Patents Assigned to Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
  • Patent number: 7917339
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 7859273
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth McCoy, Robert Wasley, Peter Wijeratne, Paul Hauptly
  • Patent number: 7793689
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventor: Paul Becker
  • Patent number: 7755498
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth McCoy
  • Patent number: 7645173
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventor: Brian S. Larkin
  • Patent number: 7568526
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventors: Edward Everett de St. Remey, David Parman
  • Patent number: 7322415
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC
    Inventor: Edward Everett de St. Remey
  • Patent number: 6777947
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Thermal Controls LLC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ferrell McCoy, Robert Stephen Wasley