Patents by Inventor Steven A. Dunlap

Steven A. Dunlap 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: 20080046890
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a dynamic cluster. Processor usage is monitored in the dynamic cluster, wherein applications execute on partitions in the dynamic cluster. In response to a determination that the processor usage exceeds a threshold level, applications are rebalanced within the dynamic cluster in a manner that reduces processor usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Stanley Steven Dunlap, Marcos Nogueira Novacs
  • Patent number: 6141979
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a cooling coil and two variable speed heat exchanger wheels (an enthalpy wheel and a sensible wheel) whose rotational speeds are adjusted to control the humidity and temperature of a comfort zone as well as limit the minimum temperature of the cooling coil itself. Each wheel has one half extending across a supply air passageway and another half extending across a return air passageway to transfer heat between the supply air and the return air at a rate that increases with the speed of the wheel. The enthalpy wheel is near the intake and exhaust of outdoor air. The sensible wheel is near a supply air duct and a return air duct associated with the comfort zone. And the cooling coil is disposed in the supply air passageway between the two wheels. In response to a cooling demand, enthalpy wheel speed is adjusted to maintain a minimum coil temperature to avoid coil freeze-up, while sensible wheel speed is adjusted to meet the cooling load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Steven A. Dunlap