Patents by Inventor Greg K. Reaser

Greg K. Reaser 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).

  • Intake drain system and method
    Patent number: 10302311
    Abstract: A furnace system includes an air intake that includes a pipe portion and a seal component configured to couple with the pipe portion. The furnace system also includes an internal drain disposed internal to the air intake. The internal drain includes a trough configured to collect liquid flowing along an inner surface of the pipe portion. The internal drain also includes an opening in the trough configured to guide the liquid collected in the trough to a passage through the air intake to a location outside the air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Terry E. Hill, Robert E. Cabrera, Greg K. Reaser
  • INTAKE DRAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170219218
    Abstract: A furnace system includes an air intake that includes a pipe portion and a seal component configured to couple with the pipe portion. The furnace system also includes an internal drain disposed internal to the air intake. The internal drain includes a trough configured to collect liquid flowing along an inner surface of the pipe portion. The internal drain also includes an opening in the trough configured to guide the liquid collected in the trough to a passage through the air intake to a location outside the air intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Terry E. Hill, Robert E. Cabrera, Greg K. Reaser
  • Intake drain system and method
    Patent number: 9631821
    Abstract: A furnace system includes an air intake that includes a pipe portion and a seal component configured to couple with the pipe portion. The furnace system also includes an internal drain disposed internal to the air intake. The internal drain includes a trough configured to collect liquid flowing along an inner surface of the pipe portion. The internal drain also includes an opening in the trough configured to guide the liquid collected in the trough to a passage through the air intake to a location outside the air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Terry E. Hill, Robert E. Cabrera, Greg K. Reaser
  • INTAKE DRAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150233586
    Abstract: A furnace system includes an air intake that includes a pipe portion and a seal component configured to couple with the pipe portion. The furnace system also includes an internal drain disposed internal to the air intake. The internal drain includes a trough configured to collect liquid flowing along an inner surface of the pipe portion. The internal drain also includes an opening in the trough configured to guide the liquid collected in the trough to a passage through the air intake to a location outside the air intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Terry E. Hill, Robert E. Cabrera, Greg K. Reaser