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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278912 | Air duct outlets having self-oscillating air deflection members An air duct outlet housing has spaced-apart top and bottom walls, and spaced-apart first and second side walls that define an air passageway with an inlet and outlet. First and second air deflection members include elongated first and second panels with respective p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7195555 | Air duct outlets having return air passageways that facilitate oscillating air flow An air duct outlet includes a housing having spaced-apart top and bottom walls, and spaced-apart first and second side walls extending between the top and bottom walls to define an air passageway having an inlet and outlet. A first air return passageway is located a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7051754 | Immediate hot water supply device In a hot water distribution system, the water oscillation in hot water supply line maintains hot water line in heated condition by ensuring heat transfer from the water heater to a hot water line executing regenerative heat transfer technique. Fulfillment of longitu... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7037187 | System for distributing air to a row of seats in the passenger compartment of a means of transport or inside the room of a building A system for the distribution of air to a row of seats in a passenger compartment of a means of transport, such as for example an aeroplane, train or bus, or in the room of a building, comprises a main duct and a series of outlets. The outlets are without valves for... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6290361 | Universal clearing air system for windows and external mirrors of a vehicle A clearing system for external mirrors and side windows of a vehicle provides a flow of compressed warm air to an air distribution unit equipped with a number of openings to direct the flow of air towards the surface of the mirror or a side window. In one... | 09/18/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5259815 | Air outlet with aperiodic oscillation A air outlet for a passenger compartment of a vehicle has a duct forming a jet of air, a pair of lateral sidewalls, bounded by the top and bottom walls diverging from each other from their upstream ends to their downstream ends at a rate sufficient to pre... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5099753 | Method and apparatus for maximizing transfer thermal energy contained in an oscilating or sweeping air jet to a plate surface A method and apparatus of maximizing transfer of thermal energy to or from an oscillating or swept air jet propogated over a windshield. The air jet is projected through short distances in ambient from a nozzle properly aimed at said windshield. The wavel... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4976309 | Air conditioner for a vehicle An air conditioner for a vehicle has a housing (1) accommodating an evaporator (2) and a heater (3) which are connected to a compressor and to an engine cooling system, respectively, and a fan (7) and controlled gates (9, 13) of hot and cool air ducts (8,... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4941398 | Oscillating reed and method There is disclosed improvements in oscillating reeds particularly for use in generating a sweeping or oscillating air flow pattern. The oscillating reeds of this invention are constituted by a plurality of spaced apart resilient reed elements which, prefe... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4709622 | Fluidic oscillator A fluidic oscillator is relatively short in length (under about 2.5 W where "W" is the width of the power nozzle) and has a leaky splitter located proximate the center of the outlet flare so as to divide the outlet into essentially two alternating slug fl... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4644854 | Air sweep defroster A defrost/defog air supply system for issuing a sweeping jet of air upon a windshield or other surface to be defrosted or defogged comprises a fluidic oscillator having a power nozzle coupled to receive the defrost/defog air and an outlet for issuing a sw... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4517881 | Sweeping air stream apparatus and method In an automobile air flow system, air is forced through an air outlet element or nozzle in a sweeping air stream pattern by an oscillatory member that is supported for air initiated oscillatory movement in the flow path of the air from the source. The osc... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4437392 | Sweeping air stream apparatus and method In an automobile air flow system, air is forced through an air outlet element or nozzle (13, 21, 24) in a sweeping air stream pattern by an oscillating reed or vane member (42) supported solely at the downstream end (43) for air initiated oscillatory move... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4250799 | Sweeping air stream apparatus and method In an automobile air flow system, air is forced through an air outlet element or nozzle in a sweeping air stream pattern by an oscillatory member that is supported for air initiated oscillatory movement in the flow path of the air from the source. The osc... | 02/17/1981 |
