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B. Ryland Wiggs
Also filed as: WIGGS B R · WIGGS B RYLAND
41 granted patents·7 pending applications·2,020 citations·filing 1984–2022
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48 records- 0199US5623986AAdvanced in-ground/in-water heat exchange unitFiled 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·186 cites·30 claims
- 0298US9394771B2Single well, self-flowing, geothermal system for energy extractionWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 19, 2016·58 cites·12 claims
- 0398US7234314B1Geothermal heating and cooling system with solar heatingEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·157 cites·9 claims
- 0497US6789608B1Thermally exposed, centrally insulated geothermal heat exchange unitFiled 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·127 cites·15 claims
- 0596US6615601B1Sealed well direct expansion heating and cooling systemFiled 2002·Granted Sep 9, 2003·102 cites·12 claims
- 0696US5272879AMulti-system power generatorWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 28, 1993·113 cites·14 claims
- 0794US8997509B1Frequent short-cycle zero peak heat pump defrosterWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 7, 2015·14 cites·6 claims
- 0894US8082751B2DX system with filtered suction line, low superheat, and oil provisionsWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 27, 2011·28 cites·16 claims
- 0993US7856839B2Direct exchange geothermal heating/cooling system sub-surface tubing installation with supplemental sub-surface tubing configurationEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 28, 2010·26 cites·19 claims
- 1093US6931879B1Closed loop direct expansion heating and cooling system with auxiliary refrigerant pumpFiled 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·60 cites·21 claims
- 1192US7938904B1Cementitious grout and methods of using sameWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2006·Granted May 10, 2011·25 cites·4 claims
- 1292US7591145B1Heat pump/direct expansion heat pump heating, cooling, and dehumidification systemEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 22, 2009·61 cites·26 claims
- 1392US7191604B1Heat pump dehumidification systemEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 20, 2007·51 cites·31 claims
- 1492US5816314AGeothermal heat exchange unitFiled 1996·Granted Oct 6, 1998·209 cites·9 claims
- 1592US5419135ASpace-based power generatorFiled 1992·Granted May 30, 1995·73 cites·10 claims
- 1691US7146823B1Horizontal and vertical direct exchange heating/cooling system sub-surface tubing installation meansEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 12, 2006·44 cites·17 claims
- 1790US7578140B1Deep well/long trench direct expansion heating/cooling systemEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 25, 2009·49 cites·12 claims
- 1890US5946928AMini tube and direct expansion heat exchange systemFiled 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·70 cites·13 claims
- 1990US5224357AModular tube bundle heat exchanger and geothermal heat pump systemUS POWER CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 6, 1993·130 cites·26 claims
- 2088US6971248B1Method and apparatus for inhibiting ice accumulation in HVAC systemsWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·53 cites·23 claims
- 2188US6932149B2Insulated sub-surface liquid line direct expansion heat exchange unit with liquid trapFiled 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·40 cites·13 claims
- 2288US6751974B1Sub-surface and optionally accessible direct expansion refrigerant flow regulating deviceFiled 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·41 cites·35 claims
- 2387US8402780B2Oil return for a direct exchange geothermal heat pumpWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·11 cites·17 claims
- 2487US7832220B1Deep well direct expansion heating and cooling systemEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 16, 2010·38 cites·18 claims
- 2583US10443909B2Sub-surface insulation and well depth reduction for DX geothermal heat pump and refrigeration systemEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2019·4 cites·7 claims
- 2683US7886558B2Method and apparatus for inhibiting frozen moisture accumulation in HVAC systemsEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 15, 2011·7 cites·14 claims
- 2783US7401641B1Vertically oriented direct exchange/geothermal heating/cooling system sub-surface tubing installation meansEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 22, 2008·25 cites·9 claims
- 2882US7080524B2Alternate sub-surface and optionally accessible direct expansion refrigerant flow regulating deviceWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 25, 2006·29 cites·32 claims
- 2982US5671608AGeothermal direct expansion heat pump systemGEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 30, 1997·88 cites·11 claims
- 3081US8833098B2Direct exchange heating/cooling systemWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 16, 2014·11 cites·10 claims
- 3181US8650875B2Direct exchange geothermal refrigerant power advanced generating systemWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 18, 2014·8 cites·51 claims
- 3281US8109110B2Advanced DX system design improvementsWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·7 cites·8 claims
- 3379US8776543B2DX system interior heat exchanger defrost design for heat to cool modeWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 15, 2014·6 cites·26 claims
- 3476US8468842B2DX system having heat to cool valveWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·5 cites·12 claims
- 3571US8931295B2Multi-faceted designs for a direct exchange geothermal heating/cooling systemWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 13, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 3670US8033127B2Direct exchange system design improvementsEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·3 cites·22 claims
- 3770US4725195AAdvanced piggyback water power generatorWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 16, 1988·26 cites·2 claims
- 3870US4590386APiggy back water power generatorWIGGS B RYLAND·Filed 1984·Granted May 20, 1986·22 cites·4 claims
- 3965US7841383B2Encasement assembly for installation of sub-surface refrigerant tubing in a direct exchange heating/cooling systemEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·3 cites·24 claims
- 4064US2023329375A1Post-operative glovePOST OPERATIVE GLOVES LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4157US7841200B1Sub-surface tubing spacer means for direct expansion heating/cooling systemsEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 30, 2010·7 cites·11 claims
- 4257US2007151280A1Heat Pump Dehumidification SystemWIGGS B R·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4356US10655923B1Special cooling coating design for fossil fuel, nuclear, geothermal, and solar heat driven power plants; for HVAC cooling applications; and for heat rejection systemsDEEP WELL POWER LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4453US2008016894A1Advanced Direct Exchange Geothermal Heating/Cooling System DesignWIGGS B R·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4553US2006086121A1Capillary tube/plate refrigerant/air heat exchanger for use in conjunction with a method and apparatus for inhibiting ice accumulation in HVAC systemsWIGGS B R·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4651US2011209848A1Heat Transfer Refrigerant Transport Tubing Coatings and Insulation for a Direct Exchange Geothermal Heating/Cooling System and Tubing Spool Core SizeEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US2009120606A1Double DX Hydronic SystemEARTH TO AIR LLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US2015013370A1Ground Loops and Insulation for Direct Exchange Geothermal SystemsEARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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