together by welding to form a weld joint between the upper wall and the lower wall. The method can include cooling the weld joint to control warpage of the liner at the weld joint. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292131 | FLUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a fluid supply apparatus, that is, a fluid supply apparatus configured to supply a fluid having a predetermined temperature to a chamber. The fluid supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a supply line through which a fluid to be supplied to a chamber flows, at least one bypass line which branches off from a first branch portion of the supply line and connected to a second branch portion of the supply line, and a heater configured to heat the fluid flowing through the bypass line. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292132 | HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SEALS - A hydrogen storage tank includes a shell of longitudinal axis, a hydrogen supply and collection duct, and a stack of a plurality of divider elements. Each divider element forms a bottom accepting a hydrogen storage material. The largest transverse dimension of the divider elements is less than the largest transverse dimension of the internal volume of the shell, and the tank includes a plurality of seals in the space formed between the divider element and the shell as a result of the difference in largest transverse dimension. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292133 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE OF CARBON-BASED PELLETS IN ADSORBED NATURAL GAS FACILITY - Natural gas storage units and methods for reducing effects of fluctuating demand on natural gas, a natural gas storage facility including an adsorbed natural gas storage unit containing carbon-based adsorbents; a temperature control system coupled to the adsorbed natural gas storage unit to regulate temperature of the adsorbed natural gas storage unit; and a compressor system coupled to the adsorbed natural gas storage unit to regulate pressure of the adsorbed natural gas storage unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292134 | VALVE AND DEVICE FOR STORING AND DISPENSING PRESSURIZED FLUID - A valve for pressurized fluid including a body having a front face and a rear face and housing an internal fluid circuit having an upstream end configured to be placed in communication with a reserve of pressurized fluid and a downstream end configured to be placed in communication with a user of fluid, the circuit including a collection of valve shutter(s) including at least one shutoff valve shutter allowing the circuit to be closed or opened, the valve including a control lever controlling the collection of valve shutter(s), an end for grasping, the control lever being mounted with the ability to rotate on the valve between a rest position and an active position in which the control lever is away from the body of the valve and actuates the collection of valve shutter(s) into a position in which the circuit is open with a first bore section. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292135 | VALVE, PRESSURIZED FLUID CONTAINER, AND FILLING AND WITHDRAWAL METHODS - Valve including a body delimiting an internal fluid withdrawal and possibly fluid filling circuit, the said internal circuit extending between an upstream end configured to be placed in communication with the storage volume of a tank and a downstream end configured to be connected to a user member withdrawing or distributing the pressurized fluid via the internal circuit, the valve (having, placed in series from upstream to downstream in the internal circuit between the upstream end and the downstream end: an upstream valve shutter, an isolation valve shutter and a dust valve shutter. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292136 | AUTOMATED PIPELINE CHEMICAL BATCH TREATMENT - A method of automated pipeline chemical batch treatment includes receiving treatment information at a control system of a pipeline. If the treatment information includes an instruction to activate a pump system, the method includes transmitting an activation signal from the control system to the pump system in accordance with the treatment information. The activation signal causes the pump system to pump one or more chemicals from a chemical feed system into the pipeline. If the treatment information includes an instruction to deactivate the pump system, the method includes transmitting a deactivation signal from the control system to the pump system in accordance with the treatment information, wherein the deactivation signal causes the pump system to stop pumping one or more chemicals from the chemical feed system into the pipeline. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292137 | LED Light Bulb - An light bulb includes a bulb housing, a heat sink, and a head housing arranged in series along a longitudinal axis of the light bulb. The light bulb includes a first filament having a first LED chip capable of emitting a first light with a first color characteristic, and a second filament having a second LED chip capable of emitting a second light with a second color characteristic. The first filament and the second filament are spiral along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light bulb. The light bulb further includes a driving module configured to enable one or a combination of the first filament and the second filament to emit light. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292138 | LED LIGHT BULB CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURE - An LED light bulb with integrated power supply, and which may incorporate integrated communications and processing functions. The LED light bulb is designed to be efficiently manufactured in mass quantities using automated assembly techniques, and is constructed to exhibit the spatial light pattern of a regular incandescent bulb as closely as possible. Where communications and processing functions are integrated, the LED light bulb is able to communicate via wireless communications to a mobile phone, notebook, tablet, or other computing device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292139 | DITHERED LEDs TO REDUCE COLOR BANDING IN LENSED LIGHT FIXTURES - An improved multi-die LED lighting apparatus for use with a lens that facilitates light dispersion while minimizing color banding and maintaining the light distribution intent of the design of the lens. The individual LED die are dithered, both rotationally and spatially relative to neighboring LED dies to minimize color banding of the LED lighting apparatus. The result is an reduction in color banding while seeking to retain the original light dispersion intent of the lens. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292140 | FLEXIBLE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE FIBER - Provided is a flexible light-emitting device including: a light-emitting complex medium including a polymer matrix, and a nano light-emitting material dispersed therein, the light-emitting complex medium generating light via application of an electric field thereto; a plurality of first fiber electrodes extending in a first direction and disposed within the light-emitting complex medium, wherein the plurality of first fiber electrodes are arranged along a first imaginary plane and are spaced apart from each other, wherein a first voltage is applied to the plurality of first fiber electrodes; and a plurality of second fiber electrodes extending in the first direction and disposed within the light-emitting complex medium, wherein the plurality of first fiber electrodes are alternated with the plurality of second fiber electrodes, wherein a second voltage different from the first voltage is applied to the plurality of second fiber electrodes. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292141 | Flexible Lighting System - A representative embodiment of a lighting system includes a carrying bag having a first opening with a control panel cover; a mounting bracket arranged in the carrying bag; a power supply coupled to or arranged on the mounting bracket; a control panel arranged within the first opening and coupled to the mounting bracket; a first flexible light strip; a second flexible light strip; and a power cable coupleable within the carrying bag to the control panel, the first flexible light strip, and the second flexible light strip. The first and second flexible light strips are coupleable to the power cable to receive DC power from the control panel, and may be extended throughout a structure, such as a tent, using a plurality of hangers. In a representative embodiment, the first flexible light strip provides white light and the second flexible light strip provides blackout light. