50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150354818 | MULTIPLE VENTILATED RAILS FOR SEALING OF COMBUSTOR HEAT SHIELDS - A seal for sealing a combustor heat shield against an interior surface of a combustor shell, the seal comprising: an upstream rail and an downstream rail defining an intermediate groove therebetween, each rail having a sealing surface with a plurality of slots extending between an upstream wall surface and a downstream wall surface, the sealing surface conforming to the interior surface of the combustor shell and defining a leakage gap therebetween. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354819 | Combustor Cooled Quench Zone Array - In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a combustor is disclosed. The combustor may include a shell and a liner disposed within the shell. The combustor may further include a grommet at least partially defining a hole communicating through the shell and liner and a cooling channel communicating through the grommet. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354820 | COMBUSTOR WITH TILED LINER - A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine and methods for assembling the same are disclosed. The combustor includes an outer case and a combustion liner. The combustion liner is arranged radially inward of the outer case. The combustion liner is arranged to define an annular combustion chamber. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354821 | Cumbustor Liners with U-Shaped Cooling Channels - A combustor having U-shaped cooling channels is disclosed. The combustor may include a shell having an impingement hole, a liner spaced from the shell and having an effusion hole; a first partition spanning between the shell and the liner, a second partition spaced from the first partition and spanning between the shell and the liner; and a U-shaped channel defined between the shell and the liner and defined in part by the wall, the channel having upstream and downstream ends both adjacent the first partition and separated by the wall, wherein the impingement hole communicates with the upstream end and the effusion hole communicates with the downstream end. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354822 | TURBINE STAGE COOLING - A turbine injection system for a gas turbine engine includes a first end operable to receive air from a heat exchanger, a second end operable to distribute mixed cooling air to a turbine stage, an opening downstream of said first end and a mixing plenum downstream of said first end and said opening. The opening provides a direct fluid pathway into said turbine injection system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354823 | Gas Turbine Combustor - A gas turbine combustor is provided that can stably burn two kinds of gas fuels having different heating values by means of the same burner. In the gas turbine combustor that includes a combustion chamber for mixing fuel and air for combustion and a burner, disposed upstream of the combustion chamber, for jetting fuel and air into the combustion chamber and holding flames, the burner has a first swirler including a plurality of fuel holes and of air holes circumferentially alternately and a second swirler including a plurality of holes through which to jet fuel or air, the second swirler is disposed on the outer circumference of the first swirler, and each of the holes of the second swirler is greater in width than each of the air holes of the first swirler. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354824 | Variable Swirl Fuel Nozzle - A fuel injector providing a flow of fuel having a variable swirl and/or variable effective area is disclosed. The fuel injector may have a nozzle defining a mixing chamber having an outlet proximate a centerline of the mixing chamber, a first fuel line in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and a second fuel line in fluid communication with the mixing chamber. The first fuel line may terminate in a tangential fuel inlet positioned tangential to the centerline of the nozzle, while the second fuel line may terminate in a radial fuel inlet positioned radial to the centerline of the nozzle. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354825 | FUEL SPRAY NOZZLE - Provided is a fuel spray nozzle provided with: a liquid fuel channel ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354826 | ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE WITH SUCH A COMBUSTION CHAMBER - The invention relates to an annular combustion chamber of a gas turbine having a machine axis. The combustion chamber includes at least two zones. A first zone receives the fuel/air mixture of a plurality of burners. A second zone guides the hot gases being produced by the burners from the first zone to an entrance of a turbine section of said gas turbine. An annular transition liner includes a plurality of liner segments located at the transition between said first zone and second zone. Each of the liner segments includes with respect to the axial hot gas flow a leading edge, a trailing edge, and two sidewalls, and is provided with axial mounting means at the leading and trailing edges, such that the liner segment can be installed in axial direction and is axially fixed by respective segments of the neighboring first zone. Local spacer ribs are provided at the leading edge of the liner segments in order to establish a gap of minimum width between the liner segments and the fixing segments of the neighboring first zone. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354827 | STEAM COOKING METHOD AND STEAM COOKING OVEN - Method for operating a steam cooking oven including placing vacuum packed food in an oven cavity and heating the cavity until the oven cavity centre has reached a defined temperature by supplying steam generated by a steam generator into the cavity, wherein a convection fan is operated within the cavity. The cavity is maintained at the defined temperature by supplying steam into the cavity over a certain period of time while the defined temperature of the centre is not allowed to vary about more than +/−1.5° C. During the heating step and the maintaining step the actual temperature of the centre is determined by a control unit using an algorithm that is based on the temperature values measured by a temperature sensor within the cavity, wherein the actual temperature is used to operate the steam generator such that the defined temperature of the centre is reached or maintained. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354828 | OVEN APPLIANCE - An oven appliance includes features for permitting movement of a door of the oven appliance relative to a cabinet of the oven appliance. The oven appliance also includes a hinge assembly that couples the door to at least one of the first and second slide assemblies such that the door is pivotable. The hinge assembly includes a bearing disposed within one of a series of detents. A related double oven range appliance is also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354829 | OVEN APPLIANCE - An oven appliance includes features for permitting movement of a door of the oven appliance relative to a cabinet of the oven appliance and also includes features for permitting pivoting of the. The oven appliance also includes a frame with a tray removably mounted to the frame and a rack disposed on the tray. A related double oven range appliance is also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354830 | OVEN APPLIANCE - An oven appliance includes features for permitting movement of a door of the oven appliance relative to a cabinet of the oven appliance. The oven appliance also includes features for permitting the door to pivot between a vertical position and a peak position. A related double oven range appliance is also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354831 | COMBINED HEATING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF BI-DIRECTIONAL HEATING - A combined heating system comprising a first heating subsystem including a first fluid conductor, a first heating unit adapted to heat a first fluid and output the first fluid at the outlet of the first fluid conductor, and a fluid mover adapted to move the first fluid through the first heating unit, a second heating subsystem including a second fluid conductor adapted to receive a second fluid, a third fluid conductor, a second heating unit adapted to heat the second fluid and output the heated second fluid in the third fluid conductor, a fluid mover adapted to move the second fluid from the outlet of the third fluid conductor to the inlet of the second fluid conductor, at least one heat exchanger operably connected to a downstream location of the first heating