53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150377405 | INSPECTION SYSTEMS - There is provided a stabilisation system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising positional stabilizer. A UAV provided with a stabilisation system, a method of stabilising a UAV and an inspection method are also provided. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377406 | INSULATING ELEMENT - The invention provides an insulating element ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377407 | VACUUM HEAT INSULATOR, HEAT RETAINING TANK INCLUDING SAME, HEAT RETAINING STRUCTURE, AND HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER - A vacuum heat insulator includes a core member that is a stack of fibrous sheets and a cover member enclosing the core member. Each of the fibrous sheets includes curved chopped fibers and curved fibers. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377408 | SPIGOT INSULATOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING A SPIGOT INSULATOR - An insulating device, and method for fabricating an insulating device from a segment of tubular foam insulation, primarily for use in protecting exterior water spigots against sub-freezing temperatures and the resulting risk of plumbing system and property damage arising from “frozen pipes”. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377409 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER STORAGE, TRANSPORT AND LIFT SKID ASSEMBLY - A storage, transport and lift skid assembly for a blowout preventer. The assembly includes a base frame and a mounting frame movable between a storage and transport position parallel to the base frame and an installation position perpendicular to the base frame. An adjustable blowout preventer cradle retains the blowout preventer in the mounting frame. At least one pivot pin permits rotation of the mounting frame with respect to the base frame. A plurality of flange locks are adjustably connected to the mounting frame to secure to the blowout preventer. At least one actuator mechanism moves the mounting frame between the storage and transport position and the installation position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377410 | ATTACHMENT FITTING FOR COUPLING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES - The invention belongs to the field of human life and activities and can be used as an attachment fitting for coupling with various external mobile devices and means installed on boats or other transport means such as vehicles, bicycles, motorbikes, etc. The attachment fitting for coupling with external devices comprising the casing with fasteners in which the axial central opening is executed, circumferentially of which the splines are disposed with the possibility of turning of the spline join through an angle from 15 to 40 degrees, the locking mechanism disposed in the gutter on the side face of the casing with the possibility of the transverse movement and executed in the form of the plate with the shaped opening having the splines on the inner part which are disposed circumferentially, and the shaped segment executed with the deviation from the circle centre on the value of not less than two heights of the spline tooth. This technical solution allows to increase the reliability of fixing on the transport means, prove fixation of the axial movement of the devices as well as to improve performance characteristics that allows to dispose the device located on it in the required position without attachment rigidity loss. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377411 | HANGER FOR HOLLOW WALLS - An anchoring system for use with hollow panels, comprises an anchor member and a separate fixture, which are adapted to be mounted together. The anchor member includes an elongated element, such as a wire, adapted to be inserted into and partly through a hollow panel, such as a wall, and to bear against a rear surface of the panel. The fixture is adapted to bear against a front surface of the panel for securing the anchoring system to the panel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377412 | Lubricant Applicator - The present invention relates to a lubricant applicator for applying lubricant to a fastener. The applicator includes engagement means for engaging with and applying lubricant to the fastener. The engagement means typically includes an absorbent felt liner. The applicator further includes a dispenser for dispensing lubricant to the engagement means. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377413 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A MONITORING DEVICE FOR MONITORING A SPATIAL AREA - A failsafe monitoring device for monitoring a spatial area comprises at least one image recording unit. A three-dimensional image of the spatial area is recorded and a representation of said three-dimensional image is displayed in order to configure the monitoring device. A configuration plane is defined using a plurality of spatial points which have been determined within the three-dimensional image. Subsequently, at least one variable geometry element is defined relative to the configuration plane. A data record which represents a transformation of the geometry element into the spatial area is generated and transferred to the monitoring device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377414 | MODULAR FRAME ASSEMBLY - A modular frame assembly comprises a first frame member, a second frame member, and a node. The first frame member is connected to the node by a first connector. The second frame member is connected to the node by a second connector. There may be a third frame member connected to the node by a third connector. The first frame member may be aligned along an x-axis. The second frame member may be aligned along a y-axis. The third frame member may be aligned along a z-axis. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377415 | LOW TEMPERATURE LIQUID TANK - A low temperature liquid tank includes: a storage tank having a bottom portion obtained by joining a plurality of bottom plates; and a support portion supporting the bottom portion. The support portion includes: an outer support portion supporting a margin of the storage tank; and an inner support portion disposed inside the outer support portion and having a heat insulation in which creep occurs when a load is applied. An initial height of an upper surface of the inner support portion is set so that, during a service life of the low temperature liquid tank, maximum bending stress applied to the bottom plates due to a difference between a height of the upper surface of the inner support portion and a height of an upper surface of the outer support portion remains equal to or smaller than an allowable bending stress of the bottom plates. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377416 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING GAS SUPPLY UNIT - A system for controlling a gas supply unit supplying gas to a tank includes a pressure acquisition unit configured to acquire the pressure in the tank; and a controller configured to perform first filling for supplying the gas to the tank and to perform second filling, based on a flow rate determined based on a change in the pressure in the tank for a predetermined period of time during the first filling, by controlling the gas supply unit. The controller is configured to cause the gas supply unit to perform the first filling at a first flow rate in a case where the pressure in the tank prior to the first filling is a first pressure and perform the first filling at a second flow rate exceeding the first flow rate in a case where the pressure is a second pressure exceeding the first pressure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377417 | Base Manifold and System for Filling Containers with Gas - Gas-filling system including a base manifold having a flow-control component and a manifold body that is operably coupled to the flow-control component. The manifold body includes a fill port and first and second supply ports that open to an exterior of the base manifold. The first and second supply ports are in fluid communication with a common passage within the manifold body such that the gas flowing through the first supply port or through the second supply port flows through the common passage to the fill port. The fill port is configured to be in fluid communication with a container. The gas-filling system also includes an accessory module removably coupled to the manifold body. The accessory module is connected to the first supply port and has an inlet port. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377418 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND DISPENSING FUEL AND BALLAST FLUID - A system for storing and dispensing fuel and a ballast fluid is disclosed. The system may be employed in a vehicle or facility having a power plant. Fuel and ballast fluid may be stored cryogenically in a liquid phase and dispensed to the vapor phase. The system may employ a thermal and volumetric compensatory arrangement wherein fuel dispensed from storage for use in a power plant is used as a heat exchange medium (refrigerant) for ballast fluid received for storage; during refueling, ballast fluid stored in the vehicle or facility may be dispensed and used as a refrigerant for fuel being stored in the vehicle in space made available by the dispensed ballast fluid. The fuel may be natural gas with a main component of methane; the ballast fluid may be a fluid obtainable from ambient environmental air, such as nitrogen or oxygen. The fuel and ballast fluid may be conditioned so that the respective boiling points are approximately equal. The system may employ a heat transfer system with a microchannel heat exchanger. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS SYSTEM - A method of controlling a liquefied natural gas system is provided. The method includes providing a first pump in association with a tank. The method includes connecting a second pump downstream of the first pump through a supply line. The method further includes providing a valve assembly in a return line provided downstream of the second pump. The method includes connecting an adjustable restrictor in the return line, the adjustable restrictor positioned downstream of the valve assembly. The method further includes cooling the second pump by operating the valve assembly in an open configuration to fluidly connect the adjustable restrictor and the second pump. The method also includes providing a flow of the liquefied natural gas to the second pump for controlling an operating temperature of the second pump. The method includes selectively operating the adjustable restrictor to control a suction pressure associated with the second pump. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377420 | LEAK-DETECTING SHUT-OFF DEVICE - A leak-detecting shut-off device has a holding mount, a valve seat and an operating set. The holding mount has a connecting segment, a mounting segment, an expansion element and a pushing rod. The expansion element is mounted in the mounting segment. The pushing rod is mounted in the mounting segment, is mounted around the expansion element, and has a mounting cover and multiple pushing panels. The valve seat is connected to the holding mount and has a body, an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. The body is mounted in the connecting segment and has two connecting boards. The operating set is connected to the valve seat and has a valve shaft, a spring and an operating tab. The valve shaft is movably mounted in the body. The operating tab is connected to the connecting boards, is selectively moved above the pushing rod and abuts against the valve shaft. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377421 | Omni-Directional LED Bulb Lamp - The present invention provides an omni-directional LED bulb lamp, wherein the omni-directional LED bulb lamp mainly consists of: a main body, a standard connector, a LED disposing body, a copper circuit layer, an anti-soldering layer, a plurality of LED chips, and a cover. Particularly, the LED disposing body is designed to comprise a main disposing portion, a first folding portion and a second folding portion; moreover, the first folding portion and the main disposing portion have a first included angle, and the second folding portion and the first folding portion have a second included angle. By such design, when the LED chips disposed on the main disposing portion, the first folding portion and the second folding portion emit light, the illumination range of the emitted light is able to be greater than 270°. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377422 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a tubular lighting device ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377423 | MODULARIZED LED LAMP TUBE - The LED lamp tube contains a tubular body, a lighting module, end circuit boards, positioning elements, and caps. The lighting module contains a circuit board attached to a metallic base, LED chips on the circuit board, and first connectors at the ends of the circuit board. Each end circuit board contains two conductive pins and a second connector. Each positioning element has first through holes on an end surface. Each cap has a cylindrical shape with second through holes. The lighting module is threaded into the tubular body. Each end circuit board is plugged into a positioning element which in turn is plugged into a cap, and the conductive pins run through the first and second through holes. Each cap is joined to an end of the tubular body, and each first connector of the lighting module is connected to the second connector of an end circuit board. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377424 | ELONGATED LED LUMINAIRE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A luminaire comprising a lamp comprising an outer structure, a light source configured to emit a source light and carried by the outer structure, a middle structure connected to the outer structure, and a bi-pin base connected to the middle structure. The lamp may further comprise a light guide having an inner surface and an outer surface and a heat dissipating frame having a contact surface in thermal communication with the outer surface of the light guide and comprising a plurality of heat sink rods positioned to abut each other to define the contact surface of the heat dissipating frame. The light source may be configured to emit the source light so as to be incident upon the inner surface of the light guide. The light guide may be configured to change the source light into a shaped light that illuminates a space proximate to the luminaire. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377425 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377426 | SURFACE LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT - A surface light-emitting unit of the present invention is an LED module ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377427 | Light Source for a Sorting Apparatus - A light source for a sorting apparatus is described and which includes an illuminator having a multiplicity of modules which are electrically coupled together, and which further include a plurality of light emitting diodes which can be selectively energized, by a computer network so as to parametrically control a temporal, spatial, and spectral energizing of the respective modules; and a light diffuser member is located in spaced relation relative to the illuminator, and which passes and substantially renders a visibly luminous or invisible emission substantially uniform. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377428 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a tubular-shaped optical conversion element suitable for use in a light-emitting device. The element includes a light source and at least one wavelength conversion layer containing materials such as phosphors or quantum dots in a silicone matrix. The element also contains thermally conductive additives dispersed in the silicone matrix that improve thermal conduction within the wavelength conversion layer. The tubular element can be manufactured by economical methods and in various shapes. The present invention is also related to a LED lighting device that includes a LED light source within a tubular-shaped shell. A curable silicone fluid can be used to fill the space between the LEDs and the tubular shell and provide efficient light coupling between the LED and the shell. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377429 | BLUISH GREEN PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide a bluish green phosphor represented by Formula 1 below. In particular, the bluish green phosphor and a light emitting device package including the same may have improved luminescence characteristics and properties due to influence of cations and anions included in a composition formula: | 2015-12-31 |
20150377430 | Hybrid Illumination for Headlamp - An illumination apparatus is provided that includes a yellow phosphor converter to receive a blue laser light beam and to convert a portion of the blue laser light beam to yellow light, a dichroic mirror optically coupled to the yellow phosphor converter to receive the phosphor-emitted light beam and to filter the phosphor-emitted light beam to provide a dichroic-filtered light beam, the dichroic mirror configured to pass yellow light and to reflect at least some blue light, and a blue light source optically coupled to the dichroic mirror to provide a blue light beam, the dichroic mirror configured to reflect the blue light beam in a same direction as the dichroic-filtered light beam. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377431 | INDUCTION RECHARGEABLE ELECTRONIC CANDLE SYSTEM - A large plurality of artificial, battery-operated, electronic candles are arranged to be simultaneously recharged upon placement on a series of interconnected charging trays that include a transformer primary winding at defined locations thereon. The primary windings are driven by an AC signal whose duty cycle is controlled by a pulse width modulator IC to induce a voltage across secondary windings contained within the candle housing. This induced signal is rectified to produce the battery charging current and the delivery of the charging current to the rechargeable batteries is controlled by a microprocessor IC. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377432 | LAMP RETROFITTING ASSEMBLY - A lamp retrofitting assembly decorates a ceiling lamp having a bulb socket and a socket thread design to receive a threaded electrical contact surface of a light bulb therein. The lamp retrofitting assembly includes a socket extender having a male threaded electrical contact surface to threadingly engage the socket thread and a female threaded electrical contact surface that receives the threaded electrical contact surface of the light bulb. The lamp deflector is removably securable to the socket extender. The lamp deflector includes an inner circumference defining an extender hole and an outer circumference. The lamp deflector also includes an uninterrupted deflecting surface extending between the inner and outer circumferences. The lamp deflector receives the socket extender within the extender hole. A retainer is securable to the socket extender. The retainer retains the decorative lamp deflector to the socket extender. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377433 | Head of Solar Street Light - The Invention provides a head of solar street light to solve such problems of the existing solar street lamp as inconvenient installation, easily damaged battery by high temperature and improper work in rainy days, etc. The head of solar street light invention can be used for replacing all AC street lamps. The invention comprises a crystalline silicon panel, a LED light set, a battery, a control system and a lamp housing; a cavity is concavely provided on the back of the lamp housing, which is covered with the crystalline silicon panel that forms an airtight vacuum insulation zone with the cavity; cavities for lamp and battery, which are insulated through the vacuum insulation zone, are concavely provided on the front side of the lamp housing, and the LED light set and the battery are installed in the lamp cavity and the battery cavity respectively. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377434 | Aqua-Lamp-Based Candle-Like Lighting Device - An aqua-lamp-based candle-like lighting device includes a stand, an aqua-lamp and a seat. The stand and seat are positioned at a bottom and a top of the aqua-lamp respectively. A control circuit, installed inside the stand, has a heating element by resistance from electricity and an illuminator. The aqua-lamp is in a three-dimensional hollow shape of transparent appearance containing a low boiling temperature fluid in a dense state with a bottom adhered to the heating element. The seat is provided with a receiving port for accommodating a candle. Thereby the low boiling temperature fluid is in a flowing state by contacting a heat source and under lighting by the illuminator when electricity is applied to the stand and the heating element is operating by resistance so as to enhance the decorating effectiveness. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377435 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS USING SUNLIGHT - An illumination apparatus includes a sunlight guide member, a light emitting device, a wavelength converting element, a fiber-optic light guide connecting the light emitting device and the wavelength converting element, and a lighting control system for controlling the light emitting diode. The sunlight guide member is provided to guide outdoor sunlight to an indoor area. The light emitting device is provided for generating light having a first wavelength range along a beam path. The wavelength converting element is disposed in the beam path and physically separated from the light emitting device. The wavelength converting element converts the light emitted by the light emitting device with the first wavelength range into light having a second wavelength range. The lighting control system is configured to detect an intensity of the outdoor sunlight and to control radiance of the light emitting device according to the detected intensity of the outdoor sunlight. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377436 | LAMP DESIGN METHOD FOR AUTOMOBILE - The present invention relates to a lamp design method for an automobile. The present invention makes functions of a pitch between light sources and an air gap to be applied to the design in order to improve light uniformity. The present invention may suggest an optimal design method of an FDT surface light source lamp. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377437 | LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LIGHT SOURCE - A light source and a method for producing the light source, for integration in a headlight. The assembly has a circuit board, on which at least one light diode and a converter unit for supplying power to the LED are arranged. The converter unit and the at least one LED are surface-mounted components (surface-mounted device, SMD) and the converter unit has one or a plurality of buck converters. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377438 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing in which are arranged at least light-emitting means and optical-deflection means able to deflect the rays of light emitted toward an output face of the device, the device further comprising a main orifice formed in the housing for extracting the light-emitting means from the housing along a first axis. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377439 | MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLAMP LIGHTING MODULE WITH MUTUAL POSITIONING OF REFLECTOR AND LENS - A lighting module for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source; a heat sink able to dissipate the heat produced by the light source or sources; a reflective surface able to reflect the rays from the light source or sources; a lens able to deflect the rays from the reflective surface so as to form a beam of light along an optical axis of the module; a support of the lens and of the reflective surface, the support being mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink and/or the support comprises at least one, and preferably at least two, bosses directed vertically and in contact with the other out of the heat sink and the support so as to maintain a predetermined distance between the heat sink and the support. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377440 | LIGHT MODULE FOR A VEHICLE HEADLAMP - The invention relates to a light module ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377441 | PATTERN MODULE FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF OPTICAL SHEET THEREOF - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a pattern module for an automobile lamp including: a substrate; a reflective sheet which is provided on the substrate and performs regular reflection; an optical sheet provided on the reflective sheet; an optical synthetic resin which is provided on the optical sheet and guides the light; and a light source which is provided on the substrate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377442 | Pixelated Projection for Automotive Headlamp - An automotive headlamp is provided that includes a digital micromirror device (DMD) headlight module, the DMD headlight module including a DMD, a white light module to provide a white light beam to illuminate the DMD, illumination optics optically coupled between the DMD and the white light module to prepare the white light beam for illuminating the DMD, and projection optics optically coupled to the DMD to receive pixelated light reflected by the DMD and project a pixelated light beam on road, in which at least one of the DMD, the white light module, and the illumination optics shape a beam profile of the white light beam such that the light reflected by the DMD has a pixelated non-uniform beam profile suitable for projecting a white light beam that forms a portion of a white light beam of the headlamp. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377443 | PIVOTING MOUNTING OF A LIGHTING MODULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The present invention concerns a lighting and/or signalling device including at least one lighting and/or signalling module. The module including at least one light source, a heatsink thermally coupled to the light source or sources to cool it or them, and optical means adapted to deflect the light rays from the light source or sources to form a light beam along an optical axis of the module. The module is pivotably mounted on a support of the device via its heatsink. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377444 | Headlight Switching Device for Car - A headlight switching device includes a headlight unit and an auxiliary light unit. The headlight unit includes a housing, a low beam, and a high beam. The auxiliary light unit includes two oblique side lights each connected to the turn signal switch of a transportation vehicle. Each of the oblique side lights is arranged in an inclined manner so that the oblique side lights emit light beams in two oblique directions. Thus, the driver starts the turn signal switch when turning the transportation vehicle, to turn off the headlight unit and turn on the auxiliary light unit simultaneously, so that the auxiliary light unit emit light beams to illuminate the zone to be turned, so as to facilitate the driver clearly seeing the road, and to caution a following driver behind the transportation vehicle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377445 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A vehicle lighting device including a light source module, a light valve, a sensing unit, a projection lens set and a control unit. The light source module provides an illumination beam. The light valve is located on a transmission path of the illumination beam, and is capable of being switched to different states for adjusting the illumination beam. The sensing unit senses the front of the vehicle lighting device and generates a signal. The projection lens set is disposed on an optical path of the illumination beam for projecting at least a portion of the illumination beam. The control unit is electrically connected to the light valve and the sensing unit for receiving the signal. The control unit controls the light valve to adjust a light distribution pattern of the illumination beam according to the signal, and project the illumination beam to the front through the projection lens set. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377446 | Methods and Apparatus for Illumination with DMD and Laser Modulated Adaptive Beam Shaping - Illumination with DMD and laser modulated adaptive beam shaping. A DMD illumination system includes a plurality of laser illumination sources, each of the plurality of illumination sources directing light onto a phosphor arranged between the plurality of laser illumination sources and a digital micro-mirror device; control circuitry coupled to the plurality of illumination sources and to the digital micro-mirror device configured for controlling the position of the array of micro-mirrors and further configured for providing control signals to each of the plurality of laser illumination sources, so that the light from the plurality of laser illumination sources strikes the phosphor and is then directed from the phosphor onto the array of micro-mirrors in the digital micro-mirror device when the micro-mirrors are at a predetermined position, and the light is reflected from the digital micro-mirror device and out of the system. Methods are also disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377447 | VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT - A vehicle lighting unit can reduce the load applied to the actuator for driving a reflecting member as well as can improve the durability of the actuator. The vehicle lighting unit can include a light source, a reflecting member configured to reflect light from the light source toward an illumination area, an actuator including inner piezoelectric actuators and outer piezoelectric actuators configured to cause the reflecting member to swing (turn) around X and Y axes simultaneously, to thereby scan the illumination area with the reflected light from the reflecting member horizontally and vertically, and a controller configured to control the inner piezoelectric actuators and the outer piezoelectric actuators such that a scanning frequency in the vertical direction of the reflected light is larger than a scanning frequency in the horizontal direction of the reflected light. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377448 | ARRANGEMENT OF A HEATSINK IN A HEADLAMP - An arrangement of a heatsink for insertion in a headlamp, and a holder being provided in the headlamp, in which the heatsink is held. At least one semiconductor light source is provided, which can be cooled with the heatsink ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377449 | Candle-Like Lighting Device - A candle-like lighting device includes a candle shell, a stand and a reflector. The candle shell is positioned above the stand at which the reflector is secured and extends inside the candle shell. A control circuit, an illuminator as surrounded by the reflector and a rotating unit are provided within the stand. The candle shell, spinning as driven y the rotating unit, is provided with a void area. Thereby a light from the illuminator transmits through the void area of the reflector for projecting the shape of the void area on a surface of the spinning candle shell in order to achieve the dynamic visual effect. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377450 | DIFFUSION LENS STRUCTURE FOR LIGHT SOURCE, CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING DIFFUSION ANGLE - Provided is a diffusion lens structure for a light source, capable of controlling a diffusion angle. The diffusion lens structure for a light source, capable of controlling a diffusion angle, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate for transmitting light; and a plurality of microlenses arranged on one side of the substrate, wherein the plurality of microlenses have different sizes from each other, the plurality of microlenses are similar to each other, one cross section of the plurality of microlenses takes a spherical or elliptical shape and the height of the plurality of microlenses gradually increases or decreases from the center of the substrate toward the periphery. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377451 | LIGHT REDIRECTING FILM AND WIDE-VIEWING ANGLE LCD COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a light redirecting film and a wide-viewing angle liquid crystal display. The light redirecting film has a transparent substrate and multiple microstructure units, the transparent substrate has first and second optical surfaces, and the microstructure units are formed on the second optical surface and spaced apart from each other in an areal percentage ranging from 8% to 60%. Accordingly, the light redirecting film is effective to redirect the output light of the LCD module and thus enhances the luminance of the LCD at large viewing angles. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377452 | PARABOLIC QUADRANT LED LIGHT FIXTURE - The present invention is a lighting fixture device with a frustoconical housing. The frustoconical housing has a housing edge and an inner housing chamber accessible by a housing aperture. This inner housing chamber includes a parabolic reflective surface with multiple symmetrical reflective sections. Each reflective section includes at least one focal point. The device also includes an LED board mounting post forming a vertical axis through the vertex of the parabolic reflective surface. The LED board mounting post includes at least one mounting surface, to which is mounted multiple LED boards. Each LED board includes at least one LED. A central axis of each LED is aligned with at least one of the focal points. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377453 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE - A light emitting module includes a light emitting unit including a plurality of light sources, a reflection unit disposed on the light emitting unit and configured to reflect light emitted from the light emitting unit, and a lens unit disposed on an optical path of the light reflected by the reflection unit. The reflection unit includes a plurality of reflection holes corresponding to the plurality of light sources and having inner walls which are provided as reflective surfaces. A depth of a reflection hole distant from an optical axis of the lens unit is greater than a depth of a reflection hole adjacent to the optical axis of the lens unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377454 | RADIATION EMITTING ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING IT - A radiation emitting element comprising a radiation transmissive element having a first refractive index, a first surface, a second, opposite surface, a radiation emitter adapted to emit radiation of a predetermined wavelength into the radiation transmissive element, and a plurality of radiation controlling elements, wherein each radiation controlling element comprises: a first liquid having a second refractive index, a second fluid having a third refractive index being lower than the second refractive index, the second refractive index being closer to the first refractive index than the third refractive index, means for altering a shape of the first liquid between two modes wherein: in a first mode, the first liquid being in contact with the first surface at a first surface part, and an interface between the first liquid and the second fluid, at the first surface part, is not parallel to the first surface part and in a second mode, a surface of the second fluid, at the first surface part, is at least substantially parallel to the shape of the first surface part, wherein the first liquid has a transmittance of at least 10% at the predetermined wavelength. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377455 | Back-Lighted Twinkling Candle - A back-lighted twinkling candle mainly includes a main body, base seat and graph card unit. The main body is hollow and pervious-to-light, inside which flowable fluid and a poking member are mounted hermetically, and one side thereof has a planar surface portion; the base seat is configured below the main body, configured with a control circuit and at least one light-emitting element in electric connection with the control circuit correspondingly to the bottom of the main body, and has a magnetic rotating shaft driven by a power member to rotate, the poking member being attracted by the magnetic rotating shaft magnetically to rotate; the graph card unit includes a pervious-to-light first guiding sheet stacked on the planar surface portion, the first light guiding sheet having a preset texture and a light guiding portion corresponding to the light-emitting element. Whereby, light emitted from the light-emitting element is scattered in the first light guiding sheet through the light guiding portion, allowing the preset texture to be more bright and dazzling, and at the same time, the poking member is attracted magnetically to rotate to stir the inside fluid to flow, allowing the present invention to have a decoration profiting effect. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377456 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MOBILE OBJECT - A light-emitting device includes: a holder having an elongate shape and flexibility; and a flat light-emitting element held by the holder and having a rectangular shape and flexibility. The holder includes a frame portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the holder, and a holding part protruding from the frame portion in a plan view. The frame portion of the holder and the flat light-emitting element overlap in a lateral-view direction, and the flat light-emitting element is joined to and held by the holding part. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377457 | Adjustable two bulb lamp adapter - This adjustable two bulb lamp adapter is an electrical device with a male threaded light bulb type base to permit use of two low energy CFL bulbs in place of and function as a three-way incandescent light bulb in existing shade lamps. The adapter embodies two bulb holders with limited and independent rotational adjustment in a plane parallel to the axis of the threaded base. An integral thumb wheel permits rotating and securing the adapter base into the receiving socket while the two bulbs are held in a fixed position. An included adjuster allows utilization as a two bulb adapter for a single filament bulb type socket. These adjustments provide means to optimize fit and light distribution in existing lamp shades and other applications. The concept of using the adapter's adjustable two bulb sockets greatly enhances selecting lower energy CFL bulbs to achieve higher levels of illumination in more applications than available in fixed adapters. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377458 | AUTOMATIC LAMP REPLACEMENT DEVICE AND ULTRAVIOLET CURING EQUIPMENT - The present invention discloses an automatic lamp replacement device and ultraviolet curing equipment, wherein the automatic lamp replacement device comprises: an acquisition unit used for acquiring the luminous intensity information of ultraviolet lamps; a processing unit used for determining that the ultraviolet lamps need to be replaced and generating a control signal when points with values which are less than a set value exist in the luminous intensity information received from the acquisition unit; a control unit used for controlling a carrying device to work according to the control signal received from the processing unit; and the carrying device used for removing the ultraviolet lamps determined to be the ones needing to be replaced and installing new ultraviolet lamps under the control of the control unit. The automatic lamp replacement device provided by the present invention can improve the automatic control accuracy of the ultraviolet curing equipment. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377459 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE USING SAME - The light emitting module includes a light source unit and a base plate where the light source unit is detachably mounted. The light source unit has an installation mechanism for installation to the base plate, and the base plate has an installation mechanism counterpart engaged with the installation mechanism. In addition, the light emitting module has a hook mechanism that catches the light source unit and the base plate when the installation mechanism and the installation mechanism counterpart are not engaged with each other. The hook mechanism is contained within a thickness of the light source unit when the light source unit is mounted to the base plate. In this configuration, it is possible to prevent the light source unit from dropping from the base plate using the hook mechanism even when engagement between the installation mechanism and the installation mechanism counterpart is released. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377460 | MODULAR LED LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FLEXIBLE, RIGID, AND WATERPROOF LIGHTING STRIPS AND CONNECTORS - Modular lighting systems are provided that comprise lighting strips physically and electrically connectable with one another by way of flexible connectors. The lighting strip devices can be made of flexible or rigid material to allow for applying the lighting devices along flat as well as contoured surfaces and can be waterproof or water resistant. A modular lighting strip system is provided comprising: two or more lighting strips comprising a non-conductive substrate strip with an electrical circuit; a plurality of light sources operably connected to the electrical circuit; a plug or socket at opposing ends of the strip; one or more connectors for providing electrical and physical interconnection of the lighting strips comprising: one or more plug and/or socket and one or more flexible wires interconnecting the plugs or sockets, which are operably configured to provide for side-by-side interconnection of lighting strips. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377461 | Decorative LED Lighting System - The present disclosure generally provides for systems and methods that allow for LEDs to be effectively incorporated into existing lighting fixtures, including chandeliers and sconces. In some exemplary embodiments, the light source itself can include a heat sink disposed within a sleeve, a base disposed at the bottom of the sleeve and conductively coupled with the heat sink, an LED component disposed on the top of the heat sink, and one or more optical distributors associated with either or both of the heat sink and sleeve. For example, there can be both an inner and optical distributor, with at least the outer distributor being removable and replaceable. The present disclosure enables LEDs to perform effectively in lighting fixtures such as chandeliers where such performance was previously not achievable. Additionally, the present disclosure provides for ways to retrofit existing lighting fixtures having incandescent lights with LED modules. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377462 | User-Wearable Illumination Assembly - In one aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly includes eyeglass frames and a headlamp removably coupled to the eyeglass frames. Electrical circuitry may be integrated with the eyeglass frames. The headlamp and the eyeglass frames have mounting structure that cooperate to removably support the headlamp thereon. A light source is disposed within the headlamp and electrical communication between the light source and the electrical circuitry of the eyeglass frames is provided by electrical contacts associated with the mounting structures of the headlamp and eyeglass frames. In another aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly for use with eyeglass frames includes a clip assembly that is selectively removably couplable to a bridge portion of the eyeglass frames, and a headlamp coupled to the clip assembly. The illumination assembly further includes a battery that is selectively removably couplable to the eyeglass frames and at least one electrical conductor coupling the battery to the headlamp. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377463 | GLOBE CLAMP WITH LEVEL MOUNT - The present disclosure provides a globe clamp with integrated mounting pads which can hold a level while a user adjusts the lighting device to which the globe clamp is coupled. In one example embodiment, the globe clamp includes a clamp body, which includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and an exterior contour. The top portion forms a first internal opening defined by a first inner surface. The bottom portion forms a second internal opening defined by a second inner surface. The exterior contour surrounds the top portion and the bottom portion. The exterior contour comprises at least one recess having a horizontal, flat surface, the recess configured to retain a level. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377464 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A lighting device includes a rotating unit, a clutching unit releasably engaging the rotating unit, and a lighting unit connected to the rotating unit. The clutching unit is operable to move between a first position, where the clutching unit engages the rotating unit to limit rotation thereof, and a second position, where the clutching unit disengages the rotating unit to permit free rotation thereof. The lighting unit is adjustable to a desired illumination angle when the clutching unit is in the second position. The clutching unit is moved from the second position to the first position to position the lighting unit at the desired illumination angle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377465 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROCESSING APPARATUS OF THE SAME - A display panel and a display device applying the same are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first conductive layer having a first line width and a second conductive layer having a second line width smaller than the first line width. A first spacing is defined by a first sidewall of the second conductive layer and a second sidewall, located on the same side as the first sidewall, of the first conductive layer. A second spacing is defined by a third sidewall of the second conductive layer opposite to the first sidewall and a fourth sidewall, located on the same side as the third sidewall, of the first conductive layer. The first spacing is larger than the second spacing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377466 | LED Array Member and Integrated Control Module Assembly Having Active Circuitry - An LAM/ICM assembly comprises an integrated control module (ICM) and an LED array member (LAM). The ICM includes interconnect through which power from outside the assembly is received. In a first novel aspect, active circuitry is embedded in the ICM. In one example, the circuitry monitors LED operation, controls and supplies power to the LEDs, and communicates information into and out of the assembly. In a second novel aspect, a lighting system comprises an AC-to-DC converter and a LAM/ICM assembly. The AC-to-DC converter outputs a substantially constant current or voltage. The magnitude of the current or voltage is adjusted by a signal output from the LAM/ICM. In a third novel aspect, the ICM includes a switching DC-to-DC converter. An AC-to-DC power supply supplies a roughly regulated supply voltage. The switching converter within the LAM/ICM receives the roughly regulated voltage and supplies a regulated LED drive current to its LEDs. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377467 | Laser Projection Light - A laser projection light has a light blocking wall and safety sensor to prevent people from directly looking into the laser beams to harm their eyes. The laser projection light may be an AC powered laser projection light or a DC powered battery operated unit, and may also incorporate a UL listed LED light device to that provides an LED light device function in addition to the projection function in case people do not want to see the laser projection light performance and wish to switch off the laser beam. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377468 | EFFICIENT ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR LEGACY STREET LIGHTING SYSTEMS - An LED lamp for outdoor and large space lighting, particularly for streets, warehouses car parks and the like, is adapted for fitting into legacy light fittings designed for sodium bulbs and the like. The LED lamp includes light emitting diodes arranged over a surface of the lamp, is rotatably connected through a rotatable electrical connection to a screw-in adaptor for insertion into a legacy screw-in socket, such that the screw in adaptor is rotatable independently of the lamp, so that the legacy screw in socket can be used even though the light fitting is too small to allow rotation of the LED lamp. Additional variants provide for cooling airflow through the light fitting, for temperature control of the LEDs, and for failure protection, to ensure a longest possible lamp lifetime. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377469 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL PROPERTIES - The disclosed embodiments relate to a lighting device ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377470 | DETERRENT DEVICE ATTACHMENT HAVING LIGHT SOUREC WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT - Deterrent device attachments are provided each having a light emitting thermal source positioned by a support board to emit light from within a housing of the deterrent device, with the support board bent to provide surface areas to dissipate heat generated by the light emitter. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377471 | LED BULB USING HEAT DISSIPATING LED DRIVER - The present invention provides an LED bulb using heat dissipating LED driver capable of reducing heat influence by disposing an electrolytic capacitor in an output part at a low temperature region through disposing a section receiving an external power close to a light generating module and disposing a section controlling a light emitting diode dose to a power source base. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377472 | OVERMOLDED REPLACEABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP - Provided is an overmolded replaceable, light emitting diode (LED) lamp that includes a light engine having an LED chip mounted thereon and configured to generate and emit light, driver electronics in communication with the light engine, and configured to supply energy to the light engine for generating the light, and one or more connecting portions disposed within a base surface of the LED lamp configured to connect the LED lamp to a connection receiving portion of an external light device for operation thereof. The light engine, the driver electronics and the one or more connecting portions are overmolded by an overmolding material comprising a thermally conductive polymer material which forms a structural component of the LED lamp, and mechanically and electrically connects the light engine, the driver electronics and the one or more connecting portions together. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377473 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - Provided is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes one or more light-emitting modules; a base plate having a bottom surface to which the one or more light-emitting modules are attached; and a heat dissipation fin assembly seated on a top surface of the base plate, wherein the heat dissipation fin assembly includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins which are mounted upright on the top surface of the base plate, wherein each of the heat dissipation fins has a predetermined width in a radial direction from a center of the base plate, and is formed by a thin sheet of a graphite material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377474 | COUPLING WITH INTEGRAL FLUID PENETRATION BARRIER - The present disclosure provides a support coupling which provides a frangible point for a lighting fixture, and which prevents water from accumulating at the frangible point and from penetrating an inner chamber of the lighting fixture where electronic components are disposed. In certain example embodiments, the coupling accomplishes this by providing an inner wall and an outer wall, in which the inner wall has a higher grade (i.e., is taller) than the outer wall. A space between the inner wall and the outer wall receives an extension column. Water running down the sides of the extension column is collected in the space and pours out of the coupling over the shorter outer wall before the water reaches the top of the inner wall. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377475 | LED Lamp Having Waterproof Structure - An LED lamp having waterproof structure includes an elongated shell, a cover coupled onto the elongated shell, two protection plugs respectively inserted into two ends of the elongated shell, two elastic seal bars clamped between the elongated shell and the cover, and two waterproof solid colloids filled among the elongated shell. Since the elastic seal bar has a less length than the elongated shell, and a sealing chamber is formed among the elongated shell, the cover, and the protection plug, spaces for irrigating the liquid glue has been reserved. The liquid glue fills with the sealing chamber, the sealing grooves of the elongated shell, and the gaps among the cover, the protection plug, and the elongated shell and solidifies into and forms the waterproof solid colloid. In result, the LED lamp has a high grade of end waterproof, which is beneficial to expand the usage environment thereof. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377476 | WATER PROOF STRUCTURE PROVIDING ILLUMINATION FUNCTION - A water proof structure in which a water proof gasket is arranged between a housing case and a housing cover, the water proof gasket is made of a light permeable material; and at least one light entrance portion is arranged to respective sides opposing each other, of the water proof gasket; and at least one portion of the water proof gasket is exposed to outside of the housing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377477 | Water Lamp with Top Decoration - A water lamp with a top decoration mainly includes a main body, base seat and top decoration. The main body is hollow and pervious to light, and slightly-thick, flowable low-boiling point fluid is filled hermetically and a poking member are mounted inside the main body; the base seat is configured below the main body, and a control circuit and at least one light-emitting element in electric connection with the control circuit are configured on the base seat correspondingly to the bottom of the main body, and a magnetic rotating shaft attracting the poking member magnetically to rotate is further configured on the base seat; the top decoration assumes a foggy, pervious-to-light, three-dimensional modeling, coupled to the upper side of the mainbody, a light-emitting element in electric connection with the control circuit being configured inside the top decoration. Whereby, the low-boiling-point fluid inside the water lamp will flow due to the heat generated from the light-emitting element when the base seat is switched on, and light further penetrates the top decoration, allowing the present invention to achieve both lighting and dynamic visual effects at the same time. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377478 | Twinkling Door Hanger - A twinkling door hanger mainly includes a main decoration, secondary decoration, illumination device and hanging portion. The secondary decoration is configured on the top of the main decoration, being different from the main decoration in material; the illumination device has at least one illumination element configured inside the main decoration; the hanging portion is configured above the main decoration, capable of being hung on a door knob, allowing the present invention to achieve a decoration profiting effect through the configuration of the illumination element. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377479 | INTEGRATED LIGHTING AND NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE - There is disclosed an integrated lighting and network-interface device comprising a housing defining an aperture, a lens supported at the aperture for allowing light and 55-65 GHz radiation to pass therethrough, a light source, a transceiver module having an antenna unit, the transceiver module being adapted for connection to an optic fibre port, and being for operation at at least one centre frequency between 55 GHz and 65 GHz, wherein the light source and the antenna unit are disposed in the housing and arranged to radiate through the lens. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377480 | Fan and Light Combination - A lighting and fan combination device is disclosed where the lighting can be mounted on a housing of the fan. One or more light and fan combination members can be connected to a mount that allows the device to be mounted to a wall, ceiling, or other structure. The lighting component may be separable from the fan housing and can be interchanged with other types of lighting components. The lighting elements may be LEDs or other lighting elements. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377481 | CONFIGURABLE LIQUID PRECURSOR VAPORIZER - An improved vaporizer for vaporizing a liquid precursor is provided. The vaporizer may include one or more channels with a relatively large wall-area-to-cross-sectional-flow-area ratio and may be equipped with one or more heater elements configured to heat the channels above the vaporization temperature of the precursor. At least some of the channels may be heated above the vaporization temperature but below the Leidenfrost temperature of the precursor. In some implementations, a carrier gas may be introduced at high speed in a direction generally transverse to the precursor flow to mechanically shear the precursor into droplets. Multiple vaporizers may be ganged together in series to achieve complete vaporization, if necessary. The vaporizers may be easily disassembleable for cleaning and maintenance. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377482 | Waste Processing - This invention provides a system ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377483 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A FURNACE WITH BITUMINOUS COAL AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SLAG FORMATION THEREWITH - There is provided a process for operating a coal-fired furnace to generate heat. The process has the steps of a) providing the coal to the furnace and b) combusting the coal in the presence of a first slag-reducing ingredient and a second slag-reducing ingredient in amounts effective to reduce slag formation in the furnace. In one embodiment, the first slag-reducing ingredient is one or more oxygenated magnesium compounds and the second slag-reducing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of one or more oxygenated calcium compounds, one or more oxygenated silicon compounds, and combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the first slag-reducing ingredient is one or more oxygenated silicon compounds, and wherein the second slag-reducing ingredient is one or more oxygenated aluminum compounds. There are also provided methods for reducing slag formation in a coal-fired furnace. There are also provided methods for treating coal. There are also treated coals. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377484 | OXY-COMBUSTOR OPERABLE WITH SUPERCRITICAL FLUID - An oxy-combustor is provided which comprises a combustion vessel including at least one solid fuel slurry inlet port, at least one oxygen inlet port and at least one supercritical fluid inlet port, wherein the combustion vessel is operable at an operating pressure of at least 1,100 psi; an interior of the combustion vessel comprises a combustion chamber and a supercritical fluid infusion chamber surrounding at least a part of the combustion chamber, the supercritical fluid infusion chamber and the combustion chamber are separated by a porous liner surrounding the combustion chamber, and the supercritical infusion chamber is located between the porous liner and an outer casing of the combustion vessel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377485 | COMBUSTION INSTABILITY CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A gas turbine combustion instability control device has a combustion unit provided with a hollow combustion chamber, a gas turbine connected to the inside of the combustion chamber and a dynamic pressure sensor which is provided to the inside of the combustion chamber and measures the combustion dynamics of the inside of the combustion chamber; a diagnosis module which processes combustion dynamic pressure signals (p) according to the combustion dynamics measured by the dynamic pressure sensor to calculate the kurtosis value (k) of the dynamic pressure signals, and compares the same with a kurtosis reference value (k | 2015-12-31 |
20150377486 | Sealing Assembly to Fill and Seal A Reservoir or a Disposable Gas Lighter - A sealing assembly, for filling and sealing a reservoir of a gas lighter that includes a cylindrical well, a plug having a front section and a rear section, the front section having radial projections and at least one recess to provide a fluid passage, the rear section having a circular bulge/bump portion, and a weld portion adapted to be melted by welding, wherein the plug is adapted to be moved from a first position (P | 2015-12-31 |
20150377487 | DAMPER FOR GAS TURBINE - The present invention generally relates to a gas turbine and more in particular it is related to a damper assembly for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine. According to preferred embodiments, the present solution provides a damper assembly including protrusions on a wall of the neck. These protrusions result in a side wall reactance to the acoustic field that has the effect of decreasing the effective speed of sound in the neck. The decrease of the effective speed of sound in the neck is equivalent to an increase of the effective neck length. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377488 | CONICAL-FLAT HEAT SHIELD FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR DOME - A gas turbine engine combustor conical-flat heat shield includes an annular conical section extending upstream from and being integral with a flat section with a flat downstream facing surface which may be generally perpendicular to or canted with respect to a centerline. The flat section includes radially outer and inner edges at least one of which is circular and circumscribed about a centerline and circumferentially spaced apart clockwise and counter-clockwise radial edges having an origin on the centerline. A gas turbine engine combustor includes conical-flat heat shields in one or more circular rows arranged in a non-symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. Two or more groups (A, B, C) of the conical-flat heat shields in the circular rows may be mounted on a domeplate and one or more of the conical-flat heat shields is different in one or more of the groups (A, B, C). | 2015-12-31 |
20150377489 | INJECTION SYSTEM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER CONFIGURED FOR DIRECT INJECTION OF TWO COAXIAL FUEL FLOWS - In known types of injection systems for a turbine engine combustion chamber, the secondary fuel flow strikes the venturi before entering into the combustor. A new injection system is disclosed to overcome this problem, comprising a first annular deflector surrounded by the bowl of the injection system and extending in the downstream direction from the downstream transverse surface that delimits the downstream side of the swirler. This first deflector has a free downstream end offset in the upstream direction from a downstream end of the bowl, so as to guide an air film output from the first orifices formed through the bowl. The internal radius ψ of the cross section of the first annular deflector increases from the downstream transverse surface as far as the downstream end of the first annular deflector. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377490 | SUPPLEMENTARY LASER FIRING FOR COMBUSTION STABILITY - A combustion system for a gas turbine includes a combustion chamber having an end section and a pre-combustion section extending from the end section, a swirler device, an optional pilot burner device and a light emitting arrangement. Main fuel is injectable by the swirler device into an inner volume of the pre-combustion section. The main flame using main fuel is producible inside the inner volume. The pilot burner device is mounted to the end section of the combustion chamber such that a pilot fuel is injectable by the pilot burner device into the inner volume of the pre-combustion section, wherein a pilot flame using the pilot fuel is producible inside the inner volume for stabilizing the main flame. The light emitting arrangement emits an electromagnetic radiation into the inner volume, such that an energy input is generatable by the electromagnetic radiation for stabilizing the pilot flame and/or the main flame. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377491 | COMBUSTION TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR BASKET IGNITER PORT ALIGNMENT VERIFICATION TOOL AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING IGNITER ALIGNMENT - A combustion turbine engine combustor igniter port alignment and dimensional verification tool is insertable in guide tube and igniter boss portions of the igniter port. The tool has concentrically nested outer and inner sleeves, having respective circumferential profiles that are separately slidably insertable within corresponding igniter port guide tube and igniter boss portions that have inner circumferential profiles in conformance with minimal dimension specifications. Concentric alignment of the guide tube and igniter boss is validated by inserting the nested outer and inner sleeves into the igniter port. The verification tool is capable of validating igniter port alignment and dimensions before the combustor is installed in a combustion turbine engine. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377492 | FAUX FIREPLACE WITH DC POWER CAPABILITY - A portable fireplace comprising: a back cover; a battery receptacle, where access to the battery receptacle is provided on the back cover; and a power switch. The battery receptacle provides a mechanism to power the portable fireplace with DC power as opposed to using an AC electrical cord. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377493 | OVEN - Disclosed is an oven which provides convenient removal of a rack, achieving enhanced usability. The oven includes a cabinet having a chamber, a door to open or close the cabinet, a rack assembly including an operating member to support a cooking object seated thereon, the operating member being removable from the chamber, and a support member fixed inside the chamber to support the operating member, and a spring device including a first fixing piece located at the operating member, a second fixing piece located at the support member, and an elastic member having one side connected to the first fixing piece and the other side connected to the second fixing piece and located in a vertical gap between the operating member and the support member so as to be elastically restored by a distance between the first and second fixing pieces to remove the operating member from the chamber. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377494 | INSULATION CONFIGURATION FOR THERMAL APPLIANCES - An insulation system for a thermal oven. The insulation system comprises a cabinet and a liner positioned within the cabinet. The liner defines an oven cavity. The liner includes opposing sides, a top, a bottom, a front and a back. A layer of insulation is positioned between the cabinet and the outside of the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The layer of insulation is positioned to create an air gap between the insulation and the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The insulation has a thermal energy reflective facing attached to an interior surface facing the liner. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377495 | METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF RADIATOR AND APPLIANCE MICROBOILER - A method for autonomous operation of a radiator and the appliance microboiler, independently and without its removal or disconnection from the heating installation, giving the possibility to operation as single radiator or alternatively within the system where it is installed. The microboiler appliance ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150377496 | Heat Pump Water Heater - An energy efficient heat pump system capable of operating in extreme low and high temperature environments. The heat pump system includes an evaporator, a heater operatively associated with the evaporator, compressor and condenser. In an exemplary embodiment, the heat pump system may further include a plasma pulse-spark system to facilitate removal of scale deposits. The heater heats an environmental medium prior to the environmental medium exchanging energy with a refrigerant located in an evaporator coil of the evaporator in order to maintain a predetermined minimum temperature differential between the environmental medium when it contacts the evaporator coil and the refrigerant when located in the evaporator coil. The system allows efficient operation at low temperatures. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377497 | HOT WATER ENERGY CONSERVATION - The concepts relate to reducing energy loss associated with hot water systems. One example can monitor hot water use in a system. Upon completion of the hot water use, the example can recover some of the hot water from hot water lines into a water heater that heated the hot water. The method can also deliver the recovered hot water to the water heater in a manner that affects operation of a heating element of the water heater. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377498 | One-way Closed Pipeline Internal Circulation Apparatus - The present invention provides a one-way closed pipeline internal circulation apparatus, including a first water pump and a manifold conversion three-way joint, where an external interface of a secondary pipe of the manifold conversion three-way joint is connected to a water outlet port of the first water pump. When the apparatus is used with a conventional gas water heater, hot water will instantly flow out when a water tap is turned on, and through mixing and transition of a hot water mixing container, other gas water heaters installed have a characteristic of steady and uninterrupted flow of hot water, which not only improves comfort of a user, but also achieves the purpose of saving water resources. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377499 | CONDITIONING PLANT - A conditioning plant comprises a general inlet, a general outlet, a circuit which sets the general inlet in fluid communication with the general outlet, a plurality of users arranged on the circuit, and a balancing system. The balancing system comprises a sensor for detecting at least a real value depending on a difference of intensity between upstream and downstream of the users, of at least a physical parameter of the fluid; the balancing system further comprises a flow regulating organ, and a control device connected to the sensor, acting on the flow regulating organ and configured for enabling memorisation of at least a reference value of a same physical parameter of the fluid, comparing the reference value with the real value, commanding the regulating organ to regulate the fluid internally of the circuit such as to maintain the real value substantially aligned with the reference value. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377500 | ELECTRIC DUST COLLECTING DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING THE SAME - An electric dust collecting device and an air conditioner having the same are disclosed. The electric dust collecting device includes a first filter unit including a plurality of discharge electrode plates which are spaced apart from each other and have spaces defined therebetween, a high voltage generator electrically connected to all of the plurality of discharge electrode plates, and a second filter unit disposed downstream of the first filter unit in an air flow direction and connected to a ground to cause corona discharge between the discharge electrode plates and the second filter unit, whereby particles electrically charged by corona discharge are collected at the second filter unit. The first filter unit has a simplified structure, and cleaning effect is improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377501 | AIR PURIFIER AND AN OPERATING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is an air purifier able to maintain the normal state of drive of a disk-shaped humidification filter by controlling the state of rotation of the humidification filter. The air purifier can maintain the normal state of drive of the humidification filter by using a stepping motor and the control unit in order to vary the state of rotation of the humidification filter and thereby remove extraneous material when the humidification filter is rotating abnormally due to extraneous material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377502 | Thermo Electric Register system - The invention is a thermostatically controlled vent installed in the existing outflow ventilation ducts of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning system. When the central heating/cooling unit is operating, temperature variation is achieved by an electronic control which opens and closes air flow fins on the vent based on the settings of an individual thermostat for each room in a building that has the device installed. The individual thermostat of each vent in the system is connected to the primary building thermostat and therefore has the ability to signal the need to turn on/off the heating/cooling unit as appropriate. In addition, the invention can purify the air flow by means of an ultraviolet sterilization lamp. It is possible to remotely set the temperature settings via an internet enabled software app. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377503 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus including a body placed on a wall surface of a room that is an air-conditioned space, the indoor unit including a temperature sensor disposed at a position projecting from the body, and including a temperature detector that detects a temperature based on heat radiation from a target and a motor that causes the temperature detector to rotate, the position being a place where the temperature sensor is capable of detecting a temperature in all the horizontal directions by rotating the temperature detector. | 2015-12-31 |
20150377504 | VENTILATION APPARATUS - A first ventilation apparatus of ventilation apparatuses which form a ventilation system includes: a first information transmission part ( | 2015-12-31 |