Patents by Inventor Eric Ormsby Sakal

Eric Ormsby Sakal 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).

  • Patent number: 11859852
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion and an indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The air conditioner unit also includes a compressor in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger assembly and the indoor heat exchanger assembly to circulate a refrigerant therebetween. The air conditioner unit further includes a plenum attached to the housing. The plenum is receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air duct extending between the plenum and the indoor portion of the housing with a bracket fixed in place within the make-up air duct and a make-up air component slidably received in the bracket. The make-up air component is slidably removable from the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Patent number: 11774133
    Abstract: A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a plenum. The housing may define an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. The plenum may be attached to the housing and receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall. The plenum may define a primary air channel and a make-up air (MUA) inlet in fluid parallel with the primary air channel. The primary air channel may be disposed in fluid communication with the outdoor portion to permit air therebetween. The MUA inlet may be in fluid communication with the indoor portion to permit air thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Tobbe, Richard Michael Phillips, Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Patent number: 11739953
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance or a make-up air (MUA) assembly may include an intake conduit and a secondary air duct. The intake conduit may be attachable to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The intake conduit may define an intake passage upstream from the indoor inlet. The intake conduit may further define a secondary inlet upstream from the intake passage to permit air thereto. The secondary air duct may extend from the intake conduit outside of the housing upstream from the secondary inlet to direct air thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Joseph Robert Tobbe, Joshua Duane Longenecker, Charles D. Robinson, III, Cody Ewing, Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11713901
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. A makeup air intake duct and a makeup air exhaust duct are disposed above the housing. The air conditioner unit also includes an air to air heat exchanger. The air to air heat exchanger includes a first inlet side attached to the makeup air intake duct, a second inlet side, a first outlet side, and a second outlet side attached to the makeup air exhaust duct. The air to air heat exchanger also includes one or more alternating top layers and bottom layers. The one or more top layers are in fluid communication with the first inlet side and the first outlet side, and the one or more bottom layers are in fluid communication with the second inlet side and the second outlet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Eric Ormsby Sakal, Charles D. Robinson, III
  • Patent number: 11604006
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a housing with an outdoor heat exchanger assembly and an indoor heat exchanger assembly therein. A makeup air intake duct an a makeup are exhaust duct are disposed above the housing parallel to each other. The air conditioner unit also includes a heat exchanger having a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is disposed within the makeup air intake duct. The second coil is disposed with the makeup air exhaust duct. The heat exchanger also includes a first pipe connecting an outlet of the first coil to an inlet of the second coil and a second pipe connecting an outlet of the second coil to an inlet of the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Eric Ormsby Sakal, Joseph Robert Tobbe
  • Publication number: 20230059931
    Abstract: A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a plenum. The housing may define an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. The plenum may be attached to the housing and receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall. The plenum may define a primary air channel and a make-up air (MUA) inlet in fluid parallel with the primary air channel. The primary air channel may be disposed in fluid communication with the outdoor portion to permit air therebetween. The MUA inlet may be in fluid communication with the indoor portion to permit air thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Tobbe, Richard Michael Phillips, Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Publication number: 20220390140
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. A makeup air intake duct and a makeup air exhaust duct are disposed above the housing. The air conditioner unit also includes an air to air heat exchanger. The air to air heat exchanger includes a first inlet side attached to the makeup air intake duct, a second inlet side, a first outlet side, and a second outlet side attached to the makeup air exhaust duct. The air to air heat exchanger also includes one or more alternating top layers and bottom layers. The one or more top layers are in fluid communication with the first inlet side and the first outlet side, and the one or more bottom layers are in fluid communication with the second inlet side and the second outlet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Eric Ormsby Sakal, Charles D. Robinson, III
  • Publication number: 20220364760
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a housing with an outdoor heat exchanger assembly and an indoor heat exchanger assembly therein. A makeup air intake duct an a makeup are exhaust duct are disposed above the housing parallel to each other. The air conditioner unit also includes a heat exchanger having a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is disposed within the makeup air intake duct. The second coil is disposed with the makeup air exhaust duct. The heat exchanger also includes a first pipe connecting an outlet of the first coil to an inlet of the second coil and a second pipe connecting an outlet of the second coil to an inlet of the first coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Eric Ormsby Sakal, Joseph Robert Tobbe
  • Publication number: 20220333791
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance or a make-up air (MUA) assembly may include an intake conduit and a secondary air duct. The intake conduit may be attachable to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The intake conduit may define an intake passage upstream from the indoor inlet. The intake conduit may further define a secondary inlet upstream from the intake passage to permit air thereto. The secondary air duct may extend from the intake conduit outside of the housing upstream from the secondary inlet to direct air thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Joseph Robert Tobbe, Joshua Duane Longenecker, Charles D. Robinson, III, Cody Ewing, Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20220333790
