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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185246 | Air-conditioning control algorithm employing air and fluid inputs Sensing, actuation of apparatus, and a control algorithm for use in automatically controlling an air-conditioning system by sensing multiple conditions and responding by actuating the mechanical components of the air-conditioning system to optimize the temperature o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181476 | Composite doors for transport refrigeration unit The front cover of a transport refrigeration unit includes a plurality of hinged access doors, with each door being formed of a pair of spaced thermoplastic olefin sheets with their edges being bonded along the entire periphery of the door to form a hollow space bet... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171987 | Minichannel heat exchanger header insert for distribution An inlet header of a microchannel heat exchanger is provided with a first insert disposed within the inlet header and extending substantially the length thereof, and having a plurality of openings for the flow of refrigerant into the internal confines of the inlet h... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162622 | Compressor sound suppression A compressor apparatus (20) has a housing (22) having first (53) and second (58) ports along a flowpath. One or more working elements (26; 28) cooperate with the housing (22) to define a compression path between suction (... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152368 | Cover for temperature sensor A cover for the bulb of a thermal expansion valve is comprised of two halves of an insulative body that are wrapped around the bulb and associated outlet types in clamshell fashion to encapsulate the combination. Internal and external flaps are hingedly connected al... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152121 | Bracket for thermal expansion valve bulb A single bracket serves to both attach a TXV bulb to an outer surface of an outlet header and to place a securely hold the distribution assembly in a fixed position with respect to the TXV bulb. A pair of clam shell clamping members on opposite ends of a central mem... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146584 | Pressure switch assembly for a furnace A pressure switch assembly is used with a furnace controller having a first input and a second input. A first pressure switch is configured to actuate at a first combustion pressure level and is connected to the first input. A second pressure switch is configured to... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146384 | Dual gas and hot liquid absorption chiller assembly An absorption chiller assembly (20) includes a low-stage generator (42) that utilizes heat from vapor resulting from operation of a high-stage generator (26) and heat from another hot liquid such as coolant fluid associated with a prime mover ( | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141679 | Absorptive muffler suspension An absorptive muffler assembly includes a first body and a second body surrounding the first body. A resilient mount having at least one resilient portion and at least one support arm supports the first body and isolates the second body from vibrations of the first ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140192 | System and method to program air conditioner modules A system to program microcomputers associated with a plurality of bus rooftop air conditioners comprises a plurality of air conditioner modules located on a bus rooftop. Each air conditioner module includes a microcomputer. Each microcomputer is connected to a CAN (... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125110 | Two-stage cooling fan for an electric generator An engine driven generator (17) is provided with first and second stage fans (41,42) at one end thereof. The two-stage fan system draws in ambient air and forces it through the generator windings (38) and rotor-stator air gap (37,39) for ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123837 | Siloxane resistant ultra violet photocatalysts Deactivation resistant photocatalysts can be formulated by coating one or more photocatalyst crystals onto a suitable substrate. The photocatalyst crystals are doped with a dopant M. The dopant can be used to repel the silicon-based compound or be used to attract th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117860 | Refrigeration unit with integrated structural condenser coil support A refrigeration unit for a shipping container exposed to end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit has a frame, a back panel, a plurality of structural support brackets secured to the back panel, a condenser cover secured to the plurality of structural suppor... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117859 | Methods and systems for controlling air conditioning systems having a cooling mode and a free-cooling mode An air conditioning system having a cooling mode and a free-cooling mode. The system having a refrigeration circuit having a compressor and a pump; a suction pressure sensor for measuring a suction pressure of the compressor; a discharge pressure sensor for measurin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113928 | Single piece nozzle cover design and method of manufacture A blower wheel housing for an air conditioning system is formed of a single molded element having a base section and a nozzle section with included vanes having complex shapes. This is accomplished by employing a pair of mold core elements which together form a cavi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113270 | Tube insert and bi-flow arrangement for a header of a heat pump An inlet header (22) of a microchannel heat pump heat exchanger has a tube (34) disposed therein and extending substantially the length of the inlet header (22), with the tube (34) having a plurality of openings (36) therein. Durin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113008 | Refrigeration circuit and method for operating a refrigeration circuit The invention relates to a refrigeration circuit having a mono- or multi-component refrigerant circulating therein, said refrigeration circuit comprising, in the direction of flow, a condenser, a collecting container, a relief device connected upstream of an evapora... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104298 | Lubrication system for touchdown bearings of a magnetic bearing compressor A vapor compression system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator. Refrigerant circulates though the closed circuit vapor compression system. Touchdown bearings protect a rotor during power shutdown of the compressor. Liquid refrig... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104294 | Integrated thermo-electric heat pump system for vehicle passenger temperature control A system for controlling the temperature of a passenger cabin has a tube for receiving a heat transfer fluid from an engine and a number of heating coils being thermally connected to the tube. The system also has a number of thermo-electric heat pumps connected to t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096139 | Refrigerant system with variable speed drive A refrigerant system (10, 100, 200) is provided with a power control system (30, 130, 230). The power control system adjusts the speed of the motors driving the refrigerant system components such as a compressor, a fan or a pump via a variable speed de... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091620 | Multi-channel flat-tube heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flattened, multi-channel heat exchange tubes of generally J-shape extending between an inlet header and an outlet header. Each heat exchange tube has a base bend that extends horizontally between the vertically extending rela... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091376 | Bent coil for ducted unit A bent coil used in a ducted heating and cooling unit improves heat exchange. The bent coil increases the overall surface area of the coil for a given duct volume. Openings in a separation wall focus an air flow from fans towards the bent coil. Fins direct the air t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083100 | Mixing nozzle A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system, diluent delivery system, concentrate delivery system, mixing and dispensing system, and control system. The refrigeration system employs a plate heat exchanger to provide on deman... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079229 | Economized refrigerant vapor compression system for water heating An economized refrigerant vapor compression system (10) for water heating includes a refrigerant compression device (20), a refrigerant-to-water heat exchanger (30), an economizer heat exchanger (60), an evaporator (40) and a refri... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079144 | Method of manufacture, remanufacture, or repair of a compressor A compressor has a housing assembly and at least one rotor held by the housing assembly for rotation about a rotor axis. The rotor has a first face and a first housing element has a second face in facing spaced-apart relation to the first face of the rotor. One or m... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074459 | Heat pump system having auxiliary water heating and heat exchanger bypass A heat pump system (10) includes a compressor (20), a reversing valve (30), an outdoor heat exchanger (40) and an indoor heat exchanger (50) coupled via refrigerant lines (35, 45, 55) in a conventional refrigeration circuit,... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069684 | Control of a refrigeration circuit with an internal heat exchanger Refrigeration circuit (2) for circulating a refrigerant in a predetermined flow direction, having in flow direction a heat rejecting heat exchanger (4), an evaporator throttle valve (8), an evaporator (10), a compressor (22), an in... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065040 | On-site power plant control including adaptive response to transient load requirements An on-site power plant (24) has a controller (40) that selectively controls operation of prime movers (26, 28, 30). In one example, the controller (40) changes the number of operating prime movers responsive to a transient in a load (2... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056348 | Refrigerant charge control in a heat pump system with water heater A heat pump system includes a compressor, a reversing valve, an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger in a circuit, and a refrigerant-to-water heat exchanger. In the air cooling with water heating mode, the air heating with water heating mode and the w... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037700 | Air conditioning system for low ambient cooling An air conditioning system that comprises a controller that is in electrical communication with a compressor, a condenser fan, a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the ambient air, a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of a condenser co... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033521 | Bottom panel for transport refrigeration unit Provision is made for a single person to easily install a bottom panel for the cover of a transport refrigeration unit. A plurality of forwardly extending tabs are spaced on a rear frame member and corresponding pockets with horizontal slots are similarly spaced nea... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025184 | Flowmeter assembly A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system, diluent delivery system, concentrate delivery system, mixing and dispensing system, and control system. The refrigeration system employs a plate heat exchanger to provide on deman... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021134 | Compressor slide valve support A compressor (20) has an unloading slide valve (100). The valve has a valve element (102) having a range between a first condition and a second condition, the second condition being unloaded relative to the first condition. A first surface (2... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021126 | Compressor sound suppression A compressor has first and second enmeshed rotors: rotating about first and second axes. The first rotor is supported by a bearing system carried by a bearing case. The bearing case has at least a first port to a discharge plenum. A first sound-absorbing material is... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006866 | Ratio control in postmix dispenser A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system (82), diluent delivery system (78), concentrate delivery system (74), mixing and dispensing system (76), and control system. The refrigeration system ( | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997965 | Air conditioning system An air distribution system for an air conditioning system includes an air supply and a plurality of air distribution units. The air distribution units are arranged in a side-by-side configuration. The air supply is operably connected to at least one of the air distr... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997092 | Refrigerant vapor compression system operating at or near zero load A method is provided for operating a refrigerant vapor compression system at substantially zero cooling capacity to facilitate tight temperature control within a climate-controlled environment associated with the refrigerant vapor compression system. The method incl... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993120 | Slide valve A compressor (20) has at least a first rotor (26; 28) at least partially within a bore (276; 278) of a housing. A slide valve element (102; 300) is positioned at least partially within a channel (200; 301) in the housing and has a ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993112 | Compressor sound suppression A compressor includes a housing and one or more working elements. A muffler is located downstream of the discharge plenum and a helmholtz resonator is located in the discharge plenum upstream of the muffler. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992408 | Compressor A compressor has a housing. A crank is carried by the housing for rotation about a crank axis. A cylinder is defined within the housing and has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion is smaller in transverse cross-sectional area than is the prox... | 08/09/2011 |
