Patents by Inventor Bruce L. Boxum

Bruce L. Boxum 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).

  • Patent number: 5355693
    Abstract: A refrigerator is located in a central island or wall of a vehicle. An air duct extends downwardly from the refrigerator through a floor of the vehicle. A fan is installed in the duct to aid air circulation. The fan is controlled by a temperature switch located on a condenser of the refrigerator. Air for cooling the condenser and an absorber are drawn up the duct from outside the vehicle and exhausted outside the vehicle through an upper duct and vent in a roof of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: The Dometic Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick N. McConnell, Bruce L. Boxum
  • Patent number: 4628702
    Abstract: An air conditioner for a recreational vehicle is provided with an exhaust apparatus for exhausting air from the interior of the vehicle when the air conditioner is not operating. The air conditioner includes a housing mounted on the vehicle and evaporator and condenser coils. A duct or opening in the housing and the vehicle communicate the evaporator coil with the interior of the vehicle for delivering conditioned air to the vehicle. The housing is provided with an exhaust opening, and an exhaust blower is mounted on the housing adjacent the exhaust opening. A door is hingedly mounted on the housing to open and close the exhaust opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce L. Boxum