Patents by Inventor Robert Clarke Story

Robert Clarke Story 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: 20240125327
    Abstract: The present invention is an HVAC fan array wiring system that provides a quick connect box that is provided within the air stream of an HVAC air handler. Because the wiring for each fan within the fan array is to be connected to the quick connect box, the wiring materials and placement of the wiring can be predetermined at the time the fan array is designed. Accordingly, the novel wiring system and quick connect box reduces redundancies in manufacturing and installation of the fan array. Furthermore, the quick connect box and wiring system allows for easy installation of the HVAC fan array at a job site and improves a customer's experience with the control panel. This is primarily because, with the use of the claimed invention, an electrician need only link a main control and power line to the quick connect box and therefore, can install the control panel in a location that provides ease of access to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Q-PAC Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Clarke Story, Matthew Wayne Kent, David Kurt Thomas
  • Patent number: 11852151
    Abstract: The present invention is an HVAC fan array wiring system that provides a quick connect box that is provided within the air stream of an HVAC air handler. Because the wiring for each fan within the fan array is to be connected to the quick connect box, the wiring materials and placement of the wiring can be predetermined at the time the fan array is designed. Accordingly, the novel wiring system and quick connect box reduces redundancies in manufacturing and installation of the fan array. Furthermore, the quick connect box and wiring system allows for easy installation of the HVAC fan array at a job site and improves a customer's experience with the control panel. This is primarily because, with the use of the claimed invention, an electrician need only link a main control and power line to the quick connect box and therefore, can install the control panel in a location that provides ease of access to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Q-PAC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Clarke Story, Matthew Wayne Kent, David Kurt Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220373222
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides several embodiments of an adaptive, modular, energy recovery economizer section for a commercial air handling unit (AHU). The economizer section comprises an energy recovery device, a plurality of dampers, and a plurality of partition walls that allow the AHU to operate in a plurality of modes. Incorporation of the economizer section within the AHU avoids the need to split AHU into a stacked or side-by-side configuration. The economizer section may be integrated within OEM AHUs or retrofitted within existing AHUs. Retrofitting the economizer section within an existing AHU reduces the footprint of the retrofit. Moreover, when the economizer section is incorporated within an OEM AHU, the footprint and interior volume of the AHU are reduced relative to conventional OEM AHUs that comprise one or more energy recovery devices. Consequently, the economizer section improves material, fabrication, and transportation efficiencies without compromising performance of the AHU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Gerald Tyberghein, Robert Clarke Story
  • Publication number: 20220333605
    Abstract: The present invention is an HVAC fan array wiring system that provides a quick connect box that is provided within the air stream of an HVAC air handler. Because the wiring for each fan within the fan array is to be connected to the quick connect box, the wiring materials and placement of the wiring can be predetermined at the time the fan array is designed. Accordingly, the novel wiring system and quick connect box reduces redundancies in manufacturing and installation of the fan array. Furthermore, the quick connect box and wiring system allows for easy installation of the HVAC fan array at a job site and improves a customer's experience with the control panel. This is primarily because, with the use of the claimed invention, an electrician need only link a main control and power line to the quick connect box and therefore, can install the control panel in a location that provides ease of access to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Q-PAC Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Clarke Story, Matthew Wayne Kent, David Kurt Thomas
  • Patent number: 11378085
    Abstract: The present invention is an HVAC fan array wiring system that provides a quick connect box that is provided within the air stream of an HVAC air handler. Because the wiring for each fan within the fan array is to be connected to the quick connect box, the wiring materials and placement of the wiring can be predetermined at the time the fan array is designed. Accordingly, the novel wiring system and quick connect box reduces redundancies in manufacturing and installation of the fan array. Furthermore, the quick connect box and wiring system allows for easy installation of the HVAC fan array at a job site and improves a customer's experience with the control panel. This is primarily because, with the use of the claimed invention, an electrician need only link a main control and power line to the quick connect box and therefore, can install the control panel in a location that provides ease of access to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Q-PAC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Clarke Story, Matthew Wayne Kent, David Kurt Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180355874
    Abstract: The present invention is an HVAC fan array wiring system that provides a quick connect box that is provided within the air stream of an HVAC air handler. Because the wiring for each fan within the fan array is to be connected to the quick connect box, the wiring materials and placement of the wiring can be predetermined at the time the fan array is designed. Accordingly, the novel wiring system and quick connect box reduces redundancies in manufacturing and installation of the fan array. Furthermore, the quick connect box and wiring system allows for easy installation of the HVAC fan array at a job site and improves a customer's experience with the control panel. This is primarily because, with the use of the claimed invention, an electrician need only link a main control and power line to the quick connect box and therefore, can install the control panel in a location that provides ease of access to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Clarke Story, Matthew Wayne Kent, David Kurt Thomas