Patents by Inventor William E. Pauley, Jr.

William E. Pauley, Jr. 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).

  • Transformer having a stacked core with a cruciform leg and a method of making the same
    Patent number: 7256677
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transformer having a stacked core, which includes upper and lower yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes one or more inner legs. Each of the upper and lower yokes is formed from a stack of plates and has a rectangular cross-section. Each inner leg is formed from a stack of plates and has a cruciform cross-section. Each of the first and second outer legs is formed from a stack of plates and may have a cruciform cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: William E. Pauley, Jr., Charlie H. Sarver, Rush B. Horton, Jr.
  • Transformer having a stacked core with a split leg and a method of making the same
    Patent number: 7199696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transformer having a stacked core, which includes top and bottom yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes an inner leg that is formed from a pair of stacked plates, which abut each along a seam that extends in the longitudinal direction of the inner leg. Each of the upper and lower yokes may be formed from a single stack of plates, or a plurality of stacks of plates. Each of the inner and outer legs may also be formed from a single stack of plates, or a plurality of stacks of plates. The cross-section of the core may be rectangular or cruciform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: William E. Pauley, Jr., Charlie H. Sarver, Rush B. Horton, Jr.
  • Integrated cooling duct for resin-encapsulated distribution transformer coils
    Patent number: 7023312
    Abstract: A dry-type, resin-encapsulated transformer coil that includes multiple layers formed from a length of conductive material, and multiple cooling ducts that are formed of thermoplastic material and spaced between the layers of conductive material. The thermoplastic material forming the cooling ducts and the resin that encapsulates the multiple layers of conductive material are thermally and electrically compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Thomas J. Lanoue, Michael J. Mitchell, William E. Pauley, Jr., Charlie H. Sarver