Patents by Inventor Donald P Hodgkins, Jr.

Donald P Hodgkins, Jr. 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).

  • Interchangeable fan blade system
    Patent number: 6669446
    Abstract: An interchangeable fan blade system for a ceiling fan, made up of a set of fan support arms, and a complimentary set of interchangeable fan blades. The interchangeable fan blade system is a set of support arms attached to the rotating portion of the fan and having one of a variety of connectors for removably attaching one end of the fan blades to the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventor: Donald P Hodgkins, Jr.
  • Interchangeable fan blade system
    Patent number: 6155787
    Abstract: An interchangeable fan blade system for a ceiling fan, made up of a set of adapters having a plurality of elongated attachment apertures that allow the adapter to be threadably fitted to virtually any type of fan support arm, and a complimentary set of interchangeable fan blades. The adapters include one of a variety of connectors for attaching one end of the fan blades to the support arm. The one end of the fan blade is configured and adapted, or otherwise provided with mating connector elements adapted to engage the connectors of the adapters, thereby allowing the fan blades to be removably attached to the adapters. A second embodiment of the interchangeable fan blade system is a set of interchangeable fan blades having a plurality of elongated attachment apertures which allow the fan blades to be secured to virtually any type of fan arm, by threading a plurality of shoulder cap screws and a plurality of male-female connectors though the plurality of attachment apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventor: Donald P. Hodgkins, Jr.
  • Interchangeable fan blade system
    Patent number: 5944486
    Abstract: An interchangeable fan blade system for a ceiling fan, made up of a set of adapters having a plurality of elongated attachment apertures that allow the adapter to be threadably fitted to virtually any type of fan support arm, and a complimentary set of interchangeable fan blades. The adapters include one of a variety of connectors for attaching one end of the fan blades to the support arm. The one end of the fan blade is configured and adapted, or otherwise provided with mating connector elements adapted to engage the connectors of the adapters, thereby allowing the fan blades to be removably attached to the adapters. A second embodiment of the interchangeable fan blade system is a set of interchangeable fan blades having a plurality of elongated attachment apertures which allow the fan blades to be secured to virtually any type of fan arm, by threading a plurality of shoulder cap screws and a plurality of male-female connectors though the plurality of attachment apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Donald P. Hodgkins, Jr.