Patents by Inventor Brett Q. Tempest

Brett Q. Tempest 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).

  • High performance architectural precast concrete wall system
    Patent number: 9797136
    Abstract: A construction panel comprising a rigid insulation layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, an outer concrete wythe secured to the exterior surface of the insulation layer, an inner concrete wythe secured to the interior surface of the insulation layer, a grid system which ties the outer concrete wythe to the inner concrete wythe and a capillary tube system located within the construction panel wherein liquid is passed through the tubing in order to increase or decrease the temperature of the construction panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Thomas A. Gentry, Brett Q. Tempest
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE WALL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170260747
    Abstract: A construction panel comprising a rigid insulation layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, an outer concrete wythe secured to the exterior surface of the insulation layer, an inner concrete wythe secured to the interior surface of the insulation layer, a grid system which ties the outer concrete wythe to the inner concrete wythe and a capillary tube system located within the construction panel wherein liquid is passed through the tubing in order to increase or decrease the temperature of the construction panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: THOMAS A. GENTRY, Brett Q. Tempest
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE WALL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160010332
    Abstract: A construction panel comprising a rigid insulation layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, an outer concrete wythe secured to the exterior surface of the insulation layer, an inner concrete wythe secured to the interior surface of the insulation layer, a grid system which ties the outer concrete wythe to the inner concrete wythe and a capillary tube system located within the construction panel wherein liquid is passed through the tubing in order to increase or decrease the temperature of the construction panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas A. Gentry, Brett Q. Tempest