Patents by Inventor Charles Shepard

Charles Shepard 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).

  • Publication number: 20170290198
    Abstract: An immersion cooled electronic arrangement includes a sealed housing, a coolant contained within the housing, and an electronic device submerged within the coolant. An agitator is disposed within the housing to control passive heat transfer between the electronic device and the coolant. An immersion cooling system and related method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Kris H. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20170290205
    Abstract: An electronics cooling arrangement includes a housing, an electronic device disposed within the housing, and a solid-liquid phase change material disposed within the housing and is in thermal communication with the electronic device to absorb heat generated by the electronic device. A method of cooling an electronic device and a vehicular electronics cooling system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Kris H. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20170179551
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a sealed housing defining an interior space and a plurality of cells arranged within the interior space of the housing. A cooling liquid submerges each of the cells. The cooling system is positioned within the sealed housing configured to actively and passively cool and heat each of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Kris H. Campbell, Scott R. Bouras, Shin Katsumata
  • Patent number: 9559508
    Abstract: Housing for electrical components includes a housing body, an insulating body and a bus bar. The insulating body is disposed within the housing body and is integral with the housing body. The bus bar is disposed within the within the housing body and embedded in the insulating body. The insulating body and housing body are integral with one another for fixing the bus bar within the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Eric Karlen, John Horowy
  • Publication number: 20160307685
    Abstract: A transformer assembly includes a housing with a sealed housing interior, a transformer disposed within the housing interior and having a core with windings wrapped about the core, and a condenser mounted to the housing. The condenser is in fluid communication with the housing interior. A surface of the windings bounds a coolant channel extending between the windings and the condenser to convey coolant of a first phase to the condenser and receive coolant of a second phase from the condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Adam M. White, Mustansir Kheraluwala, Frank Z. Feng, Kris H. Campbell, Charles Shepard
  • Publication number: 20160249490
    Abstract: A magnetic device includes an electrically insulating body and a conductor coil. The insulating body defines an internal cavity for a magnetic device core and a coolant channel routed about the internal cavity. The conductor coil extends through the insulating body and winds about the internal cavity. The electrically insulating body electrically insulates the internal cavity and coolant channel from the conductor coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Eric Karlen
  • Patent number: 9414520
    Abstract: An immersion cooled motor controller assembly is disclosed that includes a sealed housing, a fluorocarbon cooling liquid contained in the sealed housing, and an AC/AC motor controller disposed in the sealed housing and submerged in the fluorocarbon cooling liquid, wherein the AC/AC motor controller includes a power board module adapted and configured to operate at power levels greater than 30 kW.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Kris H. Campbell, Christopher J. Courtney, Joshua Scott Parkin, Charles Shepard
  • Publication number: 20160114439
    Abstract: A method of making a component of a heat exchanger includes the steps of providing a substrate, performing a first printing step to add one or more heat-transfer-enhancing structures onto a first side of the substrate, and performing a second printing to add one or more heat-transfer-enhancing structures onto a second side of the substrate. A heat exchanger is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Debabrata Pal, Shawn Karl Reynolds, John Horowy, Charles Shepard, Eric Karlen
  • Patent number: 9299488
    Abstract: A magnetic device includes an electrically insulating body and a conductor coil. The insulating body defines an internal cavity for a magnetic device core and a coolant channel routed about the internal cavity. The conductor coil extends through the insulating body and winds about the internal cavity. The electrically insulating body electrically insulates the internal cavity and coolant channel from the conductor coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Eric Karlen
  • Publication number: 20150288037
    Abstract: A multi-cell battery pack may be designed to serve as a thermosiphon. Stated another way, multi-cell battery pack may be designed to incorporate a passive heat exchange technique based on natural convection, which circulates a substance (liquid, or gas such as air) without the necessity of a mechanical pump. In this way, insulating fluid in cavities between cells greatly enhances the likelihood of preventing a thermal runaway condition. The insulating fluid in cavities between cells may result in reduced arcing and the elimination of combustion within a battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Michael White, Kris Harold Campbell, Charles Shepard
