Patents by Inventor Murdoch MacPherson

Murdoch MacPherson 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: 10066857
    Abstract: A method for cooling or heating a building is provided. An air flow can be created in an air duct and the air flow can be cooled or heated by an air conditioning system or furnace. The cooled or heated air flow can then pass through a heat exchanger connected to a radiant heating loop running through a floor or slab with a liquid circulating through them. When the airflow is being cooled or heated by the air conditioning system or furnace, the air flow will alter the temperature of the liquid circulating through the heat exchanger herefore the temperature of the slab. When the temperature of the slab varies from the temperature of the building, liquid that has been circulated through the radiant heating loop can be used to alter the temperature of the air flow passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Macpherson Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Patent number: 10066858
    Abstract: A method for cooling or heating a building is provided. An air flow can be created in an air duct and the air flow can be cooled or heated by an air conditioning system or furnace. The cooled or heated air flow can then pass through a heat exchanger connected to a radiant heating loop running through a floor or slab with a liquid circulating through them. When the airflow is being cooled or heated by the air conditioning system or furnace, the air flow will alter the temperature of the liquid circulating through the heat exchanger herefore the temperature of the slab. When the temperature of the slab varies from the temperature of the building, liquid that has been circulated through the radiant heating loop can be used to alter the temperature of the air flow passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Macpherson Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20170314828
    Abstract: A method for cooling or heating a building is provided. An air flow can be created in an air duct and the air flow can be cooled or heated by an air conditioning system or furnace. The cooled or heated air flow can then pass through a heat exchanger connected to a radiant heating loop running through a floor or slab with a liquid circulating through them. When the airflow is being cooled or heated by the air conditioning system or furnace, the air flow will alter the temperature of the liquid circulating through the heat exchanger herefore the temperature of the slab. When the temperature of the slab varies from the temperature of the building, liquid that has been circulated through the radiant heating loop can be used to alter the temperature of the air flow passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20170314829
    Abstract: A method for cooling or heating a building is provided. An air flow can be created in an air duct and the air flow can be cooled or heated by an air conditioning system or furnace. The cooled or heated air flow can then pass through a heat exchanger connected to a radiant heating loop running through a floor or slab with a liquid circulating through them. When the airflow is being cooled or heated by the air conditioning system or furnace, the air flow will alter the temperature of the liquid circulating through the heat exchanger herefore the temperature of the slab. When the temperature of the slab varies from the temperature of the building, liquid that has been circulated through the radiant heating loop can be used to alter the temperature of the air flow passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Patent number: 9732995
    Abstract: A method for cooling or heating a building is provided. An air flow can be created in an air duct and the air flow can be cooled or heated by an air conditioning system or furnace. The cooled or heated air flow can then pass through a heat exchanger connected to a radiant heating loop running through a floor or slab with a liquid circulating through them. When the airflow is being cooled or heated by the air conditioning system or furnace, the air flow will alter the temperature of the liquid circulating through the heat exchanger herefore the temperature of the slab. When the temperature of the slab varies from the temperature of the building, liquid that has been circulated through the radiant heating loop can be used to alter the temperature of the air flow passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Macpherson Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20150153080
    Abstract: A method for cooling or heating a building is provided. An air flow can be created in an air duct and the air flow can be cooled or heated by an air conditioning system or furnace. The cooled or heated air flow can then pass through a heat exchanger connected to a radiant heating loop running through a floor or slab with a liquid circulating through them. When the airflow is being cooled or heated by the air conditioning system or furnace, the air flow will alter the temperature of the liquid circulating through the heat exchanger herefore the temperature of the slab. When the temperature of the slab varies from the temperature of the building, liquid that has been circulated through the radiant heating loop can be used to alter the temperature of the air flow passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Patent number: 7410104
    Abstract: A radiant heating system includes an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, a radiant heating loop and a pump and conduits to circulate heating fluid between the air-to-fluid heat exchanger and the radiant fluid loop. The air-to-fluid heat exchanger is installed within a hot air duct connected to a conventional forced air furnace; preferably in a section of the hot air duct located near the forced air furnace with an expanded cross-section. In operation, the apparatus uses heated air supplied by the forced air furnace to heat the heating fluid circulating through the apparatus. Some of the heat from an air flow supplied by the forced air furnace passing through the hot air duct is transferred to heating fluid in the air-to-fluid heat exchanger, installed within the hot air duct. This heating fluid is then circulated through a radiant heating loop to heat a desired area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: MacPherson Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Patent number: 7218328
    Abstract: Image display apparatus (2) which combines low and high resolution image data in a common data format prior to display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: SEOS Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Howard Blackham, Ian Murdoch Macpherson, Adam Neale
  • Publication number: 20050279343
    Abstract: A radiant heating system includes an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, a radiant heating loop and a pump and conduits to circulate heating fluid between the air-to-fluid heat exchanger and the radiant fluid loop. The air-to-fluid heat exchanger is installed within a hot air duct connected to a conventional forced air furnace; preferably in a section of the hot air duct located near the forced air furnace with an expanded cross-section. In operation, the apparatus uses heated air supplied by the forced air furnace to heat the heating fluid circulating through the apparatus. Some of the heat from an air flow supplied by the forced air furnace passing through the hot air duct is transferred to heating fluid in the air-to-fluid heat exchanger, installed within the hot air duct. This heating fluid is then circulated through a radiant heating loop to heat a desired area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: MacPherson Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Murdoch MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20030122733
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising framestore demultiplexing means (32) for creating a specific area of interest which has a higher image update or frame rate than a surrounding area (FIG. 7). The apparatus may be used in simulators such as flight simulators, air traffic control simulators, and driving simulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Geoffrey Howard Blackham, Ian Murdoch MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20020130875
    Abstract: Image display apparatus (2) which combines low and high resolution image data in a common data format prior to display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Geoffrey Howard Blackham, Ian Murdoch Macpherson, Adam Neale