Patents by Inventor Bryon M. Borntrager
Bryon M. Borntrager 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).
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Patent number: 10618783Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Publication number: 20190322499Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: 10370227Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: 10112808Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Publication number: 20160194184Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Publication number: 20160167935Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: 9266702Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Publication number: 20140001427Abstract: A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Darren G. FRETZ, Bryan M. AVERILL, Steven W. SHUYLER, Bryon M. BORNTRAGER, Kyle A. HARTELT, Glenda M. STEELE
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Patent number: 7703751Abstract: A winch assembly includes a housing member, a drum rotatably coupled to the housing member, a drive shaft extending through the drum and into the housing member, a gear train located within the housing member, and an actuation mechanism. The gear train includes a sun gear driven by the drive shaft, a ring gear, and a planetary gear assembly driven by the sun gear and including a planetary gear rotatably coupled to a carrier plate and engaged with the ring gear. The actuation mechanism includes a locking member displaceable between first and second positions and a biasing member having a radially extending arm engaged with the locking member to provide displacement between the first and second positions. The locking member rotationally fixes the ring gear relative to the housing member in the first position and allows relative rotation between the ring gear and the housing member in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Ronald L. Elliott, Darren K. Johnson, Bryon M. Borntrager
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Publication number: 20090309082Abstract: A winch may include a drum, a winch motor adapted to rotatably drive the drum in a first direction and a second direction, a cable adapted to be wound off of and onto the drum, and a fan including an impeller selectively driven by a fan motor. The fan is adapted to cool the winch motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Eric J. Webb, Bryan M. Averill, Bryon M. Borntrager, Steven W. Shuyler
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Patent number: 7588233Abstract: A winch assembly includes a housing member, a drum rotatably coupled to the housing member, a drive shaft extending through the drum and into the housing member, a gear train located within the housing member and driven by the shaft, a coupling member axially fixed to the shaft, and a clutch assembly including a clutch knob. The shaft is fixed for rotation with and axially displaceable relative to a drive input. The clutch knob is rotatably coupled to the housing member and includes an axially extending ramped surface that axially displaces the shaft in first and second axial directions upon rotation of the clutch knob in first and second rotary directions. Rotation in the first rotary direction rotationally couples the drum to the gear train through engagement with the coupling member and rotation in the second rotary direction disengages the drum from rotational engagement with the gear train.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Erik O. Roe, Darren K. Johnson, Bryon M. Borntrager
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Publication number: 20080116431Abstract: A winch assembly includes a housing member, a drum rotatably coupled to the housing member, a drive shaft extending through the drum and into the housing member, a gear train located within the housing member, and an actuation mechanism. The gear train includes a sun gear driven by the drive shaft, a ring gear, and a planetary gear assembly driven by the sun gear and including a planetary gear rotatably coupled to a carrier plate and engaged with the ring gear. The actuation mechanism includes a locking member displaceable between first and second positions and a biasing member having a radially extending arm engaged with the locking member to provide displacement between the first and second positions. The locking member rotationally fixes the ring gear relative to the housing member in the first position and allows relative rotation between the ring gear and the housing member in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Ronald L. Elliott, Darren K. Johnson, Bryon M. Borntrager
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Patent number: D599524Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Bryan M. Averill, Bryon M. Borntrager, Darren G. Fretz, Glenda M. Steele, Eric J. Webb
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Patent number: D640442Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Bryon M. Borntrager, Darren G. Fretz, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: D703414Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: D740513Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: D776395Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: D779768Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: D816937Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele
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Patent number: D816938Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: WARN INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Darren G. Fretz, Bryan M. Averill, Steven W. Shuyler, Bryon M. Borntrager, Kyle A. Hartelt, Glenda M. Steele