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| 20100070085 | AIRFLOW ADJUSTMENT USER INTERFACES - Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. The graphical user interfaces also may be designed to present information that facilitates user understanding of system operations. In certain embodiments, the controllers may allow users to adjust airflow values within a wide range of values. In these embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting the airflow values. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070086 | INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONTROLLERS AND USER INTERFACES - Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. The controllers also include communication interfaces for receiving climate data. In certain embodiments, the controllers govern operation of the HVAC systems based at least in part on the climate data. Further, the controllers may display information and alerts related to the climate data. The controllers also may govern operation of air treatment devices within the HVAC systems. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070089 | HVAC CONTROLLER USER INTERFACES - Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting temperature set points. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include selectable calendars for adjusting program schedules for the HVAC systems. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include screens for adjusting a nightlight feature of the controller. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070093 | TRANSITION TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT USER INTERFACES - Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. The graphical user interfaces also may be designed to present information that facilitates user understanding of system operations. In certain embodiments, the controllers may allow users to adjust balance point and/or LTCO temperature values. In these embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting the balance point and/or LTCO temperature values. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070907 | SYSTEM STATUS USER INTERFACES - Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. The graphical user interfaces also may be designed to present information that facilitates user understanding of system operations. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may display virtual representations of HVAC systems with graphical elements representing units and/or operating status of the HVAC systems. | 03-18-2010 |
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| 20090038498 | RAIL SECTION AND SWITCH MECHANISM FOR A CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING AND ASSEMBLING SAME - A rail section for use in a rail switch and method for assembling same are provided. The rail section is connected to a switch mounting by inserting a portion of the switch mounting through an aperture provided in the rail section and then applying a double weld. Similarly, a gate operating mechanism is connected to the rail section by inserting a portion of the gate operating mechanism through an aperture provided in the rail section and then applying a double weld. A receptor portion of the rail section that is reinforced to withstand a greater load is also provided. A plurality of gate retention mechanisms are also disclosed. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100229704 | METHOD OF FORMING CONVEYOR RAIL SECTIONS - A method of forming sections of a rail to be formed into a portion of a conveyor assembly is provided. The method includes the steps of cutting a rail section for use in a gate assembly from a single sheet of material using at least one of a laser, a water jet, and a plasma cutting device, cutting a gate section for engagement with the rail section from a single sheet of material using the at least one of a laser, a water jet and a plasma cutting device, and providing a rounded top edge to the cut rail section and cut gate section. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100230548 | RAIL SWITCH AND RAIL SECTION FOR A CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A rail switch for a conveyor assembly is provided. The rail switch includes a switch mounting for mounting rail sections. The rail switch includes a first rail section having a first end, a second end, a first face and a second face, as well as a receptor portion for receiving a first gate, an aperture located between the first end and second end through which a first connecting portion of the switch mounting is inserted, and a first weld mounting on the first face and a second weld mounting on the second face of the first rail section securing the first rail section and switch mounting together. The rail switch also includes a second rail section having a first end, a second end, a first face and a second face, as well as a receptor portion for receiving a second gate, an aperture located between the first end and second end through which a second connecting portion of the switch mounting is inserted, and a first weld mounting on the first face and a second weld mounting on the second face of the second rail section securing the second rail section and switch mounting together. A gate operating mechanism operatively connects the first gate and second gate to selectively open and close the first gate and second gate. Rail sections for use in a rail switching system and a method of assembling a rail switch are also provided. | 09-16-2010 |
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| 20090257900 | Shaft coupling for scroll compressor - A coupling mechanism for a scroll compressor comprises an orbiting scroll disk, a retention bolt, a bearing shaft and a retention nut. The orbiting scroll disk includes a first face configured to engage a stationary scroll disk to compress a working fluid, and a second face having a hub. The retention bolt is inserted into the hub. The bearing shaft is fit onto the retention bolt and includes a bearing surface for engaging a drive bushing of a drive shaft. The retention nut is threaded onto the retention bolt to retain connection of the bearing shaft with the orbiting scroll disk. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100054923 | COMPACT DRIVE FOR COMPRESSOR VARIABLE DIFFUSER - A compressor has an impeller and an inlet delivering air to the impeller. A variable diffuser is positioned downstream of the impeller and includes a plurality of pivoting vanes. A drive arrangement pivots the vanes, and includes an electric motor causing a pinion gear to rotate. The pinion gear has gear teeth engaging gear teeth on a rack section. Rotation of the rack section causes the vanes to pivot. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110068540 | STAGGERED SEAL ASSEMBLY - An improved staggered seal assembly uses a static element and a rotating element to create a seal. The static element surrounds the rotating element and has at least one fin. The rotating element has at least one long fin and a set of shorter fins. A third component has a staggered fin. The fins create a leakage flow path which throttles the leakage across the seal from a high pressure zone into a low pressure zone. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110192165 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE AIR BEARING SHAFT - An air cycle machine includes a shaft formed from end sections attached to a center section. The center section includes a first diameter that is supported on bearings within the air cycle machine and a second diameter that forms a part of an interface with a corresponding end section. The second diameter is less than the first diameter and extends an axial distance from an end of the center section and provides for the weld beam to be directed normal to the interface location such that weld quality and manufacturing efficiencies are improved. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110229313 | THRUST BEARING COOLING PATH - A compressor rotor compresses and delivers compressed air across a turbine rotor. The turbine rotor is connected to the compressor rotor such that rotation of the turbine rotor drives the compressor rotor. A shaft is connected to rotate with the turbine rotor and the compressor rotor. A thrust bearing is provided by a member extending perpendicular and radially outwardly of the shaft. The member rotates with the shaft and faces a first housing wall. A hollow chamber is formed on an opposed side of the first housing wall. A cooling air path supplies air across a thrust bearing surface, and between the member and the first housing wall. The first housing wall has a communication hole for communicating cooling air from the cooling air path into the hollow cavity to drive air within the hollow chamber. Also, a housing incorporating the communication hole is disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110229351 | JOURNAL BEARING WITH DUAL PASS COOLING FOR AIR MACHINE - A compressor rotor compresses air and delivers the compressed air to a downstream inlet and across a turbine rotor. A shaft rotates with the turbine rotor and the compressor rotor. The shaft is hollow with an inner bore and an outer periphery. At least one journal bearing supports a portion of the shaft, and has an inner bore spaced from the outer periphery of the shaft. A cooling air path is provided between the shaft outer periphery and the bearing inner periphery, and along a length of the bearing to at least one connection hole. The connection hole provides cooling air from an outer periphery of the shaft to the inner bore of the shaft. In a separate feature, a shaft for use in an air supply machine includes a hollow interior, with such a connection hole. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110252823 | VARIABLE TURBINE NOZZLE AND VALVE - An air cycle machine includes a turbine wheel, a turbine inlet nozzle, a valve body, and a poppet member. The turbine wheel is mounted to rotate within the air cycle machine and the turbine inlet nozzle is positioned to direct airflow thereto. The poppet member selectively extends into the turbine inlet nozzle and the valve body controls a pressure on the poppet member to move the poppet member relative to the turbine inlet nozzle to vary the size of the turbine nozzle directing airflow to the turbine wheel. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120017617 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR COOLING PATH ARRANGEMENT - An example compressor arrangement includes a first compressor portion configured to compress a fluid and a second compressor portion configured to compress the fluid more than the first compressor portion. The compressor arrangement also includes a motor disposed between the first compressor portion and the second compressor portion. The first compressor portion is configured to communicate the fluid to the second compressor portion along a primary flow path. The second compressor portion is configured to divert at least some of the fluid from the primary flow path, communicating the diverted fluid back to the first compressor portion along a secondary flow path. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020776 | VARIABLE DIFFUSER ACTUATION LINKAGE FOR A CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR - A variable diffuser for a rotating machine includes a multiple of diffuser vanes mounted to a drive ring. The multiple of diffuser vanes are movable in unison between a maximum flow position and a minimum flow position in response to rotation of a crank to rotate the drive ring about a centerline through a link arm. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120064814 | SHAFT FOR AIR BEARING AND MOTOR COOLING IN COMPRESSOR - An air bearing shaft has a first cylindrical portion with a relatively small outer diameter, and a ramped surface extending at an angle that is non-perpendicular and non-parallel to a central axis of a shaft body. The ramped surface leads into a second cylindrical portion of the shaft has a large outer diameter that is greater than the diameter of the first cylindrical portion. There are twelve air holes formed to extend into an interior of the second cylindrical portion. A bore diameter is defined to an inner periphery of the second cylindrical portion at the location of the air holes. A ratio of the bore diameter to a diameter of the air holes is between 6.30 and 6.54. In addition, a bearing assembly, a compressor, and a method of incorporating an air bearing shaft into a compressor are all disclosed and claimed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120064815 | THRUST BEARING SHAFT FOR THRUST AND JOURNAL AIR BEARING COOLING IN A COMPRESSOR - A thrust bearing shaft has an enlarged disk at one axial end to provide a rotating surface in a thrust bearing. A first cylindrical portion extends from the disk. A second cylindrical portion has a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical portion and extends from the first cylindrical portion to an end of the thrust shaft remote from the disk. The thrust shaft has a hollow bore with a ledge extending across the bore at a location within the first cylindrical portion. The ledge is formed with a central hole of a first hole diameter, and twelve air holes spaced circumferentially about the central hole. The twelve holes are formed of a second hole diameter, with a ratio of the first hole diameter to the second hole diameter being between 2.55 and 2.71. In addition, a bearing assembly, a compressor, and a method of assembling a compressor are disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
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| 20120017464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE WITH AUXILIARY HEATING - An apparatus includes a mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement in turn including an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and an expansion device, cooperatively interconnected. A drum is provided to receive clothes to be dried. An auxiliary heater is included, as is a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over the condenser and the heater, and through the drum. A sensor is located to sense high side temperature and/or high side pressure of the mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement. A controller is coupled to the sensor and the auxiliary heater, and is operative to: activate the auxiliary heater during a startup transient of the mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement; monitor the high side temperature and/or high side pressure, during the startup transient; and de-activate the auxiliary heater in response to the high side temperature and/or high side pressure reaching a first predetermined value. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERANT CYCLE CAPACITY ACCELERATION - A method of operating a heat pump clothes dryer operating on a mechanical refrigeration cycle is disclosed. The method includes partitioning all energy available in the heat pump clothes dryer into a first amount of energy and a second amount of energy; using the first amount of energy to attain a standard parameter performance for the heat pump clothes dryer; and using the second amount of energy to accelerate a dry cycle of the heat pump clothes dryer, wherein using the second amount of energy to accelerate a dry cycle of the heat pump clothes dryer comprises using the second amount of energy to energize an auxiliary heater during a start transient phase of the dry cycle to decrease the start transient phase. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017615 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRY CYCLE COMPLETION CONTROL IN HEAT PUMP DRYER BY DECLINING CAPACITY INDICATION BY ROLLING AVERAGE COMPRESSOR WATTS OR HEAT EXCHANGER PRESSURE OR TEMPERATURE - An apparatus includes a mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement having a working fluid and an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and an expansion device, cooperatively interconnected and containing the working fluid. The apparatus also includes a drum to receive clothes to be dried, a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over the condenser and through the drum, a sensor located to sense at least one parameter, and a controller coupled to the sensor and/or the compressor. The parameter(s) includes at least one of temperature of the working fluid, pressure of the working fluid, and power consumption of the compressor. The controller is operative to monitor, as a function of time, the parameter(s), determine whether the parameter(s) reaches a predetermined decision condition; and, if the parameter(s) reaches the predetermined decision condition, power down the mechanical refrigeration cycle at least by causing the compressor to shut off. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120102779 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE ELEVATION BY MODIFICATION OF CYCLE START CONDITION - An apparatus includes a mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement having a working fluid, an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and an expansion device, cooperatively interconnected and containing the working fluid. The apparatus also includes a drum to receive clothes, a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over the evaporator, condenser and through the drum, a sensor located to sense parameters, a working fluid accumulator, and a controller coupled to the sensor, accumulator and/or compressor. The controller is operative to control collection of refrigerant during a run cycle when pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold value, control retention of the collected refrigerant when the run cycle is completed, until a subsequent run cycle, control discharge of the retained refrigerant to an evaporator or condenser when the subsequent run cycle is started, and control use of discharged refrigerant to elevate the refrigeration cycle by modifying a start condition of the refrigeration cycle. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20090152917 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TUNEFUL ATTENUATION - An apparatus, system, and method for tuneful attenuation include at least one of speaker(s) and shaker(s) supported in a chair in a manner that enables at least one of resonance and even attenuation. In one embodiment, a shaker is mounted in a seat bottom by an attenuation member that includes a base and a plurality of somewhat flexible arms. The base is fixed to the shaker and the arms are coupled to a frame of the chair at positions that are at substantially equal distances from the shaker. Thus, the vibrations reach the frame at substantially the same time and are evenly and quickly attenuated. In other embodiments, the speakers and/or shakers are mounted in the chair by speaker cabinets that form part of and/or are rigidly fixed to the chair frame. In any case, vibrational energy transferred to the chair is better controlled and more tuneful. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090154737 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR - An apparatus, system, and method for an entertainment chair provide a high fidelity audio system incorporated in an entertainment chair. The entertainment chair is relatively independent from an acoustical environment in which it is placed, and enables repeatable high fidelity sound with a wide variety of recording types and qualities. The entertainment chair has high transparency and excellent imaging. Mid-range speakers and/or tweeters are placed in or near the armrests, forward of the seat occupant, and are oriented to face inward and upward. In one embodiment the mid-range and/or tweeters also angle rearward. A subwoofer is placed in the backrest and a shaker is placed in the seat bottom. The subwoofer and shaker are separately tunable through a control panel ergonomically placed at a forward end of an arm rest. The control panel includes a universal iPod dock. Other inputs may also be connected to the entertainment chair. | 06-18-2009 |
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| 20090191422 | Cathodic ARC deposition coatings for turbine engine components - A method for coating a metal component of a gas turbine engine, the method comprising forming a cathode ingot for a cathodic arc deposition process, and performing a cathodic arc deposition process on the metal component with the cathode ingot to form a bond coat, where the formed cathode ingot comprises an MCrAlY alloy base portion and a platinum-modified aluminide outer coating disposed over the base portion. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100009092 | ECONOMIC OXIDATION AND FATIGUE RESISTANT METALLIC COATING - The present disclosure relates to an improved low-cost metallic coating to be deposited on gas turbine engine components. The metallic coating consists of 1.0 to 18 wt % cobalt, 3.0 to 18 wt % chromium, 5.0 to 15 wt % aluminum, 0.01 to wt % yttrium, 0.01 to 0.6 wt % hafnium, 0.0 to 0.3 wt % silicon, 0.0 to 1.0 wt % zirconium, 0.0 to 10 wt % tantalum, 0.0 to 9.0 wt % tungsten, 0.0 to 10 wt % molybdenum, 0.0 to 43.0 wt % platinum, and the balance nickel. | 01-14-2010 |
