Patents by Inventor Robert C. Spearing

Robert C. Spearing 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: 11549742
    Abstract: A container refrigeration unit (10) is provided. The container refrigeration unit includes a container (20), a curtain (30), a seal element (40) and a sealing adapter (50). The container includes sidewalls defining an open end (26) and a curtain track (27) proximate the open end. The curtain is sized to cover the open end. The sealing adapter is fittable to the curtain track. An entire periphery of the curtain and an entirety of the seal element are sequentially fittable to the sealing adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Robert C. Spearing
  • Publication number: 20210137130
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container for shipping agricultural commodities, the container including a generator that generates gas pressure to balance vacuum pressure that accumulates over time in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Malcolm N. Fleming, Robert C. Spearing
  • Publication number: 20200326117
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit for use with a container. The refrigeration unit includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator configured to circulate a refrigerant; a condenser section housing the compressor and the condenser; an evaporator section housing the evaporator; an atmosphere control system including an air compressor configured to generate compressed air; a separator configured to receive the compressed air and output nitrogen; the air compressor located in the condenser section; the separator located in the evaporator section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Robert C. Spearing, Malcolm N. Fleming, Kenneth E. Cresswell, Gilbert B. Hofsdal, Paul J. Krause
  • Publication number: 20200109890
    Abstract: A container refrigeration unit (10) is provided. The container refrigeration unit includes a container (20), a curtain (30), a seal element (40) and a sealing adapter (50). The container includes sidewalls defining an open end (26) and a curtain track (27) proximate the open end. The curtain is sized to cover the open end. The sealing adapter is fittable to the curtain track. An entire periphery of the curtain and an entirety of the seal element are sequentially fittable to the sealing adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Robert C. Spearing