A unitary hermetically sealed device is disclosed for providing self-contained electric propulsion drive power to a motor boat or sailboat, where the entire propulsion system is contained in a separable pressurized hermetic enclosure attached to the underside of the vessel and also acts as a keel of the vessel, and which simplifies production, provides improved safety from high voltages, and prevents drive system maintenance or repair when the vessel is located in the water. The rigid hermetically sealed device functions as a skid-plate to avoid damage to the softer typically fiberglass hull when running the vessel aground or when running up onto or off of the beach or onto or off a trailer.
B63B 1/30 - Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving additional lift from hydrodynamic forces of hydrofoil type with movable hydrofoils retracting or folding
B63B 1/24 - Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving additional lift from hydrodynamic forces of hydrofoil type
B63H 21/17 - Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels the vessels being motor-driven by electric motor
B63H 21/21 - Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels
B63H 21/30 - Mounting of propulsion plant or unit, e.g. for anti-vibration purposes
B63H 21/38 - Apparatus or methods specially adapted for use on marine vessels, for handling power plant or unit liquids, e.g. lubricants, coolants, fuels or the like
A lightweight portable heating device consisting of a container assembly and lid assembly that house a tub assembly for the purpose of heating liquids and food submerged in aforementioned liquids by means of a multi-fuel burner. Container assembly provides for several structures that improve ergonomics and handling of the lightweight portable heating device. For instance, container assembly includes an integrated handle that surrounds the container assembly proximate the top portion of the container assembly and is molded into the container assembly. Integrated handle allows for the ease of moving of the lightweight portable heating device by personnel. Proximate the bottom of container assembly are lifting handles that enable the lifting of the device above shoulder level while also functioning as a tie down point.
A47J 39/00 - Heat-insulated warming chambersCupboards with heating arrangements for warming kitchen utensils
A47J 36/26 - Devices for warming vessels containing drinks or food, especially by means of burnersTravelling cookers, e.g. using petroleum or gasoline with one burner
F24C 1/16 - Stoves or ranges in which the fuel or energy supply is not restricted to solid fuel or to a type covered by a single one of groups Stoves or ranges in which the type of fuel or energy supply is not specified with special adaptation for travelling, e.g. collapsible
F24C 15/00 - DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESDETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION Details
F24C 15/30 - Arrangements for mounting stoves or ranges in particular locations
An apparatus for the extrusion of a solid wire into a resin or paste is disclosed. The apparatus consists of two main parts including an adapter for constraining the wire until mixing with the resin or paste (‘wire injector’), and a motor-driven gear system that feeds the wire into the injector (‘wire extruder’). With this system, a bare wire can be extruded allowing for the creation of lead-in/lead-out sections, or for use with a resin or paste without an inherent curing, drying, or solidifying mechanism. Additionally, this apparatus allows for the extrusion of small (30-40 AWG) wires, enabling unique applications such as the injection of a resistive wire where smaller diameter wires are advantageous for minimized electrical or thermal overhead.
H01B 13/004 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for manufacturing rigid-tube cables
B05D 1/26 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by applying the liquid or other fluent material from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the surface
A high-throughput method for identifying single crystal hexagonal-SiC off-axis surfaces that support surface chemistries and kinetics to selectively produce various epitaxial growth modes of the metastable 3C-SiC polytype is provided. In execution of the aforementioned method, the present invention also encompasses the use of a single crystal hexagonal-SiC domed substrate, and a method for manufacturing thereof. Said method for screening silicon carbide growth surfaces is comprised of: fabrication of a silicon carbide domed substrate; forming a step-terrace growth surface on the domed surface of said silicon carbide domed substrate by hydrogen etching; performing silicon carbide deposition upon said growth surface, thereby creating an silicon carbide epitaxial domed wafer; and characterization of said silicon carbide epitaxial domed wafer. Silicon carbide deposition upon a silicon carbide domed growth surface allows for the modulation of the supersaturation ratio under a single set of growth conditions. There is provided a method to select a specific off-cut angle and orientation for a silicon carbide substrate that can be used to selectively and homogeneously grow a targeted 3C-silicon carbide microstructure best suited for the intended application.
A vapor compression system control implementations that maintain surface temperature uniformity of at least one cold plate throughout pulsed thermal loads from a minimal or zero load state suddenly to a high or 100% of design capacity state where the heat pulse occurrence, frequency, and durations are not known a priori. Vapor compression system control implementations that maintain surface temperature uniformity of at least one cold plate throughout pulsed thermal loads from a minimal or zero load state suddenly to a high or 100% of design capacity state where the heat pulse occurrence, frequency, and durations are not known a priori. Rapid thermal pulse applications require a robust control strategy of the cold plate assembly to maintain cold plate surface temperature uniformity. In one implementation, a control system for the cold plate assembly that maintains a uniform cold plate temperature given controlled supply and suction conditions is contemplated.
The present invention is an apparatus for curing composites out-of-autoclave and out-of-oven. The apparatus is a multilayered composite tool for shaping and curing composites. It also contains a sealant layer and composite resistive heating element on the tool's surface. This heating element provides heat to the composites during cure while binding it to the other layers, eliminating the need for external heat from autoclave and oven sources. A ceramic layer is applied to the top surface of the resistive heater for electrical insulation, heater protection and to provide a smooth surface for finish for the composite components being processed with the invention. A method for using the invention is also described. Finally, one embodiment of the invention is presented where a negative composite tool is created to apply additional pressure to the composite component during curing. This additional pressure enables the current invention to more closely mimic autoclave composite processing.
