Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Tifft

Timothy J. Tifft 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).

  • Publication number: 20090213579
    Abstract: Illumination of the interior product display space of a cold beverage merchandizer is enhanced by: a first reflector (90) disposed along a lower front region of the interior product display space at the front of the cabinet; a second reflector (92) disposed in the upper front region of the interior display space in operative association with a lamp (80); a third reflector (94) disposed in a side front region of the interior display space at a side and front of the cabinet; a fourth reflector (94) disposed in a side front region of the interior display space at a side and front of the cabinet opposite the third reflector, a fifth reflector (96) mounted to an interior facing surface of the door bounding the upper front region of the interior display space, and a sixth reflector (98) mounted to an interior facing surface of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riad Saraiji, Mark A. Daniels, Robert J. Reese, Stephen Kenney, Thomas E. Drago, Timothy J. Tifft
  • Patent number: 6036481
    Abstract: An inshot burner (10) includes an axially elongated tubular nozzle (40) having a flared inlet end (42), a cylindrical outlet end (44) and a venturi section (46) therebetween. A burner head insert (20) is disposed within the cylindrical outlet end 44. The burner head insert (20) has an axially elongated annular body (22) having an axially extending inner flow passage (25) passing therethrough and a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axially extending splines (30) radiating outwardly therefrom toward the surrounding wall of the outlet end (44) of the burner tube. A plurality of second flow passages (35) are defined between the plurality of splines (30). Each of the axially extending splines (30) has a cross width which enlarges in the axial direction from the inlet end of the burner head insert to the outlet end of the burner head insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Legutko, Timothy J. Tifft