unit and a fourth fluid conductor connecting the second fluid conductor and the third fluid conductor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354832 | HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A hot water supply apparatus has: a thermo-sensitive valve which is connected in parallel to a cold water delivery pipe and a hot water delivery pipe and which is closed when the hot water temperature to flow inside the valve is above a predetermined temperature to thereby shut off communication between the cold water delivery pipe and the hot water delivery pipe; and a circulation pump. By operation of the circulation pump, water circulation takes place from a heat exchanger through the hot water delivery pipe, a return pipe, the circulation pump, and a cold water supply pipe back to the heat exchanger. When the thermo-sensitive valve is open, water circulation takes place also through the thermo-sensitive valve. Instantaneous hot water supply operation is finished when an amount detected by a flow sensor falls below a predetermined amount during the instantaneous hot water supply operation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354833 | RENEWABLE ENERGY HOT WATER HEATER WITH HEAT PUMP - Provided herein are systems and methods directed to using renewable energy sources with hot water heating systems. In one embodiment, the hot water heating system incorporates a heat pump selectively powered by a renewable energy source. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354834 | THAW CYCLE IN CONDENSING STYLE GAS FURNACES - A condensing gas furnace having an inducer for drawing exhaust produced by a burner through an exhaust path and venting the exhaust from the furnace. A pressure sensor positioned within the exhaust path to determine if the inducer is creating a negative pressure in the exhaust path preventing accumulation of exhaust within the exhaust path. The inducer includes a supplemental sensor for monitoring rotation of a fan of the inducer. The burner is not ignited when both sensors fail to indicate proper venting of the exhaust path. The burner is operated for a predetermined period of time when only the supplemental sensor signals rotation of the fan to thaw any condensate on the supplemental sensor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354835 | PORTABLE DC AIR-CONDITIONER - A portable DC air-conditioner has a cooler circulation system inside a housing, including a DC compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator. The evaporator is disposed inside an air duct which has an end thereof connected to a fan and another end thereof forming a discharging exit. The condenser is arranged below the evaporator and the air duct has a guiding tube at the bottom thereof so that the water drops made by the evaporator would be guided to flow into the condenser. A distributing portion is disposed on the housing, including a base connected to the discharging exit and at least one hollow frame having a circular slit on the inner edge for cooled air to be discharged. The evaporator in the air duct would produce cooled air and transport the cooled air to the discharging exit to flow out from the circular slit, forming a cooler circulation system with small volume and great efficiency. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354836 | Air Deflector For Packaged Thermal Air Conditioner And Method For Energy Conversation - An energy saving device comprising a semi-rigid polycarbonate deflector being a rectangular panel bent into two longitudinal sectors by a lengthwise bend forming an interior angle ranging from one hundred twenty degrees to one-hundred fifty degrees. The bend is designed with an optimum ergonomic angle of the two sectors such as to allow the directing of airflow emanating from the grilles of a Packaged Thermal Air Conditioner (PTAC). Attachment of the deflector to the top surface of the PTAC provides a more efficient and energy-conserving means to direct the flow of cool (or warm) air produced by the PTAC. Environmentally-friendly push-tab fasteners further enhance durability of the attachment of one sector of the deflector to the top surface of the PTAC. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354837 | PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER WITH WATER EVAPORATOR HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention include a portable air conditioner having a water evaporative type heat exchange system that delivers water onto the condenser, thereby cooling the condenser and optionally including a water cooling system, including a pump and a water diffuser in fluid communication via a conduit wherein the condenser is cooled by spraying water from the water diffuser onto the condenser thereby cooling the condenser and subsequently reducing electrical consumption. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354838 | AIR CONDITIONER WITH SELECTABLE SUPPLEMENTAL COMPRESSOR COOLING - An outdoor unit (ODU) for an air conditioning system includes a baffle or other airflow direction control such that the cooling air from a condenser is at least partially directed over the compressor to provide air movement around the compressor to assist in thermal transfer of heat from the compressor. In one system, curvilinear frustoconical baffles are positioned in a conventional barrel-type outdoor unit to direct airflow toward the compressor before being discharged from the unit. When any of the ODUs is part of a heat pump system for providing heating and cooling, a retractable or movable air diverting system is employed when in the heating mode to prevent airflow through the condenser from reaching the compressor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354839 | DESICCANT COOLING SYSTEM - A desiccant cooling system includes a desiccant cooling device partitioned into a desiccant cooling path and a regeneration path and including a desiccant rotor having one side on the desiccant cooling path and other side on the regeneration path and a cooler configured to cool high-temperature low-humidity air which has been dehumidified while passing through the one side of the desiccant rotor; and a vapor compression cooling device including a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condenser configured to be cooled by the air cooled by passing through the cooler, and condenses the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, an expansion valve configured to expand the refrigerant condensed by the condenser, and an evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant expanded by the expansion valve and transfer the evaporated refrigerant to the compressor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354840 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - The outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a heat exchanger covering the opening of the rear surface of the housing from an inside of the housing; a fan motor support member having a part of the fan motor support member above the air-sending device being locked onto an upper end side of the heat exchanger and a part of the fan motor support member below the air-sending device being fixed onto a bottom panel of the housing; an inverted U-shaped locking plate formed on an upper side of the fan motor support member, the inverted U-shaped locking plate having a downward groove; and a size adjustment section to be fitted into the downward groove of the inverted U-shaped locking plate in accordance with a height and a thickness of the heat exchanger so that the heat exchanger is fitted into the downward groove of the inverted U-shaped locking plate through intermediation of the size adjustment section. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354841 | FAN COIL UNIT WITH SHROUDED FAN - An air handling unit for use with an air conditioning system is provided including a housing duct through which air is circulated. A vane-axial flow fan circulates air through the housing duct. The fan includes an impeller having a plurality of fan blades extending therefrom and an axis of rotation arranged substantially in-line with a flow path of the air. A heat exchanger assembly is arranged within the housing duct in a heat transfer relationship with the air circulating through the housing duct. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354842 | REFRIGERANT SOCKET AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING THE SAME - A refrigerant socket includes an accommodating body and a pipeline assembly. The pipeline assembly includes a refrigerant pipe connecting to the accommodating body and having an inner section inside the accommodating body and an outer section outside the accommodating body; a switch placed at the inner section and away from a free end thereof, the switch being used to selectively allow or block a flow inside the refrigerant pipe; a refrigerant pumping pipe communicating between the free end of the inner section and the switch; and at least one joint communicates between the free end of the inner section and the switch. Therefore, even if the diameter of the refrigerant pipe does not match an air conditioner indoor unit, connection can still be made without the need of removing the original piping, thereby avoiding wasting refrigerant. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354843 | System and Method for Optimizing Energy Consumption in an HVAC Unit by Minimizing Chiller Activity - A system and method that optimizes energy consumption in an HVAC unit by minimizing chiller activity. The system uses a control unit that overrides a thermostat in at least one room to close a cooling valve that leads a fluid input to the room. When multiple cooling valves are closed through the rooms, the consequential return fluid maintains greater cooling capacity and thus, the chiller does not have to operate at full capacity. The control unit individually controls components in the HVAC unit, which were previously controlled by switches on the thermostat. The control unit includes a temperature sensor that monitors an environment, such as the room and a plenum. The control unit also includes a control relay that closes the cooling valve on the HVAC unit when the predetermined temperature of the control unit is above the thermostat temperature set by a room occupant. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESSLY-ENABLED HVAC CONTROL - Various forms of wirelessly-enabled thermostats for multi-area HVAC control are presented. Such a thermostat may include: a controller; a temperature sensor included in the wireless-enabled thermostat that is in communication with the controller; a user input device that permits a user to input a setpoint temperature and an area priority, and a wireless communication system included in the wireless-enabled thermostat that is in communication with the controller. The controller may be configured to communicate temperature readings to a remotely-located central system and receive, from the user input device, the setpoint temperature and the area priority. The controller may be configured to communicate the setpoint temperature and the area priority to the central system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354845 | OPTIMIZED AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An airflow distribution system comprising an occupancy detector, a motorized damper, a ventilation sensor, and a controller; wherein said occupancy detector signals said motorized damper to open when a room is occupied and to close when a room is unoccupied; wherein said ventilation sensor signals said controller to reduce the speed of a fan when less volumetric airflow is needed; wherein said ventilation sensor signals said controller to increase the speed of a fan when more volumetric airflow is needed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354846 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL UNIT WITH A VARIABLE ASSIST ROTATIONAL INTERFACE AND DISPLAY - Provided according to one or more embodiments is a method of processing rotational inputs to a control device having a an electronic display and user interface, such as a programmable thermostat. Methods and systems include displaying on the electronic display associated with the control device at least a portion of an initial display element selected from a sequence of display elements. In response to seeing such information, the user applies a rotational input applied to a rotational input device, such as a rotatable ring around the electronic display. A variable scroll assist engine receives this information and determines an angular movement as provided by the user through the rotational input device. In order to reduce the rotational input required by the user, the variable assist scroll engine applies one or more heuristics to variably assist with a scrolling movement of a sequence of display elements on the electronic display. The variable scroll assist engine may reduce the rotational user input required to traverse an arbitrary number of display elements to as little as a quarter-revolution of the rotational input device in order that a user is better able to operate the control device and utilize the rotational input device when navigating the user interface of the control device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354847 | CONTROL OF COOLING FAN ON CURRENT - A cooling unit for an agricultural vehicle, the cooling unit including: a grid for allowing air to enter the unit whilst limiting the ingress of debris into the unit, a heat exchanger for transferring heat from a coolant carried within the heat exchanger to air passing across the heat exchanger, a duct situated between the grid and the heat exchanger, a fan situated in the duct, the fan driven by a motor to move air along the duct and across the heat exchanger, a controller in communication with the motor to monitor the current drawn by the motor, wherein the fan is operable by the controller in a first direction to draw air through the grid and across the heat exchanger and in a second direction for a predetermined period of time upon the current drawn by the motor rising above a first predetermined value, and wherein the controller generates a heat exchanger blockage warning in the event that the motor current fails to drop below a second predetermined value upon the subsequent rotation of the fan in the first direction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354848 | Device for Influencing the room climate - The invention relates to a device for influencing the room climate which offers convenient operation at low costs with regard to procurement, installation, and ongoing operation, in order to influence the room climate in heated or air-conditioned rooms while avoiding unnecessary energy losses, and which expands the application range in the room air conditioning by means of a simple retrofitting possibility. According to the invention, the control apparatus for the room temperature is integrated into an electrical measuring and display apparatus, which is intended as a room operating apparatus for measuring, displaying, evaluating, and providing room climate values, and adjustments to the control apparatus are made by means of the room operating apparatus. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354849 | HEAT SOURCE SYSTEM, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COOLING WATER SUPPLY DEVICE - In order to achieve a reduction in energy consumption in a cooling water supply device without using a database, an equipment control device ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354850 | AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - Air-blowing from a second air outlet is effectively used. An air conditioner includes a main body unit and an auxiliary housing. The main body unit forms a first air outlet which blows out a cool or warm airflow. The auxiliary housing is attached to at least one side of the first air outlet to be freely movable, and forms a second air outlet which blows out taken-in indoor air. A control circuit blows out the indoor air from the second air outlet at a wind speed which is higher than the wind speed of cool air or warm air that is blown out of the first air outlet. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354851 | COLD WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM - A cold/chilled water circulation system comprises a thermal source, an AHU, a pump, and a control section. The thermal source cools chilled water to a specified temperature. The AHU is an air conditioner that cools air by heat exchange with the chilled water. The pump feeds the chilled water having a flow rate corresponding to an operating frequency of a power inverter to the AHU from the thermal source. The control section calculates a degree of surplus, which indicates surplus capacity of the AHU to cool air, on the basis of information indicating the state of the AHU. The control section controls the operating frequency of the power inverter, to decrease the flow rate of the fed chilled water if the degree of surplus is not lower than the specified threshold, and to increase the flow rate if the degree of surplus is lower than the specified threshold. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354852 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a casing having an inlet and an outlet, an airflow import device, a nozzle, two valves disposed at two ends of the nozzle, a vacuum pump connected through the nozzle, a connecting device, a heater, a humidifier, and an airflow export device. The airflow import and export devices are disposed at positions near the inlet and the outlet inside the casing. The nozzle includes an intake portion, a throat, and an exhaust portion connected sequentially and coaxially. A cross-sectional area of the intake portion decreases gradually from one end away from the throat to the other end close to the throat. A cross-sectional area of the throat is smaller than that of the exhaust portion. The connecting device is connected to the intake portion and the exhaust portion. The heater and the humidifier are disposed between the nozzle and the outlet. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354853 | HEATER FOR AN INCUBATOR FOR INFANTS AND INCUBATOR FOR INFANTS - A heater, for an incubator for infants, has a housing structure with an upper housing surface and a lower housing surface, at least one air inlet for an inflowing air stream, at least one air outlet for an outflowing air stream, at least one fan impeller, at least one heating element and at least one heat transfer element. The upper housing surface and the lower housing surface delimit a flow space. The heat transfer element is a plate with a flat surface that is arranged horizontally during operation of the heater. An incubator for infants having such a heater is also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354854 | WATER PURIFIER - A water purifier is provided. The water purifier includes a purified water tank for storing purified water, a hot water tank including a heater for heating the purified water supplied from the purified water tank, a purified water supply pipe connecting the purified water tank and the hot water tank to supply the purified water of the purified water tank to the hot water tank, a purified water supply valve opening or closing the purified water supply pipe, a manipulation unit through which a user inputs an extraction amount of hot water, a memory unit for readably storing an opening time of the purified water supply pipe depending on an amount of purified water to be supplied to the hot water tank, and a control unit setting the extraction amount of hot water to the amount of purified water to be supplied to the hot water tank when the extraction amount of hot water is inputted through the manipulation unit, reading the opening time of the purified water supply pipe corresponding to the amount of purified water to be supplied to the hot water tank from the memory unit, and opening the purified water supply pipe during a specified opening time. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354855 | Method for Operating a Water Heater Appliance - A method for operating a water heater appliance is provided. The method includes establishing a temperature drop of water within a tank of the water heater appliance during a time interval. A volume of heated water within the tank is estimated based at least in part on the temperature drop of water within the tank of the water heater appliance during the time interval and a set temperature of the water heater appliance. A related water heater appliance is also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354856 | TROUGH COLLECTOR WITH CONCENTRATOR ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a trough collector with a primary concentrator, which concentrates solar radiation into a focal line region, with an arrangement for secondary concentration of the solar rays reflected by the primary concentrator, which arrangement concentrates the solar rays further into focal point regions. The arrangement for secondary concentration has a plurality of rows of secondary concentrators which have identical orientation in a row, but have differing orientation from row to row. Further, means are provided in order to keep one of the rows in the operating position and the other rows in a rest position. Thus, a range of the skew angle can be assigned to each of the rows and in the event of the change thereof, another row is brought into operating position. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354857 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS - A manifold for a heating and/or cooling apparatus comprising a first conduit and a second conduit, wherein the second conduit is beatable within the first conduit and wherein the first conduit and/or the second conduit are at least partially resilient, and wherein the first conduit is sealed at one end thereof and the first and second conduits are configurable such that a fluid flow path exists between the first and second conduits, and wherein the first conduit includes one or more thermal transfer points. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354858 | TWO AXIS SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM - A modular two axis solar tracking system contemplates a first fixed base and a slidable/rotatable arm fixed to the first fixed base. The fixed base includes a primary linear actuator and a first movable element movable along a fixed axis. A second linear actuator is fixed at one end of the first movable element and an inverted J-shaped element is movable along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. A second fixed base is disposed in an open area surrounded by an open area defined by a U-shaped lower portion of the inverted J-shaped element. A slidable rotatable arm includes a projection coupled to the inverted J-shaped element that together with the first and second actuator move collection at the ends of the slidable/rotatable arm or arms to track the sun. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354859 | METHOD FOR A RADIATOR EGS TO HARVEST GEOTHERMAL ENERGY - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention includes an EGS configured to allow the commercial production of electrical energy. One criteria of an EGS according to the present invention is that the temperature and volume of the fluids extracted are sufficiently high and large enough as to allow the commercial production of electrical energy. The system is able to operate for at least N years before the extracted fluid falls below the minimum temperature needed for energy production. Additionally, fractures are separated from each other by a sufficiently large volume of rock (V | 2015-12-10 |
20150354860 | A COOLING DEVICE - By means of the present invention, a cooling device ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354861 | STIRLING-TYPE PULSE TUBE REFRIGERATOR - A Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator includes: a regenerator that has a low temperature end and high temperature end; a pulse tube that is arranged coaxially with the regenerator, and that is connected to the regenerator so as to enable working gas to circulate therebetween; a low temperature heat exchanger that is disposed in the low temperature end of the regenerator, and that has a gas flow passage serving as a flow passage for the working gas; and a flow straightener that is disposed in an end portion, on a side close to the low temperature heat exchanger, out of end portions of the pulse tube. The gas flow passage and the flow straightener are spaced away from each other, and a length of a connecting passage connecting the gas flow passage and the flow straightener is equal to or shorter than 10% of a length of the pulse tube. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354862 | Heat Pump Desuperheater and Charge Robber - Systems and methods are disclosed which may include providing a desuperheater/charge robber (DSHCR) system in a heating, ventilation, and/or air-conditioning (HVAC) system, wherein the DSHCR system is configured to selectively allow a flow of refrigerant through a desuperheater heat exchanger when the HVAC system is operated in a cooling mode and selectively prevent the flow of refrigerant through the desuperheater heat exchanger from a refrigerant fluid circuit when the HVAC system is operated in a heating mode. The desuperheater heat exchanger may also be configured to function as a charge robber and store at least a portion of the refrigerant when the HVAC system is operated in the heating mode. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354863 | REFRIGERANT COOLING AND LUBRICATION SYSTEM WITH REFRIGERANT VAPOR VENT LINE - Generally, apparatuses, systems, and methods are described to vent refrigerant vapor from the refrigerant pump line using a vent line, such as during priming of the pump and/or during a startup of the compressor, directed to a relatively reduced volute casing mass of the refrigerant pump, and/or directed to returning refrigerant to an economizer or chiller component other than the condenser. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354864 | HEAT-PUMP AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTING METHOD OF THE HEAT-PUMP AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONER - A refrigerant cycle ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354865 | MRI COOL DOWN APPARATUS - A means and a method to cool down an MRI magnet, in a cryostat that is designed for a maximum pressure of about 0.2 MPa, are described which use cold helium output from a Brayton cycle refrigerator at a pressure of about 0.8 MPa to exchange heat with helium in the MRI cryostat in a coupling heat exchanger that is located removeably in or proximate the neck tube of the MRI cryostat. A circulator drives helium from the MRI cryostat through the coupling heat exchanger. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354866 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY POWER CONVERSION ARCHITECTURE FOR DRIVING A THERMOELECTRIC COOLER IN ENERGY CONSCIOUS APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein relating to an Alternating Current-Direct Current (AC-DC) power conversion system for supplying power to one or more Thermoelectric Coolers (TECs). In some embodiments, a system comprises one or more TECs and an AC-DC power conversion system configured to supply power to the one or more TECs for a high efficiency mode of operation and a high heat pumping mode of operation. The AC-DC power conversion system comprises a first AC-DC power converter configured to convert an AC input to a DC output at a first output power level for the high efficiency mode of operation of the one or more TECs. The AC-DC power conversion system further comprises a second AC-DC power converter configured to convert the AC input to a DC output at a second output power level for the high heat pumping mode of operation of the one or more TECs. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354867 | HVAC ROOF CURB RETROFIT - A ventilation adapter unit or roof curb retrofit is provided for reducing energy costs in operating a building ventilation system. The unit is disposed between a traditional HVAC unit and a surface of the building, and has a plurality of internal passageways including a return air passageway, a discharge air passageway, and a supplemental discharge air passageway. Air entering the discharge air passageway from the HVAC unit is selectively routed into the supplemental discharge air passageway, where it is cooled by a cooling panel according to the position of a damper in the discharge air passageway. The cooling panel receives chilled fluid from a chiller, such as an ice storage system that operates a refrigeration unit during off-peak hours. Regardless of whether the air is routed through or around the damper, the air is then discharged from the retrofit unit and into the building. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354868 | Solar turbo pump - hybrid heating-air conditioning and method of operation - A closed loop system utilizing a solar refrigerant turbocharger and pump in conjunction with a solar collector to operate a heating and cooling system for a building by utilization of a renewable energy source. The liquid pump within the solar turbocharger is used to boost the refrigerant pressures into the solar collector, the refrigerant absorbs heat inside the solar collector and changes phase from a liquid to a vapor. The vapor is expanded across the turbine causing the turbine to spin. The ability of the refrigerant to change phase or flash from a liquid to a vapor is due to the solar energy that is transferred from evacuated tubes into the solar collector manifold and into the refrigerant. The gas is routed to the solar turbo pump turbine to drive the compressor and liquid pump. The resulting fluid gas leaving the turbine is routed to the condenser for normal operation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354869 | HYBRID FAN ASSEMBLY AND ACTIVE HEATING PUMPING SYSTEM - Embodiments of a hybrid fan and active heat pumping system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the hybrid fan and active heat pumping system comprises a fan assembly and an active heat pumping system comprises a heat pump. The active heat pumping system is integrated with the fan assembly and is operable to actively cool or heat air as the air passes through the fan assembly. In some embodiments, the heat pump comprised in the active heat pumping system is a solid-state heat pump, a vapor compression heat pump, or a Stirling Cycle heat pump. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354870 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - A motor driving device and an air conditioner including the same are disclosed. The motor driving device includes a rectifier to rectify input AC power, a boost converter for boosting the rectified power from the rectifier, a first capacitor to store a pulsating voltage from the boost converter, a first inverter for outputting, to a compressor motor, AC power transformed using a voltage across the first capacitor, a second capacitor to store the rectified power from the rectifier, a second inverter for outputting, to a first fan motor, AC power transformed using a voltage across the second capacitor, and a voltage dropper to drop the voltage across the second capacitor, and to output the dropped voltage. In accordance with this configuration, the compressor motor and fan motor can be driven, using the same input AC power, even though the motor driving device uses a low-capacitance capacitor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354871 | AIR CONDITIONER WITH SELECTIVE FILTERING FOR AIR PURIFICATION - A split air conditioner has a cabinet with a fan and evaporator for mounting within a structure. The cabinet includes a filter or a stacked filter system positioned in the flow path between an air inlet and an air outlet for filtering contaminants from the air. Movable dampers are provided for selectively changing the airflow path to selectively bypass the filter to provide a greater or lesser degree of filtration of the air. Preferably, the filter is a high performance HEPA-like filter having substantially less pressure drop . | 2015-12-10 |
20150354872 | AIR CONDITIONER WITH SELECTIVE FILTERING FOR AIR PURIFICATION - A split air conditioner has a cabinet with a fan and evaporator for mounting within a structure. The cabinet includes a filter or a stacked filter system positioned in the flow path between an air inlet and an air outlet for filtering contaminants from the air. Movable filters are provided for selectively bypassing the filters to provide a greater or lesser degree of filtration of the air. Preferably, the filters are high performance HEPA-like filter having substantially less pressure drop . | 2015-12-10 |
20150354873 | REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT IN A HVAC SYSTEM - Methods and systems to manage refrigerant levels in a chiller system are provided. An evaporator of the chiller system may be configured to have a spill over port allowing oil containing refrigerant to spill over through the spill over port. The spill over port may be positioned at a place that corresponds to a desired refrigerant level in the evaporator. The spill over refrigerant may be directed into a heat exchanger that is configured to substantially vaporize refrigerant of the spill over refrigerant to a slightly superheat temperature. A method of maintaining a proper refrigerant level in the evaporator may include regulating a refrigerant flow to the evaporator so that the vaporized refrigerant of the spill over refrigerant is maintained at the slightly superheat temperature. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354874 | AIR CONDITIONER WITH SELECTIVE FILTERING FOR AIR PURIFICATION - A split air conditioner has a cabinet with a fan and evaporator for mounting within a structure. The cabinet includes one or more movable dampers or movable filters positioned in the flow path between the air inlet and the outlet for selectively filtering contaminants from the air to provide a greater or lesser degree of filtration of the air. The movable filters include sliding and/or pivot mounting structure which may accommodate stacking multiple filters with different filtering characteristics. The system may operate in a filtering only mode with no cooling, a cooling only mode with no filtering, or a combination of cooling and selective filtering. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354875 | On-Demand Micro Expansion Valve for a Refrigeration System - A refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser fluidly connected to the compressor, an evaporator fluidly connected to the condenser and the compressor, such that fluid may flow from the compressor through the condenser, through the evaporator, and again through the compressor. An expansion device is fluidly connected between the condenser and the evaporator, and a micro-expansion valve is also connected between the condenser and the evaporator. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354876 | Automatic Two-Way Expansion Valve - An automatic two-way expansion valve that resolves the issue where the precision in flow control of existing expansion valves is low. This automatic two-way expansion valve comprises a valve body and the first and second valve cores inside the valve body. There is a small bore concatenate with a big bore inside second valve core. One end of first valve core passes through the big bore and plug into the small bore. There is a flow clearance between the end of first valve core and the sidewall of the small bore. There is a sealing cone on first valve core, which can press against the chamfer rim between the small bore and the big bore. It effectively improves the precision in flow control, by modifying the shape of the end of first valve core and adding the first and the second gaskets. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354877 | System and Method for Controlling of Vapor Compression System - A method for controlling an operation of a vapor compression system (VCS) determines values of measured outputs of the operation of the VCS that include performance and constrained outputs. The method determines states of the VCS using an estimator model of the VCS defining a relationship between the states of the VCS, control inputs and controlled outputs, such that a difference between outputs predicted using the estimator model and the measured outputs asymptotically approaches zero. The states of the VCS include a main state representing the operation of the VCS and an auxiliary state representing the effect of unknown disturbances on each measured output of the VCS. The control inputs for controlling the operation of the VCS are determined using a prediction model, such that the constrained output satisfies the constraints, and a difference between the performance output and the value of the setpoint asymptotically approaches zero. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354878 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a first bypass pipe connected to an inlet-side passage of an accumulator through a second expansion device, a second passage of a subcooling heat exchanger, and a first opening and closing device; a second bypass pipe branched from the first bypass pipe between the subcooling heat exchanger and the first opening and closing device and connected to an injection port of a compressor through a second opening and closing device; and a third bypass pipe branched from a refrigerant pipe between a heat source-side heat exchanger and a use-side heat exchanger and connected to the second bypass pipe between the second opening and closing device and the injection port of the compressor through a third expansion device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354879 | METHOD OF REDUCING LIQUID FLOODING IN A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT - A method to reduce/prevent liquid refrigerant flooding in the compressor is disclosed herein. The method may include closing down the ETV when there is a risk of compressor flooding. The method may include closing down the ETV to a desired value when there is a risk of the compressor flooding. A failure to provide the superheated refrigerant vapor in a desired superheat temperature by the compressor may indicate a risk of the compressor being flooded by liquid refrigerant. The method may include measuring a refrigerant discharge temperature of the compressor, and closing down the ETV when a difference between the refrigerant discharge temperature of the compressor and a refrigerant saturate temperature is below a desired temperature threshold. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354880 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - A motor driving device and an air conditioner including the same are disclosed. The motor driving device includes a rectifier to rectify input AC power, a boost converter to boost power rectified by the rectifier, a capacitor to store a pulsating voltage from the boost converter, an inverter comprising a plurality of switching elements, the inverter transforming AC power, using a voltage across the capacitor, and outputting the transformed power to a motor, a regenerative power consuming unit arranged between the capacitor and the inverter, to consume regenerative power from the motor, and a switching driving unit to output a switching control signal to a switching element in the regenerative power consuming unit while outputting an operation control signal to an inverter controller when the voltage across the capacitor is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354881 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - A motor driving device and an air conditioner including the same are disclosed. The motor driving device includes a rectifier to rectify input AC power, a boost converter to boost power rectified by the rectifier, a capacitor to store a pulsating voltage from the boost converter, an inverter comprising a plurality of switching elements, the inverter transforming AC power, using a voltage across the capacitor, and outputting the transformed power to a motor, a regenerative power consuming unit arranged between the capacitor and the inverter, to consume regenerative power from the motor, and a switching driving unit to output a switching control signal to a switching element in the regenerative power consuming unit while outputting an operation control signal to an inverter controller when the voltage across the capacitor is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354882 | CO2 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM | 2015-12-10 |
20150354883 | DEVICE FOR COMMINUTING ICE - A device for comminuting ice is particularly suited for a household refrigeration appliance. The device has a rotary shaft, a first cutter unit with at least one fixed blade, and a second cutter unit with at least one moveable blade which is attached to the rotary shaft and can be rotated in a rotational direction. The fixed blade has a comminuting section and a pre-comminuting section which is arranged upstream of the comminuting section counter to the rotational direction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354884 | REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING A STERILIZING AND THAWING COMPARTMENT - The present invention relates to a refrigerator ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354885 | SYSTEM FOR EXTERNALLY COOLING A BEVERAGE HOLDER - A system for externally cooling a beverage holder holding a specific amount of beverage comprises a cooling housing having an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall is made of thermal conductive material for contacting at least a part of the beverage holder. The cooling housing defines an inner compartment including at least two separate, substantially non-toxic reactants, causing when reacting with one a other a non-reversible, entropy-increasing reaction producing substantially non-toxic products in a stoichiometric number. The at least two separate substantially non-toxic reactants are initially included in the inner compartment separated from one another and causing, when reacting with one another in the non-reversible, entropy-increasing reaction, a heat reduction of the beverage within the beverage holder. The system further comprises an actuator for initiating the reaction between the at least two separate, substantially non-toxic reactants, and an insulating layer of thermal insulating material enclosing the cooling housing. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354886 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEMS - A cooling system for a beverage dispensing system includes a cooling jacket for placement around a beverage container, such as a keg. The cooling jacket includes a main body having a top edge, an opposite bottom edge, an inner surface and an opposing outer surface. The main body is configured for placement around a side of the container. The main body has a first interior space for receiving the container, wherein the main body is formed of a first insulation material. The cooling jacket also includes an openable and closeable upper body that is for placement above and over a top of the container. The upper body is coupled to the main body such that is lies thereabove. The upper body is formed of a second insulation material. The upper body has a means for closing the upper body for completely enclosing the container within the cooling jacket. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354887 | LIQUEFIED GAS PRODUCTION FACILITY - A liquefied gas production facility includes a plurality of liquefied gas producers which produce liquefied gas by removing an unnecessary substance and liquefying feed gas containing methane as a main component. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354888 | Air Separation Apparatus for Isobaric Separation and Production of Oxygen and Nitrogen - This invention is about an air separation apparatus to produce oxygen and nitrogen through isobaric separation, which is based on the Rankine cycle system of similar thermal energy power circulation apparatus at cryogenic side, a liquid pump is used to input work and the cold is made up to the air separation apparatus with refrigerating media, so as to realize the isobaric separation of air to produce nitrogen and oxygen. The air separation apparatus of this invention can save energy by over 30% as compared with the traditional advanced apparatus with the identical refrigerating capacity, and it can also realize centralize gas supply via the air separation apparatus, therefore it constitutes a breakthrough to the traditional air separation technology and refrigeration theory, with substantial economic, social and environmental protection benefits. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354889 | Dryer Configured to Dry Agricultural Products and Associated Method - A dryer configured to dry agricultural or non-agricultural products is provided. The dryer may include a unitary source plenum that supplies air to compartments in which products are contained. Plenum conditioners may condition the air in the unitary source plenum through, for example, controlling the humidity, temperature, and flow rate of the air. Compartment conditioners may adjust the conditions of the air in each of the compartments. Thereby air may be efficiently pre-conditioned in the unitary source plenum, and then the conditions of the air may be adjusted to optimize drying of products in each of the compartments. Related methods are also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354890 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF OBJECTS - The invention relates to a device for controlling the temperature of objects, in particular for drying coated vehicle bodies or body parts, the device having a housing and a temperature controlling tunnel accommodated into the housing. A temperature controlling device for controlling the temperature of the objects using a temperature-controlled gaseous fluid comprises fluid nozzles, through each of which a jet of fluid can be dispensed onto the objects. A tunnel atmosphere can be suctioned through at least one suction opening using a suction system, whereby a base current is generated in the direction of the at least one suction opening in the temperature controlling tunnel. A convection device is provided, by means of which a convection current can be generated in addition to the base current, said convection current supporting the base current. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354891 | Dynamic Suspension Drying (DSD) to Control Ostwald Ripening - The present invention relates to a process for the control of Ostwald Ripening phenomenon occurring in particle suspensions without the need for addition of stabilizing agents, by using high pressure homogenization at mild conditions in a way that no increase or decrease in particle size occurs, thus allowing the stabilization of the suspension during the isolation step in the form of a dried powder. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354892 | DRYING APPARATUS - A drying apparatus includes a furnace body | 2015-12-10 |
20150354893 | GREEN HOUSE FOR TREATMENT OF SLUDGE - The present invention includes a green house for turning sludge into biosolids. The green house includes a base and at least one sidewall protruding from the base forming a receptacle in between. The receptacle is formed to secure sludge within. At least a portion of the sidewall is transparent. The present invention may further include a transparent top covering the receptacle. A mirrored surface may be within the receptacle and facing towards the receptacle to increase the reflection of light and thereby the heat within the green house. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354894 | Lyophilization - Embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatuses for lyophilizing, storing, and transfusing materials are described. In embodiments, the materials may include whole blood or a component of whole blood such as plasma. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354895 | EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE GRAIN DRYING WITH HEATER AND VARIABLE SPEED FAN - A grain drying system and process includes a controller that is electronically coupled to a variable speed fan and to a heater or a heat pump to supply air through a plenum and the grain. Also coupled to the controller are ambient temperature and humidity sensors, internal plenum temperature and a humidity sensor. The controller adjusts a fan speed in combination with operating the heater or heat pump to deliver a target equilibrium moisture temperature, during a first period when the ambient air is outside the equilibrium moisture target. The controller operates the fan at a minimum speed, during a second period when the ambient air is outside the equilibrium moisture target, and the controller is unable to obtain equilibrium moisture target air in the plenum in view of operational limits of the fan and the heater or heat pump. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354896 | CRUCIBLE - Embodiments of the invention disclose a crucible. The crucible comprises: a crucible body; and at least one heat conductive sheet disposed on an inner side wall of the crucible body. The at least one heat conductive sheet has at least one opening. The crucible is specifically used for evaporating process, and can improve the heating uniformity of the evaporation materials and prevent the evaporation material from local spurting. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354897 | CRUCIBLE LINER - A liner is placed into a crucible to prevent semiconductor material from contacting the interior surfaces of the crucible and to allow the crucible to be reused in the making of semiconductor ingots. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354898 | GAS QUENCHING CELL - The invention relates to a quenching cell ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354899 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A REFRIGERANT CIRCULATING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A heat exchanger for a refrigerant circulating in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The exchanger has a first unit for circulating a first fluid defining first blades for circulating the first fluid and a second unit for circulating a second fluid defining second blades for circulating the second fluid. The blades are layered in a stacking direction of said blades such that an exchange of heat can take place between the first and second fluids, where the units permit the first fluid to circulate while avoiding the second unit, and permitting the second fluid to circulate while avoiding the first unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354900 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger with mutually adjacent first flow channels and second flow channels. The first flow channels and the second flow channels are received in a first manifold at a first end region of the flow channel end regions and in a second manifold at a second end region of the flow channel end regions. The first manifold has a first base and the second manifold has a second base, the first base and second base having a plurality of openings in which the end regions of the flow channels are received. The first manifold has a first longitudinal channel and a second longitudinal channel. The second manifold has a second cover which together with the second base of the second manifold forms transverse channels, and one first flow channel and one second flow channel are fluidically connected to each other via a respective transverse channel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354901 | HEAT REMOVAL ASSEMBLY - A heat removal assembly is provided herein. The heat removal assembly includes an evaporator block, a heat pipe, and a condenser plate. The evaporator block removes heat from an electronic component. The evaporator block engages with the electronic component