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
B29C 33/02 - Moulds or coresDetails thereof or accessories therefor with incorporated heating or cooling means
B29C 33/38 - Moulds or coresDetails thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the material or the manufacturing process
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
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WIRE-EMBEDDED ZEOLITE STRUCTURES WITH BARE WIRE LEADS
A structure fabricated of a zeolite-based paste with an intra-layer continuous wire embedded is disclosed. Vitally, the continuous wire is extended past the bounds of the structure's walls, creating bare wire leads that allow for connection to a power source for electrification. The structure is made of multiple layers stacked together, typically in an additive manufacturing (3D printing) process. Within this structure, at least one layer has an embedded wire running through at least some portion of it, and is equipped with two bare wire leads protruding from the structure. This wire is designed to act as a heating element for uniform Joule heating of the zeolite structure for reduced power consumption and temperature ramp-up time during a desorption process, as well as reduced system footprint and enhanced mechanical properties. The frequency of wire embedment (a wire embedded in every nth layer), the percentage of the embedded layer that contains the wire, and the wire gauge and material/composition can be modified for the desired application.
B33Y 70/10 - Composites of different types of material, e.g. mixtures of ceramics and polymers or mixtures of metals and biomaterials
B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing
H01B 3/08 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances quartzInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances glassInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances glass woolInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances slag woolInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances vitreous enamels
A high-throughput method for identifying single crystal hexagonal-SiC off-axis surfaces that support surface chemistries and kinetics to selectively produce various epitaxial growth modes of the metastable 3C-SiC polytype is provided. In execution of the aforementioned method, the present invention also encompasses the use of a single crystal hexagonal-SiC domed substrate, and a method for manufacturing thereof. Said method for screening silicon carbide growth surfaces is comprised of: fabrication of a silicon carbide domed substrate; forming a step-terrace growth surface on the domed surface of said silicon carbide domed substrate by hydrogen etching; performing silicon carbide deposition upon said growth surface, thereby creating an silicon carbide epitaxial domed wafer; and characterization of said silicon carbide epitaxial domed wafer. Silicon carbide deposition upon a silicon carbide domed growth surface allows for the modulation of the supersaturation ratio under a single set of growth conditions. There is provided a method to select a specific off-cut angle and orientation for a silicon carbide substrate that can be used to selectively and homogeneously grow a targeted 3C-silicon carbide microstructure best suited for the intended application.
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
The present invention is an apparatus for curing composites out-of-autoclave and out-of-oven. The apparatus is a multilayered composite tool for shaping and curing composites. It also contains a sealant layer and composite resistive heating element on the tool's surface. This heating element provides heat to the composites during cure while binding it to the other layers, eliminating the need for external heat from autoclave and oven sources. A ceramic layer is applied to the top surface of the resistive heater for electrical insulation, heater protection and to provide a smooth surface for finish for the composite components being processed with the invention. A method for using the invention is also described. Finally, one embodiment of the invention is presented where a negative composite tool is created to apply additional pressure to the composite component during curing. This additional pressure enables the current invention to more closely mimic autoclave composite processing.
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
B29C 33/02 - Moulds or coresDetails thereof or accessories therefor with incorporated heating or cooling means
B29C 33/38 - Moulds or coresDetails thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the material or the manufacturing process
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed electromagnetic wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
A process is disclosed for cooling a material that includes semiconductor nanoparticles in matrix material by anti-Stokes up-conversion. The semiconductor nanoparticle matrix is irradiated by a laser with a photonic wavelength matched to the anti-Stokes photoluminescence of the semiconductor nanoparticle bandgap. The semiconductor nanoparticles absorb the laser photon and phonons (heat) from lattice vibrations to photoluminescence photons with higher energy than the photon that were absorbed. A net cooling effect is generated from the lower energy and lower temperature in the material after anti-Stoke up-conversion.
An aerosolized HVAC/R system solvent for decontaminating HVAC/R components and line sets The solvent contains 25-90 wt % propellant, and 10-75 wt % solvent mixture which is about 60-95 wt % trans-1,2,dichloroethylene, about 5-20 wt % n-propanol, and an inerting constituent providing a weight percent ratio of the inerting constituent to n-propanol of less than 1.5. The solvent is packaged in a container that is connected to the HVAC/R components or line sets to be decontaminated for supplying the solvent mixture under pressure to the HVAC/R components or line sets.
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
A process is disclosed for cooling a material that includes semiconductor nanoparticles in matrix material by anti-Stokes up-conversion. The semiconductor nanoparticle matrix is irradiated by a laser with a photonic wavelength matched to the anti-Stokes photoluminescence of the semiconductor nanoparticle bandgap. The semiconductor nanoparticles absorb the laser photon and phonons (heat) from lattice vibrations to photoluminescence photons with higher energy than the photon that were absorbed. A net cooling effect is generated from the lower energy and lower temperature in the material after anti-Stoke up-conversion.
An air conditioning apparatus for cooling and/or dehumidifying an interior space, such as the interior of a shelter or tent that provides for simplified manufacturing, simplified inspection and servicing, reduced noise, reduced vibration, reduced weight, increased ruggedness and health monitoring. Structural components of the apparatus are fabricated from foam-filled molded parts with interlocking components, and the unit is assembled and tested without any outside cover, but once the cover is installed, additional structural strength is obtained from the cover. A refrigerant flow sensor along with other sensors are used to determine actual real time cooling capacity measurements and health monitoring.
F24F 1/029 - Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing characterised by the layout or mutual arrangement of components, e.g. of compressors or fans
A47B 47/04 - Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made mainly of wood or plastics
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
A method encapsulates nanoscale material by producing a suspension of the nanostructure material in a first solvent using a micelle surrounding the nanostructure material. The micelle surrounding the suspended nanostructure material is swollen by adding to and mixing with the suspension an immiscible phase second solvent containing a precursor. The precursor is then reduced by adding a reducing reactant selectively soluble in the first solvent that reacts to the precursor containing reactant selectively solvated in the second solvent to encapsulate the nanostructure material. A metal-nanostructure composite can be provided by collecting and mixing the metal-shell encapsulated nanostructure product produced by the aforementioned method into a metal matrix.
A lightweight portable heating device consisting of a container assembly and lid assembly that house a tub assembly for the purpose of heating liquids and food submerged in aforementioned liquids by means of a multi-fuel burner. Container assembly provides for several structures that improve ergonomics and handling of the lightweight portable heating device. For instance, container assembly includes an integrated handle that surrounds the container assembly proximate the top portion of the container assembly and is molded into the container assembly. Integrated handle allows for the ease of moving of the lightweight portable heating device by personnel. Proximate the bottom of container assembly are lifting handles that enable the lifting of the device above shoulder level while also functioning as a tie down point.
A47J 27/18 - Cooking-vessels for use in hotels, restaurants, or canteens heated by water-bath
F24C 1/16 - Stoves or ranges in which the fuel or energy supply is not restricted to solid fuel or to a type covered by a single one of groups Stoves or ranges in which the type of fuel or energy supply is not specified with special adaptation for travelling, e.g. collapsible
F24C 15/00 - DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESDETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION Details
F24C 15/30 - Arrangements for mounting stoves or ranges in particular locations
A47J 36/26 - Devices for warming vessels containing drinks or food, especially by means of burnersTravelling cookers, e.g. using petroleum or gasoline with one burner
F24C 3/14 - Stoves or ranges for gaseous fuels with special adaptation for travelling, e.g. collapsible
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Photocatalytic load reduction to extend reactive media filtration life in an air purification system
A process for using photocatalytic load reduction to extend reactive media filtration life is disclosed for an air purification system. The system consists of three methods of cleaning the air including a UV light, a photocatalyst, and an air purifier. Air first passes through a portion with the UV light and photocatalyst, and then through the purifier. Passing the air first through the UV light and photo catalyst before the purifier reduces the load on the purifier and thus allowing the purifier to operate and clean the air for an extended period of time as compared to the purifier alone.
The present disclosure is directed to implementation of an environmental control unit using rotomolded techniques to fabricate the structures of the unit instead of the standard conventional sheet metal, extruded, forged, and punched parts. Such implementations will provide a lighter weight and more durable mechanical configuration that will also simplify inspection, simplify assembly/disassembly, and reduce fabrication costs. Implementations incorporate rotationally-molded interlocking structures to contain and attach the critical items of the ECU's mechanical components including the compressor, and the indoor and outdoor coils, as well as the fan and blower motor assembly. In one implementation, the rotomolded structure is strengthened and insulated (thermally and acoustically) by filling the interior void of the rotationally molded structure with a closed-cell foam.
F24F 1/029 - Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing characterised by the layout or mutual arrangement of components, e.g. of compressors or fans
F24F 13/22 - Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
F24F 1/031 - Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing characterised by mounting arrangements penetrating a wall or window
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Advanced cooling system using throttled internal cooling passage flow for a window assembly, and methods of fabrication and use thereof
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed electromagnetic wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
F28D 15/00 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls
B44C 1/22 - Removing surface-material, e.g. by engraving, by etching
C23C 16/00 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
C23C 16/30 - Deposition of compounds, mixtures or solid solutions, e.g. borides, carbides, nitrides
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
H01L 21/00 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 31/036 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
F16M 11/22 - Undercarriages with or without wheels with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs
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Mounting pad and method for deterring theft and securing air conditioning units against high winds
A mounting pad system and method for an HVAC outdoor unit that includes providing a lightweight fillable pad shell containing a gelling material and having securing slots extending from an underside surface to an upperside surface of the shell. The shell is filled with water through a port at its upper surface. Prior to leveling the filled pad on the soil at the site and installation of the outdoor unit, securing straps are inserted into the slots from the underside surface of the shell so as to extend through an upper surface thereof. The filling port is covered when the HVAC unit is placed on top of the pad. One or more securing anchors can be used to anchor the pad to the ground, which are also covered when the HVAC unit is place on top of the pad and an anti-theft cable can be employed to further prevent theft.
H01L 21/00 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 31/036 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
H01L 41/273 - Manufacturing multilayered piezo-electric or electrostrictive devices or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezo-electric bodies and electrodes by integrally sintering piezo-electric or electrostrictive bodies and electrodes
H01L 21/477 - Thermal treatment for modifying the properties of semiconductor bodies, e.g. annealing, sintering
H01L 31/18 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
H01J 37/305 - Electron-beam or ion-beam tubes for localised treatment of objects for casting, melting, evaporating, or etching
A low frequency direct drive amplifier is disclosed which can simultaneously achieve high drive voltages, high power density, high efficiency, and wide bandwidth operation is disclosed. The power circuit structure includes an input DC-DC converter and an output multi-level DC-AC inverter. The input DC-DC converter's circuit topology is commonly referred to as the phase shifted full bridge, which includes input capacitors, a Gallium Nitride (GaN) based full bridge, an isolation transformer, two rectifying diodes, and two series stacked output capacitors. The output DC-AC inverter includes two series stacked input capacitors (same as the input DC-DC converter's output capacitors), four Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductors, four Silicon IGBTs, and an output filter. The disclosure's features the combination of the output multi-level DC-AC inverter circuit topology paired with 1.7 kV SiC semiconductors, allowing for a high voltage direct drive design without a low frequency boost transformer.
H02M 7/5387 - Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only, e.g. single switched pulse inverters in a bridge configuration
H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
H02M 1/44 - Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters
A radiator system uses an innovative passive control scheme in combination with dependable mechanical design features to meet or exceed the requirements for orbital applications. The disclosed radiator system is unique because we target an extremely high turndown ratio of 200:1 with an entirely passive two-phase pumped loop using ammonia as the working fluid. Sections of the radiator will selectively freeze to assist the turndown, and the mechanical design of the radiator can handle the high pressures experienced during such freezing and thawing events.
