Patents by Inventor Park Allen Wood

Park Allen Wood 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).

  • Damper for HVAC system
    Patent number: 11971190
    Abstract: A damper assembly includes a frame having an inner surface and a protrusion extending inwardly relative to the inner surface, a damper blade coupled to the frame and configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and a latch coupled to the inner surface of the frame. The latch is configured to deform to facilitate transition of the damper blade between the open position and the closed position and to expand to capture and retain the damper blade in the closed position, the latch includes a tab segment configured to move toward the protrusion during deformation of the latch and to move away from the protrusion during expansion of the latch, and a distal end of the tab segment overlaps with a thickness of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Cody Christopher Thompson, Brian Gerard Bellerive, Jeffrey Scott Beneke, Kent Steven Maune, Park Allen Wood
  • DAMPER FOR HVAC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230250994
    Abstract: A damper assembly includes a frame having an inner surface and a protrusion extending inwardly relative to the inner surface, a damper blade coupled to the frame and configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and a latch coupled to the inner surface of the frame. The latch is configured to deform to facilitate transition of the damper blade between the open position and the closed position and to expand to capture and retain the damper blade in the closed position, the latch includes a tab segment configured to move toward the protrusion during deformation of the latch and to move away from the protrusion during expansion of the latch, and a distal end of the tab segment overlaps with a thickness of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Cody Christopher Thompson, Brian Gerard Bellerive, Jeffrey Scott Beneke, Kent Steven Maune, Park Allen Wood