Patents by Inventor Tom PEARD

Tom PEARD 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).

  • HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING TWO-LAYER AIRFLOW COOLING MODE
    Publication number: 20210129626
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a cabin of a vehicle. The HVAC system includes a control module configured to operate the HVAC system in a two-layer airflow cooling mode by: operating a blower unit to draw the inside air and the outside air into the blower unit, and blow the inside air and the outside air through the blower unit into an air conditioning unit; and operating the air conditioning unit to cool the inside air and the outside air, and direct the cooled inside air and the cooled outside air out of the air conditioning unit through only the face opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Tom PEARD
  • Dedicated floor bleed for an air conditioning system
    Patent number: 10220667
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system includes a case having a face outlet and a foot outlet. A door is movable between a first position closing the face outlet and opening the foot outlet and a second position opening the face outlet and closing the foot outlet. A bypass passage allows air flow around the door when the door is in the second position to allow a specified amount of air flow to the foot outlet when the door closes the foot outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tom Peard, Gregory Thompson, Raymond Bailey, Melissa Buczek
  • Dedicated Floor Bleed For An Air Conditioning System
    Publication number: 20140060776
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system includes a case having a face outlet and a foot outlet. A door is movable between a first position closing the face outlet and opening the foot outlet and a second position opening the face outlet and closing the foot outlet. A bypass passage allows air flow around the door when the door is in the second position to allow a specified amount of air flow to the foot outlet when the door closes the foot outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Tom PEARD, Gregory THOMPSON, Raymond BAILEY, Melissa BUCZEK