Patents by Inventor Will Ziegler

Will Ziegler 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).

  • WIRING DEVICE WITH HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190387639
    Abstract: A wiring device includes a housing that encloses a line voltage port and/or a low voltage port for providing power to at least one removable load. The housing has an intake opening and an exhaust opening for drawing cooling air into the housing and for exhausting heated air. A fan is disposed within the housing and operates to move the air through the housing. A thermal load such as a heat sink or a transformer is positioned within the housing and receives cooling air to reduce the temperature of the load. The fan is energized when a sensed temperature in the housing exceeds a first predetermined threshold. Power to the line and/or low voltage port is reduced or shut off if the sensed temperature in the housing exceeds a predetermined value that is greater than the first predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Jansen, Scott Freeman, Adam Kevelos, Will Ziegler, Ben Moadel
  • Wiring device with heat removal system
    Patent number: 10433455
    Abstract: A wiring device includes a housing that encloses a line voltage port and/or a low voltage port for providing power to at least one removable load. The housing has an intake opening and an exhaust opening for drawing cooling air into the housing and for exhausting heated air. A fan is disposed within the housing and operates to move the air through the housing. A thermal load such as a heat sink or a transformer is positioned within the housing and receives cooling air to reduce the temperature of the load. The fan is energized when a sensed temperature in the housing exceeds a first predetermined threshold. Power to the line and/or low voltage port is reduced or shut off if the sensed temperature in the housing exceeds a predetermined value that is greater than the first predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Jansen, Scott Freeman, Adam Kevelos, Will Ziegler, Ben Moadel
  • WIRING DEVICE WITH HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170290195
    Abstract: A wiring device includes a housing that encloses a line voltage port and/or a low voltage port for providing power to at least one removable load. The housing has an intake opening and an exhaust opening for drawing cooling air into the housing and for exhausting heated air. A fan is disposed within the housing and operates to move the air through the housing. A thermal load such as a heat sink or a transformer is positioned within the housing and receives cooling air to reduce the temperature of the load. The fan is energized when a sensed temperature in the housing exceeds a first predetermined threshold. Power to the line and/or low voltage port is reduced or shut off if the sensed temperature in the housing exceeds a predetermined value that is greater than the first predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Jansen, Scott Freeman, Adam Kevelos, Will Ziegler, Ben Moadel