Patents Assigned to Broan-Nutone LLC
  • Patent number: 9816699
    Abstract: A lighting module having at least a semitransparent cover and at least one light emitting diode oriented to emit light through the semitransparent cover. Each light emitting diode is positioned a minimum distance from an inner surface of the semitransparent cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BROAN-NUTONE LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: 9797404
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly having a main housing that can be pre-installed in a wall or ceiling aperture. A fan assembly can be inserted through the aperture and releasably mounted within the main housing. The fan assembly can be removed from the main housing and replaced without removing the main housing from the wall or ceiling. An accessory component can be releasably mounted to the fan assembly either through the aperture when the fan assembly is mounted or prior to installation of the fan assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: BROAN-NUTONE LLC
    Inventors: Daniel L. Karst, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Patent number: 9638432
    Abstract: A ventilation unit for installation in a ventilation system. The ventilation unit can include a motor coupled to a fan element and a power source. The ventilation unit can also include a calibration module having one of a voltage and current regulator for adjusting the performance of the ventilation unit based on at least one characteristic of the ventilation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Richard R. Sinur, Steven A. Johnson, Brian R. Wellnitz, Mirko Zakula
  • Patent number: 9605867
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a lighting and ventilating system including a main housing. The main housing can include an inlet through which air can be received within the main housing and an outlet through which the air can exit the main housing. A fan wheel can be supported in the main housing and it can be operable to generate a flow of air. A grille can be coupled to the main housing and the grille can comprise a plurality of apertures and a second set of illumination devices. The system further can include a lamp housing coupled to the grille, the lamp housing can include a first set of illumination devices. Also, a plate can be coupled to the grille so that the plate is adjacent to the second set of illumination devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Mirko Zakula, Corey Scott Jacak, Kiyoshi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 9591843
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide an illumination system with an outer housing including a base, a central housing pivotably coupled to the base including a fluid inlet, and an upper housing including a fluid outlet. The inner housing defines a chamber and is coupled to the base, and includes a fluid aperture adjacent to the base, and a fluid aperture adjacent to the upper housing and a viewing aperture. The chamber houses an evaporator system not visible through the outer housing, and an illumination device. Some embodiments include a repellent system with a base including a fluid inlet pivotably coupled to a main housing enclosing an inner region, and including an upper portion with at least one fluid outlet. In some embodiments, an evaporator system within the inner region is not visible through the main housing. Some embodiments include an evaporator assembly that includes a lockable evaporator support to render the system non-refillable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Karen Formico, Jeffery Emmerich
  • Patent number: D778424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D778425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D779050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D784511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D784512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D785777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Jeremy Donald O'Halloran
  • Patent number: D799677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D799678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D799679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D800294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D800295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D800892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Corey Scott Jacak, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Michael J. Aleven
  • Patent number: D804627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: BROAN-NUTONE LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Hyuk-Jae Chang
  • Patent number: D809407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: BROAN-NUTONE LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth John Jonas, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer
  • Patent number: D814009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Jeremy Donald O'Halloran