Patents by Inventor Bruce W. Larson

Bruce W. Larson 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).

  • Adjustable rod guide
    Patent number: 10422159
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a rod guide for mounting a latch rod to an enclosure. A guide member can include a guide-member support surface and a guide opening to receive the latch rod. A base member can include a base-member support surface. The base member can support the guide member with the guide opening at different distances from the surface of the enclosure when the guide-member support surface is seated on the base-member support surface with the guide member disposed at different respective rotational orientations relative to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson
  • Adjustable Rod Guide
    Publication number: 20160244993
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a rod guide for mounting a latch rod to an enclosure. A guide member can include a guide-member support surface and a guide opening to receive the latch rod. A base member can include a base-member support surface. The base member can support the guide member with the guide opening at different distances from the surface of the enclosure when the guide-member support surface is seated on the base-member support surface with the guide member disposed at different respective rotational orientations relative to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson
  • Thermoelectric dehumidifier and enclosure vent drain assembly
    Patent number: 8839630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a dehumidifier and a vent drain assembly to reduce moisture in an electrical enclosure. The dehumidifier can include a thermoelectric module, a drain pan, and a fitting to release the collected moisture from the drain pan. The vent drain assembly can receive the collected moisture from the drain pan and the fitting. The vent drain assembly can include a valve body, a float, and a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson, Gregory A. Quick, Robert M. Kalstabakken
  • Thermoelectric Dehumidifier and Enclosure Vent Drain Assembly
    Publication number: 20100154437
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a dehumidifier and a vent drain assembly to reduce moisture in an electrical enclosure. The dehumidifier can include a thermoelectric module, a drain pan, and a fitting to release the collected moisture from the drain pan. The vent drain assembly can receive the collected moisture from the drain pan and the fitting. The vent drain assembly can include a valve body, a float, and a cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson, Gregory A. Quick, Robert M. Kalstabakken
  • Cabinet latch
    Patent number: 5879035
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cabinet latch that may be used with a slave door. The latch includes a handle member and a bearing member at substantially right angles to one another. The bearing member includes an upper bearing surface and camming end portion which which engages a channel in the frame of the enclosure and aids in aligning and retaining the slave door in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Jancsek, Bruce W. Larson
  • Cabinet latch
    Patent number: D400076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Jancsek, Bruce W. Larson