Patents by Inventor Paul L. McCormick

Paul L. McCormick 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: 11931613
    Abstract: A fire suppression nozzle can include a first fluid channel configured to be in fluid communication with a first fluid having a first flow velocity and a second fluid channel configured to be in fluid communication with a second fluid having a second flow velocity. A mixer can be disposed between the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel such that the mixer is configured to induce streamwise vorticity in at least the first fluid exiting first fluid channel to cause mixing of the first fluid and the second fluid to reduce a flow speed of a mixture of the first fluid and the second fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Paul M. Johnson, Duane C. McCormick, May L. Corn, Sudarshan N. Koushik, Mikhail Morozov, Changmin Cao, Christopher T. Chipman, Keith A. Post
  • Patent number: 6675934
    Abstract: A suspended scaffold may be hung from a skyscraper, a ship's side or other structures where work on a surface is done by the workers on the scaffold. The surveillance system is a frame removably hung on the rails of the scaffold. A TV camera and transmitter is mounted to the frame. A remote TV/receiver allows a person on the ground to view the condition of the building. Optional pan, tilt, zoom features and a tilt alarm are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Paul L. McCormick