Patents by Inventor Alan R. Ayotte

Alan R. Ayotte 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).

  • Electric motor
    Patent number: 8141231
    Abstract: An electric motor is described in which a first magnet wire forms a first pole of the coil, is disposed across two terminals of a fuse, and terminates at a first end on a power switch. The portion of the first magnet wire between the terminals of the fuse is severed such that all current of the motor must travel through the conductor of the fuse. The second end of the first magnet wire terminates at dual tang terminal disposed on the brush housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Shop Vac
    Inventors: Melvin E. Wolfe, Jr., Mark E. Baer, Alan R. Ayotte