Patents by Inventor Wayne Conard

Wayne Conard 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).

  • Magnetic disk coupler for blending apparatus with energy storage
    Patent number: 10105011
    Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing having a motor compartment and a jar receiving portion spaced laterally therefrom. The jar receiving portion is disposed below an upper housing. A motor is disposed in the motor compartment is adapted to drive a blade assembly of the jar through a magnetic coupling system. The motor is connected to a blade assembly disposed within the jar through a series of gears or belts, and finally through a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler is configured such that it stores kinetic energy while the motor is running at a high speed, and releases the stored energy when the motor is running at a slower speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Conard, Paul Paget
  • MAGNETIC DISK COUPLER FOR BLENDING APPARATUS WITH ENERGY STORAGE
    Publication number: 20180132667
    Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing having a motor compartment and a jar receiving portion spaced laterally therefrom. The jar receiving portion is disposed below an upper housing. A motor is disposed in the motor compartment is adapted to drive a blade assembly of the jar through a magnetic coupling system. The motor is connected to a blade assembly disposed within the jar through a series of gears or belts, and finally through a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler is configured such that it stores kinetic energy while the motor is running at a high speed, and releases the stored energy when the motor is running at a slower speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne Conard, Paul Paget
  • Magnetic disk coupler for blending apparatus with energy storage
    Patent number: 9883772
    Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing having a motor compartment and a jar receiving portion spaced laterally therefrom. The jar receiving portion is disposed below an upper housing. A motor is disposed in the motor compartment is adapted to drive a blade assembly of the jar through a magnetic coupling system. The motor is connected to a blade assembly disposed within the jar through a series of gears or belts, and finally through a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler is configured such that it stores kinetic energy while the motor is running at a high speed, and releases the stored energy when the motor is running at a slower speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Conard, Paul Paget
  • MAGNETIC DISK COUPLER FOR BLENDING APPARATUS WITH ENERGY STORAGE
    Publication number: 20150257602
    Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing having a motor compartment and a jar receiving portion spaced laterally therefrom. The jar receiving portion is disposed below an upper housing. A motor is disposed in the motor compartment is adapted to drive a blade assembly of the jar through a magnetic coupling system. The motor is connected to a blade assembly disposed within the jar through a series of gears or belts, and finally through a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler is configured such that it stores kinetic energy while the motor is running at a high speed, and releases the stored energy when the motor is running at a slower speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne Conard, Paul Paget