Patents by Inventor Lee A. Fithian

Lee A. Fithian 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).

  • Apparatus and method for improving air quality in street canyons
    Patent number: 11598540
    Abstract: A double skin façade (DSF) for a building is disclosed. The DSF has a first façade, a second façade, and a gap extending therebetween. Movement of air is driven in an upward direction toward an upper end of the DSF, causing movement of air contaminants from a lower end of the DSF to the upper end of the DSF, and thereby enhancing the air quality of the street canyon by removing air contaminants from a street level adjacent the building. Also disclosed is a building having a DSF, and a method of enhancing air quality in a street canyon by constructing a DSF on a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventor: Lee A. Fithian
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING AIR QUALITY IN STREET CANYONS
    Publication number: 20220034530
    Abstract: A double skin façade (DSF) for a building is disclosed. The DSF has a first façade, a second façade, and a gap extending therebetween. Movement of air is driven in an upward direction toward an upper end of the DSF, causing movement of air contaminants from a lower end of the DSF to the upper end of the DSF, and thereby enhancing the air quality of the street canyon by removing air contaminants from a street level adjacent the building. Also disclosed is a building having a DSF, and a method of enhancing air quality in a street canyon by constructing a DSF on a building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Lee A. Fithian
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING AIR QUALITY IN STREET CANYONS
    Publication number: 20200284042
    Abstract: A double skin façade (DSF) for a building is disclosed. The DSF has a first façade, a second façade, and a gap extending therebetween. Movement of air is driven in an upward direction toward an upper end of the DSF, causing movement of air contaminants from a lower end of the DSF to the upper end of the DSF, and thereby enhancing the air quality of the street canyon by removing air contaminants from a street level adjacent the building. Also disclosed is a building having a DSF, and a method of enhancing air quality in a street canyon by constructing a DSF on a building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: Lee A. Fithian