Patents by Inventor Phillip Santolucito

Phillip Santolucito 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: 20210199133
    Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly including a non-rotating motor shaft with an upper and lower bearing stop, a stator mounted to the non-rotating motor shaft, a rotor surrounding the stator, a motor housing having an upper bearing seat spaced above the upper bearing stop and a lower bearing seat spaced below the lower bearing stop, an upper bearing seated within the upper bearing seat, a lower bearing seated within the lower bearing seat, and a downrod coupling provided on the non-rotating shaft. When the ceiling fan assembly is suspended from a structure with the downrod coupling, the weight of the rotor presses the upper bearing against the upper bearing stop such that the weight of the rotor is transferred through the upper bearing to the non-rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20210199132
    Abstract: A ceiling fan comprising a motor having a rotating blade hub and a downrod mount. The ceiling fan also has multiple blades mounted to the rotating blade hub. The downrod has an upper end configured to mount to a structure and a lower end with a mount motor. The ceiling fan also has multiple studs provided in one of the downrod mount or the motor mount and corresponding openings provided in the other of the downrod mount or the motor mount. The studs are received within the openings to aid in securing the downrod to the motor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20210199134
    Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly a motor assembly having a non-rotating, hollow, motor shaft, a stator winding carried by the motor shaft, a wiring harness passing through the hollow of the motor shaft and electrically coupled to the stator winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20200248714
    Abstract: A ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20200173448
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for a ceiling fan electronics assembly including a housing with an interior for housing an electrical system for the ceiling fan. The electrical system can provide a supply of power to the ceiling fan as well as interpret electrical instruction signals for controlling the operation of the ceiling fan. The housing can include a partition separating the interior into a vent section and an electronics section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Phillip Santolucito
  • Patent number: 10648485
    Abstract: An ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Patent number: 10590940
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for a ceiling fan electronics assembly including a housing with an interior for housing an electrical system. The electrical system can provide a supply of power to the ceiling fan as well as interpret electrical instruction signals for controlling the operation of the ceiling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Phillip Santolucito
  • Publication number: 20200063759
    Abstract: A ceiling fan hanger assembly includes a mount plate with a pair of plate extensions and a downrod having a pair of spaced downrod extensions. A connector bracket pivotally couples to the plate extensions to define a first pivot axis and pivotally couples to the downrod extensions to define a second pivot axis different than the first pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Ebersole, Phillip Santolucito, John Anthony Burns
  • Publication number: 20190154060
    Abstract: A ceiling fan including a retention system and method of redundantly retaining a ceiling fan can include a ceiling fan motor assembly including a hollow motor shaft at least partially surrounded by a motor housing. A retainer plate is provided at the bottom of the motor housing including an opening. A retainer rod extends through the opening in the retainer plate and secures to the retainer plate. A support cable couples to the retainer rod to suspend the retainer plate from a structure, wherein the retainer plate is configured to redundantly retainer the ceiling fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Patent number: 10233947
    Abstract: A ceiling fan including a retention system and method of redundantly retaining a ceiling fan can include a ceiling fan motor assembly including a hollow motor shaft at least partially surrounded by a motor housing. A retainer plate is provided at the bottom of the motor housing including an opening. A retainer rod extends through the opening in the retainer plate and secures to the retainer plate. A support cable couples to the retainer rod to suspend the retainer plate from a structure, wherein the retainer plate is configured to redundantly retainer the ceiling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20180195529
    Abstract: A ceiling fan including a retention system and method of redundantly retaining a ceiling fan can include a ceiling fan motor assembly including a hollow motor shaft at least partially surrounded by a motor housing. A retainer plate is provided at the bottom of the motor housing including an opening. A retainer rod extends through the opening in the retainer plate and secures to the retainer plate. A support cable couples to the retainer rod to suspend the retainer plate from a structure, wherein the retainer plate is configured to redundantly retainer the ceiling fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Patent number: 9982679
    Abstract: A ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20170363093
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for a ceiling fan electronics assembly including a housing with an interior for housing an electrical system. The electrical system can provide a supply of power to the ceiling fan as well as interpret electrical instruction signals for controlling the operation of the ceiling fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Phillip Santolucito
  • Publication number: 20170284406
    Abstract: A ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Publication number: 20170167495
    Abstract: An ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Patent number: D856503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
  • Patent number: D912238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Phillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon