Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Reardon

Anthony J. Reardon 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: 11920831
    Abstract: A heating unit for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system may have a first airflow path through the heating unit, a second airflow path through the heating unit, and a heater assembly having a first heating coil positioned within the first airflow path, a second heating coil positioned within the second airflow path, and a coil divider separating the first heating coil and the second heating coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Praveen M. Gotakhindi, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Jim George
  • Publication number: 20240044523
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) blower assembly includes a motor and a fan wheel, wherein the motor drives rotation of the fan wheel about an axis of rotation. A blower housing accommodates the fan wheel within a hollow portion and is defined by a base, a curved boundary, a front boundary, and a rear boundary. An inlet port extending through the front boundary facilitates intake of airflow into the fan wheel. An outlet port extending through the base facilitates expulsion of the airflow from the fan wheel. A first portion of the curved boundary includes an involute profile and a second portion of the curved boundary includes a footing extending from the first portion to the base such that airflow exiting through the outlet port is guided away from the fan wheel by an interior-facing surface of the footing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hector Iovan Grajales, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Publication number: 20240035724
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an outdoor heat exchanger configured to circulate a working fluid therethrough and to place the working fluid in a heat exchange relationship with an ambient air flow, a fan configured to direct the ambient air flow across the outdoor heat exchanger, a motor configured to drive rotation of the fan, and a control system electrically coupled to the motor. The control system includes a fan controller configured to modulate a speed of the fan, and the control system is configured to selectively enable and disable electrical communication from the fan controller to the motor in response to an ambient temperature detected by the control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Gregory Ulizio
  • Patent number: 11761646
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a reheat valve configured to receive a refrigerant flow and regulate division of the refrigerant flow provided to a reheat coil and a condenser. The HVAC system also includes a condenser fan configured to draw a flow of outdoor air across the condenser and a controller communicatively coupled to the reheat valve and the condenser fan. The controller is configured to monitor a position of the reheat valve and to control operation of the condenser fan based on a correspondence between the position of the reheat valve and a threshold degree of opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Karan Garg, Mujibul R. Mohammad, Hambirarao S. Sawant, Anand M. Dulange, Amit R. Chothave, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Patent number: 11739955
    Abstract: A heating ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a support structure having a mounting rail, a first mounting bracket coupled to the mounting rail and configured to be adjustably positioned along a first axis of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bracket directly coupled to the first mounting bracket. The second mounting bracket is configured to support a fan motor mounted thereto, the second mounting bracket is configured to be adjustably positioned along a second axis of the first mounting bracket, and the second axis of the first mounting bracket is transverse to the first axis of the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Zachary A. Willey, John L. McElvany, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Publication number: 20230228496
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing and a heat exchanger disposed within the housing. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes where the plurality of tubes extends from a first end to a second end of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of fins coupled to and extending between the plurality of tubes. The heat exchanger further includes a first end sheet disposed at the first end of the heat exchanger and a second end sheet disposed at the second end of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of intermediate sheets disposed between the first end sheet and the second end sheet, where the plurality of tubes extends through each intermediate sheet of the plurality of intermediate sheets, and each intermediate sheet of the plurality of intermediate sheets is coupled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Amit R. Chothave, Karan Garg, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Patent number: 11635214
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an HVAC unit enclosure having a base pan. The base pan is sloped from an inner portion of the enclosure to an outer lateral edge of the base pan such that the base pan is configured to direct flow of liquid toward and over the outer lateral edge to flow off the base pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Curtis A. Trammell, Anthony J. Reardon, Hector I. Grajales Torres
  • Publication number: 20230121529
    Abstract: A heating ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a support structure having a mounting rail, a first mounting bracket coupled to the mounting rail and configured to be adjustably positioned along a first axis of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bracket directly coupled to the first mounting bracket. The second mounting bracket is configured to support a fan motor mounted thereto, the second mounting bracket is configured to be adjustably positioned along a second axis of the first mounting bracket, and the second axis of the first mounting bracket is transverse to the first axis of the mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Zachary A. Willey, John L. McElvany, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Patent number: 11573028
    Abstract: A heater assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system has a heater and a controller enclosure. The heater has a plurality of heating elements in a frame that has two opposing ends. The controller enclosure has two end walls and a plurality of side walls in a non-rectangular polygonal configuration. One of the two opposing ends of the frame is coupled to one of the two end walls such that an orientation of the heating elements may be changed based on respective locations of the plurality of side walls of the controller enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Praveen M. Gotakhindi, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg
  • Patent number: 11536471
    Abstract: A heating ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a support structure having a mounting rail, a first mounting bracket coupled to the mounting rail and configured to be adjustably positioned along a first axis of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bracket directly coupled to the first mounting bracket. The second mounting bracket is configured to support a fan motor mounted thereto, the second mounting bracket is configured to be adjustably positioned along a second axis of the first mounting bracket, and the second axis of the first mounting bracket is transverse to the first axis of the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Zachary A. Willey, John L. McElvany, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Publication number: 20220228758
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a reheat valve configured to receive a refrigerant flow and regulate division of the refrigerant flow provided to a reheat coil and a condenser. The HVAC system also includes a condenser fan configured to draw a flow of outdoor air across the condenser and a controller communicatively coupled to the reheat valve and the condenser fan. The controller is configured to monitor a position of the reheat valve and to control operation of the condenser fan based on a correspondence between the position of the reheat valve and a threshold degree of opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Karan Garg, Mujibul R. Mohammad, Hambirarao S. Sawant, Anand M. Dulange, Amit R. Chothave, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Publication number: 20210356152
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a plurality of condenser fans and a control system. The control system is configured to perform operations that include identifying an ambient condition, determining an operating mode of the HVAC system, and operating a subset of the plurality of condenser fans based on the operating mode and in response to identification of a low ambient condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hambirarao S. Sawant, Anthony J. Reardon, Anand M. Dulange, Gregory Ulizio
  • Publication number: 20210190334
    Abstract: A heating ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a support structure having a mounting rail, a first mounting bracket coupled to the mounting rail and configured to be adjustably positioned along a first axis of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bracket directly coupled to the first mounting bracket. The second mounting bracket is configured to support a fan motor mounted thereto, the second mounting bracket is configured to be adjustably positioned along a second axis of the first mounting bracket, and the second axis of the first mounting bracket is transverse to the first axis of the mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Zachary A. Willey, John L. McElvany, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Publication number: 20210190332
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an HVAC unit enclosure having a base pan. The base pan is sloped from an inner portion of the enclosure to an outer lateral edge of the base pan such that the base pan is configured to direct flow of liquid toward and over the outer lateral edge to flow off the base pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Curtis A. Trammell, Anthony J. Reardon, Hector I. Grajales Torres
  • Patent number: 11009272
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system has a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor, a condenser system with a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes fluidly separate from the first set of tubes within the condenser system, and a valve positioned downstream of the compressor and upstream of the second set of tubes relative to a direction of refrigerant flow through the refrigerant circuit, in which the refrigerant circuit is configured to direct refrigerant through the first set of tubes and through the second set of tubes. The HVAC system further has a switch configured to detect an operating parameter and to instruct the valve to close based on the operating parameter such that refrigerant flow is blocked through the second set of tubes and refrigerant flow is enabled through the first set of tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Zhiwei Huang
  • Patent number: 10935263
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system that has a first circuit and a second circuit that each have a compressor and a condenser, a conduit extending from the second circuit downstream of the condenser to the first circuit upstream of the compressor, a valve along the conduit that may manage flow therethrough, and a controller that may operate the HVAC system in a first mode such that each circuit separately circulates the refrigerant in each circuit and transition to a second mode such that refrigerant-sharing occurs between the circuits. In response to a request to transition from the second mode to the first mode, the controller may determine an amount of refrigerant subcooling, compare the amount to a threshold value associated with the first mode, and instruct opening of the valve upon a determination that the amount is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Baskaran K, Karan Garg, Curtis W. Caskey, Norman J. Blanton, Anthony J. Reardon, Zhiwei Huang
  • Publication number: 20200378644
    Abstract: A heater assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system has a heater and a controller enclosure. The heater has a plurality of heating elements in a frame that has two opposing ends. The controller enclosure has two end walls and a plurality of side walls in a non-rectangular polygonal configuration. One of the two opposing ends of the frame is coupled to one of the two end walls such that an orientation of the heating elements may be changed based on respective locations of the plurality of side walls of the controller enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Praveen M. Gotakhindi, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg
  • Publication number: 20200309414
    Abstract: A heating unit for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system may have a first airflow path through the heating unit, a second airflow path through the heating unit, and a heater assembly having a first heating coil positioned within the first airflow path, a second heating coil positioned within the second airflow path, and a coil divider separating the first heating coil and the second heating coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Praveen M. Gotakhindi, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Jim George
  • Publication number: 20200309402
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a heater housing having a first side wall, a second side wall opposing the first side wall, and a ceiling extending between the first side wall and second side wall. The HVAC unit also includes a first mounting rail disposed across the first side wall at a first distance from the ceiling, and a second mounting rail disposed across the second side wall at a second distance from the ceiling. The first distance is greater than the second distance. The HVAC unit also includes a heating element assembly coupled to the first and second mounting rails and having a planar heating interface extending from the first mounting rail to the second mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony J. Reardon, Praveen M. Gotakhindi, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg
  • Patent number: 10753663
    Abstract: A vapor compression system that includes a baffle that separates a first condenser and a first fan from a second condenser and a second fan. A controller that switches between first and second modes of operation. In the first mode of operation the controller closes a valve to block a flow of a refrigerant through a first condenser and turns off the first fan. In the second mode of operation the controller opens the valve to enable the flow of the refrigerant through the first condenser and turns on the first fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Randall C. Forristall, Vincent E. Ford, Theresa T. Dinh, Tyler S. Riddle, Curtis A. Trammell, Robert C. Haddad, Anthony J. Reardon