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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7294052 | Control for dual stepper motors In an air handling unit for discharging a flow of air into the surrounding ambient, having a series of horizontal louvers and a series of vertical louvers mounted in the discharge flow. A first multi-phase stepper motor is arranged to step the horizontal louvers to ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7244179 | Suspension type oscillation mechanism A suspension type oscillation mechanism including a frame set having an upper frame with a frame hole, a casing secured to the frame set, a crank set, an axial barrel and a fastening rod. The crank set has cranks rotationally joining to each other and an end of the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238006 | Multiple impeller fan for a shrouded floor drying fan A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a double impeller fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical fan shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such that an opening is formed be... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204615 | LED light with active cooling An LED light assembly includes a housing, an LED disposed in the housing, a heat dissipating structure and a fluid current generator. The LED is in thermal communication with the heat dissipating structure and includes a flow path surface. The fluid current generato... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7052389 | Air shower apparatus An air shower for removing a particle from an object by blowing air to the object which includes at least one first outlet for discharging the air from the at least one first outlet toward at least a portion of the object so that a flow axis of the air flowing out o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048626 | Air shower apparatus An air shower for removing a particle from an object by blowing an air to the object. The air shower includes an outlet for discharging the air from the outlet toward the object so that a flow axis of the air flowing out of the outlet is swung frequently and alterna... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025798 | Tabletop-type air cleaner A personal tabletop-type air cleaner is provided which is user-friendly and can improve smoke sucking efficiency in a simple configuration. The disclosed personal tabletop-type air cleaner has a front opening portion to suck air containing smoke of a cigarette, a bl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6960128 | Air shower apparatus In an air shower apparatus, an inlet duct guides the air so that the air is directed along a first flow axis of the air, and a variable condition area communicates fluidly with the air flowing out from the inlet duct at at least one side in a direction perpendicular... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6911795 | Electric motor apparatus and power steering system In an electric motor apparatus of the present invention, both of energized spiral wires 17A and 17B for a first system 18A and a second system 18B cooperate to rotate the rotor 25 in a normal condition, however, when it is happened... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6895772 | Oscillating evaporative cooling device The invention is directed to an evaporative cooling device including a stand-alone housing that is not connected to any structure. The housing is multi-sided and evaporative pads are placed inside the opening of each of the multi-sides. An electric centrifugal blowe... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6840852 | Air duct outlets with manual and automatic air stream direction control Air duct outlets provide automatic oscillation of air flow and also allow users to manually redirect air streams. An air duct outlet includes a housing having an air passageway that terminates at an air outlet. A drive source is operably connected to a reciprocating... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6712690 | Portable ventilating system The portable ventilating system of the invention includes a base adapted for being towed behind a prime mover, ground engaging apparatus for supporting the base frame in a manner permitting movement of the base over the ground, a fan assembly mounted on the base and... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6648751 | Airflow balancer for ventilation outlet An airflow balancer for mounting on a ventilation outlet includes an air guider including a supporter having a bottom surface for rotatably supporting on the ventilation outlet and an airflow baffle coaxially mounted to the supporter such that the airflow... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6447389 | Wind-hole base of a blower for an air conditioner A wind-hole base of a blower for an air conditioner includes a faceplate, an inlet cover plate, two outlet bases, and two outlet case plates and two fix plates. The faceplate has two outlets and an inlet, a filter net is provided in the inlet, and a conne... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443833 | Oscillating baffle for airflow redirection and heat transfer enhancement Disclosed is an apparatus and method to redirect airflow and enhance heat transfer using an oscillating baffle. This apparatus and method allows for the improved efficiency of a heat transfer tunnel, while reducing the size of the tunnel. Several embodime... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6418016 | System and method for cooling using an oscillatory impinging jet A system and method for cooling are disclosed. The system for cooling includes an opening out of which a jet of coolant can flow, a target element, and a forcing device which causes the jet of coolant to flow out of the opening. The target element is posi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6386967 | Air ventilator for an automobile An air ventilator for ventilating cold or heated air into the interior of an automobile from a duct is provided. The air ventilator includes a pair of wing units having a plurality of wings fixed in various angles, a housing for receiving the wing units, ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6196914 | Ceiling grille for air conditioner of recreational vehicle A ceiling grille for an air conditioner of a recreational vehicle having a blade capable of being automatically pivoted. The ceiling grille comprises: a cam rotated by a motor for providing upward and downward moving forces, the cam having a camming surfa... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6179708 | Air-conditioning equipment for vehicles In a casing 11, a rear guide 23 is formed above a cylindrical impeller 13 and a stabilizer 24 is formed below the impeller. A minimum gap dimension between the cylindrical impeller 13 and the stabilizer 24 on the outlet port 17 side has a value of 14% to ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6066043 | Oscillating baffle for airflow redirection and heat transfer enhancement Disclosed is an apparatus and method to redirect airflow and enhance heat transfer using an oscillating baffle. This apparatus and method allows for the improved efficiency of a heat transfer tunnel, while reducing the size of the tunnel. Several embodime... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5971846 | Discharged air current control apparatus of air conditioner and method thereof An air conditioner includes a manual control panel for enabling a user to select from among a number of operating modes, including respective areas of a room to receive discharged air from the air conditioner. In accordance with the selected mode, there o... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954579 | Device for automatically changing air direction A female screw portion is formed around an axis of a rotor of a step motor to penetrate through the rotor in an axial direction of the rotor. A male screw portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of a screw shaft so that the screw shaft is screwed... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5921861 | Air conditioner having rotatable air direction control blades An air conditioner has a discharge outlet for discharging air, and a plurality of adjustable blades arranged across the outlet for controlling the direction of air discharged through the outlet. The blades are rotatable about parallel axes and are arrange... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5873780 | Air conditioner In an air conditioner provided with at least one longitudinal louver rotating in a vertical direction with an almost horizontal rotation axis as the center and with a number of lateral louvers rotating in a lateral direction with a rotation axis line almo... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5833530 | Electricity-Free rotary wind blowing apparatus An electricity-free rotary wind blowing apparatus including a wind guiding device, a spreading device and a supporting device. The supporting device has a central seat portion disposed with an inner bearing. The spreading device is rotatable secured to th... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833531 | Apparatus for controlling flow of discharged air in air conditioner, and method therefor An apparatus for controlling the discharge flow in an air conditioner, and a method therefor. The discharged air flow rate is adjusted in many ways, and at the same time, the air flow rate is increased or decreased in accordance with the air discharge dir... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5775989 | Methods of and apparatus for adjusting air flow control louver A room air conditioner includes a body having an air inlet, an air outlet, a heat exchanger, and a fan. The fan draws-in air from the room and directs the air through the heat exchanger (to be selectively heated or cooled therein) before returning the air... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5769707 | Method and apparatus for broadening an air discharge pattern from a room air conditioner A room air conditioner includes a housing forming an air inlet and an air outlet, a blower for circulating air through the housing, and a heat exchanger for changing the air temperature as the air flows through the housing. An upper portion of the housing... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5766069 | Air flow direction adjusting apparatus for an air conditioner This invention provides an air blowing direction adjusting apparatus for an air conditioner providing any desired blowing directions for a heat-exchanged air to be discharged indoor, the apparatus including a dynamic force generating unit mounted upon one... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5738580 | Air blowing direction adjusting apparatus for an air conditioner An air blowing direction adjusting apparatus for an air conditioner is provided in which for various discharging directions of the air and a guaranteed transmission of driving force for an accurate phase control is accomplished. There is provided an air b... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5688167 | Auto louver system for a vehicle An automatic louver system for a vehicle having a plurality of wind screens, includes a mechanism for generating a reciprocation movement, a mechanism which rotatably moves according to the reciprocation movement, and a mechanism for moving the plurality ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5660586 | Variable discharge window fan A portable electric fan including a housing having inlet and outlet openings and adapted for mounting in an open window, a movable blade mechanism retained in the housing and operable to supply air through the open window between the inlet and outlet open... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660588 | Air-direction adjusting apparatus in air-conditioning equipment A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5586935 | Air-direction adjusting apparatus for air-conditioning equipment A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5433661 | Air flow direction adjusting apparatus An air conditioner has a flow directing vent comprised of slanted vanes. The vent is driven by a drive mechanism which oscillates the vent about an axis. The drive mechanism includes a motor driven shaft which rotates continuously in one direction, and a ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5425247 | Wind direction alteration device for use in air conditioning apparatus A wind direction alteration device for use in an integral type air conditioning apparatus in which the diameter of a connecting shaft of a blade extending through an opening formed in a connecting rod is greater than that of the shaft above and below the ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5385503 | Temperature controller air outlet Control of temperature of air efflux from an air outlet is by control of the oscillation of a fluidic oscillator. Directionality of efflux is by control of nibs at the outlet.... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5354235 | Air sweep mechanism A shaft extends across an air discharge opening and is rotatably mounted therein. A drive means is operatively connected to the shaft for rotating the shaft on its axis. A plurality of planar discs, are eccentrically mounted on the shaft. A pair of adjace... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5338251 | Wind direction controlling apparatus A wind direction controlling apparatus capable of reducing variations in the level of noise which can be caused when vertical fins are at reversal points of their swinging. A rod (17) for swinging vertical fins has a portion for friction-clutch engagement... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5299978 | Air sweep mechanism A drive motor is located with its axis symmetrically between the parallel shafts on which a pair of louvers are rotatable mounted. A crank pin driven by the motor is connected to the two louver blades by drive arms attached to the upstream ends of the lou... | 04/05/1994 |
