Ventilation inventions 07/08

20080182498 - Heating, ventilation, and cooling case and duct having passive noise reduction: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) case and duct for passively reducing noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) during operation of the HVAC system. The duct includes an outer wall defining a inner chamber opening into, for example, a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. Interior walls define at least... Agent: Visteon

20080182499 - Integrated system and method of battery cooling for a hybrid or fuel cell vehicle: An acoustically improved cooling system is provided for an energy storage system including a battery with air from a carpeted vehicle compartment, the cooling system including: a carpet portion sufficiently spaced from a floor panel of a vehicle to define a cavity forming an air passage through which air may... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080182500 - Regulating device for at least three flaps of a motor vehicle ventilation, heating or air-conditioning system: The invention relates to a regulating device (15) for at least three flaps (11, 12, 13, 14) of a motor vehicle ventilation, heating or airconditioning system provided with at least one cam plate (16) comprising lever guides (17), wherein another guide (23) is integrated into or on the flap (12).... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080182501 - Fan-fixing structure: A fan-fixing structure for fixing the fan and a conducting wire of the fan is provided, which includes: a fan tray, used for fixing the fan and having a wiring board extended from the fan tray, wherein the wiring board has a wire guide for the conducting wire to pass... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080182502 - Ventilation system and method for automotive lighting systems: A ventilation system and method for automotive lighting systems includes at least two tortuous paths between the interior of the lighting enclosure and the surrounding atmosphere. The two paths include portions which are at least partially vertical and gravity assists in separating foreign material from air drawn through these portions.... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20080182503 - Negative air supplied (nas) crawlspace system: A system for drying the crawlspace of a home, reducing mold in the crawlspace and in the living area of the home, and that creates healthy air exchanges in the living area of the home with fresh air from the outside. The Negative Air Supplied (NAS) crawlspace system implements multiple... Agent: Seto Patents

20080182504 - Thimbles installable from one side of a structural element and methods of installing such thimbles: A thimble that extends through an opening is a structural element comprising: a hollow body sized and shaped to extend through the opening; an exterior seal substantially extending around an exterior portion of the body that has a selected size and shape prior to installation through the opening and a... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080182505 - Air diffuser for high velocity hvac systems: The air diffuser which is designed to be attached to an air supply duct comprises a cannister having a closed and an air inlet pipe proximate its closed end for attachment to the air supply duct. The cannister also includes attachment means proximate its open end so that the cannister... Agent: Perley-robertson, Hill & Mcdougall LLP

20080182506 - Method for controlling multiple indoor air quality parameters: The present invention provides an improved method and system for controlling an HVAC system for managing multiple indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters. An acceptable range is defined for each of the IAQ parameter. The parameters are then monitored by sensors within a controlled space. The parameters may comprise temperature, humidity,... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20080182507 - Precipitation resistant ridge vent: A precipitation resistant ventilator for a structure enclosing an interior space. The ventilator encloses a space that is in communication with the structure interior space. A thin sheet of air permeable water resistant material is disposed within the ventilator interior. The thin sheet of air permeable water resistant material forms... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080176501 - Cabin altitude alerting stysems and methods: Systems and methods for intelligently alerting the flight crew of a cabin depressurization. An example system includes a cabin altimeter that generates a cabin pressure value, an alerting device, such as a speaker system and a processing device in data communication with the cabin altimeter and the alerting device. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20080176502 - Air conditioning apparatus and passage control device with slide resistance generating part: An air conditioning apparatus has a case and a rotatable member that is rotatably supported by the case. The rotatable member and the case define a closed space between opposed surfaces thereof. The closed space is filled with a high-viscosity fluid having a predetermined coefficient of viscosity so as to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080176503 - Fully articulated and comprehensive air and fluid distribution, metering, and control method and apparatus for primary movers, heat exchangers, and terminal flow devices: The described method and apparatus pertains namely to the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) industry, though its many functions extend into any and all forms of air-fluid movement, metering, distribution, and containment. Essentially, the scope of operation of the method and apparatus encompasses all forms of scientific and engineering... Agent: Daniel Stanimirovic

20080176504 - Solar heating system and architectural structure with a solar heating system: A solar heating system for a building and other architectural structures including a solar heating system. The solar heating system comprises a solar heating module with an enclosure of panels bounding a plenum. An interior panel is disposed inside the enclosure. A collector panel, which is separated from the interior... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080176505 - Ventilation system for high-rise structures: A ventilation system for providing fresh outdoor directly to each floor through an intake damper on the floor and for admitting only as much air as is required to meet the required outdoor air requirements when the temperature of the outdoor is at extreme ambient temperatures. The system utilizes a... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080176506 - Fabric diffuser with programmed airflow: An air diffuser includes a porous fabric panel having areas of different flow coefficients. The areas' positions and their relative flow coefficients provide a means for not only diffusing the air but also for strategically directing the airflow in a deliberate pattern that promotes intermixing of the air while avoiding... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, Llc

20080171509 - Device for ventilating vehicles: A device for ventilating vehicles, with at least one nozzle (3), the discharging direction of which can be adjusted, and with an actuating device (20), which is at least partially arranged outside the nozzle (3), in order to adjust the discharging direction of the nozzle. In this case, the actuating... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080160894 - Partitioned chimney cap and fireplace venting system: A fireplace chimney cap includes a body having first and second apertures in fluid communication defining a first cavity therebetween. The first cavity is configured and disposed to receive combustion air through the first aperture, then through the second aperture for delivery to a fireplace combustion chamber. The body has... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080160895 - Atmosphere control apparatus, device-manufacturing apparatus, device-manufacturing method, and exposure apparatus: An atmosphere control apparatus includes an air introducing mechanism which introduces air from an air introducing port, and a first impurity removing mechanism which removes impurities from the air. The air introducing mechanism is disposed between the air introducing port and the first impurity removing mechanism. By doing this, it... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080160896 - In-plane airflow circulation contingency and control system: The invention eliminates recirculation or back draft associated cooling air flows in systems that use two or more cooling fans/blowers and will accomplish this by “Ins-like” solution The solution is to be passive in nature and will be responding to a tiled fan/blower and engage at the time ol tan/blower... Agent: David Bogart Dort Stealthdrive Llc

20080160897 - Air return bulkhead with quick release mounting system: An air return bulkhead may be removably mounted to the front wall of a cargo container such that the air return bulkhead is releasable and securable without the use of handheld tools. Accordingly, in various embodiments the bulkhead may be quickly and easily uninstalled and reinstalled so as to permit... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080160899 - methods 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

20080160898 - Device for the passage of air: A device for the passage of air, in particular to a filter fan or output filter, with a blast (20) or without a blast, for fitting in a mounting opening (50) in a wall, in particular of a casing for waste heat producing components, such as a switch cupboard, an... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080160900 - Method for ventilating a seat: The present invention relates to a ventilated seat having an insert with a seat portion, and having a flow control layer with first and second ports, a spacer having an inlay and a main portion, and a first fluid barrier where the inlay is substantially isolated from the main portion... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch Pc

20080160901 - Fully articulated and comprehensive air and fluid distribution, metering, and control method and apparatus for primary movers, heat exchangers, and terminal flow devices: The described method and apparatus pertains namely to the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) industry, though its many functions extend into any and all forms of air-fluid movement, metering, distribution, and containment. Essentially, the scope of operation of the method and apparatus encompasses all forms of scientific and engineering... Agent: Daniel Stanimirovic

20080160902 - Apparatus, system and method for providing high efficiency air conditioning: An apparatus, system, and method for improving the provision of air conditioning, is disclosed. The system and method optimize air flow and static pressure for decreased energy consumption, and may include a cabinet and a separation barrier. The cabinet may be operative to house a plurality of any type of... Agent: Venable LLP

20080160903 - Debris trap and filter cover for vent opening: A temporary debris trap and air filter which may be installed on floor vent openings in the early stages of home or commercial construction. After the floors are cut open for vent openings, the trap and filter is laid over the opening and easily affixed by adhesive strips on the... Agent: Richard G. Fontana

20080160904 - Air cap and diffuser assembly: The air cap and diffuser assembly is for vent-registers connected to the air ducts or the trunk line of a central air conditioning system. The cap assembly is designed to cover an air duct opening or for redirecting air flow. The cap has a peripheral seal that presses against the... Agent: Christopher S. Yi

20080160905 - Exhaust unit, exhausting method, and semiconductor manufacturing facility with the exhaust unit: Provided is an exhaust unit capable of preventing large pressure fluctuations within a process chamber due to atmospheric pressure changes. The exhaust unit includes a main exhaust duct and a supplemental exhaust duct that acts as a partial bypass. A flap is located at a downstream opening between the main... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.