Patents by Inventor Pierce D. Kennedy

Pierce D. Kennedy 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).

  • Publication number: 20230014254
    Abstract: A transport climate control system is described which comprises a controller configured to determine a power demand of a climate control circuit of the system and to provide power to the climate control circuit in a first power mode when the power demand is above a power threshold and to provide power to the climate control circuit in a second power mode when the power demand is at or below the power threshold. In the first power mode, power is provided from a prime mover and, in the second power mode, power is provided from an energy storage source and not the prime mover. Corresponding methods for controlling a transport climate control system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Peadar CONNEELY, Sean KEAVENEY, Wayne DONNELLAN, Pierce D. KENNEDY
  • Patent number: 11351841
    Abstract: There is disclosed a transport refrigeration system comprising an electronically governed engine that drives a refrigeration circuit of the system. The engine control unit is configured to operate the engine in a droop mode of operation, in which the engine speed increases with decreasing engine loads from the refrigeration circuit, so as to maximise the cooling capacity of the system at low engine load conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventor: Pierce D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20210031593
    Abstract: There is disclosed a transport refrigeration system comprising an electronically governed engine that drives a refrigeration circuit of the system. The engine control unit is configured to operate the engine in a droop mode of operation, in which the engine speed increases with decreasing engine loads from the refrigeration circuit, so as to maximise the cooling capacity of the system at low engine load conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Pierce D. KENNEDY
  • Patent number: 10175081
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a fluid consumption rate from a fluid tank is described. The fluid tank includes a fuel for an internal combustion engine and the internal combustion engine provides power to a powered system. The method includes determining instantaneous fluid consumption; determining an operating condition of the powered system, the powered system providing a load on the internal combustion engine; determining the load on the internal combustion engine and a state of the internal combustion engine; and calculating the fluid consumption rate based on the instantaneous fuel consumption, the load on the internal combustion engine, and the state of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pierce D. Kennedy, Robert Michael Lattin, Erich A. Lucht
  • Publication number: 20170370755
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a fluid consumption rate from a fluid tank is described. The fluid tank includes a fuel for an internal combustion engine and the internal combustion engine provides power to a powered system. The method includes determining instantaneous fluid consumption; determining an operating condition of the powered system, the powered system providing a load on the internal combustion engine; determining the load on the internal combustion engine and a state of the internal combustion engine; and calculating the fluid consumption rate based on the instantaneous fuel consumption, the load on the internal combustion engine, and the state of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Pierce D. Kennedy, Robert Michael Lattin, Erich A. Lucht