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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326108 | Ventilation device In order to provide a simple design of ventilation device which has a relatively open aperture of pleasing aesthetic appearance, there is provided a face 2 for facing into a room, the face including an aperture 3. Three closure parts 5 are provi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7229582 | Method of two-stage injection molding of air conditioner outlet vent device A method of two-stage injection molding of an air conditioner outlet vent device is provided, the device including a housing, a plurality of blades pivotably supported by the housing and disposed in parallel to each other within the housing, and a link operatively c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201651 | Louver heat vent for chassis of computer A louver heat vent for a chassis of a computer, which is mounted in an opening of the chassis, has two shafts and multiple slats. The shafts each have a channel, into which fasteners of the slats can be inserted. The slats are stacked to conceal and shield the inter... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191493 | Grab handle and bezel assembly A grab handle and bezel assembly includes a bezel and a grab handle capable of being received within the bezel. The grab handle is generally non-circular in cross section for properly locating the grab handle within the bezel and for preventing rotation of the grab ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188481 | Adjustable damper actuator An actuator for controlling the position of a damper. It is an adjustable damper actuator that can actuate a damper to have positions that are other than fully open and fully closed. The actuator has adjustable stops for attaining a partially closed or partially ope... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168627 | Electronically-controlled register vent for zone heating and cooling An Electronically-Controlled Register vent (ECRV) that can be easily installed by a homeowner or general handyman is disclosed. The ECRV can be used to convert a non-zoned HVAC system into a zoned system. The ECRV can also be used in connection with a conventional z... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163156 | System and method for zone heating and cooling An Electronically-Controlled Register vent (ECRV) that can be easily installed by a homeowner or general handyman is disclosed. The ECRV can be used to convert a non-zoned HVAC system into a zoned system. The ECRV can also be used in connection with a conventional z... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159362 | Shutter mounting adjuster A shutter mounting adjuster provided between a non-vertical peripheral wall of a shutter opening and a hanging strip hinged to a shutter to support the shutter in the shutter opening. A slider movably mounted in a longitudinal groove of the hanging strip of the shut... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140960 | Boot hanger mounting bracket The present invention relates to duct systems, registers and ductwork components used with floor or ceiling registers employed in warm air heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, and specifically to improvements for mounting and installing the components ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7056203 | Air-conditioning resistor and operating unit An air-conditioning resistor has a panel member formed with an opening for an operating element and an airflow port, a retainer formed on the panel member so as to communicate with the airflow port and to define interiorly an airflow passage for allowing air-conditi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032891 | Methods and apparatus for fencing and other structures An improved method and apparatus for fencing and other outdoor structures that allow the structure to be changed or adjusted to modify the function, use or appearance of the structure. The structure can be adjusted into a selected position and releasably secured, or... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018289 | Latch assembly for damper A damper assembly is provided having at least one damper blade that operates in a normally open position. A fusible link is connected to the damper blade to maintain the damper blade in the open position against a biasing force tending to close the damper blade. The... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000411 | Apparatus for controlling outdoor unit's louver blades and its method An apparatus and method for controlling louver blades of a compressor/condenser unit are provided which can improve efficiency of the compressor/condenser unit based on a position of the louver blades and peripheral conditions. The apparatus includes louver blades w... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971440 | Heating or air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a heating or air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle, by which individual zones of the vehicle interior can be supplied with separately temperature-controlled air. An improved heating or air-conditioning system, which requires just a sma... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6902474 | Air duct outlet with single vane air stream direction control An air duct outlet that allows a user to redirect an air stream within a wide range of directions includes a housing having a planar first wall and a convexly-curved second wall in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship and that define an air passageway having an inlet... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6685555 | Climate control system outlet An outlet for a climate control system includes a support member and multiple vanes pivotally connected to the support member. The outlet also includes a link attached to the vanes such that the vanes are pivotable in unison. Furthermore, the link compris... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6607029 | Heating and ventilating apparatus for a motor vehicle with selective control in different zones of the cabin A motor vehicle cabin has four seat positions and a heating and ventilating apparatus which includes means for producing hot and cold air streams, temperature control means, air distribution ducts having outlets at different points in the cabin at each se... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589110 | Air conditioner outlet vent device An air conditioner outlet vent device includes a housing having a blow-out hole at its front end; a plurality of fins which are supported in parallel in the blow-out hole and each of which is capable of pivoting about its axis, the axes being parallel to ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6494780 | Louver with slidable face plate A louver with a slidable face plate may be used to direct fluid flowing through the louver in a desired direction (e.g. right or left) Vanes of the louver may include pinions that couple to rack gears of a housing and a face plate. Sliding the face plate ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6338677 | Vent control system A system for controlling the opening and closing of vents within a structure. The system includes a plurality of vents positioned around the structure and a control panel is centrally positioned in a readily accessible position within the structure. The v... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338676 | Air conditioner Inside a blown-out air duct in the air conditioner through which conditioned air reaches a blowing-out port, there is provided a rectifying box having a air passage therein, for rectifying a flow of the conditioned air toward a predetermined flowing direc... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6113487 | Air-flow direction-control apparatus of a window type air conditioner Air conditioner which can adjust a direction of an air-flow being discharged into a room. The air conditioner has blades for controlling the air flow direction and a connecting bar for connecting the blades such that the blades rotate together. The blades... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6059653 | Air outlet assembly having controllable effort generation An air outlet assembly includes a housing secured to a structure. A plurality of air directional fins, i.e., louvers or vanes, extend through the housing. The housing includes a plurality of receiving apertures. The receiving apertures receive bosses of t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059021 | Horizontal air direction control vane arrangement of an air conditioner An air conditioner includes an air inlet, an air outlet, a heat exchanger disposed between the air inlet and air outlet, and an air direction control mechanism at the air outlet for regulating a direction of air discharge. The regulating mechanism include... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5878806 | Heating and/or air-conditioning installation 1. Heating and/or air-conditioning installation, especially for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. 2.1 In known installations for heating and/or cooling, hinged flaps are employed as control means for distributing the air, which flaps need a larg... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5820457 | Air nozzle An air nozzle has an air nozzle body and a lamella arrangement for directing the air flow exiting from the air nozzle. The lamella arrangement includes first lamellas connected to the air nozzle body so as to be pivotable about parallel-extending first pi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5810660 | Operational control apparatus for an air conditioner and control method therefor An air conditioner includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and a heat exchanger disposed therebetween. Adjustable blades extend across the outlet for controlling the direction of travel of air through the outlet. A door is movable for opening and closing th... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5765592 | Valve A valve body having a circular throat and three vanes mounted for rotation within the circular throat of the valve body. The three vanes comprise two outlying vanes, each having two opposed circular peripheral edges configured so that one of the two oppos... | 06/16/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5722883 | Outflow nozzle for a vehicle In order to be able to obtain in spite of individual adjustment possibilities for defined directions of air flow a uniform front design on the interior side that is not disturbed by different positions of deflecting fins or adjusting elements, deflecting ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5709602 | Construction of air conditioning louver A construction of air conditioner louver having a louver body in which the air inflow side and the air blowout side communicate with one another, and a plurality of rotatable fins for regulating wind direction which are disposed at predetermined intervals... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5626517 | Air vent control apparatus A flow of air from an air discharge passage has its direction of flow controlled by a series of louvers arranged to swing horizontally back and forth. Each louver has a hinge pin rotatably supported to form an axis of rotation. A connecting member interco... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624313 | Louver A louver decreasing the total number of required louvers, reducing the manufacturing cost, and obtaining the excellent external appearance. A louver 20 of a device for shifting the wind direction 11 provided at a blast port 83 of a air-conditioner 10 havi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5470276 | Diffuser air outlet A diffuser air outlet includes a plurality of directional vanes journaled generally parallel to each other, and a vane linkage arm assembly for connecting the directional vanes into at least two distinct groups and for moving the distinct groups between a... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5456633 | Methods and apparatus for adjusting air flow controls louvers A method of and an apparatus for driving wind direction control louvers of an air conditioner, capable of accurately controlling the wind direction to be a desired direction by accurately driving a horizontally-extending control louver or a vertically-ext... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5449319 | Dwelling heating and air conditioning system A retrofittable heating and air conditioning system for a single family dwelling including a heater and air conditioning furnace system connected to individual zones of a building by a series of output ducts. Each opening of a duct to an individual zone m... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5443420 | Air flow direction control apparatus and the method thereof The direction of air flow in an air blower is controlled by a plurality of rotationally adjustable blades (vanes) extending across an air flow passage. A motor is connected to the blades for rotating the blades between passage-opening and passage-closing ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5397267 | One-piece adjustable discharge register A one-piece adjustable air discharge register is of a generally clamshell-type of construction having a number of air-directing vanes formed integrally therein with the discharge register being adapted for pivotal mounting in an air discharge opening for ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5393262 | Air-conditioning blow-out port device and process for two-stage injection molding of the same An air-conditioning blow-out port device includes a housing of synthetic resin; a plurality of blades of synthetic resin each having a blade body disposed within the housing pairs of shaft bores provided in a coaxial arrangement in each pair in opposed po... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5385031 | Air conditioner with fan speed controlled by oscillating louver position A rotational speed of a fan is maintained at a preset one when an angle of a flap is at a maximum air-flow angle, increased by a specified value when the angle of the flap has been changed by a specified angle in the direction away from the position of th... | 01/31/1995 |
