Patents by Inventor William Eric SHEPHERD
William Eric SHEPHERD 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).
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Patent number: 12516829Abstract: An evaporator unit for an air conditioning system (1), the unit comprising an evaporator coil (7), a sensor (12) in to detect the liquid level in a reservoir and a pump for pumping condensate from the housing. At least one UV LED (6,8) is arranged to radiate light onto the evaporator coil (7) and/or the sensor (12). An LED driver (13) supplies electrical power to the LEDs. A single electrical power connection (14) is connectable to a mains power source to supply mains power to the pump; wherein the LED driver (13) is connected to the electrical power connection supplying power to the pump.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: CHARLES AUSTEN PUMPS LTD.Inventors: William Eric Shepherd, Andrew Green
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Publication number: 20240060660Abstract: An evaporator unit for an air conditioning system (1), the unit comprising an evaporator coil (7), a sensor (12) in to detect the liquid level in a reservoir and a pump for pumping condensate from the housing. At least one UV LED (6,8) is arranged to radiate light onto the evaporator coil (7) and/or the sensor (12). An LED driver (13) supplies electrical power to the LEDs. A single electrical power connection (14) is connectable to a mains power source to supply mains power to the pump; wherein the LED driver (13) is connected to the electrical power connection supplying power to the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: William Eric SHEPHERD, Andrew GREEN
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Patent number: 11598335Abstract: A rotary pump comprising a housing (1) defining an annular chamber with inlet and outlet ports (12;11), a flexible annular diaphragm (3) forming one side of the chamber spaced opposite an annular wall of the housing (1), and a partition (13) extending across the chamber. The diaphragm (3) comprises an outer surface which engages the annular wall of the housing (1), and an inner surface opposite the first surface, wherein the outer surface is configured to be pressed progressively against the opposite wall of the housing (1), by a rotating means, to force fluid around the chamber. The rotary pump also comprises a reinforcement ring (4) surrounding the rotating means, and which comprises an embedded portion (30) embedded in an inner portion of a central region of the diaphragm (3), and a support portion (34) having a radially outwardly facing surface (35) which faces and supports the inner surface of the diaphragm (3) adjacent to the reinforcement ring (4) during operation of the rotary pump.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Charles Austen Pumps Ltd.Inventors: William Eric Shepherd, Robert William Stokes
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Patent number: 11499551Abstract: A rotary pump comprising a housing (1) defining an annular chamber with inlet and outlet ports (12;11) spaced apart around the chamber, a flexible annular diaphragm (3) forming one side of the chamber spaced opposite an annular wall of the housing (1), the diaphragm (3) being sealed at its edges to the housing (1), a partition (13) extending across the chamber from a location between the inlet and outlet ports (12;11) to the diaphragm (3). The diaphragm (3) is configured to be pressed progressively against the opposite wall of the housing (1) to force fluid drawn in at the inlet port (12) on one side of the partition (13) around the chamber and to expel it at the outlet port (11) at the other side of the partition (13). The outer face of the annular diaphragm (3) has a trough (40) at the part of the diaphragm (3) which faces the inlet port (12) and/or at the part of the diaphragm 3 which faces the outlet port (11).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: CHARLES AUSTEN PUMPS LTD.Inventors: William Eric Shepherd, Robert William Stokes
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Publication number: 20200362858Abstract: A rotary pump comprising a housing (1) defining an annular chamber with inlet and outlet ports (12;11), a flexible annular diaphragm (3) forming one side of the chamber spaced opposite an annular wall of the housing (1), and a partition (13) extending across the chamber. The diaphragm (3) comprises an outer surface which engages the annular wall of the housing (1), and an inner surface opposite the first surface, wherein the outer surface is configured to be pressed progressively against the opposite wall of the housing (1), by a rotating means, to force fluid around the chamber. The rotary pump also comprises a reinforcement ring (4) surrounding the rotating means, and which comprises an embedded portion (30) embedded in an inner portion of a central region of the diaphragm (3), and a support portion (34) having a radially outwardly facing surface (35) which faces and supports the inner surface of the diaphragm (3) adjacent to the reinforcement ring (4) during operation of the rotary pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Charles Austen Pumps Ltd.Inventors: William Eric SHEPHERD, Robert William STOKES
