Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Carpenter

Andrew J. Carpenter 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).

  • Patent number: 11963649
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. An air exchange system is provided for extracting hot water vapor from the chamber and for providing heated air into the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Carpenter, Lyle J. Oesterling
  • Patent number: 11910980
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. An air exchange system is provided for extracting hot water vapor from the chamber and for providing heated air into the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Carpenter, Lyle J. Oesterling
  • Publication number: 20220061626
    Abstract: A method of draining a wash tank of a warewash machine involves: (a) turning off, or maintaining off, both a booster tank heater and a wash tank heater of the machine; (b) simultaneously operating a rinse pump, operating a drain pump and opening a booster fill valve of the machine so that all of the following take place at the same time: (b1) fresh water is delivered through a heat exchanger to the booster tank; (b2) fresh water is delivered by the rinse pump from the booster tank to a rinse spray system and falls down into the wash tank; and (b3) liquid from the wash tank is delivered by the drain pump to a drain flow path and through the heat exchanger to exchange heat with the fresh water delivered through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew J. CARPENTER, Jeffrey R. NEWCOMER, Alexander R. ANIM-MENSAH
  • Publication number: 20210393105
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. An air exchange system is provided for extracting hot water vapor from the chamber and for providing heated air into the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew J. CARPENTER, Lyle J. OESTERLING
  • Patent number: 11122957
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly includes movable front, left, right and top wall sections, and is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. A stationary chamber rear wall includes an outlet opening fluidly connected with a vapor extraction unit at a back side of the rear wall. The vapor extraction unit includes an enclosure with a condenser therein, wherein incoming water to the machine from a cold water input passes through the condenser, wherein the enclosure includes an air outlet to surrounding ambient environment and at least one air mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Carpenter, Imtiaz S. Shaha, Jeffrey R. Newcomer
  • Publication number: 20190191958
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly includes movable front, left, right and top wall sections, and is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. A stationary chamber rear wall includes an outlet opening fluidly connected with a vapor extraction unit at a back side of the rear wall. The vapor extraction unit includes an enclosure with a condenser therein, wherein incoming water to the machine from a cold water input passes through the condenser, wherein the enclosure includes an air outlet to surrounding ambient environment and at least one air mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew J. Carpenter, Imtiaz S. Shaha, Jeffrey R. Newcomer
  • Patent number: 8222261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders, particularly Type II diabetes mellitus and related disorders, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
    Inventors: Subba R Katamreddy, Richard Dama Caldwell, Dennis Heyer, Vincente Samano, James Benjamin Thompson, Andrew J Carpenter, Christopher R Conlee, Eric Eugene Boros, Brian D Thompson
  • Publication number: 20120077812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders, particularly type II diabetes mellitus and related disorders, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: JING FANG, Jun Tang, Andrew J. Carpenter, Gregory Peckham, Christopher R. Conlee, Kien S. Du, Subba Reddy Katamreddy
  • Patent number: 8101634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders, particularly type II diabetes mellitus and related disorders, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Jing Fang, Jun Tang, Andrew J Carpenter, Gregory Peckham, Christopher R Conlee, Kien S Du, Subba Reddy Katamreddy
  • Publication number: 20110124652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders, particularly type II diabetes mellitus and related disorders, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew J. Carpenter, Jing Fang, Gregory Peckham
  • Publication number: 20100029650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders, particularly type II diabetes mellitus and related disorders, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Jing Fang, Jun Tang, Andrew J. Carpenter, Gregory Peckham, Christopher R. Conlee, Kien S. Du, Subba Reddy Katamreddy
  • Patent number: 7285557
    Abstract: A compound of formula (Ia) comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, formulations, processes of preparing, and methods of administering to mammals are provided
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham P.L.C.
    Inventors: Andrew J Carpenter, Joel P Cooper, Anthony L Handlon, Donald L Hertzog, Clifton E Hyman, Yu C Guo, Jason D Speake, David Richard Witty
  • Patent number: 6875877
    Abstract: A process for preparing enantiomerically enriched tetrahydrobenzothipeine oxides comprises cyclizing an enantiomerically enriched aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide wherein the sulfur atom of the aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide is a chiral center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Inventors: Jinglin (James T.) Li, Ching-Cheng Wang, David B. Reitz, Victor Snieckus, Horng-Chih Huang, Andrew J. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20040220404
    Abstract: A compound of formula (Ia) comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, formulations, processes of preparing, and methods of administering to mammals are provided 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Andrew J Carpenter, Joel P Cooper, Anthony L Handlon, Donald L Hertzog, Clifton E Hyman, Yu C Guo, Jason E Speake, David Richard Witty
  • Publication number: 20020188119
    Abstract: A process for preparing enantiomerically enriched tetrahydrobenzothipeine oxides comprises cyclizing an enantiomerically enriched aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide wherein the sulfur atom of the aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide is a chiral center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Jinglin Li, Ching-Cheng Wang, David B. Reitz, Victor Snieckus, Horng-Chih Huang, Andrew J. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 6369220
    Abstract: A process for preparing enantiomerically enriched tetrahydrobenzothipeine oxides comprises cyclizing an enantiomerically enriched aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide wherein the sulfur atom of the aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide is a chiral center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Inventors: Jinglin (James T.) Li, Ching-Cheng Wang, David B. Reitz, Victor Snieckus, Horng-Chih Huang, Andrew J. Carpenter