Patents by Inventor Dennis Studebaker

Dennis Studebaker 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).

  • External voltage change device
    Patent number: 7898131
    Abstract: A motor including a stator, a first connector portion, a selector, and a second connector portion. The stator has a first winding arrangement configured for a first voltage and a second winding arrangement configured for a second voltage different from the first voltage. The first connector portion is selectively connectable to each of the first winding arrangement and the second winding arrangement. The selector is movable between a first position in which the first connector portion is connected to the first winding arrangement, and a second position in which the first connector portion is connected to the second winding arrangement. The second connector portion is electrically connected to a power supply and selectively engageable with the first connector portion to provide power to one of the first winding arrangement and the second winding arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: A.O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Frank E. Staigl, III, Ngan-Fai Leung, Dennis Studebaker, Dennis Bush
  • EXTERNAL VOLTAGE CHANGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100001598
    Abstract: A motor including a stator, a first connector portion, a selector, and a second connector portion. The stator has a first winding arrangement configured for a first voltage and a second winding arrangement configured for a second voltage different from the first voltage. The first connector portion is selectively connectable to each of the first winding arrangement and the second winding arrangement. The selector is movable between a first position in which the first connector portion is connected to the first winding arrangement, and a second position in which the first connector portion is connected to the second winding arrangement. The second connector portion is electrically connected to a power supply and selectively engageable with the first connector portion to provide power to one of the first winding arrangement and the second winding arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank E. Staigl, III, Ngan-Fai Leung, Dennis Studebaker, Dennis Bush