Patents by Inventor Timothy Schmitt

Timothy Schmitt 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: 20230417435
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to climate control systems and air handler units with improved leak detection, along with method for installing these systems. In some examples, the climate control system comprises a heat exchanger configured to exchange thermal energy between a conditioned airflow and a refrigerant fluid; a drain pan arranged to collect condensate produced at the heat exchanger, the drain pan including one or more drains configured to route condensate out of the drain pan; a refrigerant leak sensor coupled to the drain pan and positioned above the one or more drains and configured to detect a refrigerant leak; and control circuitry operably coupled to the refrigerant leak sensor, the control circuitry configured to: receive a signal from the refrigerant leak sensor indicative of refrigerant located outside the closed circuit associated with the heat exchanger, and determine a refrigerant leak has occurred based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Daren Lee Epperson, Leslie Lynn Zinger, Henry Traver Berry, Chad Daniel Bowers, Lane A. Liudahl, Jeffrey L. Stewart, Timothy Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9861539
    Abstract: An inflatable stretcher provides support and protection to a patient, including head immobilization, without interfering with the patient's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Evacugear LLC
    Inventors: Larry Stickler, Timothy Schmitt, John Keesaer, Douglas VanMeter