James H Snow

US Patent:

6578371, Jun 17, 2003

Filed:

Sep 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/256686

Inventors:

Marvin D. Beasley - West Bloomfield MI
Terry G. Reavis - Fayetteville TN
James D. Snow - Tullahoma TN
Norimitsu Takeshita - Commerce Township MI

Assignee:

Calsonickansei North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

F25B 4500

US Classification:

62 77, 62474

Abstract:

A receiver dryer mounting bracket ( ) for a condenser system ( ) includes a body ( ) and an arm ( ) coupled to and extending from the body ( ). The body ( ) has an opening ( ) and seat sections ( ) positioned at opposing ends of a length of the opening ( ). Flanges ( ) on inlet and outlet pipes ( ) of the condenser system ( ) are seated in the seat sections ( ). An arcuate crimp section ( ) of the body ( ) is compressed to secure the inlet and outlet pipes ( ) in respective ones of the seat sections ( ) to form a pipe assembly ( ). The pipe assembly ( ) is coupled to a header ( ) of the condenser system ( ) prior to furnace brazing, and a receiver dryer ( ) is subsequently mounted to the bracket ( ).

US Patent:

6684661, Feb 3, 2004

Filed:

Apr 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/410810

Inventors:

Marvin D. Beasley - West Bloomfield MI
Terry G. Reavis - Fayetteville TN
James D. Snow - Tullahoma TN
Norimitsu Takeshita - Commerce Township MI

Assignee:

Calsonic Kansei North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

F25B 4300

US Classification:

62474, 62509

Abstract:

A receiver dryer mounting bracket ( ) for a condenser system ( ) includes a body ( ) and an arm ( ) coupled to and extending from the body ( ). The body ( ) has an opening ( ) and seat sections ( ) positioned at opposing ends of a length of the opening ( ). Flanges ( ) on inlet and outlet pipes ( ) of the condenser system ( ) are seated in the seat sections ( ). An arcuate crimp section ( ) of the body ( ) is compressed to secure the inlet and outlet pipes ( ) in respective ones of the seat sections ( ) to form a pipe assembly ( ). The pipe assembly ( ) is coupled to a header ( ) of the condenser system ( ) prior to furnace brazing, and a receiver dryer ( ) is subsequently mounted to the bracket ( ).

US Patent:

7428919, Sep 30, 2008

Filed:

Aug 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/909781

Inventors:

David P. Young - Farmington Hills MI, US
John Allen Coates - Warren MI, US
James D. Snow - Tullahoma TN, US

International Classification:

B60H 1/00
G01K 17/06
F25B 29/00

US Classification:

165 111, 165201, 374 40

Abstract:

A heat exchanger evaluation system () includes a refrigeration subsystem () and a platform () in communication with the subsystem () for attachment of a heat exchanger (). The system, () further includes a thermal imaging camera () and a monitor (). A method () entails routing a fluid () through the heat exchanger () via the refrigeration subsystem (). The camera () detects the temperature variation across the heat exchanger () as the fluid () flows through the heat exchanger, and provides successive thermal images representing the temperature variation responsive to the flow of the fluid (). The thermal images are utilized to determine an efficacy of the flow through the heat exchanger (). In particular, a determination can be made as to whether the flow deviates from a pre-determined flow path () of the fluid () through the heat exchanger.

US Patent:

20070084763, Apr 19, 2007

Filed:

Oct 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/582554

Inventors:

Michael Stephenson - Plainfield IL, US
Alexander Nowak - Geneva IL, US
James Snow - Lake in the Hills IL, US

International Classification:

B07C 5/00

US Classification:

209577000

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for detecting foreign matter in a container, and in particular to the detection of foreign matter during bottle processing operations. The detection system may include an optically clear container support for supporting the container and a light source for illuminating the container. The container may additionally include an imaging device disposed on an opposite side of the optically clear support from the container, wherein the imaging device captures an image of the illuminated container and container contents through the optically clear support in order to detect foreign matter in the container contents.

US Patent:

20080083526, Apr 10, 2008

Filed:

Dec 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/949939

Inventors:

David Young - Farmington Hills MI, US
John Coates - Warren MI, US
James Snow - Tullahoma TN, US

Assignee:

CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

F28F 99/00

US Classification:

165011100

Abstract:

A heat exchanger evaluation system () includes a refrigeration subsystem () and a platform () in communication with the subsystem () for attachment of a heat exchanger (). The system () further includes a thermal imaging camera () and a monitor (). A method () entails routing a fluid () through the heat exchanger () via the refrigeration subsystem (). The camera () detects the temperature variation across the heat exchanger () as the fluid () flows through the heat exchanger, and provides successive thermal images representing the temperature variation responsive to the flow of the fluid (). The thermal images are utilized to determine an efficacy of the flow through the heat exchanger (). In particular, a determination can be made as to whether the flow deviates from a pre-determined flow path () of the fluid () through the heat exchanger.

US Patent:

47781670, Oct 18, 1988

Filed:

Dec 30, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/947705

Inventors:

James H. Snow - Batavia IL
Edward March - Mount Prospect IL
Richard Raffl - Glenview IL

Assignee:

Alden Press, Inc. - Elk Grove Village IL

International Classification:

B42B 102

US Classification:

270 53

Abstract:

The caliper system in a booklet collating system automatically measures a new zero position before measuring the thickness of a following booklet or booklets to eliminate a zero-offset error otherwise occuring from build-up of ink contaminants on the caliper rollers. The caliper rollers are preferably cylindrical and completely round. A reference roller projects into a window in a skirt of the conveyor. A measuring roller engages the reference roller through the window and is carried on one end of a pivoted, lightweight arm that reduces the inertia required to be moved to effect the measurement. The free end of the arm is coupled by a string-pulley arrangement to a shaft encoder producing electrical position signals corresponding to the movement of the measuring roller caused by the thickness of a booklet between the caliper rollers. The position signals are received by a caliper controller that subtracts the zero position signal from each thickness signal received, usually ten for each book. The high and low differences are disregarded, the remaining eight thickness values are averaged and the controller determines whether the average thickness value represents a properly collated booklet.