Patents by Inventor Matthew McPherson
Matthew McPherson 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).
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Patent number: 11939989Abstract: A ceiling fan or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. A connector can be used to connect the blade to a blade iron to mount the blade to the motor. The connector can include a set of receptacles configured to insert into openings on the blade, with the set of receptacles connected by a set of arms. A set of mount posts on the blade iron can seat within the receptacles to mount the blade to the blade iron.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
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Publication number: 20240093690Abstract: A ceiling fan or ceiling fan includes a body defining an interior passage having an inlet and an outlet provided on the body. The inlet, outlet, and interior passage can be annular. An impeller is mounted within the interior passage and driven by a motor mounted within the body to draw a volume of air through the interior passage from the inlet to the outlet. A movable deflector including an inner angled surface and a lower angled surface is provided at the outlet to direct the airflow in a generally outward or generally downward direction, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Jason Matthew McPherson
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Publication number: 20240097734Abstract: A ceiling fan or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. A connector can be used to connect the blade to a blade iron to mount the blade to the motor. The connector can include a set of receptacles configured to insert into openings on the blade, with the set of receptacles connected by a set of arms. A set of mount posts on the blade iron can seat within the receptacles to mount the blade to the blade iron.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
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Publication number: 20240084808Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a motor housing and a motor enclosed by the motor housing. A set of blades can extend from the motor housing and be operably coupled to the motor. The motor can include a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The motor housing can include an upper housing and a lower housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Michael Paul Conti, Jason Matthew McPherson, Charles David McKee, Arvind G. Ramani, Douglas Troy Mason, Nicholas Dakota Vongprachanh
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Patent number: 11913410Abstract: A method of making a fuel grain for use in a rocket motor, the method comprising blending a first energetic nanoscale metallic compound and a second compound suitable to form a feedstock material for use in an additive manufacturing apparatus, the additive manufacturing apparatus operatively connected to a computing system, that provides additive manufacturing printing instructions to the additive manufacturing apparatus, permitting construction of an autonomously designed and optimized rocket fuel grain section; wherein the stochastic deposition simulation-assisted fuel grain geometries further comprise a plurality of agglutinated layers of solidified fuel grain compound, each layer of the plurality of layers comprising a plurality of blended and radially displaced beads of different radii, said radial displacement optionally optimized via competitive simulation programs, and wherein the system continuously mixes constituent materials in an inline/static mixer, with viscosity controlled via particle size varType: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: X-Bow Launch Systems Inc.Inventors: Chelsey Hargather, Mark Kaufman, Michael McPherson, Jillian Marsh, Matthew Hinton, Dane Fradenburg, Maureen Gannon, Jason Hundley, Michael Hargather
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Publication number: 20230323894Abstract: A ceiling fan or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. A connector can be used to connect the blade to a blade iron to mount the blade to the motor. The connector can include a set of receptacles configured to insert into openings on the blade, with the set of receptacles connected by a set of arms. A set of mount posts on the blade iron can seat within the receptacles to mount the blade to the blade iron.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
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Patent number: 11773875Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly having a motor with a rotor and a stator, at least one blade operably coupled to the stator, a motor shaft extending from the stator and having an internal wire passage and a wire opening in a side of the motor shaft, with the wire opening providing access to the internal wire passage, a control mounting plate having a motor shaft opening through which the motor shaft extends and an electronic control unit carried by a side of the control mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson
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Patent number: 11773858Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Publication number: 20230265856Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a motor assembly and a light kit. The light kit can include a light frame and a light glass holder. The light frame can selectively couple to the light glass holder by a threaded connection. The light kit, motor assembly, or between the light kit and motor assembly can further include one or more sealing or deflecting components.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
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Patent number: 11674522Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a motor assembly and a light kit. The light kit can include a light frame and a light glass holder. The light frame can selectively couple to the light glass holder by a threaded connection. The light kit, motor assembly, or between the light kit and motor assembly can further include one or more sealing or deflecting components.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20230175516Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Publication number: 20230160399Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly having a motor with a rotor and a stator, at least one blade operably coupled to the stator, a motor shaft extending from the stator and having an internal wire passage and a wire opening in a side of the motor shaft, with the wire opening providing access to the internal wire passage, a control mounting plate having a motor shaft opening through which the motor shaft extends and an electronic control unit carried by a side of the control mounting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson
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Patent number: 11649831Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a ceiling fan mount with a dual axis gimble. The dual axis gimble can be received by a mounting bracket so that at least a first and second axis of rotation are provided to the ceiling fan assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
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Patent number: 11598341Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Patent number: 11578735Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly having a motor with a rotor and a stator, at least one blade operably coupled to the stator, a motor shaft extending from the stator and having an internal wire passage and a wire opening in a side of the motor shaft, with the wire opening providing access to the internal wire passage, a control mounting plate having a motor shaft opening through which the motor shaft extends and an electronic control unit carried by a side of the control mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson
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Publication number: 20220349413Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a motor assembly and a light kit. The light kit can include a light frame and a light glass holder. The light frame can selectively couple to the light glass holder by a threaded connection. The light kit, motor assembly, or between the light kit and motor assembly can further include one or more sealing or deflecting components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
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Patent number: 11421698Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a housing including a first portion and a second portion, whereby the first portion selectively couples to the second portion. The housing can further include one or more sealing or deflecting components.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20220260086Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a ceiling fan mount with a dual axis gimble. The dual axis gimble can be received by a mounting bracket so that at least a first and second axis of rotation are provided to the ceiling fan assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
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Patent number: 11346360Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a ceiling fan mount with a dual axis gimble. The dual axis gimble can be received by a mounting bracket so that at least a first and second axis of rotation are provided to the ceiling fan assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
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Patent number: 11168698Abstract: A ceiling fan can include a motor having a rotor defining a rotational axis and a rotor periphery. At least one blade iron is mounted to the rotor and includes a first blade mount located radially exterior of the rotor periphery and a second blade mount located radially interior of the rotor periphery. A blade mounts to the blade iron at both the first blade mount and the second blade mount.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, James Thomas Breeden, Jr.