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Cooling of a data centre

InactiveUS20050225936A1Improve availabilityHigh fault toleranceLighting and heating apparatusDigital data processing detailsData centerVertical array

A cabinet for housing a vertical array of heat-producing units has an equipment chamber adapted to support the array such that the array cooperates with the cabinet in use to define a first plenum, the first plenum having an inlet for receiving a flow of cooling fluid and an outlet defined by a plurality of openings through the array whereby the first plenum communicates with the openings in use to exhaust substantially all of the flow of cooling fluid through the openings and hence through the array, wherein the inlet to the first plenum admits fluid to the first plenum in a substantially horizontal direction. Related methods and data centre installations are also disclosed and claimed.

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Owner:SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORP

Mobile, modular cleanroom facility

ActiveUS20120077429A1Mechanical apparatusLighting and heating apparatusAir filtrationComputer module

A mobile, modular, cleanroom facility is made from one or more pre-assembled modules, transportable in their pre-assembled form. Each pre-assembled module includes an air filtration system including a ceiling plenum for providing clean air to the interior of the module. The air filtration system provides air cleaned to at least an ISO 8 classification. When the mobile, modular cleanroom facility is made of two or more modules, each of the modules is pre-assembled, and is transportable in its pre-assembled form. Each of the modules also includes an air filtrations system having a ceiling plenum for providing clean air to the interior of the module. Most preferably, the modules are connected by a connection assembly effective for providing a seamless transition from one module to the other while maintaining the appropriate clean air classification in the transition space.

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Owner:BIOLOGICS MODULAR

Clean room system

InactiveUS6955595B2Increase the use of spaceUniformly formedMechanical apparatusLighting and heating apparatusEngineering

A clean room system is provided. The clean room includes a plurality of multi-level clean rooms and an air passage. The plurality of multi-level clean rooms has at least a lower clean room and an upper clean room above the lower clean room. The air passage permits air flow between the upper clean room and the lower clean room and smooths the air flow.

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Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

System and method for manufacturing

ActiveUS8298054B2Increase capacityLess expensiveDomestic stoves or rangesSpace heating and ventilationFir systemOn board

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a customizable bio-manufacturing system which includes a manufacturing space having a first air handling system for providing supply air and a second air handling system for handling exhaust air, the supply air system being optionally provided with at least one of filtration, heating, cooling and or humidity control and a plurality of portable modules provided within the manufacturing space. At least one module having an interior capable of being interconnected with another module interior and each module's interior includes one or more components to perform at least one specific task of a biological, chemical, and / or pharmaceutical manufacturing process. At least one module includes an on-board environmental control system for controlling an environment within the module and a connection means for interconnecting the module interior with another module interior. The system also includes a central controller operating to at least perform one or more of operation and information collection for the operation of at least one of the system and one or more modules.

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Owner:GLOBAL LIFE SCI SOLUTIONS USA LLC

Prevalidated, modular good manufacturing practice-compliant facility

InactiveUS20090305626A1Precious timeShorten the timeApparatus sterilizationDust-free enclosuresInterior spaceGood laboratory practice

The invention is directed to a ready-to-use modular cleanroom and facility, in particular for the production of drugs and biological substances, which is equipped with pre-approved manufacturing equipment cores. The modular cleanroom is implemented in the interior space of a container, such as a standard shipping container, and includes at least one bioreactor station. The modular facility can be installed on-site from pre-approved cleanroom modules without further regulatory approval. The cleanroom and facility comply with FDA-approved good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good laboratory practices (GLP).

Prevalidated, modular good manufacturing practice-compliant facility

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Owner:HOPE ERNEST G

Pillow with air filter

ActiveUS7195660B2Cleanses the air surrounding the user during useCombination devicesLiquid degasificationAir filterEngineering

A travel pillow has one or more air filters and a body with a soft material coupled to the one or more air filters. The air filters can be powered by a power source located within the pillow. The one or more air filters can have an air intake and an air outflow in communication with an exterior surface of the body. The air filters may be an electrostatic precipitator filter or use a filtering material to clean the air.

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Owner:BROOKSTONE PURCHASING

Systems for delivering conditioned air to personal breathing zones

InactiveUS7037188B2Improve air qualityAvoid adjustmentCombination devicesMechanical apparatusEngineeringDelivery system

A system to significantly improve the air quality in a personal breathing environment. The system includes a blower unit that produces a conditioned air flow, a delivery system that delivers air provided by the blower unit to a person's breathing zone, and a conduit that interconnects the blower unit and the delivery system for directing conditioned air from the blower unit to the delivery system. The delivery system is positioned so that it sends conditioned air around an individual's head and into the individual's personal breathing zone, thereby creating a zone of conditioned air around the individual's head.

