Patents by Inventor Scott Alan Eastman
Scott Alan Eastman 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: 20200223535Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
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Patent number: 10710842Abstract: A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car extending longitudinally along a length of the belt. An inner belt layer formed from a first material is bonded to the plurality of tension elements at a first side of the belt. The inner belt layer forms an inner belt surface interactive with a traction sheave of an elevator system. An outer belt layer formed from a second material is bonded to the plurality of tension elements at a second side of the belt. The plurality of tension elements are located between the first side and the second side.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Wenping Zhao, John P. Wesson, Daniel A. Mosher, Scott Alan Eastman, Michael Paul Humbert, Mark Steven Thompson, Eric Jay Amis
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Patent number: 10704846Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a metal tube and a composite polymer fin in thermal contact with the metal tube. The fin is formed of a polymer and a thermally conductive filler such that the fin has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 0.5 Watts per meter Kelvin.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Abbas A. Alahyari, Craig R. Walker, Scott Alan Eastman, Catherine Thibaud
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Publication number: 20200212284Abstract: A method of making an electrocaloric is disclosed. The method includes: (a) providing a roll of a film comprising an electrocaloric material or a supply of multiple sheets of a film comprising an electrocaloric material; (b) delivering film from the roll or the supply of multiple sheets to a conductive material application station; (c) forming electrodes comprising a patterned disposition of conductive material on the film at the application station to form an electrocaloric article (d) delivering film from the application station to a take-up roll or an inventory of electrocaloric sheets; and (e) repeating (b), (c), and (d) to form multiple electrocaloric articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Slade R. Culp, Wei Xie, Joseph V. Mantese, Scott Alan Eastman, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Sameh Dardona, Craig R. Walker, Parmesh Verma
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Publication number: 20200200443Abstract: A method of realizing a ferroic response is provided. The method includes applying a first conjugate field to a ferroic material in a non-singular-stepwise manner and applying a second conjugate field to the ferroic material in a non-singular-stepwise manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Joseph V. Mantese, Wei Xie, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Parmesh Verma, Scott Alan Eastman, John A. Miano, Aritra Sur, Yongduk Lee
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Publication number: 20200200442Abstract: A method of realizing a ferroic response is provided. The method includes applying a positive or negative conjugate field, which is of a first polarity, to a ferroic material to obtain a substantially minimized entropy of the ferroic material (301) and applying a slightly negative or a slightly positive conjugate field, which is of a second polarity opposite the first polarity, to the ferroic material to obtain a substantially maximized entropy of the ferroic material (302).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Joseph V. Mantese, Wei Xie, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Parmesh Verma, Scott Alan Eastman
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Patent number: 10669127Abstract: A traction-driven belt for moving a load includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a plurality of yarns interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A laminate material layer is affixed to at least one surface of the composite belt structure to improve one or more performance properties of the composite belt structure. A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a plurality of yarns interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A sheath encloses at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements. The sheath is formed from a flowable material to bind the tension element to the plurality of yarns, and/or adjacent tension elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Daniel A. Mosher, Michael Paul Humbert, Steven W. Gronda, Wenping Zhao
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Publication number: 20200158385Abstract: An electrocaloric module includes an electrocaloric element that includes an electrocaloric film, a first electrode on a first surface of the electrocaloric film, and a second electrode on a second surface of the electrocaloric film. A support is attached along an edge portion of the electrocaloric film, leaving a central portion of the electrocaloric film unsupported film. At least one of the first and second electrodes includes a patterned disposition of conductive material on the film surface. The electrocaloric module also includes a first thermal connection configured to connect to a first thermal flow path between the electrocaloric element and a heat sink, a second thermal connection configured to connect to a second thermal flow path between the electrocaloric element and a heat source, and a power connection connected to the first and second electrodes and configured to connect to a power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Wei Xie, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Joseph V. Mantese, Scott Alan Eastman, Parmesh Verma, Suman Dwari, Michael L. Perry, Vladimir Blasko
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Patent number: 10633082Abstract: A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Mark R. Gurvich, Paul Papas, Steven W. Gronda, Rony Giovanni Ganis
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Patent number: 10556775Abstract: A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and a jacket at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension elements. The jacket defines a traction surface of the belt configured to be interactive with a drive sheave and a back surface opposite the traction surface. The jacket is formed from a first material. One or more material strips are located at one or more of the traction surface or the back surface to improve one or more operational characteristics of the belt. The one or more material strips formed from a second material different from the first material.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: John P. Wesson, Daniel A. Mosher, Scott Alan Eastman
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Publication number: 20190242625Abstract: A heat transfer system cycles between a first mode where a heat transfer fluid is directed to a first electrocaloric module and from the first electrocaloric module to a heat exchanger to a second electrocaloric module while one of the first and second electrocaloric modules is energized, and a second mode where the heat transfer fluid is directed to the second electrocaloric module and from the second electrocaloric module to the heat exchanger to the first electrocaloric module, while the other of the first and second electrocaloric modules is energized. The modes are repeatedly cycled in alternating order directing the heat transfer fluid to cause a temperature gradient in each of the first and second electrocaloric modules, and heat is rejected to the fluid from the heat exchanger or is absorbed by the heat exchanger from the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Thomas D. Radcliff, Charles E. Lents, Joseph V. Mantese, Scott Alan Eastman, Parmesh Verma, Wei Xie
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Publication number: 20190226727Abstract: An electrocaloric element for a heat transfer system includes an electrocaloric material of a copolymer of (i) vinylidene fluoride, (ii) an addition polymerization monomer selected from tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoroethylene, vinyl fluoride, or combinations thereof, and (iii) a halogenated addition polymerization monomer larger than vinylidene fluoride. It is also provided that: (a) the monomer (ii) includes an addition polymerization monomer smaller than trifluoroethylene, (b) at least one of the addition polymerization monomers (ii) or (iii) is a chiral monomer, and the copolymer includes syndiotactic ordered segments of chiral monomer units, and/or (c) at least one of the addition polymerization monomers (ii) or (iii) comprises chlorine, and the copolymer includes an ordered distribution of monomer units comprising chlorine along the copolymer polymer backbone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Sergei F. Burlatsky, Joseph V. Mantese, Wei Xie, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Parmesh Verma, Vadim V. Atrazhev, Vadim I. Sultanov
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Publication number: 20190218061Abstract: A belt includes one or more tension members extending along a length of the belt, and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members. The jacket includes an elastomeric material and a plurality of reinforcing elements located in the elastomeric material to improve fatigue cracking performance of the belt. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car located in the hoistway, and an elevator belt operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The elevator belt includes one or more tension members extending along a length of the belt and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members. The jacket includes an elastomeric material and a plurality of reinforcing elements located in the elastomeric material to improve fatigue cracking performance of the belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Peter J. Walsh, Brad Guilani, Daniel A. Mosher
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Publication number: 20190170409Abstract: A heat transfer system is disclosed in which, an electrocaloric material includes a copolymer of a monomer mixture including (i) vinylidene fluoride, (ii) an addition polymerization monomer selected from tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoroethylene, or a monomer smaller than trifluoroethylene, and (iii) a halogenated addition polymerization monomer different than (ii) that is larger than vinylidene fluoride. The electrocaloric material also includes an additive selected from a nucleating agent having a polar surface charge, electrocalorically active solid particles, or a combination thereof. Electrodes are disposed on opposite surfaces of the electrocaloric material, and an electric power source is configured to provide voltage to the electrodes. The system also includes a first thermal flow path between the electrocaloric material and a heat sink, and a second thermal flow path between the electrocaloric material and a heat source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Joseph V. Mantese, Wei Xie, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Parmesh Verma, Sergei F. Burlatsky, Wayde R. Schmidt, Treese Hugener-Campbell
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Patent number: 10280044Abstract: A servicing device for a belt of an elevator system is provided including a housing and a guide member coupled to the housing. The guide member and the housing are disposed on opposite sides of the belt. At least one reservoir is disposed within the housing. The at least one reservoir contains one or more restoring materials. An applicator is configured to apply the one or more restoring materials to an adjacent surface of the belt. Application of the one or more restoring materials is configured to modify the geometry of the belt such that the modified geometry is substantially identical to the original geometry of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, John P. Wesson, Daniel A. Mosher, Wenping Zhao, William Eaton Holden, III, Michael Paul Humbert, Brad Guilani, Gopal R. Krishnan
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Patent number: 10267544Abstract: A heat transfer system cycles between a first mode where a heat transfer fluid is directed to a first electrocaloric module and from the first electrocaloric module to a heat exchanger to a second electrocaloric module while one of the first and second electrocaloric modules is energized, and a second mode where the heat transfer fluid is directed to the second electrocaloric module and from the second electrocaloric module to the heat exchanger to the first electrocaloric module, while the other of the first and second electrocaloric modules is energized. The modes are repeatedly cycled in alternating order directing the heat transfer fluid to cause a temperature gradient in each of the first and second electrocaloric modules, and heat is rejected to the fluid from the heat exchanger or is absorbed by the heat exchanger from the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Thomas D. Radcliff, Charles E. Lents, Joseph V. Mantese, Scott Alan Eastman, Parmesh Verma, Wei Xie
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Publication number: 20190113292Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
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Publication number: 20190084803Abstract: A belt (30) for suspending and/or driving an elevator car (14) includes a plurality of tension elements (32) extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements having one or more tension element coating layers (46) applied thereto. A plurality of fibers are interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A belt coating (44) at least partially encapsulates the composite belt structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Daniel A. Mosher, Wenping Zhao, John P. Wesson, Brad Guilani
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Patent number: 10214385Abstract: An elevator brake wedge is provided and includes an elongate body having first and second generally opposed major surfaces and first and second generally opposed minor surfaces. The second minor surface has a greater length than the first minor surface. Each of the first and second major surfaces extends between corresponding first and second ends of the first and second minor surfaces, respectively. The second major surface defines low-friction film securing grooves extending from a plane of the second major surface into the elongate body.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Brad Guilani, Chen Qian Zhao, Randall S. Dube
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Publication number: 20190003747Abstract: A heat transfer system is disclosed including a plurality of modules arranged in a stack. The stack modules include electrocaloric element and electrodes on each side of the film. A fluid flow path is disposed between two or more electrocaloric elements. A first electrical bus element (18) in electrical contact with the first electrode (14), and a second electrical bus element (20) in electrical contact with second electrode (16). The first electrical bus element is electrically connected to at least one other electrical bus of another electrocaloric element in the stack at the same polarity as said first electrical bus, or the second electrical bus element is electrically connected to at least one other electrical bus of another electrocaloric element in the stack at the same polarity as said second electrical bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Craig R. Walker, Jonathan Rheaume, Michael L. Perry, Scott Alan Eastman, Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Parmesh Verma, Joseph V. Mantese