Patents by Inventor Christopher Joseph Billman

Christopher Joseph Billman 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: 9853521
    Abstract: An actuator includes an electric motor having a shaft, an output member coupled to the shaft, a casing having a wall, a mounting structure, and a tubular body sleeved around the shaft and coupling the mounting structure to the wall. The motor is mounted to the casing via the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventor: Christopher Joseph Billman
  • Patent number: 9467020
    Abstract: A casing configured for receiving a motor. The motor includes a shaft, two end plates substantially perpendicular to the shaft, and two bosses respectively protruding from the two end plates along the shaft. The casing includes two abutting plates. Each abutting plate includes an arcuate resisting surface that substantially faces the other abutting plate for abutting against a corresponding end plate. The distance between the two resisting surfaces increases from the middle thereof to the side thereof. Each abutting plate comprises a notch formed in an edge thereof and extending along the middle of the corresponding resisting surface for receiving a corresponding boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Billman, Tahn Minh Bui
  • Publication number: 20150130301
    Abstract: An actuator includes an electric motor having a shaft, an output member coupled to the shaft, a casing having a wall, a mounting structure, and a tubular body sleeved around the shaft and coupling the mounting structure to the wall. The motor is mounted to the casing via the mounting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher Joseph BILLMAN
  • Publication number: 20130285484
    Abstract: A casing configured for receiving a motor. The motor includes a shaft, two end plates substantially perpendicular to the shaft, and two bosses respectively protruding from the two end plates along the shaft. The casing includes two abutting plates. Each abutting plate includes an arcuate resisting surface that substantially faces the other abutting plate for abutting against a corresponding end plate. The distance between the two resisting surfaces increases from the middle thereof to the side thereof. Each abutting plate comprises a notch formed in an edge thereof and extending along the middle of the corresponding resisting surface for receiving a corresponding boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph BILLMAN, Tahn Minh BUI
  • Patent number: 6028384
    Abstract: The present invention is a new type of an electromechanical actuator that combines two rotary outputs from a solitary electrical input into a single molded housing. The actuator comprises an input assembly responsive to an external electrical control source. Preferably, the control source provides a control signal for each valve door to be controlled. The actuator also comprises a first geartrain assembly responsive to the input control assembly and a second geartrain assembly responsive to the input control assembly. The first geartrain assembly includes a first motor responsive to the input control assembly. A first output gear is operably connected to the first motor and a first rotatable output coupler is connected to the first output gear. The second geartrain assembly includes a second motor responsive to the input control assembly. A second output gear is connected to the second motor and a second rotatable output coupler is connected to the second output gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: CEI
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Billman, Dennis R. Dozier