Patents by Inventor John C. Bucher

John C. Bucher 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: 8732930
    Abstract: Methods, devices, systems and apparatus of fully knock-down drum fans that can be shipped completely unassembled so that the smallest packaging results in more units per container and lower shipping costs Drum fan design utilizes modular components that can be assembled quickly and easily by the distributor or the end user. Drum fan can include identical shroud curved members, with same number of pie shaped front grill members, and same number of pie shaped rear grill members, and other modular components that are easy to nest, pack, store and ship with one another. The knock-down fan is easy to re-assemble, and can be applied to any size drum fan from approximately 24?, 36?, and 42? to approximately 60? in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Brian Keith Love
  • Patent number: 8408876
    Abstract: Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: 8337162
    Abstract: Quick attachable and detachable mounting arms for ceiling fans. A first version has flat headed fasteners initially attached to one end of mounting arms, with key-hole slots in the endshield of the ceiling fan motor. The user raises the mounting arm so that the flat headed fasteners fits through the larger openings in the keyhole slots and then pulls the mounting arm outward until the arm locks in place by the smaller opening portions of the keyhole slots. Rubber type gaskets and washers help lock and hold the mounting arms in place. The flat headed fasteners can also be located on the endshields with the keyhole slots on mounting arms. A second embodiment includes inwardly deformable springably snapable fasteners that can be located on the ends of the mounting arms which can deform inwardly and expand after passing through slots on the endshield of the rotor. Alternatively, the fasteners can be located on the bottom of the endshield with the receiving slots on the ends of the mounting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: 8210824
    Abstract: Methods, devices, systems and apparatus of fully knock-down drum fans that can be shipped completely unassembled so that the smallest packaging is used resulting in more units per container and a lower shipping cost per unit. This allows overseas manufacturers to be more competitive with local manufactures. This is achieved through a drum fan design that utilizes completely modular components that can be assembled quickly and easily either by the distributor of the drum fan or the final end user. A drum fan can include a plural identical shroud curved members, with the same number of pie shaped front grill members, and the same number of pie shaped rear grill members, as well as other modular components that are both easy to nest, pack, store and ship with one another. The knock-down fan will significantly reduce packaging size from approximately 50 to approximately 75% less than current drum fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Brian Keith Love
  • Publication number: 20110158813
    Abstract: Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: 7927076
    Abstract: Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, John C. Bucher
  • Publication number: 20110033301
    Abstract: Quick attachable and detachable mounting arms for ceiling fans. A first version has flat headed fasteners initially attached to one end of mounting arms, with key-hole slots in the endshield of the ceiling fan motor. The user raises the mounting arm so that the flat headed fasteners fits through the larger openings in the keyhole slots and then pulls the mounting arm outward until the arm locks in place by the smaller opening portions of the keyhole slots. Rubber type gaskets and washers help lock and hold the mounting arms in place. The flat headed fasteners can also be located on the endshields with the keyhole slots on mounting arms. A second embodiment includes inwardly deformable springably snapable fasteners that can be located on the ends of the mounting arms which can deform inwardly and expand after passing through slots on the endshield of the rotor. Alternatively, the fasteners can be located on the bottom of the endshield with the receiving slots on the ends of the mounting arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: 7857592
    Abstract: Quick attachable and detachable mounting arms for ceiling fans. A first version has flat headed fasteners initially attached to one end of mounting arms, with key-hole slots in the endshield of the ceiling fan motor. The user raises the mounting arm so that the flat headed fasteners fits through the larger openings in the keyhole slots and then pulls the mounting arm outward until the arm locks in place by the smaller opening portions of the keyhole slots. Rubber type gaskets and washers help lock and hold the mounting arms in place. The flat headed fasteners can also be located on the endshields with the keyhole slots on mounting arms. A second embodiment includes inwardly deformable springably snapable fasteners that can be located on the ends of the mounting arms which can deform inwardly and expand after passing through slots on the endshield of the rotor. Alternatively, the fasteners can be located on the bottom of the endshield with the receiving slots on the ends of the mounting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, John C. Bucher
  • Publication number: 20100308657
    Abstract: An electronic control module incorporated into an appliance to control the operational states thereof by toggling of a conventional single-pole wall switch that supplies electrical power thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: 7766622
    Abstract: Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co, Ltd. Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E Bucher, John C Bucher
  • Patent number: 7703174
    Abstract: Snappable wheel holders for environmental control units such as radiators, heaters, fans and air conditioners. Wheel holders can attach wheels to brackets located underneath the units by mateably attaching male protruding ends into female slots. Plastic triangular pieces can snap into openings to lock the wheel holders to the brackets. The brackets can be attached underneath the units by clamping U-bars with wing nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries, Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Chad J. Ricker
  • Patent number: 7677964
    Abstract: An air-exhausting apparatus, device, method of assembly and use for an attic and rooftop fan, which prevents water intrusion into the housing. The fan can include a tubular base having a bottom side mounted on a roof of a room, and an upper end portion converging toward a top side of the base. A coupling sleeve unit has a first coupling end portion sleeved fixedly on the base and cooperating with the base to define an annular draining passage therebetween, and a second coupling end portion opposite to the first coupling end portion. A fan unit is mounted in the coupling sleeve unit, and is operable so as to exhaust air outwardly of the room via air holes in the second coupling end portion of the coupling sleeve unit. A cover unit includes a cover body disposed on the second coupling end portion of the coupling sleeve unit, and a supporting frame interconnecting fixedly the cover body and the coupling sleeve unit. Wear and/or sound absorbers can also be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd. Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Shooupyng Wang
  • Patent number: 7614114
    Abstract: Snappable wheel holders for environmental control units such as radiators, heaters, fans and air conditioners. Wheel holders can attach wheels to brackets located underneath the units by mateably attaching male protruding ends into female slots. Plastic triangular pieces can snap into openings to lock the wheel holders to the brackets. The brackets can be attached underneath the units by clamping U-bars with wing nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries, Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Chad J. Ricker
  • Publication number: 20090263254
    Abstract: A ceiling fan including a motor having a rotatable rotor, a plurality of ceiling fans blades having a thickness, the blades connected to the rotor to rotate therewith and each of the ceiling fan blades comprising a thin edge along its leading edge that is thinner than the thickness of the ceiling fan blade to present less resistance and produce less turbulence and achieve high efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: 7594798
    Abstract: Outdoor high velocity wall and pedestal mounted fans, devices, apparatus, systems and methods of operation. The fans can have water resistant motor housings with at most one rear wall located opening for allowing a power cord to pass therethrough. The switches and pull chains are connected to the fan only through the bottom of the motor housing. The bottom of the motor housing can have a drainage hole for allowing excess moisture to drain therefrom. The motor housing can be stainless steel. Additionally, the motor housing can have a powder coat finish on all parts to reduce corrosion. The motor can be an oversized inverted outdoor rated oscillating motor having improved gear mechanisms for big torques and reduces heat rise during fan operation. The fan can operate under hot and cold temperature extremes as well as during wet and dry environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, William Carter, Chad Ricker
  • Patent number: D598090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc
    Inventors: David S. Pittman, Brian K. Love, John C. Bucher
  • Patent number: D599467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Scott Searle, Tien S. Lowe
  • Patent number: D603952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Chad Ricker
  • Patent number: D616137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Shou-Pyng Wang
  • Patent number: D620097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bucher, Chad J. Ricker