Patents by Inventor Bobby Neal Norwood
Bobby Neal Norwood 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: 11967883Abstract: Ceiling fans suspended from a structure have a motor to drive blades for moving a volume of air about an area. The motor, with a rotor and stator, can be electrically coupled to the structure. Blades mount to the rotor such that the blades are rotatably driven by the motor. A motor case can mount to the rotor and encase the stator.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Douglas Troy Mason
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Patent number: 11959490Abstract: 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 blade iron can couple the blades to the motor. A connection assembly provides for connecting the ceiling fan blade to the blade iron. The connection assembly provides for aligning the blade with a set of fingers and can slide from a first position to a second position to secure the blade to a blade iron.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
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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: 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: 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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Patent number: 11927196Abstract: A ceiling fan or blade thereof can include a fan motor for rotating the blade. The blade can include an airfoil body having an outer surface extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a root and a tip. The blade can be separated into three distinct cross sections including a first cross section as a lifting cross section, a second cross section as a flat cross section, and a third cross section as a transition section between the first and second cross sections.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
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Patent number: 11927194Abstract: Ceiling fans typically include a motor including a rotor and a stator, blades, a downrod, and a mounting assembly for suspending the fan from a structure. The mounting assembly includes fasteners and brackets to secure the ceiling fan to the structure. The bracket receiving the downrod is fastened to a plate that is secured to the ceiling.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
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Patent number: 11913475Abstract: A blade for a ceiling fan can include a first half and a second half formed from a pulp material. The first half is attachable to the second half to form the blade. Additionally, a blade can include a skeleton with an over molding made from a pulp forming the blade. Furthermore, a blade can be formed using a blade base with a pulp topper added to the blade to form an aerodynamic shape for the blade.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, James Walter Longmire, Douglas Troy Mason, Seth Aaron Wood
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Patent number: 11892008Abstract: A ceiling fan blade moves air about a space, driven by the ceiling fan. The ceiling fan blade can include an upper surface and a lower surface spanning a root and a tip, and a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade can include a first curved portion along the leading edge and a second curved portion along the trailing edge. The first and second curved portions can include convex upper surfaces and concave lower surfaces, with a flat portion spacing the first and second curved portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
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Publication number: 20230407879Abstract: A ceiling fan blade moves air about a space, driven by the ceiling fan. The ceiling fan blade can include an upper surface and a lower surface spanning a root and a tip, and a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade can include a first curved portion along the leading edge and a second curved portion along the trailing edge. The first and second curved portions can include convex upper surfaces and concave lower surfaces, with a flat portion spacing the first and second curved portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
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Patent number: 11815101Abstract: 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. The blade can include a body having an outer surface with a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, and a side edge. A performance feature can be included in the body to improve efficiency. Due to manufacturing distortions, an offset can exist between the performance feature and other parts of the body. A transition portion can be formed at the offsets to remedy inefficiencies resultant of these distortions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
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Publication number: 20230361650Abstract: Ceiling fans suspended from a structure have a motor to drive blades for moving a volume of air about an area. The motor, with a rotor and stator, can be electrically coupled to the structure. Blades mount to the rotor such that the blades are rotatably driven by the motor. A motor case can mount to the rotor and encase the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20230340961Abstract: A ceiling fan or ceiling fan assembly can include a motor to rotatably drive a set of fan blades. The set of fan blades are attached to the motor via a blade iron, which mounts the blades to a rotating rotor of the motor. A grommet is provided within holes of the blades, between the blade and a fastener, to reduce vibration and improve dampening at the junction between the blades and the motor. Multiple flanges are formed at the end of each grommet. The multiple flanges provide for improved compressibility to improve ease of installation, which resisting sliding of the grommet from the holes in the blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood
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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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Publication number: 20230323895Abstract: 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. The blade can include a body with an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side edge. A performance feature can be included in the body between the upper surface and the side edge, or the lower surface and the side edge to improve efficiency. The performance feature can be tailored to the particular blade edge, shape, or intended rotational direction to increase efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
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Publication number: 20230313813Abstract: 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 blade iron can couple the blades to the motor. A connection assembly provides for connecting the ceiling fan blade to the blade iron. The connection assembly provides for aligning the blade with a set of fingers and can slide from a first position to a second position to secure the blade to a blade iron.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
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Publication number: 20230279869Abstract: 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. The blade can include a body having an outer surface with a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, and a side edge. A performance feature can be included in the body to improve efficiency. Due to manufacturing distortions, an offset can exist between the performance feature and other parts of the body. A transition portion can be formed at the offsets to remedy inefficiencies resultant of these distortions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
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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: 11732724Abstract: A ceiling fan or ceiling fan assembly can include a motor to rotatably drive a set of fan blades. The set of fan blades are attached to the motor via a blade iron, which mounts the blades to a rotating rotor of the motor. A grommet is provided within holes of the blades, between the blade and a fastener, to reduce vibration and improve dampening at the junction between the blades and the motor. Multiple flanges are formed at the end of each grommet. The multiple flanges provide for improved compressibility to improve ease of installation, which resisting sliding of the grommet from the holes in the blades.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood
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Patent number: 11725666Abstract: Ceiling fans typically include a motor including a rotor and a stator, blades, a downrod, and a mounting assembly for suspending the fan from a structure. The mounting assembly includes fasteners and brackets to secure the ceiling fan to the structure. The bracket receiving the downrod is fastened to a plate that is secured to the ceiling.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood