Patents by Inventor KEN COUTU

KEN COUTU 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 exchange system for conditioning air in an enclosed structure
    Patent number: 10928082
    Abstract: An energy exchange system that includes a supply air flow path, an exhaust air flow path, an energy recovery device disposed within the supply and exhaust air flow paths, and a supply conditioning unit disposed within the supply air flow path. The supply conditioning unit may be downstream from the energy recovery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nortek Air Solutions Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Coutu, Howard Brian Hemingson, Manfred Gerber
  • Energy exchange system for conditioning air in an enclosed structure
    Patent number: 9810439
    Abstract: Certain Embodiments provide an energy exchange system that includes a supply air flow path, an exhaust air flow path, an energy recovery device disposed within the supply and exhaust air flow paths, and a supply conditioning unit disposed within the supply air flow path. The supply conditioning unit may be downstream from the energy recovery device. Certain embodiments provide a method of conditioning air including introducing outside air as supply air into a supply air flow path, pre-conditioning the supply air with an energy recovery device, and fully-conditioning the supply air with a supply conditioning unit that is downstream from the energy recovery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nortek Air Solutions Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Coutu, Howard Brian Hemingson, Manfred Gerber
  • ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING AIR IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160290666
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide an energy exchange system that includes a supply air flow path, an exhaust air flow path, an energy recovery device disposed within the supply and exhaust air flow paths, and a supply conditioning unit disposed within the supply air flow path. The supply conditioning unit may be downstream from the energy recovery device. Certain embodiments provide a method of conditioning air including introducing outside air as supply air into a supply air flow path, pre-conditioning the supply air with an energy recovery device, and fully-conditioning the supply air with a supply conditioning unit that is downstream from the energy recovery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Nortek Air Solutions Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Coutu, Howard Brian Hemingson, Manfred Gerber
  • ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING AIR IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130056177
    Abstract: Certain Embodiments provide an energy exchange system that includes a supply air flow path, an exhaust air flow path, an energy recovery device disposed within the supply and exhaust air flow paths, and a supply conditioning unit disposed within the supply air flow path. The supply conditioning unit may be downstream from the energy recovery device. Certain embodiments provide a method of conditioning air including introducing outside air as supply air into a supply air flow path, pre-conditioning the supply air with an energy recovery device, and fully-conditioning the supply air with a supply conditioning unit that is downstream from the energy recovery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: VENMAR CES, INC.
    Inventors: KEN COUTU, HOWARD BRIAN HEMINGSON, MANFRED GERBER