    Abstract: A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger, a compressor, and an intake conduit. The housing may define an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. The compressor may be in fluid communication with an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The intake conduit may extend from the housing. The intake conduit may define an intake passage upstream from the indoor heat exchanger assembly. The intake conduit may further define a primary inlet and a secondary inlet spaced apart from the primary inlet in fluid parallel thereto. The primary inlet and the secondary inlet may be defined upstream from the intake passage to separately permit air thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Joshua Duane Longenecker, Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20220333814
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion and an indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The air conditioner unit also includes a compressor in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger assembly and the indoor heat exchanger assembly to circulate a refrigerant therebetween. The air conditioner unit further includes a plenum attached to the housing. The plenum is receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air duct extending between the plenum and the indoor portion of the housing with a bracket fixed in place within the make-up air duct and a make-up air component slidably received in the bracket. The make-up air component is slidably removable from the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Patent number: 11226117
    Abstract: A flexible filter cage for receiving an air filter in an air conditioner unit includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion spaced apart from the first frame portion to define a frame cavity therebetween. A flexible bridge extends between and flexibly connects the first frame portion and the second frame portion to permit flexing of the filter cage up to a predetermined angle which facilitates easy mounting into a filter slot defined by the air conditioner unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Patent number: 11067300
    Abstract: A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, as provided herein, may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a filter assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The filter assembly may be supported on the housing. The filter assembly may include a support bracket attached to the housing, an exhaust air filter, and a louver cap. The exhaust air filter may be disposed on the support bracket in fluid communication with the indoor portion to receive air therefrom. The louver cap may be disposed over the exhaust air filter and downstream therefrom. The louver cap may be selectively attached to the support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Stephen Budelsky
  • Publication number: 20210170833
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle air conditioner includes an indoor cover defining an indoor air plenum, an outdoor air plenum, and a shaft aperture. An indoor fan is positioned within the indoor air plenum, a drive motor is positioned in the outdoor air plenum, and the indoor fan and the drive motor are coupled by a drive shaft that passes through the shaft aperture. A debris shield, such as an annular rubber washer, is positioned around the drive shaft within the outdoor air plenum for blocking debris from passing through the shaft aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Dustin Henderson, Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Publication number: 20210018187
    Abstract: A flexible filter cage for receiving an air filter in an air conditioner unit includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion spaced apart from the first frame portion to define a frame cavity therebetween. A flexible bridge extends between and flexibly connects the first frame portion and the second frame portion to permit flexing of the filter cage up to a predetermined angle which facilitates easy mounting into a filter slot defined by the air conditioner unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Publication number: 20210010690
    Abstract: A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, as provided herein, may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a filter assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The filter assembly may be supported on the housing. The filter assembly may include a support bracket attached to the housing, an exhaust air filter, and a louver cap. The exhaust air filter may be disposed on the support bracket in fluid communication with the indoor portion to receive air therefrom. The louver cap may be disposed over the exhaust air filter and downstream therefrom. The louver cap may be selectively attached to the support bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Stephen Budelsky
  • Patent number: 10745847
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel and a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. A bulk tank is positioned below the top panel and defines a reservoir for storing wash additive, the reservoir defining a primary outlet for supplying wash additive into the wash chamber. In addition, a dispensing device, which may include a manual pump, a gravity fed supply valve, or an electronic pump, is fluidly coupled to the reservoir and conveniently positioned for selectively dispensing wash additive, e.g., for pretreating an article of clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Alexander B. Leibman, James Quentin Pollett
  • Patent number: 10439343
    Abstract: An appliance and a power cord assembly for providing electrical power to the appliance are provided. A plug receptacle is positioned on the appliance cabinet which includes two hot prongs, a neutral prong, and a ground prong. A power cord extends between an appliance plug and a wall plug, the wall plug being coupled to either a three prong or four prong outlet. The appliance plug includes four terminals complementary to the plug receptacle, with the neutral terminal and the ground terminal being electrically coupled within the appliance plug if the power cord has three wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Ormsby Sakal
  • Publication number: 20190234000
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel and a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. A bulk tank is positioned below the top panel and defines a reservoir for storing wash additive, the reservoir defining a primary outlet for supplying wash additive into the wash chamber. In addition, a dispensing device, which may include a manual pump, a gravity fed supply valve, or an electronic pump, is fluidly coupled to the reservoir and conveniently positioned for selectively dispensing wash additive, e.g., for pretreating an article of clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Alexander B. Leibman, James Quentin Pollett
  • Publication number: 20190237923
    Abstract: An appliance and a power cord assembly for providing electrical power to the appliance are provided. A plug receptacle is positioned on the appliance cabinet which includes two hot prongs, a neutral prong, and a ground prong. A power cord extends between an appliance plug and a wall plug, the wall plug being coupled to either a three prong or four prong outlet. The appliance plug includes four terminals complementary to the plug receptacle, with the neutral terminal and the ground terminal being electrically coupled within the appliance plug if the power cord has three wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Eric Ormsby Sakal