Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Forest

Ronald D. Forest 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: 11585614
    Abstract: A fill support grid hanger for hanging a full support grid from a horizontal structural member that obviates the need for an intervening spacer bar. The hanger features a flange at the top, a plurality of blocks in the back to stabilize the hanger on the horizontal structural member, and three-dimensional features on the front side to receive and prevent lateral movement of two or more different types of fill support grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Evapco, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. McAllister, Ronald D. Forest, John H. Ahern
  • Publication number: 20220364804
    Abstract: A fill support grid hanger for hanging a full support grid from a horizontal structural member that obviates the need for an intervening spacer bar. The hanger features a flange at the top, a plurality of blocks in the back to stabilize the hanger on the horizontal structural member, and three-dimensional features on the front side to receive and prevent lateral movement of two or more different types of fill support grids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Bruce A. McAllister, Ronald D. Forest, John H. Ahern
  • Patent number: 5585047
    Abstract: A fire resistant industrial water cooling tower (20) is disclosed having normally closed passive vent structure (28) which vents the interior of the tower (20) above the area which is undergoing combustion to enhance suppression of the fire. The vent area is dependent upon the location and extent of the fire. The vent structure (28) comprises means presenting a series of vent openings which are closed by a component (88) that responds to flames and/or hot products of combustion to move out of blocking relationship to the opening thus venting the interior of the tower. In preferred embodiments, the vent includes a panel member (82) having a series of openings (83) therein which are either covered or blocked by a synthetic resin member (88) formed of a material which will burn and has a relatively low melt temperature thereby causing the material to either burn or rapidly melt when subjected to flames and/or hot products of combustion resulting from a fire in a part of the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: The Marley Cooling Tower Company
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Mortensen, Ronald D. Forest, John W. Rellihan