Patents by Inventor Bennie Hoyt

Bennie Hoyt 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).

  • Bracket assembly for a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 10451363
    Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Tony M. Clark, Jeremiah M. Horn, Debra S. Yates, Cody J. Kaiser, Hung V. Tran, Dale Clair Kester, Stanley Robert Buisman, Bennie Hoyt
  • BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20170205158
    Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Tony M. Clark, Jeremiah M. Horn, Debra S. Yates, Cody J. Kaiser, Hung V. Tran, Dale Clair Kester, Stanley Robert Buisman, Bennie Hoyt
  • Air handler heat kit installation and mounting
    Publication number: 20070116442
    Abstract: A heating arrangement is provided for use in an air handling unit. The heating arrangement includes at least one heating device to be disposed in the airflow of an air handling unit. A base is configured to support the at least one heating device and a first guide member to be mounted on a structural component inside the air handling unit. A second guide member is mounted on the base, the second guide member being configured to slidably engage the first guide member. Sliding engagement of the first guide member and the second guide member positions the at least one heating device to an installed position inside the air handling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Harrod, Bennie Hoyt, Cosimo Caronna, Elmer Romero