Patents by Inventor CRAIG RICHARD CHARLES TURNER

CRAIG RICHARD CHARLES TURNER 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).

  • INLINE FLUID HEATER
    Publication number: 20180274817
    Abstract: An inline fluid heater is disclosed, comprising: an inlet operable to receive a fluid to be heated; a substrate defining at least one conduit fluidly coupled with the inlet to receive the fluid; a positive thermal coefficient heater thermally coupled with the substrate and operable to heat the substrate to provide a heated fluid by heating the fluid within the at least one conduit; and an outlet fluidly coupled with the at least one conduit and operable to provide the heated fluid. In this way, a compact, cost-effective and efficient heater is provided which avoids the need for safety devices or safety circuits, as the positive thermal co-efficient heaters are self-limiting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Budd Edward FAULKNER, Craig Richard Charles TURNER, Jacob GOEKE, Berkeley SPENCER
  • Detecting heater failure in a group of electric heaters in a process equipment heating system
    Patent number: 9888526
    Abstract: A process equipment heating system has a group of electric heaters and a heater checking system. The heater checking system is configured to determine a resistance value R1 for the group of electric heaters, compare the resistance value R1 with a reference resistance value RR and judge a fault condition if the resistance value R1 differs from the reference resistance value RR by more than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Edwards Vacuum LLC
    Inventors: Budd Edward Faulkner, Peter George Stammers, Brett Trevor Lawrence, Craig Richard Charles Turner, Brent Haslett, Nicholas Daniel Hutton, Matthew Demian Klepp, Mark Kollin Romeo
  • DETECTING HEATER FAILURE IN A GROUP OF ELECTRIC HEATERS IN A PROCESS EQUIPMENT HEATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170034874
    Abstract: A process equipment heating system has a group of electric heaters and a heater checking system. The heater checking system is configured to determine a resistance value R1 for the group of electric heaters, compare the resistance value R1 with a reference resistance value RR and judge a fault condition if the resistance value R1 differs from the reference resistance value RR by more than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Edwards Vacuum LLC
    Inventors: BUDD EDWARD FAULKNER, PETER GEORGE STAMMERS, BRETT TREVOR LAWRENCE, CRAIG RICHARD CHARLES TURNER, BRENT HASLETT, NICHOLAS DANIEL HUTTON, MATTHEW DEMIAN KLEPP, MARK KOLLIN ROMEO