Patents by Inventor B. Wayne Benson

B. Wayne Benson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hydrocooler with thermal storage
    Patent number: 8146375
    Abstract: A hydrocooler system for cooling produce. The hydrocooler system comprises a hydrocooler tank configured to contain a fluid used to saturate and cool the produce, and a thermal storage device positioned in the hydrocooler tank and configured to receive a refrigerant. The thermal storage device is configured to generate a thermal storage medium from the fluid on the thermal storage device in response to the flow of refrigerant through the thermal storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Mohs, B. Wayne Benson, Vidhey V. Trivedi
  • HYDROCOOLER WITH THERMAL STORAGE
    Publication number: 20100229576
    Abstract: A hydrocooler system for cooling produce. The hydrocooler system comprises a hydrocooler tank configured to contain a fluid used to saturate and cool the produce, and a thermal storage device positioned in the hydrocooler tank and configured to receive a refrigerant. The thermal storage device is configured to generate a thermal storage medium from the fluid on the thermal storage device in response to the flow of refrigerant through the thermal storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Mohs, B. Wayne Benson, Vidhey V. Trivedi