Patents by Inventor John C. Kunze

John C. Kunze 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).

  • Air circulator powered by an electronically commuted motor (ECM) and associated method of use
    Patent number: 9512850
    Abstract: An air circulator that includes an electronically commuted motor that is devoid of a transformer and utilizes line voltage as the signal voltage. The motor includes a rotatable blade assembly having at least one blade, wherein the blade assembly is connected to the electronically commuted motor, a housing that is operatively connected to the electronically commuted motor and having a line voltage input, and a switch that is secured to the housing and electrically connected to a signal voltage input of the electronically commuted motor and the line voltage input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Kunze, Jay Matthew Cupps, Steven W. Post
  • AIR CIRCULATOR POWERED BY AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTED MOTOR (ECM) AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20130156609
    Abstract: An air circulator that includes an electronically commuted motor that is devoid of a transformer and utilizes line voltage as the signal voltage. The motor includes a rotatable blade assembly having at least one blade, wherein the blade assembly is connected to the electronically commuted motor, a housing that is operatively connected to the electronically commuted motor and having a line voltage input, and a switch that is secured to the housing and electrically connected to a signal voltage input of the electronically commuted motor and the line voltage input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: John C. Kunze, Jay Matthew Cupps, Steven W. Post