Patents by Inventor Dale E. Fromm

Dale E. Fromm 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).

  • Modular self contained air conditioning unit
    Patent number: 5924300
    Abstract: An air conditioning system. The system comprises an indoor section and an outdoor section arranged in side-by-side arrangement. The indoor section includes an indoor tangential fan having an axis aligned in a first direction, an indoor heat exchange coil, and a supply air aperture which longitudinally extends in the first direction and avoids line of sight noise transmission from the indoor fan. The system includes an axis commonly supporting and operably coupling the indoor fan and the motor, and a scroll housing within the indoor section and arranged about the indoor tangential fan. The indoor tangential fan, motor and axis are assembled to form a first module, the scroll housing forms a second module and the first module is independently removable from the second module without the necessity of disengaging any connection between the first and second modules. The system includes a fan support bracket supporting a first end of the axis, and the motor supporting a second end of the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Fromm, Walter Earhart, Jr., William A. Smiley, III, Dwayne L. Johnson, Mark E. Smith
  • Fresh air inlet and damper
    Patent number: 5829267
    Abstract: An air inlet and damper arrangement. The arrangement comprises a system housing with an external wall having a fresh air inlet; and an inlet air enclosure located within the system housing adjacent the external wall and arranged about the air inlet. The enclosure has an aperture connecting the interior of the enclosure with the interior of the system housing; and a damper sized to cover the aperture and pivotable within the small enclosure between a position covering the aperture and a position uncovering the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Fromm, Walter Earhart, Jr., William A. Smiley III, Dennis R. Dorman
  • Easily removable drain pan and funnel arrangement
    Patent number: 5787721
    Abstract: A drain spout that is easy to remove for cleaning and for accessing components behind or proximal to the drain pan. Instead of directly connecting the drain hose to the drain pan outlet spout, the drain hose connects to a drain funnel attached to or formed as a part of the shelf supporting the drain pan. The drain pan itself sits on the shelf and the outlet spout of the drain pan fits within the shelf funnel without a positive connection. The drain pan can be lifted out without disengaging the drain hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Fromm, Dwayne L. Johnson