Patents by Inventor William Walter Walker, Jr.

William Walter Walker, 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).

  • Ceiling fan motor adapter
    Patent number: 11773858
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
  • CEILING FAN MOTOR ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20230175516
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
  • Ceiling fan motor adapter
    Patent number: 11598341
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
  • CEILING FAN MOTOR ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20190113041
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones