Patents by Inventor Peter J. Loomis

Peter J. Loomis 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: 11571946
    Abstract: Methods of controlling transport climate control systems are provided to reduce the impact of their operation on the sleep of an occupant, who can be in a nearby sleeping space. Methods include obtaining occupant sleep status data, determining one or more operational parameters of the transport climate control system based on the occupant sleep status data, and operating the transport climate control system according to the one or more operational parameters to control when at least one of a motor, a compressor, a generator, or one or more fans are in operation during an occupant sleep state. The methods can be implemented by a controller of a transport climate control system or a control module for such a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Thermo King LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Srnec, Peter J. Loomis
  • Publication number: 20210339603
    Abstract: Methods of controlling transport climate control systems are provided to reduce the impact of their operation on the sleep of an occupant, who can be in a nearby sleeping space. Methods include obtaining occupant sleep status data, determining one or more operational parameters of the transport climate control system based on the occupant sleep status data, and operating the transport climate control system according to the one or more operational parameters to control when at least one of a motor, a compressor, a generator, or one or more fans are in operation during an occupant sleep state. The methods can be implemented by a controller of a transport climate control system or a control module for such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Srnec, Peter J. Loomis
  • Patent number: 10457112
    Abstract: A configurable evaporator unit for a secondary heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system that provides conditioned air within a cabin portion of a vehicle is provided. The configurable evaporator unit includes an evaporator unit and a blower assembly disposed within a housing. The blower assembly houses an evaporator blower for directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit. The blower assembly includes a plurality of blower openings for directing conditioned air out of the blower assembly. The housing includes a plurality of housing openings. One or more of the plurality of housing openings is prevented from directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Koppineedi, Michael R. Weiss, Peter J. Loomis, Terrence Bray
  • Patent number: 9211881
    Abstract: A method of controlling an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is in communication with an air conditioning system of the vehicle and includes an engine and an alternator coupled to the engine. The method includes determining a state of a compressor of the air conditioning system, the compressor including an off state and an on state, reducing an alternator load relative to the engine in response to the compressor being varied from the off state to the on state, increasing the alternator load relative to the engine after a predetermined time interval, and simultaneously operating the alternator up to an alternator load capacity and the compressor up to a compressor load capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Waldschmidt, Gregory R. Truckenbrod, Peter J. Loomis, Michael D. Turnquist
  • Publication number: 20140316650
    Abstract: A method of controlling an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is in communication with an air conditioning system of the vehicle and includes an engine and an alternator coupled to the engine. The method includes determining a state of a compressor of the air conditioning system, the compressor including an off state and an on state, reducing an alternator load relative to the engine in response to the compressor being varied from the off state to the on state, increasing the alternator load relative to the engine after a predetermined time interval, and simultaneously operating the alternator up to an alternator load capacity and the compressor up to a compressor load capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: William Waldschmidt, Gregory R. Truckenbrod, Peter J. Loomis, Michael D. Turnquist
  • Patent number: 8798857
    Abstract: A method of controlling an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is in communication with an air conditioning system of the vehicle and includes an engine and an alternator coupled to the engine. The method includes determining a state of a compressor of the air conditioning system, the compressor including an off state and an on state, reducing an alternator load relative to the engine in response to the compressor being varied from the off state to the on state, increasing the alternator load relative to the engine after a predetermined time interval, and simultaneously operating the alternator up to an alternator load capacity and the compressor up to a compressor load capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: William Waldschmidt, Gregory R. Truckenbrod, Peter J. Loomis, Michael D. Turnquist
  • Publication number: 20130325257
    Abstract: A method of controlling an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is in communication with an air conditioning system of the vehicle and includes an engine and an alternator coupled to the engine. The method includes determining a state of a compressor of the air conditioning system, the compressor including an off state and an on state, reducing an alternator load relative to the engine in response to the compressor being varied from the off state to the on state, increasing the alternator load relative to the engine after a predetermined time interval, and simultaneously operating the alternator up to an alternator load capacity and the compressor up to a compressor load capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Waldschmidt, Gregory R. Truckenbrod, Peter J. Loomis, Michael D. Turnquist
  • Patent number: D877871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Koppineedi, Michael R. Weiss, Michael James Vanous, Peter J. Loomis, Terrence Bray