Patents by Inventor Brandon Schwoeppe

Brandon Schwoeppe 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).

  • SCREW COMPRESSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE PASSAGE
    Publication number: 20220372978
    Abstract: A screw compressor includes an outlet housing. The outlet housing includes a passage that is configured to communicate compressed fluid from a screw rotor to a discharge. A removable cover plate is configured to cover a portion of the passage. A method of varying a volume index for a screw compressor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Okhman, David M. Rockwell, Amit Vaidya, Yifan Qiu, Brandon Schwoeppe, Joshua S. Lavoie
  • Unloading system for variable speed compressor
    Patent number: 11397034
    Abstract: A variable speed compressor includes a housing assembly having a suction port and an inlet port, a motor disposed within the housing assembly, and at least one rotatable element mounted within the housing assembly. The at least one rotatable element is driven by the motor about an axis of rotation. The variable speed compression additionally includes an unloading system having at least one valve. The unloading system is selectively operable to supplement an unloading of the variable speed compressor defined by an operational speed of the variable speed compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brandon Schwoeppe
  • UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20200003220
    Abstract: A variable speed compressor includes a housing assembly having a suction port and an inlet port, a motor disposed within the housing assembly, and at least one rotatable element mounted within the housing assembly. The at least one rotatable element is driven by the motor about an axis of rotation. The variable speed compression additionally includes an unloading system having at least one valve. The unloading system is selectively operable to supplement an unloading of the variable speed compressor defined by an operational speed of the variable speed compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Brandon Schwoeppe