Patents by Inventor Shawn Rink

Shawn Rink 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).

  • PUMP ASSEMBLY AND IMPROVED FAN SHROUD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20210277915
    Abstract: A fan shroud for a pump assembly having a pump, a motor and a drive. The fan shroud includes a fan shroud end cap coupled to a rear bell end of the motor, the fan shroud end cap having a vented surface for receiving cool air drawn by a motor fan during operation of the motor. The fan shroud further includes an extended shell sidewall extending from the fan shroud end cap across a length of the motor, and the fan shroud end cap and the extended shell sidewall are configured to surround the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: James Miller, Montie Roland, Kevin Stewart, Ryan Drabek, George Miller, Shawn Rink, Marvin Garcia
  • Capacitor cup and arrangement for fastening capacitor cup
    Patent number: 10886064
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for fastening a capacitor cup within which a capacitor is accommodated. The arrangement is for fastening a capacitor cup onto an opening of a mid-plate, wherein the capacitor cup comprises a cylindrical body having an opening end and an opposite end. The arrangement comprises: a collar provided on an outer surface of the cylindrical body, closely around the opening end; at least one first engagement feature formed at the outer surface of the cylindrical body and adjacent to the collar; and, at least one second engagement feature, corresponding to the first engagement feature, formed at an edge of the opening of the mid-plate; wherein, an engagement between the first and second engagement features fastens the capacitor cup onto the opening of the mid-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS A/S
    Inventors: Matthew Donovan Gray, George Miller, Shawn Rink, Michael Lai, Stephen Ray Larsen
  • CAPACITOR CUP AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FASTENING CAPACITOR CUP
    Publication number: 20190206621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for fastening a capacitor cup within which a capacitor is accommodated. The arrangement is for fastening a capacitor cup onto an opening of a mid-plate, wherein the capacitor cup comprises a cylindrical body having an opening end and an opposite end. The arrangement comprises: a collar provided on an outer surface of the cylindrical body, closely around the opening end; at least one first engagement feature formed at the outer surface of the cylindrical body and adjacent to the collar; and, at least one second engagement feature, corresponding to the first engagement feature, formed at an edge of the opening of the mid-plate; wherein, an engagement between the first and second engagement features fastens the capacitor cup onto the opening of the mid-plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Donovan Gray, George Miller, Shawn Rink, Michael Lai, Stephen Ray Larsen