Patents by Inventor Gail R. Mello

Gail R. Mello 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for transporting and conditioning panels containing phase change materials
    Patent number: 10793338
    Abstract: A rack for holding flat panels containing PCM while the flat panels are conditioned and a method of conditioning the flat panels. The rack includes a frame structure defining an interior through which a conditioning air flow is directed. The interior includes a plurality of vertically spaced shelves for supporting the flat panels in a vertically spaced apart arrangement. The shelves are configured to hold the flat panels with at least a majority of their upper and lower surfaces in contact with the conditioning air flow. A conditioning method includes arranging the flat panels in a spaced apart array in the rack to create air flow channels between adjacent surfaces of the flat panels. Air is circulated between and in contact with the flat panels at a first temperature sufficient to bring the temperature of the PCM in each flat panel at least closer to a required temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Fisher Clinical Services Inc.
    Inventors: Royce Russell Heap, Michael A. Buss, Richard A. Cardillo, II, Desmond Charlery, Minerva Galoiu, Gail R. Mello
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND CONDITIONING PANELS CONTAINING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180282043
    Abstract: A rack for holding flat panels containing PCM while the flat panels are conditioned and a method of conditioning the flat panels. The rack includes a frame structure defining an interior through which a conditioning air flow is directed. The interior includes a plurality of vertically spaced shelves for supporting the flat panels in a vertically spaced apart arrangement. The shelves are configured to hold the flat panels with at least a majority of their upper and lower surfaces in contact with the conditioning air flow. A conditioning method includes arranging the flat panels in a spaced apart array in the rack to create air flow channels between adjacent surfaces of the flat panels. Air is circulated between and in contact with the flat panels at a first temperature sufficient to bring the temperature of the PCM in each flat panel at least closer to a required temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Royce Russell Heap, Michael A. Buss, Richard A. Cardillo, II, Desmond Charlery, Minerva Galoiu, Gail R. Mello