Patents by Inventor Ralph Lower

Ralph Lower 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: 4798055
    Abstract: Apparatus for analyzing air conditioning systems comprising a temperature probe adapted for manual placement at each of a plurality of preselected points in turn around the refrigerant loop to provide signals indicative of temperature at each point. Apparatus electronics are coupled by a cable to the temperature probe and includes facility for reading and storing each of the probe temperature measurements in turn. Information indicative of standards and ranges of temperature data for properly operating refrigeration systems of a number of models and manufacturers is prestored in apparatus memory. The system temperature readings are compared to each other and to the prestored data to diagnose a plurality of fault conditions and to display diagnosed fault conditions to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Kent-Moore Corporation
    Inventors: Gary P. Murray, Ralph Lower, Byron J. Dunham, Don A. Bulla