Patents by Inventor Ross K. Burnside

Ross K. Burnside 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: 5095711
    Abstract: A heat pump is provided with a reversible fan motor in its outdoor coil and, after a delay period following initiation of the defrost cycle, the fan is caused to operate in a reverse direction to thereby cause the surrounding air to flow through the outdoor coil in a direction opposite to that in which it flows during the heating mode operation. During this time, the fan is operated at a relative slow speed to thereby prevent the convective flow of heat upwardly, while at the same time causing little, if any, flow of ambient air downwardly into the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Derrick A. Marris, Ross K. Burnside