Patents Assigned to Howell Electric Motors
  • Motor capacitor protective assembly
    Patent number: 6603652
    Abstract: A protective cap or top for a capacitor associated with a dynamoelectric machine is provided in a form which prevents electrical contact with foreign objects or the dynamoelectric machine shell if the capacitor is mechanically disassembled from the dynamoelectric machine. In the preferred embodiment, the cap and capacitor are mounted to one another in a manner that prevents separation without destruction of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Howell Electric Motors
    Inventors: David A. Segal, Robert M. Hyatt, Jr., Jason D. Diltz