Patents by Inventor Malcolm N. Fleming

Malcolm N. Fleming 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).

  • Method of controlling atmosphere in a refrigerated container
    Patent number: 11846463
    Abstract: A method of operating an atmosphere control system to control an atmosphere in a refrigerated container includes operating the atmosphere control system in a start up phase to control an oxygen level in the container; ending the start up phase; and operating the atmosphere control system in a control phase to control the oxygen level and a carbon dioxide level in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Malcolm N. Fleming
  • ATMOSPHERIC CONTROL OF FREIGHT CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20210137130
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container for shipping agricultural commodities, the container including a generator that generates gas pressure to balance vacuum pressure that accumulates over time in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Malcolm N. Fleming, Robert C. Spearing
  • REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH ATMOSPHERE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200326117
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit for use with a container. The refrigeration unit includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator configured to circulate a refrigerant; a condenser section housing the compressor and the condenser; an evaporator section housing the evaporator; an atmosphere control system including an air compressor configured to generate compressed air; a separator configured to receive the compressed air and output nitrogen; the air compressor located in the condenser section; the separator located in the evaporator section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Robert C. Spearing, Malcolm N. Fleming, Kenneth E. Cresswell, Gilbert B. Hofsdal, Paul J. Krause
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING ATMOSPHERE IN A REFRIGERATED CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20200326115
    Abstract: A method of operating an atmosphere control system to control an atmosphere in a refrigerated container includes operating the atmosphere control system in a start up phase to control an oxygen level in the container; ending the start up phase; and operating the atmosphere control system in a control phase to control the oxygen level and a carbon dioxide level in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Farley William Postgate, Malcolm N. Fleming