Patents
US 8353678 B2: Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motor
- Granted
- 2013-01-15
- Filed
- 2009-07-21 application 12506330
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of controlling a motor operating a pumping apparatus of a fluid-pumping application. The pumping apparatus includes a pump having an inlet to receive a fluid and an outlet to exhaust the fluid, and the motor coupled to the pump to operate the pump. The method includes the acts of controlling the motor to operate the pump and monitoring the operation of the pump. The monitoring act includes monitoring a power of the motor, and determining whether the monitored power indicates an undesired flow of fluid through the pump. The method further includes the act of controlling the motor to cease operation of the pump when the determination indicates an undesired flow of fluid through the pump and zero or more other conditions exist.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130115.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regal Beloit EPC Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Beloit, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Louis Mehlhorn | Menomonee Falls, WI | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew W. Phillips | Columbia, SC | 402 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F04D | Non-positive-displacement pumps | F04D15/0066 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RBC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION signed 2012-12-31 | REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC. BELOIT, WI | 29582/236 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-01-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | REGAL BELOIT EPC, INC. signed 2012-12-31 | RBC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION BELOIT, WI | 29576/401 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-09-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | A. O. SMITH CORPORATION signed 2011-08-22 | REGAL BELOIT EPC INC. BELOIT, WI | 26913/714 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-07-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MEHLHORN, WILLIAM LOUIS signed 2005-04-06 PHILLIPS, ANDREW WILLIAM signed 2005-04-06 | A. O. SMITH CORPORATION MILWAUKEE, WI | 22981/311 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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