Patents Assigned to Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12178013
    Abstract: A retainer for securing a manifold can include an aperture that can be positioned adjacent to a retention portion of a keyhole slot in a mounting structure. The retainer can be flexed away from the mounting structure when a mounting protrusion on the manifold extends through a receiving portion of the keyhole slot. The retainer can resiliently move toward the mounting structure when the mounting protrusion is moved into the retention portion of the keyhole slot to capture the mounting protrusion within the retention portion of the keyhole slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen DeMars
  • Patent number: 12167550
    Abstract: An interlock system for an enclosure can include a power switch movable between an OFF position and an ON position with a defeater arm coupled to the power switch. The defeater arm can be selectively movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and when the defeater arm is in the locked position the power switch is prevented from moving from the OFF position to the ON position. An interlock can include a pivot bracket pivotally supported by a support bracket within the interior of the enclosure and movable between a first orientation, in which the pivot bracket is out of engagement with the defeater arm, and a second orientation, in which the pivot bracket displaces the defeater arm into the unlocked position. When the door is moved into a closed position from an open position, a door bracket displaces the pivot bracket into the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Roof, William Anderson
  • Patent number: 12158176
    Abstract: An attachment system to secure an enclosure cover over an enclosure opening is provided. The attachment system includes an outer insert, an anchor block, and a locking body. The outer insert extends through the enclosure cover and includes an anchor portion that extends at least partly to an inner side of the enclosure. The anchor block, which includes one or more flexible arms that are configured to engage an interior structure of the enclosure, can be secured to the anchor portion of the outer insert. The locking body can be rotatably secured relative to the anchor block and can be rotated from an outer side of the enclosure cover between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ramos, Adrian Serrano, Juan Pablo Rincon
  • Patent number: 12129785
    Abstract: A shroud assembly can include a support frame with a locking slot and a hinge slot, and a shroud with a first pin and a second pin. The locking slot can receive the first pin to secure the shroud in a closed configuration. The hinge slot can receive the second pin to support the shroud in the closed configuration, in an open configuration, and during hinging of the shroud between the closed and open configurations. A tab can engage a notch to support the shroud at a predetermined angle relative to the support frame when the shroud is in the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thibedeau, Seng Chang, Michael Koehler
  • Patent number: 12123237
    Abstract: A hinge is provided for hingedly connecting an enclosure door to an enclosure body. The hinge can include a set of hinge leafs, which can include a first leaf and a second leaf, a pin, and a fastener. The pin can extend from the first leaf and can be removably receivable within a pocket in the second leaf. The pin can have a groove extending inward from and around the periphery of the pin and positioned between the proximal pin end and the distal pin end. The fastener can extend into the pocket and at least partially into the groove when the hinge is in a locked configuration, inhibiting the separation of the first and second leafs, and removed from the groove when the hinge is in an unlocked configuration allowing the separation of the first and second leafs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Rony Khalife, William Anderson
  • Patent number: 12068592
    Abstract: Enclosure assemblies with integrating flashing for protecting an accessory on a rooftop. The enclosure assemblies can include a base configured to protect the rooftop from water intrusion and a cover configured to be joined to the raised portion of the base. The base can include a bottom wall and a raised portion extending from the bottom wall. The base can include an uphill portion configured to be positioned beneath at least one full course of roof shingle on the rooftop, without having to cut the roof shingle. The raised portion can be disposed off-center relative to the central transverse axis of the bottom wall, leaving the uphill portion of the bottom wall uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng-Chi Yang, Byron James Madden, Ryan Mac McClister
  • Patent number: 12048114
    Abstract: An air conditioner for an enclosure that can include a housing that partly defines an ambient air exchange cavity and a tub that further defines the ambient air exchange cavity and partly defines a cooling cavity. The tub can support a first heat exchanger within the ambient air exchange cavity, and a second heat exchanger and a fan within the cooling cavity. The second heat exchanger can be included in a coolant flow loop with the first heat exchanger and the fan can move air across the second heat exchanger and into the inlet of the enclosure. The second heat exchanger can be located above the fan. A fluid trap can be provided below the second heat exchanger and adjacent the fan to capture condensate from the second heat exchanger and can direct the condensate into the ambient air exchange cavity for disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Koehler, Randal Schroeder, Michael Woods, Jeff Thibedeau, Joseph Ricke
  • Patent number: 12031780
    Abstract: A manifold assembly provided for a server rack. The manifold assembly can include a manifold tube with a port hole within a spotface that extends inward from an external surface of the manifold tube. A channel can be included having a channel aperture. A bushing can also be included with a throughbore extending along a bushing axis. The bushing can be coupled to the channel with the bushing axis in alignment with a center of the channel aperture. The channel can be rigidly secured to the manifold tube to provide structural support thereto relative to the server rack, with the bushing captivated between the channel and the manifold tube and the bushing received within the spotface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Stammer, Allen DeMars
  • Patent number: 11998112
