Patents by Inventor Robert A. Ciccarelli
Robert A. Ciccarelli 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).
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Patent number: 11637474Abstract: A throughflow motor assembly includes a motor assembly having a rotatable shaft and a housing with a motor assembly mounted to one end and a housing opening therethrough. A fan assembly is rotated by the rotatable shaft and received in the housing at an end opposite the motor assembly. The housing includes a partition which partitions the fan assembly and the motor assembly from one another, and includes at least one centrally located flow passage extending therethrough. The fan assembly draws air over the motor assembly, through the housing opening and at least one centrally located flow passage, and then into the fan assembly which exhausts the air.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: David B. Finkenbinder, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220302793Abstract: A throughflow motor assembly includes a motor assembly having a rotatable shaft and a housing with a motor assembly mounted to one end and a housing opening therethrough. A fan assembly is rotated by the rotatable shaft and received in the housing at an end opposite the motor assembly. The housing includes a partition which partitions the fan assembly and the motor assembly from one another, and includes at least one centrally located flow passage extending therethrough. The fan assembly draws air over the motor assembly, through the housing opening and at least one centrally located flow passage, and then into the fan assembly which exhausts the air.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: DAVID B. FINKENBINDER, ROBERT A. CICCARELLI, JR.
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Patent number: 10816013Abstract: An appliance provides a platform having a platform bottom and a platform base which supports a main base. A motor is carried by the platform base and rotates a ventilation fan which has a plurality of radial vanes with a fan aperture centrally positioned therein, such that the ventilation fan draws air in through an intake port provided by the platform. A fan shroud encloses the ventilation fan and has a shroud opening. The fan shroud extends from the platform base toward the platform bottom, wherein the main base surrounds the motor. The main base has an outer housing with at least one housing port, wherein rotation of the ventilation fan draws air into the fan aperture from the intake port, through the shroud opening, and expels the air radially from the plurality of radial vanes so that the air flows through the motor and out the housing port.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: AMETEK, INC.Inventors: Michael L. Gilliland, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr., David B. Finkenbinder
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Patent number: 10634148Abstract: A motor-fan assembly includes a motor assembly having a tubular core with a rotatable shaft extending therethrough. The assembly includes a working fan assembly which has at least one working fan rotated by the rotatable shaft. A blower housing separates the motor assembly from the working fan assembly, wherein the rotatable shaft extends through the blower housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: AMETEK, INC.Inventors: Kris D. Diehl, Mark D. McCourt, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190154061Abstract: An appliance provides a platform having a platform bottom and a platform base which supports a main base. A motor is carried by the platform base and rotates a ventilation fan which has a plurality of radial vanes with a fan aperture centrally positioned therein, such that the ventilation fan draws air in through an intake port provided by the platform. A fan shroud encloses the ventilation fan and has a shroud opening. The fan shroud extends from the platform base toward the platform bottom, wherein the main base surrounds the motor. The main base has an outer housing with at least one housing port, wherein rotation of the ventilation fan draws air into the fan aperture from the intake port, through the shroud opening, and expels the air radially from the plurality of radial vanes so that the air flows through the motor and out the housing port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: MICHAEL L. GILLILAND, ROBERT A. CICCARELLI, JR., DAVID B. FINKENBINDER
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Publication number: 20190113043Abstract: A motor-fan assembly includes a motor assembly having a tubular core with a rotatable shaft extending therethrough. The assembly includes a working fan assembly which has at least one working fan rotated by the rotatable shaft. A blower housing separates the motor assembly from the working fan assembly, wherein the rotatable shaft extends through the blower housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: KRIS D. Diehl, Mark D. McCourt, Robert A. Ciccarelli, JR.