  • Publication number: 20150101838
    Abstract: Housing for electrical components includes a housing body, an insulating body and a bus bar. The insulating body is disposed within the housing body and is integral with the housing body. The bus bar is disposed within the within the housing body and embedded in the insulating body. The insulating body and housing body are integral with one another for fixing the bus bar within the housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Eric Karlen, John Horowy
  • Publication number: 20150097644
    Abstract: A magnetic device includes an electrically insulating body and a conductor coil. The insulating body defines an internal cavity for a magnetic device core and a coolant channel routed about the internal cavity. The conductor coil extends through the insulating body and winds about the internal cavity. The electrically insulating body electrically insulates the internal cavity and coolant channel from the conductor coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Eric Karlen
  • Publication number: 20140355212
    Abstract: An immersion cooled motor controller assembly is disclosed that includes a sealed housing, a fluorocarbon cooling liquid contained in the sealed housing, and an AC/AC motor controller disposed in the sealed housing and submerged in the fluorocarbon cooling liquid, wherein the AC/AC motor controller includes a power board module adapted and configured to operate at power levels greater than 30 kW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Kris H. Campbell, Christopher J. Courtney, Joshua Scott Parkin, Charles Shepard
  • Patent number: 8902033
    Abstract: An inductor comprises a ferromagnetic core, a litz wire conductor encircling the ferromagnetic core, a housing, a bobbin, a conductive pin, and a seal assembly. The housing encloses the ferromagnetic core and the litz wire conductor. The conductive pin is conductively attached to the litz wire conductor, and extends therefrom to form an external electrical contact. The bobbin supports the litz wire conductor and positions the conductive pin in alignment with an aperture in the housing which is sealed against fluid egress by the seal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Kris H. Campbell, Adam M. Finney, Robert Scott Downing
  • Publication number: 20130278370
    Abstract: An inductor comprises a ferromagnetic core, a plurality of conductor turns encircling the ferromagnetic core, a bobbin, and a wave spring. The bobbin encloses the ferromagnetic core and supports the plurality of conductor turns and the wave spring is situated between the bobbin and the ferromagnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam M. Finney, Charles Shepard, Kris H. Campbell, Robert Scott Downing
  • Publication number: 20130278369
    Abstract: An inductor comprises a ferromagnetic core, a litz wire conductor encircling the ferromagnetic core, a housing, a bobbin, a conductive pin, and a seal assembly. The housing encloses the ferromagnetic core and the litz wire conductor. The conductive pin is conductively attached to the litz wire conductor, and extends therefrom to form an external electrical contact. The bobbin supports the litz wire conductor and positions the conductive pin in alignment with an aperture in the housing which is sealed against fluid egress by the seal assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Kris H. Campbell, Adam M. Finney, Robert Scott Downing
  • Publication number: 20130257574
    Abstract: An inductor assembly includes a substrate, an outer cylindrical housing arranged on the substrate, a wound inductor core arranged in the outer cylindrical housing, and a working fluid disposed in the outer cylindrical housing and in contact with the wound inductor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. DOWNING, Charles SHEPARD
  • Patent number: 8454335
    Abstract: A vane compressor has a plurality of vanes that are radially translatable and have outer ends. The vanes create zones between each pair of adjacent vanes, each zone having a given area. The vane compressor also has an axis about which the vanes rotate and an outlet for expelling compressed fluid. A first zone immediately following a second zone, which is in register with the outlet, has the same area as the second zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Shepard
  • Publication number: 20130113324
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric machine includes an outer sleeve and a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in the outer sleeve. An inner sleeve is located inboard of the plurality of permanent magnets and includes a plurality of inner sleeve segments that form a tapered inner sleeve surface. A rotor shaft is located inboard of the inner sleeve and has a tapered outer shaft surface engageable with the tapered inner sleeve surface in an interference fit to force the plurality of inner sleeve segments into engagement with the plurality of permanent magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Shepard, Johannes Wilhelm Picard
  • Publication number: 20120183425
    Abstract: A vane compressor has a plurality of vanes that are radially translatable and have outer ends. The vanes create zones between each pair of adjacent vanes, each zone having a given area. The vane compressor also has an axis about which the vanes rotate and an outlet for expelling compressed fluid. A first zone immediately following a second zone, which is in register with the outlet, has the same area as the second zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Charles Shepard