Patents by Inventor Michael Todd Bonnoitt

Michael Todd Bonnoitt 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).

  • Embedded electric motor assembly
    Patent number: 11739694
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section arranged in serial flow order with a turbine section, and an electric motor assembly. The electric motor assembly has a rotor assembly that is coupled to, or integrated within, a stage of compressor rotor blades of the compressor section and a stator assembly. The stator assembly is operable with the rotor assembly to rotate the rotor assembly relative to the stator assembly and drive the stage of compressor rotor blades about the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Todd Bonnoitt, William Joseph Solomon
  • EMBEDDED ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210324802
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section arranged in serial flow order with a turbine section, and an electric motor assembly. The electric motor assembly has a rotor assembly that is coupled to, or integrated within, a stage of compressor rotor blades of the compressor section and a stator assembly. The stator assembly is operable with the rotor assembly to rotate the rotor assembly relative to the stator assembly and drive the stage of compressor rotor blades about the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Todd Bonnoitt, William Joseph Solomon