Patents by Inventor Duncan E. Hitchcox

Duncan E. Hitchcox 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).

  • Publication number: 20110197601
    Abstract: A chiller system includes a compressor operable at a compressor speed between a first speed and a second speed to deliver a flow of compressed fluid to a manifold at a compressor pressure and a condenser in fluid communication with the manifold to receive the compressed fluid. A condenser fan is operable at a fan speed between a minimum fan speed and a maximum fan speed to direct a cooling flow to the condenser to cool the compressed fluid and an evaporator is positioned to receive the flow of compressed fluid and operable to cool a second fluid. A controller is operable at least partially in response to a measured temperature of the second fluid and a measured temperature of the cooling flow to determine a desired pressure and to vary the compressor speed and the fan speed such that the compressor pressure equals the desired pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Booth, Duncan E. Hitchcox