Patents by Inventor Lee Chambers
Lee Chambers 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).
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Publication number: 20230304662Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a device for extending the turndown ratio of a gas-fired burner system. The device can comprise a variable area device configured reduce the amount of fuel and air passed to the burner during low output conditions by adjusting the cross-sectional area of the passage between the blower and the burner. The variable area device can be controlled by an actuator that adjusts the position of the variable area device. The actuator can be manually controlled, mechanically controlled, or electronically controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Amin Monfared, Danilo Aguilar, Jorge Miguel Gamboa Revilla, Lee Chambers, Shaun Besse
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Patent number: 11754318Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
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Patent number: 11730297Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: IMDSS Solutions LLCInventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Patent number: 11703224Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a device for extending the turndown ratio of a gas-fired burner system. The device can comprise a variable area device configured reduce the amount of fuel and air passed to the burner during low output conditions by adjusting the cross-sectional area of the passage between the blower and the burner. The variable area device can be controlled by an actuator that adjusts the position of the variable area device. The actuator can be manually controlled, mechanically controlled, or electronically controlled.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Amin Monfared, Danilo Aguilar, Jorge Miguel Gamboa Revilla, Lee Chambers, Shaun Besse
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Patent number: 11490754Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism, and wherein the deposit box is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: IMDSS SOLUTIONS LLCInventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Publication number: 20220268486Abstract: A baffle for a fluid collection portion of a thermal transfer device can include a body having an inner perimeter, an outer perimeter, and an asymmetric feature, where the asymmetric feature is configured to create a pressure drop within the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device. The inner perimeter can be configured to be at least as large as an inner surface of a first wall that forms the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device. The outer perimeter can be configured to be no larger than an outer surface of a second wall that forms the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Amin Monfared, Bruce Hotton, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri
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Patent number: 11333398Abstract: A baffle for a fluid collection portion of a thermal transfer device can include a body having an inner perimeter, an outer perimeter, and an asymmetric feature, where the asymmetric feature is configured to create a pressure drop within the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device. The inner perimeter can be configured to be at least as large as an inner surface of a first wall that forms the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device. The outer perimeter can be configured to be no larger than an outer surface of a second wall that forms the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Amin Monfared, Bruce Hotton, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri
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Publication number: 20220057110Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20220022679Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Patent number: 11162709Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20210325042Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a device for extending the turndown ratio of a gas-fired burner system. The device can comprise a variable area device configured reduce the amount of fuel and air passed to the burner during low output conditions by adjusting the cross-sectional area of the passage between the blower and the burner. The variable area device can be controlled by an actuator that adjusts the position of the variable area device. The actuator can be manually controlled, mechanically controlled, or electronically controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Amin Monfared, Danilo Aguilar, Jorge Miguel Gamboa Revilla, Lee Chambers, Shaun Besse
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Patent number: 11141015Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism, and wherein the deposit box is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: IMDSS Solutions LLCInventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Publication number: 20210251410Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism, and wherein the deposit box is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Publication number: 20210190376Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20210190375Abstract: A baffle for a fluid collection portion of a thermal transfer device can include a body having an inner perimeter, an outer perimeter, and an asymmetric feature, where the asymmetric feature is configured to create a pressure drop within the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device. The inner perimeter can be configured to be at least as large as an inner surface of a first wall that forms the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device. The outer perimeter can be configured to be no larger than an outer surface of a second wall that forms the fluid collection portion of the thermal transfer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Amin Monfared, Bruce Hotton, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri
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Patent number: 10993568Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism, and wherein the deposit box is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: IMDSS Solutions LLCInventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Publication number: 20200367685Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism, and wherein the deposit box is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Publication number: 20200334769Abstract: A method implemented on a dongle device for controlling menu board items on an attached display device includes receiving content for a menu board from an electronic computing device. The menu board content is transferred to the display device for display on the display device. Information is received regarding sales of items listed on the menu board. The information identifies purchasing trends for the items listed on the menu board. A display of the menu board items is dynamically updated based on the identified purchasing trends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: William Michael Koehler, Phillip Mark Isaacs, Gregory Lee Chambers, Elen Erzhibova
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Publication number: 20200281388Abstract: A system for securely depositing an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; a first proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to block the door or allow the door to open; a second proximity sensor configured to be attached to at least one of: a delivery person and a piece of delivery equipment; a third proximity sensor; and a first transmitter operatively connected to the lock mechanism and configured to transmit a signal indicative of operating information regarding the lock mechanism, and wherein the deposit box is at least 18 inches wide and 24 inches long.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson
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Patent number: 10750894Abstract: A system for securely depositing or retrieving an item includes: a deposit box with a door configured to provide selective access to an interior space in the deposit box; a lock mechanism configured to attach to the deposit box to selectively block the door from opening; and a proximity sensor operatively connected to the lock mechanism to operate the lock mechanism to allow the door to open.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: IMDSS Solutions LLCInventors: Cynthia Lee Chambers, Steven James Frederickson