Patents by Inventor Darren W. Mounts

Darren W. Mounts 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).

  • Multi-layer inlet diffuser for a terminal unit
    Patent number: 11892189
    Abstract: A terminal unit of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a fan configured to provide an airflow through the HVAC unit by drawing the airflow into a fan inlet and expelling the airflow out of a fan outlet. The terminal unit also includes an inlet diffuser disposed upstream of the fan inlet relative to a direction of the airflow, wherein the inlet diffuser includes a first layer of perforated metal and a second layer of perforated metal disposed between the first layer of perforated metal and the fan inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Timothy J. Wilson, Tyler J. Williams, Darren W. Mounts
  • MULTI-LAYER INLET DIFFUSER FOR A TERMINAL UNIT
    Publication number: 20210239354
    Abstract: A terminal unit of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a fan configured to provide an airflow through the HVAC unit by drawing the airflow into a fan inlet and expelling the airflow out of a fan outlet. The terminal unit also includes an inlet diffuser disposed upstream of the fan inlet relative to a direction of the airflow, wherein the inlet diffuser includes a first layer of perforated metal and a second layer of perforated metal disposed between the first layer of perforated metal and the fan inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy J. Wilson, Tyler J. Williams, Darren W. Mounts