B64G 1/50 - Arrangements or adaptations of devices for control of environment or living conditions for temperature control
F28F 27/02 - Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus for controlling the distribution of heat-exchange media between different channels
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Mounting pad and method for deterring theft and securing air conditioning units against high winds
A mounting pad system and method for an HVAC outdoor unit that includes providing a lightweight fillable pad shell containing a gelling material and having securing slots extending from an underside surface to an upperside surface of the shell. The shell is filled with water through a port at its upper surface. Prior to leveling the filled pad on the soil at the site and installation of the outdoor unit, securing straps are inserted into the slots from the underside surface of the shell so as to extend through an upper surface thereof. The filling port is covered when the HVAC unit is placed on top of the pad. One or more securing anchors can be used to anchor the pad to the ground, which are also covered when the HVAC unit is place on top of the pad and an anti-theft cable can be employed to further prevent theft.
H01L 41/273 - Manufacturing multilayered piezo-electric or electrostrictive devices or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezo-electric bodies and electrodes by integrally sintering piezo-electric or electrostrictive bodies and electrodes
H01L 31/18 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
H01L 21/477 - Thermal treatment for modifying the properties of semiconductor bodies, e.g. annealing, sintering
H01J 37/305 - Electron-beam or ion-beam tubes for localised treatment of objects for casting, melting, evaporating, or etching
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
A process is disclosed for cooling a material that includes semiconductor nanoparticles in matrix material by anti-Stokes up-conversion. The semiconductor nanoparticle matrix is irradiated by a laser with a photonic wavelength matched to the anti-Stokes photoluminescence of the semiconductor nanoparticle bandgap. The semiconductor nanoparticles absorb the laser photon and phonons (heat) from lattice vibrations to photoluminescence photons with higher energy than the photon that were absorbed. A net cooling effect is generated from the lower energy and lower temperature in the material after anti-Stoke up-conversion.
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed electromagnetic wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
An apparatus and method are disclosed for ensuring adequate and uniform cooling for any heat-generating device that experiences large heat pulses by integrating parallel expansion devices and their control directly into each of a discrete cooling load or cold plate. One of the parallel expansion devices is an integrated cartridge thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) and the other is an electrically-actuated valve. The TXV is positioned such that a sensing element is located directly within an exit refrigerant stream, thereby improving time-response of the valve and eliminating the need for a capillary tube. The electrically-actuated valve provides a sudden burst of refrigerant while the TXV is responding to sudden heat pulses and operates at the command of the heat generating system or triggered by a temperature rise. The disclosed operational method leads to an order of magnitude reduction in settling time after a heat pulse.
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
C23C 16/00 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
B44C 1/22 - Removing surface-material, e.g. by engraving, by etching
F28D 15/00 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls
An apparatus holds or stores at least one vial containing a vaccine or other material to be cryogenically preserved. The method passively regulates the rate of cooling for vaccines or other cryopreserved materials by using the enthalpy of fusion of at least one phase-change material (PCM) to control the rate of cooling when subject to a low temperature or cryogenic storage environment.
B65D 81/18 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
G01N 1/42 - Low-temperature sample treatment, e.g. cryofixation
59.
Simple low-cost retrofit device and method to replace a variable air flow electronically commutated motor with a permanent split capacitor motor capable of operating at multiple speed settings
A device and method are provided to allow replacement of costlier motors with a retrofittable control board and a lower cost motors operating a several speeds to provide variable (but not continuously variable) blower airflow. The control signals normally used to command the motor being replaced are only used to detect the need to activate the blower motor; once detected, the control board activates the replacement blower motor by energizing a blower motor speed tap with the evaporator blower initially set to a high speed. Then the blower speed is lowered if a predetermined negligibly small, acceptable change in evaporator temperature has occurred. Given the number of speed taps on the replacement blower motor, the evaporator blower speed is continued to be reduced from the initially set high speed as long as there is only an acceptably small change in the measured evaporator temperature.
F24F 11/77 - Control systems characterised by their outputsConstructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure for controlling air flow rate or air velocity by controlling the speed of ventilators
A device is described for transmitting mechanical power that allows variable output-speed to input-speed ratios. Gear sets such as epicyclic gear sets have components that rotate about a common axis selectively at the same rotational speed and at different relative rotational speeds as determined by at least one of fluid flow and fluid pressure. One or more inlet ports and fluid passageways introduce a working fluid into one or more volume spaces between the components. The internal pressure and flow of the working fluid through the device is controlled to provide substantially infinite variability of the output-speed to input-speed ratios for applications where, for example, an engine provides the mechanical power for propelling a vehicle.
F16H 3/72 - Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion using gears having orbital motion with a secondary drive, e.g. regulating motor, in order to vary speed continuously
F04C 2/10 - Rotary-piston machines or pumps of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of internal-axis type with the outer member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents, e.g. rollers, than the inner member
F04C 14/06 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation
F04C 14/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines, pumps or pumping installations characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F16H 48/06 - Differential gearings with gears having orbital motion
F04C 13/00 - Adaptations of machines or pumps for special use, e.g. for extremely high pressures
F16H 48/27 - Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices using internally-actuatable fluid pressure, e.g. internal pump types
F16H 48/40 - Constructional details characterised by features of the rotating cases
F16D 43/284 - Internally controlled automatic clutches actuated by fluid pressure controlled by angular speed
63.
Spouted bed with venturi draft tube and method for improved gas-solid contacting
A Venturi draft tube spouted bed and method are disclosed that enables scale-up with small particles and improves heat and mass transfer by increasing material turnover rate. A Venturi-style eductor has been incorporated into the spouted bed draft tube to provide suction at the bottom of the bed to better entrain material and reduce the propensity for dead zones at the bottom of the narrow conical section.
