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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bennie D. Hoyt, Renton, KS (US);
Paul Lucas, Wichita, KS (US);
Brian D. Rigg, Douglass, KS (US);
Elton D. Ray, Wichita, KS (US);
Joshua O. Loyd, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 17/16 (2006.01); F24F 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/441 (2013.01); F04D 17/16 (2013.01); F24F 7/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes techniques concerning a fan assembly. The fan assembly may include a fan, having multiple blades to rotate about an axis, and a housing in which the fan is disposed. Additionally, the fan assembly may include an air inlet formed in a wall of the housing that is transverse to the axis. The air inlet may define an orifice and includes multiple air guides that each extend into the housing from a perimeter of the air inlet.