Patents by Inventor Tommy A. Johnson, Sr.

Tommy A. Johnson, Sr. 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: 20160023539
    Abstract: An energy recovery system in a principal cooling system, which includes a canister mountable on a refrigerant line, the refrigerant line producing cold to an exterior of the refrigerant line, the canister comprising a body portion for encasing at least a portion of the refrigerant line with a fluid flow channel through the body of the canister for flowing a refrigerant mixture therethrough, the refrigerant mixture being cooled by the cold produced by refrigerant line, so that when the refrigerant mixture exits the canister, the refrigerant mixture is colder than when it entered the canister and can be circulated to another system that can utilize the cooled refrigerant mixture. In a second embodiment of the system, an enlarged canister encases a portion of a compressor, and a refrigerant mixture flows through the canister to receive heat from the compressor to cool down the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Tommy A. JOHNSON, SR.
  • Patent number: 7080519
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling an air conditioning system's condensing coils utilizing an air filter pad made of glass fibers with self contained, perforated water capillary tubes allowing moisture to permeate the filter pad. The filter pads may be connectable in series and provided with integral mounting strips for fixed or magnetic, internal or external attachment to the condensing unit. Special adaptive solenoids are also provided to allow for minimum flow of water over long periods of time. Dual sensors are provided connected to both the high and low side of the compressor for sensing compressor temperature status and switching the solenoid on and off, thereby preventing freezing of the compressor. A unique method for applying chilled water to the capillary tubes by coiling the capillary tube around the suction line of the compressor is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Tommy A. Johnson, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6619059
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling an air conditioning system's condensing coils utilizing air filter pad made of glass fibers with self contained, perforated water capillary tubes allowing moisture to permeate the filter pad. The filter dads are connectable in series and provided with integral mounting strips for fixed or magnetic, internal or external attachment to the condensing unit. Special adaptive solenoids are also provided to allow for minimum flow of water over long periods of time. Dual sensors are provided connected to both the high and low side of the compressor for sensing compressor temperature status and switching the solenoid on and off, thereby preventing freezing. A unique method for applying chilled water to the capillary tubes by coiling the capillary tube around the suction line of the compressor is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Tommy A. Johnson, Sr.