Patents by Inventor Robert William Gilbert
Robert William Gilbert 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).
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Publication number: 20230392393Abstract: A walkway for use and integration with a cooling system and methods for the assembly thereof. A walkway may include a chassis and a walkway assembly coupled to the chassis, the chassis being configured to be coupled to a cooling system. The chassis may include a frame portion that is configured to be integrated with the cooling system such that the frame portion defines at least a portion of a frame of the cooling system when the walkway is in use; a mounting rail portion coupled to the frame portion; and a plurality of walkway support sleeves coupled between the frame portion and the mounting rail portion. The walkway may also include a plurality of walkway support bars, each configured to be received within a corresponding one of the plurality of walkway support sleeves and secured against the mounting rail portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Diamantis Dimitris HAGIAS, Robert William GILBERT, Giles MCDONALD
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Publication number: 20220364764Abstract: Multi-unit cooling systems and structures thereof for residential, commercial, or other buildings. In one embodiment, a support duct system comprises a support duct frame including a longitudinal axis and at least one mounting bracket support, each of the at least one mounting bracket support being movable relative to the longitudinal axis of the support duct frame; and at least one mounting bracket coupled to a corresponding one of the at least one mounting bracket support, each of the at least one mounting bracket being removably couplable to a corresponding cooling unit. Each of the cooling units is independently rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the support duct frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Diamantis Dimitris HAGIAS, Robert William GILBERT, Patrick MCCAFFREY, Giles MCDONALD, Jack ARNEY
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Patent number: 11262087Abstract: An evaporative cooler having a pressurized water distribution system that provides even water distribution to evaporative media pads within the evaporative cooler, even when the evaporative pads are canted and/or are not in perfect alignment. In one embodiment, the evaporative cooler includes a weatherproof sealing assembly that is transitionable between an open position and a closed position. In one embodiment, the evaporative cooler includes a reservoir having a plurality of ribs on a bottom surface to facilitate seating the evaporative cooler on a roof during installation. A method of installing an evaporative cooler including mounting at least a portion of the evaporative cooler to a dropper before securing the dropper to the roof.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Seeley International Pty LtdInventors: Daniel Robert Haynes, Finn Gascoigne Woodhouse, Ian Howard Pendergrast, Lorinda Yvonne Abeyarathna, Robert William Gilbert, Shane Antony Harris, Shoji Sinclair
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Patent number: 10859278Abstract: An evaporative cooler having a pressurized water distribution system that provides even water distribution to evaporative media pads within the evaporative cooler, even when the evaporative pads are canted and/or are not in perfect alignment. The pressurized water distribution system generally includes a distribution assembly with a pressurized flow path portion and a non-pressurized flow path portion, and a supply assembly. The evaporative cooler may also include other features that enhance aesthetics and/or cooling capacity, such as supplemental evaporative media pads, a perforated lid, an internal retaining frame, angled louvers, and/or a dropper that allows for a low-profile installation on a roof of a building or other structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Seeley International Pty LtdInventors: Daniel Robert Haynes, Finn Gascoigne Woodhouse, Ian Howard Pendergrast, Lorinda Yvonne Abeyarathna, Robert William Gilbert, Shane Antony Harris, Shoji Sinclair
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Publication number: 20190186764Abstract: An evaporative cooler having a pressurized water distribution system that provides even water distribution to evaporative media pads within the evaporative cooler, even when the evaporative pads are canted and/or are not in perfect alignment. In one embodiment, the evaporative cooler includes a weatherproof sealing assembly that is transitionable between an open position and a closed position. In one embodiment, the evaporative cooler includes a reservoir having a plurality of ribs on a bottom surface to facilitate seating the evaporative cooler on a roof during installation. A method of installing an evaporative cooler including mounting at least a portion of the evaporative cooler to a dropper before securing the dropper to the roof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Daniel Robert HAYNES, Finn Gascoigne WOODHOUSE, Ian Howard PENDERGRAST, Lorinda Yvonne ABEYARATHNA, Robert William GILBERT, Shane Antony HARRIS, Shoji SINCLAIR
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Publication number: 20190063767Abstract: An evaporative cooler having a pressurized water distribution system that provides even water distribution to evaporative media pads within the evaporative cooler, even when the evaporative pads are canted and/or are not in perfect alignment. The pressurized water distribution system generally includes a distribution assembly with a pressurized flow path portion and a non-pressurized flow path portion, and a supply assembly. The evaporative cooler may also include other features that enhance aesthetics and/or cooling capacity, such as supplemental evaporative media pads, a perforated lid, an internal retaining frame, angled louvers, and/or a dropper that allows for a low-profile installation on a roof of a building or other structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Daniel Robert HAYNES, Finn Gascoigne WOODHOUSE, Ian Howard PENDERGRAST, Lorinda Yvonne ABEYARATHNA, Robert William GILBERT, Shane Antony HARRIS, Shoji SINCLAIR
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Patent number: 10151497Abstract: An indirect evaporative cooler core is manufactured from a continuous sheet of hydrophobic material. Flocking is provided on at least a partial surface area of at least one side of the sheet, to render the flocked surface area wettable. Air flow guiding structures are formed upon at least one of the first side and the second side of the sheet. Fold lines are defined in the sheet defining plates extending between adjacent fold lines. Slits are formed along the fold lines. Accordion pleating the sheet at the fold lines forms alternating wet and dry passages between the plates, the wet passages formed between opposing wettable surfaces, the dry passages formed between non-flocked surfaces, and the accordion pleating causes the slits in the folds to open and form air inlets and outlets in communication with the air flow passages.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Seeley International Pty LtdInventors: David Mark Swindon, Nan Chen, Shaun Mahoney, Robert William Gilbert
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Publication number: 20180231262Abstract: An indirect evaporative cooling system with a core greatly reduced in size compared to conventional evaporative cooling systems The system has a heat exchanger core having heat exchange plates defining a plurality of wet air flow passages and a plurality of dry air flow passages. At least one fan drives air through the passages. The dry air passages have a small height and a short length, configured so that a substantially laminar airflow having a raised shear rate arises in the dry air passages, and so that a back pressure across a length of the dry air passages remains low.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Robert William Gilbert, David Mark Swindon, Nan Chen, Shaun Mahoney
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Publication number: 20180051896Abstract: An indirect evaporative cooler core is manufactured from a continuous sheet of hydrophobic material. Flocking is provided on at least a partial surface area of at least one side of the sheet, to render the flocked surface area wettable. Air flow guiding structures are formed upon at least one of the first side and the second side of the sheet. Fold lines are defined in the sheet defining plates extending between adjacent fold lines. Slits are formed along the fold lines. Accordion pleating the sheet at the fold lines forms alternating wet and dry passages between the plates, the wet passages formed between opposing wettable surfaces, the dry passages formed between non-flocked surfaces, and the accordion pleating causes the slits in the folds to open and form air inlets and outlets in communication with the air flow passages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: David Mark SWINDON, Nan CHEN, Shaun MAHONEY, Robert William GILBERT
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Publication number: 20170276383Abstract: An indirect evaporative cooling system with a core greatly reduced in size compared to conventional evaporative cooling systems The system has a heat exchanger core having heat exchange plates defining a plurality of wet air flow passages and a plurality of dry air flow passages. At least one fan drives air through the passages. The dry air passages have a small height and a short length, configured so that a substantially laminar airflow having a raised shear rate arises in the dry air passages, and so that a back pressure across a length of the dry air passages remains low.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Robert William Gilbert, David Mark Swindon, Nan Chen, Shaun Mahoney
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Patent number: 9310134Abstract: A method of controlling the operation of an evaporative air cooler where the pads (2) of the cooler are intermittently wetted with an amount of water (14) in excess of the capacity of the pads (2) to absorb and retain during each wetting operation of the pad. The airflow (20) through the pads during intermittent wetting being limited to a velocity so as to not entrain water in the airflow during the wetting operation and the velocity of the airflow through the pads is increased after each intermittent wetting so as to raise the level of cooling output (22) of the cooler between each intermittent wetting operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: FF Seeley Nominees Pty. Ltd.Inventor: Robert William Gilbert
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Patent number: 8783054Abstract: A counter flow indirect evaporative heat exchanger (10) having vertically stacked alternate counter flow wet (14) and dry (12) passages where the wet passages are wetted during operation of the heat exchanger by wetting means (50, 52, 53, 54, 70, 72, 74, 76) travelling vertically of the stack. Elongately wetting of a small plurality of the total number of passages (14, 12) of the heat exchanger (10) occurs at a time during vertical travel of the wetting means.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: F.F. Seeley Nominees Pty. Ltd.Inventor: Robert William Gilbert
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Publication number: 20130233005Abstract: A method of controlling the operation of an evaporative air cooler where the pads (2) of the cooler are intermittently wetted with an amount of water (14) in excess of the capacity of the pads (2) to absorb and retain during each wetting operation of the pad. The airflow (20) through the pads during intermittent wetting being limited to a velocity so as to not entrain water in the airflow during the wetting operation and the velocity of the airflow through the pads is increased after each intermittent wetting so as to raise the level of cooling output (22) of the cooler between each intermittent wetting operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: F F SEELEY NOMINEES PTY LTDInventor: ROBERT WILLIAM GILBERT
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Publication number: 20110302946Abstract: A counter flow indirect evaporative heat exchanger (10) having vertically stacked alternate counter flow wet (14) and dry (12) passages where the wet passages are wetted during operation of the heat exchanger by wetting means (50, 52, 53, 54, 70, 72, 74, 76) travelling vertically of the stack. Elongately wetting of a small plurality of the total number of passages (14, 12) of the heat exchanger (10) occurs at a time during vertical travel of the wetting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: F F SEELEY NOMINEES PTY LTDInventor: Robert William Gilbert
