Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Bell

Joseph M. Bell 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135294
    Abstract: A building system of a building including one or more storage devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate one or more recommendations for improving one or more building scores, the one or more recommendations including a prediction of an increase to a level of the one or more building scores or a decrease to the level of the one or more building scores. The instructions cause the one or more processors to cause the display device of the user device of the user to display the one or more recommendations and receive, via the display device, a selection of one recommendation of the one or more recommendations via the display device from the user and operate the one or more building systems based on one or more operating settings of the one recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ravindra Ramanand Warake, Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Joseph S. Stangarone, Nicole A. Madison, Kerry M. Bell
  • Publication number: 20140060771
    Abstract: A containment vessel for a thermal energy storage system comprising a bottom wall joined to a surrounding containment side wall, and a liner comprising a liner bottom disposed upon the bottom wall of the vessel, the liner bottom having an outer perimeter and comprising an array of plates, each of the plates joined at a portion of its perimeter to a portion of the perimeter of an adjacent plate by a flexible joint; and a liner side wall joined to the outer perimeter of the liner bottom and disposed within the containment side wall. A thermal energy storage system comprising the containment vessel and an array of heat exchangers is also disclosed. The heat exchangers are disposed in the vessel, and are each supported by a support frame joined to one of the plates of the array of plates of the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: BELL INDEPENDENT POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John P. BELL, Joseph M. BELL, Michael S. BOWER, Gerard C. WALTER
  • Publication number: 20110226780
    Abstract: A vessel for a thermal energy storage system comprising a bottom wall joined to a surrounding side wall, and an inner liner disposed within the bottom wall and side wall and comprising an inner liner bottom and an inner liner side wall. One aspect of the inner liner bottom and side wall is that they are configured to repeatedly expand and contract during the thermal cycling of the storage system. A thermal energy storage system comprising the containment vessel and an array of heat exchangers is also disclosed. The heat exchangers are disposed in the vessel, and arranged so as to enclose a volume within the vessel. Each of the heat exchangers is suspended by a suspension assembly. The assembly may be comprised of a central support hanger, a spring loaded upper hanger, and a lower hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: John P. Bell, Joseph M. Bell, JR., Michael S. Bower, Gerard C. Walter
  • Publication number: 20110017196
    Abstract: A containment vessel for a thermal energy storage system comprising a bottom wall joined to a surrounding containment side wall, and a liner comprising a liner bottom disposed upon the bottom wall of the vessel, the liner bottom having an outer perimeter and comprising an array of plates, each of the plates joined at a portion of its perimeter to a portion of the perimeter of an adjacent plate by a flexible joint; and a liner side wall joined to the outer perimeter of the liner bottom and disposed within the containment side wall. A thermal energy storage system comprising the containment vessel and an array of heat exchangers is also disclosed. The heat exchangers are disposed in the vessel, and are each supported by a support frame joined to one of the plates of the array of plates of the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: BELL INDEPENDENT POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John P. Bell, Joseph M. Bell, Michael S. Bower, Gerard C. Walter
  • Patent number: 4472009
    Abstract: This cabinet and partition assembly can be used with office stands of the type having a table top, and the assembly includes a cabinet attached to the underside of the table top and having opposed side panels and a lower panel of substantially the same interior size as each other to define a square front access opening. The partition includes opposed parallel side members having perpendicular members extending therebetween, said partition having the same overall perpendicular dimensions. The partition dimensions define a square of substantially the same size as the cabinet access openings so that the opening can receive the partition in a horizontal shelf mode, or, when turned through ninety degrees, can receive the partition in a vertical divider moder. The cabinet is provided with a door which may be optionally hung on either of the cabinet side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: Tiffany Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph M. Bell
  • Patent number: 4325596
    Abstract: This cabinet and partition assembly can be used with office stands of the type having a table top, and the assembly includes a cabinet attached to the underside of the table top and having opposed side panels and a lower panel of substantially the same interior size as each other to define a square front access opening. The partition includes opposed parallel side members having perpendicular members extending therebetween, said partition having the same overall perpendicular dimensions. The partition dimensions define a square of substantially the same size as the cabinet access openings so that the opening can receive the partition in a horizontal shelf mode or, when turned through ninety degrees, can receive the partition in a vertical divider mode. The cabinet is provided with a door which may be optionally hung on either of the cabinet side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: Tiffany Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph M. Bell