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292142 | Mounting Arrangement for a Fixture - A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292143 | LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a lighting arrangement, in particular a lighting arrangement which may be used in a headlamp of a vehicle. A beam shaping arrangement comprises a light input portion for receiving light emitted from a light source and a light output portion for emitting a shaped beam. The light output portion is spaced from the light input portion in a forward direction. In order to achieve a desired illumination beam pattern suited for a vehicle headlamp the beam shaping arrangement is disposed to divide light from the light input portion into at least a first and a second beam portion separated in height direction. The first and second beam portions are led to converge in the height direction towards the light output portion. At the light output portion, the second beam portion is directed at a peripheral portion arranged laterally further outward relative to the first beam portion. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292144 | LUMINOUS DEVICE THAT IMAGES A VIRTUAL ILLUMINATED SURFACE OF A COLLECTOR - The invention relates to a luminous device ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292145 | LIGHTING TOOL FOR VEHICLE - A lighting tool for a vehicle configured to radiate light toward a side in front of a vehicle includes: a light radiation unit having a light source main body; a first optical system configured to condense light radiated from the light radiation unit; and a cover member disposed in front of the first optical system and configured to overlap at least a part of the first optical system when seen from the front, wherein an opening disposed on an optical axis of the first optical system is provided in the cover member. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292146 | LIGHTING MODULE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING TWO TYPES OF LIGHT SOURCES - A lighting module for an automotive vehicle. The module comprises a support, for example made by a heat dissipation device, and a printed circuit board accommodating at least one light source of a first type. The printed circuit board is housed on the support. The lighting module proposes allowing light sources of a second type, generating, for example, a different amount of heat, to be housed so that the rays arising from the two types of sources may be coupled into one and the same light guide, while efficiently dissipating the heat generated by each of the types of light sources. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292147 | LAMP AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME - The present invention relates to a lamp and a vehicle having the same, the lamp including: a housing; a substrate arranged on the housing; a first light source and a second light source arranged on one side surface and the other side surface of the substrate, respectively; and a light guide arranged on a path of light emitted from the second light source. Accordingly, the lamp can both realize stereoscopic lighting and improve the design-related degree of freedom when installed on a vehicle. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292148 | Systems and Methods to Produce a Linear Batwing Profile for LED Luminaires - The disclosed embodiments pertain to methods and systems for producing a uniform irradiance upon a horizontal surface using an array of LED emitters and optionally a reflective surface. The uniform irradiance upon a horizontal surface has utility in horticultural lighting applications where it is desirable to distribute energy from the lighting system uniformly to the crop canopy to ensure uniform growth rates and optimal usage of electrical power. Linear LED arrays may be disposed in parallel along a linear support structure with the angle of the arrays and the angle of the LED beams adjusted to comport with an even light distribution over the plant canopy or horizontal surface. The optical light patters achieved resemble and are sometimes called “batwings.” | 2020-09-17 |
20200292149 | LIGHT EXTRACTION BRIDGE IN CUPS - A light emitting device may comprise a cup having a wall extending from a first area of the cup to a second area of the cup. The wall is formed from or coated with a reflective material. The light emitting device may comprise a light extraction bridge extending beyond an outer diameter of at least a portion of the wall for directing light into the air. The light may be produced by an LED die mounted at the second area of the cup such that at least some of a light emitted from the LED die exits the cup, having been reflected from the wall and the light extraction bridge. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292150 | REFLECTOR FOR AN LED LAMP - Provided is a reflector for an LED lamp, including: a bottom portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a light hole formed to penetrate through the first surface and the second surface of the bottom portion. The first surface is mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), so that a light source unit disposed on the PCB is located in the light hole and protrudes over the second surface, and a light emitting surface of the light source unit keeps a first distance from the second surface, and a vertical surface of a periphery of the light source unit keeps a second distance from a boundary between the second surface and the reflecting surface. A reflecting surface surrounds around the bottom portion and extends obliquely towards a direction away from the second surface, so that an angle is formed between the reflecting surface and the light emitting surface of the light source unit. In such a way, the light emitted at or near the edge of the light source unit can be effectively output and thus the luminous efficiency thereof can be improved. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292151 | LUMINAIRE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A luminaire ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292152 | Light-Emitting Devices Providing Asymmetrical Propagation of Light - A variety of light-emitting devices for general illumination utilizing solid state light sources (e.g., light emitting diodes) are disclosed. In general, the devices include a scattering element in combination with an extractor element. The scattering element, which may include elastic and/or inelastic scattering centers, is spaced apart from the light source element. Opposite sides of the scattering element have asymmetric optical interfaces, there being a larger refractive index mismatch at the interface facing the light emitting element than the interface between the scattering element and the extractor element. Such a structure favors forward scattering of light from the scattering element. In other words, the system favors scattering out of the scattering element into the extractor element over backscattering light towards the light source element. The extractor element, in turn, is sized and shaped to reduce reflection of light exiting the light-emitting device at the devices interface with the ambient environment. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292153 | Self-Retaining Side Access Door for an LED Fixture - An LED lighting fixture ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292154 | THREADLESS MAGNETIC LIGHTBULB AND SOCKET SYSTEM - A threadless magnetic lightbulb and socket system includes a lightbulb base having a neck with a threadless exterior surface and a socket having a receptacle with a threadless interior surface configured to receive the neck. A first magnet is positioned at a tip of the lightbulb base and a second magnet is positioned in the receptacle of the socket such that the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to attract each other to magnetically retain the lightbulb within the socket. A threadless magnetic lightbulb includes a lightbulb base having a neck with a threadless exterior surface and a magnet positioned at a tip of the lightbulb base. A threadless magnetic socket includes a socket having a receptacle with a threadless interior surface configured to receive a lightbulb base and a magnet positioned in the receptacle of the socket. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292155 | Lamp - A lamp, including an illuminant, a housing, and a shielding element, wherein the illuminant is situated in the housing, wherein the shielding element at least partially covers a first end area of the housing and protrudes from the first end area, characterized in that the shielding element has a first standing area that is directed away from the housing. