Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Andress

Matthew D. Andress 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).

  • Environmental control apparatus for animal housing facilities
    Patent number: 11178846
    Abstract: The present application is directed to an environmental control system for an agricultural animal housing facility. This system includes a plurality of air handling systems configured to deliver supply air to an agricultural animal housing facility, wherein each air handling system is configured to receive a portion of fresh air and a portion of recirculated internal air, and wherein each air handling system is configured to mix the fresh air and internal air and provide the resultant mixture to the agricultural animal housing facility as supply air. The plurality of air handling systems are configured to regulate a proportion of fresh air to internal air in response to an internal temperature of the agricultural animal housing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: David Andress, Mikel Robinson, Matthew D. Andress, Thomas R. Ryan, Brian L. Whitesell, Brian Rueschhoff