Patents by Inventor Roderick Ray Sentz

Roderick Ray Sentz 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: 20230344380
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton
  • Patent number: 11689145
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton
  • Publication number: 20220247341
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton
  • Patent number: 11342881
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton
  • Publication number: 20210058021
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton
  • Patent number: 10833625
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton
  • Publication number: 20180106486
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit that includes a heat exchanger configured to establish a heat exchange relationship between a refrigerant flowing through a refrigerant loop of the HVAC unit and an air flow, where the heat exchanger has a refrigerant coil, a tubing segment configured to couple the refrigerant coil of the heat exchanger to another component of the HVAC unit, where the tubing segment has a flexible material, and a releasable connecting element, where the releasable connecting element is configured to couple the tubing segment to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Curtis Wayne Caskey, Marcel Paul Ferrere, JR., Chandra Sekhar Yelamanchili, Roderick Ray Sentz, April Mae Eberly
  • Publication number: 20180102726
    Abstract: A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a motor that is coupled to the fan, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) that is coupled to the motor. The motor includes a maximum rated speed that is greater than a maximum structural speed limit of the fan, and the VFD includes a current output limit configured to limit an operational speed of the motor to be less than or equal to the maximum structural speed limit of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Harold J. Dubensky, James K. Spitzer, Roderick Ray Sentz, Kevin R. Stockton