Patents by Inventor Richard Slack

Richard Slack 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: 20240310687
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a light modulator comprising transparent or reflective substrates, multiple electrodes being applied to the substrates in a pattern across the substrate. A controller may apply an electric potential to the electrodes to obtain an electric field between the electrodes providing electrophoretic movement of the particles towards or from an electrode, wherein the electrodes are multiple interlaced mesh electrodes (210, 230) comprising multiple main lines (211, 212, 213, 214, 215) being connected to other multiple main lines through multiple interconnections (221, 241, 242, 222, 223, 243).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: eLstar Dynamics Patents B.V.
    Inventors: Romaric Mathieu MASSARD, Anatolie MITIOGLU, David Richard THOMAS, Anthony John SLACK
  • Publication number: 20170211862
    Abstract: A heating system includes a heat pump that provides heat to a major fluid circuit and a minor fluid circuit for performing different heating operations. The system includes a power source having a variable cost and a controller configured to regulate flow of the major and minor fluid circuits to perform the heating operations. The controller is configured to receive information regarding the variable cost of the power source and distribute flow between the major and minor fluid circuits to perform the heating operations to minimize the electricity cost. The combined enhanced demand regulation and enhanced output regulation amplifies the total heat output and power consumption while permitting greater use of a power source of varying cost (e.g. PV)—thereby minimizing overall daily operating cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Slack, Michael Tomlin, Jacob Barrett, John Nonweiler
  • Publication number: 20170211829
    Abstract: A system for space heating or cooling a heated space includes a heat pump including a refrigeration circuit for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat load for heating and cooling operations. A controller controls the heat pump to perform the heating and cooling operations. A user interface receives user inputs, wherein the user inputs include an indication of discomfort based on temperature. The controller creates a profile for a minimum comfortable temperature level and a maximum comfortable temperature level, and the controller controls the heat pump to perform the heating and cooling operations in accordance with the profiles for the minimum and maximum comfortable temperature levels. The controller may generate an optimized heat demand plan in accordance with predictions of outdoor and indoor temperature, cost, and demand. The plan is optimized to cost-effectively maintain the temperature of the heated space within the comfortable temperature range defined by the profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Slack, Michael Tomlin, Jacob Barrett, John Nonweiler