Patents by Inventor Richard J. Gross

Richard J. Gross 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: 20240157587
    Abstract: A blade cap is provided to shield a user from heat generated by operation of a blade assembly. The blade cap provides an insulative barrier between the blade assembly and the skin of the user. The blade cap may prevent discomfort or burns from the heat generated by the blade assembly. The blade cap includes openings, channels, projections, tabs, and other formations to allow the flow of air through the passageways between the blade cap and the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Richard J. Tringali, Jeffrey D. Gross, Joseph Novak
  • Patent number: 11919182
    Abstract: A blade cap is provided to shield a user from heat generated by operation of a blade assembly. The blade cap provides an insulative barrier between the blade assembly and the skin of the user. The blade cap may prevent discomfort or burns from the heat generated by the blade assembly. The blade cap includes openings, channels, projections, tabs, and other formations to allow the flow of air through the passageways between the blade cap and the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Andis Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Tringali, Jeffrey D. Gross, Joseph Novak
  • Patent number: 6318096
    Abstract: A method of controlling the mixing of outside air and return air, entering an air handling unit, through inlets having dampers, the air handling unit having a coil for conditioning the incoming air and a fan for blowing the conditioned air into a conditioned space, the method including measuring the outside air temperature, and return air temperature, and a minimum coil temperature corresponding to a damper position calculating a correlation values from the outside air, return air, and a minimum temperatures determining a correlation function from the correlation value and damper positions, and using the correlation function to calculate the maximum damper position for an acceptable coil temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Richard J. Gross, Steven P. Rooke, Patrick Lenahan, David W. Mullen