Patents by Inventor Richard W. Schmidt

Richard W. Schmidt 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).

  • Personal water craft foot well drainage system
    Patent number: 11524749
    Abstract: A personal water craft includes a hull; a deck attached to, or integral with, the hull; a foot well having a foot well floor that is configured to receive a foot of a user of the personal water craft; and a drainage system configured to drain liquid from the foot well, the drainage system having a tube extending from the foot well floor to a location outside the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Richard W. Schmidt
  • PERSONAL WATER CRAFT FOOT WELL DRAINAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210101663
    Abstract: A personal water craft includes a hull; a deck attached to, or integral with, the hull; a foot well having a foot well floor that is configured to receive a foot of a user of the personal water craft; and a drainage system configured to drain liquid from the foot well, the drainage system having a tube extending from the foot well floor to a location outside the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Richard W. Schmidt
  • Personal water craft foot well drainage system
    Patent number: 10926845
    Abstract: A personal water craft includes a hull; a deck attached to, or integral with, the hull; a foot well having a foot well floor that is configured to receive a foot of a user of the personal water craft; and a drainage system configured to drain liquid from the foot well, the drainage system having a tube extending from the foot well floor to a location outside the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Richard W. Schmidt
  • PERSONAL WATER CRAFT FOOT WELL DRAINAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200307747
    Abstract: A personal water craft includes a hull; a deck attached to, or integral with, the hull; a foot well having a foot well floor that is configured to receive a foot of a user of the personal water craft; and a drainage system configured to drain liquid from the foot well, the drainage system having a tube extending from the foot well floor to a location outside the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Richard W. Schmidt
  • Systems and methods of powering a refrigeration unit of a hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 10480840
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing power to a refrigeration unit or an air conditioner used on a hybrid vehicle. The system includes an accumulation choke, a PWM rectifier, and a frequency inverter. The accumulation choke is configured to receive a first AC power, a second AC power, and a DC power. The accumulation choke and PWM rectifier convert the received power into an intermediate DC power having a peak voltage. The PWM rectifier provides the intermediate DC power to the frequency inverter. The frequency inverter converts the intermediate DC power to an output AC power. The frequency inverter provides the output AC power to the refrigeration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory R. Truckenbrod, Arnost Hurych, Bruce H. Kranz, Eric Kirby, Michael D. Gilman, Richard W. Schmidt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF POWERING A REFRIGERATION UNIT OF A HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170292745
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing power to a refrigeration unit or an air conditioner used on a hybrid vehicle. The system includes an accumulation choke, a PWM rectifier, and a frequency inverter. The accumulation choke is configured to receive a first AC power, a second AC power, and a DC power. The accumulation choke and PWM rectifier convert the received power into an intermediate DC power having a peak voltage. The PWM rectifier provides the intermediate DC power to the frequency inverter. The frequency inverter converts the intermediate DC power to an output AC power. The frequency inverter provides the output AC power to the refrigeration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory R. TRUCKENBROD, Arnost HURYCH, Bruce H. KRANZ, Eric KIRBY, Michael D. GILMAN, Richard W. SCHMIDT
  • Systems and methods of powering a refrigeration unit of a hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 9689598
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing power to a refrigeration unit or an air conditioner used on a hybrid vehicle. The system includes an accumulation choke, a PWM rectifier, and a frequency inverter. The accumulation choke is configured to receive a first AC power, a second AC power, and a DC power. The accumulation choke and PWM rectifier convert the received power into an intermediate DC power having a peak voltage. The PWM rectifier provides the intermediate DC power to the frequency inverter. The frequency inverter converts the intermediate DC power to an output AC power. The frequency inverter provides the output AC power to the refrigeration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Robert Truckenbrod, Arnost Hurych, Bruce Kranz, Eric Kirby, Michael D. Gilman, Richard W. Schmidt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF POWERING A REFRIGERATION UNIT OF A HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100229581
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing power to a refrigeration unit or an air conditioner used on a hybrid vehicle. The system includes an accumulation choke, a PWM rectifier, and a frequency inverter. The accumulation choke is configured to receive a first AC power, a second AC power, and a DC power. The accumulation choke and PWM rectifier convert the received power into an intermediate DC power having a peak voltage. The PWM rectifier provides the intermediate DC power to the frequency inverter. The frequency inverter converts the intermediate DC power to an output AC power. The frequency inverter provides the output AC power to the refrigeration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Robert Truckenbrod, Arnost Hurych, Bruce Kranz, Eric Kirby, Michael D. Gilman, Richard W. Schmidt
  • Environment-controlled transport unit
    Patent number: 6862499
    Abstract: The invention is directed to regulating the conditioned space of an environment-controlled transport unit by identifying the product being conveyed as cargo in the conditioned space of a transport unit. A user can identify the cargo by selecting it from a menu of cargo identifiers. Once the cargo is identified, an environment control system retrieves from memory environment-control parameters as a function of the identified cargo, and regulates the environment of the conditioned space based upon the environment-control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Joaquim Geraldo Cretella, Doyle G. Herrig, Leslie D. Rustad, Randal Gast, Richard W. Schmidt, Thomas A. Flanagan