Patents by Inventor Todd Wayne Smith

Todd Wayne Smith 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).

  • Terminal assembly for refrigeration compressor
    Patent number: 9634538
    Abstract: A terminal assembly configured to conduct current from an external power source to a hermetical motor-compressor unit. The terminal assembly includes a terminal board, at least one opening defined through the thickness of the terminal board, at least a conductive pin received in the opening, and an insulator having a convoluted contour. The insulator may be disposed over the conductive pin and spaced away from the terminal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Todd Wayne Smith, Joel S. Duga, Jon Christopher Johnson
  • TERMINAL ASSEMBLY FOR REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20150038016
    Abstract: A terminal assembly configured to conduct current from an external power source to a hermetical motor-compressor unit. The terminal assembly includes a terminal board, at least one opening defined through the thickness of the terminal board, at least a conductive pin received in the opening, and an insulator having a convoluted contour. The insulator may be disposed over the conductive pin and spaced away from the terminal board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Todd Wayne Smith, Joel S. Duga, Jon Christopher Johnson