Patents Assigned to Linear Labs, Inc.
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Patent number: 11258320Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a motor/generator where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel, and where the magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel comprises magnets having a NNSS or SSNN pole configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 11218038Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a control system for motor/generator comprising: a controller configured to receive sensor input related to rotation of a plurality of coils relative to a throat of a partial toroidal magnetic cylinder, and energize the coils based on the sensor input.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 11218067Abstract: Embodiments of an electrical power generation device and methods of generating power are disclosed. One such method comprises creating magnetic flux forces generally transverse to a face of a magnet facing a center of a cylinder, moving a coil of wound conductive material partially through the center opening of the cylinder to produce the electric current and, routing resistive forces generated from the moving coil through an iron core, wherein the first coil is positioned concentrically about a first portion of the core, and further routing the resistive forces around the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 11218046Abstract: This disclosure relates in general to a new and improved system for producing electric energy or mechanical power, and in particular to an improved system and method for producing rotary motion from an electro-magnetic motor or generating electrical power from a rotary motion input by concentrating magnetic forces due to electromagnetism or geometric configurations.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 11165307Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include a method of producing mechanical power by moving a coil coupled to a shaft partially into a magnetic cylinder having a magnetic end cap containing a plurality of stacked magnetic forces, changing the magnetic polarity of the shaft, moving the coil out of the magnetic cylinder. In other embodiments, there is an electric motor apparatus comprising a magnetic cylinder, a coil coupled to a shaft, and a means for reversing the magnetic polarity of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 11159076Abstract: There are presented various embodiments disclosed in this application, including methods and systems of arranging permanent magnets to switch from a first configuration designed for a first torque output to a second configuration designed for a second torque output.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 10587178Abstract: Embodiments of an electrical power generation device and methods of generating power are disclosed. One such method comprises creating magnetic flux forces generally transverse to a face of a magnet facing a center of a cylinder, moving a coil of wound conductive material partially through the center opening of the cylinder to produce the electric current and, routing resistive forces generated from the moving coil through an iron core, wherein the first coil is positioned concentrically about a first portion of the core, and further routing the resistive forces around the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9936300Abstract: In one embodiment, there is described a new transducer, and in particular an improved system and method for producing linear motion for a transducer such as used in voice coils converting from an electrical input to a mechanical linear motion input.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Linear Labs, IncInventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9825496Abstract: A new and improved method for producing electric energy or mechanical power, and in particular to an improved system and method for producing rotary motion from an electro-magnetic motor or generating electrical power from a rotary motion input by concentrating magnetic forces due to electromagnetism or geometric configurations.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9729016Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electrical motor/generator, specifically a motor/generator comprising: a plurality of coils radially positioned about a coil assembly, a plurality of magnetic tunnels forming a relative rotational path for the coil assembly, wherein the all of plurality of magnets forming each magnetic tunnel have like poles facing inward toward the interior of the magnetic tunnel or facing outward away from the interior of the magnetic tunnel such that each magnetic field of any magnetic tunnel is of an opposite polarity to the magnetic field of an adjacent magnetic tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9419483Abstract: This disclosure relates in general to a new and improved electric motor/generator, and in particular to an improved system and method for producing rotary motion from a electro-magnetic motor or generating electrical power from a rotary motion input by concentrating magnetic forces due to electromagnetism or geometric configurations.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9325232Abstract: Embodiments of an electrical power generation device and methods of generating power are disclosed. One such method comprises creating magnetic flux forces generally transverse to a face of a magnet facing a center of a cylinder, moving a coil of wound conductive material partially through the center opening of the cylinder to produce the electric current and, routing resistive forces generated from the moving coil through an iron core, wherein the first coil is positioned concentrically about a first portion of the core, and further routing the resistive forces around the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9325219Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include a method of producing mechanical power by moving a coil coupled to a shaft partially into a magnetic cylinder having a magnetic end cap containing a plurality of stacked magnetic forces, changing the magnetic polarity of the shaft, moving the coil out of the magnetic cylinder. In other embodiments, there is an electric motor apparatus comprising a magnetic cylinder, a coil coupled to a shaft, and a means for reversing the magnetic polarity of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 9219962Abstract: In one embodiment, there is described a new transducer, and in particular an improved system and method for producing linear motion for a transducer such as used in voice coils converting from an electrical input to a mechanical linear motion input.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: 8922070Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include a method of producing mechanical power by moving a coil coupled to a shaft partially into a magnetic cylinder having a magnetic end cap containing a plurality of stacked magnetic forces, changing the magnetic polarity of the shaft, moving the coil out of the magnetic cylinder. In other embodiments, there is an electric motor apparatus comprising a magnetic cylinder, a coil coupled to a shaft, and a means for reversing the magnetic polarity of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Patent number: D914602Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Linear Labs, Inc.Inventor: Michael Van Steenburg