Patents by Inventor Kory M. PLACE

Kory M. PLACE 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).

  • Publication number: 20240247848
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to retrofit for fan control in refrigerated cases. In exemplary embodiments, a system includes a leak sensor module for sensing leaked refrigerant and a universal connector. The universal connector is configured as a junction for connecting an AC voltage source with the evaporator fan and the leak sensor module. The universal connector is configured to be operable for selectively supplying AC voltage from the AC voltage source to the evaporator fan, or to the leak sensor module, or to both the evaporator fan and the leak sensor module. The system is configured such that when the leak sensor module is activated to conduct leak testing, the AC voltage from the AC voltage source to the evaporator fan is interrupted by the universal connector to thereby turn OFF the evaporator fan and facilitate detection of any leaked refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jason A. BORN, Kory M. PLACE, Damiel A. FAXON, James S. FRASER
  • Patent number: 11460224
    Abstract: Systems and methods for purging lubricant from a first compressor to a second compressor are provided. A control module receives a lubricant purge command, shuts the second compressor to an OFF-mode while the first compressor remains in the ON-mode, restricts working fluid from an outlet of the second compressor from flowing into the first compressor and allows compressed working fluid discharged from an outlet of the first compressor to flow into the inlet of the second compressor such that lubricant in the second compressor flows into the first compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Saunders, Kory M. Place, James Scott Fraser, Natarajan Rajendran, Jason A. Born, Daniel J. Rice
  • Publication number: 20200132346
    Abstract: Systems and methods for purging lubricant from a first compressor to a second compressor are provided. A control module receives a lubricant purge command, shuts the second compressor to an OFF-mode while the first compressor remains in the ON-mode, restricts working fluid from an outlet of the second compressor from flowing into the first compressor and allows compressed working fluid discharged from an outlet of the first compressor to flow into the inlet of the second compressor such that lubricant in the second compressor flows into the first compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. SAUNDERS, Kory M. PLACE, James Scott FRASER, Natarajan RAJENDRAN, Jason A. BORN, Daniel J. RICE