John Fiorenza, 641147 Mayo Rd, Hartford, WI 53027

6356003, Mar 12, 2002

Oct 12, 1999

09/415976

John Fiorenza - Slinger WI, 53086
Allen Jeske - Waterford WI, 53185
Felix Belkin - Glendale WI, 53209

H02K 3938

310239, 310 90, 310268, 310241, 310 89, 310179

A motor includes a shaft, at least one bearing, a rotor, a stator, and a brush carrier. The bearing is located adjacent to the shaft. The rotor is interconnected to the shaft and magnetically interacts with the stator. The brush carrier is releasably interconnected to the rotor and/or stator such that the brush carrier can mechanically disconnect from the rotor and/or stator without disturbing a bearing and other motor elements. By disconnecting the brush carrier from an endbell and viewing the commutator surfaces through an endbell aperture, the commutator surfaces of the motor are inspected. Since more than one winding portion of the armature can act as a commutating surface, motor assembly is simplified and the motor has a long useful life. A motor including more than one brush carrier is also provided. Each brush carrier is releasably interconnected to the rotor and/or stator such that either brush carrier can be mechanically disconnected from the rotor and/or stator without disturbing other motor elements.

6774530, Aug 10, 2004

Jun 7, 2002

10/165111

John A. Fiorenza - Slinger WI
Felix Belkin - Glendale WI
Deborah E. Cukjati - West Allis WI
Dave M. Rose - New Berlin WI
Tim J. Vetta - Milwaukee WI

Briggs Stratton Corporation - Wauwatosa WI

H02K 122

310268, 310 42, 310195, 310207, 310261

Winding assemblies of electrical machines, such as electric motors, are provided which include a connector scheme having at least one conduit that is electrically coupled via a wave soldered connection directly to at least two windings which are not axially adjacent. The conduit can include a common connector and/or a phase connector. The connector scheme can additionally or alternatively include a power connector that is electrically coupled via wave soldering directly to a single winding, and adapted to be electrically coupled to a power source. The winding assemblies of the invention can additionally provide a number of constructions which allow for minimally sized air gaps.

7264069, Sep 4, 2007

Oct 11, 2004

10/963173

John Fiorenza - Slinger WI, US
David Rose - New Berlin WI, US
Tim Vetta - Milwaukee WI, US

Briggs and Stratton Corporation - Wauwatosa WI

A01D 34/03
A01D 34/43
A01D 34/64

180 541, 180 537, 56 106

A vehicle or equipment having a frame, a plurality of wheels, and an engine coupled to the frame. The engine includes a shaft. The vehicle or machine further comprising a first driving member coaxially coupled with the shaft, a first driven member driven in response to the first driving member, a transmission interconnecting the first driven member and at least one of the wheels, a second driving member coaxially coupled with the shaft, a second driven member driven in response to the second driving member, auxiliary equipment operable in response to the second driven member, and an alternator. The alternator includes a stator comprising a core and conductors disposed on the core, and a rotor coaxially coupled with the shaft. The rotor is operable to interact with the stator to produce electrical energy in the conductors.

7492050, Feb 17, 2009

Oct 16, 2007

11/873191

Billy Brandenburg - Horicon WI, US
Steve Crouch - McFarland WI, US
John Fiorenza - Slinger WI, US
Dave Schmitz - Houlton WI, US

Briggs & Stratton Corporation - Wauwatosa WI

F01P 7/04

290 1B

A method for cooling a generator. The method includes drawing air into a first zone of a housing through a first air intake, drawing air through a controller air intake adjacent a generator controller, directing air from the first zone into a second zone past a separator, drawing air into the second zone from both the first zone and the controller air intake, and exhausting air from the second zone to the exterior of the generator.

7574988, Aug 18, 2009

Mar 17, 2008

12/049494

John Fiorenza - Slinger WI, US
Steve Crouch - McFarland WI, US
James A. Louden - Cambridge WI, US

Briggs and Stratton Corporation - Wauwatosa WI

F02N 7/00
F02N 1/00

12317931, 12318514

An engine starter assembly, coupled to a rotatable member of an internal combustion engine, includes an accumulator device coupled to the rotatable member for storing energy, an input device impinged by a fluid stream, and a fluid input receiving the fluid stream and directing the fluid stream toward the input device. Energy from the fluid stream is stored in the accumulator device due to the impingement of the fluid stream on the input device. The stored energy in the accumulator device is thereafter released to rotate the rotatable member to start the engine.

7584734, Sep 8, 2009

Apr 6, 2009

12/418937

John Fiorenza - Slinger WI, US
Steve Crouch - McFarland WI, US
James A. Louden - Cambridge WI, US

Briggs and Stratton Corporation - Wauwatosa WI

F02N 7/00
F02N 1/00

12317931, 12318514

A pressure washer, connected to a water source by a hose, includes a frame, an engine supported by the frame and having a crankshaft, a pump driven by the engine, a wheel supported for rotation relative to the frame, an input configured to receive water from the hose and discharge the water against the wheel to cause the wheel to rotate, and a spring having a first end that is coupled to the crankshaft and a second end that is rotatable about an axis relative to the first end in response to rotation of the wheel to wind the spring. The wound spring is released to rotate the crankshaft to start the engine.

2006016, Jul 27, 2006

Jan 24, 2005

11/041569

Tim Vetta - Milwaukee WI, US
John Fiorenza - Slinger WI, US
David Rose - New Berlin WI, US

B63H 20/14

440075000

A drive system for a marine vessel. The drive system includes a drive shaft that is rotatable about a drive axis and a motor interconnected with the drive shaft and including a rotor that defines a motor axis that is substantially coaxial with the drive axis. The motor is operable at a motor speed to rotate the drive shaft. An engine has an output shaft interconnected with the drive shaft and is operable at an engine speed to rotate the drive shaft. The output shaft defines an engine axis that is substantially coaxial with the motor axis. A clutch is operable to inhibit the transfer of torque from the motor to the engine when the engine speed is less than a predetermined engine speed without disconnecting the output shaft from the drive shaft. A tiller arm includes a speed control. The speed control is operable to control the engine speed and to control the motor speed.

2009024, Sep 24, 2009

Sep 17, 2008

12/441549

Brandon M. Batzler - Hartford WI, US
Kenny J. Stair - North Prairie WI, US
Russel C. Nordman - Sussex WI, US
John A. Fiorenza - Slinger WI, US
Wesley C. Sodemann - Dousman WI, US

Briggs and Stratton Corporation - Wauwatosa WI

G06F 1/28
G08B 17/00
H04L 9/32

700287, 340584, 726 4, 715772

The invention provides a hierarchically accessible monitoring system configured to be used with a standby generator, and a method of remotely accessing generator information from a standby generator. The hierarchically accessible monitoring system includes an interface unit configured to receive information from the standby generator and to communicate the generator information, and a remote data server in communication with the interface unit. The remote data server receives the generator information from the interface unit, stores the generator information, and controls access to the generator information based upon at least two hierarchical levels, each hierarchical level having different access privileges. The hierarchically accessible monitoring system also includes a user interface configured to display the generator information from the remote data server to at least one user. The user has access privileges to read the generator information based upon the user's assigned hierarchical level.