Patents by Inventor Carla M. Barrier

Carla M. Barrier 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).

  • Integrated filter support
    Patent number: 9827520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air handling system including a casing structure formed from a cohesive sheet of material. The air handling system also includes a first side wall of the casing structure including a first section of the cohesive sheet of material. The air handling system also includes a first support portion extending inwardly from the first side wall. The first support portion includes a folded portion of the first side wall. The air handling system also includes a second side wall disposed substantially opposite the first side wall. The second side wall includes a second section of the cohesive sheet of material. The air handling system further includes a second support portion extending inwardly from the second side wall. The second support portion includes a folded portion of the second side wall. The first and second support portions are configured to support a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey N. Nichols, Bart A. Balthazor, Wayne E. Romero, Tony M. Clark, Thomas J. Martin, Carla M. Barrier, Emily E. Zimmerman, Robert A. Parks, George T. Mayo, IV
  • INTEGRATED FILTER SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20160067643
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air handling system including a casing structure formed from a cohesive sheet of material. The air handling system also includes a first side wall of the casing structure including a first section of the cohesive sheet of material. The air handling system also includes a first support portion extending inwardly from the first side wall. The first support portion includes a folded portion of the first side wall. The air handling system also includes a second side wall disposed substantially opposite the first side wall. The second side wall includes a second section of the cohesive sheet of material. The air handling system further includes a second support portion extending inwardly from the second side wall. The second support portion includes a folded portion of the second side wall. The first and second support portions are configured to support a filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey N. Nichols, Bart A. Balthazor, Wayne E. Romero, Tony M. Clark, Thomas J. Martin, Carla M. Barrier, Emily E. Zimmerman, Robert A. Parks, George T. Mayo, IV