Patents by Inventor John W. Barlass

John W. Barlass 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: 4412783
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan wheel is provided with blades 10 which may have their pitch changed through circumferential movement of a ring 30 tied to an outer tube 28 encompassing a drive shaft 24 and capable of having its rotative position relative thereto changed, through the axial movement of a control rod 38 to which is attached a pin 44 extending into the control rod through a diagonal slot 42 in the outer tube and an axial slot 40 in the drive shaft. In a further embodiment an inlet vane 50 has its angle changed through its pivotal relation that one edge of the vane with a slot 60 in the outer tube, so that both blade 10 pitch and vane 50 angle are concurrently changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventor: John W. Barlass