Patents by Inventor Darcy Q. Easterling

Darcy Q. Easterling 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).

  • AIR INTAKE COUPLING WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR LOW NOx EMISSION FURNACE
    Publication number: 20220018535
    Abstract: An air intake coupling has at least one noise suppression hole formed therein. A gas-air mixer elbow is fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling. A burner box assembly is fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box. A heat-exchange tube has a first end that is fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly. A fan is fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Leonor BEAKLEY, Darcy Q. EASTERLING
  • AIR INTAKE COUPLING WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR LOW NOx EMISSION FURNACE
    Publication number: 20220018536
    Abstract: An air intake coupling has at least one noise suppression hole formed therein. A gas-air mixer elbow is fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling. A burner box assembly is fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box. A heat-exchange tube has a first end that is fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly. A fan is fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Leonor BEAKLEY, Darcy Q. Easterling
  • Air intake coupling with noise suppression for low NOx emission furnace
    Patent number: 11162677
    Abstract: An air intake coupling has at least one noise suppression hole formed therein. A gas-air mixer elbow is fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling. A burner box assembly is fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box. A heat-exchange tube has a first end that is fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly. A fan is fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Leonor Beakley, Darcy Q. Easterling
  • AIR INTAKE COUPLING WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR LOW NOx EMISSION FURNACE
    Publication number: 20200232641
    Abstract: An air intake coupling has at least one noise suppression hole formed therein. A gas-air mixer elbow is fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling. A burner box assembly is fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box. A heat-exchange tube has a first end that is fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly. A fan is fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Leonor BEAKLEY, Darcy Q. EASTERLING
  • Furnace, a method for operating a furnace and a furnace controller configured for the same
    Patent number: 10253981
    Abstract: A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn W. Kowald, Darcy Q. Easterling
  • FURNACE, A METHOD FOR OPERATING A FURNACE AND A FURNACE CONTROLLER CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170350595
    Abstract: A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn W. KOWALD, Darcy Q. Easterling
  • Furnace, a method for operating a furnace and a furnace controller configured for the same
    Patent number: 9765965
    Abstract: A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn W. Kowald, Darcy Q. Easterling
  • FURNACE, A METHOD FOR OPERATING A FURNACE AND A FURNACE CONTROLLER CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160223198
    Abstract: A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn W. KOWALD, Darcy Q. EASTERLING
  • Furnace, a method for operating a furnace and a furnace controller configured for the same
    Patent number: 9335045
    Abstract: A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn W. Kowald, Darcy Q. Easterling
  • FURNACE, A METHOD FOR OPERATING A FURNACE AND A FURNACE CONTROLLER CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110174201
    Abstract: A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Lennox Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Glenn W. Kowald, Darcy Q. Easterling