Patents by Inventor Stephen D. Hatcher

Stephen D. Hatcher 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: 11796192
    Abstract: A single-package air conditioning appliance includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly includes an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan. An indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The indoor heat exchanger assembly includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. A compressor is in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The single-package air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air module mounted on an external surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Stephen D. Hatcher, Richard Michael Phillips
  • Patent number: 11774136
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes an upper surface in contact with the housing and a socket configured to receive a leg. The housing of the air conditioning appliance rests on the upper surface of the drain pan, such that the drain pan defines a platform which structurally supports the housing of the air conditioning appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Logan Chayse Dunaway, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Robert T. Mills, Cody Ewing
  • Publication number: 20220146145
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes an upper surface in contact with the housing and a socket configured to receive a leg. The housing of the air conditioning appliance rests on the upper surface of the drain pan, such that the drain pan defines a platform which structurally supports the housing of the air conditioning appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Logan Chayse Dunaway, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Robert T. Mills, Cody Ewing
  • Patent number: 11226116
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The telescoping plenum may further include a divider wall defining an upper passage and a lower passage within the telescoping plenum. The divider wall includes an interior divider panel fixed to the interior portion and an exterior divider panel fixed to the exterior portion. Each of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel is axially slidable along the other of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Stephen D. Hatcher, Christopher Raymond Geisen
  • Patent number: 11226115
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall. The interior portion may sealingly engage the housing along the axial direction in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert T. Mills
  • Patent number: 11112142
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit and cover assembly therefore are provided. In one exemplary aspect, the air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead that defines an indoor portion and an outdoor portion of the unit. A wall of the bulkhead defines an opening that is accessible from the outdoor portion of the unit and is sized to allow various components to be accessed, serviced, and assembled through the opening. The unit includes a removable cover assembly that includes a cover and a gasket. The cover assembly and the wall of the bulkhead include various features for sealing the perimeter of the opening and for guiding one or more wires into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilbur Carl Bewley, Jr., Robert William Jewell, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Patent number: 11047594
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance, as provided herein, may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The exterior portion may include a duct wall having a flange-less outer surface to selectively pass through the wall channel along the axial direction. The exterior portion may be in slidable engagement with the interior portion to move along the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20210148582
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing along the vertical direction, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes a socket configured to receive a leg. The plenum includes an indicator mark which is aligned with the socket along the vertical direction when the drain pan is attached to the plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen
  • Publication number: 20210071881
    Abstract: A single-package air conditioning appliance includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly includes an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan. An indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The indoor heat exchanger assembly includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. A compressor is in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The single-package air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air module mounted on an external surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Stephen D. Hatcher, Richard Michael Phillips
  • Publication number: 20210063027
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall. The interior portion may sealingly engage the housing along the axial direction in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert T. Mills
  • Publication number: 20210063028
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The telescoping plenum may further include a divider wall defining an upper passage and a lower passage within the telescoping plenum. The divider wall includes an interior divider panel fixed to the interior portion and an exterior divider panel fixed to the exterior portion. Each of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel is axially slidable along the other of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Stephen D. Hatcher, Christopher Raymond Geisen
  • Publication number: 20200393163
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance, as provided herein, may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The exterior portion may include a duct wall having a flange-less outer surface to selectively pass through the wall channel along the axial direction. The exterior portion may be in slidable engagement with the interior portion to move along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Patent number: 10775055
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly includes bulkhead having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction. The second surface is opposite the first surface. A first connector is disposed on the bulkhead facing the first direction. A second connector is disposed on the bulkhead facing the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilbur Carl Bewley, Jr., Robert William Jewell, James Bryan Rawson, Stephen D. Hatcher, Mike Fradkin
  • Publication number: 20200109875
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit and cover assembly therefore are provided. In one exemplary aspect, the air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead that defines an indoor portion and an outdoor portion of the unit. A wall of the bulkhead defines an opening that is accessible from the outdoor portion of the unit and is sized to allow various components to be accessed, serviced, and assembled through the opening. The unit includes a removable cover assembly that includes a cover and a gasket. The cover assembly and the wall of the bulkhead include various features for sealing the perimeter of the opening and for guiding one or more wires into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Wilbur Carl Bewley, JR., Robert William Jewell, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20200096209
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly includes bulkhead having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction. The second surface is opposite the first surface. A first connector is disposed on the bulkhead facing the first direction. A second connector is disposed on the bulkhead facing the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Wilbur Carl Bewley, JR., Robert William Jewell, James Bryan Rawson, Stephen D. Hatcher, Mike Fradkin
  • Publication number: 20200064017
    Abstract: A packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead and a sealed system mounted at least partially within a wall sleeve. The wall sleeve is positioned in an opening on the side of a building and includes at least a portion that includes a plurality of layers formed from at least two materials. For example, the wall sleeve may include inner and outer metal layers sandwiching a middle layer of viscoelastic polymer material for damping noise generated by the sealed system during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Robert William Jewell, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20120256383
    Abstract: A wheel for a wheelbarrow wherein the wheel body forms wide spokes is provided. The spokes are formed by openings between the hub and the rim in the bodies that form the wheel. While such spokes are known, the openings that create the spokes provide additional points of entry for debris and water into the enclosed space. Thus, a sealed, fragmented seam coupling the wheel bodies is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: AMES TRUE TEMPER, INC.
    Inventors: STEPHEN D. HATCHER, Eric Hyp
  • Patent number: D654652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Eric Daniel Hyp
  • Patent number: D659934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Eric Hyp
  • Patent number: D678012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Arcati, Stephen D. Hatcher