Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Hutchinson

Stephen E. Hutchinson 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).

  • Patent number: 7461430
    Abstract: A central vacuum system connectable to an interior portion of an inhabitable structure includes a housing having an upper end, a lower end, and a side wall defining a collection chamber, the side wall defining an opening communicating between atmosphere and the collection chamber, and a vacuum motor supported in the housing and being operable to move debris from the interior portion into the collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Christian Reick-Mitrisin, Robert K. Hasty, Stephen E. Hutchinson, Gordon Thomas, Tom Remm, William Thorn, Mike Jones