B01F 3/12 - Mixing, e.g. dispersing, emulsifying, according to the phases to be mixed liquids with solids
B01J 2/00 - Processes or devices for granulating materials, in generalRendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic
B01J 2/16 - Processes or devices for granulating materials, in generalRendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by suspending the powder material in a gas, e.g. in fluidised beds or as a falling curtain
Non-metal structures in the nature of bases for mounting electrical generation equipment
65.
System and method for preventing condensate drain pan flooding, detecting condensate water overflow and shutting off an air conditioner or heat pump to prevent further flooding
An anti-clogging liquid dispersion system and method for an air conditioner or heat pump is disclosed. A tank holds an anti-clogging liquid. A pump or valve connected with the tank periodically supplies the liquid to a condensate drain pan or the outlet of an existing drain line located exteriorly of a structure. One or more sensors are provided to detect moisture, flooding and/or lack of condensate flow and, when so detected, a control circuit causes the liquid to be supplied to the condensate drain pan to prevent flooding of a condensate drain pan or to clear a clogged drain line of an air handler of the air conditioner or heat pump. An additional dose of the liquid can also be supplied at any time when an unacceptable amount of condensate moisture and/or a clogged drain line has been detected.
F25B 41/06 - Flow restrictors, e.g. capillary tubes; Disposition thereof
F25B 43/00 - Arrangements for separating or purifying gases or liquidsArrangements for vaporising the residuum of liquid refrigerant, e.g. by heat
66.
Elegantly simple low-cost retrofit method and system for replacing a constant torque electronically commutated motor with a fix-speed permanent split capacitor motor
A system and method are provided to allow the replacement of a costly electrically commutated blower or fan motor with a less efficient motor such as a permanent split capacitor motor operating at a predetermined speed, without regard to the specific electrically commutated motor command signals or programming being used by the original equipment manufacturer. A retrofittable control board is employed to activate the replacement motor by energizing the replacement blower motor when an electrically commutated blower motor command signal is observed on any one of the signal lines which are continuously monitored simultaneously.
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages.
A process is disclosed for restructuring crystalline grain structure and grain size of a material to produce an ultrafine-grain structure. An electron beam source is configured in relation to specific properties of a material forming a solid body to selectively irradiate a surface and a subsurface of that body with electrons at desired locations on the body and to create at least one selectively localized molten pool of defined size in the body. Heat is generated sufficiently rapidly by the beam source to create thermal gradients of sufficient magnitude to permit the body outside of the pool to act as a heat sink and rapidly cool the at least one molten pool, whereby an ultrafine-grain structure and grain size is produced by freezing grain growth upon occurrence of crystal nucleation.
C22F 1/16 - Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of other metals or alloys based thereon
C22F 1/18 - High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon
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09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
19 - Non-metallic building materials
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A house mark for a foam detergent for use in cleaning coils in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, descaling preparations for industrial purposes, chemicals for use in detecting leaks in furnaces and furnace heat exchangers, ultraviolet (UV) leak detection fluid for use in detecting refrigerant leaks, chemical adhesive sealer and drying agent for use in the heating and cooling industry, chemicals for use in treating oil and system component surfaces in air conditioning and refrigeration systems to eliminate acid and moisture, moisture absorption and acid removal kit comprising an aerosol flushing solvent, access valve, line set flush tool, and charging hose, and condensate pan tablets to eliminate odor and deposits from drain lines and humidifier pans, sold as a unit; and a house mark for an acid test for in-field analysis of refrigerant, carbon monoxide detectors, namely, aerosol spray test gas to verify proper operation of carbon monoxide detectors, and aerosol spray test gas for use in testing the function and effectiveness of smoke detectors A house mark for a cleaning solution to clean, brighten and protect heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) coils, heat pump systems, and refrigeration systems, and all the respective parts and components A house mark for biostatic antimicrobial preparations for treating bacteria, mold, mildew, algae, and yeast and for inhibiting growth of those organisms A house mark for AC variable frequency drives to control motors in HVAC and pumps A house mark for electric connections and connectors for use in the repair or replacement of compressor terminals, and for electronic control board to modulate the airflow in vapor compressor systems to improve efficiency and performance, and mold diagnostic test kit comprised of sample collection tape and self-mailers, sold as a unit A house mark for a reservoir for injecting liquid additives into operating vapor-compression heat pumps, air conditioners and refrigerators during repair, maintenance and servicing A house mark for a mounting system to secure air conditioners and transformers from shifting in high winds comprised of non-metal bases and metal brackets, sold as a unit; a house mark for non-metal structures in the nature of bases for mounting electrical generation equipment A house mark for on-line retail store services featuring products for use by HVAC technicians with the repair, maintenance and servicing of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and wholesale distributorships services featuring products for use by HVAC technicians with the repair, maintenance and servicing of heating, ventilation and air conditioning and refrigeration systems A house mark for educational services, namely, certification training programs comprised of electronic publications in the nature of manuals and guides, printed publications in the nature of manuals and guides, training videos and audio and interactive software study guides for HVAC technicians on the proper use of refrigerants, refrigerant recovery, recycling, reclamation, handling of refrigerants under normal and high pressures, ozone depletion prevention, acid and moisture detection, acid removal, water removal, compressor maintenance, coil maintenance, refrigeration charging techniques, diagnosis, and leak testing, and proper adjustment, cleaning and maintenance of air conditioning, heating, and ventilation and refrigeration systems; proctoring of exams for HVAC certification programs, namely administering and scoring exams for HVAC certification programs in a classroom setting managed by a proctor A house mark for environmental testing of mold for others and mold testing service
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
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Biostatic antimicrobial preparations for treating bacteria, mold, mildew, algae, and yeast and for inhibiting growth of those organisms mold testing service
71.
