Patents by Inventor Patrick R. Barnum

Patrick R. Barnum 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).

  • Line of sight blocking grille assembly
    Patent number: 11781781
    Abstract: A grille assembly having a housing includes a corridor between a first end and a second end of the housing. The grille assembly includes a core disposed within the corridor and having a plurality of blades that guide fluid flow through the housing. A first portion of the plurality of blades is slanted in a first direction at a first non-perpendicular angle relative to a corridor axis. The grille assembly also includes a second portion of the plurality of blades slanted in a second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction at a second non-perpendicular angle relative to the corridor axis. The core obstructs a line of sight from the first end to the second end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Solis, Steven J. Purdie, Timothy C. Huggins, Patrick R. Barnum
  • LINE OF SIGHT BLOCKING GRILLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220228770
    Abstract: A grille assembly having a housing includes a corridor between a first end and a second end of the housing. The grille assembly includes a core disposed within the corridor and having a plurality of blades that guide fluid flow through the housing. A first portion of the plurality of blades is slanted in a first direction at a first non-perpendicular angle relative to a corridor axis. The grille assembly also includes a second portion of the plurality of blades slanted in a second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction at a second non-perpendicular angle relative to the corridor axis. The core obstructs a line of sight from the first end to the second end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brian J. Solis, Steven J. Purdie, Timothy C. Huggins, Patrick R. Barnum, Joseph Spencer Florer
  • LINE OF SIGHT BLOCKING GRILLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190331361
    Abstract: A grille assembly having a housing including a corridor between a first end and a second end of the housing. The housing may be fluidly couple with a duct. The grille assembly also includes a core disposed within the corridor and having a plurality of blades that may guide fluid flow through the housing and a first portion of the plurality of blades slanted in a first direction at a first non-perpendicular angle relative to a corridor axis. The first portion of the plurality of blades are spaced relative to one another to form a first plurality of channels that partially pass through the housing. The grille assembly also includes a second portion of the plurality of blades slanted in a second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction at a second non-perpendicular angle relative to the corridor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Brian J. Solis, Steven J. Purdie, Timothy C. Huggins, Patrick R. Barnum, Joseph Spencer Florer