Patents by Inventor Devan Scroggins

Devan Scroggins 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).

  • MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR DRAFT INDUCER MOTOR IN A FURNACE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20220163204
    Abstract: A motor controller for a draft inducer motor that operates an inducer blower in a furnace is provided. The motor controller includes a communication interface operable to receive a signal from a system controller. The signal represents a command to operate the draft inducer motor. The motor controller includes a processor operable to operate the draft inducer motor in accordance with a predefined motor speed profile during at least one of an ignition stage and a combustion stage of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Devan Scroggins, Paul Steven Mullin
  • Motor controller for draft inducer motor in a furnace and method of use
    Patent number: 11268694
    Abstract: A motor controller for a draft inducer motor that operates an inducer blower in a furnace is provided. The motor controller includes a communication interface operable to receive a signal from a system controller. The signal represents a command to operate the draft inducer motor. The motor controller includes a processor operable to operate the draft inducer motor in accordance with a predefined motor speed profile during at least one of an ignition stage and a combustion stage of the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Devan Scroggins, Paul Steven Mullin
  • MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR DRAFT INDUCER MOTOR IN A FURNACE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20200025374
    Abstract: A motor controller for a draft inducer motor that operates an inducer blower in a furnace is provided. The motor controller includes a communication interface operable to receive a signal from a system controller. The signal represents a command to operate the draft inducer motor. The motor controller includes a processor operable to operate the draft inducer motor in accordance with a predefined motor speed profile during at least one of an ignition stage and a combustion stage of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Devan Scroggins, Paul Steven Mullin