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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441414 | Method for pre-cooling automotive vehicle passenger compartment The present invention concerns a method for pre-cooling the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle. The vehicle includes at least one electrically actuatable window and a HVAC system having at least a controller, a blower, a passenger compartment temperature... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7409984 | Air-conditioner for vehicle use When a switching signal to switch the mode to the defroster mode is generated and the target air volume is smaller than a predetermined air volume α, the target air volume is automatically increased to the predetermined air volume α. In doing so, an increase start... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404435 | Air conditioner for vehicle use An air conditioner for automotive vehicle use intended to prevent a defrosting operation in an instantaneous foot-defroster mode. The DEF mode in which air mainly from a DEF opening is blown toward the windshield is set by an exclusive front DEF switch. The F/D mode... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360372 | Refrigeration system A refrigeration system to increase the subcooling degree of refrigerant flowing through a main refrigerant circuit is provided. The refrigeration system is configured such that a portion of the refrigerant flowing through the main refrigerant circuit can be made to ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360371 | Refrigerating device comprising an evacuatable storage compartment A refrigerating device including a hollow-walled housing surrounding a first and a second storage compartment. A vacuum pump is controllably connected via a suction line to the hollow chamber of the housing and to one of the storage compartments. The pump is control... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337623 | Fuzzy-logic based controller to regulate aircraft temperature Temperature regulation by means of a PID regulation method can be associated with disadvantageous oscillations, overshooting and long control times. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, during temperature regulation of a space, non-linear f... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334425 | Rotative tri-module refrigeration unit A rotative refrigeration unit having three separate modules, each having an exteriorly positioned door 12, mounted on a base 56. The freezer module 16 has a compressor 52 that is used to regulate the freezer temperature with the satellite... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330011 | Motor driving apparatus A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter circuit for converting an output of a rectifier circuit connected to a single-phase AC power supply into a driving voltage, and outputting the driving voltage to a brushless motor, and an inverter control unit for contr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287583 | Air-conditioning apparatus including motor-driven compressor for idle stopping vehicles A low-cost vehicle air-conditioning apparatus for idle stopping vehicles is capable of performing both cooling and heating operations throughout the year. The air-conditioning apparatus includes an engine-driven compressor and engine-driven pump for a heating unit. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272945 | Environmental condition measurement system A system for detecting at least one environmental condition in a room. The system includes one or more detecting devices having a sensor configured to detect the at least one environmental condition and to display the detected at least one environmental condition. T... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269964 | Evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator with an angled fan housing An evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator, such as sandwich-top refrigerators and those used for salads, seafood, ice cream, condiments, and so forth. The food pan refrigerator includes a number of food pans set into the top surface of the refrigerator. The... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266959 | Cold climate air-source heat pump An improved cold climate air-source heat pump comprising at least a primary compressor, a booster compressor, a first heat exchanger associated with an indoor environment and a second heat exchanger associated with an outdoor environment and with one heat exchanger ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263847 | Electric refrigerator An electric refrigerator comprising a cooling space in which a temperature sensor is arranged and which is closable by a heat-insulating door. The temperature sensor is connected to a device which regulates the cooling temperature and is adjustable by a temperature-... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243503 | Method for controlling operation of air conditioner A method for controlling an operation of an air conditioner having an inverter compressor and a regular velocity compressor includes: setting an upper limit threshold and a lower limit threshold based on a desired temperature set by a user, measuring a room temperat... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245486 | Cooling air intake structure and desk top computer A cooling air intake structure of a desk-top computer having a housing containing a mother board with a processor, includes one of a passage frame extending from one side to the other side of the housing, defining a passage penetrating through the housing and having... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236359 | Environmental control system for personal computers An environmental control unit for a personal computer tower case includes an enclosure configured to substantially enclose the tower case and an air conditioning unit configured to draw air from a first region of the enclosure, cool the air to within a selected rang... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228694 | Cooling control system for an ambient to be cooled, a method of controlling a cooling system, and a cooler A cooling system for cooling an ambient to be cooled, a cooler and a method of controlling a cooling control system are described. The cooling control system comprises a variable capacity compressor and a controller, the controller measuring the load of the compress... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222665 | Vehicle air conditioning system with air temperature sensor A vehicle air conditioning system uses a non-contact temperature sensor for feedback control of the temperature of the air blown out from a blowing opening. The degrees of opening of an air mix damper and a bypass open/close damper are controlled by actuators that r... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200467 | Method and apparatus for power management control of a cooling system in a consumer accessible appliance Methods and apparatus that manage electric power consumed by an appliance are disclosed. The appliance has an interior accessible by consumers through a door having an open state and a closed state. The appliance includes a cooling system having at least a first mod... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191608 | Cooling apparatus There is provided a cooling apparatus which can prevent an abnormal increase in pressure of a high side at the time of starting. The cooling apparatus comprises: a refrigerant circuit which uses carbon dioxide as a refrigerant; and a control device which controls a ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191609 | Cooling apparatus There is provided a cooling apparatus which can improve cooling efficiency of an evaporator while preventing freezing of articles housed in a cooled space thereof. The cooling apparatus comprises: a control device which controls a compressor; and a temperature senso... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191607 | Air conditioning system with moisture control Devices and methods for moisture removal from conditioned air. A speed control is provided that selectively operates the blower motor of an air conditioning system at a lower speed. The speed control may include a time delay circuit and single pole, double throw rel... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193512 | Load safeguard systems A system for improved monitoring of changes in the location and conditions surrounding vehicles and shippable property, utilizing fixed and moveable logic processors, which communicate with each other as well as receivers. Non-continuous signaling may be used to pro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188668 | Vehicle air-conditioner The vehicle air-conditioner includes a noncontact detector configured to detect skin temperatures at specific locations on a face of a passenger. The vehicle air-conditioner includes a calculator configured to calculate an average temperature on the face of the pass... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185447 | Drying device for drying a gas A drying device for drying a gas comprises parallel cooling branches, at least one of which is in its active state at any given time. A gas-coolant heat exchanger arranged in each of the cooling branches has a first channel through which the gas to be dried flows in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180263 | Synchronous motor control method and device Synchronous motor controlling apparatus and method controls power applied to minimize or eliminate speed variations of a synchronous motor due to variations in load imposed the motor. The rotational position of a rotor of the synchronous motor based on the input ter... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172018 | Vehicle air-conditioning system A vehicle air-conditioning system improves a passenger's sensation of cooling by preventing air blown from a foot opening when a cooling load is low, creating a comfortable temperature distribution along the passenger's body. The vehicle air-conditioning system auto... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165281 | Bed A bed comprises a support arrangement (1) adapted to provide upper support surfaces for and carry a person lying in the bed through an upper limitation thereof. A suction device is arranged to generate an air flow from the contact surfaces between a person ly... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167348 | Miniaturized motor overload protector A Digital Programmable Motor Overload Protector includes a base module and a detachable, removable user interface module interfaced through a serial communications link. The base module provides motor overload analysis through a programmable Digital Signal Processor... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165411 | Control logic for HVAC heat management An air conditioner has a controller that controls the operation of a refrigerant circuit that has a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve or orifice tube, and an evaporator. The condenser receives a compressed refrigerant from the compressor and condenses the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152415 | Refrigerated compartment with controller to place refrigeration system in sleep-mode A refrigeration system is employed to cool a refrigerated compartment in a kitchen or restaurant. An electronic refrigeration controller controls various aspects of the refrigerated compartment, including temperature. When a push button is pressed, a “sleep-modeâ€... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150159 | Hybrid auxiliary power unit for truck A hybrid auxiliary power system for a vehicle provides auxiliary electrical power, cooling, and heating while the main engine of the vehicle is turned off. An auxiliary engine directly drives an air-conditioner compressor. A condenser condenses the refrigerant and s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145111 | Heater drive circuit A heater control circuit performs ON/OFF control of a switching converter for a FET so that an AC line current supplied from a DI terminal becomes approximate to a predetermined value. A current flowing to a heater is stabilized to a predetermined value, and, unless... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137267 | Apparatus for variable displacement type compressor An apparatus for controlling a variable displacement compressor has an information detector and a controller. The information detector detects information about the thermal load on the refrigeration circuit. The controller determines a target value that reflects the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134294 | Method and apparatus for refrigeration system control having electronic evaporator pressure regulators A method and apparatus for refrigeration system control includes a control system operable to meet cooling demand and control suction pressure for a plurality of refrigeration circuits each including a variable valve and an expansion valve. The controller controls t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7106023 | Motor driving apparatus The present invention is directed to the provision of a servomotor driving apparatus that feeds energy stored in a power storage part connected with a DC link that connects a rectifier circuit with an inverter circuit so that the energy stored in the power storage p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100387 | Method for controlling a multiple cooling compartment refrigerator, and refrigerator using such method A method for controlling a refrigerator having a variable speed compressor and at least two compartments (FR, FZ) cooled to respective temperatures and comprising sensor devices (TR, TZ) for generating control signal responsive to cooling deman... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100385 | Thermal management system for electrical enclosures To improve the thermal management of an enclosure for electrical equipment or the like, one or more wall-mounted panels are provided. An air-filled space between each panel and the adjacent wall, door, or ceiling has insulative behavior when the air in the space is ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100383 | Air conditioner for vehicle capable of recovering vehicle deceleration energy During the period of deceleration of a vehicle, an air conditioning control unit modifies a target cooling temperature (TEO) of an evaporator to a temperature lower than that before the deceleration by γ ° C. in order to store cold in the evaporator (step S130 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096682 | Refrigeration device and operating method for a refrigeration device A refrigeration device and method of operation, including at least two separate temperature zones, each having a set temperature range. Both zones are cooled by a separate evaporator with both of the evaporators arranged in a common coolant circuit having operationa... | 08/29/2006 |
