Patents by Inventor Nate Kaemingk
Nate Kaemingk 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).
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Patent number: 12601535Abstract: A refrigerated display case door glass panel assembly includes a first pane of glass and a second pane of glass bounding a sealed space between the panes, and an electrically conductive coating applied to a surface of the first pane. The coating extending across at least a majority of a viewing area of the first pane. A first pair of electrical buses spaced apart from one another and electrically connected to the coating at respective first and second ends of the first pane, the first and second ends being opposite one another, and a second pair of electrical buses spaced apart from one another and electrically connected to the coating at respective third and fourth ends of the first pane. The third and fourth ends being opposite one another and adjacent to the first and second ends.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventor: Nate Kaemingk
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Publication number: 20240344755Abstract: A refrigerated display case door glass panel assembly includes a first pane of glass and a second pane of glass bounding a sealed space between the panes, and an electrically conductive coating applied to a surface of the first pane. The coating extending across at least a majority of a viewing area of the first pane. A first pair of electrical buses spaced apart from one another and electrically connected to the coating at respective first and second ends of the first pane, the first and second ends being opposite one another, and a second pair of electrical buses spaced apart from one another and electrically connected to the coating at respective third and fourth ends of the first pane. The third and fourth ends being opposite one another and adjacent to the first and second ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventor: Nate Kaemingk
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Patent number: 12029331Abstract: A diagnostics system for a display case includes a display case, a display device, and a remote controller, according to some embodiments. The display case includes a local controller, a refrigeration apparatus, and multiple sensors. The remote controller includes a processing circuit configured to receive diagnostics data from the local controller of the display case, according to some embodiments. The processing circuit is configured to identify one or more events using the diagnostics data and assign a rank to each of the one or more events. The processing circuit is configured to promote the rank of each of the one or more events based on an amount of time that each of the one or more events persists. The processing circuit is configured to operate the display device to notify a user regarding the one or more events and the rank of each event.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: Nate Kaemingk, Chetan Gundurao
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Patent number: 11903499Abstract: A controller for a refrigerated display case includes processing circuitry configured to receive operational data from multiple refrigerated display cases and an ambient temperature reading from an ambient temperature sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a limp level for a rack that includes the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the operational data and the ambient temperature reading. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an operational cooling parameter for each of the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the limp level. The operational cooling parameter indicates an amount of cooling or a corresponding cooling operation for each refrigerated display case. The processing circuitry is configured to operate each of the multiple refrigerated display cases using the operational cooling parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: Pedro Greiner, Wendy Dinch, Nate Kaemingk
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Patent number: 11578911Abstract: A freezer case includes a refrigeration system and a controller. The controller is configured to store a plurality of setpoint instruction sets associated with a plurality of possible operating modes, select a current operating mode from the plurality of possible operating modes, assign a value for the superheat setpoint by executing the setpoint instruction set associated with the current operating mode, control the refrigeration system in accordance with the superheat setpoint.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventor: Nate Kaemingk
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Publication number: 20210369008Abstract: A diagnostics system for a display case includes a display case, a display device, and a remote controller, according to some embodiments. The display case includes a local controller, a refrigeration apparatus, and multiple sensors. The remote controller includes a processing circuit configured to receive diagnostics data from the local controller of the display case, according to some embodiments. The processing circuit is configured to identify one or more events using the diagnostics data and assign a rank to each of the one or more events. The processing circuit is configured to promote the rank of each of the one or more events based on an amount of time that each of the one or more events persists. The processing circuit is configured to operate the display device to notify a user regarding the one or more events and the rank of each event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: NATE KAEMINGK, CHETAN GUNDURAO
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Publication number: 20210348834Abstract: A freezer case includes a refrigeration system and a controller. The controller is configured to store a plurality of setpoint instruction sets associated with a plurality of possible operating modes, select a current operating mode from the plurality of possible operating modes, assign a value for the superheat setpoint by executing the setpoint instruction set associated with the current operating mode, control the refrigeration system in accordance with the superheat setpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventor: NATE KAEMINGK
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Publication number: 20210307540Abstract: A controller for a refrigerated display case includes processing circuitry configured to receive operational data from multiple refrigerated display cases and an ambient temperature reading from an ambient temperature sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a limp level for a rack that includes the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the operational data and the ambient temperature reading. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an operational cooling parameter for each of the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the limp level. The operational cooling parameter indicates an amount of cooling or a corresponding cooling operation for each refrigerated display case. The processing circuitry is configured to operate each of the multiple refrigerated display cases using the operational cooling parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: Pedro Greiner, Wendy Dinch, Nate Kaemingk