Patents by Inventor Brian Merkel

Brian Merkel 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).

  • Blower speed airflow selection
    Patent number: 12638203
    Abstract: A method of establishing airflow settings for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment is provided. The method includes identifying a parameter for the HVAC equipment, defining a recipe for the HVAC equipment in accordance with the parameter, generating a recipe file associated with the recipe and comprising lists of selectable options for each mode of operation of the HVAC equipment, permitting selections from each of the lists for each mode of operation of the HVAC equipment via a user interface (UI) during an installation of the HVAC equipment in a system and setting operations of the HVAC equipment according to each of the selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Kiningham, Ross Mielke, Brian Merkel, Damaris Torres-Crespo, Joshua Hammel
  • BLOWER SPEED AIRFLOW SELECTION
    Publication number: 20230383977
    Abstract: A method of establishing airflow settings for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment is provided. The method includes identifying a parameter for the HVAC equipment, defining a recipe for the HVAC equipment in accordance with the parameter, generating a recipe file associated with the recipe and comprising lists of selectable options for each mode of operation of the HVAC equipment, permitting selections from each of the lists for each mode of operation of the HVAC equipment via a user interface (UI) during an installation of the HVAC equipment in a system and setting operations of the HVAC equipment according to each of the selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Kiningham, Ross Mielke, Brian Merkel, Damaris Torres-Crespo, Joshua Hammel