    Abstract: Support brackets for an enclosure system can be secured to the enclosure system while the enclosure system is assembled and without removing fasteners from the enclosure system. A support bracket can include first and second slots dimensioned to engage first and second bolts that are fastened to an enclosure frame. The support bracket can further include a support flange, and a stud to engage and support a side panel. When secured to the support bracket, the side panel can provide an additional mounting surface for mounting electrical components within an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Villegas Hinojosa, Alejandro Usiel Hernandez Villa, David Roque Cabello
  • Patent number: 11872675
    Abstract: A glider tool can be provided for installing a back panel of an enclosure. The glider tool can include a body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, the body defining a length that extends from the first end to the second end. The first end of the body can be configured to engage a front frame member of the enclosure, and the second end of the body can be configured to contact the enclosure, when the glider tool is in an installed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Alejandro Rodriquez Perez, Joseph D. Ricke, David Israel Roque Cabello, Selene Elizabeth Hernandez Ariguznaga
  • Patent number: 11815114
    Abstract: An enclosure can have an enclosure body, the enclosure body can include an enclosure frame, and a first enclosure flange. The enclosure can have a center post having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end can include a first center post flange having a hole extending therethrough. The enclosure can include a gasket having a gasket hole therethrough, and a threaded fastener to threadingly engage the hole. The threaded fastener can be configured to rotate in a first direction while threadingly engaged with the hole, and the threaded fastener can contact the first enclosure flange to increase a distance between the first enclosure flange and the first center post flange in order to receive the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Ricke
  • Patent number: 11788625
    Abstract: A hole seal is provided that can include a plate having a surface configured to face away from an enclosure wall of an enclosure, and a peripheral extension that is angled away from the surface. The hole seal can include a stud coupled to and extending away from the plate, a gasket, a retaining member configured to engage an enclosure wall of an enclosure opposite the gasket, and a fastener. The fastener is configured to threadingly engage the stud and be advanced along the stud to urge the retaining member against the enclosure wall, thereby urging a peripheral extension of the plate into the gasket, via compression of the gasket against an exterior surface of the enclosure wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph D. Ricke
  • Patent number: 11711911
    Abstract: A thermal management system for an enclosure containing electrical components includes a cooling unit for controlling temperature inside the enclosure and a controller for the cooling unit, the controller being configured so that it can receive a three-phase power input signal and distribute power and control connected components using the three-phase signal. The controller can protect the compressor in critical scenarios such as thermal overload and overcurrent. The controller can output various faults such as missing phase alarm, imbalance phase alarm, overcurrent alarm, thermal overload alarm, door open alarm, and temperature and pressure alarms. An auto phase sequence correction controls the phase relay, accepting 3 phase 480 VAC power input from facility power terminal, supplying 3 phase power to the compressor and motor impellers, 12V DC power to a display unit, and 24V DC power to a remote access control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn A. Thao, Mark J. Sowada, Michael Rasmussen, Jason Dickmann, Victor Divine, William J. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11432429
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an adjustable barrier assembly for enclosure, and related methods of installation. The adjustable barrier assembly includes a barrier panel that includes a first panel slidable relative to a second panel to accommodate different depths of different enclosures. The assembly further includes a top support bracket, an upper barrier plate, a bottom support bracket, and a lower barrier plate. Each of the upper barrier plate and the lower barrier plate can be secured to the top support bracket and the bottom support bracket, respectively, at different relative orientations in order to accommodate different heights of different enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Villegas Hinojosa, Alejandro Usiel Hernandez Villa, Omar Alejandro Rodriguez Perez, Selene Hernandez Ariguznaga
  • Patent number: 11408456
    Abstract: An enclosure can have an enclosure body, the enclosure body can include an enclosure frame, and a first enclosure flange. The enclosure can have a center post having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end can include a first center post flange having a hole extending therethrough. The enclosure can include a gasket having a gasket hole therethrough, and a threaded fastener to threadingly engage the hole. The threaded fastener can be configured to rotate in a first direction while threadingly engaged with the hole, and the threaded fastener can contact the first enclosure flange to increase a distance between the first enclosure flange and the first center post flange in order to receive the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Ricke
  • Patent number: 11340003
    Abstract: A system or method can be used to monitor operations of a heat exchanger, such as a condenser of an air conditioning system, that includes a header plate. A temperature sensor can be secured to the header plate to measure a temperature of the header plate as a proxy for a temperature or a pressure of a working fluid of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rasmussen, William Hanson
  • Patent number: 11286840
    Abstract: A shroud assembly can include a support frame with a locking slot and a hinge slot, and a shroud with a first pin and a second pin. The locking slot can receive the first pin to secure the shroud in a closed configuration. The hinge slot can receive the second pin to support the shroud in the closed configuration, in an open configuration, and during hinging of the shroud between the closed and open configurations. A tab can engage a notch to support the shroud at a predetermined angle relative to the support frame when the shroud is in the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thibedeau, Seng Chang, Michael Koehler
  • Patent number: D966199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng-Chi Yang, Byron James Madden, Ryan Mac McClister
  • Patent number: D1015279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng-Chi Yang, Byron James Madden, Ryan Mac McClister
  • Patent number: D1015859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventor: Cesar Alejandro De Los Santos Campos