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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841929 | Recreation room and method for controlling the atmosphere in the room The invention concerns a method of adjusting a room air in a first room wherein the room air is supplemented continuously or at recurring intervals of time by nitrogen or a nitrogen-bearing, carbon dioxide-poor gas mixture in such a way that the proportion of oxygen... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7749053 | Device for generating a negative pressure in the sealed room of a tablet press and/or of an isolator A device for generating a negative pressure in the sealed room of a tablet press and/or of an isolator, with a fan connected to the sealed room and an air opening towards the sealed room, wherein the intake side of an ejector is connected with the sealed room, the w... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7409986 | Method for controlling flow rate of ventilating air in air conditioner A method for controlling flow rates of outdoor air supplied to a room and room air discharged to an outside of the room in ventilation. The method of the present invention includes the steps of supplying outdoor air drawn through an air supply duct to a room at a fi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7364094 | Method and apparatus for controlling space conditioning in an occupied space Techniques for controlling air conditioning and transfer air in an occupied space are described. The example of a commercial restaurant is provided. Features of model based control and integration of load predictors is also described. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357831 | Method and apparatus for controlling humidity and mold An apparatus for reducing a relative humidity of air inside an enclosed space includes a portable outside air heat exchanger unit having a fan operative to create an air stream by drawing outside air from an intake and discharging the air stream through an outlet in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335243 | Modular biosafety containment apparatus and system The present invention relates to apparatus and systems for isolating hazardous agents and organisms from their handlers and the public. In particular, the present invention relates to modular negative pressure biological containment chambers. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7285147 | Air supply systems and pressure adjustment devices for use therewith An air supply system for a clean room with a critical machine. An intake duct connects the exterior of the clean room to a make-up air unit, and is configured to transport external air into the make-up air unit. A first air duct connects the make-up air unit to an a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275533 | Pressure controller for a mechanical draft system Systems and method for controlling the flow of air through a mechanical draft system are disclosed herein. A pressure controller for controlling air pressure comprises an appliance controller configured to control the operation of a plurality of appliances, an intak... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264896 | Two-stage hybrid gas pressure regulator A gas pressure regulator (100) includes a mechanical primary stage (102), preferably including a spring valve, and an electronic secondary stage (104), preferably including a micromachined pressure regulator, the combination of the mechanical pr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263995 | Hyperbaric oxygen therapy system controls A hyperbaric oxygen therapy system includes a pressure vessel containing a gas, an oxygen concentration measurement apparatus for monitoring the concentration of oxygen in the gas, an environmental control apparatus for controlling the temperature of the gas in the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7198045 | Low pressure hyperbaric chamber and method of using the same A low pressure hyperbaric chambers and methods of using same are disclosed. The present invention provides means for designing, building, and using low pressure chambers suitable for use in managing pain associated with medical conditions. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188636 | Containment cart A portable enclosure apparatus is provided with a frame assembly having a bottom wall, an upper frame member and a single pair of vertical support members. The support members are easily length adjusted by a single user to vary the height of the system while in use.... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134444 | Environmental containment unit A portable enclosure, easily erectable and collapsible, to provide environment control and prevent contaminants from being released from the enclosure. The enclosure provides a flexible envelope attached to the interior of the space defined by vertical and horizonta... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131398 | Air flow sensing and control for animal confinement system An environmental monitoring and controlling system for a ventilated cage and rack system that monitors and measures air flow in the rack at either the rack or cage level. At the rack level, two pressure sensors are provided in a supply air system to accurately monit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118474 | Arrangement for controlling airflow for example in clean rooms A device for controlling airflow between a clean room (1) and an adjacent room (2) is described. Channels (10, 6) lead from the rooms (1, 2) to a common junction (8). A ventilation channel (9) is leading from the common junc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117045 | Combined proportional plus integral (PI) and neural network (nN) controller A neural network controller in parallel with a proportional-plus-integral (PI) feedback controller in a control system. At least one input port of the neural network for receiving an input signal representing a condition of a process is included. A first set of data... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094142 | Portable device with interchangeable air cleaning modules for cleaning the air outside of an existing enclosed space and delivering the cleaned air into the existing enclosed space A portable device that is placed between the ambient air outside an existing enclosed space and the existing enclosed space that pulls the ambient air through an interchangeable array of air cleaning modules and delivers the cleaned air from the air cleaning modules... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086276 | Temperature correction method and subsystem for automotive evaporative leak detection systems A method and sensor or sensor subsystem permit improved evaporative leak detection in an automotive fuel system. The sensor or sensor subsystem computes temperature-compensated pressure values, thereby eliminating or reducing false positive or other adverse results ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080645 | Anti-snoring device, method for reducing snoring, and a nasal air cannula The application relates to an anti-snoring device comprising a compressor and a nasal air cannula, the air compressed by the compressor being blown through the nasal air cannula into the nose of a sleeping person. The invention also relates to an optimized nasal air... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7040301 | Fuel system with integrated pressure management A fuel system supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The fuel system includes an integrated pressure management system managing pressure and detecting leaks in the fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak dia... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025084 | Integrated pressure management system for a fuel system An integrated pressure management system manages pressure and detects leaks in a fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak diagnostic for the head space in a fuel tank, a canister that collects volatile fuel vapors from the head spa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008206 | Ventilation and cooling in selective deposition modeling A ventilation and cooling system for a selective deposition modeling apparatus dispensing a curable material. The ventilation and cooling system captures airborne contaminants in the apparatus making the apparatus suitable for use in an office environment. A pressur... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976911 | Method and apparatus for filtering airborne contaminants A method and apparatus for removing airborne contaminants in residential or commercial buildings injects filtered air into these enclosures. Prior to be injected in these enclosures, the air is filtered for chemical, biological or radioactive hazards. The filtering ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974380 | Laboratory air handling unit The invention is an air handling system that is shared between a laboratory and offices within the same building. The normally separate office and lab systems have been combined by way of an air return system that draws air from the offices and feeds into both the o... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960126 | Wireless communication for fume hood control A method and apparatus for controlling a fume hood. A containment condition, i.e., a condition that may affect containment of potentially harmful substances in the hood, may be detected, and information regarding the detected condition sent by wireless signal. A fum... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948553 | Modular heat recovery ventilation system A modular heat recovery ventilation system includes a modular heat exchanger and a modular apparatus spaced from the heat exchanger for delivering both fresh air and exhaust air to the heat exchanger. The apparatus includes separate blowers for generating two separa... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6931919 | Diagnostic apparatus and method for an evaporative control system including an integrated pressure management apparatus A diagnostic appartus and method for a fuel system that supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel system includes a fuel tank that has a headspace and a filler occluded by a removable cap, a charcoal canister in fluid communication with the headspace,... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929062 | Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus regulates at least the temperature of at least one room to a predetermined temperature desired value (TRAUM SOLL) by ventilation with heated or cooled supply air. The air-conditioning apparatus has a supply air motor (15 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923716 | System and method for protection against nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) contamination The invention provides an NBC protection and decontamination system, having a space delimited by an enclosure, the enclosure having a clean air inlet port and an air outlet, a decontamination unit attachable to the outside of the enclosure, the decontamination unit ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910500 | Integrated pressure management system for a fuel system An integrated pressure management system manages pressure and detects leaks in a fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak diagnostic for the head space in a fuel tank, a canister that collects volatile fuel vapors from the head spa... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6758744 | Building interior air pressure control system A method for controlling building interior air pressure that is different from external environment air pressure, wherein the internal and external air pressure difference can be significantly large. The internal and external air pressure difference is maintained th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6699119 | Electronically regulated self-controlled ventilation unit A ventilation unit is provided comprising an electronically driven ventilator, mounted inside a casing wherein emerge several ducts connected to one or several rooms. Said unit further comprises orifices with specific cross-section, and a differential-pre... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6634939 | Ventilation system and method A ventilation system includes one or more exhaust fans and one or more make up air fans. Each fan has is driven by a motor operating at a constant speed. Each fan and motor are coupled by a torque converter, so that the torque applied to the fan is consta... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6463397 | Environmental monitoring and control system for a ventilated cage and rack system An environmental monitoring and controlling system for a ventilated cage and rack system that monitors and measures air flow in the rack at either the rack or cage level. At the rack level, two pressure sensors are provided in a supply air system to accur... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6321997 | Method for operating a stove in a building, and a device for carrying out this method Method to operate a combustion device in a house or similar building, with fossil fuel furnaces, such as wood or oil furnaces. Outdoor air is supplied to a heat exchanger that is connected to the smoke tube of the furnace, in such an amount that an interi... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6221160 | Method and apparatus for environmental control in a process chamber An apparatus and a method for environmental control in a process chamber, and specifically, in a spin coating chamber are disclosed. In the apparatus, an air velocity control system which consists of a pressure sensor, a throttle valve controller and a th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218798 | Central vacuum interface for air exchanger A central vacuum cleaner system having a motor driven vacuum source which is selectively turned on or off. The central vacuum cleaner has an interface connector for establishing a connection between the central vacuum and an air exchanger. The interface c... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6120606 | Gas vent system for a vacuum chamber The present invention provides a gas vent system for a vacuum chamber. The particle placed onto the wafer after loading out from a vacuum chamber can be greatly reduced by the system design. The gas vent system has a gas supply, an anti-vibrating tube, a ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119715 | Automated pneumatic purger An automatic control system for providing pneumatic purging protection for a sealed enclosure containing electrical equipment in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association standards. The system supplies a purge gas under a pre-ordained press... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6095426 | Room temperature control apparatus having feedforward and feedback control and method A controller for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning distribution systems, which includes feedforward and feedback control strategies. The controller has a feedforward control strategy that generates a control signal based on control set points and ... | 08/01/2000 |
