Patents by Inventor Oliver Fearing

Oliver Fearing 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).

  • Microdrive
    Patent number: 6822866
    Abstract: An AC drive which can be applied to any power using device and in particular is a medium voltage AC drive. In a preferred embodiment, a multilevel AC drive topology is implemented, with the drive including a plurality of inverters and converter electrically coupled through electrical buses and physically coupled through their respective modular bases, and sharing a common cooling system connected to the respective heat exchangers of each component. The AC drive generally is made up of a plurality of inverter modules, which are connected to a converter module, and with each of the above components packaged in a relatively small unit having a cooling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: SMC Electrical Products Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Fearing, Geraldo Nojima, Lyle T. Keister
  • Microdrive
    Publication number: 20040012983
    Abstract: An AC drive which can be applied to any power using device and in particular is a medium voltage AC drive. In a preferred embodiment, a multilevel AC drive topology is implemented, with the drive including a plurality of inverters and converter electrically coupled through electrical buses and physically coupled through their respective modular bases, and sharing a common cooling system connected to the respective heat exchangers of each component. The AC drive generally is made up of a plurality of inverter modules, which are connected to a converter module, and with each of the above components packaged in a relatively small unit having a cooling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: SMC ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Oliver Fearing, Geraldo Nojima, Lyle T. Keister