Patents Assigned to Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
  • 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: 11083112
    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 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn A. Thao, Mark J. Sowada, Michael Rasmussen, Jason Dickmann, Victor Divine, William J. Hanson
  • Patent number: 10954695
    Abstract: An interlock for an enclosure can include a primary door activator with an activator arm, a secondary door activator, and a rotatable arrangement that links the primary and secondary door activators. The activator arm can block a primary door of the enclosure from being closed when the activator arm is in an open configuration. The activator arm can be configured to rotate with the rotatable arrangement in a first direction towards the open configuration as the primary door is opened, and in a second direction away from the open configuration as the primary door is closed. The secondary door activator can be configured to engage the rotatable arrangement to prevent rotation of the rotatable arrangement when the secondary door is open, and to permit rotation of the rotatable arrangement when the secondary door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: William Anderson, Kevin Roof, Krystal Jamison, Alkhalil Alkindi, Taylor Farber, Csaba Andrasfi
  • Patent number: 10512866
    Abstract: A filter housing can support filter media for a fan arrangement. The filter housing can include a filter body with a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end. A bell portion can be disposed between the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening and can define a cavity within the housing body. An air-permeable filter support can extend into the cavity to support the filter media within the cavity, with the filter media spaced apart from at least one of the first and second openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Seng Chang, Douglas L. Neuenfeldt, Jeffrey Thibedeau, William J. Nepsha, Richard L. Raisanen, Michael J. Koehler, Paul H. Landgraf, Klaus-Peter Bachmann, Adam Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 10512190
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system and a method for mounting a panel within an enclosure. Using one or more sets of mounting blocks, the panel and a frame of the enclosure can be secured together in respective horizontal orientations, then collectively rotated to a vertical orientation. The one or more sets of mounting blocks can include a set of stop blocks, each including a respective tongue, and a set of slide blocks, each defining a respective recess when seated on a frame member of the enclosure frame. Each tongue can be configured to nest within a corresponding recess when the mounting blocks secure the panel to a corresponding frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: William Anderson, Nathan L. Westby, Garrett Potvin, Larry Krynski
  • Patent number: 10502463
    Abstract: A thermal management system for an enclosure containing electrical components includes a thermoelectric cooling unit for controlling temperature inside the enclosure and a controller for the cooling unit, the controller being configured so that it can be installed within and protected by the enclosure, rather than requiring its own separate secure enclosure. The controller can further be installed within a housing of the thermoelectric cooling unit, which housing does not increase the footprint of the cooling unit. The housing can include a cover that separates the space within the housing into two compartments, with the controller mounted at an angle that allows the controller to fit within one of the compartments and under the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Thao, Jason Dickmann, Victor Divine, Michael Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 10451307
    Abstract: A float drain for an enclosure can include a basket to collect liquid from the enclosure, a sealing structure surrounding an outlet of the basket, and a float configured to seat against the sealing surface to prevent fluid flow out of the outlet and to rise off of the sealing surface due to buoyancy forces as the liquid collects in the basket. The float drain can include other features, including: ribs or other protrusions extending into an interior are of the basket to space the float apart from an inner wall of the basket; an angled orientation of the sealing surface; and a trough, at least partly defined by the sealing structure, to collect debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Stammer, La Her, Jamie Livgard, Michael J. Koehler
  • Patent number: 10422159
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a rod guide for mounting a latch rod to an enclosure. A guide member can include a guide-member support surface and a guide opening to receive the latch rod. A base member can include a base-member support surface. The base member can support the guide member with the guide opening at different distances from the surface of the enclosure when the guide-member support surface is seated on the base-member support surface with the guide member disposed at different respective rotational orientations relative to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson
  • Patent number: 10332697
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an encapsulated compressor overload, an encapsulated compressor relay start, an encapsulated head pressure control switch and a wiring diagram for a circuit for air conditioning units which prevent gases from being ignited by means of encapsulating sparking components, use of solid-state switching devices, and/or wiring circuits in such a way that open contacts do not contain enough energy to produce a spark capable of igniting the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Dean Stammer, La Her, William Martin
  • Patent number: D859631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Seng Chang, Jeffrey Thibedeau, Michael Springstead
  • 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