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292156 | LED MODULE WITH MOUNTING BRACKETS - A light module includes a heat sink and one or more light sources coupled within a heat sink cavity formed therein. The heat sink includes an internal surface surrounding the cavity. The internal surface includes a mounting region, a reflector region extending from the perimeter of the mounting region to a distal end, and a decorative region extending from the distal end to a second distal end. The light module includes multiple mounting pads coupled circumferentially around a portion of the heat sink. The mounting pads are configured to facilitate the heat sink being coupled within different housing diameter sizes. The light module includes a trim ring integrally formed with the heat sink and extending radially outward from one end of the heat sink. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292157 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device including a substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface and a plurality of LED chips disposed on the top surface and configured to generate a top light visible above the top surface and a bottom light visible beneath the bottom surface, each LED chip comprising a plurality of light-emitting surfaces. The substrate has a thickness greater than 200 μm and comprises aluminum oxide, sapphire, glass, plastic, or rubber. The plurality of LED chips has an incident light with a wavelength of 420-470 nm. The top light and the bottom light have a color temperature difference of not greater than 1500K. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292158 | Underwater Light Display Device and System - A light display system and device for use in a body of water or other liquid is described. The light display device may be controlled remotely via a control hub and/or control panel, or controlled by internally preprogrammed commands. A plurality of light display devices may be controlled in selected, choreographed sequences to provide various unique visual displays including, for example, geometrical patterns and/or naturalistic patterns giving the impression of organic phenomena such as swarming fireflies, bioluminescent creatures and the like. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292159 | Follow Spot Control System - A method of controlling a plurality of follow spots is provided. Pan and tilt orientation of a mounting mechanism for a follow spot controller is sensed. Operator pan and tilt parameters based on the sensed pan and tilt of the mounting mechanism are sent to a first automated luminaire. Individual calculated pan and tilt parameters are sent to each of the other automated luminaires, based on the pan and tilt parameters of the first automated luminaire and a three-dimensional model of a surface of a performance area and individual locations and mounting orientations of each of the plurality of automated luminaires relative to the performance area. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292160 | CONTROLLING THE INTEGRAL LIGHT ENERGY OF A LASER PULSE - The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for controlled illumination in a light deficient environment. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292161 | A LIGHTING CONTROL CIRCUIT, LIGHTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a lighting installation having an LED lamp ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292162 | Illumination Module For Emitting Light Directed In Parallel - The present teaching relates to an illumination module for emitting light directed in parallel in a main emission direction, having a reflector with a focus lying on the front side thereof. At least one LED light source is arranged substantially at the focus of the reflector for radiating light into the reflector. A heatsink is arranged on the rear side of the reflector. The LED light source is oriented counter to the main emission direction. The reflector is configured to direct the light radiated into the reflector by the at least one LED light source in parallel and emit the light in the direction of the main emission direction. The at least one LED light source is held by means of at least one connecting web extending from the heatsink to the LED light source. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292163 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLUIDIZED BED BOILER - The invention relates to a method for operating a fluidized bed boiler ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292164 | BOILER CONSTRUCTION HAVING A BOILER PRESSURE BODY SUPPORT SYSTEM - A boiler construction includes a boiler pressure body having a bottom and a roof at a height H from the bottom and at least four planar watertube walls forming a polygonal horizontal cross section with at least four corner sections, and a rigid support steel structure, the boiler pressure body being supported to the rigid support steel structure at a height between the bottom and roof. A vertical corner column is attached exteriorly to at least four of the at least four corner sections at a height region between the bottom and roof, and the supporting of the boiler pressure body is provided by supporting each of the vertical corner columns to the rigid support steel structure at a height from 0.1 H to 0.9 H from the bottom so as to balance vertical loads of the boiler pressure body. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292165 | WATER VAPOR INSULATION SYSTEM - Systems and techniques are described herein for an insulation system that utilizes a treated gas, such as water vapor, to fill an at least partially transparent cavity that is part of a structure, to provide insulating properties and/or changes in exposure to the sun for a space, proximate to the structure. In some aspects, an insulation system may include a treated gas generation system, which includes at least one of a heating element, a cooling element, or a diffusing element for treating the gas. The system may also include a gas movement system in communication with the gas generation system. The system may further include a gas conduit system in communication with the gas movement system, where the gas movement system causes the treated to be injected into the gas conduit system to change insulation and/or sun exposure characteristics of a space in proximity to the gas conduit system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292166 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING ORNAMENTAL FLAME DISPLAYS - A modular burner system includes a nipple elongated along an axis and a plurality of jets connected to the nipple. The jets are spaced from each other along the axis. Each jet connected to the nipple has a jet axis and is elongated from the nipple along the jet axis. Each jet connected to the nipple has an exit on the jet axis spaced from the nipple to release fuel to fuel a flame at the exit. The jet axis of at least one of the jets connected to the nipple is at a first angle relative to the axis and the jet axis of at least one of the jets connected to the nipple is at a second angle relative to the axis different than the first angle. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292167 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH WIDE TURNDOWN COAL BURNER - A combustion system for a coal fired furnace having a windbox includes a source of a mixture of pulverized coal and air, and a splitter that receives the mixture and splits it into first and second mixed streams. A first nozzle receives the first mixed stream and discharges it into the furnace. A separator receives the second mixed stream and separates it into an air stream and a coal rich stream. An air conduit connected between the separator and the source of the mixture causes at least some of the air stream to be fed back into the mixture. A second nozzle receives the coal rich stream and discharges it into the furnace. A third nozzle receives support air from the windbox and discharges it into the furnace in a combustion supporting relationship with respect to the coal rich stream. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292168 | STACKABLE AIR SWIRLERS - A swirler includes an inner body defining a swirl axis. A plurality of swirl vanes extend outward from the inner body. The swirl vanes define respective swirl slots therebetween for imparting swirl on a fluid passing through the swirl slots. A method of making swirlers includes additively manufacturing a stack of swirlers. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292169 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR RECYCLING FLUIDIZED BOILER BED MATERIAL - The invention relates to a system for recycling fluidized bed boiler bed material, comprising: a. a bottom ash removal device for removing bed material from a fluidized bed boiler, b. a mechanical classifier ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292170 | Device for controlling the combustion process in a power station furnace system - Device for controlling combustion process in power station furnace system, having burners ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292171 | FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY - A flame producing assembly including a pocket lighter and a sub-unit assembly. The sub-unit assembly includes an extended wand, a rigid support and a helical spring. The pocket lighter is connected to the sub-unit assembly. The pocket lighter includes a piezoelectric ignition device. The rigid support is located inside the extended wand and includes a longitudinal inner opening. The extended wand is electrically coupled to the piezoelectric ignition device, wherein the pocket lighter is connected directly to the sub-unit assembly and wherein the helical spring extends along the longitudinal inner opening. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292172 | QUENCH APERTURE BODY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - An assembly for a turbine engine includes a combustor wall. The combustor wall includes a shell, a heat shield and an annular land. The heat shield is attached to the shell. The land extends vertically between the shell and the heat shield. The land extends laterally between a land outer surface and an inner surface, which at least partially defines a quench aperture in the combustor wall. A lateral distance between the land outer surface and the inner surface varies around the quench aperture. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292173 | HEATSHIELD FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A heat shield for a gas turbine engine has a main body having a first and second surface, the first surface exposed to a hot working gas, a plurality of walls upstanding from the second surface and an impingement plate. The impingement plate is on top of at least one wall and forms a chamber and has an array of impingement holes. At least one pair of divider walls are formed within the chamber and extend between the impingement plate and the second surface. The first divider wall extends from a first wall towards a second wall, the second divider wall extends from the second wall towards the first wall. The first and second divider walls both extend such that there is no clear line of sight in a perpendicular direction to the first divider wall and/or second divider wall and are spaced apart with respect to the perpendicular direction. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292174 | SINGLE CAVITY TRAPPED VORTEX COMBUSTOR WITH CMC INNER AND OUTER LINERS - Combustor assemblies and methods for assembling combustor assemblies are provided. For example, a combustor assembly comprises an annular inner liner and an annular outer linear, each extending generally along an axial direction. The outer liner includes an outer flange extending forward from its upstream end. The combustor assembly also comprises a combustor dome extending between an inner liner upstream end and the outer liner upstream end and including an inner flange extending forward from a radially outermost end of the combustor dome. The inner liner, outer liner, and combustor dome define a combustion chamber therebetween, and the combustor dome and a portion of the outer liner together define an annular cavity of the combustion chamber. The inner and outer flanges define an airflow opening therebetween, and a chute member is positioned within the airflow opening to define an air chute for providing a flow of air to the annular cavity. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292175 | DUAL HEAT FIRE PIT - The present disclosure is directed to a multi-heat source apparatus. The multi heat source may include a fire pit and is configured to provide ambient heating with both convection heat transfer and radiation heat transfer. The multi-heat source apparatus comprises an infrared emitter for generating infrared radiation. The multi-heat source apparatus comprises a shielding member between a heat source for the convection heat transfer and another heat source for radiation heat transfer. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292176 | COOKING EQUIPMENT RUNNING METHOD AND DEVICE - A cooking equipment running method and device are provided, and relate to the technical field of terminals. The method includes: a current running mode is acquired if it is detected that a water level of cooking equipment exceeds a preset water level during a running process of the cooking equipment; a target running mode is determined according to the current running mode, heating power in the target running mode being less than heating power in the current running mode; and the current running mode is switched to the target running mode. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292177 | CONNECTED FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292178 | DAMPER FOR KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD - A damper assembly for use with an exhaust port in an upper wall of an exhaust hood comprises a mounting plate having a central opening, the mounting plate being attachable to the underside of the upper wall in overlying relation to the exhaust port. A damper plate is mounted on the mounting plate for pivotal movement about a pivot axis in a first rotational direction between a first limit position whereat the damper plate is fully removed from occluding the central opening and a second limit position whereat the damper plate occludes the central opening. A drive housing has a drive shaft drive extending therefrom for operative connection to the damper plate to drive the pivotal movement thereof. A damper actuator is mounted in the drive housing and connected to the drive shaft to effect bi-directional rotation of the drive shaft. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292179 | HEATING AND HOT-WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A heating and hot-water supply apparatus shortens the time taken for hot-water supply to stabilize at a set temperature in response to a request for a hot-water supply operation during a heating operation. The apparatus performs, using a common heating medium heated by a heater, a heating operation by circulating the heating medium through a heating terminal, and a hot-water supply operation of heating service water through heat exchange with the heating medium circulated through a hot-water supply heat exchanger and supplying hot water. A distribution unit (three-way valve) changes a distribution ratio of the heating medium between the heating terminal and the hot-water supply heat exchanger. A controller controls an amount of heat generated by the heater for the heating operation or the hot-water supply operation, and stops heating with the heater when the temperature of the heating medium reaches a predetermined upper-limit temperature. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292180 | Heating devices to prevent bacteria proliferation in the lowermost region of a water holding tank of an electric water heater - An electric water heater having a water holding tank defined by a cylindrical side wall, a top wall and a dome-shaped bottom wall. A cold water inlet is disposed for releasing water under pressure in a lower portion of the tank. Two or more resistive heating elements heat water in an upper and lower region of the tank. The lower portion of the cylindrical side wall and the outer circumferential portion of the dome-shape bottom wall form a circumferential cavitated area inside the tank in which sediments deposit forming a bed in which bacteria can proliferate. A conduit is secured about at least a substantial circumferential portion of an outer surface of the cylindrical side wall adjacent the cavitated area. A resistive heating wire is disposed in the conduit and has connection leads extending out of a free open end of the conduit to an access area to provide connection to power terminals and a control for controlling the supply of power to the resistive heating wire. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292181 | Heating devices to prevent bacteria proliferation in the lowermost region of a water holding tank of an electric water heater - An electric water heater is described and wherein a bottom resistive heating element extends in at least a portion of the cavitated circumferential area defined inside the tank between the tank side wall and the dome-shaped bottom wall and wherein deposits accumulate to create a culture medium for bacteria growth. The bottom resistive heating element heats water in this cavitated area to a temperature sufficient to sanitize a lower region of said water holding tank and to kill bacteria such as the | 2020-09-17 |
