Patents by Inventor Steven Victor Boyce

Steven Victor Boyce 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: 11547023
    Abstract: A system includes a heat exchanger mounted to the brackets and receiving cryogen, the heat exchanger having a vertical inlet coupled in parallel to a plurality of equal size horizontal tubes each traversing a width of the heat exchanger and further coupled in parallel to a vertical outlet pipe with an outlet diameter at least twice an inlet tube diameter; a temperature sensor; a thermostat that monitors the temperature sensor and maintains a predetermined temperature set point by communicating with a solenoid valve coupled to the heat exchanger; an exhaust line coupled to the outlet pipe that expels exhaust gas outside the enclosed facility; multiple fans attached to the heat exchanger; and a fail-safe oxygen sensor to protect a biological object in the enclosed facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Sheldon K Larson, William J Hancock
  • Publication number: 20220304196
    Abstract: A system includes a heat exchanger mounted to the brackets and receiving cryogen, the heat exchanger having a vertical inlet coupled in parallel to a plurality of equal size horizontal tubes each traversing a width of the heat exchanger and further coupled in parallel to a vertical outlet pipe with an outlet diameter at least twice an inlet tube diameter; a temperature sensor; a thermostat that monitors the temperature sensor and maintains a predetermined temperature set point by communicating with a solenoid valve coupled to the heat exchanger; an exhaust line coupled to the outlet pipe that expels exhaust gas outside the enclosed facility; multiple fans attached to the heat exchanger; and a fail-safe oxygen sensor to protect a biological object in the enclosed facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Sheldon K Larson, William J Hancock
  • Patent number: 11035603
    Abstract: An active/passive freezer system includes the capability to both actively cool a payload bay and passively maintain close to that temperature for extended periods of time; a freezer unit with a payload bay that can rapidly reduce its internal temperature; a thermal battery; a heat exchanger where liquid Nitrogen flows through; insulation that significantly reduces heat gain from external sources; and the capability to have separate units for cooling the payload bay and maintaining the temperature within the payload bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Denton Journeay Markwalter
  • Publication number: 20210140698
    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid chiller includes a vessel; at least one heat exchanger, which heat exchangers function independently of each other and are comprised of at least one parallel flow path; a pump to circulate liquid within the vessel; a fill pump; and a drain pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, William J Hancock
  • Patent number: 10921037
    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid chiller includes a vessel; at least one heat exchanger, which heat exchangers function independently of each other and are comprised of at least one parallel flow path; a pump to circulate liquid within the vessel; a fill pump; and a drain pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, William J. Hancock
  • Publication number: 20210033333
    Abstract: The present invention is a high-performance ultra-low temperature chest freezer capable of reaching temperatures as low as ?160° C. within several hours with the capability to automatically and continually defrost and dehumidify its payload bay before, during, and after a door open event without needing to cease freezing operations or raise the setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson
  • Publication number: 20200386450
    Abstract: An alcohol-based solvent chiller includes an insulated vessel; a spiral-shaped heat exchanger designed specifically to chill alcohol-based solvents that become viscous at low temperatures within the insulated vessel; a cryogenic tank with pressure building capability that will force coolant through the heat exchanger at a specific pressure; and a cryogenic pump to circulate viscous cryogenic temperature liquids within the insulated vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Steven Victor Boyce, William Grant Moon
  • Patent number: 10859305
    Abstract: The present invention is a high-performance ultra-low temperature chest freezer capable of reaching temperatures as low as ?160° C. within several hours with the capability to automatically and continually defrost and dehumidify its payload bay before, during, and after a door open event without needing to cease freezing operations or raise the setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson
  • Patent number: 10718550
    Abstract: An alcohol-based solvent chiller includes an insulated vessel; a spiral-shaped heat exchanger designed specifically to chill alcohol-based solvents that become viscous at low temperatures within the insulated vessel; a cryogenic tank with pressure building capability that will force coolant through the heat exchanger at a specific pressure; and a cryogenic pump to circulate viscous cryogenic temperature liquids within the insulated vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Steven Victor Boyce, William Grant Moon
  • Publication number: 20200191448
    Abstract: An alcohol-based solvent chiller includes an insulated vessel; a spiral-shaped heat exchanger designed specifically to chill alcohol-based solvents that become viscous at low temperatures within the insulated vessel; a cryogenic tank with pressure building capability that will force coolant through the heat exchanger at a specific pressure; and a cryogenic pump to circulate viscous cryogenic temperature liquids within the insulated vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Steven Victor Boyce, William Grant Moon
  • Patent number: 10602748
    Abstract: An active/passive freezer system includes the capability to both actively cool a payload bay and passively maintain close to that temperature for extended periods of time; a freezer unit with a payload bay that can rapidly reduce its internal temperature; a thermal battery; a heat exchanger where liquid Nitrogen flows through; insulation that significantly reduces heat gain from external sources; and the capability to have separate units for cooling the payload bay and maintaining the temperature within the payload bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Denton Journeay Markwalter