Patents by Inventor Melvin S. Aronoff

Melvin S. Aronoff 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: 4203485
    Abstract: The invention provides an air terminal capable of serving multiple zones with either variable volume, constant temperature air or variable temperature, constant volume air, or both, without any reheating of cold air. The terminal consists of a cold air plenum and a return air plenum. The cold air plenum is served with cold air from a primary cold duct. The air is introduced into this plenum through a damper which is controlled by a regulator for maintaining a constant pressure in the cold air plenum. The return air plenum is supplied with return air by a constant pressure recirculating fan mounted in the terminal. Constant volume, variable temperature air is supplied to the zones through thermostatically controlled mixing dampers which mix air from the cold plenum with air from the return plenum. A heating unit downstream from the mixing dampers selectively raises the temperature of the air provided to a zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1980
    Inventors: Andre H. Zilbermann, Melvin S. Aronoff