Patents by Inventor Wilbur S. McMann

Wilbur S. McMann 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: 4019569
    Abstract: A novel control circuit for heating and heating/cooling systems wherein in a heating mode the circuit controls a valve means comprising a main valve and a modulating valve through which gas is supplied to a burner. The main valve is a normally closed, solenoid-actuated type which opens when its coil is energized, and energization of its solenoid is controlled by a pair of normally open relay contacts connected in series. One of the contacts closes when the temperature in the space being heated drops below a preset temperature. The other contact remains closed so long as the temperature in the space being heated remains below a maximum limit. In a heating/cooling system the circuit is selectively operatively coupled with the valve means and a refrigeration unit. When heating is selected, the circuit operates as mentioned above. In cooling, a cooling solenoid of the refrigeration unit is energized when the temperature in the space being cooled rises above a preset temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: Maxitrol Company
    Inventors: Wilbur S. McMann, Charles Stang, Jr.