Patents by Inventor Michael H. McKiernan

Michael H. McKiernan 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).

  • Wet package precooler
    Patent number: 6655157
    Abstract: A wet package precooler is operated inside a flower cooler room and includes a closed cabinet with a slotted opening in the top into which the flower packages slide. A conveyor on which the packages ride is provided inside the cabinet, a motor/blower assembly provides cooling air flow. By incorporating vertical cooling air flow, the machine cools the packaged flowers as they slide through the slot. The machine directs the cooling air into the top of the package, down through the flowers, and exhausts the air through hand holes and vents in the water container part of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: The Rainbow Cooler Box Company
    Inventor: Michael H. McKiernan
  • Wet package precooler
    Publication number: 20030037552
    Abstract: A wet package precooler is operated inside a flower cooler room and includes a closed cabinet with a slotted opening in the top into which the flower packages slide. A conveyor on which the packages ride is provided inside the cabinet, a motor/blower assembly provides cooling air flow. By incorporating vertical cooling air flow, the machine cools the packaged flowers as they slide through the slot. The machine directs the cooling air into the top of the package, down through the flowers, and exhausts the air through hand holes and vents in the water container part of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Michael H. McKiernan