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Publication number: 20200166028Abstract: A rotary pump comprising a housing (1) defining an annular chamber with inlet and outlet ports (12;11) spaced apart around the chamber, a flexible annular diaphragm (3) forming one side of the chamber spaced opposite an annular wall of the housing (1), the diaphragm (3) being sealed at its edges to the housing (1), a partition (13) extending across the chamber from a location between the inlet and outlet ports (12;11) to the diaphragm (3). The diaphragm (3) is configured to be pressed progressively against the opposite wall of the housing (1) to force fluid drawn in at the inlet port (12) on one side of the partition (13) around the chamber and to expel it at the outlet port (11) at the other side of the partition (13). The outer face of the annular diaphragm (3) has a trough (40) at the part of the diaphragm (3) which faces the inlet port (12) and/or at the part of the diaphragm 3 which faces the outlet port (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: William Eric SHEPHERD, Robert William STOKES
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Patent number: 10371138Abstract: A rotary pump in a housing which defines an annular chamber with an inlet and outlet port which are located on either side of a partition which extends across the chamber. A flexible annular diaphragm forms one side of the chamber and faces a wall on the housing which forms the second side of the chamber. The diaphragm is sealed at its innermost and outermost edges to the housing and has legs extending away azimuthally around and integral with the diaphragm. A swashplate is connected to the legs of the diaphragm such that in use, movement of the swashplate causes the diaphragm to press precessively against the wall of the housing to force fluid drawn in at the inlet on one side of the partition around the chamber and to expel the fluid at the outlet at the other side of the partition.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CHARLES AUSTEN PUMPS LTD.Inventors: James Andrew Golding, William Eric Shepherd
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Patent number: 10260770Abstract: A condensate collection tank (1) for an air conditioning system is provided. The tank (1) comprises a body (20) for storing condensate liquid, a lid (10) releasably connectable to the body (20) to form the tank (1) and a mounting bracket (112) for fixing the lid (10) to a mounting surface. The tank (1) further includes an inlet port (50, 90) for condensate liquid from the air conditioning system, an outlet port (40, 80) for condensate liquid from the tank (1), a sensor (104) for determining whether an amount of condensate liquid in the tank (1) exceeds a threshold value, and a controller for controlling removal of the condensate liquid from the tank (1) via the outlet port (40, 80) when the sensor (104) determines that the threshold value has been exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: CHARLES AUSTEN PUMPS LIMITEDInventors: Jon Constable, William Eric Shepherd
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Publication number: 20170363317Abstract: A condensate collection tank (1) for an air conditioning system is provided. The tank (1) comprises a body (20) for storing condensate liquid, a lid (10) releasably connectable to the body (20) to form the tank (1) and a mounting bracket (112) for fixing the lid (10) to a mounting surface. The tank (1) further includes an inlet port (50, 90) for condensate liquid from the air conditioning system, an outlet port (40, 80) for condensate liquid from the tank (1), a sensor (104) for determining whether an amount of condensate liquid in the tank (1) exceeds a threshold value, and a controller for controlling removal of the condensate liquid from the tank (1) via the outlet port (40, 80) when the sensor (104) determines that the threshold value has been exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Jon CONSTABLE, William Eric SHEPHERD
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Publication number: 20170198686Abstract: A rotary pump in a housing which defines an annular chamber with an inlet and outlet port which are located on either side of a partition which extends across the chamber. A flexible annular diaphragm forms one side of the chamber and faces a wall on the housing which forms the second side of the chamber. The diaphragm is sealed at its innermost and outermost edges to the housing and has legs extending away azimuthally around and integral with the diaphragm. A swashplate is connected to the legs of the diaphragm such that in use, movement of the swashplate causes the diaphragm to press precessively against the wall of the housing to force fluid drawn in at the inlet on one side of the partition around the chamber and to expel the fluid at the outlet at the other side of the partition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Charles Austen Pumps Ltd.Inventors: James Andrew GOLDING, William Eric SHEPHERD