Patents by Inventor JOSEPH E. CRAGNOTTI

JOSEPH E. CRAGNOTTI 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).

  • Energy source enclosure systems and methods with through-air thermal management
    Patent number: 10828974
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for enclosing an energy source of a material handling vehicle. The systems and methods include an enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, and an interior compartment, an inlet channel integrally formed with the front wall and in fluid communication with the interior compartment, the air inlet channel defined by an inlet louver and an inlet flange, an outlet channel integrally formed with the rear wall and in fluid communication with the interior compartment, the air outlet channel defined by an outlet louver and an outlet flange, one or more energy source cells positioned within the interior compartment; and a cooling fan in fluid communication with the inlet channel and the interior compartment. The cooling fan operates to draw air through the inlet channel to the interior compartment such that air within the interior compartment is expelled out of the outlet channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph E. Cragnotti, Greg Stoermer, Lawrence O. Hilligoss
  • ENERGY SOURCE ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH THROUGH-AIR THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170290204
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for enclosing an energy source of a material handling vehicle. The systems and methods include an enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, and an interior compartment, an inlet channel integrally formed with the front wall and in fluid communication with the interior compartment, the air inlet channel defined by an inlet louver and an inlet flange, an outlet channel integrally formed with the rear wall and in fluid communication with the interior compartment, the air outlet channel defined by an outlet louver and an outlet flange, one or more energy source cells positioned within the interior compartment; and a cooling fan in fluid communication with the inlet channel and the interior compartment. The cooling fan operates to draw air through the inlet channel to the interior compartment such that air within the interior compartment is expelled out of the outlet channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: JOSEPH E. CRAGNOTTI, GREG STOERMER, LAWRENCE O. HILLIGOSS