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Patent number: 10221865Abstract: An appliance includes a reverse air flow motor housing. A casing carries and supports a motor, and a ventilation fan is rotated by a rotatable shaft driven by the motor. A lower platform with an air intake port carries a ventilation shroud that partially encloses the ventilation fan. An inner support is mounted between the lower platform and the casing. An outer housing has a sidewall that substantially encloses the motor and is supported by the lower platform. Rotation of the ventilation fan draws in ambient air through the air intake port which then proceeds between the casing and the motor and subsequently through the sidewall port.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: AMETEK, INC.Inventors: Michael L. Gilliland, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr., David B. Finkenbinder
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Publication number: 20160348697Abstract: An appliance includes a reverse air flow motor housing. A casing carries and supports a motor, and a ventilation fan is rotated by a rotatable shaft driven by the motor. A lower platform with an air intake port carries a ventilation shroud that partially encloses the ventilation fan. An inner support is mounted between the lower platform and the casing. An outer housing has a sidewall that substantially encloses the motor and is supported by the lower platform. Rotation of the ventilation fan draws in ambient air through the air intake port which then proceeds between the casing and the motor and subsequently through the sidewall port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: MICHAEL L. GILLILAND, ROBERT A. CICCARELLI, JR., DAVID B. FINKENBINDER
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Patent number: 8226384Abstract: A labyrinth seal for a bypass discharge-type motor-fan unit includes a motor unit from which extends a rotating shaft that passes through an aperture in an end plate to drive a fan unit. Disposed within the aperture is a labyrinth seal configured to prevent liquid entrained in a working airflow from entering the motor unit. The rotating shaft also includes a vacuum bore, such that the negative pressure generated by the operation of the fan unit draws any liquid out of an evacuation zone maintained between the motor unit and the end plate. As such, the components of the motor unit are protected from being exposed to the liquid, thereby extending the operating life motor-fan unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: David B. Finkenbinder, Robert A. Ciccarelli
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Patent number: 7683519Abstract: A curvilinear brush retainer and brushes for an electric motor assembly provides an end plate upon which is disposed a pair of curvilinear brush retainers. The brush retainers are configured to retain and support a pair of curvilinear brushes as they are biased against the commutator of the electric motor along a curvilinear path. Brush liners are disposed within the curvilinear path maintained by the brush retainers, serving to reduce the stiction or frictional force imparted to the brushes as they move, thereby reducing the temperature of the brush and extending their operating life.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: David B. Finkenbinder, Robert A. Ciccarelli
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Publication number: 20090280004Abstract: A labyrinth seal for a bypass discharge-type motor-fan unit includes a motor unit from which extends a rotating shaft that passes through an aperture in an end plate to drive a fan unit. Disposed within the aperture is a labyrinth seal configured to prevent liquid entrained in a working airflow from entering the motor unit. The rotating shaft also includes a vacuum bore, such that the negative pressure generated by the operation of the fan unit draws any liquid out of an evacuation zone maintained between the motor unit and the end plate. As such, the components of the motor unit are protected from being exposed to the liquid, thereby extending the operating life motor-fan unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: David B. Finkenbinder, Robert A. Ciccarelli
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Publication number: 20090121581Abstract: A curvilinear brush retainer and brushes for an electric motor assembly comprises an end plate upon which is disposed a pair of curvilinear brush retainers. The brush retainers are configured to retain and support a pair of curvilinear brushes as they are biased against the commutator of the electric motor along a curvilinear path. Brush liners are disposed within the curvilinear path maintained by the brush retainers, serving to reduce the stiction or frictional force imparted to the brushes as they move, thereby reducing the temperature of the brush and extending their operating life.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: David B. FINKENBINDER, Robert A. Ciccarelli
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Publication number: 20090121579Abstract: A curvilinear brush retainer and brushes for an electric motor assembly comprises an end plate upon which is disposed a pair of curvilinear brush retainers. The brush retainers are configured to retain and support a pair of curvilinear brushes as they are biased against the commutator of the electric motor. The curvilinear profile or shape of the brushes allows them to have an extended physical length, thereby allowing the electric motor to have an extended operational life.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: David B. Finkenbinder, Robert A. Ciccarelli
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Patent number: 6955530Abstract: A fan/motor assembly having an integrated brush support and bearing retainer is disclosed. The fan/motor assembly includes a rotatable shaft, a working air fan coupled to the shaft, and a motor bracket and baffle assembly interposed between the working air fan and the motor assembly. The motor bracket and baffle assembly retains a bearing which rotatably receives the shaft and provides integral brush boxes for the motor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr., David B. Finkenbinder, William H. McCloud, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040175282Abstract: A fan/motor assembly having an integrated brush support and bearing retainer is disclosed. The fan/motor assembly includes a rotatable shaft, a working air fan coupled to the shaft, and a motor bracket and baffle assembly interposed between the working air fan and the motor assembly. The motor bracket and baffle assembly retains a bearing which rotatably receives the shaft and provides integral brush boxes for the motor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Ciccarelli, David B. Finkenbinder, William H. McCloud
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Patent number: 6736615Abstract: A fan/motor assembly having an integrated brush support and bearing retainer is disclosed. The fan/motor assembly includes a rotatable shaft, a working air fan coupled to the shaft, and a motor bracket and baffle assembly interposed between the working air fan and the motor assembly. The motor bracket and baffle assembly retains a bearing which rotatably receives the shaft and provides integral brush boxes for the motor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Ciccarelli, Jr., David B. Finkenbinder, William H. McCloud, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040091375Abstract: A fan/motor assembly having an integrated brush support and bearing retainer is disclosed. The fan/motor assembly includes a rotatable shaft, a working air fan coupled to the shaft, and a motor bracket and baffle assembly interposed between the working air fan and the motor assembly. The motor bracket and baffle assembly retains a bearing which rotatably receives the shaft and provides integral brush boxes for the motor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Robert A. Ciccarelli, David B. Finkenbinder, William H. McCloud
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Patent number: 6309180Abstract: A molded through-flow motor assembly has a motor housing, including a cup portion and a flange portion. The flange portion includes a plurality of ramp surfaces extending outwardly therefrom. The cup portion has a field retaining wall and guide rib extending inwardly therefrom on opposite sides of the housing. A diffuser plate is provided having a plurality of scalloped ramp surfaces on a first side thereof adjacent to a plurality of air inlet apertures which open into air chambers on the second side thereof. The field and armature portions of a motor assembly are mounted in the motor housing and the diffuser plate is fitted to the flange portion of the housing such that the ramp surfaces abut one another to form a continuous ramp surface from each air inlet aperture into the air chambers. A rotating fan member is mounted to the armature shaft and is housed within a shroud cover fitted to the motor housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Gilliland, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Michael Coles
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Patent number: 6037688Abstract: A molded through-flow motor assembly has a motor housing, including a cup portion and a flange portion. The flange portion includes a plurality of ramp surfaces extending outwardly therefrom. The cup portion has a field retaining wall and guide rib extending inwardly therefrom on opposite sides of the housing. A diffuser plate is provided having a plurality of scalloped ramp surfaces on a first side thereof adjacent to a plurality of air inlet apertures which open into air chambers on the second side thereof. The field and armature portions of a motor assembly are mounted in the motor housing and the diffuser plate is fitted to the flange portion of the housing such that the ramp surfaces abut one another to form a continuous ramp surface from each air inlet aperture into the air chambers. A rotating fan member is mounted to the armature shaft and is housed within a shroud cover fitted to the motor housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1998Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Gilliland, Robert A. Ciccarelli, Michael Coles
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Patent number: 6036455Abstract: A motor frame assembly includes a motor housing having an end, a fan end bracket having a bracket shiplap, and a blower assembly having a blower shiplap. The end, the bracket shiplap and the blower shiplap alignable with each other to form a nested connection that provides at least radial and axial alignment for the motor frame assembly to facilitate the manufacturing process and provide a long-lasting motor frame assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1998Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Ametek, Inc.Inventor: Robert A. Ciccarelli