Patents by Inventor Homer C. Bowers

Homer C. Bowers 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).

  • Strip winding machine and method
    Patent number: 4403489
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for winding axial air gap motor cores, using prepunched strip material, so that the finished cores have radially aligned slots. The invention includes a precise movement of the winding mandrel away from the punching means to gradually increase the interslot gap for each slot. The action of the punch press, mandrel rotation and linear mandrel motion are coordinated to prevent interference among these activities. The method of interslot gap sizing provides for proper radial slot alignment when the prepunched strip material is later wound on the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald S. Munsterman, Homer C. Bowers