Patents by Inventor Anthony L. ERB

Anthony L. ERB 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).

  • Reciprocating compressor with vapor injection system
    Patent number: 10280918
    Abstract: A compressor may include a compression cylinder, a compression piston, a crankshaft, an injection bore, a position sensor, and a valve assembly. The compression piston is disposed within the compression cylinder and is operable to compress a vapor disposed within the compression cylinder from a suction pressure to a discharge pressure. The crankshaft is operable to cycle the compression piston within the compression cylinder. The injection bore may be in fluid communication with the compression cylinder and may be operable to selectively communicate intermediate-pressure vapor at a pressure between the suction pressure and said discharge pressure to the compression cylinder. The position sensor may measure a rotational position of the crankshaft. The valve assembly may be associated with the injection bore. The valve assembly may be operable to control passage of fluid from the injection bore into the compression cylinder in response to data provided by the position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest R. Bergman, John P. Elson, Frank S. Wallis, Anthony L. Erb, Diane Belinda Patrizio, Thomas L. Girvin, II, Brian G. Schroeder, Michael R. Schultz Navara, Adam Michael Blake
  • Reciprocating Compressor With Vapor Injection System
    Publication number: 20160245278
    Abstract: A compressor may include a compression cylinder, a compression piston, a crankshaft, an injection bore, a position sensor, and a valve assembly. The compression piston is disposed within the compression cylinder and is operable to compress a vapor disposed within the compression cylinder from a suction pressure to a discharge pressure. The crankshaft is operable to cycle the compression piston within the compression cylinder. The injection bore may be in fluid communication with the compression cylinder and may be operable to selectively communicate intermediate-pressure vapor at a pressure between the suction pressure and said discharge pressure to the compression cylinder. The position sensor may measure a rotational position of the crankshaft. The valve assembly may be associated with the injection bore. The valve assembly may be operable to control passage of fluid from the injection bore into the compression cylinder in response to data provided by the position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest R. BERGMAN, John P. ELSON, Frank S. WALLIS, Anthony L. ERB, Diane Belinda PATRIZIO, Thomas L. GIRVIN, II