Patents by Inventor Pat Hotch

Pat Hotch 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: 6296561
    Abstract: An air return bulkhead comprising a base; a return air duct extending outward from the base, the base and air duct defining a bulkhead return air chamber, the duct comprising a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, and a fifth wall joining the other walls; at least one return air inlet notch formed in the air duct fourth and fifth walls; and means for producing turbulent return air flow through the return air chamber, said means located downstream from the at least one inlet notch. The bulkhead further includes air dam positioning means on the first and second walls. Individual air dam members are slid in the positioning means to be removably mounted along the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: David B. Ziegler, Robert L. Sirotek, Jr., Pat Hotch, Gregg George, Kevin W. Kiefer, Randal Gast