Patents by Inventor Norman G. Golm

Norman G. Golm 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).

  • Axial flow fan
    Patent number: 6024537
    Abstract: A fan module with an axial flow fan and a shroud member. The axial flow fan has a hub and a plurality of fan blades, each blade extending radially from the hub. At the tips of the blades are air guide members secured to respective fan blades and concentric with the hub. Each air guide member has an axially-extending arcuate portion, and a respective lip portion extending radially outwardly from each said arcuate portion. The axially-extending portion has an axial length substantially equal to or less than the axial length of said hub. The shroud member has a surface cooperating with the air guide members in an arrangement to reduce tip vortices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Valeo Engine Cooling, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Moreau, Norman G. Golm