Patents by Inventor Bryson L. Sheaffer

Bryson L. Sheaffer 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).

  • Patent number: 11435116
    Abstract: An eductor system for a chiller assembly is provided. The system includes a first and a second eductor. The first eductor includes a first suction inlet that receives a first oil and refrigerant mixture from a plenum of a compressor, a first motive inlet that receives a first motive fluid from an oil sump, and a first outlet that discharges a first outlet mixture to the oil sump. The first outlet mixture includes both the first oil and refrigerant mixture and the first motive fluid. The second eductor includes a second suction inlet that receives a second oil and refrigerant mixture from an evaporator, a second motive inlet that receives a second motive fluid from a condenser, and a second outlet that discharges a second outlet mixture to the plenum of the compressor. The second outlet mixture includes both the second oil and refrigerant mixture and the second motive fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Bryson L. Sheaffer, Paul W. Snell
  • Publication number: 20190203987
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a condenser includes a shell having a longitudinal axis, a first tube bundle disposed within the shell, and a subcooler component disposed within the shell beneath the first tube bundle. The subcooler component includes a rectilinear housing, a plurality of rectilinear grid support assemblies disposed within the rectilinear housing and spaced lengthwise along the axis of the shell, and a second tube bundle disposed within the rectilinear housing, wherein tubes of the second tube bundle are held in place within rectilinear grid channels of the rectilinear grid support assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Bryson L. Sheaffer