Patents by Inventor Ernest J. Wichert

Ernest J. Wichert 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: 6652240
    Abstract: A more efficient compressor control system and a more efficient method of operating a multiple throttled inlet rotary screw compressor system includes the method and control system which are a function of both the actual system pressure and volumetric flow rate. Specifically, a throttled inlet rotary screw compressor is loaded or unloaded from the compressor system after sensing the actual system pressure and calculating the system's actual volumetric flow rate. The control system calculates the system's volumetric flow rate by sensing each loaded throttled inlet rotary screw compressor's inlet pressure and converting those inlet pressures to outlet volumetric flow rates. The aggregate of the loaded compressors' volumetric flow rates represents the actual system flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Scales Air Compressor
    Inventor: Ernest J. Wichert
  • Publication number: 20030039550
    Abstract: The present invention is a more efficient compressor control system and a more efficient method of operating a multiple throttled inlet rotary screw compressor system because the method and control system are a function of both the actual system pressure and volumetric flow rate. Specifically, a throttled inlet rotary screw compressor is loaded or unloaded from the compressor system after sensing the actual system pressure and calculating the system's actual volumetric flow rate. The control system calculates the system's volumetric flow rate by sensing each loaded throttled inlet rotary screw compressor's inlet pressure and converting those inlet pressures to outlet volumetric flow rates. The aggregate of the loaded compressors' volumetric flow rates represents the actual system flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Ernest J. Wichert
  • Patent number: 6499504
    Abstract: The present invention is a more efficient compressor control system and a more efficient method of operating a multiple compressor system because the method and control system are a function of both the system pressure and the volumetric flow rate capacity of the system. Specifically, a compressor is loaded or unloaded from the compressor system after sensing the actual system pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity. The inventor(s) of the present invention have discovered that it is more efficient to control the compressors upon sensing both the pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity of the fluid. Moreover, controlling the compressor system in response to sensing both the pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity of the fluid insures that the appropriate blend of compressors is loaded to the system in order to produce the most suitable pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Scales Air Compressor
    Inventor: Ernest J. Wichert
  • Publication number: 20020170606
    Abstract: The present invention is a more efficient compressor control system and a more efficient method of operating a multiple compressor system because the method and control system are a function of both the system pressure and the volumetric flow rate capacity of the system. Specifically, a compressor is loaded or unloaded from the compressor system after sensing the actual system pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity. The inventor(s) of the present invention have discovered that it is more efficient to control the compressors upon sensing both the pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity of the fluid. Moreover, controlling the compressor system in response to sensing both the pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity of the fluid insures that the appropriate blend of compressors is loaded to the system in order to produce the most suitable pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Ernest J. Wichert
  • Patent number: 6394120
    Abstract: The present invention is a more efficient compressor control system and a more efficient method of operating a multiple compressor system because the method and control system are a function of both the system pressure and the volumetric flow rate capacity of the system. Specifically, a compressor is loaded or unloaded from the compressor system after sensing the actual system pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity. The inventor(s) of the present invention have discovered that it is more efficient to control the compressors upon sensing both the pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity of the fluid. Moreover, controlling the compressor system in response to sensing both the pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity of the fluid insures that the appropriate blend of compressors is loaded to the system in order to produce the most suitable pressure and volumetric flow rate capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Scales Air Compressor
    Inventor: Ernest J. Wichert