A diluted absorber solution is transported from an absorber section 19 by an absorber pump 20 to a solar heat collectorregenerator 15 where the absorber solution is heated and refrigerant is partly vaporised. The big headline from the supreme courts recent decision in commil usa, llc v. The green pet shop settles patent infringement lawsuit. Patent infringement is a complicated civil cause of action. Us patent for compressed air cooling system for data.
The delhi high court on april 22, 2016 revoked the interim injunction on xiaomi in the ongoing patent tussle with ericsson in india. Any person who actively induces infringement of a patent is liable as an infringer. The mcycle uniquely combines the thermodynamic processes of heat transfer and evaporative cooling to enable the product temperature to approach the ambient air dewpoint temperature. This guideline document summarizes the best current state of knowledge regarding the specific subject. This is especially frustrating when the patented method has been used by the entrepreneur for years before the patent issued. Permission may typically be granted in the form of a license. This document represents a consensus of those individual. In the united states, this type of system is marketed under the iq. In the case of patent infringement, a court can order all infringing activity be halted at the end of a trial a.
Louvers 3, formed in both sides of the housing 2, permit communication between an intake of a blower 4 and outside air. Summary infringement is the unauthorized use of an invention claimed in a valid patent exceptions and defenses to patent infringement are relevant to university employees take steps to make your own. Patent infringement consists of the unauthorized making, using, offering for sale or selling any patented invention within the united states. Evaporative cooling is produced by passing atmospheric air over wet pads and the. Information on patent infringement when a person, business or other entity uses a patent it does not own and does not have permission to use, thats patent infringement. In the closed system, cold water is generated for use as a cooling fluid in heat exchangers 260 and 292.
An evaporative cooling membrane device is disclosed having a flat or pleated plate housing with an enclosed bottom and an exposed top that is covered with at least one sheet of hydrophobic porous. For steam humidifiers, this energy typically comes from the electricity or gas being used to boil the water. Information on patent infringement the burdon falls on. To evaporate 1kg of water into an atmosphere, 680w of energy is required. A system for removing heat from components in a computer room of data center includes one or more air storage containers that hold compressed air, one or more compressors that supply compressed air. Patent infringement and the doctrine of equivalents richard s. During the process of perspiration, it absorbs heat to cool the. The various types of patent infringement occur when a person or business uses parts of a patented idea, method, or device without permission. As discussed earlier, patent rights are the exclusive rights granted by the. The lawsuit, which looked to impede the sale of cooler master products nepton 120xl, nepton 240m and seidoen 120 v v. Case final evaporative cooler california energy commission.
Us4380910a us06292,367 us29236781a us4380910a us 4380910 a us4380910 a us 4380910a us 29236781 a us29236781 a us 29236781a us 4380910 a us4380910 a us 4380910a authority us. Patent infringement law and legal definition uslegal, inc. Since conduction is the primary mode of heat transfer in this type of system, the pcs. Such cooling towers have a flow of water, an air intake stream of ambient air and an air exhaust such that the flow of water is cooled by ambient air from the air intake and evaporating a portion of that water flow into the ambient air, and the air discharge stream for the ambient air and a portion of evaporated water from the water flow. More particularly, the invention relates to selfcontained rapidly deployable fogging and micromisting systems and methods for dispensing a cooling pocket area of fog from a mobile vehicle. Us5664433a indirect and direct evaporative cooling. What are the advantages and disadvantages of evaporative. The sole test for determining whether an accused design infringes on a design patent is the ordinary observer test. When warm, dry unsaturated air is pulled through a watersoaked pad, water is evaporated and is absorbed as water vapor into the air. An evaporative cooling system is disclosed which uses a heat pipe device comprising. White, 1871 produced the basis of tests for design patent infringement. The most common example in human is the process of perspiration.
Evaporative cooling systems employ waters ability to absorb heat as it. The ordinary observer test requires one to view the differences between the accused. Certain statutes, like the patent act, allow plaintiffs to recover damages. A method of enhancing evaporative cooling towers of various types. The green pet shop sued maze in federal court in chicago for breach of their two patents covering a unique cooling pad invention, united states patent nos.
A patent owner or licensee can recover damages when exclusionary intellectual property rights are violated. Two types of space loads affect building humidity and temperature. Everything you need to know patent law resources patent infringement. Evaporative cooling performance during peak demand conditions. Patent infringement and the doctrine of equivalents. Improving best air conditioner efficiency by 2030% through a high.
Patent liability based on foreign manufacturing or. The cooling chamber 12 includes a container portion 20 having an air outlet 40 in one end wall 36 thereof, and a cover portion 22 having an air inlet 44. Asetek loses patent infringement lawsuit against cooler. Biomedical engineering, university of virginia, 2000. On the contrary, there is a lack of clear statutory language addressing indirect infringement in taiwan patent law. United states district court, northern district of. Nrel has applied for international patent protection for the devap concept see. International journal of engineering research and general.
Evaporative cooling design guidelines ced engineering. Us5460004a desiccant cooling system with evaporative. A patent owner prevailing on the merits of a patent infringement claim will usually be granted a permanent injunction against future infringement unless the public interest otherwise dictates. Patent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder. While vapor compression for refrigeration has patents dating back to the early 19th. Proposed pattern patent civil jury instructions the seventh circuit pattern civil jury instructions committee posts these proposed pattern patent civil jury instructions for the seventh circuit for public. Heat exchangers 260 and 292 may be any conventional type of heat exchanger such as a plate or tube type or other configuration. The following patent jury instructions are a helpful source. Patent infringement is also known as patent violation or even. An improved air cooling system wherein the water is cooled with the help of refrigerator compressor to 57 degree centigrade with the help of condenser, expansion device and an evaporator and wherein the. Composition patent involves two or more chemically distinct products and there physical mixture. Patent infringement can end up costing a patent holder a tremendous amount of money in lost opportunity in the marketplace and carries heavy penalties for infringers. Course contents evaporative coolers, often called swamp coolers, are cooling systems that use only water and a blower to circulate air.
Absorptiontype cooling device for household use, according to patent document jp2010032193a. Humidity sensor controls indirectcontact cooling means. There are many, various components to patent infringement. Desiccant enhanced evaporative airconditioning devap nrel. There would be such a duty if the test results are material to. As mentioned, these are damages that are worth triple the amount of the losses actually caused by the infringement. The present invention relates to the field of evaporative and conductive cooling for relief of heat exhaustion symptoms in humans. Furthermore, the terminology and examples employed herein are for the. United states court of appeals for the federal circuit. The ninth circuits model patent jury instructions have been withdrawn. Personal cooling systems market survey report homeland security. Cooling type supply air out working air out air flow direct water consumption. Analysis of standards options for evaporative coolers.
Indirect evaporative air conditioner indirect evaporative cooling. Product air supply air from indirect evaporative cooler. Overview of the maisotsenko cycle a way towards dew. Other types of patent infringement damages may include. A method for cool drying gas having the steps of determining the evaporator temperature andor evaporator pressure and measuring the lowest gas temperature. Evaporative cooling design guidelines manual iv this report by nrg engineering is funded by the new mexico energy minerals and natural resources department, 1220 south st.
Patent infringement lawsuits can lead to significantly higher damages awards than other types of lawsuits. The law of patent infringement, a cause of action that is often described as a species of a property tort, 8 incorporates indirect liability provisions. Cooling through evaporation is the natural occurrence. Proceedings before the itc are similar to, but often faster than, proceedings in the federal district courts. Direct and indirect evaporative cooling strategies.
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