Patents by Inventor Aaron A. Strand

Aaron A. Strand 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).

  • Refrigerated cargo vehicle with alternator driven refrigeration system
    Patent number: 12691730
    Abstract: A refrigerated cargo vehicle has a refrigerated enclosure and a refrigeration system that delivers a refrigerated air flow to the enclosure. The refrigeration system includes a compressor that has a voltage rating higher than the electric potential output of an alternator driven by an engine of the refrigerated cargo vehicle. A DC-to-DC power converter is disposed electrically between the alternator and the compressor so that the power converter receives electric current from the alternator at a first electric potential and outputs a second electric current to the compressor at a second electric potential higher than the first electric potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Johnson Truck Bodies, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Huerth, Aaron A. Strand, Gerald L. Larson, Lannah M. Schulz
  • REFRIGERATED CARGO VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED REFRIGERATION POWER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20260001472
    Abstract: A refrigerated cargo vehicle has a refrigerated enclosure and a refrigeration system that delivers a refrigerated air flow to the enclosure. The vehicle has at least one motor and an electric power source in communication with the at least one motor. At least one battery is in communication with the refrigeration system to provide electric power to the refrigeration system and is in communication with the electric power source so that the electric power source provides electric power to the at least one battery. The at least one battery defines an impedance that is at most about three milliohms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Dustin R. Huerth, Aaron A. Strand, Gerald L. Larson, Lannah M. Schulz
  • REFRIGERATED CARGO VEHICLE WITH ALTERNATOR DRIVEN REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240286460
    Abstract: A refrigerated cargo vehicle has a refrigerated enclosure and a refrigeration system that delivers a refrigerated air flow to the enclosure. The refrigeration system includes a compressor that has a voltage rating higher than the electric potential output of an alternator driven by an engine of the refrigerated cargo vehicle. A DC-to-DC power converter is disposed electrically between the alternator and the compressor so that the power converter receives electric current from the alternator at a first electric potential and outputs a second electric current to the compressor at a second electric potential higher than the first electric potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Dustin R. Huerth, Aaron A. Strand, Gerald L. Larson, Lannah M. Schulz