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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334823 | Motorized oven lock having a reciprocating latch A simplified oven door lock reduces the number of components subjected to fatigue from repeated tensile movement. The oven door lock includes a mounting plate, an actuator having an output shaft and the actuator being coupled to the mounting plate, a cam having a mo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 6648937 | Fan having disposable grease collection cannister A ventilation assembly (10) for venting fluid impregnated fumes and separating the fluid for collection is disclosed. The ventilation assembly (10) broadly includes a curb (12), a curb cap (14), a fan (16), and a disposable grease collection cannister (18... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6196803 | Air circulator fan An air circulator fan has front and rear fan guard members, each of which have a grille forming a concave dish. A propeller is positioned between the fan guard members, and is attached to the rotary output of a motor. The motor is positioned centrally on ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6189216 | Tube cutting and preparation tool and method A portable battery operated tube electrical conduit processing tool is disclosed. The tool has a housing includes a body portion and a handle portion connected in transverse relationship. A battery is connected to the handle portion. A motor is carried by... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6056506 | Pump assembly for jetted tub A pump casing comprises an inlet conduit, a volute and a flow directing chamber. The inlet conduit has a first interior cross-sectional area. The volute has a hollow interior adapted to house a pump impeller. The flow directing chamber is positioned inter... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6051942 | Method and apparatus for controlling a switched reluctance machine A method for controlling the average voltage applied to a phase winding of a reluctance machine during periods of current increase, stable current control, and current decrease to improve machine efficiency and thereby reduce acoustical noise produced by ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6040647 | Electromagnetic device having encapsulated construction and precise positioning of bearing and shaft axes An electromagnetic device, such has an electric motor, having a stator with a stator bore having a center axis that is precisely aligned with the center axes of the rotor and bearings supporting the rotor, self-broaching pins in endbells of the motor whic... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6002083 | Terminal box for electric motor A motor terminal box of the present invention comprises a base having a first perimeter flange and a cover having a second perimeter flange adapted for engagement with the first perimeter flange. One of the first and second perimeter flanges has a project... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5975502 | Wick system for a humidifier and a method for operating the wick system In a first aspect of the present invention, a humidifier is provided. The humidifier includes a first wettable wick adapted to humidify an air stream and a first tray for holding water. The first tray is located in a position adapted to wet the first wick... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5936373 | Wide pole switched reluctance machine and method of its control This invention provides a novel switched reluctance machine and a method of its control. The machine rotor has rotor poles that are wider than the stator pole, which allows two phases to be energized simultaneously, reducing torque ripple and noise.... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5814911 | Module and method for connecting timer to an electric motor A module and method are disclosed for adding an electrical device such as a timer to an existing electric motor such as that found in a whirlpool bath system for driving a water pump. The module includes an input connector configured for mating with a con... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5279907 | Safety vent for a container and method of making the same A pressure release safety vent arrangement for an ingredient container including an opening extending through one portion of the container and a preselected separate profoundly rupturable foil membrane fastened in covering and sealing relation to the open... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5070265 | Compressed spacer for permanent retention of electrical motor terminals A dynamoelectric machine (M) has a terminal board (T) on which electrical connections are made by attaching various electrical elements (1, 5) together so, that an electrical connection is made between them. A fastener 13 is used to physically make the at... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4947539 | Method of manufacturing rotor assembly structure A method and apparatus for making a rotor assembly for an electric motor wherein the rotor core of the assembly includes a stack of annular laminations having fixed molded annular end rings on opposed faces thereof with a rotor shaft extending through the... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4865775 | Humidifier with floating wick assembly A room humidifier is disclosed as having a reservoir tank containing a freely and independently floatable wick element providing a constant evaporative area as the water level in the tank rises and falls. A fan is mounted in fixed position relative to an ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4347666 | Apparatus for cutting vegetation An apparatus for cutting vegetation with a rotating head carrying a flexible, non-metallic cutting line extended radially into a cutting plane. An additional length of line is extended into the cutting plane automatically during rotation of the head as it... | 09/07/1982 |
