Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Sprengel

Michael Wayne Sprengel 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).

  • FAN BRAKE CONTROL SYSEM
    Publication number: 20230018836
    Abstract: A fan brake system for controlling an industrial fan system, the fan brake system including a fan brake having a brake pad movable on the fan brake to selectively engage the fan system. An actuator including a motor can be operable to cause the fan brake to perform a braking procedure on the fan system to resist rotational movement of the fan system. A controller can be communicated with the actuator, the controller operable to selectively cause the actuator and the fan brake to perform the braking procedure, wherein the controller is operable to monitor and control power being supplied to the motor of the actuator during the braking procedure to maintain a torque output of the motor according to a predetermined torque profile during the braking procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Carl T. Johnson, Thomas K. Best, Brian Alexander Lesniak, Thomas Ray Hendrix, Michael Wayne Sprengel
  • Fan brake control system
    Patent number: 11454464
    Abstract: A fan brake system for controlling an industrial fan system, the fan brake system including a fan brake having a brake pad movable on the fan brake to selectively engage the fan system. An actuator including a motor can be operable to cause the fan brake to perform a braking procedure on the fan system to resist rotational movement of the fan system. A controller can be communicated with the actuator, the controller operable to selectively cause the actuator and the fan brake to perform the braking procedure, wherein the controller is operable to monitor and control power being supplied to the motor of the actuator during the braking procedure to maintain a torque output of the motor according to a predetermined torque profile during the braking procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Tex Tenn, LLC
    Inventors: Carl T. Johnson, Thomas K. Best, Brian Alexander Lesniak, Thomas Ray Hendrix, Michael Wayne Sprengel
  • FAN BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210123696
    Abstract: A fan brake system for controlling an industrial fan system, the fan brake system including a fan brake having a brake pad movable on the fan brake to selectively engage the fan system. An actuator including a motor can be operable to cause the fan brake to perform a braking procedure on the fan system to resist rotational movement of the fan system. A controller can be communicated with the actuator, the controller operable to selectively cause the actuator and the fan brake to perform the braking procedure, wherein the controller is operable to monitor and control power being supplied to the motor of the actuator during the braking procedure to maintain a torque output of the motor according to a predetermined torque profile during the braking procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Carl T. Johnson, Thomas K. Best, Brian Alexander Lesniak, Thomas Ray Hendrix, Michael Wayne Sprengel