and forms a thermal connection therebetween that removes the heat from the electronic component. The heat pipe connects to the evaporator block to remove heat from the evaporator block. The condenser plate connects to the heat pipe and receives heat from the heat pipe. The condenser plate includes a thermal mating surface that mates with a thermal member, such that the heat is removed from the assembly via the thermal mating surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354902 | THERMAL TRANSFER SYSTEM - A thermal transfer system for a pressure vessel adapted for use in an underwater environment includes a housing having a bore adapted to receive a heat pipe. Embodiments of the housing include a mounting flange for mounting the housing to the pressure vessel, a radially extending profile to enhance thermal transfer between the housing and the underwater environment, and an aperture in fluidic communication with the bore. A method of providing thermal transfer between an interior of the pressure vessel and the underwater environment includes inserting the heat pipe into the bore, sealing a distal end of the bore, and mounting the housing to the pressure vessel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354903 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE COMPRISING AN EXPANSION SPACE - The present invention relates to an arrangement for storing thermal energy, comprising a shaft ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354904 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER - A clearance (C) is provided between the inner circumferential surface of cylindrical stubs ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354905 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354906 | THROUGH-PLATE MICROCHANNEL TRANSFER DEVICES - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a microfluidic transfer device. The device mitigates risk of cross contamination between working fluids and is amenable to high-volume, low-cost manufacturing techniques. The device may be configured for mass transfer, heat transfer, or both. For instance, certain disclosed embodiments incorporate semi-permeable membranes to transfer target substances from one fluid to another. Moreover, the device may incorporate both heat and mass transfer components. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354907 | HIGH HEAT TRANSFER RATE REUSABLE THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system and methods for high heat transfer rate reusable thermal protection are presented. A porous skin comprises an exposed exterior surface and a non-exposed surface, and a coolant reservoir comprises perforations coupled to the non-exposed surface, and valves. The valves regulate a flow of coolant from the coolant reservoir to the porous skin in response to a temperature of the porous skin. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354908 | ENGINEERED PACKING FOR HEAT EXCHANGE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - An apparatus includes an inlet, an outlet, and a sheet disposed proximate a heat transfer surface, wherein the sheet is oriented in a sheet plane that is displaced from a plane of the heat transfer surface by an angle of at least 10 degrees. The apparatus also includes a plurality of tabs attached to the sheet, the tabs lying in respective tab planes, wherein the tab planes and the sheet plane intersect forming respective intersections. The intersections of the tab planes and the sheet plane are substantially parallel. The intersections of the tab planes and the sheet plane are at an angle of less than 88° to the heat transfer surface, and the plurality of tabs collectively form channels directing a fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet to impinge the heat transfer surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354909 | Firearm Slide Attachment - A firearm slide attachment that is used to rack the slide of a firearm. The firearm slide attachment includes an attachment body, a plurality of interface protrusions, a first grip, and a second grip. The attachment body includes a bridge, a first wing, and a second wing that together delineate a slide channel, for fitting the attachment body around the slide. The plurality of interface protrusions is positioned within the slide channel and connected to the first wing and the second wing; the plurality of interface protrusions engaging grooves in the slide, allowing the attachment body to rack the slide when force is applied to the attachment body. The first grip is connected to the first wing, while the second grip is connected to the second wing, both opposite the slide channel, wherein the first grip and the second grip provide protrusions for applying force to rack the slide. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354910 | BOLT GUIDANCE SYSTEM - Firearm comprising a projectile barrel ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354911 | INTEGRAL SPRING BOTTOM METAL LATCH - An integrated spring bottom metal latch is disclosed that obviates the problem of rifles having heavy recoil from erroneously and unintentionally opening and dropping shells or magazines upon firing. The integrated spring allows for exact manufacturing versus compression springs. As a result, the presently disclosed invention may be utilized to address specific recoil requirements as found in any number of rifles exhibiting different recoil. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354912 | Tool-Less Trigger Guard - Provided is a trigger guard for an AR15-type firearm lower receiver, attachable and removable without application of impact force. It includes an elongated trigger guard member having forward and rear ends with a rear transverse opening positioned to align with mounting openings on the receiver. A mounting pin has a size no greater in cross-section than that of the mounting openings on the receiver and a spring engagement means thereon. A deflectable spring means is operably positioned in the transverse opening to be deflected when the pin is inserted in the transverse opening and to engage the spring engagement means on the mounting pin when the mounting pin reaches a preselected position. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354913 | SHOOTING RESTS FOR SUPPORTING FIREARMS - One aspect of the invention is directed to shooting rests for supporting a firearm having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion and is also coupled to the frame. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354914 | Rifle Cleaning Tool - A breech chamber cleaning tool is provided. The breech chamber cleaning tool has a bar angled so as to form at one end a handle for gripping the tool by hand and at the other end a head for scraping the breech chamber. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354915 | Automatic Line Release Mechanism for a Bow - An automatic line release mechanism for a bow is provided that includes an actuator that moves relative to a riser of the bow when a string of the bow is drawn. When the string of the bow is drawn the actuator actuates a push button of a reel to cause line of the reel to be released. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354916 | ELASTIC PROJECTILE PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An elastic projectile propulsion system deploys a plurality of springs that bias a common launching cord via a plurality of block and tackle pulleys. Each sheave of the pulley is coupled to the moveable end of a spring such that the force of each spring contributes to the energy imparted to a projectile by the launching cord without adding significant friction or inertial resistance. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354917 | PAINTBALL MARKER AND LOADER SYSTEM - Among other things, methods and apparatus regarding collection, dissemination and display of information concerning paintball loaders and markers are disclosed. A loader includes a heads-up display, electronic devices for gathering, storing and disseminating information, and an antenna for sending and receiving data. Wireless voice communications among paintball players is possible via associated headsets. There is also disclosed paintball equipment and methods for controlling both the firing and loading mechanism of paintball equipment. Current systems or mechanisms have individual and discrete electronic control systems for firing operations, e.g. located in the paintball gun itself, and loading operations, e.g. located inside the paintball loader. The present disclosure unifies the electronic control of said firing and loader operations into a single electronic circuit board located on either the paintball gun or paintball loader. | 2015-12-10 |