Systems for delivering conditioned air to personal breathing zones

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Owner:HALO INNOVATIONS

Environmental containment unit

ActiveUS7134444B2Eliminate and minimize incidenceAvoid spreadingCombination devicesDomestic stoves or rangesEngineeringGolf Ball

A portable enclosure, easily erectable and collapsible, to provide environment control and prevent contaminants from being released from the enclosure. The enclosure provides a flexible envelope attached to the interior of the space defined by vertical and horizontal supports which can be erected and collapsed. When erected the enclosure functions as an anteroom and has removable panels in the sides and top. In use, the enclosure is sealed against a vertical or horizontal surface to be worked on and a panel from the side of the enclosure is opened and closed to provide access to the surface by the user. When collapsed the enclosure is a package approximately the size of an average golf club bag which is easily portable to another location. Ducting is provided to which negative pressure pumps are connected to maintain negative pressure within the enclosure and draw contaminants into the pump and then into a closed container. In one embodiment, a four-sided flange extends from the rear side of the enclosure to allow sealing of the flange around the doorway and thereby provide a mechanism for isolating the room located interiorly of the doorway.

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Owner:MINTIE LLC

Data center air handling unit

ActiveUS8469782B1Improve cooling effectDust-free enclosuresRefrigeration devicesData centerEngineering

Described herein is an air handling unit for use in an integrated data center that provides for efficient cooling.

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Owner:SWITCH COMM GRP LLC

Air cleaning apparatus

InactiveUS7112232B2Easy to disassembleEasy to cleanCombination devicesMechanical apparatusAir cleaning

An air cleaning apparatus includes a blowing unit and a filtering unit which are easily removed from and installed in a cabinet, allowing the air cleaning apparatus to be easily cleaned. The cabinet included in the air cleaning apparatus may be used as a table. The cabinet is provided with a top panel of a predetermined area, is opened at a bottom thereof, and is provided on at least one side wall thereof with an air outlet port. A fan casing is installed in the cabinet to be drawn out from the cabinet in a horizontal direction. A blowing fan is installed in the fan casing to move air to the air outlet port. A filter casing is installed under the fan casing to be drawn out from the cabinet in the horizontal direction, and at least one filter is installed in the filter casing.

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Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Method and apparatus for an elevator system for a multilevel cleanspace fabricator

InactiveUS7467024B2Preserve integrityEasy to installDigital data processing detailsDust-free enclosuresSpace environmentElevator system

The present invention provides methods and apparatus capable of routine placement and replacement of fabricator tools in a designated tool location. The tool location can be selected from multiple tool locations arranged in a matrix with horizontal and vertical designations. In another aspect, the fabricator tool placement and replacement can be accomplished while maintaining a clean space environment about the fabricator tool.

Method and apparatus for an elevator system for a multilevel cleanspace fabricator

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Owner:FUTRFAB

System and method for manufacturing

ActiveUS20050226794A1Increase capacityMinimizing fluid transfer lineDomestic stoves or rangesSpace heating and ventilationFiltrationOn board

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Owner:GLOBAL LIFE SCI SOLUTIONS USA LLC

Clean room for semiconductor device

InactiveUS6869457B2Minimize turbulenceReduce runningCombination devicesMechanical apparatusProcess regionProcess engineering

A clean room has an equipment installation area where an apparatus for treating an object to be treated such as a semiconductor wafer is installed, a process area 4 where the object is loaded in or unloaded from the apparatus, and an operation area where operations of the apparatus are executed. The equipment installation area, the process area and the operation area are arranged horizontally in the above-stated order and separated by partitions. These areas are air-conditioned independently of one another. The clean room is thus capable of preventing contamination of the object and a running cost of chemical filters in the clean room is reduced.

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Owner:SHARP KK

System for providing and managing a laminar flow of clean air

InactiveUS20070021050A1Mechanical apparatusSpace heating and ventilation safety systemsWorkspaceEngineering

A system for providing and managing a laminar flow of filtered air for a clean room workspace has a blower for blowing air through a filter and over the work area. The velocity of air flowing through the filter is automatically controlled by a feedback loop wherein sensors enable the system to learn of a drop in flow, or even a flow rate that strays above a set point, and to then take action to change settings of the variable frequency drive which, in turn, vary the current to the motors causing a change in blower speed. The system's programmable logic control also provides for automatic recording and storing of data relating to the operating characteristics of the system, including the date and time that the operating characteristics were recorded. The recording may be done in a manner so as not to be editable by the system operator, which makes such record compliant with federal regulations.

System for providing and managing a laminar flow of clean air

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Owner:KENNEDY MICHAEL ANTHONY

Oxygen enrichment of indoor human environments

InactiveUS6866701B2Reduce concentrationIncrease alertness and productivity and comfort and overall wellDucting arrangementsMechanical apparatusWater useFiltration

This invention provides systems and methods of supplying oxygen-enriched air to an enclosed space or compartment. The systems and methods may distill oxygen from ambient air by a molecular sieve pressure cycle mechanism, such as a pressure swing absorption, may generate oxygen from water using electricity or may use oxygen enriched air produced by membrane filtration. The invention helps people improve their wellness, productivity and comfort, improve performance of mental and / or physical tasks, increase their alertness, quality of life and pleasure, reduce their drowsiness, and aid in curing and preventing disease by increasing the percentage of oxygen in the enclosed space to a beneficial and safe level.

Owner:ENVERID SYST

Patient isolation unit

InactiveUS6966937B2Keep for a long timeSpace minimizationCombination devicesBreathing protectionHEPAEngineering

A patient isolation unit including a foldable frame body, a flexible envelope made of a flammable resin sheet which can be attached to the assembled frame body, and an exhauster to discharge or exhaust the air from the envelope. The exhauster includes a UV lamp, an HEPA filter, and a blower.

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Owner:SANKI ENG CO LTD

Portable and collapsible chem./bio. isolators

InactiveUS20100044372A1Short amount of timeClosuresBagsBiological agentEngineering

A portable and collapsible isolator is taught for containing radioactive, chemical or biological agents. The isolator is comprised of a collapsible frame, movable between a collapsed transport position and an open operational position, and a flexible and collapsible envelope in the form of an airtight bag attached to the frame to define a cavity. The envelope remains airtight in both the collapsed and open positions. One or more sealable openings are formed in the envelope for insertion and removal of the radioactive, chemical and biological agents into and out of the cavity. The isolator may optionally include at least one glove extending from one or more of said sealable openings into the cavity, for handling said radioactive, chemical and biological agents inside the cavity.

Portable and collapsible chem./bio. isolators

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Owner:HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN & RIGHT OF CANADA REPRESENTED BY THE MIN OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Adjustable clean-air flow environment

InactiveUS6632260B1Free from pollutionMany of constraintCombination devicesDomestic stoves or rangesEngineeringSmall footprint

Enclosures having adjustable clean gas flow environments and methods of enclosed pressure differential distribution technology. Specifically, clean gas flow enclosures, which provide for the isolation of materials from airborne micro-particulate contamination. An embodiment of the invention utilizes a small footprint, modular, selectable, clean-gas flow environment for handling and isolating materials. The environment can be a clean room class environment by providing filtered gas from a gas flow generator (12) through a gas filter (13) to a filtered gas flow space (20). An embodiment of the invention provides a first plenum (23) and a second plenum (26) so that both a horizontal filtered gas flow and vertical filtered gas flow may be used separately or in combination within the same filtered gas flow space (20).

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Owner:STRATOTECH CORP

Dual filtration lateral flow containment enclosure

InactiveUS20070039294A1Prolong lifeFiltered outCombination devicesDust-free enclosuresHEPAFiltration

A dual filtration lateral flow containment enclosure is described wherein an air evacuation system is used to provide negative airflow between an upstream filtration system and a downstream filtration system. The enclosure may be arranged such that there is no unfiltered venting between the environment and the interior of the enclosure if so desired. Furthermore, the filtration systems are arranged for the insertion of multiple types of filters, for example, HEPA filters, chemical filters, biological filters and the like for specific removal of air-borne materials from the air flow.

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Owner:AIREY THOMAS DEAN

Ceiling system with integrated equipment support structure

ActiveUS20110097986A1Convenient and cost-effective and easily alterable installationEasy to repositionCeilingsLighting and heating apparatusAir treatmentAir conditioning

A modular air-handling plenum for capable of supporting surgical apparatus or other objects is disclosed. The plenum is usually rectangular, may be formed of sheet metal, and features a truss spanning the width of the plenum to carry the weight of the apparatus. The plenum itself is attached to the ceiling of a room. An air handling component may be included to provide filtered and / or conditioned air in the vicinity of the suspended apparatus, or the plenum may be used strictly as an apparatus support, with no air-conditioning function. An ordinary suspended ceiling may also be mounted in the plenum for continuity with the remainder of the room.

