Patents by Inventor Jonathan Ackermann

Jonathan Ackermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20250007364
    Abstract: An electric cooling fan system can include a frame, a first fan, a first electric motor assembly supported by the frame and operably connected to the first fan, a second fan, a second electric motor assembly supported by the frame and operably connected to the second fan, and a liquid cooling path that passes adjacent to both a first stator of the first electric motor assembly and a second stator of the second electric motor assembly such that thermal energy is transferable from the first electric motor assembly and the second electric motor assembly to a liquid coolant present in the liquid cooling path. Other aspects of an electric cooling fan system and associated method of making the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Tristan Carlson, Meng Yang, Nicholas Heymer, Michael Stevens, Andrew Strong, Timothy Grotheer, Jonathan Ackermann, Derek Savela, Brett Bauman
  • Patent number: 11635113
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a stationary journal bracket assembly having a base, a stub shaft that extends axially from the base, and a passage, a threaded bracket journal coupled to the stub shaft and accessible through the passage, pulley bearings supported on the threaded bracket journal, an integrated pulley/shaft including a pulley and a center shaft, and a clutch mechanism. The center shaft includes a cup-like hub and a distal portion that extends axially from the cup-like hub. The cup-like hub is supported on the pulley bearings, located at least partially within a blind hollow interior area of the cup-like hub. The threaded bracket journal is located at least partially within the hollow interior area of the cup-like hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: HORTON, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Cayton, Samuel Buck, Jonathan Ackermann
  • Publication number: 20230010456
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a stationary journal bracket assembly having a base, a stub shaft that extends axially from the base, and a passage, a threaded bracket journal coupled to the stub shaft and accessible through the passage, pulley bearings supported on the threaded bracket journal, an integrated pulley/shaft including a pulley and a center shaft, and a clutch mechanism. The center shaft includes a cup-like hub and a distal portion that extends axially from the cup-like hub. The cup-like hub is supported on the pulley bearings, located at least partially within a blind hollow interior area of the cup-like hub. The threaded bracket journal is located at least partially within the hollow interior area of the cup-like hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Cayton, Samuel Buck, Jonathan Ackermann