Patents by Inventor Jeff Berning

Jeff Berning 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).

  • Compressor with unloader counterweight assembly
    Patent number: 9695823
    Abstract: A compressor is provided and may include a shell, an orbiting scroll, a driveshaft and an unloader counterweight. The orbiting scroll may be disposed within the shell and include a boss portion. The driveshaft may include an eccentric pin and rotate about a longitudinal axis. The unloader counterweight assembly may include a first, a second end, and a longitudinal opening extending therebetween. The eccentric pin of the driveshaft may be disposed within the longitudinal opening at the first end of the unloader counterweight assembly. The boss portion of the orbiting scroll may be disposed within the longitudinal opening at the second end of the unloader counterweight assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff Berning
  • COMPRESSOR WITH UNLOADER COUNTERWEIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150118089
    Abstract: A compressor is provided and may include a shell, an orbiting scroll, a driveshaft and an unloader counterweight. The orbiting scroll may be disposed within the shell and include a boss portion. The driveshaft may include an eccentric pin and rotate about a longitudinal axis. The unloader counterweight assembly may include a first, a second end, and a longitudinal opening extending therebetween. The eccentric pin of the driveshaft may be disposed within the longitudinal opening at the first end of the unloader counterweight assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Jeff Berning