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Patent number: 7607788Abstract: A vehicle mirror assembly comprising a reflective element for reflecting incident light, the reflective element having a viewable side, a dimming element for varying the intensity of light reflected from the viewable side, a photo-electric power cell for powering the dimming element for varying the intensity of reflected light and a controller for controlling the dimming element in response to ambient light conditions, wherein, in use, the intensity of the light reflected from the viewable side is reduced in low ambient light conditions. In other embodiments a power source is defined, for providing interment power to power the dimming element for varying the intensity of light reflected, the power being supplied by the photo-electric power cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: SMR Patents S.a.r.l.Inventors: Robert William Gilbert, Kash Munir
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Patent number: 7318648Abstract: A vehicle mirror assembly comprising a reflective element for reflecting incident light, the reflective element having a viewable side, a dimming element for varying the intensity of light reflected from the viewable side, a photo-electric power cell for powering the dimming element for varying the intensity of reflected light and a controller for controlling the dimming element in response to ambient light conditions, wherein, in use, the intensity of the light reflected from the viewable side is reduced in low ambient light conditions. In other embodiments a power source is defined, for providing interment power to power the dimming element for varying the intensity of light reflected, the power being supplied by the photo-electric power cell.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2002Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd.Inventors: Robert William Gilbert, Kash A. Munir
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Patent number: 6994443Abstract: A vehicle external mirror assembly (10) comprising a mirror head (30) adapted to support a mirror, the mirror head (30) having an external shell (36), a first foam core (37) providing support for the shell (36), a mirror base (20) adapted for mounting to a vehicle, the mirror base (20) connected to the mirror head (30) or integral with the mirror head (30) and a plurality of electrical conductors (32) disposed within the first foam core (37), the conductors (32) are arranged and constructed to diffuse stress within the foam core (37).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd.Inventors: Maarten Johannes Schuurmans, Robert William Gilbert
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Patent number: 6969038Abstract: A vehicle external mirror assembly (10) comprises three main parts: a vehicle-to-mirror assembly attachment bracket (15), a mirror housing (20) and a mirror (41). Housing (20) comprises a thin molded external plastic shell (50) and a foam core (21), the foam anchoring and supporting the shell. A load diffuser (45) may be positioned within foam (21) to reduce the maximum tensile and compressive stresses within the foam (21). Attachment bracket (15) is of a similar construction with a thin shell (15) internal foam (18) and load diffuser (16).Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2000Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty LtdInventors: Ingmar Manfred Birgden, Garry Gordon Leslie Fimeri, Robert William Gilbert, Duncan William Nash
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Patent number: 6896378Abstract: This invention relates to a mirror head (10) for an external vehicle mirror that comprises a load carrying structure (11) that is located within the mirror head, a connector (16) on the load carrying structure (11) that connects the mirror head (10) with respect to the vehicle, a shell (12, 13, 14) forming the external surface of the mirror head (10) within which at least a portion of the load carrying structure (11) locates, said connector (16) being positioned to enable connection with respect to the vehicle, and foam within the internal cavity of the shell (12, 13, 14), that acts to bond the load carrying structure (11) with respect to the shell components (12, 13, 14). This assembly provides a lighter mirror head (10) by comparison to conventional construction techniques while at the same time remaining rigid. It provides a means whereby loads can be transferred to the foam which are in turn transferred to the external shell components (12, 13, 14) of the mirror head (10).Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2001Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty LtdInventors: Robert William Gilbert, Gary Gordon Leslie Fimeri, Paul Michael Schwarz, Patrick Joseph McCaffrey
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Patent number: 6849225Abstract: The present invention is a mould and a method of moulding a plastic component using the mould that enable the manufacturer of a moulded component (45) which has an external covering. The method of moulding comprises either locating a pre-formed component (41) into a first part of the mould or vacuum forming a thin film (40) into a mould cavity. A first mould part (15) has a mould cavity into which the pre-formed component (41) is placed or the thin film (40) is vacuumed formed into. The method continues by partly closing a second part of the mould (25) into the first part of the mould (15) and injecting molten plastic (34) onto the surface of the pre-formed component (41) or thin film (40). The second mould part (25) is then fully closed to force the molten plastic (34) to fill the resultant mould cavity (36). This bonds the molten plastic to either the pre-formed component (41) or the thin film (40) to form the final shape of the moulded component (45).Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2000Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty LtdInventors: Robert William Gilbert, Duncan William Nash