Ventilation inventions 08/07

20070202792 - Car power source apparatus: The car power source apparatus is provided with a battery case housing a plurality of rechargeable batteries in a battery compartment, and air ducts to carry ventilating air to the battery case and cool the batteries. A plurality of air inlet and outlet openings are provided through panels between the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070202790 - Chimney cap: A chimney cap includes an intake pipe extension and an exhaust pipe extension; each extension includes an opening, the exhaust opening being disposed above the intake opening. The cap further includes solid sidewalls surrounding the intake opening and a diffusion plate disposed over the intake opening and below the exhaust... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070202791 - Auxiliary exhaust structure and method therfor: An auxiliary exhaust structure and method therefor are used to exhaust a pollution source of a workstation. The auxiliary exhaust structure includes an exhaust hood and an air feeder. The exhaust hood disposed corresponding to the workstation has a suction port for sucking the pollution source and a deflector extending... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070202793 - Air discharging device for motor vehicles: The invention relates to an air discharging device (1), especially for a heating or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The inventive air discharging device (1) comprises a discharge nozzle (2), air flow-directing elements (4), e.g. lamellae and/or flaps, and at least one electrically triggerable actuator (6), e.g. a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070202794 - Air driven register: An air distribution device having an air propelled turbine, a first pinion gear axially connected to the turbine, a first external spur gear, a second pinion gear axially connected to the first external spur gear, a second external spur gear in mesh connection with the second pinion gear, a first... Agent: Arnold & Ferrera, L.L.P.

20070202795 - Induced flow fan with outlet flow measurement: An induced flow fan assembly is provided with a pressure tap arrangement at the outlet for measuring the output flow of the assembly. The pressure sensing arrangement includes two rings of piezometers mounted to an outlet windband, one ring at the wider upstream end of the wind band and the... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070202796 - Mine refuge: A mine refuge for use in a mine includes a chamber sized and shaped for occupancy by at least one miner and adapted to be substantially sealed. An oxygen supply is installed in the chamber for supplying oxygen to the chamber. A breathable air supply is installed in the chamber... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070202797 - Solar cell, photoelectric conversion device and clean unit: In a clean unit in which an active dust filter is used to keep a work chamber as a clean environment, the cleanliness of the work chamber depends upon 1/γ where γ is the dust collection efficiency of the dust filter. A solar cell is formed from an anode and... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070202798 - Method and a device for ventilation and airborne decontamination by mixing using blow and suction flows attached by the coanda effect: A device (101) for airborne decontamination of a room (3) by mixing using a blown jet (19) and a suction flow (21) that are attached by the Coanda effect (C). Vertical trunk means (103) have a bottom suction end (104) and a top blow end (105). Drive means (106) set... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070202799 - Heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning unit designed to accommodate a cartridge for the treatment of air by diffusion of a volatile treating agent: The subject of the invention is a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning unit, especially for a vehicle, which is equipped with means for treating the air by diffusion of a volatile agent. This unit comprises a wall (2) bounding an air circuit (8), this wall (2) having an opening (7) therethrough... Agent: Valeo Climate Control Corp. Intellectual Property Dept.

20070197155 - Air conditioner for vehicle: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle that is capable of easily and simply assembling a thermistor-holding device insertedly with a coupling hole formed at one side surface of a lower case of an air conditioning case, while inserting first and second protrusions formed through upper... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070197156 - Apparatus for housing an air moving unit: A housing cooperates with an air mover rotating about a rotation axis to move air received from an approach to an exhaust. The approach is generally oriented about a direction intersecting the housing at upstream and downstream limits. The housing presents an interior surface establishing radii between the axis and... Agent: Law Office Of Donald D. Mondul

20070197157 - Engine intake air temperature management system: A system for managing engine intake air temperature may comprise a first air flow control device having an inlet coupled to an outlet of a turbocharger compressor and a first outlet coupled to an inlet of a charge air cooler. A second outlet is coupled via a bypass conduit to... Agent: Cummins, Inc.

20070197158 - Duct assembly and method of using the duct assembly in an attic: A duct assembly for disposition in an attic of a building includes a first vent and a duct. The first vent defines an opening for fluidly communicating with air in an exterior of the building. The duct includes an elongated side defining a passage. The elongated side extends between a... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070197159 - System and method for preventing moisture migration: A system and a method are described for maintaining a first pressure of a first portion of a building below a second pressure of a second portion of the building to prevent moisture from migrating from the first portion to the second portion. The system may include a pressure measuring... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070190918 - Air flow regulation device, especially for the air conditioning system of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to an air flow regulation device comprising a housing and a flap arrangement (1) and to an air-conditioner comprising such an air flow regulation device. The flap arrangement (3) comprises at least two flap parts (3) for opening and closing an opening, which can be swiveled about... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070190919 - Method and apparatus for providing cooling air to equipment: At least one aspect of the invention is directed to a ventilation device. The ventilation device includes a frame configured to be mounted to a barrier, and a plurality of air moving devices configured to be coupled to the frame and configured to draw air from a first side of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070190921 - Flexible service cart: Service carts are provided that can be advantageously used to hold both diagnostic tools and repair tools and can be flexibly configured or customized for different work environments or worker preferences. The service carts include a cabinet having two side outer-walls, a back outer-wall, a bottom, and a top. The... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070190920 - Server cooling and exhaust appendage system: Disclosed is a server cooling appendage including an entry fan containing structure that includes an entry fan, and an entry plenum connected to the entry fan containing structure and connectable to a server housing, wherein the entry fan containing structure and the entry plenum are disposed externally to a server... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20070190922 - Nbc-protection and decontamination system: There is provided an NBC protection and decontamination system, including an enclosure, an airlock, an airlock compartment, having a ceiling, and including a back-flow collector, an air filtration unit, a compartment inlet valve communicating with the air outlet of the enclosure, an exit valve being provided in the compartment and... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070190923 - Personal cooling device: A personal cooling device having a cylindrical housing approximately the size of a ballpoint pen, a battery compartment within the housing, an electric motor to drive a propeller, air inlet and exhaust ports, a switch for turning the unit on/off and structure for attachment to differing articles of clothing.... Agent: Michael Reece Gilley