20200292182 | FEEDBACK WARNING SYSTEM USING INDUCER PULSE WIDTH MODULATION SIGNAL - In an aspect, an HVAC system includes an inducer motor to provide combustion airflow, and a pressure sensor to measure an output airflow pressure of the inducer motor. The HVAC system may initiate the inducer motor, and receive a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal from the inducer motor, wherein the PWM signal indicates a PWM signal of the inducer motor corresponding to a predetermined airflow pressure of the inducer motor and measured by the pressure sensor. The HVAC system may compare the PWM signal to a baseline value, and control the inducer motor based on the comparing of the PWM signal to the baseline value. The HVAC system may also generate a status notification of the combustion airflow of the HVAC system in response to the comparing the PWM signal to the baseline value. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292183 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes: a bottom shell, at least two air passages ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200292184 | WATER-COOLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A water-cooled air conditioning system that includes an evaporator, a compressor communicated with the evaporator through a first feed pipe, a condenser, an expansion valve communicated with the condenser through a second feed pipe and communicated with the evaporator through a third feed pipe, a cooling well, a cooling loop arranged between, and respectively communicated with, the compressor and the condenser, a recovery well, and a recovery pipe arranged between the cooling well and the recovery well, the recovery pipe being provided with a recovery pump, and the cooling loop comprising: a discharge section communicated with the compressor, the discharge section being provided with a first valve; a feed section communicated with the condenser, the feed section being provided with a second valve; and a cooling section extending into the cooling well. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292185 | FRESH AIR PURIFICATION WINDOW FOR ANTI-HAZE - The application provides a fresh air purification window for preventing haze. A ventilation device is provided with an upper layer and a lower layer and partitioned by a transverse middle-layer partition plate, an exhaust fan is mounted in the upper layer, an air feeder is mounted in the lower layer, an air inlet grille is formed on the upper layer through front-layer glass, and a half-closed space with an air cavity unidirectionally provided with an exhaust opening is formed by the upper layer, upper-layer glass, a middle-layer separation partition plate and air cavity one-sided glass. The fresh air purification window has the effects of lowering the shielding light ray of the current purification window and enabling the current purification window to be compact in structure. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292186 | WALL, SYSTEM OF HIGHLY CLEAN ROOMS, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND CONSTRUCTION - Provided are a system of highly clean rooms capable of continuously maintaining high cleanliness of air of class 1 or above and supplying enough oxygen inside the room for several persons to live in and a wall adapted to the structure of such a system. The system of highly clean rooms | 2020-09-17 |
20200292187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS CONTROL USING DIFFERENTIAL AIR PRESSURE - An access control system receives a trigger command for controlling a ventilation system; determines that the trigger command includes a lock trigger to hold an entrance door in a closed position; and induces a locking differential air pressure between opposite sides of the entrance door in response to the lock trigger, where the locking differential air pressure is sufficient to bias the entrance door to contact or to increase contact with a door frame in the closed position. The access control system may also determine that the trigger command includes an open assist trigger to ease an opening of the entrance door; and may induce an opening differential air pressure between the opposite sides of the entrance door in response to the open assist trigger, where the opening differential air pressure is sufficient to bias the entrance door to reduce contact with the door frame in the closed position. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292188 | PERSONAL COMFORT VARIABLE AIR VOLUME DIFFUSER - A method for providing personalized comfort to occupants of an environmentally conditioned space includes sensing a pre-adjustment pressure within a variable air volume diffuser, remotely adjusting a position an individually-adjustable directional outlet of the variable air volume diffuser, sensing a post-adjustment pressure within the variable air volume diffuser, and modifying the airflow through the variable air volume diffuser such that the post-adjustment pressure is equal to the pre-adjustment pressure. The variable air volume diffuser includes individually-adjustable directional outlets and a controller configured to regulate air pressure within the variable air volume diffuser when an individually adjustable directional outlet is adjusted. A user device in operative communication with the variable air volume diffuser includes a user interface to remotely adjust an adjustable directional outlet of the variable air volume diffuser to provide personalized comfort for the user. In embodiments, the variable air volume diffuser responds to spoken commands. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292189 | BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM MODELING AND REPORTING - Systems and methods for modeling, reporting, controlling and optimizing HVAC systems are provided. A server receives HVAC system data, processes the data and sends the processed data to a client device. The client device receives the processed data and then makes certain choices of analog and digital rules to apply to the data to reach conclusions about certain mechanical states of the system and flow efficiencies. The rule choices are sent to the server. The server analyzes the HVAC system based on the rules and generates a report. The report can be used to optimize the mechanical components of the HVAC system or control them directly in a feedback loop. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292190 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A temperature control system receives, from a remote user device associated with a user, a user designation designating a temperature sensor from among a plurality of temperature sensors. The temperature control system selects, in response to receiving the user designation, the temperature sensor as a primary temperature sensor for controlling an ambient condition. The temperature control system receives a primary temperature measurement from the primary temperature sensor, and performs a primary temperature control based on the primary temperature measurement. The temperature control system may further receive secondary temperature measurements from secondary temperature sensors, and perform a secondary temperature control based on the secondary temperature measurements. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292191 | FAILURE DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A fault detection method for an air conditioning system is provided by the present disclosure. The air conditioning system has a liquid pump and an injector. The fault detection method includes: automatically learning to obtain a monotonically decreasing fault detection characteristic curve Y=K(X−XMAX)+A by using an electrical power consumption of the liquid pump and a high-pressure-side pressure of the injector; wherein when Y and A are 0, X corresponds to a maximum high-pressure-side pressure Xmax of the injector; and when the current pressure of the injector Xcurrent≤Xmax: if the current electrical power consumption YcurrentK(Xcurrent−Xmax)+A, a probability of the injector of the air conditioning system having a fault is greater than a second preset value. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292192 | BLOWER PROPERTIES USED FOR USER WARNING - A climate control unit (e.g., for a residential building) may include a heat exchanger, a blower that circulates air from a return duct, across the heat exchanger, to a supply duct, and a filter that cleans the air before entering the heat exchanger. The effectiveness and/or efficiency of the filter may decrease as the filter collects particles. The climate control unit may include a controller configured to set a baseline measurement according to measurements of a blower property after a reset event. The controller may be configured to measure a deviation of the blower property from the baseline measurement of the blower property. The controller may be configured to generate a status notification in response to the deviation satisfying a threshold. The status notification may indicate that the filter should be changed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULTING TO RETURN AIR SENSOR - A system faults to a return air sensor integrated within a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit. The system transmits a signal to a remote sensor. The system determines that a return signal is not received from the remote sensor. The system obtains a temperature reading from the return air sensor. The system determines whether the temperature reading satisfies a temperature setting stored in the memory. In response to determining that the temperature reading does not satisfy the temperature setting, the system enables heating or cooling of the HVAC unit until the temperature setting is satisfied. In response to determining that the temperature reading satisfies the temperature setting, the system disables heating or cooling of the HVAC unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292194 | BUILDING RELATIVE EFFICIENCY MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for monitoring building efficiency by a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In an aspect, an HVAC unit including a memory and a processor coupled with the memory is disclosed. The processor may be configured to establish a current building efficiency state value of a current run cycle of the HVAC system. The processor may also be configured to determine an building efficiency state deviation value based on a difference between an average building efficiency state value of a set of previous building efficiency state values and the current building efficiency state value. The processor may further be configured to determine whether the building efficiency state deviation value satisfies a building inefficiency threshold. The processor may also be configured to provide an indication including an inefficiency status to a device associated with the HVAC system based on a determination that the current building efficiency state satisfies the building inefficiency threshold. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292195 | PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD - A portable conditioner to cool or heat an internal space separate from an external space includes a control and command unit configured to determine at least the enthalpy difference between the internal space and the external space, and to regulate the quantity of air exchanged with the external space in relation to the enthalpy difference determined with respect to an expected value of enthalpy difference corresponding to a conditioning temperature and to a defined conditioning relative humidity. The present invention also concerns a method to regulate the portable conditioner. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292196 | HOME AUTOMATION (HA) SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A HEALTH CONDITION BASED UPON USER THERMOSTAT SETTING DATA AND RELATED METHODS - A home automation (HA) system may include at least one HA operation device that includes a user-settable thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system associated with a living area of a user. The HA system may also include a controller. The controller may be configured to collect user thermostat setting data from the user-settable thermostat, and use machine learning to identify a health condition of the user based upon the user thermostat setting data. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292197 | HVAC TERMINAL UNIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A terminal unit for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system may include a housing defining a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber may have a primary air inlet, a plenum air inlet, and a mixed air outlet, and mix a primary air flow from the primary air inlet with a plenum air flow from the plenum air inlet to form a mixed air flow that is output through the mixed air outlet to a conditioned space. The terminal unit may also include a panel adjustably coupled to the housing to adjustably occlude the plenum air inlet. The terminal unit may also include an actuator coupled to the housing and the panel to move the panel and adjust a size of an air flow path corresponding to the plenum air inlet. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292198 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLLER - This air-conditioning system includes an air conditioner an air-conditioning room temperature sensor; and a system controller. In the system controller, a room target temperature obtainer obtains a plurality of room target temperatures. Moreover, a ventilation airflow determiner determines the ventilation airflow of each of the delivery fans on the basis of the room target temperature, the temperature in the corresponding room, and the temperature in the air-conditioning room, and a fan airflow controller controls the ventilation airflow of each of the delivery fans according to the ventilation airflow determined by the ventilation airflow determiner. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292199 | Multi-Split Air Conditioning System and Control Method Therefor - The present disclosure discloses a control method for a multi-split air conditioning system and a multi-split air-conditioning system, the multi-split air conditioning system, including a compressor and a plurality of indoor units respectively arranged on a plurality of parallel branches, the indoor unit including a fan and the control method including: in a cooling mode, when the multi-split air conditioning system needs oil return, the multi-split air conditioning system opening a branch where an indoor unit in an off state is located, determining whether the indoor unit has reached a dewing condition, opening the branch on which the indoor unit is located, and controlling the fan of the indoor unit according to a determination result. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292200 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A control method for an air conditioning system. The control method includes: S100, acquiring an actual cooling/heating capacity output by the air conditioning system, and acquiring an actual temperature change rate of an indoor heat exchange unit; S200, automatically learning a heat exchange load characteristic curve of the indoor heat exchange unit based on the actual cooling/heating capacity and the temperature change rate; S300, acquiring a steady state load and/or a desired load of the indoor heat exchange unit based on the heat exchange load characteristic curve; and S400 adjusting the number of operating compressors and rotational speeds of compressors, and/or adjusting the number of operating injectors and opening degrees of injectors, based on the steady state load and/or the desired load. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292201 | UNDULATED SURFACE ENHANCEMENT OF DIFFUSER BLADES FOR LINEAR BAR DIFFUSER - A linear bar diffuser includes a grille frame and blades in a stacked arrangement within the grille frame such that space is provided between adjacent blades to facilitate flow of an incoming air flow therethrough. One of the blades includes a leading edge configured to face the incoming air flow, the leading edge including an undulated contour extending along a length of the blade and into a width of the blade, the width of the blade extending transverse to the length and between the leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292202 | UNDULATED SURFACE ENHANCEMENT OF DIFFUSER BLADES FOR ROUND AND RECTANGULAR CEILING DIFFUSER - A round or rectangular ceiling diffuser includes a blade. The blade includes a leading edge configured to face an incoming air flow and having an undulated contour extending along a closed-loop formed by the blade. The blade also includes a trailing edge opposite to the leading edge, where a width of the blade extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and the undulated contour extends into and out of the width. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292203 | UNDULATED SURFACE ENHANCEMENT OF DIFFUSER BLADE FOR PLENUM SLOT DIFFUSER - A plenum slot diffuser is configured to receive an air flow and includes a blade configured to guide the air flow toward a space to condition the space. The blade includes a length along which a leading edge of the blade extends, where the leading edge is configured to face an air flow. The blade also includes a width extending transverse to the length between the leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade, and including a curved profile extending along a majority of the width. The blade also includes an undulated contour extending along the leading edge and into and out of the width. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292204 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is disclosed. The disclosed air conditioner can comprise: a housing having an inflow port and a discharge port; a partition disposed inside the housing so as to divide the inside of the housing into a first space at the inflow port side and a second space at the discharge port side, and having at least one opening for allowing the first space and the second space to communicate; at least one blower unit disposed in the first space, and including a duct, which passes through the opening so as to protrude toward the second space and discharges the air of the first space to the second space; and a heat exchanger disposed in the second space. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292205 | SIDE-MOUNTED ELECTRIC HEATER - An HVACR fan and heater assembly accounts for the cyclonic flow produced by centrifugal blowers by placing a heater vertically and biased towards a side of a fan cabinet in order to increase and balance airflow through the heater, eliminating hot spots and fire risk and improving heater efficiency. A blockoff in the fan cabinet forces airflow within the cabinet to move through the heater. The positioning of the heater may vary depending on the direction of rotation of the centrifugal blower. The fan and heater assembly may further include baffles to direct the airflow from the centrifugal blower. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292206 | CHARGING FIBER, CHARGING FILTER, SUBSTANCE ATTRACTING MATERIAL, AND AIR PURIFIER - A charging fiber arrangement that includes a pair of adjacent polarization generation fibers that each generate a positive potential or a negative potential on a surface thereof by input of external energy. The pair of adjacent polarization generation fibers are arranged to positively charge a substance passing between the pair of adjacent polarization generation fibers by the positive potential, or negatively charge the substance passing between the pair of adjacent polarization generation fibers by the negative potential. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292207 | Valve System and Methods - A water distribution apparatus and method including cold and hot water supplies, a fan coil (or chilled beam device), a control valve having cold and hot water inlets and outlets, cold and hot water outputs configured to supply cold and hot water to the fan coil, cold and hot water return inlets configured to receive from the fan coil the water supplied by the cold and/or water outputs and outputting the cold and/or hot water to the cold and hot water supply lines, respectively, via the cold and hot water outlets, respectively. Cold and hot water is supplied from the cold and/or hot water outputs to the fan coil and received into the cold and hot water return inlets, respectively, and the cold and hot water supplied by the cold and hot water outputs to the fan coil is output to the cold and hot water supply lines, respectively. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292208 | Method and system for securing temperature sensors on the outer surface of a tank of an electric water heater - A temperature sensor securing system and method is described for securing two or more temperature sensors against an outer surface of a side wall of a tank of an electric water heater. The temperature sensors are secured spaced apart on an elongated support such as a circuit board which is held in position against the tank outer surface by support means. An expandable liquid foam causes the temperature sensors to be biased against the outer surface of the tank side wall to sense the temperature of the side wall at the location of the sensors and to generate actual temperature signals to a controller which is programmed to communicate with a subscriber and/or energy provider to control the water temperature inside the tank. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292209 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a fluid control device including: a body member that is a block-shaped one having inside a flow path through which fluid flows and has an installation surface on which respective equipment for controlling the fluid flowing through the flow path is installed and a side surface adjacent to the installation surface; a heater that heats the body member; a heater holding member that has a facing surface facing the installation surface of the body member and holds the heater along the side surface with the facing surface made to face the installation surface; and a pressing mechanism that presses the facing surface toward the installation surface. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292210 | HVAC Systems and Methods with Improved Heating Element Control - Systems, tools, and methods are presented that enable a circuit to introduce a random time delay before actuating a relay to start or stop a supply of electrical power to a heating element of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In one instance, the circuit includes a time-delay switch electrically connected to the relay. The time-delay switch has a random time delay before entering a closed state or open state. The relay is operable to start and stop a supply of electrical power to the heating element in response to the switch entering, respectively, the closed state and the open state. Other systems, tools and methods are presented. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292211 | GAS EXPANSION SYSTEM - The amount of consumption of gas is reduced when the gas is expanded to be cooled by using a plurality of expansion turbines. A high-pressure expansion turbine includes: a gas supply passage through which bearing gas is supplied to a bearing portion; and a gas discharge passage through which the bearing gas which has been supplied from the gas supply passage to the bearing portion is discharged from the bearing portion. A low-pressure expansion turbine includes: a gas supply passage through which the bearing gas is supplied to a bearing portion; and a gas discharge passage through which the bearing gas which has been supplied from the gas supply passage to the bearing portion is discharged from the bearing portion. The bearing gas discharged from the gas discharge passage of the high-pressure expansion turbine is supplied to the gas supply passage of the low-pressure expansion turbine. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292212 | PROVIDING SINGLE SERVINGS OF COOLED FOODS AND DRINKS - Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292213 | MAGNETOCALORIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a magnetocaloric device, comprising a field generator, arranged to provide a changing external magnetic field and a magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement. The magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement comprises a magnetocaloric element, wherein the magnetocaloric element comprises magnetocaloric material, and wherein the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is arranged to be exposed to the changing external magnetic field of the field generator. Furthermore, the invention is characterized in that the magnetocaloric device further comprises an insulating means wherein the insulating means is arranged such that the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is hermetically surrounded by the insulating means. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292214 | ACTIVE DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING FOR AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - Examples of heat exchanger systems for active radiative cooling are described. In one example, the system includes a heat exchanger and a spectrally selective surface material on at least one surface of the heat exchanger. The spectrally selective surface material exhibits high reflectivity at shorter wavelengths and high emissivity at longer wavelengths. The system can also include an active cooling system in some cases to actively transfer heat to the heat exchanger. The use of spectrally selective surfaces that operate at temperatures exceeding that of the outdoor ambient for which convective losses augment radiation losses have advantages over passive cooling, such as but not limited to: providing a better match to cooling loads, reducing the heat rejection surface area required to achieve a desired cooling rate, and increasing the heat transferred to deep space through the atmospheric window so as to simultaneously cool infrastructure, devices, buildings, and Earth. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292215 | Condensate Removal System For Cold-Climate Heat Pumps - A system for managing drainage of heat pump coil condensate using a building's legacy heat piping infrastructure. The system includes a drainage pan that accumulates condensate and directs it into condensate piping. The condensate piping feeds the condensate into the building's legacy heat piping infrastructure, preferably after treating the condensate with a neutralizer to reduce its acidity. The system also includes a system control for monitoring the accumulated condensate levels and the status of the legacy heating system to determine when to open a flow control means allowing the condensate to drain from the condensate piping into the building's legacy heat piping infrastructure. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292216 | REFRIGERATING CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigerating cycle apparatus is equipped with a plurality of outdoor units, each of which includes at least one high-pressure type compressor with refrigerant and lubricating oil stored therein. A discharge pipe of the respective compressor is connected to a main discharge pipe for jointly discharging refrigerant and oil to the indoor unit. A suction pipe of the respective compressors is connected for returning the refrigerant and the oil from the indoor unit to the compressor. Each outdoor unit comprises a first oil balancing circuit connected between a side surface of the casing of the respective compressor and the main discharge pipe for allowing a flowing-in of the exceeding oil from the casing of the compressor. In another embodiment, each outdoor unit may include a second oil balancing circuit connected between a side surface of the casing of the respective compressor and the main suction pipe. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292217 | THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM CHARGING - An energy storage system is disclosed. The energy storage system includes a turbo train drive, a hot heat sink, and a reservoir. The turbo train drive is in mechanical communication with a compressor and an expander. The hot heat sink is in thermal communication between an output of the compressor and an input of the expander. The reservoir is in thermal communication between an output of the expander and an input of the compressor. The compressor and the expander, via the turbo train drive, are operable between a charging function for charging the hot heat sink and a discharging function for discharging the hot heat sink. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292218 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - A refrigeration cycle device includes an outside evaporator, an inside evaporator, an evaporating pressure adjusting valve, a charging port, a pressure change buffer. The outside evaporator exchanges heat between a refrigerant flowing out of a heater and an outside air. The inside evaporator exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out of the outside evaporator and a heat-exchange target medium. The evaporating pressure adjusting valve is disposed at a position downstream of the inside evaporator and adjusts an evaporating pressure of the refrigerant in the inside evaporator. The charging port is disposed at a position downstream of the evaporating pressure adjusting valve. The pressure change buffer is disposed between the evaporating pressure adjusting valve and the charging port and defines a buffer space. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292219 | EJECTOR AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - An ejector and a refrigeration system. The ejector includes: a high-pressure fluid passage extending from a high-pressure fluid inlet to a mixing chamber; a suction fluid passage extending from a suction fluid inlet to the mixing chamber, a first valve being disposed in the suction fluid passage; the mixing chamber, which includes a mixed fluid outlet; and a thermal bulb arranged in the suction fluid passage downstream of the first valve; wherein an elastic diaphragm is disposed in the suction fluid passage, the suction fluid passage is on a first side of the elastic diaphragm, and a closed cavity is on a second side of the elastic diaphragm; the thermal bulb is in communication with the closed cavity, and the thermal bulb and the closed cavity are filled with fluid. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292220 | OIL SEPARATOR AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - An oil separator has a filter portion in a differential pressure generation mechanism configured to collect, by a differential pressure, lubricating oil that is in a form of mist included in high-pressure refrigerant that flows in a first pipe that is connected to a discharge port of a compressor and allows the collected lubricating oil to move downstream along an internal wall of the first pipe. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292221 | PHASE-CHANGE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A phase-change cooling system including: an evaporator holding a refrigerant liquid receiving heat from a heat generating source; a condenser releasing heat of a refrigerant vapor generated by vaporization of the refrigerant liquid at the evaporator and generating the refrigerant liquid; refrigerant liquid driving unit circulating the refrigerant liquid; a first piping unit for connecting the evaporator and the condenser; a second piping unit connecting the condenser and the refrigerant liquid driving unit; a third piping unit connecting the refrigerant liquid driving unit and the evaporator; and a fourth piping unit having one end connected to the first piping unit at a first connection point and another end connected to the second piping unit at a second connection point; a refrigerant storage unit storing the refrigerant liquid, the refrigerant storage unit being provided within a flow channel formed with the second piping unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292222 | REFRIGERATING STRUCTURE - A refrigerating structure may include an air inlet means, a water tank, and an air outlet means. The air inlet means introduces hot air from a room into the water tank, and comprises a first fan, an air inlet channel, an air inlet pipe and an air pump. The first fan is arranged in the air inlet channel. The air inlet pipe is extended into a bottom of the water tank, and the air pump is arranged at one end of the air inlet pipe extended into the water tank. The water tank is provided with a water inlet pipe and a water discharge pipe communicated with seawater or underground water. The water inlet pipe is arranged at an upper part of the water tank, the upper part of the water tank is open. The air outlet means discharges cold air in the water tank into the room. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292223 | PORTABLE REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - The present application is related to a portable refrigeration apparatus for vaccines, food items, beverage containers, or any other item. The apparatus includes a refrigerated container comprised of a plurality of substantially identical chilling panels interconnected to form a sealed container that defines an internal volume, each of the chilling panels containing a cooling element. The refrigerated container encloses an internal storage space and has a generally modular design to facilitate packaging and transportation. The apparatus permits the internal storage space to maintain a temperature in the range of 4° C.˜8° C. for a long period of time following a loss of electrical power. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292224 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator according to one aspect includes a main body having a storage chamber; a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant; a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant compressed by the compressor; an evaporation expander configured to depressurize the refrigerant condensed by the condenser; a first evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant depressurized by the evaporation expander and thus to cool the storage chamber; a condensing expander installed between the condenser and the evaporation expander and configured to depressurize the refrigerant condensed by the condenser; and a subsidiary condenser installed between the condensing expander and the evaporation expander and configured to condense the refrigerant depressurized by the condensing expander. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292225 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes an evaporator inclined in a left-right direction and a defrosting water tray provided below the evaporator to collect defrosting water, and having inclined surfaces corresponding to a shape of the evaporator. | 2020-09-17 |
20200292226 | REFRIGERATOR WITH HINGE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN EXTERNAL HINGE PIN - A refrigerator is provided herein including a cabinet and a door. At least one hinge assembly is configured to hinge the door to the cabinet. The at least one hinge assembly includes a mounting block coupled to the door, a hinge bracket coupled to the cabinet, and a hinge pin disposed between the mounting block and the hinge bracket and coupled thereto such that the entirety of the hinge pin is external to the door. | 2020-09-17 |