Patents by Inventor Tom Schnelle

Tom Schnelle 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: 9089814
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically operating dehumidifiers in response to dehumidifier operating conditions are disclosed herein. A method of operating a dehumidifier configured in accordance with one embodiment includes directing air flow through the dehumidifier at a first volumetric flow rate while the dehumidifier is operating at a first operating condition. The method further includes changing the first volumetric flow rate to a second volumetric flow rate when the first operating condition of the dehumidifier changes to a predetermined second operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Dri-Eaz Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Pendergrass, Matthew Miller, Tom Schnelle, Larry White
  • Publication number: 20140102296
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically operating dehumidifiers in response to dehumidifier operating conditions are disclosed herein. A method of operating a dehumidifier configured in accordance with one embodiment includes directing air flow through the dehumidifier at a first volumetric flow rate while the dehumidifier is operating at a first operating condition. The method further includes changing the first volumetric flow rate to a second volumetric flow rate when the first operating condition of the dehumidifier changes to a predetermined second operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: DRI-EAZ PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Pendergrass, Matthew Miller, Tom Schnelle, Larry White
  • Patent number: 8572994
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically operating dehumidifiers in response to dehumidifier operating conditions are disclosed herein. A method of operating a dehumidifier configured in accordance with one embodiment includes directing air flow through the dehumidifier at a first volumetric flow rate while the dehumidifier is operating at a first operating condition. The method further includes changing the first volumetric flow rate to a second volumetric flow rate when the first operating condition of the dehumidifier changes to a predetermined second operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dri-Eaz Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Pendergrass, Matthew Miller, Tom Schnelle, Larry White
  • Patent number: 8122729
    Abstract: A dehumidification system for removing moisture from the air within a structure comprises a refrigerant system and a heat transfer system. The refrigerant system comprises a condenser section and an evaporator section. The heat transfer system comprises a first coil and a second coil. A primary air path extends through the first coil, the evaporator section, and the second coil. A secondary air path extends through the condenser section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Dri-Eaz Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Bruders, Brandon Burton, Tom Schnelle
  • Publication number: 20110061408
    Abstract: Dehumidifiers for high temperature operation and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes drawing air into a dehumidifier and automatically monitoring an electric current drawn by a refrigerant compressor of the dehumidifier. The method can further include automatically stopping the compressor in response to the current meeting or exceeding a predetermined threshold value, and automatically restarting the compressor in response to the compressor meeting a predetermined condition that includes or corresponds to a target pressure difference between refrigerant pressures upstream and downstream of the compressor. The predetermined condition, in at least some embodiments, includes the passage of a period of time sufficient to allow refrigerant pressures upstream and downstream of the compressor to come within a preselected range of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventor: Tom Schnelle
  • Publication number: 20100269526
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically operating dehumidifiers in response to dehumidifier operating conditions are disclosed herein. A method of operating a dehumidifier configured in accordance with one embodiment includes directing air flow through the dehumidifier at a first volumetric flow rate while the dehumidifier is operating at a first operating condition. The method further includes changing the first volumetric flow rate to a second volumetric flow rate when the first operating condition of the dehumidifier changes to a predetermined second operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Pendergrass, Matthew Miller, Tom Schnelle, Larry White
  • Publication number: 20080223050
    Abstract: A dehumidification system for removing moisture from the air within a structure comprises a refrigerant system and a heat transfer system. The refrigerant system comprises a condenser section and an evaporator section. The heat transfer system comprises a first coil and a second coil. A primary air path extends through the first coil, the evaporator section, and the second coil. A secondary air path extends through the condenser section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: DRI-EAZ PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: William E. Bruders, Brandon Burton, Tom Schnelle