20070190924 - System and method for balancing of ventilation systems: A system and method for balancing of ventilation systems. A menu structure is presented by a wireless device, in order facilitate arriving at one or more windows devoted to the particular component to be tested. The aforementioned one or more windows present information concerning the particular component to be tested,... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070190925 - Self contained heating/cooling roof top unit with built in independent pressure relief: A self-contained pre-manufactured roof top unit is used to circulate fresh air, heat or cool a building. The housing has a blower connected into a circulation system to circulate air into and out of the building. The unit has a pressure relief opening for connection into the building that is... Agent: Daryl W Schnurr Miller Thomson LLP

20070190926 - Electronic device and heat dissipation module thereof: An electronic device. The electronic device comprises a heat source, a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a fan disposed in the housing and selectively rotating at a first speed and a second speed higher than the first speed to generate air flow in the housing to cool the... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070190927 - Ventilation tile with collapsible damper: A ventilation system includes a ventilation tile. The ventilation tile has a substantially circular opening to allow air to flow through the ventilation tile and a collapsible damper operable to collapse and expand to alter the size of the substantially circular opening in the ventilation tile and thereby variably restrict... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070184769 - Biological safety cabinet: An improved bio-safety cabinet having a microprocessor control system for the monitoring and control of the inflow, downflow and outflow of air, for creation of a performance envelope within the work chamber wherein all contaminated areas are under negative pressure or surrounded by negative pressure and the work chamber is... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20070184770 - Duct apparatus: A duct apparatus which is connected to an air conditioner and has therein a tubular duct through which conditioned air circulates, includes: an opening portion provided in the duct which extends along a flowing direction of the conditioned air which flows in, the opening portion being provided in such a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070184771 - Ventilation device: Disclosed is an exhaust hood (10) comprising a drive unit (20) for generating an air flow, a control device or control circuit for controlling the drive unit (20), and a measurement section comprising a transmitter device (22) and a receiver device (24). The control device or control circuit is configured... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070184772 - Air duct assembly for a vehicle: An air duct assembly for a vehicle heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a first duct member having a pair of opposed side walls, an upper wall and a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a central passageway. A second duct member is operatively attached... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070184774 - Air distribution assembly for vehicles: An air distribution assembly for vehicles, comprising a first flap, able to rotate around a first axis, a second distribution flap, able to rotate around a second axis, and a geared transmission device that connects the first and the second flap to each other. The transmission device comprises at least... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070184773 - Vehicle air duct including strength rib: A vehicle air duct includes a plurality of walls that are connected and define an interior air space. The plurality of walls includes inner and outer surfaces. The air duct extends from a first end to a second end where the first end includes a connection opening. At least one... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070184775 - Remote control ventilator system and method: A remote-controlled ventilating system and method. The method can include remotely controlling a ventilation system in a recreational vehicle having a wall and a ceiling. The method can include coupling a fan and a dome to at least one of the wall and the ceiling of the recreational vehicle. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070184776 - Air diffuser: An air diffuser (10) is provided which includes a casing (12), a trim element (14) that is attachable to the casing (12) in a spaced configuration and a bracket (58) for attaching the trim element (14) to the casing (12). The bracket (58) includes first attachment formations (66) that are... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070178821 - Vehicle airflow system: An airflow system is described having a housing. The housing includes a first opening, a second opening, and an interior portion position therebetween. At least one first airflow member is disposed proximate the first opening and an air freshener compartment is disposed proximate the interior portion position.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070178822 - Method and apparatus for maintaining a cooling air path: A method of maintaining a cooling air path in an embedded computer chassis having a front side and a rear side includes providing a computing module portion and a fan module portion disposed adjacent to the computing module portion to accept a plurality of fan modules for drawing cooling air... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070178823 - Airflow control system: The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus and a method for controlling an environment in a location. In one aspect, an apparatus for controlling an environmental condition in a location is provided. The apparatus includes a flow control device, wherein the flow control device is connectable to an... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070178825 - Remote autonomous intelligent air flow control system and network: The present invention provides one or more autonomous in-duct or register grill mounted flow control devices, each of which has the capability to restrict or boost air flow through the duct or vent to which it is attached. The individual flow control devices may be in communication with other flow... Agent: Charles S. Knobloch

20070178824 - Small duct high velocity damper assembly: A SDHV damper assembly and methods to assemble and install the SDHV damper assembly are disclosed. The SDHV damper assembly includes a first damper housing half comprising a substantially cylindrical tube having a first open end and a second open end. The SDHV damper assembly further includes a second damper... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070178826 - Blow out grill and air conditioning ventilating system using the grill: There is provided a blow out grill including a duct connecting port communicated with a duct, an indoors side opening communicated with inside of a room, a panel base portion forming a wind blowing path of carried air between the indoors side opening and the outdoors side opening, a panel... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070178827 - Insulated housing apparatus for use with an attic fan: An insulated enclosure apparatus for use with an exhaust fan such as an attic fan which includes an upper frame through which air can exhaust and a lower frame for receiving air passing thereinto. The outer portion of the frame includes an upper frame and the lower frame that are... Agent: Sperry Zoda And Kane Suite D