Patents by Inventor Brent Elliott Coffey

Brent Elliott Coffey 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).

  • Patent number: 10760579
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly includes a main housing comprising a first housing wall and a second housing wall, a fan assembly disposed within the main housing, the fan assembly including a fan, and an acoustic device disposed between said first and second housing walls, the acoustic device having a first distal portion, a second distal portion and an intermediate portion extending between the first distal portion and the second distal portion, the first distal portion being relatively wider than the intermediate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Daniel L. Karst, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Patent number: 10054127
    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: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Daniel L. Karst, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Publication number: 20180058458
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly includes a main housing comprising a first housing wall and a second housing wall, a fan assembly disposed within the main housing, the fan assembly including a fan, and an acoustic device disposed between said first and second housing walls, the acoustic device having a first distal portion, a second distal portion and an intermediate portion extending between the first distal portion and the second distal portion, the first distal portion being relatively wider than the intermediate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel L. Karst, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Publication number: 20180023581
    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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel L. Karst, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150125292
    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: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel L. Karst, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Patent number: D567931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Jesse A. Hollingsworth, Mirko Zakula, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Patent number: D567932
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Jesse A. Hollingsworth, Mirko Zakula, Brent Elliott Coffey
  • Patent number: D568460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Corey Scott Jacak, Brent Elliott Coffey, John R. Adrian
  • Patent number: D575448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Mirko Zakula, Brent Elliott Coffey, Taiwon Choi, Stephen Pennington
  • Patent number: D593707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Broan-Nutone LLC
    Inventors: Mirko Zakula, Brent Elliott Coffey, Taiwon Choi, Stephen Pennington
  • Patent number: D759800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: John R. Adrian, Brent Elliott Coffey, Jesse Allen Hollingsworth, Kenneth John Jonas, David L. Pringle
  • Patent number: D837966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: John R. Adrian, Brent Elliott Coffey, Jesse Allen Hollingsworth, Kenneth John Jonas, David L. Pringle