Ceiling system with integrated equipment support structure

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Owner:NORTEK AIR SOLUTIONS

Flexible manufacturing system

ActiveUS8584349B2Increase supplyDischarging wasteSpace heating and ventilationTreatment involving filtrationFlexible manufacturing systemProcess engineering

A flexible, multi-product, multi-technology, expandable facility for manufacturing products, such as biologicals, pharmaceuticals, or chemicals, and manufacturing processes using elements of such a facility.

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Owner:XOMA (US) LLC

Method of monitoring a filter system for a paint spray booth

InactiveUS6887293B1Reduce usageGuaranteed normal operationCombination devicesAuxillary pretreatmentFilter systemEngineering

The invention is a method of monitoring a filter for absorbing paint particles produced during spray painting with a spray gun in a paint spray booth coupled to an exhaust pump, the method includes the steps of: 1) installing a filter between the booth and exhaust pump; 2) determining the initial pressure drop across a filter prior to use of the spray booth; 3) determining the maximum allowable pressure drop for the filter prior to the requirement that spraying activities must be terminated by adding the initial pressure drop of the filter to the maximum allowable increase in pressure drop across the filter before the of spraying activities must be terminated; 4) providing a warning when a first portion of the maximum allowable pressure drop is reached; and 5) preventing the use of the spray gun when a second portion, greater than the first portion, of the maximum allowable pressure drop is reached.

Method of monitoring a filter system for a paint spray booth

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Owner:NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYST CORP

Air filter retaining system

ActiveUS7128771B2Improve rigidityPreventing air from bypassing the filtersCombination devicesAuxillary pretreatmentAir filterEngineering

A filter retaining system formed from multiple filter retaining frames is disclosed. Each of the frames is formed from either a female type extrusion or a combination of male and female type extrusions. Specifically, each frame has either a tongue or a groove which is engageable into a corresponding groove or tongue of an adjacent frame. The tongue and groove engagement provides added rigidity to the retaining system, as well as preventing air from bypassing the filters retained within each frame.

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Owner:TOTAL FILTRATION MFG

Method and apparatus for adsorbing molecules from an atmosphere inside an enclosure containing multiple data storage devices

ActiveUS20060064953A1Reducing any contaminants borneCombination devicesLiquid degasificationProcess engineeringAtmosphere

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for a storage system having an adsorbtive element capable of adsorbing gas borne molecules from gas for the storage system. In one configuration the storage system can comprise an enclosure adapted to contain a plurality of data storage drive devices and data storage media and wherein the data storage drive devices are adapted to functionally operate. The enclosure is capable of containing gas having, among other constituents, gas borne molecules. The storage system is capable of cooperating with the adsorbtive element to adsorb gas borne molecules from the gas for inside of the enclosure.

Method and apparatus for adsorbing molecules from an atmosphere inside an enclosure containing multiple data storage devices

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Owner:SPECTRA LOGIC

Portable clean molding apparatus and method of use

InactiveUS7393373B1Combination devicesBreathing protectionAir filtrationParticulates

A portable clean molding apparatus for receipt of molded articles ejected from a mold machine. The apparatus includes a receiving chamber having a first interior space and a selectively openable first door, a secondary chamber joined to the receiving chamber and having a second interior space and a selectively openable second door, and an air filtration cover unit installed over the receiving and secondary chambers so as to provide a low-particulate, positive airflow into the first and second interior spaces. The apparatus further includes at least one vent communicating with the second interior space so as to allow the airflow to exit the secondary chamber and at least one chute communicating with the first interior space so as to allow the airflow to exit the receiving chamber, the chute being located adjacent to the mold machine for the transfer of molded articles to the receiving chamber.

Portable clean molding apparatus and method of use

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Owner:KRIPPNER GERRY R

Modular biosafety containment apparatus and system

InactiveUS7335243B2Rapid deploymentNegative pressurizationCombination devicesDispersed particle filtrationModularityEngineering

The present invention relates to apparatus and systems for isolating hazardous agents and organisms from their handlers and the public. In particular, the present invention relates to modular negative pressure biological containment chambers.

Modular biosafety containment apparatus and system

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Owner:HOMAN JANE +1

Air sampling system having inline flow control switch

ActiveUS20100171625A1Reduce in quantityWithdrawing sample devicesDust-free enclosuresControl switchControl theory

A sampling system for quantifying the amount of contaminants in a controlled environment within a facility. The system has an air sampling devices each associated with a respective flow switch module, both within the controlled environment, and a first and second controller located outside the controlled environment. The first controller is in flow communication with the air sampling devices. The first controller is also in flow communication with the flow switch modules and controls a vacuum source to draw a predetermined volume of air through the at least one air sampling device via the at least one flow switch module at a desired flow rate. The flow switch module detects when the actual flow rate falls below or above a predetermined value, and generates an alarm.