Patents by Inventor Christopher Whitesides

Christopher Whitesides 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).

  • Stacking bracket
    Patent number: 9272829
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides
  • Stacking bracket
    Patent number: 9151535
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides
  • STACKING BRACKET
    Publication number: 20150158647
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: DAVID MICHAEL WYNNICK, TIMOTHY GRANT WEIGEL, CHRISTOPHER WHITESIDES
  • STACKING BRACKET
    Publication number: 20150069208
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Lennox Indurstries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides