Inventor
THOMPSON KEVIN D
US33 patents
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CARRIER CORP
24 patentsUS5993195ANov 30, 1999
Combustion air regulating apparatus for use with induced draft furnaces
CARRIER CORP112 citations98
US5860411AJan 19, 1999
Modulating gas valve furnace control method
CARRIER CORP141 citations98
US6155341ADec 5, 2000
Continuous fan adjustment method
CARRIER CORP91 citations97
US5791332AAug 11, 1998
Variable speed inducer motor control method
CARRIER CORP123 citations97
US5340028AAug 23, 1994
Adaptive microprocessor control system and method for providing high and low heating modes in a furnace
CARRIER CORP70 citations96
US5337952AAug 16, 1994
Adaptive microprocessor control system and method for providing multiple heating modes in twinned furnaces
CARRIER CORP65 citations96
US4860231AAug 22, 1989
Calibration technique for variable speed motors
CARRIER CORP66 citations96
US4688547AAug 25, 1987
Method for providing variable output gas-fired furnace with a constant temperature rise and efficiency
CARRIER CORP119 citations96
US5331944AJul 26, 1994
Variable speed inducer motor control method
CARRIER CORP66 citations95
US4729207AMar 8, 1988
Excess air control with dual pressure switches
CARRIER CORP90 citations95
US4648551AMar 10, 1987
Adaptive blower motor controller
CARRIER CORP75 citations94
US5326025AJul 5, 1994
Warm up method for two stage furnace
CARRIER CORP22 citations92
US4962749AOct 16, 1990
Method of operating a natural gas furnace with propane
CARRIER CORP34 citations92
US4946096AAug 7, 1990
Method and apparatus for operating a furnace from a 12V DC battery
CARRIER CORP42 citations92
US4887767ADec 19, 1989
Limit switch control method for a two-stage furnace
CARRIER CORP36 citations92
US4707646ANov 17, 1987
Method of limiting motor power output
CARRIER CORP26 citations92
US4703747ANov 3, 1987
Excess air control
CARRIER CORP49 citations92
US6370894B1Apr 16, 2002
Method and apparatus for using single-stage thermostat to control two-stage cooling system
CARRIER CORP133 citations91
US5405079AApr 11, 1995
Method of providing auxiliary heat during primary heat pump lock-out
CARRIER CORP21 citations89
US5458011AOct 17, 1995
Component test method for variable speed motors
CARRIER CORP13 citations74
US4723703AFeb 9, 1988
Over-ride circuit
CARRIER CORP7 citations74
US10222085B2Mar 5, 2019
Energy recovery ventilator with reduced power consumption
CARRIER CORP2 citations71
US6506024B1Jan 14, 2003
Inducer wheel and method of forming the same
CARRIER CORP11 citations66
US11378300B2Jul 5, 2022
Energy recovery ventilator with reduced power consumption
CARRIER CORP0 citations60
THOMPSON KEVIN D
4 patentsUS8925541B2Jan 6, 2015
Method and system for controlling an inducer in a modulating furnace
THOMPSON KEVIN D10 citations83
US8146584B2Apr 3, 2012
Pressure switch assembly for a furnace
THOMPSON KEVIN D13 citations83
US10254008B2Apr 9, 2019
Thermos at algorithm for fully modulating furnaces
THOMPSON KEVIN D5 citations72
US9200847B2Dec 1, 2015
Method and system for variable speed blower control
THOMPSON KEVIN D6 citations72