Patents by Inventor Steve W. Downs

Steve W. Downs 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).

  • Portable refrigeration unit for palletized product
    Patent number: 9459037
    Abstract: A portable refrigeration unit for cooling palletized products disposed within a racking system. The portable refrigeration unit includes a case and a refrigeration system disposed in the case. The case includes a bottom wall, a top wall, and side walls. The case is configured to be supported by the racking system above a pallet of products positioned below the case. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator connected in series. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator fan configured to draw in air from below the case, move the air through the evaporator, and then discharge the air through the bottom wall such that the cooled air passes over the products below the case to cool the products below the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Diego Wood, Timothy Mandelcorn, Steve W. Downs
  • PORTABLE REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR PALLETIZED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20140260365
    Abstract: A portable refrigeration unit for cooling palletized products disposed within a racking system. The portable refrigeration unit includes a case and a refrigeration system disposed in the case. The case includes a bottom wall, a top wall, and side walls. The case is configured to be supported by the racking system above a pallet of products positioned below the case. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator connected in series. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator fan configured to draw in air from below the case, move the air through the evaporator, and then discharge the air through the bottom wall such that the cooled air passes over the products below the case to cool the products below the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Diego Wood, Timothy Mandelcorn, Steve W. Downs