Patents by Inventor Robert L. Lanier

Robert L. Lanier 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).

  • Vortex generator for centrifugal fans
    Patent number: 4576549
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan having a plurality of formed vortex generators fixed onto the outer wall of an annular member leading into the air inlet for the fan-wheel to cause mixing of the slower air discharged from the wheel and the skin friction air current created by the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Assignee: Garden City Fan & Blower Co.
    Inventor: Robert L. Lanier