Patents by Inventor Gene Goetz

Gene Goetz 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).

  • Self-aligning telescoping downdraft ventilator assembly
    Patent number: 8020549
    Abstract: A telescoping downdraft ventilator with a system for self-aligning a vent within a housing is provided. The telescoping downdraft ventilator of the present invention comprises a housing with a track, a vent sized to fit within the housing, a drive assembly that moves the vent along the track, and a guide attached to the vent for engaging the track, wherein the guide is operably coupled with a biasing element. In one embodiment, a pair of guides is respectively coupled with pair of compression springs and is positioned on opposite sides of the vent along a line that is substantially perpendicular to a pair of tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Western Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Huber, Richard C. Hochschild, Jr., Gene Goetz
  • Self-Aligning Telescoping Downdraft Ventilator Assembly
    Publication number: 20090137201
    Abstract: A telescoping downdraft ventilator with a system for self-aligning a vent within a housing is provided. The telescoping downdraft ventilator of the present invention comprises a housing with a track, a vent sized to fit within the housing, a drive assembly that moves the vent along the track, and a guide attached to the vent for engaging the track, wherein the guide is operably coupled with a biasing element. In one embodiment, a pair of guides is respectively coupled with pair of compression springs and is positioned on opposite sides of the vent along a line that is substantially perpendicular to a pair of tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: John J. Huber, Richard C. Hochschild, JR., Gene Goetz