Patents by Inventor Mead Robert Rusert

Mead Robert Rusert 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).

  • Electronic expansion valve control system
    Patent number: 6321549
    Abstract: A process and method for monitoring and selectively controlling the capacity and operating conditions of a refrigeration unit is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention includes the adjustment of the electronic expansion valve, and the compressor cylinder banks through the adjustment of desired superheat levels in order to bring a transport refrigeration unit within desired operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Reason, Mead Robert Rusert, Douglas Herbert Morse, Thomas Edward Brendel
  • Integrated electronic refrigerant management system
    Patent number: 6318100
    Abstract: A process and method for monitoring and selectively controlling the capacity and power demand within a transport unit is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention teaches the combined controls of an electronic suction modulation valve, and electronic expansion valve, and/or an electronic hot gas valve in communication with a microcontroller and a number of sensors in order to monitor and control power consumption and capacity, preferably without the use or presence of compressor unloaders, mechanical throttling devices, or other mechanical power control devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Brendel, John Robert Reason, Douglas Herbert Morse, L. Thomas Lane, Mead Robert Rusert