Patents by Inventor Patrick Cotton

Patrick Cotton 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: 9832911
    Abstract: An air handling unit, particularly for data center cooling, operates to cool a flow of return air from a conditioned space using a flow of ambient air. The return air is recirculated to the conditioned space as supply air. The flow of ambient air can be adiabatically cooled to a lower temperature to provide additional cooling. A flow of makeup air can be joined with the cooled return air to form the supply air, and can be sourced from the ambient environment directly or from the heated flow of ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Airedale International Air Conditioning Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrick Cotton, David Wilks, Michael Parker, Steven Charlton
  • Patent number: 9671128
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a frame, a fan operable to generate an airflow that moves in an airflow direction, and a first heat exchanger including a first end adjacent the air inlet, a second end adjacent the air outlet, an air inlet face that extends between the first end and the second end, an air outlet face that extends between the first end and the second end and faces opposite the air inlet face, and a longitudinal axis that extends through the first end and the second end between the air inlet face and the air outlet face. The heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat between the airflow and a cooling medium. A first heat exchanger angle is defined between the longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger and the airflow direction, and the first heat exchanger angle can be between about 3 degrees and about 20 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Airedale International Air Conditioning Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew, David Wilks, Anthony Hoare, Patrick Cotton, Andrew Walker
  • Publication number: 20160238276
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a frame, a fan operable to generate an airflow that moves in an airflow direction, and a first heat exchanger including a first end adjacent the air inlet, a second end adjacent the air outlet, an air inlet face that extends between the first end and the second end, an air outlet face that extends between the first end and the second end and faces opposite the air inlet face, and a longitudinal axis that extends through the first end and the second end between the air inlet face and the air outlet face. The heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat between the airflow and a cooling medium. A first heat exchanger angle is defined between the longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger and the airflow direction, and the first heat exchanger angle can be between about 3 degrees and about 20 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: David Andrew, David Wilks, Anthony Hoare, Patrick Cotton, Andrew Walker
  • Publication number: 20160106008
    Abstract: An air handling unit, particularly for data center cooling, operates to cool a flow of return air from a conditioned space using a flow of ambient air. The return air is recirculated to the conditioned space as supply air. The flow of ambient air can be adiabatically cooled to a lower temperature to provide additional cooling. A flow of makeup air can be joined with the cooled return air to form the supply air, and can be sourced from the ambient environment directly or from the heated flow of ambient air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Cotton, David Wilks, Michael Parker, Steven Charlton