Mounting pad and method for deterring theft and securing air conditioning units against high winds
A mounting pad system and method for an HVAC outdoor unit that includes providing a lightweight fillable pad shell containing a gelling material and having securing slots extending from an underside surface to an upper side surface of the shell. The shell is filled with water through a port at its upper surface. Prior to leveling the filled pad on the soil at the site and installation of the outdoor unit, securing straps are inserted into the slots from the underside surface of the shell so as to extend through an upper surface thereof. The filling port is covered when the HVAC unit is placed on top of the pad. One or more securing anchors can be used to anchor the pad to the ground, which are also covered when the HVAC unit is place on top of the pad and an anti-theft cable can be employed to further prevent theft.
H01L 21/00 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 31/036 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
H01L 41/273 - Manufacturing multilayered piezo-electric or electrostrictive devices or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezo-electric bodies and electrodes by integrally sintering piezo-electric or electrostrictive bodies and electrodes
H01L 31/18 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
H01J 37/305 - Electron-beam or ion-beam tubes for localised treatment of objects for casting, melting, evaporating, or etching
H01L 21/477 - Thermal treatment for modifying the properties of semiconductor bodies, e.g. annealing, sintering
72.
Mounting pad and method for deterring theft and securing outdoor equipment and appliances against high winds
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
An apparatus and method are described for high-yield fast pyrolysis of biomass feedstock to produce a liquid bio-oil product. A bubbling fluidized bed reactor is provided having an integrated, rapid quench apparatus for minimizing secondary cracking reactions that can otherwise lower the yield of bio-oil. A quench stream is provided inside the reactor to minimize the residence time that the product vapors spend at high temperature where cracking can occur. The quench stream is introduced downstream of the fluidized bed but still internal to the reactor. The fluidized bed medium is constrained to the bottom of the reactor and is not cooled by the quench stream.
C10G 1/08 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by destructive hydrogenation with moving catalysts
B01J 8/24 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with fluidised particles according to "fluidised-bed" technique
74.
CATALYTIC COOKSTOVE WITH PASSIVE CONTROL OF DRAFT AND METHOD OF USE
A catalytic cookstove, for use in cooking, heating, and lighting, is disclosed for reducing particulate matter and carbon monoxide emissions. A non-platinum group metal catalyst promotes oxidation of particulate matter and carbon monoxide to produce carbon dioxide. Additionally, a passive damper automatically adjusts the fuel-to-air ratio based upon the size of fuel fed to the stove to ensure catalyst light off
F24B 13/02 - Arrangement or mounting of fire-grate assembliesArrangement or mounting of linings for fire-boxes, e.g. fire-backs
F24C 1/00 - Stoves or ranges in which the fuel or energy supply is not restricted to solid fuel or to a type covered by a single one of groups Stoves or ranges in which the type of fuel or energy supply is not specified
75.
Catalytic cookstove with passive control of draft and method of use
A catalytic cookstove, for use in cooking, heating, and lighting, is disclosed for reducing particulate matter and carbon monoxide emissions. A non-platinum group metal catalyst promotes oxidation of particulate matter and carbon monoxide to produce carbon dioxide. Additionally, a passive damper automatically adjusts the fuel-to-air ratio based upon the size of fuel fed to the stove to ensure catalyst light off.
F24B 1/189 - Stoves with open fires, e.g. fireplaces with air-handling means, heat exchange means, or additional provisions for convection heating Controlling combustion characterised by air-handling means, i.e. of combustion-air, heated-air, or flue-gases, e.g. draught control dampers
F24B 1/08 - Closed stoves with fuel storage in a single undivided hopper within stove or range
76.
HVAC/R system refrigerant and oil conditioning composition, and method for removing acid and moisture therewith
A refrigerant and oil treatment composition for introduction into a vapor-compression system such as a refrigerator, heat pump, freezer, air conditioner, thermal control device, and refrigerant recovery apparatus has a composition alcohol and a drying agent. The drying agent is 2,2 -dimethoxypropane which can react with moisture in the system to form an alcohol as a reaction product. The alcohol reaction product along with the composition alcohol separates any acid in the system from oil, refrigerant and hard surfaces of the system to form an acid-containing solvent composition. The quantity of the composition introduced into the system is based on the adsorption capacity of the filter-drier.
A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having securing slots extending from an underside surface to an upperside surface of the pad member. Securing strap assemblies are associated with at least some of the securing slots and are insertable into the latter to secure the equipment therebetween. The pad member contains a filling port on its upper surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole for allowing a securing anchor to be inserted therethrough into the ground at the installation site without disturbing sealing integrity of the hollow shell.
A flow cell and method for photometric transmission measurements are disclosed in which a folded optical path provides for co-located, collinear fiber optic read and illumination cables that can be bundled together. Light passes through a fluid sample, is reflected off a pair of right-angle turning mirrors and returns through the fluid for a second pass. A center divider separates fluid passages on the first pass of the light through the fluid and the second pass of the light through the fluid to block any undesired backscattered light from reaching a detector.
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Electric motors [not for land vehicles]; replacement parts and fittings for electrical motors [not for land vehicles]; electric starter motors; electronic power supplies for driving electric motors [not for land vehicles]; variable frequency drives for motors, other than for land vehicles; AC variable frequency drives that are used to control small and medium-sized motors in applications such as manufacturing processes, HVAC and pumps. Power supplies [electrical]; Connections, electric; Couplings, electric; Connectors [electricity]; electronic components in the nature of capacitors, connectors, integrated circuits; electronic power supplies for driving electric motors; control units for use in electrical motors; engine control units; electrical circuit boards; system boards and processors; Electrical control boards; Control boards (Electric -); controller boards (electrical); connectors for electronic circuits; capacitors; electric capacitors; electrical wires; Wire connectors [electricity]; electrical pins for circuit boards; humidity sensors; power cables; mounting brackets adapted for electrical circuit boards.
