Emerson Electric Company

David R Lathrop

John F Moody

Bethany L Klausing

Stanfield K Young

Douglas K Ritterling

Shane Glasgow

Jason E Hill

Thomas E Fogarty

Randall W Robison

Craig Phillip Johnson

Terrence L Stanek

William B McDonough

James P Shawcross

Ed Springer

An apparatus and method for monitoring the productivity of a portable machine are provided. The method includes receiving motion data for at least one component of the portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer, receiving position data for the at least one component from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one component, and determining, based on the received motion data and the received position data that the at least one component is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation. The method also includes determining an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of the at least one component and the received motion data when the at least one component is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation and incrementing a total area counter based on the determination.

Systems and methods for machine sensing and communication

Battery charger for a vacuum appliance

Battery for a backpack vacuum appliance

Fan remote control

Multi-plane ceiling fan blade

Ceiling fan

A pivoting light socket is used in the light pan of an up-light fixture of a low clearance ceiling fan, the light pan is positioned above the fan blades to provide indirect lighting which reflects from the ceiling above the fan blades. The circular, trough-shaped light pan surrounds, and is coupled to, the top circumference of the ceiling fan's motor stator, with the trough shaped portion positioned below the top of the stator. The light bulbs have a pivoting light socket that allows the bulb and socket to be positioned substantially below the top surface of the stator when the light socket is in its horizontal position, parallel to the top of the stator. Tilting the light socket upward, toward a vertical position, allows the light bulbs to be easily replaced, especially if the trough-shaped light pan is deep or narrow.

Ceiling fan having an up-light using pivoting light sockets

A ceiling fan includes a motor including a stator having an upper portion and a rotor having a lower portion, the rotor being rotatable with respect to the stator. A plurality of blade holders each form an interlocking segment of a motor-concealing member such that the motor concealing member rotates about the motor. A plurality of fan blades equal in number to the blade holders are attached to the ledge such that the fan blade extends radially from the hub. A plurality of light sockets are coupled to the stator upper portion for engaging light bulbs.

Ceiling fan with integral up-light

An assembly for suspending an object from a surface is presented. The assembly includes a downrod with an upper ball member, and a hanger bracket that is mounted on the surface which has a lower socket that engages the ball member. The ball member and socket form a ball and socket joint which allows an object to be suspended downward from a sloped ceiling. The ball member is mounted in the socket by passing the downrod through a gap in the socket. A plate is then attached to the socket on either side of the gap which is shaped so as not to interfere with the movement of the ball member in the socket. The plate prevents the socket from spreading through use over time which could result in the socket becoming to large to contain the ball member. This assembly is particularly suited for hanging objects such as ceiling fans or light fixtures from surfaces such as ceilings, including sloped or cathedral ceilings.

Assembly for suspending an object from a surface

A control system for a device powered by an AC power source is presented. The control system includes a fixed controller adapted to be wall-mounted and powered by the AC power source. The fixed controller is also adapted to transmit control signals to the device. The control system further includes at least one movable controller adapted to be powered by a DC power source and transmit control signals to the device. In one embodiment, both movable controller and the fixed controller are adapted to transmit to the receiver via the same transmission medium, such as RF or infrared. The electronic device to be controlled may, for example, comprise a ceiling fan and associated light fixtures.

Electronic device control system

Combined ceiling fan and light fixture

A whole house, direct drive fan is disclosed wherein the fan motor is secured directly to a single joist by means of a motor mounting bracket. A venturi housing is separately secured directly to the joist on which the fan motor is mounted.

Whole house fan

A system for mounting a ceiling fan is disclosed in which the ceiling fan is mounted relatively close to the ceiling of a conventional residential room having a ceiling height of about eight feet, in which the rotational plane of the fan blades is about seven or more feet from the floor.

Ceiling fan mounted close to ceiling

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Edwardsville, IL, United States of America

David R Lathrop