Patents by Inventor Jeremiah M. Horn

Jeremiah M. Horn 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: 11073293
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger coil, a base of a foam structure including a clamp with a first arm and a second arm, where the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil, and a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, where the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Jeremiah M. Horn, Cody J. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 10830459
    Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Jeremiah M. Horn, Nicholas A. Kauffman, Paul Lucas
  • Patent number: 10451363
    Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Tony M. Clark, Jeremiah M. Horn, Debra S. Yates, Cody J. Kaiser, Hung V. Tran, Dale Clair Kester, Stanley Robert Buisman, Bennie Hoyt
  • Publication number: 20190170373
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger coil, a base of a foam structure including a clamp with a first arm and a second arm, where the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil, and a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, where the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Jeremiah M. Horn, Cody J. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 10197294
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger coil, a base of a foam structure including a clamp with a first arm and a second arm, where the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil, and a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, where the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Jeremiah M. Horn, Cody J. Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20180266706
    Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Jeremiah M. Horn, Nicholas A. Kauffman, Paul Lucas
  • Patent number: 9976759
    Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Jeremiah M. Horn, Nicholas A. Kauffman, Paul Lucas
  • Publication number: 20170248328
    Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Jeremiah M. Horn, Nicholas A. Kauffman, Paul Lucas
  • Publication number: 20170205084
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger coil, a base of a foam structure including a clamp with a first arm and a second arm, where the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil, and a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, where the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Jeremiah M. Horn, Cody J. Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20170205158
    Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Tony M. Clark, Jeremiah M. Horn, Debra S. Yates, Cody J. Kaiser, Hung V. Tran, Dale Clair Kester, Stanley Robert Buisman, Bennie Hoyt
  • Publication number: 20120310418
    Abstract: Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting temperature set points. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include selectable calendars for adjusting program schedules for the HVAC systems. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include screens for adjusting a nightlight feature of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Ralph Harrod, Bradley A. Beers, Grant E. Carmichael, Amanda L. Slavens, Jeremiah M. Horn, Mimoun Abaraw
  • Publication number: 20100070089
    Abstract: Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting temperature set points. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include selectable calendars for adjusting program schedules for the HVAC systems. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include screens for adjusting a nightlight feature of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Gregory Ralph Harrod, Bradley A. Beers, Grant E. Camichael, Amanda L. Slavens, Jeremiah M. Horn, Mimoun Abaraw