Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Wittman
Lawrence J. Wittman 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).
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Patent number: 11111960Abstract: A motor includes a rotor rotatable about an axis, a housing defining a motor chamber receiving at least a portion of the rotor, and a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the rotor on the housing. The housing includes a pair of axially spaced apart endshields. The bearing assembly includes a bearing and lubricant collection structure associated with the bearing. The lubricant collection structure defines a collection chamber configured to collect lubricant from the motor chamber and direct the lubricant to the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, Jr., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag
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Publication number: 20200116202Abstract: A motor includes a rotor rotatable about an axis, a housing defining a motor chamber receiving at least a portion of the rotor, and a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the rotor on the housing. The housing includes a pair of axially spaced apart endshields. The bearing assembly includes a bearing and lubricant collection structure associated with the bearing. The lubricant collection structure defines a collection chamber configured to collect lubricant from the motor chamber and direct the lubricant to the bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, JR., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag
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Patent number: 10550892Abstract: A motor includes a rotor rotatable about an axis, a housing defining a motor chamber receiving at least a portion of the rotor, and a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the rotor on the housing. The housing includes a pair of axially spaced apart endshields. The bearing assembly includes a bearing and lubricant collection structure associated with the bearing. The lubricant collection structure defines a collection chamber configured to collect lubricant from the motor chamber and direct the lubricant to the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, Jr., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag
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Patent number: 9917486Abstract: An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, Jr., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag, Steven P. Randall
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Publication number: 20170063191Abstract: A motor includes a rotor rotatable about an axis, a housing defining a motor chamber receiving at least a portion of the rotor, and a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the rotor on the housing. The housing includes a pair of axially spaced apart endshields. The bearing assembly includes a bearing and lubricant collection structure associated with the bearing. The lubricant collection structure defines a collection chamber configured to collect lubricant from the motor chamber and direct the lubricant to the bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, JR., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag
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Publication number: 20150171699Abstract: An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, JR., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag, Steven P. Randall
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Patent number: 8963384Abstract: An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, Jr., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag, Steven P. Randall
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Patent number: 8916997Abstract: An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, Jr., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag, Steven P. Randall
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Publication number: 20110309697Abstract: An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, JR., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag, Steven P. Randall
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Publication number: 20110309698Abstract: An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Thomas E. Kirkley, JR., Lawrence J. Wittman, Andrew F. Poag, Steven P. Randall