Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Birchard

Thomas E. Birchard 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).

  • System and method for sanitization
    Patent number: 8252230
    Abstract: A system for sanitizing products on a conveyor including a conveyor for moving products along a direction of conveyance. A first generator and a second generator are each operable to generate airborne sanitizing agents. The first generator includes an outlet configured to discharge at least a portion of the airborne sanitizing agents generated therein across the conveyor in a first direction. The second generator includes an outlet configured to discharge at least a portion of the airborne sanitizing agents generated therein across the conveyor in a second direction. The outlet of the first generator is configured to direct the discharged airborne sanitizing agents toward an inlet of the second generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard W. Benson, Thomas E. Birchard, Matthew S. Nelson
  • ENVIRONMENT CONTROL UNIT WITH REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20110302942
    Abstract: An environment control unit including an environment control system, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) generator, and a controller. The refrigeration system and the ROS generator positioned within a housing of the environment control unit and providing conditioned air to the interior of a cargo space to clean and condition air and surfaces within the cargo space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas E. Birchard
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SANITIZATION
    Publication number: 20110280764
    Abstract: A system for sanitizing products on a conveyor including a conveyor for moving products along a direction of conveyance. A first generator and a second generator are each operable to generate airborne sanitizing agents. The first generator includes an outlet configured to discharge at least a portion of the airborne sanitizing agents generated therein across the conveyor in a first direction. The second generator includes an outlet configured to discharge at least a portion of the airborne sanitizing agents generated therein across the conveyor in a second direction. The outlet of the first generator is configured to direct the discharged airborne sanitizing agents toward an inlet of the second generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernard W. Benson, Thomas E. Birchard, Matthew S. Nelson