Patents by Inventor Timothy Whitney

Timothy Whitney 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: 20240168166
    Abstract: Systems and methods for surveying ground environments and processing LiDAR data are disclosed. In an aspect, LiDAR data in the form of point clouds are adjusted or manipulated by a processor in order to improve the accuracy of the LiDAR data and make the data more useful for surveyors, builders, and the like. Systems and methods described herein may improve LiDAR point cloud data by aligning one or more LiDAR point clouds with LiDAR point clouds of the same environment of known high accuracy. Systems and methods described herein are further directed to techniques for reprojecting LiDAR datasets from a first coordinate system to a second coordinate system with better efficiency and processing speed than existing techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander R Knoll, Harrison L Knoll, Christopher Lee, Timothy Whitney, Leo N Stanislas
  • Patent number: 6948327
    Abstract: A refrigeration system both cools and heats frozen dessert mix in at least two hoppers and at least two freezing cylinders. A liquid line solenoid valve at the inlet of each of the hoppers and the freezing cylinders controls the flow of refrigerant from the condenser. A hot gas solenoid valve at the inlet of each of the hoppers and the freezing cylinders controls the flow of hot refrigerant from the compressor. The system further includes a hot gas bypass valve that is opened when only the hoppers are being cooled to provide additional compressor load. An EPR valve proximate to the hopper discharges varies the temperature of the refrigerant exchanging heat with the mix in the hoppers. A CPR valve controls the inlet pressure of the compressor by reducing the amount of hot refrigerant flowing into the compressor suction. A TREV valve injects liquid refrigerant to the compressor suction to control excessive compressor discharge during the cool cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Bischel, Kenneth Moshier, Martin Singletary, Timothy Whitney
  • Publication number: 20040211201
    Abstract: A refrigeration system both cools and heats frozen dessert mix in at least two hoppers and at least two freezing cylinders. A liquid line solenoid valve at the inlet of each of the hoppers and the freezing cylinders controls the flow of refrigerant from the condenser. A hot gas solenoid valve at the inlet of each of the hoppers and the freezing cylinders controls the flow of hot refrigerant from the compressor. The system further includes a hot gas bypass valve that is opened when only the hoppers are being cooled to provide additional compressor load. An EPR valve proximate to the hopper discharges varies the temperature of the refrigerant exchanging heat with the mix in the hoppers. A CPR valve controls the inlet pressure of the compressor by reducing the amount of hot refrigerant flowing into the compressor suction. A TREV valve injects liquid refrigerant to the compressor suction to control excessive compressor discharge during the cool cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin Bischel, Kenneth Moshier, Martin Singletary, Timothy Whitney