Patents by Inventor John M. Pinkston

John M. Pinkston 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).

  • INTAKE HOOD SYSTEM FOR AN HVAC UNIT
    Publication number: 20230358438
    Abstract: An intake hood system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an intake hood having an inlet configured to receive an air flow into the intake hood, a first support configured to engage a first end of an air filter, and a second support configured to engage a second end of the air filter, where the first support is configured to align with a boundary of the inlet. The intake hood system also includes a lock bar configured to couple to the intake hood while abutting the first support and the second support to secure the air filter within the intake hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Naushad Parapurath Monangat, Gurpreet Singh, Gaurav S. Patil, Karan Garg, John L. McElvany, John M. Pinkston, Josue D. Ferreira
  • Compact diffuser
    Patent number: 11761671
    Abstract: A diffuser assembly includes a housing that defines an internal chamber having an open end, a return air outlet, and a supply air inlet; a cover sized to cover the open end, wherein the cover defines a return air inlet and a supply air outlet; and an internal return air duct longitudinally extending within the internal chamber and connecting the return air inlet and the return air outlet, wherein the internal return air duct includes an inner duct surface that defines a return air chamber within the internal return air duct and an outer duct surface that defines a supply air chamber between the housing and the outer duct surface, wherein the supply air chamber defines a supply air path between the supply air inlet and the supply air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
    Inventors: Rahul Ashokrao Tambakhe, John M. Pinkston
  • Intake hood system for an HVAC unit
    Patent number: 11739978
    Abstract: An intake hood system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an intake hood having an inlet configured to receive an air flow into the intake hood, a first support configured to engage a first end of an air filter, and a second support configured to engage a second end of the air filter, where the first support is configured to align with a boundary of the inlet. The intake hood system also includes a lock bar configured to couple to the intake hood while abutting the first support and the second support to secure the air filter within the intake hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Naushad Parapurath Monangat, Gurpreet Singh, Gaurav S. Patil, Karan Garg, John L. McElvany, John M. Pinkston, Josue D. Ferreira
  • COMPACT DIFFUSER
    Publication number: 20210172644
    Abstract: A diffuser assembly includes a housing that defines an internal chamber having an open end, a return air outlet, and a supply air inlet; a cover sized to cover the open end, wherein the cover defines a return air inlet and a supply air outlet; and an internal return air duct longitudinally extending within the internal chamber and connecting the return air inlet and the return air outlet, wherein the internal return air duct includes an inner duct surface that defines a return air chamber within the internal return air duct and an outer duct surface that defines a supply air chamber between the housing and the outer duct surface, wherein the supply air chamber defines a supply air path between the supply air inlet and the supply air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Rahul Ashokrao Tambakhe, John M. Pinkston
  • INTAKE HOOD SYSTEM FOR AN HVAC UNIT
    Publication number: 20200363080
    Abstract: An intake hood system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an intake hood having an inlet configured to receive an air flow into the intake hood, a first support configured to engage a first end of an air filter, and a second support configured to engage a second end of the air filter, where the first support is configured to align with a boundary of the inlet. The intake hood system also includes a lock bar configured to couple to the intake hood while abutting the first support and the second support to secure the air filter within the intake hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Naushad Parapurath Monangat, Gurpreet Singh, Gaurav S. Patil, Karan Garg, John L. McElvany, John M. Pinkston, Josue D. Ferreira