Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Kuhnke

Thomas A. Kuhnke 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: 4867640
    Abstract: An improved fan of the centrifugal type for bathrooms and the like has a housing with a base wall and four depending side walls. An exhaust outlet fitting in one of the walls has an integral centrifugal fan outlet cutoff. A venturi plate, positioned within the side walls and parallel but spaced from the base wall contains an inlet opening for the fan. The portion of the plate surrounding the opening is formed as a venturi. The inlet opening is spanned by a strut means to support the motor driving the centrifugal impeller. The struts have a generally T-shaped configuration so as to be removed from the portion of the opening adjacent the exhaust outlet fitting, thereby to enhance the efficiency of the fan. The base wall and one of the sidewalls contains reinforced holes for receiving the wiring. A flap in the housing covers the one of the holes not used for wiring connection purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Broan Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Penlesky, David W. Wolbrink, Kenneth J. Jonas, Thomas A. Kuhnke
  • Patent number: D724172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kuhnke, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Kenneth J. Jonas
  • Patent number: D728841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kuhnke, Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Kenneth J. Jonas