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Apparatus and instruments for detecting the presence of inorganic acid in vapour compression refrigerators [not for medical purposes]; refrigerant vapour acidity detection and analysis apparatus; acidity analysers; inorganic acid detection devices and apparatus; acid detection devices and apparatus; acid detection devices for analysis of refrigerant; acid detection paper; acid indicator paper; PH paper; acid vapour containment vessels (test tubes); parts and fittings for the aforementioned.
81.
Passage arrangement for cooling, lubricating and reducing the size of rotary machines
A fluid-moving rotary device that has a drive mechanism whose rotational axis is aligned with a rotational axis of a driven component and another component that rotates about an axis offset from rotational axis of the driven component. The drive mechanism is located on a fluid inlet side of the components and is cooled by the fluid entering the device.
F04C 2/16 - Rotary-piston machines or pumps of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of other than internal-axis type with toothed rotary pistons with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type
F04C 18/16 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of other than internal-axis type with toothed rotary pistons with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type
F16C 33/66 - Special parts or details in view of lubrication
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Cleaning solution for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) coils, heat pump systems, and refrigeration systems, and all the respective parts and components of HVAC systems, heat pumps systems, and refrigeration systems
83.
Integrated cold plate with expansion device and uniform cooling method achieved therewith
A flow control cartridge is used with a cold plate to form a cold plate assembly within which a refrigerant circulates for cooling at least one heat generating device. The cartridge includes a thermal expansion valve and a sensing portion that with a bellows-type actuator within the cartridge. The bellows-type actuator is located directly in a stream of the refrigerant exiting the cold plate. The thermal expansion valve is comprised of a main body having an inlet orifice arranged to receive refrigerant that has been subcooled from a condenser of a vapor compression system or a recuperative heat exchanger, and a needle arranged in an expanded section of the main body in association with discharge ports in the expanded section for discharging the refrigerant in a two-phase state into the cold plate.
A passive battery cooling system for removing heat generated during battery charging and discharging and a method for production of such a system are disclosed. The passive system transfers heat from the internal heat-generating portions of the battery cell using a heat pipe which is incorporated inside a cylindrical or flat battery cell to reduce peak cell temperatures and improve temperature uniformity within the cell.
A rotary device has at least one seal arrangement between inner and outer components to constrain fluid flow there between. The seal arrangement has a smooth surface and an opposing surface with a plurality of grooves and lands along a length of the at least one seal with the lands are separated from the smooth surface by a predetermined gap. The grooves have a bottom surface substantially parallel to the smooth surface. The width of the lands is between about 125% to 145% of the width of the grooves. The groove depth is between about 30% to 50% of the width of the grooves. A corner radius between the bottom surface of the grooves and side walls of the grooves is between about 25% to 100% of the depth of the grooves.
F01C 1/16 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of other than internal-axis type with toothed rotary pistons with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type
F04C 27/00 - Sealing arrangements in rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 18/16 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing of other than internal-axis type with toothed rotary pistons with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type
F01D 11/02 - Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working fluid, e.g. between stages by non-contact sealings, e.g. of labyrinth type
A pot support and method of use are disclosed for improving the efficiency of fuel-fired cookstoves. Heat transfer to a cooking vessel is improved by directing hot exhaust gases along the outer walls of a cooking vessel by providing a vertical lip at the outer edge of the pot support that lends to an improvement in cookstove thermal efficiency
A47J 36/02 - Selection of specific materials, e.g. heavy bottoms with copper inlay or with insulating inlay
F24C 1/08 - Stoves or ranges in which the fuel or energy supply is not restricted to solid fuel or to a type covered by a single one of groups Stoves or ranges in which the type of fuel or energy supply is not specified solely adapted for radiation heating
A method is disclosed for uniformly cooling a cooling plate of a heat generating device. Sub-cooled refrigerant is flowed through a thermal expansion valve and then into the cooling plate as a two-phase refrigerant where the refrigerant is superheated. Any refrigerant remaining in a fluid state before reaching a sensing portion associated with the thermal expansion valve and exiting the cooling plate can be completely vaporized by a recuperative heat exchanger. The superheated refrigerant is then passed to the sensing portion so that the superheated refrigerant directly transfers heat to a fluid within the sensing portion and causes a pressure change that is communicated to a needle of the thermal expansion valve.
An apparatus and method are described for high-yield fast pyrolysis of biomass feedstock to produce a liquid bio-oil product. A bubbling fluidized bed reactor is provided having an integrated, rapid quench apparatus for minimizing secondary cracking reactions that can otherwise lower the yield of bio-oil. A quench stream is provided inside the reactor to minimize the residence time that the product vapors spend at high temperature where cracking can occur. The quench stream is introduced downstream of the fluidized bed but still internal to the reactor. The fluidized bed medium is constrained to the bottom of the reactor and is not cooled by the quench stream.
B01J 8/24 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with fluidised particles according to "fluidised-bed" technique
C10G 1/08 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by destructive hydrogenation with moving catalysts
89.
HVAC/R system sealant and drying composition, and method for sealing and removing moisture therewith
A moisture treatment and leak sealant product for a vapor-compression system has two separate components. One of the components includes a viscosity modifying additive, excluding oil compounds, to more closely match a viscosity of the product to that of lubricating oil in the system and a drying agent to remove moisture from the system. The second of the components includes a silane leak sealant and also the viscosity modifying additive.
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[ Descaling preparations, other than for household purposes ] Concentrated boat soap, namely, all-purpose non-caustic cleaners; [ Descaling preparations for household purposes; ] Aerosol spray for cleaning condenser coils of air filters for air conditioning, heating and air filtration units
A reactor and method for seeded growth of nano-products such as carbon nanotubes, wires and filaments in which selected precursors are introduced into the reactor which is heated to a temperature sufficient to induce nano-product formation from interaction between the precursor gases and a nanopore templated catalyst. The selected precursors are segregated in the reactor through a plate defining two chambers which are sealed off from each other except for a void space provided in the plate. The void space is closed off by a membrane having nanopores and a catalyst formed as a layer. Atomic transfer of material from the selected precursors to form the nano-products on the catalyst layer in the other of the chambers occurs by diffusion through the catalyst layer to form the nano-product on the other of the chambers absent a pressure drop between the two chambers.
