Patents by Inventor Nathan Eric Snell

Nathan Eric Snell 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: 20240014760
    Abstract: An electric motor for a pump includes an AC line-in node for receiving AC power supplied to the electric motor. The electric motor includes a current sensor coupled to the AC line-in node and measures current supplied to the electric motor. The electric motor includes a motor controller configured to convert the AC power supplied to a variable frequency variable voltage power for driving the electric motor at a normal output value. The motor controller includes a microcontroller and an inverter. The microcontroller is coupled to the current sensor and receives a measured value of the current supplied to the electric motor, determines the measured value is above a threshold, and transmits a control signal representing a reduced output value. The inverter receives the control signal and generates the variable frequency variable voltage power to reduce output from the electric motor according to the reduced output value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Justin Michael Magyar, Howard Richardson, Nathan Eric Snell
  • Publication number: 20150180403
    Abstract: An adjustment module configured to be coupled to an electric motor controller is provided. The adjustment module includes at least one potentiometer and a communication interface coupled to the input device. The potentiometer receives a control signal from a user. The communication interface is configured to communicate the control signal to the electric motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc C. McKinzie, Bennie Monroe Steele, Nathan Eric Snell