Patents by Inventor Eric A. Trofatter

Eric A. Trofatter 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: 11965523
    Abstract: A fan apparatus has a housing with an enlarged portion defining at least one air intake and an outlet portion defining an outlet port. The outlet port has a greater width and a lesser height. A blower wheel having a plurality of fan blades is supported in the enlarged portion of the housing for rotation about an axis. A driver is connected to the blower wheel to cause rotation of the blower wheel. A flow straightener assembly is located in the outlet portion of the housing. The flow straightener assembly has first and second fins spaced apart from one another and oriented substantially orthogonal to the axis of the blower wheel. Third and fourth fins are located outside of a respective one of the first and second fins, the third and fourth fins being oriented substantially parallel to the axis of the blower wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Patterson Fan Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Greulich, Warren R. Garrison, Eric A. Trofatter