52nd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200400298 | CONNECTABLE LAMP DEVICE AND CONNECTABLE LAMP DEVICE ASSEMBLY - A connectable lamp device includes a lamp tube, a first cover body, and a second cover body. The lamp tube includes an upper housing and a lower housing connected to the upper housing. Two ends of the lamp tube include a first tube end and a second tube end, respectively. The outer portion of the first cover body includes a first connecting structure, and the inner portion of the first cover body covers the first tube end. The outer portion of the second cover body includes a second connecting structure, and the inner portion of the second cover body covers the second tube end. Accordingly, several lamp devices may be utilized to replace the lamp panel, and the lamp devices can be utilized in a convenient manner and are applicable in different circumstances. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400299 | LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM AND LIGHTING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a light source system and a lighting device including the same. The light source system includes at least one laser configured to emit excitation light, a substrate, a reflective layer, a wavelength conversion layer, and a light guiding element. The substrate is made of material with a high thermal conductivity and provided with a notch. The laser is received in a sidewall of the notch. The reflective layer covers walls of the notch and is configured to reflect the excitation light. The wavelength conversion layer is provided on a part of the reflective layer and configured to perform wavelength conversion on the excitation light to obtain excited light. The light guiding element covers an opening of the notch and configured to guide the excitation light and the excited light, to obtain light to be emitted by the light source system. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400300 | AIDING DEVICE FOR LAMP HEAT DISSIPATION - An aiding device for lamp heat dissipation facilitates the heat dissipation of a lamp. A portion of the lamp has an engaging portion. The aiding device includes an engaging groove, and the engaging groove of the aiding device is adapted to be engaged with the engaging portion of the lamp, so that the aiding device is assembled on the lamp. Accordingly, the temperatures of the power module, the electronic components, or the light emitting components can be reduced through heat dissipation, thereby extending the lifetime of the lamp. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400301 | Waterproof PCB (LED) Light - Low cost easy to use long battery life underwater night fishing light. This underwater light is extremely lightweight and dissipates heat very effectively. No more need for heavy metal plates called heat sink. These lights are so light they will float or can be used up to 60′ deep. Cost and energy efficient for hours and hours of enjoyment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400302 | MULTI-FUNCTION FLASHLIGHT - A high lumen output flashlight includes a flashlight head at a first end of the flashlight and a power assembly at a second end of the flashlight. The power assembly includes power management module body member with a pivotally mounted cover selectively covering a recess formed in a second end of the power management module body member. An O-ring is positioned between the pivotally mounted cover and the power management module body member in a manner providing waterproof or water resistant protection. A central body member is positioned between the flashlight head and the power assembly. The flashlight head includes an outer body member secured to a first end of the central body member and an LED light assembly is positioned within the outer body member. The outer body member includes a plastic heat insulating ring. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400303 | Container with Illumination Source - An LED light cube/container for storage of children's glow in the dark toys is disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400304 | FLASHLIGHT WITH INTEGRATED SELF-DEFENSE DEVICE - A device for discharging the contents of a spray canister, wherein the device has a safety button, and wherein the safety button is configured to guard against accidental discharge of the contents of the spray canister. The safety button is further configured to snap into position either on a safety ON or OFF position and stay in either position until toggled. A discharge trigger is configured to be operated by pushing the safety button sideways to the safety OFF position and then pushing the discharge trigger forward to expel the content of the spray canister. A tumbler tongue is configured to slide into the central housing opening when the safety button is in the ON position, rendering the discharge trigger immovable. A cam follower pin is configured to slide along the tumbler cam contour. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400305 | NATURAL CIRCULATION MULTI-CIRCULATION PACKAGE BOILER WITH SUPERHEAT FOR STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD) PROCESS INCLUDING SUPERHEAT - A boiler includes an upper steam drum, an optional intermediate drum, and a lower drum. Each drum is divided by an internal divider into a clean section and a concentrated section. Downcomers connect the upper steam drum to the lower drum, and tubes are connected to convey a heated steam-water mixture from the lower drum into the upper steam drum (through the optional intermediate drum, if provided). An optional superheater has an input terminal connected to receive steam from the clean section of the upper steam drum. An attemperator may be provided to attemperate superheated steam output from an output terminal of the superheater, and the attemperation fluid may optionally be provided from the concentrated side of the upper steam drum. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400306 | AIR INFUSED STEAM GENERATOR - Air infusing apparatus for generating air-infused steam. A mixer mixes air from a source of air with steam from a source of steam. An exhaust exhausts the mixed air and steam. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400307 | FLAME-RESISTANT WICK - A flame-resistant wick comprises a hollow chamber and at least one capillary structure surrounding the hollow chamber. The at least one capillary structure is interlaced by a plurality of wire strands into a tubular shape. Each of the plurality of wire strands consists of a plurality of core wires being made of a material having a melting point of not less than 800° C. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400308 | RADIANT WALL BURNER - A burner and a method utilize a burner tile with an outer surface extending along the furnace wall and an inner surface defining a passageway. A fuel duct extends at least partially through the passageway and discharges fuel onto a burner head. The burner head forms a coanda-curved surface, wherein the fuel is directed onto the coanda-curved surface such that the fuel flows along the coanda-curved surface to the outer surface of the burner tile. There is an air channel defined by an outside edge of the coanda-curved surface and in fluid flow communication with the passageway such that air flows from the passageway through the channel to mix with the fuel so as to produce the combustible mixture. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400309 | Noise Reduction Plate In Gas Fired Combustion Systems - A noise reduction plate for a thermal transfer device can include a body having plurality of apertures. The noise reduction plate is installed in the distribution channel of a premix blower and reduces ignition noise. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400310 | CRUDE AND WASTE OIL BURNER - A burner capable of burning crude or other heavy oil. A combustion chamber is surrounded by a wall of thermal insulation. An air-fuel injector pipe extends through the wall and opens into the combustion chamber. An oil supply pipe extends along the interior of the air fuel injector pipe to an inner open end that is proximate the inner end of the air-fuel injector pipe. A venturi insert is fixed within the air-fuel injector pipe and has an orifice positioned outward of the open inner end of the oil supply pipe. A combustion air supply including a blower and a recuperator transfers heat from outgoing combusted exhaust gases to incoming combustion-supporting air being blown through the recuperator and the air fuel injector pipe into the combustion chamber. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400311 | Device for Indicating the Status of a Gas Burner - The aim of the invention is to create a device for indicating the status of a gas burner, which device functions independently of the circumstances of the specific gas burner design and arrangement. This aim is achieved, according to the invention, in that the device ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400312 | GAS VALVE AND CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a gas valve and a control device and a control method thereof wherein the control device receives a detection voltage generated by a thermocouple. the control device outputs the second voltage when the detection voltage generated is greater than a predetermined voltage, and then outputs the first voltage. The control device stops outputting the first voltage when receiving a shut-off signal, and the control device starts counting time and stops outputting the second voltage when the time counted reaches a predetermined time. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400313 | COMBUSTOR PANEL CONFIGURATION WITH SKEWED SIDE WALLS - A combustor of a gas turbine engine including a first forward liner panel. The forward liner panel including a liner panel forward edge, a liner panel aft edge opposite of the liner panel forward edge, and a first liner panel side edge between the liner panel aft edge and the liner panel forward edge. The first liner panel side edge is non-perpendicular to the liner panel forward edge and oriented at an angle about perpendicular to a swirl flow in the combustor. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400314 | COOLING FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR AN ATTRITABLE ENGINE - An additively manufactured attritable engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an engine case wall, which surrounds the compressor section, the combustion section, and the turbine section. The engine case wall includes a first cavity embedded in the engine case wall that defines an injector that is in fluid communication with the combustion section. The engine case wall includes at least one second cavity embedded within the engine case wall and defines at least one cooling channel that is in thermal communication through the engine case wall with the injector. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400315 | COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A combustor and a gas turbine including the same which can reduce a loss of pressure and enhance a cooling efficiency of a liner and transition piece are provided. The combustor may include a liner configured to define a combustion chamber, a transition piece coupled to a rear end of the liner, a flow sleeve configured to surround the liner and the transition piece, a plurality of impingement holes formed in the flow sleeve, and a plurality of inserts inserted into at least some of the impingement holes, wherein each of the inserts may include a first channel configured to guide combustion air, introduced into an associated one of the impingement holes, in a direction parallel to a direction of extension of an annular passage between the flow sleeve and the liner or an annular passage between the flow sleeve and the transition piece, and a second channel configured to guide the combustion air, introduced into the associated one of the impingement holes, in a direction transverse to the annular passage between the flow sleeve and the liner or the annular passage between the flow sleeve and the transition piece. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400316 | HEATING POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A heating power control system includes a storage that stores cooking information including a cooking process that is executed using a cooking appliance and is obtained from a server device, a receiver that receives detection information indicating an absence or a presence of a user of the cooking appliance, and a controller that determines whether or not the user is absent for a predetermined period of time based on the detection information, determines, based on the cooking information, whether or not the cooking process is a heating process when the user is determined to be absent for the predetermined period of time, determines, based on the cooking information, a control method of controlling heating power of the cooking appliance when the cooking process is determined to be a heating process, and controls the heating power of the cooking appliance by the control method. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400317 | 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. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400318 | OVEN RACK ASSEMBLY WITH ROTATING MOUNTING ARMS - An oven rack assembly includes a first arm, a second arm, and a first frame member rotatably coupled with the first arm and the second arm at spaced apart positions along an axis of the first frame member and supported by the first and second arms between a first vertical position and a second vertical position higher than the first vertical position. The first and second arms move the first frame member between the first and second vertical positions with movement of the first frame member in a direction of the axis by rotation of the first and second arms. The assembly further includes a first rack supported on a least a first side thereof by the first frame member and coupled with the first frame member to be slideable with respect thereto along the axis. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400319 | HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A hot water supply apparatus includes a heat pump device in which a compressor and a heat exchanger are connected, a heat medium circuit connected to the heat pump device via the heat exchanger, a tank that stores water after the water exchanges heat with a heat medium of the heat medium circuit, two tank-temperature detection units attached at different heights to the tank and each detects a temperature of water in the tank, and a controller that controls, by using a value detected by each of the two tank-temperature detection units, a temperature of water in the tank. The controller sets a target hot water supply temperature based on a stored-hot-water temperature detected by one of the two tank temperature detection units and a within-tank temperature difference that is a difference between temperatures within the tank detected by the two tank-temperature detection units. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400320 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a first heat exchanger inclined forward and downward, a second heat exchanger provided below the first heat exchanger, a drain pan provided below the second heat exchanger, and a blocking member covering an area between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger and also a part of the first heat exchanger from a front side. The first heat exchanger has at least one heat exchanging unit. An upper edge of the blocking member is higher than a front edge at a lower end of the heat exchanging unit disposed at a front-most side. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400321 | CLAMP FOR MOUNTING A BRACKET AT AN OFFSET FROM A WALL, METHOD FOR MOUNTING A BRACKET ON A WALL AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A COMPRESSOR ON A WALL - A clamp comprises a lower section and an upper section. The lower section has a U-shaped cross-section forming a channel extending along a first axis. The channel has a flat bottom and two sides extending from the bottom along a second axis. Openings are formed in the bottom of the channel. The upper section has two elongate plates that extend from the two sides of the channel along the first axis. The elongate plates are offset along the second axis from the bottom of the channel. Apertures pierced along a third axis are distributed along the first axis on each of the elongate plates. Corresponding apertures pierced in the two elongate plates are coaxial with each other. Two clamps are anchored on a wall at their channels and two brackets are bolted to the clamps to support a compressor while providing clearance of the compressor from the wall. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400322 | HUMIDITY CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD - In a method and apparatus for conditioning air for an enclosure, a first ambient airstream is cooled by a cooling coil of a refrigerant cooling system to reduce temperature and humidity, passed through a segment of a rotating desiccant wheel to reduce moisture content and increase temperature, and then supplied to the enclosure. The desiccant wheel is regenerated by a second ambient airstream heated with a condenser coil of the refrigerant system and then passed through a regeneration segment of the desiccant wheel. A bypass plenum allows a third ambient airstream to be selectively heated and cooled independent of the evaporator coil and desiccant wheel in the first plenum. Heated air bypassed from the second ambient airstream or an independent heater can perform the selective heating in the bypass plenum. The airstream in the bypass plenum is then supplied with the air treated in the first plenum to the enclosure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400323 | HVAC UNIT WITH HOT GAS REHEAT - The present disclosure is directed to a single compressor HVAC system with hot gas reheat. The system includes a single compressor, a pair of condensers, a reheat heat exchanger, an evaporator, and an expansion device. Within the system, the refrigerant exiting the compressor is separated into two portions. In the cooling mode, the first and second portions of the refrigerant are directed from the compressor through the two condensers in parallel. In the reheat mode, the first portion of the refrigerant is directed through the first condenser, while the second portion of the refrigerant is directed through the reheat heat exchanger. The system also may include a head pressure control device that is designed to maintain the compressor discharge pressure within a desired range by adjusting the condenser fan speed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400324 | INTERACTIVE OUTDOOR DISPLAY - An outdoor unit for a building HVAC system includes one or more sensors configured to measure temperature and pressure values. The unit also includes a user interface coupled to the outdoor unit. The user interface is configured to display information to a user. The unit includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit configured to record the temperature values and the pressure values via the sensors and cause the user interface to display temperature values and pressure values. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400325 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a suction-air temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of air that is sucked into a heat exchange unit or the temperature of space to be subjected to heat exchange as a suction air temperature; a cooled/heated-air temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of air blown from the heat exchange unit or the temperature of the heat exchange unit as a cooled/heated air temperature; and a control device that acquires data on a temperature difference between the suction air temperature detected by the suction-air temperature detection unit and the cooled/heated air temperature detected by the cooled/heated-air temperature detection unit at different times as time-series data, and determines whether the heat exchange unit is dirty or not based on the time-series data regarding the temperature difference. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400326 | AIR-TREATMENT ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE - A method of operating an air-treatment appliance, as provided herein, may include directing a fluid-motivating unit (FMU) to motivate a fluid through the air-treatment appliance based on a condition setpoint. The method may also include receiving an ambient condition signal. The method may further include measuring a total active time of the FMU over a predetermined time period and estimating a power consumption based on the total active time of the FMU. The method may still further include determining a diagnostic state of the air-treatment appliance based on the ambient condition signal and the estimated power consumption. The method may include transmitting a state signal to a user interface according to the determined diagnostic state. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400327 | HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) CONTROL SYSTEM - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system includes a heating system to heat an interior of a dwelling, an air conditioning system to cool the interior of the dwelling, and a ventilation system coupled to the heating system and air conditioning system to convey air into areas within the dwelling. A control system is coupled to the heating system, the air conditioning system, and the ventilation system, and includes at least one sensor to detect an environmental parameter related to the interior of the dwelling, and one or more processors for receiving data generated by the at least one sensor. The one or more processors to obtain an instruction to vary an environmental condition of the interior of the dwelling, analyze the environmental parameter in response to receiving the instruction, and determine whether to ignore the instruction to vary the environmental condition based on an analysis of the environmental parameter. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400328 | AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for air flow circulation are described which utilize one or more air conditioning units as well as transfer grilles to move cooler air from one space to another. The transfer grilles can include bi-directional in-line fans to move air between spaces in discrete ducts located between the spaces. Motorized dampers can be controlled by a controller that receives information about various rooms and areas from temperature and occupancy sensors within those rooms or areas. In this manner, conditioned air can be directed to those rooms that are occupied and whose temperature needs correction based on a thermostat setting, and use of the air conditioning unit can be avoided when a cool air source is present in another space. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400329 | Positioning System And Method For Determining The Position Of Fans - A method for determining the positions of a number of fans (V | 2020-12-24 |
20200400330 | BUILDING SYSTEM WITH A BUILDING MODEL EDITOR - A building management system for generating a building model for a building and operating building equipment of the building based on the building model. The system includes a processing circuit configured to receive a context, wherein the context includes metadata defining the building model for the building and generate a building model editor interface for viewing and editing the received context, wherein the building model interface includes building elements for the building model, wherein the building elements are based on the received context and represent the building equipment. The processing circuit is configured to receive user edits of the context via the building model interface, wherein the user edits include edits to the building elements, generate an updated context based on the user edits of the context, and deploy the updated context to control environmental conditions of the building with the building equipment based on the updated context. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400331 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An air conditioning system includes: outdoor units; indoor units each communicating with any one of the outdoor units by a first communication method; and a central control device communicating with each of the outdoor units by a second communication method and controlling the outdoor units and the indoor units. One of the outdoor units generates, by using a first address used for communication performed using the first communication method, a second address used for communication performed using a second communication method, generates a second address for one or more of the indoor units by using a first address, and obtains second addresses from another outdoor unit and the central control device. The central control device obtains, from each of the outdoor units, second addresses of the outdoor unit and each indoor unit, and controls operations of the outdoor units and the indoor units by using the second addresses obtained. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400332 | Networking Method and Apparatus for Air Conditioning Unit, and Terminal - The present disclosure discloses a networking method device and terminal for an air conditioning unit. The networking method includes: detecting an outside ambient temperature after a target networking indoor unit is started; determining a target operating mode of the target networking indoor unit according to the outside ambient temperature; detecting a system pressure value of a multi-split air conditioning system after an operating duration of the target networking indoor unit in the target operating mode is greater than a preset operating duration; and determining whether the target networking indoor unit belongs to a target networking system according to the system pressure value. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400333 | ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS BASED ON SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS - Method and environment controller predicting temperature variations based on sound level measurements. The environment controller determines N consecutive sets of frequency domain sound level measurements. Each set of frequency domain sound level measurements comprises a given number M of sound level amplitudes at the corresponding given number M of frequencies. The environment controller executes a neural network inference engine using a predictive model for inferring one or more output based on inputs. The inputs comprise the N consecutive sets of frequency domain sound level measurements. The one or more output comprises a predicted variation of a temperature. For example, the environment controller receives a plurality of consecutive time domain sound level measurements from a sound sensor and generates the N consecutive sets of frequency domain sound level measurements based on the plurality of consecutive time domain sound level measurements (for instance by using a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm). | 2020-12-24 |
20200400334 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM - An air-conditioning control system ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400335 | FAN ASSEMBLY - There is provided a fan assembly comprising a motor-driven impeller arranged to generate an airflow, an air outlet arranged to emit the airflow, at least one filter assembly that is arranged to purify the airflow, a plurality of sensors arranged to measure a value for each of a plurality of air quality characteristic, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive measured values for each of the plurality of air quality characteristics, identify one of a corresponding set of intervals within which the measured value falls, select an air quality index value associated with the identified interval, and generate a corresponding speed value using the selected air quality index value. The processor is then configured to set a speed of the motor-driven impeller in dependence upon the highest of the speed values. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400336 | CONTROL METHOD OF AIR DEFLECTORS OF AIR CONDITIONER, AND AIR CONDITIONER - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular to a control method of air deflectors of an air conditioner, and the air conditioner. In the control method of the air deflectors of the air conditioner, after a startup command is received, before the air deflectors of the air conditioner move from an air outlet of the air conditioner to preset positions, the air deflectors start to rotate for unfolding, wherein the preset positions are final positions where the air deflectors move outward and downward relative to the air outlet, and the process when the air deflectors move outward and downward is partially overlapped with the process when the air deflectors rotate for unfolding in time. In the present disclosure, since the rotation unfolding of the air deflectors in a startup phase does not need to be performed after the air deflectors move to the preset positions, but start before the air deflectors move to the preset positions, the rotation unfolding of the air deflectors does not need to take a separate time. Therefore, the startup time would be considerably shortened, which facilitates improving the user experience. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400337 | INFRARED SENSOR MODULE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL SYSTEM - The present disclosure includes: an infrared sensor configured to detect an infrared ray and output a thermal image; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the infrared sensor; and a processor configured to process output signals of the infrared sensor and the temperature sensor, and the processor is configured to estimate a temperature distribution in a space between the infrared sensor and a background in a detection direction of the infrared sensor from a background temperature of the thermal image and the temperature of the infrared sensor. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLOW CONTROL IN AN HVAC SYSTEM - A method for controlling flow in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that imposes an upper limit on the flow of fluid through a heating or cooling coil. Imposing this limit on the flow rate ensures that a temperature change across the coil remains above a minimum threshold and can significantly reduce energy waste. The method includes receiving a first temperature measurement associated with an inlet of the coil, receiving a second temperature measurement associated with an outlet of the coil, and receiving a flow measurement associated with the valve, applying the first temperature measurement, the second temperature measurement, and the flow measurement as input to a model, determining a maximum flow rate that ensures that a difference between the first temperature measurement and the second temperature measurement is above a threshold using the model, and operating the valve in accordance with the maximum flow rate. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400339 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLOW CONTROL IN AN HVAC SYSTEM - A method for controlling flow in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes adjusting a setpoint associated with a valve based on a temperature change across a heating or cooling coil to reduce energy waste. The method includes receiving a first temperature measurement associated with an inlet of the coil, receiving a second temperature measurement associated with an outlet of the coil, calculating a difference between the first temperature measurement and the second temperature measurement, determining that the difference between the first temperature measurement and the second temperature measurement is below a threshold, and adjusting a setpoint associated with the valve. Additional control features may be provided to improve system behavior such as a pulse generation feature, a change-limiting feature, and a reevaluation feature. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400340 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air-conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units; a relay unit including an intermediate heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between refrigerant and a heat medium; and a heat source unit configured to supply cooling energy or heating energy to each of the plurality of indoor units via the relay unit. The heat source unit and the relay unit are connected by a heat-source connection pipe through which the refrigerant flows, and the relay unit and the plurality of indoor units are connected by a load connection pipe through which the heat medium flows. The load connection pipe comprises a main pipe connecting between the relay unit and one of the indoor units provided at an end of the load connection pipe opposite to the relay unit. The main pipe has branch parts associated with the indoor units. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400341 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN HVAC FLUID TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A flow control device ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400342 | Air Sweeping Mechanism and Air Conditioner with Air Sweeping Mechanism - The disclosure discloses an air sweeping mechanism and an air conditioner with the air sweeping mechanism. The air sweeping mechanism includes: a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured to be mounted on a housing of the air conditioner; an air sweeping blade, the air sweeping blade being connected with the mounting portion; and a driving rod, the driving rod being connected with the air sweeping blade, and a position of the driving rod being adjustably disposed, wherein the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally formed, at least part of the air sweeping blade is a flexible portion, and the driving rod drives the at least part of the air sweeping blade to move. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400343 | NOISE SUPPRESION VERTICAL CURTAIN APPARATUS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER UNITS - Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to noise suppression vertical curtain apparatus for heat exchanger units. In one implementation, a heat exchanger unit includes a frame having a plurality of side regions and at least one cooler associated with at least one of the plurality of side regions. The heat exchanger unit also includes a vertical axis, an internal volume, a floor, and a fan disposed above the floor to move air through the internal volume. The heat exchanger unit also includes a first set of panels disposed between the floor and the fan, and a vertical curtain disposed between the first set of panels and the fan. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400344 | TANKLESS WATER HEATERS AND RELATED METHODS FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - A tankless water heater for RV includes a heat exchanger disposed in a housing with an inlet cold water line and an outlet hot water line extending outside a front side of the housing. A burner, disposed in an operative relationship with the heat exchanger, is provided for heating water flowing through the heat exchanger and an exhaust system induces is provided to move exhaust fumes out a vent duct. The tankless water heater for RV can be partially automated using a microprocessor, which can receive signals from various sensors mounted with the water heater and can send control signals to control one or more parameters. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400345 | PORTABLE INDIRECT FUEL FIRED HEATER WITH AUTOMATED COMBUSTION OPTIMIZATION - A portable indirect fuel fired heater includes a burner assembly having a fuel burner to deliver fuel from a fuel supply to a combustion chamber of the heater and a combustion air blower to deliver combustion air to the combustion chamber with the fuel for combustion in the combustion chamber to produce exhaust gases. A heat exchanger receives air to be heated in heat exchanging relationship with at least a portion of the combustion chamber. A sensor senses an oxygen level as a partial pressure of oxygen in the exhaust gases. A controller operates an actuator operatively connected to the burner assembly to controllably vary the delivery rate of combustion air and thus vary the ratio of the air and fuel responsive to the oxygen level sensed by the combustion sensor so as to maintain the sensed oxygen level at a prescribed set point level stored on the controller. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400346 | Water Heating Apparatus and Water Heating System - In an immediate hot water supply operation mode in which a circulation pump is activated while a hot water supply faucet is closed, a water heating apparatus forms an immediate hot water supply circulation path by an inner path including a water entry path, a heat exchanger, and a hot water output path and an outer path bypassing the hot water supply faucet, as being combined. A controller stores as an actual flow rate value for each immediate hot water supply operation mode, a flow rate detection value by a flow rate sensor at predetermined timing, and calculates a flow rate learning value based on a plurality of stored actual flow rate values. When the flow rate detection value becomes larger than a criterion value set in accordance with the flow rate learning value, use of the hot water supply faucet is detected and the circulation pump is deactivated. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400347 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - To reduce the possibility that temperature of refrigerant discharged from a compressor of a refrigeration apparatus becomes excessively high by controlling torque of a motor built into the compressor, the compressor includes the motor having rotation thereof controlled by inverter control. An inverter controller controls torque of the motor using inverter control when operation frequency of the compressor is at least one value within a range of from 10 Hz to 40 Hz. When at least the operation frequency is within the range of from 10 Hz to 40 Hz, torque of the motor is controlled, and under a predetermined condition in which temperature of refrigerant discharged from the compressor easily becomes excessively high, a device controller controls devices provided in a refrigerant circuit such that refrigerant sucked into the compressor is placed in a wet vapor state. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400348 | COOLING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A cooling device | 2020-12-24 |
20200400349 | THERMAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEM FOR POWER OUTAGE - A system includes a high side heat exchanger, a flash tank, a first load, a second load, and a thermal storage tank. The high side heat exchanger is configured to remove heat from a refrigerant. The flash tank is configured to store the refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger and discharge a flash gas. The first load is configured to use the refrigerant from the flash tank to remove heat from a first space proximate to the first load. The second load is configured to use the refrigerant from the flash tank to remove heat from a second space proximate to the second load. The thermal storage tank is configured, when a power outage is determined to be occurring, to receive the flash gas from the flash tank, and remove heat from the flash gas. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400350 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a four-way valve, a second flow path switching unit, a first outdoor heat exchanger, a second outdoor heat exchanger, a first indoor heat exchanger and a second flow path switching unit. The second flow path switching unit switches between a third state in which the first port, the second port, the first outdoor heat exchanger, the fourth port, the third port, the second heat exchanger, the fifth port and the sixth port are successively connected in series, and a fourth state in which the sixth port, the fourth port, the first heat exchanger, the second port and the first port are successively connected in series, and the sixth port, the fifth port, the second heat exchanger, the third port and the first port are successively connected in series. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400351 | MAGNETIC WORK BODY AND MAGNETIC HEAT PUMP DEVICE USING SAME - There are provided a magnetic work body capable of increasing the porosity to improve the heat exchange efficiency and a magnetic heat pump device using the same. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400352 | SHEATH-INTEGRATED MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION MEMBER, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE MEMBER AND MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - Provided are a sheath-integrated magnetic refrigeration member capable of preventing degradation of a magnetic refrigeration material with time in a magnetic refrigeration system without lowering the magnetocaloric effect and the thermal conductivity of the magnetic refrigeration material and its production method, and a magnetic refrigeration system using the sheath-integrated magnetic refrigeration member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400353 | POWER SAVING APPARATUSES FOR REFRIGERATION - A system is described herein for repurposing waste heat from a refrigeration cycle to improve the efficiency of the cycle and power electronic devices. The system may include a compressor, a turbine, an accumulator, a condenser, a throttle, and an evaporator. The accumulator may include a high-pressure chamber connected between the turbine and condenser, and a low-pressure chamber connected between the evaporator and the compressor. The high-pressure chamber may be segregated from the low-pressure chamber such that high-pressure refrigerant in the high-pressure chamber is prevented from mixing with low-pressure refrigerant in the low-pressure chamber. The high-pressure chamber and low-pressure chamber may be thermally coupled such that liquid refrigerant in the low-pressure chamber is vaporized by heat exchange with the high-pressure chamber. The turbine may power an electronic component of the refrigerator or may feed electricity back into a community grid power system. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400354 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes a housing, an evaporator, a condenser, and a water sprinkler for sprinkling condensed water to the condenser, the condensed water having been generated at the evaporator. The condenser includes a first header and a second header arranged parallel to each other, a first heat transfer tube and a second heat transfer tube that are arranged parallel to each other and are arranged between the first header and the second header, and a fin disposed between the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400355 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The refrigerator may minimize the size and material cost of the control system by controlling the internal temperature and the speed of a compressor using a thermostat used in the conventional low-capacity/low-cost refrigerator without using a system controller equipped with various sensors (internal sensors and/or external sensors) capable of controlling the internal temperature. In addition, since an inverter controller capable of controlling a BDLC compressor estimates the internal/external temperature based on operation information of the compressor, and determines the internal load, it may save energy and reduce vibrations and noise, which are the largest disadvantages of a constant-speed compressor, thereby improving satisfaction of the consumer. In addition, the BLDC compressor may be started and operated stably by applying a differentiated algorithm of the inverter controller. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400356 | CRYOCOOLER - A cryocooler includes a cold head, a plurality of compressor main bodies that are connected to the cold head in parallel, a plurality of state detection sensors that are provided to correspond to the plurality of compressor main bodies respectively and each detect a state of a corresponding compressor main body to output a state detection signal, and a compressor control unit that is configured to, in a case where the state detection signal from any one state detection sensor of the plurality of state detection sensors indicates that the corresponding compressor main body is stopped, stop also the other compressor main bodies. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400357 | REFRIGERATION HEAT RECLAIM - Provided are a refrigeration heat reclaim unit and method, comprising a heat exchanger, comprising a refrigerant inlet that receives a flow of refrigerant having a first state; a refrigerant outlet that outputs the flow of refrigerant having a second state; a water loop inlet that receives a flow of liquid at a first temperature; a water loop outlet that outputs the flow of liquid from the reclaim heat exchanger at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature in response to the flow of refrigerant. The refrigeration reclaim unit also comprises a refrigerant flow control device having outputs to the refrigerant inlet and an air-cooled condenser, respectively for controlling the flow of refrigerant to at least one of the refrigerant inlet and the air-cooled condenser for maintaining a predetermined flow quality value at the refrigerant outlet. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400358 | ICEMAKER - The icemaker comprises an evaporator equipped with a plurality of open cells for the formation of ice elements, a sprayer for spraying water into the cells, a tank for collecting the water not transformed into ice in the cells, the sprayer having an element for occluding the cells equipped with a plurality of calibrated holes, each for access to a corresponding cell and a plurality of nozzles, each engaged in a corresponding access hole for the injection of water into a corresponding cell, the sprayer being supported by a support in a movable manner between an opening position and a closing position of the cells by means of the occlusion element, a kinematic mechanism for moving said support also being provided externally to said collection tank. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400359 | SINGLE CORD ICE PRESS ASSEMBLY - An electric ice press is provided herein and may be utilized to reshape an initial ice billet into a sculpted ice nugget. The electric ice press may include a mold body having a first mold segment and a second mold segment movable relative to each other. A heated guide rail extends between the first mold segment and the second mold segment to transfer heat from the first mold segment to the second mold segment. The heated guide rail may be a heat pipe for transferring heat generated by a base heater in the first mold segment or an electrical resistance heating rod for generating heat, either of which requires only a single power cord electrically coupled to only the first mold segment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400360 | Rigid Refreezable Portable Storage Container Insert - An apparatus is described herein for storing and transporting food and beverages, comprising a rigid housing configured to fit within a container, the housing comprising a base and a wall extending outwardly from the base, the wall having an inner layer and an outer layer defining a space therebetween, a refreezable material disposed in the space, and a divider panel configured to be removably mounted in the housing. Other products, systems and methods also are disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400361 | DRY ICE RECEPTACLE FOR CRYSTALLIZING, CONTAINING, AND SUBLIMATING DRY ICE AND DRY ICE DISPENSING DEVICE - A dry ice receptacle is described. The dry ice receptacle includes a first portion defining a first opening, a second portion defining a second opening, and a curved exterior sidewall extending between the first portion and the second portion, and connecting the first portion and second portion, to define a receiving chamber arranged to contain a volume of dry ice. The dry ice receptacle also includes a curved interior sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. The interior sidewall is radially inward of the exterior sidewall and defines a straw channel, which may at least partially taper between the first opening and the second opening, and which is configured to receive a drinking straw. A fluid reservoir may also be included to allow accumulation of liquid under the straw channel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400362 | AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY AND AIR COOLING REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME - An air duct assembly is provided that is configured to supply air to a compartment and including: an outer cover housing, configured to be fixed to an outer side of a compartment wall defining the compartment, an external accommodating cavity being defined inside the outer cover housing; an inner cover housing, configured to be disposed opposite to the outer cover housing on an inner side of the compartment wall, an internal accommodating cavity being defined inside the inner cover housing. An air inlet is formed in the outer cover housing, so as to allow external air to enter the external accommodating cavity via the air inlet. A vent is formed in the compartment wall, so that the external accommodating cavity communicates with the internal accommodating cavity. An air outlet is formed in the inner cover housing, so as to supply the air in the internal accommodating cavity to the inside of the compartment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400363 | SEALED SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED HARVEST IN AN ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY - An ice making assembly includes an ice mold defining a mold cavity and a refrigeration loop having an evaporator in thermal communication with the ice mold. A compressor is operably coupled to the refrigeration loop for circulating a flow of refrigerant through the refrigerant loop to cool the evaporator and the ice mold. After ice is formed, a flow regulating device may divert a portion of the flow of refrigerant around the condenser through a bypass conduit to slowly increase a temperature of the refrigerant within the evaporator to release formed ice from the ice mold while preventing thermal shock and cracking. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400364 | DRYING CHAMBER ASSEMBLY AND AIR-COOLED REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME - A drying chamber assembly and a refrigerator are provided. The drying chamber assembly consists of a drawer-type sealing container which includes a drawer body, a drawer door and a drawer upper cover. The drawer body has an upward top opening. The drawer door is disposed at a front end of the drawer body and configured to push and pull the drawer body. The drawer upper cover is disposed above the drawer body to seal the top opening when the drawer body is completely pushed into the storage compartment and defines a drying space together with the drawer body and the drawer door. An airflow inlet is formed in the drawer body and configured to supply an airflow to the drying space. The drying chamber assembly directly covers and seals the top opening of the drawer body through the drawer upper cover. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400365 | CRYOPUMP - A cryopump includes: a cryocooler which includes a high-temperature cooling stage and a low-temperature cooling stage; a radiation shield which surrounds the low-temperature cooling stage, extends in an axial direction, and is thermally coupled to the high-temperature cooling stage; a plurality of adsorption cryopanels which are disposed between a cryopump intake port and the low-temperature cooling stage in the axial direction and are thermally coupled to the low-temperature cooling stage; and a condensation cryopanel which is disposed between the radiation shield and the plurality of adsorption cryopanels in a radial direction, is thermally coupled to the low-temperature cooling stage, and has a tubular shape extending in the axial direction and being open at both ends. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400366 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE DEFROST CYCLE OF A VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Operating a vapor compression system including determining a total heat delivered by the vapor compression system, determining a total electrical energy consumed by the vapor compression system while delivering heat, maintaining a total electrical energy consumed by the vapor compression system during a defrosting cycle, determining a cumulative coefficient of performance of the vapor compression system based on the total heat delivered, the total electrical energy consumed by the vapor compression system while delivering heat, and the total electrical energy consumed by the vapor compression system during the defrosting cycle, and initiating a defrosting cycle based the cumulative coefficient of performance. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400367 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - This refrigeration device is provided with an inner box which surrounds a cooling compartment, a refrigerant liquefying device which is disposed at a higher position than the inner box, and refrigerant piping which is connected to the refrigerant liquefying device and which has a sloped section disposed directly above the inner box while being tilted relative to a horizontal plane. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400368 | REFRIGERATED DELIVERY RECEIVING FURNITURE SYSTEM - A refrigerated delivery receiving furniture system for discretely securing refrigerated items outside a structure such as a dwelling until the items can be brought into and stored within the structure includes a piece of furniture having a frame and a seat coupled to the frame. A container having an interior space is coupled to the piece of furniture. A lid is movably coupled to the container to selectively cover the interior space. The lid is movable between an open position and a closed position. A refrigeration is coupled to the container includes a compressor such that the refrigeration assembly cools the interior space. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400369 | SHELF BRACKET AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a shelf bracket and a refrigerator having the same. The shelf bracket includes a seating portion on which a shelf is seated, a mounting portion provided at a rear side of the seating portion, and a reinforcing portion integrally extending from the shelf bracket and folded to overlap at least one of the seating portion and the mounting portion, so that the strength of the shelf bracket is reinforced by the reinforcing portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID COOLING OF PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS - A packaged food product processing machine. The machine comprises a food consumer interface configured to receive a food consumer selection identifying an end state of a food product, a package cooling sub-system comprising a chilled fluid bath, a gripper component configured to agitate a package containing the food product in the chilled fluid bath, and a controller configured to command the gripper to control the rate of heat transfer from the package to the chilled fluid bath based on receiving an input identifying an end state selection from the food consumer interface and based on receiving an input containing a value of the physical parameter of the food product from the gripper component. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400371 | COOLING SYSTEM - Cooling system, preferably adapted for use in or including a refrigeration plant and/or liquefier plant, having a refrigeration circuit ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400372 | HEAT-OF-COMPRESSION RECYCLE SYSTEM, AND SUB-SYSTEMS THEREOF - Power recovery sub-systems, cryogenic energy storage systems, and methods of capturing, storing, and re-using thermal energy are disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400373 | Vibrating Portable Drainage System for Bulk Granular Materials - A plurality of modular units are connected together on a slightly sloped drainage field with a perforated header pipe at the lower side conveying water away from the drainage system. An impermeable flexible liner cushioned on both sides is located below the modular units. The modular units are each made up of rigid boxes that have connecting cross slots at the bottom thereof and vertical perforations there through. The rigid boxes are lined with a drainage fabric that is site specific and have an expanded geosynthetic material therein, which is held in place when filled with porous granular material. High flexural strength mats are connected together over the tops of the modular units. An air inlet pipe connects air to the cross slots, down the sloped drainage field, to the header pipe to drain water from the bulk granular material resting on the high flexural strength mats. Some of the modular units have a pneumatic vibrator connected to a source of pressurized air. The entire system may be quickly disassembled, moved to a different location, and reassembled with the number of modular units being changed according to the circumstances. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400374 | LOW PRESSURE LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - An apparatus and method for a low pressure laundry treating appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, and a drum provided within the interior, the drum including at least an inner wall and an outer wall. Pressure differentiations and flash evaporation can enable drying without excess use of conventional heating methods. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400375 | OVEN FOR THE MELTING OF PRECIOUS METALS IN THE JEWELLERY SECTOR - Described is an oven ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400376 | MELTING WORK DEVICE AND MELTING WORK METHOD - A melting work device and a melting work method by which work can be easily performed on a melting furnace without a worker approaching the melting furnace. A melting work device performs work on a melt obtained by melting a material in a melting furnace. The melting work device has a drive mechanism; and a plurality of work tools that are operated by the drive mechanism; wherein the drive mechanism is able to move the work tools in an arbitrary direction at an arbitrary location above the melting furnace. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400377 | HEAT EXCHANGER CLOSURE BAR - A heat exchanger includes first and second parting sheets, a cold fin extending between the first and second parting sheets, and a closure bar extending between the first and second parting sheets. The closure bar includes first, second, third, and fourth surfaces, a body, first and second ends, an inlet, and an outlet. The body forms an opening that extends from the first end to the second end of the body. The first surface faces the cold fin. The second surface is an opposite side of the body from the first surface. The third surface is in contact with the first parting sheet. The fourth surface is in contact with the second parting sheet. The inlet is disposed at the first end of the closure bar and is fluidly connected to the outlet via the opening. The outlet is disposed at the second end of the closure bar. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400378 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER - This heat exchanger includes fluid circulation channels extending lengthwise along a first axis, and layers that are flat and superposed on one another along a second axis. To improve performance, each layer is made up of metal strips so the strips a layer all extend lengthwise perpendicular to the second axis and adjacent one another, without necessarily touching. Each channel is jointly defined by first through third layers, the second being intercalated, along the second axis, directly between the first and third layers so each channel is delimited by a face of the first and third layers and edges of the second layer running parallel to the first axis and transversely to the second layer, these edges being formed by strips of this second layer fusion-welded to the first and third layers in zones extending along the length of the channel and situated on either side of the channel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400379 | HEATSINK - The present disclosure is to provide a heatsink that can improve heat radiation performance of a heat radiating fin while preventing dry-out of a heat receiving portion and that can equalize a heat input in the heat receiving portion in an environment in which an installation space of the heatsink is limited even when a forbidden region exists in the installation space. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400380 | THREE-PHASE OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE - The present disclosure generally provides an oscillating heat pipe, wherein the oscillating heat pipe comprises a 3-phase working fluid that includes at least one liquid phase portion, at least one vapor phase portion, and at least one solid phase portion, wherein in addition to a phase change between liquid and vapor, there is also a phase change from solid to liquid during a heat transfer process involving the oscillating heat pipe. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400381 | HEATSINK - The present disclosure provides a heatsink that includes a lightweight heat transport member having good pressure resistance against atmospheric pressure without impairing flowability of a gas-phase working fluid, and that can equalize a heat input in a heat receiving portion of the heat transport member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400382 | VAPOR CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to a method for fabricating a vapor chamber. The method includes positioning a capillary structure on a first cover, forming an accommodation space, a flow channel, and a plurality of posts on a first surface of a second cover, covering the first cover with the second cover, positioning the first cover and the second cover such that the plurality of posts are spaced apart from the capillary structure by a distance, and pressure welding the first cover and the second cover so as to form a chamber between the first cover and second cover and a passage connected to the chamber and to pressure weld the plurality of posts with the capillary structure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400383 | THERMAL DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING HEAT TRANSFER - In one embodiment, a thermal device includes a sealed housing that defines an interior space, a liquid-attracting element provided on one side of the interior space, a liquid-repelling element provided on another side of the interior space opposite to the liquid-attracting element, and a liquid provided within the interior space. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400384 | HIGH RELIABLE DEVICE FOR STORING HEAT WITH REDUCED MANUFACTURING COSTS - A device that enables storing in a vessel a fluid at high temperature, in which the fluid is under a coverage gas. The tank has a lower concave head and intermediate zone made by cylindrical rings generated by revolution bodies around the central vertical axis, which contains the level of high temperature fluid that is required to store, and an upper closure made up by an upper head with low altitude to diameter ratio to contain the coverage gas, and supported by the intermediate zone. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400385 | STORAGE INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger with integrated thermal storage, for example, having a new tertiary side utilising phase change material in between and in thermal contact with the primary and secondary circuits, e.g. of a plate heat exchanger. The tertiary side helps reduce e.g. leak flows in district heating applications, or reduce energy losses in periods of low flow through the heat exchanger. By including thermal energy storage in a heat exchanger or reactor, response times of the systems are reduced as well as internal energy losses, and external energy storage units are reduced in number or are potentially rendered obsolete. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400386 | HEAT SINK DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SUCH DEVICES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT - Heat sink devices that use a phase change material (PCM) as a heat sink material, and methods of using such devices in thermal management applications. Such a heat sink device includes a base wall, a top wall spaced apart from the base wall, and an internal structure in intimate thermal and physical contact with the base wall and the top wall. The internal structure includes multiple compartments defined and separated by fins that extend between the base and top walls. At least one PCM is within the compartments and the fins serve as thermal enhancement structures to augment the surface area to volume ratio of the heat sink device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400387 | PATTERN BONDED FINNED COLD PLATE - An apparatus includes a fin pack of parallel plates that protrude from a base, a lid attachable to the fin pack opposite the base, and a brazing material painted onto the lid only in a plurality of wettable regions. The lid is positioned against the fin pack, opposite the base, with portions of the plurality of regions contacting edges of the parallel plates. The lid is brazed to the fin pack without intrusion of the brazing material between the parallel plates. This is accomplished by obtaining a lid to be attached to a fin pack of parallel plates that protrude from a base, painting the lid with the brazing material only in a plurality of wettable regions, positioning the lid against the fin pack, opposite the base, with portions of the plurality of regions contacting edges of the parallel plates, and brazing the lid to the fin pack. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400388 | Port Connection for a Heat Exchanger - A port connection includes a first element, a second element, and a seal. The first element has a first sleeve and a first flange. The first sleeve is configured to slide into a port disposed through a pressure plate of the plate heat exchanger and the first flange having a first bearing surface to bear upon a first face of the pressure plate. The second element has a second sleeve and a second flange. The second sleeve is configured to slide into the port and the second flange having a second bearing surface to bear upon a second face of the pressure plate. The seal is generated in response to the first sleeve telescoping into the second sleeve. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400389 | RADIATOR INCLUDING THERMAL STRESS COUNTERMEASURE - A tank for a radiator. The tank includes an inlet port through which coolant enters the tank. A wall at least partially defines a cavity in fluid communication with the inlet port. A curved surface of the wall is opposite to the inlet port and reduces volume of the cavity at the inlet port. The curved surface is configured to reduce turbulence of coolant flowing into the cavity from the inlet port. At least one turning vane extends along the wall into the cavity from the inlet port. The at least one turning vane is curved to reduce turbulence of coolant flowing through the inlet port and into the cavity. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400390 | TUBE SHEET APPARATUS AND HEAT EXCHANGER - An apparatus (e.g., tube sheet) includes a plate piece, a sleeve piece, and a tube piece. The plate piece defines a hole. The sleeve piece has first and second ends; the second end is shaped to fit through the hole for attachment of the sleeve piece to the plate piece. The tube piece also has first and second ends. Inner and outer cross-sectional geometries of the tube piece and the sleeve piece (e.g., in the case of round tubes, inner and outer diameters) are shaped for the first end of the tube piece to fit in the first end of the sleeve piece and to form a continuous interior fluid flow path from the second end of the tube piece through the plate piece when the sleeve piece is disposed in the hole and attached to the plate piece and the tube piece is disposed in the sleeve piece. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400391 | Radiative Cooling Device - A radiative cooling device that can cool a cooling target appropriately with cost reduction of its light reflective layer and that also can achieve the cooling effect for an extended period of time advantageously. An infrared radiative layer for radiating infrared light from a radiative surface and a light reflective layer disposed on the opposite side to the presence side of the radiative surface of the infrared radiative layer are provided in a mutually stacked state. The light reflective layer is arranged such that a first layer made of silver or silver alloy, a second layer made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and an anti-alloying transparent layer for preventing alloying between silver and aluminum are stacked in the order of the first layer, the anti-alloying transparent layer and the second layer on the side closer to the infrared radiative layer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400392 | INSULATING SURFACE COATING ON HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR REDUCING THERMAL STRESSES - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400393 | COOLANT CIRCUIT FOR A DRIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLANT CIRCUIT - A coolant circuit for a drive device. It includes a first coolant sub-circuit and a second coolant sub-circuit, in each of which a device to be temperature-controlled is arranged and which are fluidically connected to one another via at least one connecting valve, wherein at least one coolant pump is provided in each of the two coolant sub-circuits, which is designed in at least one of the coolant sub-circuits as a fluid pump having variable delivery direction. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for operating a coolant circuit for a drive device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400394 | CARTRIDGE FOR A FEEDING DEVICE - A cartridge ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400395 | AMMUNITION BOX AND AMMUNITION MAGAZINE INTENDED TO RECEIVE SUCH A BOX - An ammunition box that is intended to equip a magazine of a gun turret. The box is substantially parallelepipedic and comprises a pivoting handle formed by two arms that are articulated on the side walls and are connected by a grip allowing the extraction and transportation of the box. The handle comprises a protuberance disposed in the vicinity of at least one of the articulated arms and in the vicinity of its pivot pin on the walls, which protuberance is intended to engage with at least one guide groove provided on the magazine of the turret. A further aim of the invention is a magazine capable of receiving such a box. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400396 | RIFLE MAGAZINE LOADER - A magazine loader comprises a body for receiving an upper portion of the magazine and a cap slidingly engaged with the body for loading cartridges in to the magazine received by the body. The body comprises a plurality of wall portions defining a body cavity configured to receive an upper portion of a magazine. The plurality of cap wall portions may comprise a starboard cap wall portion and an opposing port cap wall portion. An upper portion of the body is slidingly received in the interior volume defined by the cap so that the body and the cap slide relative to one another along a sliding axis. The sliding axis may extend in the upward and downward directions and the cap may translate between an upper position and a lower position along the sliding axis. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400397 | AREA DENIAL COMMUNICATION LATENCY COMPENSATION - An area denial system may be operationally placed with communication latency compensation. The area denial system may include a plurality of munitions, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together and having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system. Latency compensation may include determining a first target position, determining a first predicted position area for the target using the command and control latency and the first target position, receiving an authorization to arm one or more of the munitions, determining a second target position, and determining that the second target position is outside a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions, and in response, de-authorizing the first authorized munition. | 2020-12-24 |