Patents by Inventor Eric Raymond Bartlett

Eric Raymond Bartlett 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).

  • Low-noise HVAC blower assembly
    Patent number: 7476079
    Abstract: A blower assembly 10? includes a housing 18? having an inlet 19 and an outlet 20. The housing includes an inlet ring 22? at the inlet. A blower wheel 12? is mounted for rotation in the housing. An electric motor 16 includes a shaft 14 having an axis B. The shaft is coupled to the blower wheel so that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the blower wheel that causes air to flow from the inlet to the outlet. The inlet ring has an annular extension 24 extending linearly in the same direction as the shaft axis B. An end 26 of the blower wheel 12? is within bounds of the extension 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Raymond Bartlett
  • Twist-lock attachment system for a cooling fan and motor
    Patent number: 5871335
    Abstract: A cooling fan assembly (13) is attached to a motor (11) by a mating, "twist-lock" adaptor plate (30) having radial lugs (33), which engage a shouldered recess (23) in a corresponding hub (22A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Electric Limited
    Inventor: Eric Raymond Bartlett