Patents by Inventor Vernon Brooks

Vernon Brooks 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).

  • Publication number: 20060119197
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a motor casing, a stator assembly, a rotor shaft assembly, first and second end bells, respectively, attached to each end of the motor casing, and an electrical inlet in the motor casing for supplying power to the motor. The motor further includes a first bearing assembly housed in the first end bell and a second bearing assembly housed in the second end bell. Both bearing assemblies and support the rotor shaft assembly and seal the interior of the motor casing from moisture. The motor also includes a heat-conductive solid resin that encapsulates the stator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
    Inventors: David Puterbaugh, David Kowalczyk, Kent Markley, Vernon Brooks
  • Patent number: 7042124
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a motor casing, a stator assembly, a rotor shaft assembly, first and second end bells, respectively, attached to each end of the motor casing, and an electrical inlet in the motor casing for supplying power to the motor. The motor further includes a first bearing assembly housed in the first end bell and a second bearing assembly housed in the second end bell. Both bearing assemblies and support the rotor shaft assembly and seal the interior of the motor casing from moisture. The motor also includes a heat-conductive solid resin that encapsulates the stator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Puterbaugh, David F. Kowalczyk, Kent J. Markley, Vernon Brooks
  • Publication number: 20050073204
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a motor casing, a stator assembly, a rotor shaft assembly, first and second end bells, respectively, attached to each end of the motor casing, and an electrical inlet in the motor casing for supplying power to the motor. The motor further includes a first bearing assembly housed in the first end bell and a second bearing assembly housed in the second end bell. Both bearing assemblies and support the rotor shaft assembly and seal the interior of the motor casing from moisture. The motor also includes a heat-conductive solid resin that encapsulates the stator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: David Puterbaugh, David Kowalczyk, Kent Markley, Vernon Brooks
  • Patent number: 6624989
    Abstract: Circuits and methods are disclosed for suppressing arcing occurring in switch contacts that includes a triggerable electronic switch in parallel with a series connection of relay switches. The trigger electrode of the triggerable electronic switch is connected to a node between the series connected relay switches, which allows the electronic switch to be turned on to a conducting state when a voltage difference occurs between the node and either of the opposite ends of the switches. The voltage difference arises because of arcing that occurs when the relay switches bounce, typically during opening and closing of the relay switches. The opposite ends of the switches are connected to conduction terminals of the electronic switch, where the electronic switch carries substantially all of the current supplied to a load for a half-cycle or less of an AC current cycle when arcing occurs in the relay switches, thereby bypassing the relay switches and suppressing arcing therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Franklin Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Vernon Brooks, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20020171983
    Abstract: Circuits and methods are disclosed for suppressing arcing occurring in switch contacts that includes a triggerable electronic switch in parallel with a series connection of relay switches. The trigger electrode of the triggerable electronic switch is connected to a node between the series connected relay switches, which allows the electronic switch to be turned on to a conducting state when a voltage difference occurs between the node and either of the opposite ends of the switches. The voltage difference arises because of arcing that occurs when the relay switches bounce, typically during opening and closing of the relay switches. The opposite ends of the switches are connected to conduction terminals of the electronic switch, where the electronic switch carries substantially all of the current supplied to a load for a half-cycle or less of an AC current cycle when arcing occurs in the relay switches, thereby bypassing the relay switches and suppressing arcing therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Vernon Brooks