Patents by Inventor Brian F. LONG

Brian F. LONG 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).

  • Aligning a centerline of a motor shaft in a fan assembly
    Patent number: 11846301
    Abstract: Aligning a motor shaft in a fan assembly is described. Aligning a centerline of a motor shaft in a direct drive fan assembly includes selecting a motor from among a plurality of motors and matching a motor-plate from among a plurality of motor plates to the motor, the matched motor plate is based on the selected motor. Aligning the centerline further includes creating, from the selected motor and the matching motor plate, a motor-plate assembly that has a resulting height, where the resulting height of the motor-plate assembly corresponds to a particular height of a direct drive fan assembly, and aligning the centerline of a motor shaft of the motor-plate assembly to the direct drive fan assembly, where the particular height of the direct drive fan assembly is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Sullivan, Joseph R. Orr, Brian F. Long, Daniel T. Niblick
  • ALIGNING A CENTERLINE OF A MOTOR SHAFT IN A FAN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170268534
    Abstract: Aligning a motor shaft in a fan assembly is described. Aligning a centerline of a motor shaft in a direct drive fan assembly includes selecting a motor from among a plurality of motors and matching a motor-plate from among a plurality of motor plates to the motor, the matched motor plate is based on the selected motor. Aligning the centerline further includes creating, from the selected motor and the matching motor plate, a motor-plate assembly that has a resulting height, where the resulting height of the motor-plate assembly corresponds to a particular height of a direct drive fan assembly, and aligning the centerline of a motor shaft of the motor-plate assembly to the direct drive fan assembly, where the particular height of the direct drive fan assembly is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan SULLIVAN, Joseph R. ORR, Brian F. LONG, Daniel T. NIBLICK