Patents by Inventor William Gene Morgan

William Gene Morgan 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).

  • Flux probe for electric generator
    Patent number: 7098560
    Abstract: A flux probe (100) for measuring the rotor flux of an electric generator (10). The probe (100) is affixed to a probe carrier (102) and held within a stator coil slot (62) by affixing the carrier (102) to two opposing grooves (104) formed in sidewalls (81) of the slot (62). One or more stator coils (18) are also disposed in the slot (62) and retained therein by a wedge (74) and corresponding spring (72) that applies an radially outwardly directed force to the coils (18). In one embodiment the probe carrier (102) is affixed to a radially inwardly directed face (82) of the wedge (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Todd Humphries, William Gene Morgan, George F. Dailey