Patents by Inventor Alain Gueraud

Alain Gueraud has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6023120
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a claw-type magneto-electric rotor. The claw type rotor comprising magnetic material parts forming the poles of the rotor and amagnetic material parts separating the poles of opposite polarity confined in a hollow cylindrical casing in the shape of a body of revolution, wherein the casing is made from an amagnetic material. The method includes a step of filling the hollow cylinder with the magnetic material parts and amagnetic material parts and a step of isostatic compression of the combination of these parts and the hollow casing cylinder. Each magnetic or amagnetic material part is made from a plurality of nested, independent, matched and coaxial tube elements each having lateral edges, transverse ends and a lateral face having the exterior shape of the corresponding radial thickness of the magnetic or amagnetic material part concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Gec Alsthom Moteurs SA
    Inventors: Alain Gueraud, Jean-Charles Mercier
  • Patent number: 5884389
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a claw-type magneto-electric rotor. The claw type rotor comprising magnetic material parts forming the poles of the rotor and amagnetic material parts separating the poles of opposite polarity confined in a hollow cylindrical casing in the shape of a body of revolution, wherein the casing is made from an amagnetic material. The method includes a step of filling the hollow cylinder with the magnetic material parts and amagnetic material parts and a step of isostatic compression of the combination of these parts and the hollow casing cylinder. Each magnetic or amagnetic material part is made from a plurality of nested, independent, matched and coaxial tube elements each having lateral edges, transverse ends and a lateral face having the exterior shape of the corresponding radial thickness of the magnetic or amagnetic material part concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Moteurs SA
    Inventors: Alain Gueraud, Jean-Charles Mercier
  • Patent number: 5786652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a 2N pole claw rotor comprising a first magnetic material part, comprising an axial hub having a free end, and an end provided with N axially-extending claws that are peripherally localized, uniformly distributed, and together define a bezel; a second magnetic material part of polarity opposite to the polarity of the first magnetic material part, having the same shape as the first magnetic material part, and disposed facing the first magnetic material part, each claw of the second magnetic material part being disposed between two claws of the first magnetic material part, and vice versa; non-magnetic spacers interposed between the free ends of the claws and the end walls of the bezels of the facing parts; and non-magnetic rotor-cowling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Moteurs SA
    Inventors: Alain Gueraud, Jean-Charles Mercier, Andre Masson
  • Patent number: 5726517
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetoelectric claw rotor of the type comprising parts made of magnetic material forming the poles of the rotor, and parts made of non-magnetic material for separating poles of opposite polarity, all confined in a common hollow cylindrical case of non-magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Moteurs SA
    Inventors: Alain Gueraud, Jean-Charles Mercier