Patents by Inventor Dale Clair Kester

Dale Clair Kester 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).

  • Bracket assembly for a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 10451363
    Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Tony M. Clark, Jeremiah M. Horn, Debra S. Yates, Cody J. Kaiser, Hung V. Tran, Dale Clair Kester, Stanley Robert Buisman, Bennie Hoyt
  • BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20170205158
    Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Tony M. Clark, Jeremiah M. Horn, Debra S. Yates, Cody J. Kaiser, Hung V. Tran, Dale Clair Kester, Stanley Robert Buisman, Bennie Hoyt