Ventilation inventions 01/08

20080026685 - High wind bio-mass cap: You attach a High Wind Bio-Mass Cap to the end of a pellet or corn vent pipe where it terminates at a manufactures specified location. You may attach this cap as low as 12″ to the ground and it can face either horizontal or vertical. The cap increases the flow... Agent: Erin Bingham

20080026686 - Security module: Said security module, when affixed to a ventilation grating of a ventilation system, prevents threading a rope-like material, through the ventilation grating, and using the make-shift rope to commit suicide by hanging. Said security module is particularly suitable for use in penal institutions, such as jails, prisons and penitentiaries, as... Agent: Law Offices Of Catherine Ashley Straight

20080026687 - Passage opening and closing apparatus: A passage opening and closing apparatus has a case defining an opening, a door for opening and closing the opening and a driving device for rotating the door. A first end of a rotation shaft of the door is rotatably supported by the case, and a second end of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080026688 - Method and system for maintaining computer and data rooms: This invention comprises a method and kit for maintaining a computer room having a raised flooring system comprising: raising a floor panel from the raised flooring system in the computer room; vacuuming a pedestal and stringer of the raised flooring system revealed by raising the floor panel with a high... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20080020695 - Inflatable isolating cabin: An inflatable isolating cabin is provided for a patient to be isolated, and especially for a patient to be moved or transported, and the cabin can be formed after being inflated and collapsed into a solid form convenient for storage. It comprises a very tough and soft base, a flexible... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080020696 - Air-cooled motor: An air-cooled motor is disclosed, comprising a motor shaft, a stator and a rotor which are disposed co-axially, said motor shaft being fitted with a fixed seat for supporting said stator and being operatably connected with said rotor and rotatably connected with said stator, said stator having a coil coupled... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080020697 - Method for determining the desired ventilation air temperature of an automatic air-conditioning system in a convertible: A method for determining the desired ventilation air temperature of an automatic heating and air-conditioning system of a vehicle having an opening top is described. The open or closed state of the top of the vehicle is detected, and the heating and air-conditioning system is controlled and/or regulated in a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080020698 - Ventilating system for motor vehicles: A ventilating system, especially for a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprises: a wall (4) for mounting an axial fan (2), the latter being equipped with a ring-shaped casing (6), with an axis (X), defined externally by a cylindrical wall (7); an electric motor (11) supported by a plurality of... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080020699 - Fixing mechanism for a container in a vehicle air conditioning device: [Resolving Means] The fixing mechanism of the container in which an antibacterial agent has been sealed according to the present invention is a fixing mechanism for a container in which an antibacterial agent is sealed in a vehicle air conditioning device. And, fixing means 53 are provided for removably fixing... Agent: Valeo Climate Control Corp. Intellectual Property Dept

20080020700 - Method for restricting fluid flow in a passageway: A method of restricting fluid flow through a passageway can include inserting a device comprising memory foam into the passageway. The expanded memory foam can have a cross-sectional profile with a shape and size to securely fit within the passageway so as to restrict fluid flow through the passageway. Additionally,... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080020701 - Adjustable angle oscillating fan: The adjustable angle oscillating fan comprises of a base with a mounting post to which is mounted a motor housing with an enclosed electric motor. The control for the fan speed is generally located in the base but may alternatively be positioned on the mounting post. The fan is affixed... Agent: Joe Nieh

20080014851 - Flotage trapping device and flotage repelling device: A flotage trapping device comprises at least one plus electrode and at least one minus electrode. The plus electrode and minus electrode are alternately disposed. The electrodes trap the flotage floating in the air. Another flotage trapping device comprises at least one electrode of a single polarity and a space... Agent: Leighton K. Chong Patent Attorney

20080014852 - Air conditioner control for vehicular no-idle system using batteries: An HVAC control system for a passenger compartment of an over the road vehicle comprises a controllable air conditioner for directing cooled air flow through the passenger compartment and a controllable heater for directing heated air flow through the passenger compartment. A battery selectively powers the air conditioner and the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080014853 - Method of announcing replacement time of air filter in a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system of a vehicle: A method for announcing the replacement time of an air filter in an HVAC system of a vehicle includes the steps of inputting factors used for judging whether the air filter should be replaced; determining whether inside air or outside air is supplied; calculating a total amount of dust by... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080014854 - Air conditioning system, method, and apparatus: A military vehicle air conditioning system has one or more compressors, condensers, and evaporators. The evaporators are spaced apart from each other at the front and rear of the vehicle. An interior air distribution plenum is vertically flush with a lower edge of the windshield, has a single vent for... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080014855 - Fan: An aerator includes a ventilation conduit (4) provided with an output pipe (16) delimiting the aerator output opening (10). The aerator also compressed an air-guiding element (22) which is disposed in the output pipe (16) and is movable between two ventilation positions. The air-guiding element and the output pipe define... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080014856 - Filter purge control for hvac variable air circulation system: A variable air circulation system for the cab enclosure of an off-highway vehicle is disclosed and described. The system provides for adjustment of the ratio between fresh air circulation and recirculation of cab air. Fresh air is introduced into the cab through a fresh air inlet having a fresh air... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20080014857 - System for improving both energy efficiency and indoor air quality in buildings: A portion or all of the exhaust air from the building is discharged into a greenhouse where the heat and humidity are recovered in the winter by heating the greenhouse and the air conditioning is recovered in the summer by cooling the greenhouse. Selected plants are used in the greenhouse... Agent: Ronald M. Spadafora

20080014858 - Covering device for the front area of a device for the passage of air as well as device for the passage of air: In a covering device (100) for covering the front area of a device for the passage of air (200) for fitting in an opening in a wall of a casing, in particular of a casing of waste heat producing components, of an electronic cupboard or of a switch cupboard and... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080014859 - Damper assembly for air handling system: A damper assembly and method is provided for readily installing the damper assembly into an air duct of an existing air handling system to regulate air flow through the air duct. The damper assembly includes a mounting plate and a damper plate movably attached to the mounting plate. The mounting... Agent: Christopher C. Dremann, P.C.

20080014860 - Method and apparatus for eliminating register boxes, improving penetration sealing, improving airflow and reducing the labor costs to install ceiling registers: A method and apparatus for eliminating register boxes, improving penetration sealing, improving airflow and reducing the labor costs to install ceiling registers is disclosed. A collar plate assembly that interfaces with flexible or metal air ducts is provided with at least one spring indentation ring in the collar portion of... Agent: Lynn B. Heitman

20080009233 - Air inlet and outlet hood: An inlet and/or outlet air hood comprising vertical storm louvers is provided that is particularly well suited for use with on a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit and other marine vessels, although its use is not so limited. The hood may comprise a basic cube shape, which affords a smaller projected... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn:IPDocketing

20080009234 - Fume hood drive system to prevent cocking of a sash: A fume hood comprised of first and second side walls, a back wall, a work surface, and a top wall, the walls and work surface defining a work area, an access opening for providing a user access to the work area, a movable sash member disposed for vertical movement across... Agent: The Bilicki Law Firm, PC

20080009235 - Pivot hood assembly: A pivot hood assembly (12) comprises a pair of identical hood pieces (14, 16) comprising a shell (20, 22) and a supporting frame assembly (24, 26). Each hood piece is attachable to a ventilation shaft (18) by an attachment framework (32) to which the hood pieces are pivotably attached. The... Agent: Jeffrey A. Thurnau The Gates Corporation

20080009237 - Air vent cover controller & method: An air vent control system. The system has a top plate with a number of vent openings. The vent openings allow ventilated air to exit from an air duct port. An air flow control system which has a first control element arranged with the top plate. The first control element... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20080009236 - Method and device for an actuator motor including a fan brake device: A damper actuator motor device includes a fan brake device which is secured to a motor rotor shaft and is configured to reduce motor rotation speed in a preferential direction. Preferably, the fan brake device has an asymmetric configuration, and is adapted to gather air radially in an enclosed cavity... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP