Patents by Inventor Russell Scott MURCHIE

Russell Scott MURCHIE 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).

  • Air moving appliance with on-board diagnostics
    Patent number: 9763551
    Abstract: An air moving appliance comprising an electric motor coupled to a fan, a control system for controlling the motor, the control system including monitoring means configured to monitor a motor load parameter; memory means configured to store a predetermined reference motor load parameter value; compensating means that determines a compensated reference motor load parameter value based on the predetermined reference motor load parameter value and a set of ambient environment input conditions; comparison means configured to compare the motor load parameter and the compensated reference motor load parameter value and trigger an operational event based on the result of the comparison. The invention also relates to a method of controlling an air moving appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Russell Scott Murchie, Mark Stamford Vanderstegen-Drake
  • AIR MOVING APPLIANCE WITH ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20140312813
    Abstract: An air moving appliance comprising an electric motor coupled to a fan, a control system for controlling the motor, the control system including monitoring means configured to monitor a motor load parameter; memory means configured to store a predetermined reference motor load parameter value; compensating means that determines a compensated reference motor load parameter value based on the predetermined reference motor load parameter value and a set of ambient environment input conditions; comparison means configured to compare the motor load parameter and the compensated reference motor load parameter value and trigger an operational event based on the result of the comparison. The invention also relates to a method of controlling an air moving appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Russell Scott MURCHIE, Mark Stamford VANDERSTEGEN-DRAKE