Patents by Inventor Robert M. Keener
Robert M. Keener 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: 8109714Abstract: A sewage pump is to mount a blade set coaxially mounted between a water paddle disk and a first wheel blade within the blade chamber, wherein the blade set comprises a stationary annular blade base and a movable second wheel blade. The second wheel blade is within the annular blade base fixed to an inner wall of the blade chamber. Particularly, the stationary blade base and the second wheel blade respectively have blade sheets facing toward each other. When the sewage pump is driven by its motor, the water paddle disk, the first and second wheel blades are rotated to cause a suction force to drive precipitation flow into the blade chamber via the precipitation inlet. The first wheel blade cooperates with a gear ring to perform a first smashing stage and then the blade set performs a second smashing stage to improve the smashing efficiency of the sewage pump.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20110052414Abstract: Disclosed is a controller for controlling a pump. The controller includes a sensor unit and a buoy unit. The sensor includes a base, a cylinder extended from a lower side of the base, a micro-switch provided on the base, a ferromagnetic tag connected to the micro-switch and a switch provided on the base. The switch is connected to the micro-switch on one hand and to the pump on the other hand. The buoy unit includes a buoy, a rod inserted through the buoy and a magnet connected to the rod. The rod is movably inserted in the sensor unit through the cylinder so that the magnet attracts the ferromagnetic tag to actuate the micro-switch when the level of sewage reaches an upper limit and that the magnet releases the ferromagnetic tag when the level of sewage reaches a lower limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Patent number: 7841827Abstract: A blade set for masserating effluent solids in a sewage pump is composed of a cutter ring and a wheel blade adapted to attach to an effluent water inlet at the lower base. Particularly, the cutter ring has an inner wall and multiple recesses defined on the inner wall to accept enhancing blocks made of tungsten carbide. Correspondingly, the wheel blade has multiple blade strips and each blade strip has a cutout defined at edge to combine with an enhancing corner also made of tungsten carbide. By having the structure made of tungsten carbide, the cutter ring and the wheel blade has excellent wearing resistance and less abrasion loss to keep the operational efficiency to masserate the effluent solids and to extend the lifespan of the sewage pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20100129232Abstract: A float device for a sewage pump is a controlling switch to actuate or stop the sewage pump, wherein the sewage pump is mounted on a bottom inside a sewage tank to process waste. The float device floats along with the arising of liquid level in the sewage tank so that a magnet element inside attract with a corresponding metal part on the controlling switch. On the contrary, when the float device lowers along with the decreasing of liquid level, the magnet element disengages from the metal part to stop the sewage pump. By having float device operated by the magnetic way with few frictional wear, the switch has extended lifespan. Moreover, the float device is convenient in replacement when the float device is malfunctioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20090162219Abstract: A sewage pump has a shaft with an upward rotor penetrating a dividing ring base at a top end of the combination housing to integrate with a centrifugal switch. Two opposite sides inside the dividing ring base respectively have supporting elements to make a start capacitor and a run capacitor been supported therebetween so that each element within the combination housing on the dividing ring base has optimum orientation and arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20090087317Abstract: A blade set for masserating effluent solids in a sewage pump is composed of a cutter ring and a wheel blade adapted to attach to an effluent water inlet at the lower base. Particularly, the cutter ring has an inner wall and multiple recesses defined on the inner wall to accept enhancing blocks made of tungsten carbide. Correspondingly, the wheel blade has multiple blade strips and each blade strip has a cutout defined at edge to combine with an enhancing corner also made of tungsten carbide. By having the structure made of tungsten carbide, the cutter ring and the wheel blade has excellent wearing resistance and less abrasion loss to keep the operational efficiency to masserate the effluent solids and to extend the lifespan of the sewage pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20090067992Abstract: A sewage pump is to mount a blade set coaxially mounted between a water paddle disk and a first wheel blade within the blade chamber, wherein the blade set comprises a stationary annular blade base and a movable second wheel blade. The second wheel blade is within the annular blade base fixed to an inner wall of the blade chamber. Particularly, the stationary blade base and the second wheel blade respectively have blade sheets facing toward each other. When the sewage pump is driven by its motor, the water paddle disk, the first and second wheel blades are rotated to cause a suction force to drive precipitation flow into the blade chamber via the precipitation inlet. The first wheel blade cooperates with a gear ring to perform a first smashing stage and then the blade set performs a second smashing stage to improve the smashing efficiency of the sewage pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Patent number: 7489484Abstract: A protective device for a controlling system of a sewage pump has a protective circuit to protect a start capacitor and to avoid the start capacitor from burnout when an overload is occurred by actuating power source (ON status) or a transient voltage is occurred by malfunction of a controlling circuit. Therefore, the start capacitor is certainly protected and significantly improved in lifespan.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20080219857Abstract: A protective device for a controlling system of a sewage pump has a protective unit to protect a start capacitor and to avoid the start capacitor from burnout when an overload is occurred by actuating power source or when a transient voltage is occurred by malfunction of a controlling circuit after actuating the sewage pump. Therefore, the start capacitor is certainly protected and significantly improved in lifespan. The characteristic of this invention is that the protective device comprises an analogic or digital electronic circuit with a cutter efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20080158743Abstract: A protective device for a controlling system of a sewage pump has a protective circuit to protect a start capacitor and to avoid the start capacitor from burnout when an overload is occurred by actuating power source (ON status) or a transient voltage is occurred by malfunction of a controlling circuit. Therefore, the start capacitor is certainly protected and significantly improved in lifespan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20080159876Abstract: A protective device for a controlling system of a sewage pump has a protective circuit to protect a start capacitor and to avoid the start capacitor from burnout when an overload is occurred by actuating power source (ON status) or when a transient voltage is occurred by malfunction of a controlling circuit. Therefore, the start capacitor is certainly protected and significantly improved in lifespan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20080095630Abstract: A blade wheel for a sewage pump has a top plate and multiple curved blades radially attached to the top late. The top plate is adapted to perpendicularly combine with a main shaft of a motor and has a shaft hole with a slit at a center on the top plate. The multiple curved blades are integrally formed on a bottom face of the top plate and have at least three different heights. By attaching the curved blades in different heights, the precipitation can be sufficiently guided into a sewage pump for chopping and flung out of sewage tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Patent number: 7354009Abstract: A sewage pump includes a motor, a main shaft, an upper impeller, a lower impeller, a grinding wheel, a top cap, an upper bearing base with an upper mounting plate, an upper bearing base, a tube body with a wire inlet connector, a lower bearing base, a lower bearing with a lower mounting plate, a lower base and a vertical bypass. The main shaft has a quad-bearing structure to minimize deflection at high speed and high pressure and has rotary seals at each end to improve stability and sealing efficiency. Moreover, the wire inlet connector is filled with epoxy filling material to protect the wire, and the sewage pump further has moisture-sensors to timely stop the motor when sealing efficiency is failing.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Patent number: 6916152Abstract: A centrifugal sewage pump with two impellers includes a motor, a first impeller housing, a second impeller housing and a transfer tube. The first impeller housing is attached on one end of the motor and the second impeller housing is attached to the other end of the motor. A first impeller is attached to one end of a motor shaft of the motor and a second impeller is attached to the other motor shaft. Sewage is drawn into the first impeller chamber and pushed into the transfer tube with the first impeller. Sewage from the transfer tube enters the second impeller chamber through a transfer cavity and is pushed out with the second impeller. In a second embodiment, a grinder wheel and shredder ring are added to an inlet of the first impeller housing. A discharge head height is nearly twice that of a single impeller pump.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Publication number: 20040253094Abstract: A centrifugal sewage pump with two impellers includes a motor, a first impeller housing, a second impeller housing and a transfer tube. The first impeller housing is attached on one end of the motor and the second impeller housing is attached to the other end of the motor. A first impeller is attached to one end of a motor shaft of the motor and a second impeller is attached to the other motor shaft. Sewage is drawn into the first impeller chamber and pushed into the transfer tube with the first impeller. Sewage from the transfer tube enters the second impeller chamber through a transfer cavity and is pushed out with the second impeller. In a second embodiment, a grinder wheel and shredder ring are added to an inlet of the first impeller housing. A discharge head height is nearly twice that of a single impeller pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventor: Robert M. Keener
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Patent number: 4540891Abstract: A float switch for providing a switching path for a high level electric current in response to a fluid level. A buoyant float housing includes a pair of conductors through the housing which are adapted to receive a potential difference. A high current solid state switching device in the housing provides a current path between the conductors inside the housing. The solid state switching device is mounted to a heat sink cup exposed through an opening in the float housing to the fluid level. A wide angle mercury switch is provided to trigger the solid state switching device in response to a change in the float housing orientation.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1983Date of Patent: September 10, 1985Assignee: R. W. Beckett CorporationInventors: Robert M. Keener, Shekhar Chakrawarti
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Patent number: 4084073Abstract: The float switch is for control of a submersible sump pump or the like and has a housing, a switch in the housing and with the switch having a spring control member extending therefrom to turn the switch on and off with movement of such control member, leads connecting to the switch and extending from the housing to the power controlled circuit. An activator arm is pivotally positioned in the housing for gravity actuated pivotal movement towards and away from the switch for engaging and moving the control member to switch closed position and to release it for switch opening action, the position of the activator arm being controlled by gravity and the float switch being permitted only limited movement with fluctuations in the water level in the sump by the leads secured thereto.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1977Date of Patent: April 11, 1978Inventor: Robert M. Keener