Patents by Inventor Robert A. Meacham

Robert A. Meacham 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: 11441797
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current disclosure include air pretreatment devices suitable for pretreatment of air received by air handler units. The air pretreatment devices can include an air intake configured to capture the outside air. A cooling coil system can process changes in the dry bulb and dew point temperatures of the captured outside air. The pretreated air can then be passed via an air outtake to the air handler. The cooling coil system can be coupled to at least a chilled water intake and a chilled water return line. Finally, a single water valve control unit located on either the chilled water intake or chilled water return line can be adjusted to direct a change in the dry bulb temperature and dew point temperature within the cooling coil system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Altaire Systems LLC
    Inventors: James Robert Meacham, James Ryan Johnston
  • Patent number: 4046415
    Abstract: A body mount system for a motor vehicle includes individual elastomeric body mounts which act between the radiator support and the forward end of sub-frame side rails, between the bulkhead structure of a unitary frame-body and the center portion of sub-frame side rails, and between the unitary frame-body and the rearward end of the sub-frame side rails. Each of these body mounts has an elastomeric element which is subjected to substantially pure shear deformation in the longitudinal direction and a combination of shear and compression deformation in a lateral and vertical direction. The spring rate of each body mount is substantially less in the longitudinal direction than in the vertical or lateral directions so that fore and aft force inputs on the frame are isolated from the body. Reinforcement members extend between the bulkhead structure and the radiator support member at their respective lower ends to stiffen the front end sheet metal against motion relative the unitary frame-body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard T. Klees, Robert A. Meacham, Harry M. Ruby, Edward Sich