Patents by Inventor James V. Dirkes

James V. Dirkes 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: 6431457
    Abstract: A heater control system is operable to modulate a heater of a building or warehouse or the like, in order to maintain the temperature rise of air passing through the heater at or below a maximum allowable temperature rise value. The maximum allowable temperature rise value is determined by a percentage or proportion of outside air being inducted into the heater and the type of heater, in order to limit the accumulation of carbon dioxide within the building. The control system is operable to modulate the heater in response to an outside air temperature, an inside or return air temperature, and the proportion of outside air to return air being inducted into the heater. Preferably, the proportion of outside air is determined by a position of a damper, which is operable to vary the relative flows of outdoor air and return air which are inducted into the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Rapid Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: James V. Dirkes, II
  • Patent number: 4429679
    Abstract: An improvement of the space heating system delivering a composite comprising of heated outdoor air, unheated outdoor air and recirculated indoor air into a building to counter a natural infiltration of outdoor air by modulating the composite air supply delivered to the interior of a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: Rapid Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: James V. Dirkes
  • Patent number: 4325352
    Abstract: A method for converting a direct fired gas heating apparatus from one having a constant volume discharge air flow characteristics to one having variable volume characteristics by the use of an internally recirculating volume discharge air flow increment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: Rapid Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: James V. Dirkes