Patents by Inventor JAMES E. MEGERSON

JAMES E. MEGERSON 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: 11666008
    Abstract: An elongate air delivery assembly having a housing extending between two end caps. The housing includes a plurality of exit vents from which airflow is provided in a consistent sheet at a uniform velocity, and the housing is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis to change a direction of the airflow. A method of improving plant cultivation includes positioning one or more elongate air delivery systems adjacent rows of plants such that the sheet of air generated by the elongate air delivery system is directed horizontally across the plants underneath their plant canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AIRFIXTURE LLC
    Inventors: James E. Megerson, Michael J. McQueeny, Jr., Suwan Cho
  • Patent number: 11578890
    Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a damper valve of a diffuser mechanism is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a damper construction that selectively alters the amount of air flow through a diffuser grille using a three-plate damper valve. The three-plate damper valve includes a manual plate, a fixed plate, and a motorized plate. The manual plate is manually rotatable around a central axis, while the motorized plate is mechanically rotatable about the same axis. The motorized plate is mechanically and/or remotely controlled using a stepper motor coupled to the motorized plate. Further, the diffuser mechanism includes a sensor for determining the location of the motorized plate with respect to a starting position. As such, multiple configurations of the manual plate and the motorized plate may be used to alter the air flow through the resulting channels of the damper mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: AIRFIXTURE, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. McQueeny, Jr., James E. Megerson, David S. Alstatt, Pedro J. Bermudez, J. Patrick McQueeny
  • Publication number: 20220071106
    Abstract: An elongate air delivery assembly having a housing extending between two end caps. The housing includes a plurality of exit vents from which airflow is provided in a consistent sheet at a uniform velocity, and the housing is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis to change a direction of the airflow. A method of improving plant cultivation includes positioning one or more elongate air delivery systems adjacent rows of plants such that the sheet of air generated by the elongate air delivery system is directed horizontally across the plants underneath their plant canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: James E. Megerson, Michael J. McQueeny, Jr., Suwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20190346173
    Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a damper valve of a diffuser mechanism is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a damper construction that selectively alters the amount of air flow through a diffuser grille using a three-plate damper valve. The three-plate damper valve includes a manual plate, a fixed plate, and a motorized plate. The manual plate is manually rotatable around a central axis, while the motorized plate is mechanically rotatable about the same axis. The motorized plate is mechanically and/or remotely controlled using a stepper motor coupled to the motorized plate. Further, the diffuser mechanism includes a sensor for determining the location of the motorized plate with respect to a starting position. As such, multiple configurations of the manual plate and the motorized plate may be used to alter the air flow through the resulting channels of the damper mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. MCQUEENY, Jr., JAMES E. MEGERSON, DAVID S. ALSTATT, PEDRO J. BERMUDEZ, J. PATRICK MCQUEENY
  • Patent number: 10365006
    Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a damper valve of a diffuser mechanism is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a damper construction that selectively alters the amount of air flow through a diffuser grille using a three-plate damper valve. The three-plate damper valve includes a manual plate, a fixed plate, and a motorized plate. The manual plate is manually rotatable around a central axis, while the motorized plate is mechanically rotatable about the same axis. The motorized plate is mechanically and/or remotely controlled using a stepper motor coupled to the motorized plate. Further, the diffuser mechanism includes a sensor for determining the location of the motorized plate with respect to a starting position. As such, multiple configurations of the manual plate and the motorized plate may be used to alter the air flow through the resulting channels of the damper mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: AIRFIXTURE, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. McQueeny, Jr., James E. Megerson, David S. Alstatt, Pedro J. Bermudez, J. Patrick McQueeny
  • Publication number: 20150099456
    Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a damper valve of a diffuser mechanism is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a damper construction that selectively alters the amount of air flow through a diffuser grille using a three-plate damper valve. The three-plate damper valve includes a manual plate, a fixed plate, and a motorized plate. The manual plate is manually rotatable around a central axis, while the motorized plate is mechanically rotatable about the same axis. The motorized plate is mechanically and/or remotely controlled using a stepper motor coupled to the motorized plate. Further, the diffuser mechanism includes a sensor for determining the location of the motorized plate with respect to a starting position. As such, multiple configurations of the manual plate and the motorized plate may be used to alter the air flow through the resulting channels of the damper mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. MCQUEENY, JR., JAMES E. MEGERSON, DAVID S. ALSTATT, PEDRO J. BERMUDEZ, J. PATRICK MCQUEENY