Patents by Inventor Dustin B. Smith

Dustin B. Smith 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: 11973374
    Abstract: A brushless direct-current motor is provided includes an inner stator and an outer rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core disposed around the stator, an inner annular member mounted on a rotor shaft, and a plurality of radial blades extending angularly from the rotor core to the inner annular member forming a fan. A first end cap is provided including a radial back plate proximate the fan and a center opening in the radial back plate through which the rotor shaft extends. A second end cap is provided including a main body disposed adjacent the stator opposite the fan. The radial back plate of the first end cap includes at least one sloped surface forming at least one air gap such that the airflow generated by the fan is centrifugally guided within the first end cap by the sloped surface and caused to exit through the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Fogle, Dustin Jeffries, Michael R. Marjomaa, Kevin L. Pulley, Vincent W. Zou, Jarrett A. Dunston, David J. Smith, Rene Thieme, Tim Heimrich, Tobias Heep, Daniel Bernhart, Dieter Schmidtfrerick
  • Patent number: 9132339
    Abstract: The adjustable rack assembly for arranging billiard balls includes a first member that may be positioned on a billiard table. A band is operationally coupled to the first member. A second member is coupled to the band. The second member is movably coupled to the first member. The second member may arrange the billiard balls between the first and second members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventors: Denver B. Smith, Dustin B. Smith