C07C 63/48 - Polycyclic acids with carboxyl groups bound to condensed ring systems containing three or more rings containing three or more carboxyl groups all bound to carbon atoms of the condensed ring system
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
93.
Web-based, plug and play wireless remote monitoring diagnostic and system health prediction system
A diagnostic monitoring system and method is employed for one or more vapor compression systems such as air conditioners and heat pumps having a compressor, an indoor air handler fan coil and an outdoor condensor. Temperature, voltage and current sensors are provided at the outdoor condensor to determine that at least one vapor compression system is operating properly. Data obtained from the sensors is wirelessly transmitted to a receiving-device for use by the systems' custodian or repair service provider and includes information concerning an occurrence of periods when one or more of the vapor compression systems are operating at an abnormal state.
An aerosolized HVAC/R system solvent for decontaminating HVAC/R components and line sets The solvent contains 25-90 wt % propellant, and 10-75 wt % solvent mixture which is about 60-95 wt % trans-1,2, dichloroethylene, about 5-20 wt % n-propanol, and an inerting constituent providing a weight percent ratio of the inerting constituent to n-propanol of less than 1.5. The solvent is packaged in a container that is connected to the HVAC/R components or line sets to be decontaminated for supplying the solvent mixture under pressure to the HVAC/R components or line sets.
An article composed of sintered particles is produced by depositing ligand-containing particles on a substrate, then scanning the substrate with an electron beam that generates sufficient surface and subsurface heating to substantially eliminate the ligands and melt or sinter the particles into a cohesive film with superior charge carrier properties. The particles are sintered or melted together to form a polycrystalline layer that is substantially ligand-free to form, for example, a film such as a continuous polycrystalline film. The scanning operation is conducted so as to heat treat a controllably localized region at and below a surface of the particles by selecting a rate of deposited energy at the region to exceed a rate of conduction away from the substrate.
H01L 31/036 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
H01L 21/00 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 41/273 - Manufacturing multilayered piezo-electric or electrostrictive devices or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezo-electric bodies and electrodes by integrally sintering piezo-electric or electrostrictive bodies and electrodes
H01L 21/477 - Thermal treatment for modifying the properties of semiconductor bodies, e.g. annealing, sintering
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Films and the like produced from particles by processing with electron beams, and a method for production thereof
An article composed of sintered particles is produced by depositing ligand-containing particles on a substrate, then scanning the substrate with an electron beam that generates sufficient surface and subsurface heating to substantially eliminate the ligands and melt or sinter the particles into a cohesive film with superior charge carrier properties. The particles are sintered or melted together to form a polycrystalline layer that is substantially ligand-free to form, for example, a film such as a continuous polycrystalline film. The scanning operation is conducted so as to heat treat a controllably localized region at and below a surface of the particles by selecting a rate of deposited energy at the region to exceed a rate of conduction away from the substrate.
H01L 21/00 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 31/036 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
H01L 41/273 - Manufacturing multilayered piezo-electric or electrostrictive devices or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezo-electric bodies and electrodes by integrally sintering piezo-electric or electrostrictive bodies and electrodes
H01L 21/477 - Thermal treatment for modifying the properties of semiconductor bodies, e.g. annealing, sintering
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HVAC/R system refrigerant and oil conditioning, composition, and method for removing acid and moisture therewith
A refrigerant and oil treatment composition for introduction into a vapor-compression system such as a refrigerator, heat pump, freezer, air conditioner, thermal control device, and refrigerant recovery apparatus has a composition alcohol and a drying agent. The drying agent is 2,2-dimethoxypropane which can react with moisture in the system to form an alcohol as a reaction product. The alcohol reaction product along with the composition alcohol separates any acid in the system from oil, refrigerant and hard surfaces of the system to form an acid-containing solvent composition. The quantity of the composition introduced into the system is based on the adsorption capacity of the filter-drier.
B01D 11/04 - Solvent extraction of solutions which are liquid
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Cost-effective remote monitoring diagnostic and system health prediction system and method for vapor compression and heat pump units based on compressor discharge line temperature sampling
A diagnostic monitoring system and method is employed for one or more vapor compression systems such as air conditioners and heat pumps having a compressor, an indoor air handler fan coil and an outdoor condensor. Temperature, voltage and current sensors are provided at the outdoor condensor to determine that at least one vapor compression system is operating properly. Data obtained from the sensors is wirelessly transmitted to a receiving-device for use by the systems' custodian or repair service provider and includes information concerning an occurrence of periods when one or more of the vapor compression systems are operating at an abnormal state.
F25B 49/02 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
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Cost-effective remote monitoring, diagnostic and system health prediction system and method for vapor compression and heat pump units based on compressor discharge line temperature sampling
A diagnostic monitoring system and method is employed for one or more vapor compression systems such as air conditioners and heat pumps having a compressor, an indoor air handler fan coil and an outdoor condensor. Temperature, voltage and current sensors are provided at the outdoor condensor to determine that at least one vapor compression system is operating properly. Data obtained from the sensors is wirelessly transmitted to a receiving-device for use by the systems' custodian or repair service provider and includes information concerning an occurrence of periods when one or more of the vapor compression systems are operating at an abnormal state.
A method and device for improving moisture removal capacity of a vapor compression system is disclosed. The vapor compression system is started up with the evaporator blower initially set to a high speed. A relative humidity in a return air stream is measured with the evaporator blower operating at the high speed. If the measured humidity is above the predetermined high relative humidity value, the evaporator blower speed is reduced from the initially set high speed to the lowest possible speed. The device is a control board connected with the blower and uses a predetermined change in measured relative humidity to control the blower motor speed.
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluidsArrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
