Patents by Inventor Richard Walter Riper

Richard Walter Riper 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).

  • Bearing cooler for a centrifugal fan
    Patent number: 11927197
    Abstract: In one example, a centrifugal fan includes a bearing, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, fan blades operatively connected to and rotatable with the shaft to take in air axially and to exhaust air radially, and a groove in the shaft extending axially along an outer surface of the shaft through the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald Robert Anderson, Gregory Charles Reed, Richard Walter Riper
  • BEARING COOLER FOR A CENTRIFUGAL FAN
    Publication number: 20230049020
    Abstract: In one example, a centrifugal fan includes a bearing, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, fan blades operatively connected to and rotatable with the shaft to take in air axially and to exhaust air radially, and a groove in the shaft extending axially along an outer surface of the shaft through the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald Robert Anderson, Gregory Charles Reed, Richard Walter Riper