Patents by Inventor Stanley M. Harris

Stanley M. Harris 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).

  • Fan inlet flow controller
    Patent number: 6193011
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing distortion of air flow entering the inlet of a fan. The device includes a perforated body member that has a first end that is attachable to the inlet end of the fan and a second end. The apertures in the body member are arranged in a plurality of circumferential rows. Preferably, the apertures in each successive row from the first end to the second end increase in diameter with the apertures in the row adjacent the first end being smaller in diameter than the apertures in the row adjacent the second end. The body member can be frustoconical, cylindrical or ellipsoidal in shape. In addition, the body member can be equipped with an apparatus for reducing airflow noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: New Philadelphia Fan Company
    Inventor: Stanley M. Harris
  • Fan inlet flow controller
    Patent number: 6148954
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing distortion of air flow entering the inlet of a fan. The device includes a perforated body member that has a first end that is attachable to the inlet end of the fan and a second end. The apertures in the body member are arranged in a plurality of circumferential rows. Preferably, the apertures in each successive row from the first end to the second end increase in diameter with the apertures in the row adjacent the first end being smaller in diameter than the apertures in the row adjacent the second end. The body member can be frusto-conical, cylindrical or ellipsoidal in shape. In addition, the body member can be equipped with an apparatus for reducing airflow noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley M. Harris
  • Fan inlet flow controller
    Patent number: 5979595
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing distortion of air flow entering the inlet of a fan. The device includes a perforated body member that has a first end that is attachable to the inlet end of the fan and a second end. The apertures in the body member are arranged in a plurality of circumferential rows. Preferably, the apertures in each successive row from the first end to the second end increase in diameter with the apertures in the row adjacent the first end being smaller in diameter than the apertures in the row adjacent the second end. The body member can be frusto-conical, cylindrical or ellipsoidal in shape. In addition, the body member can be equipped with an apparatus for reducing airflow noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: New Philadelphia Fan Company
    Inventor: Stanley M. Harris