99 patents
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Utility
Radar Detection System
13 Nov 19
A radar presence detection system is configured to detect oscillations within a building.
Alan Matthew Finn, Nicholas Charles Soldner, Joseph Zacchio, Ziyou Xiong, Cagatay Tokgoz
Filed: 4 Jan 18
Utility
Electric re-heat dehumidification
11 Nov 19
An electric re-heat dehumidification apparatus to dehumidify a conditioned space is provided and includes a conditioning unit to produce an output airstream including overcooled air to be provided to the conditioned space to overcool the conditioned space during the dehumidifying of the conditioned space, a resistive element disposed within an output airstream of the conditioning unit, which, when activated, heats the overcooled air of the output airstream and a controller, operably coupled to the resistive element, to activate the resistive element in accordance with information of the conditioning unit, the resistive element and a temperature of the conditioned space to limit the overcooling of the conditioned space.
Chris Puranen, Rajendra K. Shah
Filed: 7 Mar 12
Utility
Heat transfer system with phase change composition
11 Nov 19
A heat transfer system is disclosed that includes a heat exchanger comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path through the heat exchanger between the inlet and the outlet.
Zidu Ma, Ivan Rydkin, Warren Clough, Mary Teresa Lombardo
Filed: 18 Aug 15
Utility
Staged expansion system and method
11 Nov 19
A refrigeration system includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condenser, and an evaporator.
Fabien Talhouarn
Filed: 14 May 15
Utility
Aluminum alloy finned heat exchanger
11 Nov 19
A heat exchanger includes a conduit of a first aluminum alloy and a plurality of fins in thermally conductive contact with the exterior of the conduit.
Thomas J. Garosshen
Filed: 16 Dec 15
Utility
Methods of creation and use of a non-radioactive detection methodology
11 Nov 19
A device, including a non-radioactive detection source, configured to detect airborne particulates and/or gases in an environment by applying a voltage bias to the non-radioactive detection source to create at least one detecting condition, and determining if airborne particulates are present within the at least one detection condition.
Michael J. Birnkrant, Marcin Piech, Michael T. Gorski, Wayde R. Schmidt
Filed: 3 May 16
Utility
High outdoor ambient and high suction pressure oil pump out mitigation for air conditioners
11 Nov 19
A method of operating an air conditioning system including: operating a refrigerant compression device at a demand speed to circulate refrigerant through a refrigeration circuit; monitoring, using a temperature sensor, a temperature of external ambient air; monitoring, using a pressure sensor, a pressure of the refrigerant within the refrigerant circuit; detecting, using a controller, when the temperature of external ambient air is greater than a selected temperature; detecting, using the controller, when the pressure of the refrigerant is greater than a selected pressure; and reducing the speed of the refrigerant compression device to a selected speed for a first duration of time when the temperature of external ambient air is greater than the selected temperature and the pressure of the refrigerant is greater than the selected pressure.
Jun Pyo Lee, Sathish R. Das, Everett Lumpkin, Mathew Gervais
Filed: 20 Sep 17
Utility
Heat pump system and regulating method thereof
11 Nov 19
A heat pump system comprises a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a mode switching valve, a throttling element and a reservoir, wherein the throttling element is arranged on a flow path between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; and which further comprises a mode switching flow path in which a first flow path and a second flow path are arranged, the reservoir is arranged on the second flow path and each flow path is controllably opened or closed to realize different functional modes.
Weijuan Wang, Haijun Li, Guangyu Shen, Yingzheng Fu
Filed: 6 Jan 16
Utility
Methods and systems for auto-commissioning people counting systems
11 Nov 19
The method includes collecting people counting data, fitting one or more distributions to the collected people counting data, determining a value from the one or more distributions, and setting the value as a key parameter of the people counting system.
Alan Matthew Finn, Hui Fang
Filed: 13 Jan 16
Utility
Access Control System with Secure Pass-through
6 Nov 19
The mobile device (12) sends credentials to the authentication module (18), which may be the credential module (36) of the first access control device (16a).
