Patents by Inventor Steven STAATS

Steven STAATS 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).

  • Rapid field testing method for detecting lubricant or refrigerant additives
    Patent number: 10739270
    Abstract: A method for operating a field testing device to detect an additive in a refrigerant and/or lubricant. The method includes mixing a reactive medium with the refrigerant and/or lubricant. The reactive medium is configured to react with any additive present in the lubricant and/or refrigerant to form a product that has a different color than the reactive medium. The method also includes determining the additive concentration of the lubricant and/or refrigerant by utilizing the color of the reaction mixture. The field operating device is portable such that the additive concentration may be determined while in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Steven Staats, Julie A. Majurin, Ellis Johnson
  • RAPID FIELD TESTING METHOD FOR DETECTING LUBRICANT OR REFRIGERANT ADDITIVES
    Publication number: 20190033220
    Abstract: A method for operating a field testing device to detect an additive in a refrigerant and/or lubricant. The method includes mixing a reactive medium with the refrigerant and/or lubricant. The reactive medium is configured to react with any additive present in the lubricant and/or refrigerant to form a product that has a different color than the reactive medium. The method also includes determining the additive concentration of the lubricant and/or refrigerant by utilizing the color of the reaction mixture. The field operating device is portable such that the additive concentration may be determined while in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Steven STAATS, Julie A. MAJURIN, Ellis JOHNSON