Patents by Inventor Jason Thomas LeRoy
Jason Thomas LeRoy 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).
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Patent number: 10969123Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system with a system controller and an indoor air handling unit comprising an auxiliary heat source, whereby the system controller is configured to employ a hysteresis control algorithm to operate the HVAC system in a cooling mode while simultaneously operating the auxiliary heat source to provide a dehumidified, temperature-conditioned airflow to a zone conditioned by the HVAC system.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Wayne Kraft, Jason Thomas LeRoy, Roy Crawford
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Patent number: 10852020Abstract: An HVAC system includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, a thermostat, and a remote control device. The indoor unit comprises a first variable speed drive (VSD) to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit comprises a second VSD to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the outdoor unit. The thermostat in communication with the indoor unit and the outdoor unit comprises a communication interface, and a system controller in communication with the communication interface. The remote control device transmits a signal to the system controller to alter the speed of the HVAC rotary components, where the HVAC rotary components operate at a high speed mode which is above the preset speed limit of the respective HVAC rotary component to achieve an enhanced cooling mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Jason Thomas LeRoy, Kirby N. Bicknell, Christopher Blake Smith, John Hughes, Gregory S. Brown
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Publication number: 20190170380Abstract: An HVAC system includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, a thermostat, and a remote control device. The indoor unit comprises a first variable speed drive (VSD) to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit comprises a second VSD to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the outdoor unit. The thermostat in communication with the indoor unit and the outdoor unit comprises a communication interface, and a system controller in communication with the communication interface. The remote control device transmits a signal to the system controller to alter the speed of the HVAC rotary components, where the HVAC rotary components operate at a high speed mode which is above the preset speed limit of the respective HVAC rotary component to achieve an enhanced cooling mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Jason Thomas LeRoy, Kirby N. Bicknell, Christopher Blake Smith, John Hughes, Gregory S. Brown
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Patent number: 10203127Abstract: An HVAC system includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, a thermostat, and a remote control device. The indoor unit comprises a first variable speed drive (VSD) to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit comprises a second VSD to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the outdoor unit. The thermostat in communication with the indoor unit and the outdoor unit comprises a communication interface, and a system controller in communication with the communication interface. The remote control device transmits a signal to the system controller to alter the speed of the HVAC rotary components, where the HVAC rotary components operate at a high speed mode which is above the preset speed limit of the respective HVAC rotary component to achieve an enhanced cooling mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Jason Thomas LeRoy, Kirby N. Bicknell, Christopher Blake Smith, John Hughes, Gregory S. Brown
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Publication number: 20180142909Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system with a system controller and an indoor air handling unit comprising an auxiliary heat source, whereby the system controller is configured to employ a hysteresis control algorithm to operate the HVAC system in a cooling mode while simultaneously operating the auxiliary heat source to provide a dehumidified, temperature-conditioned airflow to a zone conditioned by the HVAC system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Wayne Kraft, Jason Thomas LeRoy, Roy Crawford
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Patent number: 9863681Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling an HVAC system electronic expansion valve (EEV) include determining an optimal EEV position for the HVAC system as a function of a variable related to an ambient environment enthalpy and operating the HVAC system as a function of the optimal EEV position.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Hunter Ian Golden, Jason Thomas LeRoy, Raymond Walter Rite
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Publication number: 20170314799Abstract: An HVAC system includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, a thermostat, and a remote control device. The indoor unit comprises a first variable speed drive (VSD) to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit comprises a second VSD to control a speed of HVAC rotary components within the outdoor unit. The thermostat in communication with the indoor unit and the outdoor unit comprises a communication interface, and a system controller in communication with the communication interface. The remote control device transmits a signal to the system controller to alter the speed of the HVAC rotary components, where the HVAC rotary components operate at a high speed mode which is above the preset speed limit of the respective HVAC rotary component to achieve an enhanced cooling mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Jason Thomas LeRoy, Kirby N. Bicknell, Christopher Blake Smith, John Hughes, Gregory S. Brown
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Publication number: 20160123646Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling an HVAC system electronic expansion valve (EEV) include determining an optimal EEV position for the HVAC system as a function of a variable related to an ambient environment enthalpy and operating the HVAC system as a function of the optimal EEV position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Hunter Ian Golden, Jason Thomas LeRoy, Raymond Walter Rite
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Patent number: 9267717Abstract: A heat exchanger has an upper region, a lower region disposed vertically lower than the upper region, and a passive charge management device. The passive charge management device has an internal volume, an upper tube connecting the internal volume to at least one of the upper region and the lower region at a first vertical height, and a lower tube connecting the internal volume to at least one of the upper region and the lower region at a second vertical height that is vertically lower than the first vertical height.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Gary Lee Sapp, Darryl Elliott Denton, Jason Thomas LeRoy, John Bailey, Roy Randall Crawford
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Patent number: 9261300Abstract: A method of controlling an HVAC system electronic expansion valve (EEV) includes determining an optimal EEV position for the HVAC system as a function of a variable related to an ambient environment enthalpy and operating the HVAC system as a function of the optimal EEV position.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Hunter Ian Golden, Jason Thomas LeRoy, Raymond Walter Rite
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Publication number: 20140131599Abstract: A method of controlling an HVAC system electronic expansion valve (EEV) includes determining an optimal EEV position for the HVAC system as a function of a variable related to an ambient environment enthalpy and operating the HVAC system as a function of the optimal EEV position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Hunter Ian Golden, Jason Thomas LeRoy, Raymond Walter Rite
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Publication number: 20130340451Abstract: A heat exchanger has an upper region, a lower region disposed vertically lower than the upper region, and a passive charge management device. The passive charge management device has an internal volume, an upper tube connecting the internal volume to at least one of the upper region and the lower region at a first vertical height, and a lower tube connecting the internal volume to at least one of the upper region and the lower region at a second vertical height that is vertically lower than the first vertical height.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Gary Lee Sapp, Darryl Elliott Denton, Jason Thomas LeRoy, John Bailey, Roy Randall Crawford