Patents by Inventor Rex Allen Rothgangel

Rex Allen Rothgangel 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).

  • Motor cooling and exhaust diluting blower housing with heat shield and noise muffler
    Patent number: 7604463
    Abstract: A blower housing may be used with a climate control furnace or with a water heater and provides cooling of the motor that rotates the blower fan and also provides dilution and cooling of exhaust gases drawn from the furnace or water heater. The housing is constructed with one side that is positioned in a single plane that is easily mounted to a flat surface of the furnace or water heater and can be sealed against the surface. The housing is provided with an interior heat shield that insulates the exterior surface of the housing and with a noise muffler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Jakel Incorporated
    Inventors: William Stuart Gatley, Jr., Rex Allen Rothgangel, Joan Teresa Richter, Michael Lynn Kennedy
  • Furnace blower apparatus with removable housing section fan assembly support
    Patent number: 6994517
    Abstract: A furnace blower apparatus has a tubular housing that is connected between a heating furnace and an exhaust flue of the furnace. The housing has an interior bore containing a fan assembly for drawing air through the furnace burner chamber on operation of the fan assembly. The housing includes a panel that is removably mounted to a side wall of the housing. The fan assembly is mounted to an interior surface of the panel, whereby the fan assembly can be removed from the interior of the housing by removing the panel from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Jakel Incorporated
    Inventors: William Stuart Gatley, Jr., Rex Allen Rothgangel, Joan Teresa Richter, Michael Lynn Kennedy
  • Two-piece motor cooling and exhaust diluting blower housing
    Patent number: 6827560
    Abstract: A two-piece blower housing may be used with a climate control furnace or with a water heater and provides cooling of the motor that rotates the blower fan and also provides dilution and cooling of exhaust gases drawn from the furnace or water heater. The housing is also constructed with one side that is positioned in a single plane that is easily mounted to a flat surface of the furnace or water heater and can be seated against the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Jakel Incorporated
    Inventors: William Stuart Gatley, Jr., Rex Allen Rothgangel, Joan Teresa Richter
  • Two-piece motor cooling and exhaust diluting blower housing
    Publication number: 20030198564
    Abstract: A two-piece blower housing may be used with a climate control furnace or with a water heater and provides cooling of the motor that rotates the blower fan and also provides dilution and cooling of exhaust gases drawn from the furnace or water heater. The housing is also constructed with one side that is positioned in a single plane that is easily mounted to a flat surface of the furnace or water heater and can be sealed against the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: William Stuart Gatley, Rex Allen Rothgangel, Joan Teresa Richter