Patents by Inventor Richard Jack Osborne

Richard Jack Osborne 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).

  • Aluminum alloy rotor for an electromagnetic device
    Patent number: 9601978
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shorting ring defining a plurality of cavities therein, and a plurality of conductor bars each integral with the shorting ring and having an end disposed within a respective one of the plurality of cavities. The shorting ring and each of the conductor bars are formed from an aluminum alloy including a lanthanoid present in an amount of from about 0.1 part by weight to about 0.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the aluminum alloy. An aluminum alloy, and a method of forming a rotor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Qigui Wang, Richard Jack Osborne, Yucong Wang, Margarita Thompson
  • ALUMINUM ALLOY ROTOR FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140319956
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shorting ring defining a plurality of cavities therein, and a plurality of conductor bars each integral with the shorting ring and having an end disposed within a respective one of the plurality of cavities. The shorting ring and each of the conductor bars are formed from an aluminum alloy including a lanthanoid present in an amount of from about 0.1 part by weight to about 0.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the aluminum alloy. An aluminum alloy, and a method of forming a rotor are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Qigui Wang, Richard Jack Osborne, Yucong Wang, Margarita Thompson