William A Kaepernick

6750760, Jun 15, 2004

Nov 15, 2001

09/998954

Charles W. Albritton - Germantown WI
William A. Kaepernick - Fox Lake WI
Daniel L. Karst - Beaver Dam WI
Robb R. Roell - West Bend WI
Richard G. McDonald - Plymouth WI

Broan-NuTone - Hartford WI

G08B 300

3403921, 3403924, 3403961, 34081548, 34081579, 34081583, 340330

Some embodiments of the present invention enable a user to select from different appearances and sound types by providing different door chime assembly housing covers. The housing covers can be different in shape, size, appearance, and/or acoustic property, and preferably can be releasably mounted a housing base. A door chime assembler, manufacturer, or user can therefore select from different door chime assembly appearances and acoustic properties by selecting one of two or more different housing covers. The door chime assembly can employ a number of different features that change the sound quality of the door chime assembly, including a domed or tented housing cover shape, a housing cover having curved edges and corners, an open acoustic chamber unbroken by internal walls, and side wall housing apertures. Other significant advantages are provided by the use of a door chime assembly transformer that is mounted to the door chime assembly housing.

41008502, Jul 18, 1978

Dec 10, 1976

5/749470

David W. Wolbrink - Hartford WI
William A. Kaepernick - Horicon WI
Du Wayne M. Sellinger - Hartford WI
Dieter W. Otte - Hartford WI

Broan Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Hartford WI

B30B 118

100287

A trash compactor has a rotatable lead screw and stationary nut for raising and lowering the compacting ram by rotation of the screw. A housing surrounds the nut for preventing rotation of the nut with respect to the screw while permitting limited pivotal movement of the nut with respect to the housing responsive to eccentric compaction forces applied to the compacting ram. The housing is distortable for the same reason and to permit absorption of shocks arising from compaction. The nut may be formed of a self-lubricating plastic. The drive mechanism may be used in a trash compactor having an extensible linkage of the scissors jack or lazy tongs type in which the lead screw is journalled in one of the intermediate junction points of the linkage. The housing containing the nut is located at the other of the junction points so that rotation of the screw extends and retracts the linkage.

40647986, Dec 27, 1977

Sep 26, 1975

5/617090

David W. Wolbrink - Hartford WI
Robert J. Budyak - Greendale WI
Du Wayne M. Sellinger - Hartford WI
William A. Kaepernick - Horicon WI

Broan Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Hartford WI

B30B 1506

100229A

An improved receptacle for a trash compactor is mounted on a drawer for movement into and out of the compactor along rails on the drawer. The receptacle is spaced from the rails so that dents or deformations of the receptacle do not affect the rails. The rear end wall of the compactor may be slanted so as to accommodate the arcuate travel of the ram of the compacting mechanism and the receptacle has a pyramidal shape to facilitate removal of the compacted trash.