Patents by Inventor Ernest A. Carson

Ernest A. Carson 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).

  • Patent number: 4660872
    Abstract: A cammed latch is provided with two spaced cams each of which has a cam profile made up of two arcuate sections separated by a cusp. The cusp portion constitutes an interference fit during opening end closing. The latch structure is resiliently mounted to flanges which flex to permit the striker rods to pass over the cusps. A torsion spring provides a closing bias in all positions of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest A. Carson, Gordon K. Anderson
  • Patent number: 4365484
    Abstract: A transport refrigeration machine for conditioning the interior of a trailer comprising a frame, a refrigerant compressor, a condenser assembly, and an evaporator assembly. The evaporator assembly includes a housing, a heat exchanger extending within the housing for conducting the refrigerant fluid therethrough, and heat exchanger support apparatus connecting the heat exchanger to the frame to support the heat exchanger independently of the housing. The evaporator assembly further comprises a blower unit extending within the housing to circulate air therethrough, and blower unit support apparatus connecting the blower unit to the frame to support the blower unit independently of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest A. Carson, Gordon K. Anderson