Patents by Inventor Dean Richard Jepson

Dean Richard Jepson 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).

  • Automatic balance valve control
    Patent number: 10697650
    Abstract: A self-adjusting balance valve controller controls water flow through a hydronic emitter in a heating and/or cooling temperature control system. The valve controller obtains a measured temperature differential between an inlet and an outlet of the hydronic emitter and determines a displacement of a coupling pin from the measured temperature differential. The valve controller then instructs a driving mechanism to move, through a coupling mechanism, the coupling pin to adjust a valve that results in a desired water flow through the hydronic emitter. The valve controller may maintain a stable temperature differential at a desired differential value, which may be obtained through a user interface or from a memory device. Moreover, the desired differential value may vary with different times of operation or temperature control situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Computime Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip John Smith, Wai-Leung Ha, Dean Richard Jepson, Chung-Ming Cheng, Kwok Wa Kenny Kam, Hao-Hui Huang, Dick Kwai Chan, Hong Bin Liao
  • Automatic Balance Valve Control
    Publication number: 20180031251
    Abstract: A self-adjusting balance valve controller controls water flow through a hydronic emitter in a heating and/or cooling temperature control system. The valve controller obtains a measured temperature differential between an inlet and an outlet of the hydronic emitter and determines a displacement of a coupling pin from the measured temperature differential. The valve controller then instructs a driving mechanism to move, through a coupling mechanism, the coupling pin to adjust a valve that results in a desired water flow through the hydronic emitter. The valve controller may maintain a stable temperature differential at a desired differential value, which may be obtained through a user interface or from a memory device. Moreover, the desired differential value may vary with different times of operation or temperature control situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Philip John Smith, Wai-Leung Ha, Dean Richard Jepson, Chung-Ming Cheng, Kwok Wa Kenny Kam, Hao-Hui Huang, Dick Kwai Chan, Hong Bin Liao