Patents by Inventor Cory Allan Weiss

Cory Allan Weiss 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: 10436476
    Abstract: A motor/damper assembly installable on the top end of a fuel-fired water heater includes a support plate structure upon which a flue collar with a pivotally supported flue damper, a drive motor, and a drive shaft interconnecting the motor damper are mounted. The assembly is installed by placing the collar over the upper end of the water heater flue, securing the support plate structure to the top end of the water heater, and positioning a top cover housing on the support plate structure. Using the assembly provides improved support rigidity and alignment for the motor and shaft relative to the damper, improved repeatable precise manufacturing placement of the motor and shaft, improved construction aesthetics, with the cover also protecting the shaft from shipping and handling damages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: Rheem Manufacturing Company, Field Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Jozef Boros, Hector Donastorg, Ashwin Rao, Cory Allan Weiss
  • Publication number: 20170108241
    Abstract: A motor/damper assembly installable on the top end of a fuel-fired water heater includes a support plate structure upon which a flue collar with a pivotally supported flue damper, a drive motor, and a drive shaft interconnecting the motor damper are mounted. The assembly is installed by placing the collar over the upper end of the water heater flue, securing the support plate structure to the top end of the water heater, and positioning a top cover housing on the support plate structure. Using the assembly provides improved support rigidity and alignment for the motor and shaft relative to the damper, improved repeatable precise manufacturing placement of the motor and shaft, improved construction aesthetics, with the cover also protecting the shaft from shipping and handling damages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jozef Boros, Hector Donastorg, Ashwin Rao, Cory Allan Weiss
  • Patent number: 9581355
    Abstract: A motor/damper assembly installable on the top end of a fuel-fired water heater includes a support plate structure upon which a flue collar with a pivotally supported flue damper, a drive motor, and a drive shaft interconnecting the motor damper are mounted. The assembly is installed by placing the collar over the upper end of the water heater flue, securing the support plate structure to the top end of the water heater, and positioning a top cover housing on the support plate structure. Using the assembly provides improved support rigidity and alignment for the motor and shaft relative to the damper, improved repeatable precise manufacturing placement of the motor and shaft, improved construction aesthetics, with the cover also protecting the shaft from shipping and handling damages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: Rheem Manufacturing Company, Field Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Jozef Boros, Hector Donastorg, Ashwin Rao, Cory Allan Weiss