Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Wenzel

Thomas J. Wenzel 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: 11913655
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) for filtering a fluid within a building is shown. The system includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a first fluid within an air duct of the BMS and measure one or more characteristics of a second fluid after the second fluid has been filtered. The system further includes a pollutant management system configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and control a filtration process. The filtration process selects a filter of a plurality of filters based on at least one of a level of the one or more characteristics of the first fluid or the one or more characteristics of the second fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. ElBsat, David S. Eidson, James Burke, Kirk H. Drees, Thomas M. Seneczko
  • Patent number: 4251233
    Abstract: Liquid hydrocarbon-soluble rare earth chelates prepared from the novel ligand 2,2,7-trimethyl-3,5-octanedione when dissolved in fuels such as gasoline and diesel oil prevent formation and/or effect removal of carbonaceous deposits during the combustion thereof. The use of fuels containing these chelates promotes more efficient operations of devices such as internal combustion engines in which the fuels are burned by minimizing or eliminating the accumulation of harmful carbonaceous materials in the combustion chambers and by preventing knocking and/or other undesirable performance characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Assignee: University Patents, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Sievers, Thomas J. Wenzel