Patents by Inventor James Taeckens

James Taeckens 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).

  • Smart airflow distribution system
    Patent number: 11383923
    Abstract: A shipping container is provided and includes a structural frame defining an interior, a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) and a control system. The TRU includes an inlet through which air is drawn from a lower region of the interior, a refrigeration unit configured to cool the air drawn from the lower region of the interior through the inlet and an outlet through which air cooled by the refrigeration unit is exhausted toward an upper region of the interior. The control system is configured to control an exhaustion of the air cooled by the refrigeration unit toward the upper region of the interior to maintain a predefined environmental condition within the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Chen, James Taeckens, Richard Clark, Fun Sin Chiou, Renze Elzinga, Terry Sau
  • Biodegradable parameter monitor
    Patent number: 11187689
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a product is provided, the sensor includes a first sensor element formed from a first biodegradable material and having a first sensor element height, wherein the first sensor element height changes in response to a first parameter of interest of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Renee A. Eddy, David C. Brondum, Mark E. Cywilko, Richard P. Marcantonio, James Taeckens, Jeffrey Allen Leshuk
  • SMART AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200247606
    Abstract: A shipping container is provided and includes a structural frame defining an interior, a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) and a control system. The TRU includes an inlet through which air is drawn from a lower region of the interior, a refrigeration unit configured to cool the air drawn from the lower region of the interior through the inlet and an outlet through which air cooled by the refrigeration unit is exhausted toward an upper region of the interior. The control system is configured to control an exhaustion of the air cooled by the refrigeration unit toward the upper region of the interior to maintain a predefined environmental condition within the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yu Chen, James Taeckens, Richard Clark, Fun Sin Chiou, Renze Elzinga, Terry Sau
  • BIODEGRADABLE PARAMETER MONITOR
    Publication number: 20180313803
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a product is provided, the sensor includes a first sensor element formed from a first biodegradable material and having a first sensor element height, wherein the first sensor element height changes in response to a first parameter of interest of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Renee A. Eddy, David C. Brondum, Mark E. Cywilko, Richard P. Marcantonio, James Taeckens, Jeffrey Allen Leshuk