Patents by Inventor Nathan K. Shoemaker

Nathan K. Shoemaker 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).

  • Blower assembly
    Patent number: 11732730
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the current disclosure, a blower assembly is provided that includes a housing having a pair of side walls and an outer wall connecting the side walls. The outer wall has a cutoff portion and an outlet portion. The housing includes an outlet defined at least in part by an outlet end of the outlet portion and the cutoff portion. The outer wall includes a scroll portion connecting the cutoff portion and the outlet portion. The outlet portion flares outwardly away from the cutoff portion as the outlet portion extends from the scroll portion to the outlet end of the outlet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Revcor, Inc.
    Inventors: Zvirimumwoyo P. Chinoda, Nathan K. Shoemaker, Madan Baral, Stephen Baker, Stephen A. Adamski
  • Blower Assembly
    Publication number: 20220196032
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the current disclosure, a blower assembly is provided that includes a housing having a pair of side walls and an outer wall connecting the side walls. The outer wall has a cutoff portion and an outlet portion. The housing includes an outlet defined at least in part by an outlet end of the outlet portion and the cutoff portion. The outer wall includes a scroll portion connecting the cutoff portion and the outlet portion. The outlet portion flares outwardly away from the cutoff portion as the outlet portion extends from the scroll portion to the outlet end of the outlet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Zvirimumwoyo P. Chinoda, Nathan K. Shoemaker, Madan Baral, Stephen Baker, Stephen A. Adamski
  • Blower assembly
    Patent number: 11274677
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the current disclosure, a blower assembly is provided that includes a housing having a pair of side walls and an outer wall connecting the side walls. The outer wall has a cutoff portion and an outlet portion. The housing includes an outlet defined at least in part by an outlet end of the outlet portion and the cutoff portion. The outer wall includes a scroll portion connecting the cutoff portion and the outlet portion. The outlet portion flares outwardly away from the cutoff portion as the outlet portion extends from the scroll portion to the outlet end of the outlet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Revcor, Inc.
    Inventors: Zvirimumwoyo P. Chinoda, Nathan K. Shoemaker, Madan Baral, Stephen Baker, Stephen A. Adamski
  • Blower Assembly
    Publication number: 20200132085
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the current disclosure, a blower assembly is provided that includes a housing having a pair of side walls and an outer wall connecting the side walls. The outer wall has a cutoff portion and an outlet portion. The housing includes an outlet defined at least in part by an outlet end of the outlet portion and the cutoff portion. The outer wall includes a scroll portion connecting the cutoff portion and the outlet portion. The outlet portion flares outwardly away from the cutoff portion as the outlet portion extends from the scroll portion to the outlet end of the outlet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Zvirimumwoyo P. Chinoda, Nathan K. Shoemaker, Madan Baral, Stephen Baker, Stephen A. Adamski
  • Blower assembly and method
    Patent number: 9995316
    Abstract: A blower assembly having a housing and a cross flow fan rotatably mounted to the housing. Rotation of the fan drives fluid flow through the housing and produces an eccentric vortex of fluid flow in the housing. The fan has a circular blade support that induces fluid flow with rotation of the fan which interacts with the eccentric vortex. The circular blade support has at least one flow interrupter configured and arranged to rotate through the interaction of the eccentric vortex and the flow induced by the circular blade support to disrupt the interaction between the eccentric vortex and the flow induced by the circular blade support. In this manner, the at least one flow interrupter reduces the effect of the unstable vortex-blade support interaction on the airflow through the blower assembly which stabilizes the air loading on the blower assembly motor and reduces noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Revcor, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Hall, Nathan K. Shoemaker, Stephen A. Adamski
  • Blower Assembly And Method
    Publication number: 20150260201
    Abstract: In one aspect, a blower assembly is provided having a housing and a cross flow fan rotatably mounted to the housing. Rotation of the fan drives fluid flow through the housing and produces an eccentric vortex of fluid flow in the housing. The fan has a circular blade support that induces fluid flow with rotation of the fan which interacts with the eccentric vortex. The circular blade support has at least one flow interrupter configured and arranged to rotate through the interaction of the eccentric vortex and the flow induced by the circular blade support to disrupt the interaction between the eccentric vortex and the flow induced by the circular blade support. In this manner, the at least one flow interrupter reduces the effect of the unstable vortex-blade support interaction on the airflow through the blower assembly which stabilizes the air loading on the blower assembly motor and reduces the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Revcor, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Hall, Nathan K. Shoemaker, Stephen A. Adamski