Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Tucker

Jeffrey L. Tucker 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).

  • Method and apparatus to sense and establish operation mode for an HVAC control
    Patent number: 7849698
    Abstract: A method for configuring a controller for an HVAC system. The method comprises providing a closed loop refrigerant system and a control system to control the closed loop refrigerant system. The control system comprises a controller, an input device, and a processor including a signal sensing circuit. The input device is activated to provide one or more signals to the controller to control the components of the closed loop refrigerant system. One or more signals are sensed with the signal sensing circuit to determine whether signals are present between the input device and the controller. The signals are processed with the processor to determine what type of closed loop refrigerant system is present. The controller is then configured to control the type of system determined by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: York International Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory R. Harrod, Jeffrey L. Tucker