Patents by Inventor Wendy Dinch

Wendy Dinch 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).

  • Systems and methods for display case turndown
    Patent number: 11903499
    Abstract: A controller for a refrigerated display case includes processing circuitry configured to receive operational data from multiple refrigerated display cases and an ambient temperature reading from an ambient temperature sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a limp level for a rack that includes the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the operational data and the ambient temperature reading. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an operational cooling parameter for each of the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the limp level. The operational cooling parameter indicates an amount of cooling or a corresponding cooling operation for each refrigerated display case. The processing circuitry is configured to operate each of the multiple refrigerated display cases using the operational cooling parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Greiner, Wendy Dinch, Nate Kaemingk
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY CASE TURNDOWN
    Publication number: 20210307540
    Abstract: A controller for a refrigerated display case includes processing circuitry configured to receive operational data from multiple refrigerated display cases and an ambient temperature reading from an ambient temperature sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a limp level for a rack that includes the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the operational data and the ambient temperature reading. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an operational cooling parameter for each of the multiple refrigerated display cases based on the limp level. The operational cooling parameter indicates an amount of cooling or a corresponding cooling operation for each refrigerated display case. The processing circuitry is configured to operate each of the multiple refrigerated display cases using the operational cooling parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Greiner, Wendy Dinch, Nate Kaemingk