Patents by Inventor H. Gene Havard, Jr.

H. Gene Havard, Jr. 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).

  • Compressor operation management in air conditioners
    Patent number: 9897361
    Abstract: In various implementations, compressor operation in an air conditioner may be managed by maintaining oil viscosity, a temperature differential, compressor sump temperature, and/or suction pressure. Properties of the air conditioner or portions thereof, such as the compressor, may be determined. To manage compressor operations, operation(s) of the air conditioner may be adjusted based on one or more of the determined properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Goel, Anuradha Sundararajan, H. Gene Havard, Jr., Mark Olsen
  • Compressor Operation Management In Air Conditioners
    Publication number: 20170010032
    Abstract: In various implementations, compressor operation in an air conditioner may be managed by maintaining oil viscosity, a temperature differential, compressor sump temperature, and/or suction pressure. Properties of the air conditioner or portions thereof, such as the compressor, may be determined. To manage compressor operations, operation(s) of the air conditioner may be adjusted based on one or more of the determined properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Goel, Anuradha Sundararajan, H. Gene Havard, JR., Mark Olsen
  • Compressor operation management in air conditioners
    Patent number: 9482454
    Abstract: In various implementations, compressor operation in an air conditioner may be managed by maintaining oil viscosity, a temperature differential, compressor sump temperature, and/or suction pressure. Properties of the air conditioner or portions thereof, such as the compressor, may be determined. To manage compressor operations, operation(s) of the air conditioner may be adjusted based on one or more of the determined properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Goel, Anuradha Sundararajan, H. Gene Havard, Jr., Mark Olsen
  • COMPRESSOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT IN AIR CONDITIONERS
    Publication number: 20150330688
    Abstract: In various implementations, compressor operation in an air conditioner may be managed by maintaining oil viscosity, a temperature differential, compressor sump temperature, and/or suction pressure. Properties of the air conditioner or portions thereof, such as the compressor, may be determined. To manage compressor operations, operation(s) of the air conditioner may be adjusted based on one or more of the determined properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Rakesh Goel, Anuradha Sundararajan, H. Gene Havard, Jr., Mark Olsen
  • FAN OPERATION MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20150276299
    Abstract: In various implementations, an air conditioner may manage operations of fan(s) of the air conditioner. The air conditioner may determine properties of the air conditioner (e.g., ambient temperature and/or pressure of a portion of the air conditioner) and determine setting(s) for fan(s) and/or a crankcase heater based on the determined properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: H. Gene Havard, JR., Thomas Pate
  • BLOWER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150139795
    Abstract: In various implementations, a plug fan assembly may include a plug fan housing and a blower wheel. The plug fan housing may include angled corner(s) and/or a flared portion. The plug fan may be utilized in an air conditioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: H. Gene Havard, Jr., Bryan Smith, Miguel Montemayor
  • Heat exchanger slide rails
    Patent number: D1005464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: H. Gene Havard, Jr., Michael Franklin, Hamid Ouabdenbi, Hari Kanagala, John R. Jones, Shawn Allan Reed, Daniel Ryan Schmalz