Patents by Inventor Brian Weldon Jacobs

Brian Weldon Jacobs 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).

  • Electronically commutated fan motors and systems
    Patent number: 10340772
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include electronically commutated (“EC”) motors, fans operated by such motors, cooling systems including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, an electronically commutated fan motor is included. The fan motor can include a housing comprising an exterior wall, a shaft, a shaft drive assembly rotatably coupled to the shaft, a power input connector, a control input connector, a switch comprising a base and an actuator accessible outside the housing, the actuator comprising a first actuator position and a second actuator position. The fan motor can also include a controller configured to control the shaft drive assembly based on a control signal from the control input connector, a power signal from the power input connector, and a switch signal from the switch. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Orange Motor Company L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bruce Gerald Malwitz, Brian Weldon Jacobs
  • Electronically commutated fan motors and systems
    Patent number: 10056807
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include electronically commutated (“EC”) motors, fans operated by such motors, cooling systems including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, an electronically commutated fan motor is included. The fan motor can include a housing comprising an exterior wall, a shaft, a shaft drive assembly rotatably coupled to the shaft, a power input connector, a control input connector, a switch comprising a base and an actuator accessible outside the housing, the actuator comprising a first actuator position and a second actuator position. The fan motor can also include a controller configured to control the shaft drive assembly based on a control signal from the control input connector, a power signal from the power input connector, and a switch signal from the switch. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Orange Motor Company L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bruce Gerald Malwitz, Brian Weldon Jacobs
  • Electronically commutated fan motors and systems
    Publication number: 20160178266
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include electronically commutated (“EC”) motors, fans operated by such motors, cooling systems including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, an electronically commutated fan motor is included. The fan motor can include a housing comprising an exterior wall, a shaft, a shaft drive assembly rotatably coupled to the shaft, a power input connector, a control input connector, a switch comprising a base and an actuator accessible outside the housing, the actuator comprising a first actuator position and a second actuator position. The fan motor can also include a controller configured to control the shaft drive assembly based on a control signal from the control input connector, a power signal from the power input connector, and a switch signal from the switch. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce Gerald Malwitz, Brian Weldon Jacobs
  • ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED FAN MOTORS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160178227
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include electronically commutated (“EC”) motors, fans operated by such motors, cooling systems including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, an electronically commutated fan motor is included. The fan motor can include a housing comprising an exterior wall, a shaft, a shaft drive assembly rotatably coupled to the shaft, a power input connector, a control input connector, a switch comprising a base and an actuator accessible outside the housing, the actuator comprising a first actuator position and a second actuator position. The fan motor can also include a controller configured to control the shaft drive assembly based on a control signal from the control input connector, a power signal from the power input connector, and a switch signal from the switch. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce Gerald Malwitz, Brian Weldon Jacobs