Patents by Inventor William Walter Walker
William Walter Walker 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).
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Patent number: 11773858Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Publication number: 20230175516Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Patent number: 11598341Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Publication number: 20200059059Abstract: A plurality ceiling fan kits comprising one or more pre-wired downrods or a set of pre-wired downrods having internal wiring terminating on one or more ends in wire leads made of electrically conductive materials. Different electrical connectors, for use with the ceiling fan kits and pre-wired downrods, are adapted to electrically couple one or more sets of wiring by pushing in the electrically conductive wire leads into a plurality of ports disposed on the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors may include a jumper for switching between a single- and dual-power supply switch configuration and indicia for identifying the insertion of a wire into a corresponding port. A method of mounting a ceiling fan to a structure having an electrical supply, utilizing the pre-wired downrods and the electrical connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason
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Patent number: 10498099Abstract: A plurality ceiling fan kits comprising one or more pre-wired downrods or a set of pre-wired downrods having internal wiring terminating on one or more ends in wire leads made of electrically conductive materials. Different electrical connectors, for use with the ceiling fan kits and pre-wired downrods, are adapted to electrically couple one or more sets of wiring by pushing in the electrically conductive wire leads into a plurality of ports disposed on the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors may include a jumper for switching between a single- and dual-power supply switch configuration and indicia for identifying the insertion of a wire into a corresponding port. A method of mounting a ceiling fan to a structure having an electrical supply, utilizing the pre-wired downrods and the electrical connectors.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20190113041Abstract: A motor adapter assembly can couple a motor shaft for a ceiling fan motor to a downrod. The motor adapter assembly can include a base plate, a cradle with arms extending through the base plate, and a threaded bushing secured between the arms of the cradle. Threading a cap to the threaded bushing can be used to pivot the downrod between an upright position and a pivoted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: William Walter Walker, Jr., Douglas Troy Mason, Matthew McPherson, Charles William Botkin, Rickey Thomas Jones
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Patent number: 10250003Abstract: A kit or assembly for a ceiling fan can include a downrod and a set of electrical wires. The downrod can include a sidewall defining an interior. An opening can be provided in the sidewall for accessing the interior. The set of electrical wires can extend through the interior of the downrod, having first and second sets of wire tips, and can be longer than the downrod. An optional electrical connector can be provided on one of the first or second sets of wire tips.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20180212391Abstract: A kit or assembly for a ceiling fan can include a downrod and a set of electrical wires. The downrod can include a sidewall defining an interior. An opening can be provided in the sidewall for accessing the interior. The set of electrical wires can extend through the interior of the downrod, having first and second sets of wire tips, and can be longer than the downrod. An optional electrical connector can be provided on one of the first or second sets of wire tips.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20170237219Abstract: A plurality ceiling fan kits comprising one or more pre-wired downrods or a set of pre-wired downrods having internal wiring terminating on one or more ends in wire leads made of electrically conductive materials. Different electrical connectors, for use with the ceiling fan kits and pre-wired downrods, are adapted to electrically couple one or more sets of wiring by pushing in the electrically conductive wire leads into a plurality of ports disposed on the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors may include a jumper for switching between a single- and dual-power supply switch configuration and indicia for identifying the insertion of a wire into a corresponding port. A method of mounting a ceiling fan to a structure having an electrical supply, utilizing the pre-wired downrods and the electrical connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20170175773Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a ceiling fan motor to a structure by mounting a motor shaft to a downrod with a motor adapter. The motor shaft mounts to the motor adapter with a press-fit. The motor shaft can extend beyond the motor adapter press-fit within the motor adapter such that the extended portion of the motor shaft can be swaged to provide a mounting redundancy. The motor can be encased with a motor housing, such that the motor adapter minimally extends from the motor housing, obstructing the motor adapter from view. The downrod can insertably mount to the motor adapter with a snug fit reducing fan wobble and with a set screw inserted along a ratcheting fastener to secure loosening of the set screw. A cap is slidably disposed over the downrod to cover the portion of the motor adapter extending beyond the motor housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: EWELL MCKEE, WILLIAM WALTER WALKER, RICKEY THOMAS JONES
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Patent number: 9664197Abstract: A plurality ceiling fan kits comprising one or more pre-wired downrods or a set of pre-wired downrods having internal wiring terminating on one or more ends in wire leads made of electrically conductive materials. Different electrical connectors, for use with the ceiling fan kits and pre-wired downrods, are adapted to electrically couple one or more sets of wiring by pushing in the electrically conductive wire leads into a plurality of ports disposed on the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors may include a jumper for switching between a single- and dual-power supply switch configuration and indicia for identifying the insertion of a wire into a corresponding port. A method of mounting a ceiling fan to a structure having an electrical supply, utilizing the pre-wired downrods and the electrical connectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Hunter Fan CompanyInventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason
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Publication number: 20160111816Abstract: A plurality ceiling fan kits comprising one or more pre-wired downrods or a set of pre-wired downrods having internal wiring terminating on one or more ends in wire leads made of electrically conductive materials. Different electrical connectors, for use with the ceiling fan kits and pre-wired downrods, are adapted to electrically couple one or more sets of wiring by pushing in the electrically conductive wire leads into a plurality of ports disposed on the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors may include a jumper for switching between a single- and dual-power supply switch configuration and indicia for identifying the insertion of a wire into a corresponding port. A method of mounting a ceiling fan to a structure having an electrical supply, utilizing the pre-wired downrods and the electrical connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: William Walter Walker, Benjamin David Stout, Rickey Thomas Jones, Douglas Troy Mason