Ventilation inventions 09/07

20070224928 - System and method for venting air from a computer casing: A vent for a computer enclosure is envisioned. The vent system has a fan, operable to draw a flow of air from within the enclosure and direct it out through an outlet vent disposed in a wall of the enclosure. The outlet vent is made of an outlet path. The... Agent: Foundry Networks, Inc.

20070224929 - Solar roof-ventilating device: A solar roof-ventilating device for compulsorily generating the flow of indoor and outdoor air includes a hollow ventilating casing provided on the roof to communicate the inside and outside of the roof with each other. The interior of the ventilating casing is provided with a heat dissipator constituted of a... Agent: Hdsl

20070218823 - Method and apparatus for determining the altitude of a mobile device: A method and apparatus for combining pressure information from pressure sensors, motion information from dead reckoning or other motion sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and geomagnetic sensors, and temperature information from temperature sensors, to separate a change in altitude from a change in environmental pressure or temperature. A change in... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070218824 - Partial recirculation vehicle hvac system: A blower unit for a vehicle heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit is disclosed. The blower unit includes a case member that defines at least one exterior air intake aperture and at least one interior air intake aperture. The blower unit also includes a sealing member, a first door,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070218825 - Inflatable ventilation life curtain: An inflatable ventilation curtain includes a curtain portion and an inflatable portion provided around a perimeter of the curtain portion. The inflatable portion includes an inner layer and an outer layer attached together, wherein the inner layer is provided immediately adjacent to the perimeter of the curtain portion and wherein... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070218826 - Noiseproofed and ventilated enclosure for electronics equipment: A system and method are disclosed for enclosing electronic equipment in a noiseproofed and ventilated enclosure. This includes supplying air to an enclosure and removing air from the enclosure through acoustic chambers attached to the enclosure. The acoustic chambers can be constructed of materials or be treated with materials that... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070218827 - Variable air volume control apparatus: The present invention relates to a variable air volume control apparatus capable of effectively reducing air overflow concentrated at one side due to a damper blade biased according to an open angle of the damper blade, thereby precisely adjusting the air volume. The variable air volume control apparatus includes a... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20070218828 - Damper apparatus for air conditioning system: The invention relates to a damper apparatus for an air conditioning system for more accurately adjusting air volume in accordance with opening ratio of a damper blade. The damper apparatus includes a plurality of damper blades and an actuator for rotating the damper blade. The apparatus also includes an air... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20070218829 - Cable or the like protection and guide device: A cable protection and guide device includes an engagement mechanism for securing connecting plates in a bridged arrangement over flexional inner and outer circumferential sides of side plates of the device. The connecting plates are not inadvertently disengaged because the engagement mechanism includes several features for securing the connecting plates... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20070218830 - Variable air volume control apparatus: The invention relates to a variable air volume control apparatus which compensates an open area ratio to be in direct proportion to an opening ratio at a low opening ratio range according to an open angle of a damper blade to achieve accurate and precise air volume control. The variable... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20070218831 - Heat recovering ventilation apparatus of rotary: Disclosed herein is a rotary-type heat recovery ventilation apparatus, which is constructed to perform heat exchange between inlet air and exhaust air. The apparatus includes a main body having an intake duct and a discharge duct therein, a plurality of electric heating plates passing through a space in the intake... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070218832 - Process for reducing radon inside buildings: A process for reducing radon inside a building whose inner atmosphere is susceptible to radon accumulation is disclosed herein. The process involves, application of a composition including a crosslinkable epoxy resin of bisphenol A type and a crosslinking agent to a structural component of the building. The composition is applied... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070218833 - Supply air device with a filter bag including an interconnection between the filter bag and a branch connected to the supply air conduit: Supply air terminal device for a ventilation duct network, comprising a flexible bag (20) of filter material, which with the neck (21) thereof is releasably mounted on a pipe socket (1), which forms an end portion of a supply air pipe (2), which belongs to the ventilation duct network and... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070212999 - Duct attachment for motor vehicle: A pillar assembly for a vehicle includes vertically extending and horizontally extending walls defining a hollow space extending axially within the pillar. An HVAC duct of molded plastic is disposed within the hollow space and a plurality of attachment clips loosely attach the duct in place with an air inlet... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070213000 - Data center cooling: A system includes a substantially sealed, substantially airtight cabinet sized for housing a vertical array of heat-producing units, the cabinet having an exterior shell and the system including an interior divider wall disposed inside the cabinet, the shell and divider wall providing an equipment chamber adapted to support the array... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070213001 - Window defroster system: A window defroster system is provided. The window defroster system disclosed comprises an operable communication with an HVAC or forced air system of a building in which the device is located. The system comprises a first duct in communication with an air supply from a furnace, and a boot in... Agent: Brian J. Laurenzo Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070213002 - Cleaning treatment material, air filter, air conditioner, heat exchange element, and heat exchanging unit: A cleaning treatment material has a mixture of a photosemiconductor catalyst and an apatite, which has a photocatalytic function. Secondary particles of the photosemiconductor catalyst are 0.1 to 1.0 μm in diameter. In addition, secondary particles of the apatite are 1 to 10 μm in diameter.... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070213003 - Powered ridge ventilation system and method: There is provided a ridge ventilation system that comprises a ridge slot disposed longitudinally in a ridge of a roof and a fan disposed in the ridge slot for actively exhausting air from an attic substantially enclosed by the roof, sidewalls and ceiling into the ambient atmosphere. There is further... Agent: Gaf Materials Corporation Attn: William J. Davis, Esq.

20070207718 - Heated plumbing vent: A heated component for incorporation as a section of a waste collection pipe has an inner passageway and a chamber foxmed about the passageway. A heating element is located in the chamber and supplies heat to the passageway to melt ice formed in the passageway.... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20070207719 - Heater or air conditioner for a vehicle: The invention relates to a heater or air conditioner comprising a mixing zone (M1) in which cold and hot air discharged from a cold air duct (K) and a hot air duct (W), respectively, are mixed. At least one second mixing zone (M2) is provided which is disposed downstream of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070207721 - Electronic device and filtering unit: A filtering unit for receiving an electronic device. The filtering unit includes a housing, a filter, a fan, a detector, and a controller. The housing includes an inlet. The filter is disposed at the inlet of the housing. The fan is disposed in the housing. The detector detects the number... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070207720 - System, method, and apparatus for distributing air in a blade server: A system, method, and apparatus for distributing air in a blade server are disclosed. Embodiments may include a rotating damper having a damper door, sliding door, and connecting rod. The damper door may be rotatably attached to a blade server having a plurality of blade slots for receiving blades and... Agent: Ibm Coporation (rtp) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20070207723 - Blower exhaust backflow damper: A system, method, and apparatus for preventing exhaust backflow into a blower are disclosed. Embodiments may include a blower system with an invertible blower chassis having a blower exhaust to direct airflow from the blower chassis at an airflow angle. The system may also include a backflow damper frame attached... Agent: Ibm Coporation (rtp) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20070207722 - Fresh air intake system: For use in residential buildings, a device to draw in outside air and have it mix with the air inside the building to improve indoor air-quality through dilution and building pressurization. Pressurizing a building even slightly inhibits air infiltration of pollutants such as pollen, mold spores, and seasonal allergens from... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20070207724 - Air pressure control system and method: A pressurization control system configured to regulate air pressure with a space includes an air supply source fluidly coupled to a damper, a room controller configured to provide a control signal to the damper. The room controller includes a flow controller configured to generate a flow feedback signal, and a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070207725 - Apparatus and methods for ventilation of solar roof panels: A roof portion including solar roof panels and field vents is disclosed. The roof portion includes a sloped roof deck and a cover layer spaced above the roof deck to form a gap between the roof deck and the cover layer. The cover layer includes a layer of cover elements,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP