Patents by Inventor James L. Austermiller

James L. Austermiller 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).

  • ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FOR WALL-MOUNT HVAC UNIT
    Publication number: 20180261056
    Abstract: A theft deterrent system is disclosed. The theft deterrent system includes a frame having a top piece, a bottom piece, and two side pieces. The frame is configured to attach to an outer housing of an HVAC unit. The theft deterrent system includes at least one fastener configured to secure the top piece of the frame to one of the side pieces of the frame. The theft deterrent system also includes an electronic system configured to notify a user upon unauthorized entry to the HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: James L. Austermiller, Darryll Jones, Sean David Skiver
  • Wall curb for air treatment system
    Patent number: 9004995
    Abstract: A device for reducing sound from an air treatment unit includes, in one embodiment, a wall curb. The air treatment system includes a supply opening and a return opening. The wall curb includes a frame portion defining an interior chamber. A partition divides the interior chamber into a supply plenum in a first portion of the interior chamber and a return plenum in a second portion of the interior chamber. A curb supply opening is formed through the perimeter frame in communication with the supply plenum. A curb return opening is formed through the perimeter frame in communication with the return plenum. The curb return opening is positioned such that airflow through the return plenum is non-linear and a sound absorbing material may be positioned on at least some inside surfaces of the return plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Bard Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Irvin Lee Derks, James L. Austermiller, Randall S. Price
  • Wall curb for air treatment system
    Patent number: 8540557
    Abstract: A device for reducing sound from an air treatment unit includes, in one embodiment, a wall curb. The air treatment system includes a supply opening and a return opening. The wall curb includes a frame portion defining an interior chamber. A partition divides the interior chamber into a supply plenum in a first portion of the interior chamber and a return plenum in a second portion of the interior chamber. A curb supply opening is formed through the perimeter frame in communication with the supply plenum. A curb return opening is formed through the perimeter frame in communication with the return plenum. The curb return opening is positioned such that airflow through the return plenum is non-linear and a sound absorbing material may be positioned on at least some inside surfaces of the return plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Bard Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Irvin Lee Derks, James L. Austermiller, Randall S. Price