Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Yankie

Gerald W. Yankie 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: 7305752
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an inductive coil having inner and outer winding portions formed from one or more metal sheets. The method includes wrapping a fiber strand around an outer surface of the inner winding portion, positioning the outer winding portion around the inner winding portion, and electrically coupling the inner winding portion to the outer winding portion to form an electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: ThinGap Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Graham, Gerald W. Yankie
  • Patent number: 6873085
    Abstract: A brushless motor with a rotor having a magnet and a magnetic return, the magnet and magnetic return being arranged to form a gap therebetween, and a stator having a coil disposed in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: G & G Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Graham, Gerald W. Yankie
  • Patent number: 6568065
    Abstract: An inductive coil for an electromotive device includes a pair on concentric conductive sheet metal winding portions each comprising a plurality of axially extending conductive bands each being separated from an adjacent conductive band by a space, each of the conductive bands of the winding portions being coupled to one of the conductive bands of the other winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: G & G Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Graham, Gerald W. Yankie
  • Publication number: 20030020587
    Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thinwall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: G & G Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Graham, Gerald W. Yankie
  • Publication number: 20020171306
    Abstract: A brushless motor with a rotor having a magnet and a magnetic return, the magnet and magnetic return being arranged to form a gap therebetween, and a stator having a coil disposed in the gap. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory S. Graham, Gerald W. Yankie
  • Publication number: 20020069508
    Abstract: An armature apparatus for brushless and brush type electric motors and a manufacturing method for same armature. The armature represents and improved design for electric motors having a rigid, thinwall configuration and high conductor packing density in the magnetic flux air gap that results in motors with higher torque and speed capabilities and the ability to operate at higher temperature than conventional motor designs. The armature is fabricated from pre-machined copper sheet metal parts with an electrical conductor pattern of numerous axially extending conductive bands. These precision machined sheet metal parts are cold rolled to form two work hardened cylinders, each cylinder having a complimentary pattern of electrically conductive bands creating a half-electric circuit. The two cold rolled metal cylinders are sized such that the smaller diameter inner cylinder fits inside the larger diameter outer cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory Graham, Gerald W. Yankie
  • Patent number: 6111329
    Abstract: An armature for an electric motor is constructed from a pair of precision machined copper plates cut in a pattern to produce a series of axially extending surface conductive bands with each band separated from the other by an insulated cutout. The precision machined plates are rolled to form two telescoping, hollow cylinders with each cylinder having a pattern of conductive bands representing a half-electric circuit. The outer surface of the inner cylinder is wrapped with several layers of fiberglass strands for structural stability and insulation. The fiberglass wrapped inner cylinder is telescoped inside the outer cylinder. The outer surface of the telescoped structure is also wrapped with several layers of fiberglass strands for structural stability. The conductive bands from the outer cylinder being the near mirror image of the conductive bands of the inner cylinder are helically coupled to form a complete electrical circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: Gregory S. Graham, Gerald W. Yankie