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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016651 | In-molded venturi for a vehicle HVAC system A is provided for aspirating air in a HVAC module assembly having a first HVAC module housing section including a first venturi portion. A second HVAC module housing section includes a second venturi portion. The first and second HVAC module housing sections form a ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002615 | Blower for vehicle The present invention relates to a blower for a vehicle, which has an auxiliary door formed on the upper end portion of a filter cover to open and close an indoor air inlet, thereby improving a heating performance by allowing some of the indoor air to flow therein i... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7699690 | Single point direct actuation of two air devices An HVAC unit having a multiple air valve unit comprising two air valve devices sharing at least one common rotation axis is described. Concentric air valve device shafts interface with a common actuation device in such way to allow for rotational motion betwe... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7520804 | Climate control system having noise reduction door A HVAC system for reducing the level of air rush and blower noise escaping into the interior of the vehicle when the HVAC system is operating in the recirculation mode. The HVAC system includes a recirculation door having an acoustically transparent portion that ena... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7287618 | Collision object protection assembly A collision object protection assembly inflates and expands an air bag on a vehicle if a collision with the vehicle is detected or predicted. The collision object protection assembly includes a retainer positioned in a space between a bonnet hood and a front window ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281971 | Air conditioner for vehicle In an air conditioner for a vehicle including a vehicle roof capable of opening, there are provided a driver seat and a passenger seat which are provided at right and left sides in a vehicle compartment, plural conditioned-air blowoff ports provided for the driver s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252585 | Work-vehicle cabin having air-conditioning unit A work-vehicle cabin having an air-conditioning unit is disclosed. The cabin includes a roof unit, a downwardly bulging ceiling portion constituting a part of the roof unit, a heater provided in the ceiling portion, an evaporator provided in the ceiling portion and ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241215 | Fabric valve for vehicle climate control system The invention provides a fabric valve assembly for a climate control system of a vehicle. The fabric valve assembly includes a housing positionable in a vehicle. The housing has at least one edge defining at least one housing aperture for directing movement of an ai... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7201220 | Air-conditioning unit without air-mix door An air conditioner for automotive vehicles is disclosed. The flow rates of air supplied to an evaporator (4) and a heater (5) are adjusted by rotationally displacing a scroll casing (2b) and thus changing an air flow from a blower (2 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7174918 | Air flow control valve for vehicle air conditioning module A novel air flow control valve for an air outlet in an HVAC housing provides for strong, even seal pressure all the way around the edge of the opening. In stead of a swinging door hinged at one edge of the opening, in which seal pressure is strong on the hinge edge ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7115015 | Sport clothing with cups The present invention provides a sport clothing product with cups excellent in a shaping (bust uplifting) function, in which the stability of bust does not deteriorate even upon vigorous arm movements. A cup suspending cord (5R) of a right cup portion (2 | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111900 | Vehicle floor having a unitary inner panel and outer panel A vehicle floor includes a unitary, one-piece panel. The panel is formed with an integral channel for routing a vehicle distribution system conduit therewithin. The panel may include an inner panel portion, an outer panel portion, integral rocker panel portions, fro... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101278 | HVAC unit housing assembly The present invention provides a vehicle ventilation system, and, in particular, a heating and air-conditioning assembly and method of making such an assembly, wherein the assembly comprises a multi-portion HVAC housing and an alignment feature. The alignment... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069736 | Air conditioning apparatus for hydraulic shovel An air conditioning apparatus for a hydraulic shovel with which a wide space in a cab can be secured and a placement operation of ducts for distributing wind to each important point in the cab is facilitated. For this purpose, in the air conditioning apparatus, an a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051788 | Common air mix chamber An HVAC assembly includes an HVAC case having a first inlet adapted to accept air in a first configuration suitable for a right hand drive vehicle and a second inlet adapted to accept air in a second configuration suitable for a left hand drive vehicle. The HVAC cas... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021074 | Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a cabin, a driver's seat provided in the cabin, a step disposed downwardly of the cabin for providing access for a driver to the driver's seat and an air conditioner for conditioning air inside the cabin, the air conditioner having an air con... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001264 | Air conditioning duct arrangement for vehicle An air conditioning duct arrangement for a vehicle includes an air conditioning unit disposed near a rear wheelwell of the vehicle, a floor panel including a lower section, a rise rising from the lower section, and an upper section extending backward from the rise, ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971246 | Vehicle air conditioner with front and rear air conditioning units In a vehicle air conditioner having front and rear air conditioning units, a refrigerant cycle includes front and rear evaporators for cooling air in a cooling mode, a hot-gas bypass passage through which hot-gas refrigerant discharged from a compressor flows into t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958009 | Vehicle air conditioner A vehicle air conditioner has an air conditioning unit. The unit has a blower unit and an heat exchanger. The unit has a defroster outlet opening and an outside air inlet opening. The unit also has a switching door. The unit has a first passage between the defroster... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6926601 | Apparatus and method for deodorizing compartment of vehicle In a deodorizing apparatus for a vehicular passenger compartment, when an ignition key is off and it is determined that a density of odor components in the passenger compartment is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, it is determined whether an inside tem... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920921 | Air conditioner for vehicles with right steering wheel and left steering wheel In a vehicle air conditioner, a case member of an inside/outside air switching portion is disposed at an approximate center in an interior unit in a vehicle width direction, to define an air passage extending in the vehicle width direction. An outside air suction po... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918262 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system includes an air conditioner for blowing conditioned air toward a compartment of a vehicle, and a dashboard having a design surface exposed to the compartment. An inner air passage extending nearly parallel to the design surface is formed i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6872135 | Heating and/or air-conditioning system with ventilation and evacuation A heating and/or air-conditioning system for vehicles, preferably passenger vehicles, has a central air-conditioning and/or air-conveying device for conditioning and/or conveying air. In order to achieve optimum air conditioning of the vehicle interior and sufficien... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6808450 | Solar powered heating and ventilation system for vehicle A solar powered heating and ventilation system maintains an unoccupied vehicle at a more comfortable temperature relative to the outside temperature using both heating and cooling as appropriate. The system uses an air duct having a fan, heating element, vents, flap... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800022 | Inlet air control method for a vehicle HVAC system having an air quality sensor An improved HVAC control method immediately closes an air inlet valve to provide full cabin air recirculation when an outside air quality sensor detects polluted air, and thereafter progressively re-opens the air inlet valve at a determined rate when the air quality... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796894 | Vehicular air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle in which an engine room (14) and a passenger compartment (15) are separated by a dash panel (1), the vehicular air-conditioning apparatus having a conditioned air blowout opening (4) and a passe... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796132 | Method and apparatus for refreshing air in a bustop air conditioner A bustop air conditioning module is provided with an evaporator section having a return air opening and a condenser section having a fresh air opening. A mixer opening is provided between the fresh air opening and the evaporator coil, and a flap is selectively posit... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6786816 | Inside/outside air switching device for vehicular air conditioning unit In an inside/outside air switching device, a rotary door includes a rotation shaft, a periphery wall rotating about the rotation shaft, and side plates connecting between the ends of the periphery wall and the rotation shaft. The rotary door is supported in a case f... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6782944 | Air conditioner for vehicles An air conditioner for vehicles is disclosed. This air conditioner feeds recirculation and fresh air in a separate air feeding or a mixed air feeding using a single intake duct and a single intake control door, thus improving its heating and defrosting efficiency du... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6758739 | Air quality system for a vehicle An air quality system for controlling air quality in a cabin of a vehicle is provided. The air quality system utilizes three air quality sensors for detecting three air quality parameters. A controller is responsive to the air quality sensors. The controller is prog... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6716265 | Air treatment apparatus with an interchangeable vent cover An air treatment apparatus has a housing and a vent cover. The housing has a treatment element, at least one entrance and a fan secured in the hollow housing and facing the entrance. The vent cover is detachably and replaceably attached to the housing. At least one ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6692130 | Solar powered heating and ventilation system for vehicle A solar powered heating and ventilation system maintains an unoccupied vehicle at a more comfortable temperature relative to the outside temperature using both heating and cooling as appropriate. The system uses an air duct having a fan, heating element, ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6681588 | Environmentally controlled sleeping zone and thermal barrier An environmentally controlled sleeper area of a vehicle that is contained within a bunk area (that is in turn adjacent to a cab area of the vehicle). The bunk area has an end wall and a pair of side walls extending generally perpendicular to the end wall.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6620039 | Method and apparatus for providing fresh air to a truck sleeper box An air intake plenum (88)of a truck sleeper box (18) is disclosed. The plenum (88)is in fluid communication with an aperture (98) that penetrates through a peripheral wall (58) of the sleeper box (18), thereby providing fresh air (46) to the plenum (88). ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6575701 | Blower for vehicle The same size casing is used for interior air blowers of a combination air conditioning and heater interior unit disposed in left- and right-hand drive vehicles, respectively. A casing width is made nearly constant from a start-of-winding position to an e... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6554695 | Device for recycling air in a vehicle cabin The invention relates to a device for air-conditioning a cabin (3) of a motor vehicle, comprising an air-conditioning unit (5) installed in front of the dashboard (2), able to be supplied with external air and/or with recycled air taken from the cabin and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6499508 | Inside/outside air switching device with rotary door In an inside/outside air switching device, a rotary door includes a circumference wall provided at an upper side of a rotation shaft to extend in a rotation direction, both fan-like side plates connecting the circumference wall and the rotation shaft at b... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494777 | Carbon dioxide concentration modulating device An air-quality conditioning device is proposed, which can be singly used or used in combination with a small air conditioner. In an enclosed space, concentration of carbon dioxide is detected by a carbon dioxide concentration detecting module of the devic... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491578 | Vehicle air conditioner having air suction port for each seat In a vehicle air conditioner, each of cool air outlets is provided at an upper side of each seat at second and third seat lines from a most front seat so that cool air from an air conditioning unit is blown from the cool air outlets toward upper sides of ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6450878 | Ventilation module A ventilation module optimized as to size, accessibility and air circulation, including an motorized fan unit (MFU) (2) for at least one suction turbine (16), a shell housing (15) accommodating the turbine (16) driven in rotation by an electric motor abou... | 09/17/2002 |
