Patents by Inventor Mark Ekern

Mark Ekern 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: 8091372
    Abstract: A heat pump defrost system for efficiently defrosting an outdoor coil while simultaneously operating the heat pump in a normal heating manner. The heat pump defrost system generally includes a primary flow circuit including an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor connected thereto and a reverse valve for toggling a direction of refrigerant flow therethrough, and an auxiliary flow circuit for deicing the outdoor heat exchanger. The auxiliary flow circuit includes a valve for connecting the auxiliary flow circuit to the primary flow circuit, a heat sink in line with the auxiliary flow circuit, wherein the heat sink stores defrost fluid within the auxiliary flow circuit, at least one thermostat to read an outdoor ambient temperature and a control unit for operatively engaging the valve to direct the hot gas from the compressor of the primary circuit within the auxiliary flow circuit and the heat pump according to the outdoor ambient temperature for deicing the outdoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: Mark Ekern
  • Patent number: 6837137
    Abstract: A cutting stand for sheet goods is disclosed that includes supports, with each support including a foot, a lower upright joined to the foot and an angled upper support joined to the lower support. The cutting stand additionally includes a carriage joined to the supports, and sheet goods may be removably mounted on the carriage. The cutting stand also includes a guide movably joined to sheet goods, and the guide is adapted to be removable from the sheet goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Mark Ekern
  • Publication number: 20030141647
    Abstract: A cutting stand for sheet goods including supports, each support including a foot, a lower upright joined to the foot and an angled upper support joined to the lower support; a carriage joined to the supports; sheet goods may be removably mounted on the carriage,; and a guide movably joined to sheet goods, the guide adapted to be removable from the sheet goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Mark Ekern
  • Patent number: 5815926
    Abstract: A new Internal Pipe Cutter for providing a cutting tool designed for cutting the wall of a pipe from inside the pipe through an opening at one end of the pipe. The inventive device includes an elongated shaft having an upper end adapted for connection to a rotational power tool and a lower end to which a rotary cutting blade may be perpendicularly attached. A set collar is slidably mounted on and adjustably positioned along the shaft. A gripping sleeve is disposed around the set collar and is slidably and rotatably mounted on the shaft whereby the gripping sleeve and the set collar are conjointly positionable along the shaft and whereby the shaft and the set collar conjointly rotate independent of the gripping sleeve. The gripping sleeve includes a guide flange at a lower end thereof wherein the guide flange abuts the open end of the pipe as the rotary cutting blade is circled within the inside of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: Mark Ekern