Patents
US 12270566 B2: Selectively closable ventilation opening
- Granted
- 2025-04-08
- Filed
- 2019-07-24 application 16520551
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A ventilation assembly having a moveable trim moveable between an open position in which the moveable trim defines a gap with a ceiling trim to allow movement of fluid and a closed position in which the moveable trim is against or adjacent to the ceiling trim to eliminate or reduce the gap and prevent or limit fluid flow.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250408.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broan-NuTone LLC 190 patents | US company or organization | Hartford, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew J. Czerwinski | Excelsior, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard R. Sinur | West Bend, WI | 39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan Revers | Hartland, WI | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24F | Air-conditioning; air-humidification; ventilation; use of air currents for screening | F24F13/084 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Security interest Security interest Assignment of patent security agreement, recorded on june 22, 2021 at reel/frame 56647/0868 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS EXISTING AGENT signed 2026-05-15 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 75999/537 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-06 |
| 2021-06-22 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BROAN-NUTONE LLC signed 2021-06-21 NORTEK AIR SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2021-06-21 NORTEK GLOBAL HVAC, LLC signed 2021-06-21 THERMA-STOR LLC signed 2021-06-21 ADDISON HVAC LLC signed 2021-06-21 NOVELAIRE TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. signed 2021-06-21 ROBERTS-GORDON LLC signed 2021-06-21 STERIL-AIRE LLC signed 2021-06-21 UNITED COOLAIR LLC signed 2021-06-21 AIRXCHANGE, INC. signed 2021-06-21 | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NASHVILLE, TN | 56650/303 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-06-22 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BROAN-NUTONE LLC signed 2021-06-21 NORTEK AIR SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2021-06-21 NORTEK GLOBAL HVAC, LLC signed 2021-06-21 THERMA-STOR LLC signed 2021-06-21 ADDISON HVAC LLC signed 2021-06-21 NOVELAIRE TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. signed 2021-06-21 ROBERTS-GORDON LLC signed 2021-06-21 STERIL-AIRE LLC signed 2021-06-21 UNITED COOLAIR LLC signed 2021-06-21 AIRXCHANGE, INC. signed 2021-06-21 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 56647/868 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CZERWINSKI, MATTHEW J. signed 2019-07-29 REVERS, RYAN A. signed 2019-07-29 SINUR, RICHARD R. signed 2019-07-29 | BROAN-NUTONE LLC HARTFORD, WI | 49910/261 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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