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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226354 | Storage body with air cleaning function A cabinet wherein air sucked from an inlet opening 4d of a shelf board combined inlet duct 4 by drive of an air purification unit 3 is passed through the shelf board combined inlet duct 4 and introduced into the inside of a case | 06/05/2007 |
| 7101277 | Control system and method for controlling aircraft cabin altitude during aircraft operations above maximum certified aircraft altitude A cabin pressure control system and method extends the cabin pressure control logic beyond the original maximum certified altitude of the aircraft, without having to update the control logic. Thus, the control system provides an independent means of limiting cabin-t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097556 | Power supply capable of dissipating heat from computer unit This invention relates to a power supply capable of dissipating heat from computer unit, for enhancing the heat source heat-dissipating effect within the computer unit, including: a blower for exhausting air provided in or above the power supply. The blower is provi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097804 | Thermoplastic laminate duct A duct formed of a thermoplastic material is lightweight, strong, flame and smoke resistant, and non-toxic. The duct is formed from a flat laminate and does not require a specialized, disposable mandrel for supporting conventional thermoset plies. Preferably, the du... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7048625 | Clean bench for cleaning atmosphere of partitioned space A substantially cubic work space extends from an upper opening to the interior of a housing. A substantially cubic lower space extends from a lower opening to the interior of the housing. A front cover covering the upper opening is provided on the front of the work ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044851 | Air handling system for specialized facility An air handling system for a specialized environment, such as an operating room in a hospital or other health care facility is presented. The air handling system includes an air recirculation system having a blower for drawing air from the specialized environment fo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040979 | Multi-season crawl space vent A vent assembly for a crawl space type vent opening in the foundation wall of a building has a front frame engaging the outer face of the wall around the opening, swappable venting plates for the front frame, and a rear frame engaging the inner face of the wall in t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040381 | Cooling device A cooling device comprising a heat-conducting cooling plate on the side of the electronic power components to be cooled and a platelike cooling fluid distributing device. The distributing device has cooling fluid outlets on the side facing the cooling plate, said ou... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037188 | Systems for delivering conditioned air to personal breathing zones A system to significantly improve the air quality in a personal breathing environment. The system includes a blower unit that produces a conditioned air flow, a delivery system that delivers air provided by the blower unit to a person's breathing zone, and a conduit... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037189 | Air shutter and installation method thereof An air shutter of low cost, high efficiency, and easy maintainability is provided, which can interrupt efficiently the flowage of air across a doorway when the door is open based on the consideration of the experimental data of the flowage of air across the opening ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033267 | Rack enclosure An enclosure is provided for housing electronic equipment that accommodates the different cooling and ventilating requirements of different types of equipment. The enclosure is constructed and arranged to support cooling airflow in a front-to-back configuration thro... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029391 | Blower unit and air conditioning unit including the same and method of controlling the same A blower unit of an air conditioning unit including a scroll casing including a first engaging portion, a fan casing including a first engaging portion, and a controller for controlling an electric motor to move at least one of the scroll casing and the fan casing s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029390 | Air vent for vehicle air ducting An air vent 10 for a vehicle air ventilation system and which comprises a housing 11 having an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 13, an air flow control valve 15 located in the inlet 12, and a screen 17 comprising a plur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025670 | Rotatable vent A wind powered rotatable vent includes an annular rotatable louvered panel axially rotatable about a shaft and an impeller disposed in spaced underlying relationship with respect to the rotatable louvered panel and rotatably secured to the shaft. A fixed collar unde... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025671 | Aerodynamic suction ventilator A surface mounted device includes a hollowed base body mounted on a building or vehicle exterior, and a hollowed raised body supported and secured on the base body with hollowed elongated members. A free space is formed between the base body and the raised body. An ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022010 | Air conditioner with a circular air diffuser system A ceiling has an upper surface, a lower surface and a circular aperture. A boot has a cylindrical lower section and a large circular cross sectional configuration and with a cylindrical upper section and a small circular cross sectional configuration. The diameter o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022009 | Air cleaning system for semiconductor manufacturing equipment A cleaning system for n semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes a working area and a service area. A wafer process area in the service area performs a semiconductor manufacturing process. A wafer transfer area is spatially connected to the wafer process area,... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018288 | Register for air conditioning An air-conditioning register includes a cylinder-shaped retainer having opposite inner surfaces, a fin assembly including a plurality of fin members disposed in the retainer, a first connector connecting the fin members, a second connector, and a guide guiding the s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018287 | High velocity and high dilution exhaust system The high velocity and high dilution exhaust system uses a centrifugal fan provided with a tapered nozzle. The nozzle compresses the airstream exiting the fan to increase back pressure and velocity. The air flow from the fan enters a stack having a venturi further in... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014557 | Outlet device for the interior of a vehicle The air outlet device (10) for the interior of a vehicle, particularly for being arranged above a seat of a vehicle such as, e.g., an airplane, a bus or the like, is provided with an air outlet element (38) comprising at least one air inlet opening ( | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014555 | Method and apparatus for extending a chimney A flue liner insert with individually adjustable sides, which can be used to fasten to, extend and join two rectangular masonry clay flue tiles. Specifically, this flue liner insert fits into the interior of a clay tile and allows adjustable fastening to existing ma... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011577 | Ventilating system Ventilating system including a case mounted on a ceiling of a room, an inlet in a bottom surface of the case, and an outlet in a side surface of the case, a partition for dividing the case into an upper space, and a lower space, a fan in the upper space of the case,... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008314 | Aircraft modular cabin pressure regulator One embodiment relates to a modular cabin pressure regulator that can receive its destination parameter and control settings from an avionics system or a manual selector and display. The modular pressure regulator includes a removable selector, a controller, and a m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004832 | Collapsible air vent closure A collapsible air vent closure is disclosed comprising a frame having a frame aperture. A closure is mounted to the frame for pivoting between a closed position and an open position. A movable vent wall having a vent orifice is interposed between the frame and the c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000639 | Air-distribution device based on the Coanda effect with means for imparting a circulatory motion on the flow of air not properly oriented Described herein is a Coanda-effect air distributor for distributing a flow between a number of ducts set downstream. Provided in the area that separates the initial ends of two ducts set downstream is the inlet of a recirculation duct that creates an air circulatio... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001262 | System for dynamic airflow control in a paint booth using multiple air supply plenums A system and method for handling airflow in a paint booth where a primary plenum encloses a secondary plenum having a damper to control the amount of air entering the secondary plenum from the primary plenum. The secondary plenum is installed above a paint spray app... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000640 | Air-distribution device based on the coanda effect An air-distribution device based upon the Coanda-effect comprises two mobile elements that move in synchronism and in phase opposition for distributing an air flow into two ducts. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997801 | Roofing vent with sliding collar A roofing vent that includes a base a duct extending from the base. The duct includes a first end attached to the base and a second end having a hood or cover over the second end. A collar having an aperture therethrough is mounted from the duct such that the duct e... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997799 | Damper including a stepper motor A damper unit for an air circulation system. The damper unit includes a frame defining an air flow opening, a damper vane for opening and closing the air flow opening, and a stepper motor for turning the damper vane between the open and closed positions. The stepper... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995978 | Housing with active external cooling and at least one electronic component with heat-dissipating capacity An actively externally cooled housing with at least one electronic component having heat-dissipating capacity, has a ventilation inlet located outside the housing, the ventilation inlet generating an airflow that is guided through a lateral flow channel, the flow ch... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994621 | Ventilation member, vented housing using the same, pull-out prevention member for ventilation member and kit for forming ventilation structure A ventilation member having: a breathable film transmitting gas passing through an opening portion of a housing in a state in which the breathable film is fixed to the opening portion; and a support including a supporting portion for supporting the breathable film a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994619 | Optical sash sensing system for fume hoods A fume hood optical sash sensing system for controlling the flow of air into a fume hood to maintain a constant face velocity by utilizing an optical sensing device mounted inside the fume hood that can sense the movement of a sash based on repeatable reflexive tape... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994620 | Method of determining static pressure in a ducted air delivery system using a variable speed blower motor Systems and methods of determining static air pressure in an HVAC system are provided. Static air pressure is mathematically determined as a function of system parameters, such as blower speed, blower diameter, system volume airflow rate, and/or blower motor torque.... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991534 | Adjustable vent One aspect of the invention provides a vent which comprises a body member and an adjustment member. The body member comprises a vent passageway that extends from an inward side to an outward side of the body member. The body member also comprises a collar having a c... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991533 | Flow direction control mechanism A flow direction control mechanism is provided, which includes at least a rotatable means provided in a passage of an electronic system or apparatus. The rotatable means moves to an open position by means of a force generated from fluids flowing through the passage ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981915 | Airflow volume control system A control system for controlling airflow through a vent. The system includes a vent assembly having a frame. The frame includes an opening to allow air to flow through the frame. The vent assembly also includes a movable damper for variably restricting the fluid flo... | 01/03/2006 |
