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).

  • Ceiling fan and mounting assembly for ceiling fan
    Patent number: 11725666
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
  • CEILING FAN AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR CEILING FAN
    Publication number: 20230250827
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
  • CEILING FAN BLADE
    Publication number: 20230250832
    Abstract: 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 curved transition can extend between one of the flat top surface or the flat bottom surface, and the side edge. The side edge can be arranged at an angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
  • Ceiling fan with multiple blades
    Patent number: 11692554
    Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly having a motor with a rotor with multiple blade mounts, multiple blades having a removable blade tip, a balancing weight mount carried by the multiple blades and covered by the removable tip, and where each of the multiple blades are pre-balanced and indexed to a corresponding one of the multiple blade mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
  • Ceiling fan sealing assembly
    Patent number: 11674522
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
  • CEILING FAN AND BLADE
    Publication number: 20230175528
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, James Walter Longmire, Douglas Troy Mason, Seth Aaron Wood
  • Ceiling fan with mounting assembly
    Patent number: 11649831
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
  • CEILING FAN BLADE
    Publication number: 20230144453
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
  • Ceiling fan blade
    Patent number: 11635081
    Abstract: 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 chamfered transition can extend between one of the flat top surface or the flat bottom surface, and the side edge. The chamfered transition can include multiple chamfered edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
  • CEILING FAN AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR CEILING FAN
    Publication number: 20230113493
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
  • Ceiling fan and blade
    Patent number: 11603863
    Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly comprising a motor, a mount for coupling to a structure and for suspending the motor, and a ceiling fan blade comprising only a blade body for coupling to the motor, wherein the ceiling fan blade is formed from a molded pulp comprising at least one of paper fibers, plant fibers, or wood fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Douglas Troy Mason, James Walter Longmire, Seth Aaron Wood
  • Ceiling fan mounting assembly
    Patent number: 11578734
    Abstract: 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 further include a hanger ball with an indexing pin. The ball hanger can be received by a mounting bracket so that, via an alignment guide, the indexing pin of the hanger ball aligns with an indexing groove on the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles Wiliam Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood
  • Ceiling fan blade
    Patent number: 11566633
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
  • CEILING FAN CANOPY MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230025995
    Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly 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 canopy. The canopy can be received by a mounting bracket to enclose the mounting hardware near the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Douglas Troy Mason
  • CEILING FAN SEALING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220349413
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
  • Ceiling fan sealing assembly
    Patent number: 11421698
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
  • CEILING FAN WITH MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220260086
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas Troy Mason, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson
  • Ceiling fan blade
    Patent number: 11415146
    Abstract: 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 curved transition can extend between one of the flat top surface or the flat bottom surface, and the side edge. The curved transition can include an elliptical curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Charles William Botkin
  • Ceiling fan blade
    Patent number: D957618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Compnay
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Christine Marie Holmes Bradley, Charles William Botkin
  • Ceiling fan blade
    Patent number: D980408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Norwood, Christine Marie Holmes Bradley, Charles William Botkin