Adam Kuenzi, Bradley Armand Scoville
Filed: 18 Jan 18
Utility
High Sensitivity Fiber Optic Based Detection
6 Nov 19
An integrated detection and suppression system includes a fiber harness having at least one fiber optic cable for transmitting light defining at least one node arranged to measure one or more conditions.
Michael J. Birnkrant, Peter R. Harris, Jennifer M. Alexander, Anis Zribi, Barry Stahl, Abhay Nadgir, John Andres
Filed: 7 Nov 17
Utility
Seamless Hands-free Reader Route to a Destination
6 Nov 19
A method of providing a seamless hands-free reader route to a destination includes receiving, at a mobile device, a route from a starting point to the destination, the route including an ordered list of access control devices.
Lynnette Manuse, Eric Hartman, John Marchioli, Kimberly Blum, Brijesh Raghavan, Nina Yakovchits
Filed: 5 May 19
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Method and system for monitoring refrigeration system
4 Nov 19
The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for monitoring health of a refrigeration system.
Baburaj Kaimalilputhenpura Prabhakaran
Filed: 26 Feb 17
Utility
Fire Protection System for an Enclosure and Method of Fire Protection for an Enclosure
30 Oct 19
A fire protection system and method for an enclosure includes an inert agent supply source configured to discharge an inert agent following a discharge of a primary agent in the enclosure, a gas detector configured to determine a gas concentration level in the enclosure, and a controller connected with the inert agent supply source and the gas detector and configured to regulate the discharge of the inert agent into the enclosure based at least partially upon the gas concentration level.
Paul M. Johnson, Joseph Albert Senecal, David VanZandt, Mohammed Ateeq
Filed: 19 Dec 17
Utility
Ejectors and Methods of Manufacture
30 Oct 19
An ejector has: a motive flow inlet; a secondary flow inlet; an outlet; a motive nozzle; a diffuser; and a control needle shiftable between a first position and a second position.
Steven A. Lozyniak, Alexander Lifson, Zuojun Shi, Parmesh Verma, Kenneth E. Cresswell, J. Michael Griffin, Thomas D. Radcliff
Filed: 20 Jun 19
Utility
Battery for Temporary Cooling of a Transport Refrigeration System
30 Oct 19
A method of operating a refrigeration unit (22) of a transport refrigeration system (200) including the steps of: controlling, using a controller (30), a plurality of components of the refrigeration system, the controlling includes operating at least one of a prime mover (26) and a battery system (190); monitoring, using a location tracking device (175), a location of the transport refrigeration system; powering, using the prime mover, the refrigeration unit when the location is outside a selected location; deactivating the prime mover when the location is within the selected location; activating the battery system when the location is within the selected location; and powering, using the battery system, the refrigeration unit when the location is within the selected location.
Ciara Poolman, Garrison S. Moseley, Robert A. Chopko
Filed: 15 Jun 17
Utility
Fluid Machine with Helically Lobed Rotors
30 Oct 19
A fluid machine is provided with a first rotor having a first rotor first working portion and a first rotor second working portion, a second rotor having a second rotor first working portion configured to mesh with the first rotor first working portion and a second rotor second working portion configured to mesh with the first rotor second working portion and rotate independently from the second rotor first working portion.
Richard T. Pandzik, Masao Akei
Filed: 10 Jan 18
Utility
Product Producer Requirement Management System
30 Oct 19
A system for monitoring product requirements having: a storage device (80) to store at least one of standard product requirements (84), product producer requirements (86), and product parameters (82) associated with the product; a requirement management system (90) coupled to the storage device.
Robert A. Chopko, Ciara Poolman, Marc Beasley, John Cronin, Dylan Jonathan Wilson
Filed: 15 Jun 17
Utility
Risk Management System for Perishable Good Transport
30 Oct 19
A system for managing risk associated with the transportation of perishable goods including a storage device to store perishable good requirements, sanitation schedule parameters, sanitation requirements, maintenance schedule parameters, maintenance requirements, transportation schedules, and transport parameters associated with the perishable goods; and a risk management system coupled to the storage device.
Marc Beasley, Ciara Poolman, Robert A. Chopko, John Cronin, Seth Melvin Cronin, Jonathan T. Goguen, Michael Glynn D'Andrea
Filed: 19 Jul 17