Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Beneke

Jeffrey S. Beneke 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: 11754312
    Abstract: A damper of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a crank configured to rotate about an axis of a shaft relative to a support, a reset arm configured to rotate about the axis of the shaft relative to the support, a spring coupled to the crank and the reset arm, and a fuse link configured to be coupled to the reset arm and the support in a set configuration and to release the reset arm from the support in response to a temperature exceeding a threshold temperature. The crank and the reset arm are configured to rotate away from the support in a first circumferential direction toward a closed configuration in response to the fuse link releasing the reset arm from the support. A spring force of the spring is configured to increase to enable the reset arm to rotate in a second circumferential direction opposite to the first circumferential direction beyond the set configuration and into a reset configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
    Inventors: Edward N. Koop, Vikas A. Patil, Jeffrey S. Beneke, Kent S. Maune, Michael A. Wingert
  • Publication number: 20230243550
    Abstract: A damper of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a damper blade having a blade body with a hollow portion extending to an end of the blade body. The damper also includes an axle defining an axis about which the damper blade is configured to rotate, where the axle extends from the end of the blade body. The damper also includes a spring thrust bearing having a spring thrust bearing opening through which the axle extends. The spring thrust bearing is configured to support an axial load of the damper blade. The damper also includes an end cap disposed within the hollow portion of the blade body such that the end cap is flush with the end of the blade body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Beneke, Edward N. Koop, Raguraman Gnanavadivel
  • Publication number: 20220349615
    Abstract: A damper of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a crank configured to rotate about an axis of a shaft relative to a support, a reset arm configured to rotate about the axis of the shaft relative to the support, a spring coupled to the crank and the reset arm, and a fuse link configured to be coupled to the reset arm and the support in a set configuration and to release the reset arm from the support in response to a temperature exceeding a threshold temperature. The crank and the reset arm are configured to rotate away from the support in a first circumferential direction toward a closed configuration in response to the fuse link releasing the reset arm from the support. A spring force of the spring is configured to increase to enable the reset arm to rotate in a second circumferential direction opposite to the first circumferential direction beyond the set configuration and into a reset configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Edward N. Koop, Vikas A. Patil, Jeffrey S. Beneke, Kent S. Maune, Michael A. Wingert
  • Patent number: 10697666
    Abstract: A single piece roll-formed frame comprising a first channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at a first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at a second angle, a second channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at the first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at the second angle and wherein the base section of the first channel and the base section of the second channel are formed from a single piece and intersect to form a third angle, and the upper side of each leg of the first channel overlaps the upper side of each leg of the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Beneke, Kent S. Maune
  • Publication number: 20180087802
    Abstract: A single piece roll-formed frame comprising a first channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at a first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at a second angle, a second channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at the first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at the second angle and wherein the base section of the first channel and the base section of the second channel are formed from a single piece and intersect to form a third angle, and the upper side of each leg of the first channel overlaps the upper side of each leg of the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Beneke, Kent S. Maune
  • Publication number: 20150118951
    Abstract: A single piece roll-formed frame comprising a first channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at a first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at a second angle, a second channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at the first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at the second angle and wherein the base section of the first channel and the base section of the second channel are formed from a single piece and intersect to form a third angle, and the upper side of each leg of the first channel overlaps the upper side of each leg of the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: RUSKIN COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Beneke, Kent S. Maune