Patents by Inventor Karen Richards

Karen Richards 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: 11009250
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided including a system controller for a refrigeration or HVAC system having a compressor rack with a compressor and a condensing unit with a condenser fan. The system controller monitors and controls operation of the refrigeration or HVAC system. A rack controller monitors and controls operation of the compressor rack. The system controller determines a flood-back discharge temperature corresponding to a flood-back condition, receives an actual discharge temperature associated with the compressor rack, compares the actual discharge temperature with the flood-back discharge temperature, and generates a notification to the rack controller based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies Retail Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wallace, Franklin Beltran, Frank S. Wallis, Paul L. Fullenkamp, Karen Richard
  • Patent number: 10371406
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided including a controller for a refrigeration or HVAC system having a compressor rack with at least one compressor. The controller communicates with a tracking module configured to diagnose health of a compressor in the compressor rack. In response to rated performance data for the compressor being unavailable, the tracking module is configured to generate baseline data for the compressor and to diagnose health of the compressor by comparing operational data of the compressor to the baseline data for the compressor. In response to the rated performance data for the compressor being available, the tracking module is configured to diagnose health of the compressor by comparing the operational data of the compressor to the rated performance data for the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies Retail Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wallace, Franklin Beltran, Frank S. Wallis, Paul L. Fullenkamp, Karen Richard
  • Publication number: 20190219296
    Abstract: A system includes a system controller for a refrigeration or HVAC system having a compressor rack with at least one compressor and a condensing unit with at least one condenser fan. The system includes a rack controller for the compressor rack. The rack controller is in communication with the system controller. The system includes a condensing unit controller for the condensing unit. The condensing unit controller is in communication with the system controller. The system controller receives component identification information identifying components of the compressor rack and the condensing unit, retrieves component information including at least one of component specification information, component capacity information, and component capability information, based on the component identification information, and performs setup operations based on the component information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies Retail Solutions, Inc
    Inventors: John WALLACE, Franklin BELTRAN, Frank S. WALLIS, Paul L. FULLENKAMP, Karen RICHARD
  • Publication number: 20180094829
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided including a controller for a refrigeration or HVAC system having a compressor rack with at least one compressor. The controller communicates with a tracking module configured to diagnose health of a compressor in the compressor rack. In response to rated performance data for the compressor being unavailable, the tracking module is configured to generate baseline data for the compressor and to diagnose health of the compressor by comparing operational data of the compressor to the baseline data for the compressor. In response to the rated performance data for the compressor being available, the tracking module is configured to diagnose health of the compressor by comparing the operational data of the compressor to the rated performance data for the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies Retail Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wallace, Franklin Beltran, Frank S. Wallis, Paul L. Fullenkamp, Karen Richard
  • Publication number: 20170089598
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided including a system controller for a refrigeration or HVAC system having a compressor rack with a compressor and a condensing unit with a condenser fan. The system controller monitors and controls operation of the refrigeration or HVAC system. A rack controller monitors and controls operation of the compressor rack. The system controller determines a flood-back discharge temperature corresponding to a flood-back condition, receives an actual discharge temperature associated with the compressor rack, compares the actual discharge temperature with the flood-back discharge temperature, and generates a notification to the rack controller based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies Retail Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John WALLACE, Franklin BELTRAN, Frank S. WALLIS, Paul L. FULLENKAMP, Karen RICHARD
  • Patent number: 6395473
    Abstract: Adenoviral vectors are used to transfer a promoter/reporter gene construct to mammalian cell cultures. The promoter/reporter gene construct is used to determine if a candidate inducing agent has promoter-inducing activity; or can be used to determine if a candidate promoter has activity in the presence of a known inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Richards, Thomas H. Rushmore, Manal A. Morsy