US 11,913,671 B2
Environmental control and air distribution system and method of using the same
Andrew Poerschke, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Anthony Grisolia, West Leechburg, PA (US); and Robert Beach, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to RHEIA, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by RHEIA, LLC., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/198,797.
Application 17/198,797 is a continuation of application No. 16/313,643, granted, now 10,962,241, previously published as PCT/US2017/025896, filed on Apr. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/471,697, filed on Mar. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/355,572, filed on Jun. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0199316 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F24F 3/044 (2006.01); F24F 13/10 (2006.01); F24F 13/14 (2006.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01); F24F 110/40 (2018.01)
CPC F24F 3/044 (2013.01) [F24F 13/10 (2013.01); F24F 13/105 (2013.01); F24F 13/14 (2013.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2110/40 (2018.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An indoor environmental control and air distribution system for a building comprising:
an air handling unit;
a manifold connected to the air handling unit, said manifold comprising a chamber formed by a plurality of walls and a plurality of orifices formed through at least one of the walls;
air distribution conduits each independently having a first end connected to the orifices of the manifold and a second end extending out from the manifold into different zones throughout the building; and
an airflow modulating device comprising one or more airflow regulating dampers independently configured to move into at least two positions in which each position provides a different percentage of total air volume to each air distribution conduit,
wherein the airflow modulating device is a separate container comprising a plurality of holes with the airflow regulating dampers positioned within each of the holes, and the separate container of the airflow modulating device is positioned within the manifold.