Patents Assigned to Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
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Patent number: 7917339Abstract: Heat trace system design is disclosed. In some embodiments, pipe system data including data associated with pipe system components is received, and in response to receiving a selection of a pipe system component, data associated with a set of one or more pipe system components including the selected pipe system component is automatically extracted from the received pipe system data. One or more heat trace system components for the set of pipe system components are determined based at least in part on the extracted data.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventors: Neil Bourgeois, Elson Castillo, Xiaorong Deng, Michael H. Easley, Rodney E. Gilmour, Donald Lee Hunter, Steven Noel, Brent Steven Podruzny, Mitchell A. Todd, Willem Philip Westerhuijs
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Patent number: 7859273Abstract: A sensor for detecting the presence of an organic liquid. The sensor includes an a elongate substrate having a first and second opposed surface, and a first sensor surface disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate and a second sensor surface disposed on at least a portion of the second surface of the substrate. The sensor also includes a bridging electrode electrically coupling the first and second sensor surfaces, a first electrode disposed on the first surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the first sensor surface, and a second electrode disposed the second surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the second sensor surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventors: Kenneth McCoy, Robert Wasley, Peter Wijeratne, Paul Hauptly
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Patent number: 7793689Abstract: A heat tracing device has one or more heating elements positioned adjacent to a heatable surface, an aerogel high temperature insulation layer adjacent to the one or more heating elements, a low temperature insulation layer adjacent to the aerogel high temperature insulation layer and a locking mechanism effective to fix the position of the low temperature insulation layer to the aerogel high temperature insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventor: Paul Becker
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Patent number: 7755498Abstract: A device and method for detecting the presence of one or more targeted liquids in volume of space where the targeted liquid is not normally present. The device includes a sensor that can differentiate between the target fluid and a non-target fluid.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventor: Kenneth McCoy
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Patent number: 7645173Abstract: A cable connector wire guide and a connector assembly including the same. The wire guide includes first and second portions defining a cable opening. The first and second portions are configured to allow for expansion of the cable opening to allow cables of different dimensions to be received within the cable opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventor: Brian S. Larkin
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Patent number: 7568526Abstract: A subterranean electro-thermal heating system including one or more heater cable sections extending through one or more heat target regions of a subterranean environment and one or more cold lead sections coupled to the heater cable section(s) and extending through one or more non-target regions of the subterranean environment. A cold lead section delivers electrical power to a heater cable section but generates less heat than the heater cable section. The heater cable section(s) are arranged to deliver thermal input to one or more localized areas in the subterranean environment to vaporize a liquid, e.g. water.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventors: Edward Everett de St. Remey, David Parman
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Patent number: 7322415Abstract: A subterranean electro-thermal heating system including one or more heater cable sections extending through one or more heat target regions of a subterranean environment and one or more cold lead sections coupled to the heater cable section(s) and extending through one or more non-target regions of the subterranean environment. A cold lead section delivers electrical power to a heater cable section but generates less heat than the heater cable section. The heater cable section(s) and the cold lead section(s) are arranged to deliver thermal input to one or more localized areas in the subterranean environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLCInventor: Edward Everett de St. Remey
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Patent number: 6777947Abstract: A cable suitable for detecting the presence of corrosive liquids is disclosed. In an embodiment the cable includes two sensing wires wrapped around a core member, at least one of the sensing wires being surrounded by a non-conductive surface layer. In an alternate embodiment the cable includes two sensing wires wrapped around a core member, the sensing wires and core member being encapsulated by a non-conductive surface layer. Preferably, the cable includes insulating wires for detecting the location of a leak. When a corrosive liquid contacts the sensing wires of the cable an electrical connection is created between them.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC.Inventors: Kenneth Ferrell McCoy, Robert Stephen Wasley