Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Garrett

Kenneth A. Garrett 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: 10711795
    Abstract: A blower assembly is attached to a water heater having an exhaust opening, the assembly includes a tank cap attached to a tank of the heater. A recess surface formed in the exterior surface of the cap. A member has a first surface that is connected to the tank cap to form a cover plenum between the cap and the member. The blower includes a motor, an air moving member connected to the motor and a blower housing having an interior containing the fan. The blower housing has an input opening that communicates the blower housing interior with the member output opening. The blower housing, the member and the tank cap provide an exhaust gas flow path from the exhaust opening of the heater through the cover plenum, through the blower housing interior and out the output opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Wilfred Post, Michael Kenneth Garrett
  • Patent number: 10159619
    Abstract: A system for providing continuous passive motion of a subject's leg through hip extension and flexion. The system may have an actuator, a leg support member, a retention surface, and a base. The leg support member may be a support frame with a proximal member and a distal member. The subject places his/her leg on the leg support and the actuator provides a moment of force to the subject's upper leg to move the upper leg through the desired range of motion. The system may be controlled allowing the device to operate at different speeds and for different ranges of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Laura W. Lee, Kenneth A. Garrett, Muhaimeinul Khan
  • Publication number: 20180030997
    Abstract: A blower assembly is attached to a water heater having an exhaust opening, the assembly includes a tank cap attached to a tank of the heater. A recess surface formed in the exterior surface of the cap. A member has a first surface that is connected to the tank cap to form a cover plenum between the cap and the member. The blower includes a motor, an air moving member connected to the motor and a blower housing having an interior containing the fan. The blower housing has an input opening that communicates the blower housing interior with the member output opening. The blower housing, the member and the tank cap provide an exhaust gas flow path from the exhaust opening of the heater through the cover plenum, through the blower housing interior and out the output opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Wilfred Post, Michael Kenneth Garrett
  • Publication number: 20120006335
    Abstract: A system for providing continuous passive motion of a subject's leg through hip extension and flexion. The system may have an actuator, a leg support member, a retention surface, and a base. The leg support member may be a support frame with a proximal member and a distal member. The subject places his/her leg on the leg support and the actuator provides a moment of force to the subject's leg to move the leg through the desired range of motion. The system may be controlled allowing the device to operate at different speeds and for different ranges of motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Laura W. Lee, Kenneth A. Garrett, Muhaimeinul Khan
  • Patent number: 6622434
    Abstract: A shield panel support, for providing a vertical side edge support for a shield panel, comprises a transparent shield panel support pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Inventor: Wayne Kenneth Garrett
  • Patent number: D462789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Inventor: Wayne Kenneth Garrett