Patents by Inventor Jack K. Stillwell

Jack K. Stillwell 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: 4787214
    Abstract: A transport refrigeration system including a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, an air mover assembly for the evaporator and condenser comprising fans and/or blowers, and a prime mover for the compressor having first and second selectable speeds. The speed of the air mover assembly is mechanically interlocked with the speed of the prime mover via a pulley driven speed changer, to eliminate the possibility of overspeeding of the air mover assembly. The speed changer changes the speed of the prime mover by a mechanical movement which cannot be made without tension in the pulley belts automatically changing the pulley ratio of the speed changer, to maintain a substantially constant speed for the air mover assembly, notwithstanding a change in prime mover speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventor: Jack K. Stillwell