Patents Examined by Christopher M. Koehler
  • Patent number: 11881755
    Abstract: A power generation system which is mounted on at least one triangular shaped horizontal base on which is placed a cylindrical platform at the center, which is called a primary rotor, and a set of three cylindrical platforms, which are called secondary rotors, which surround the first rotor. The primary rotor and secondary rotors have a specific set of neodymium magnets and are fixed on vertical axis bearings mounted on the said horizontal base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NEODYMOTORS GMBH
    Inventor: Paulo Eduardo De Sousa Pereira
  • Patent number: 11871950
    Abstract: A tissue resecting device includes a handpiece assembly and an end effector assembly. The handpiece assembly includes a motor and a cooling assembly. The cooling assembly includes a housing, a fan assembly, and a fin pack. The fan assembly includes a tubular member configured to be received in the elongate cover, and a plurality of blades rotatably supported on the tubular member and operatively coupled with a drive rotor of the motor for concomitant rotation therewith. The fin pack includes a tubular base and a plurality of fins extending radially outward from the tubular base. The tubular base is disposed within the elongate cover and about the tubular member of the fan assembly. Actuation of the motor rotates the plurality of blades of the fan assembly to thereby advance air through a space between the fin pack and the elongate cover of the housing to facilitate cooling of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Paul F. Prokop
  • Patent number: 11876423
    Abstract: An end winding support of a rotor of an electric machine is provided. The end winding support includes a first part and a second part. The first part includes an elongate body about which a conductive winding is wound. The elongate body has a surface defining a first groove. The second part is attached to the first part. The second part includes a body which extends outwardly from the elongate body and which has a surface defining a second groove corresponding to the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kris H. Campbell, Skyler Ripplinger, Brian C. Konopa, Kanthi Gnanam Kannan, Edward C. Allen, Hamming Lin, Luis E. Anker
  • Patent number: 11876412
    Abstract: A servo motor and a robot. The servo motor includes: a housing, a rotor, a stator, a Hall magnet, and one printed circuit board. The rotor is arranged in the housing and has a rotor support and a rotor shaft; the stator is arranged in the housing; the Hall magnet is arranged on the rotor; the printed circuit board is arranged in the housing and provided with a position sensor facing the Hall magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI ROBOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiyang Liu, Wenping Guo, Xiaomao Wei, Fang Zhi, Shuang Li
  • Patent number: 11876407
    Abstract: An assembly can include a rotor that defines a rotor axis and that includes a number of permanent magnets; a stator that defines a stator axis, coaxially aligned with the rotor axis, and that includes a number of electropermanent magnets; and a controller that controls polarity of the electropermanent magnets to rotate the rotor about the rotor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Patent number: 11855518
    Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a housing, an impeller disposed inside the housing, a stator disposed at one side of the impeller in an axial direction of the impeller, the stator comprising a plurality of coil parts, a rotor that includes a rotation shaft connected to the impeller and that is configured to rotate relative to the stator, a bracket that is coupled to the housing and supports the rotation shaft, and a connection ring that electrically connects together end portions of the plurality of coil parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Joohang Kang, Junggu Lee, Yongdae Kim, Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 11855496
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes a motor that drives a vehicle so as to travel, a motor control device that includes an inverter and a control device that controls the inverter, and which controls the motor, and a communication electronic control unit connected to the control device, wherein the communication electronic control unit transmits information regarding a drive system of the motor transmitted from the control device to an exterior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Iezawa, Kotaro Nakano
  • Patent number: 11837926
    Abstract: A brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly including a rotor supporting permanent magnets rotatable relative to the stator assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator comprising a stator core and stator teeth radially extending from the stator core and defining slots therebetween. A first set of stator windings is wound on the stator teeth, and a second set of stator windings is also wound on the stator teeth such that, on each stator tooth, the first and second windings are provided in an electrically parallel configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
    Inventors: Barak N. Gohn, Colin M. Crosby, Nicholas J. Lowe, James R. Clarke, Daniel F. Heck, Michael P. Sikora, Christian B. Rogerson, Ryan F. Schroeder, Connor T. Mohan, Michael D. Grove
  • Patent number: 11811287
    Abstract: Power tools described herein include a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, a non-conductive terminal mount, and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a motor housing portion, a handle portion, and a battery pack interface. The brushless DC motor is located within the motor housing portion and has a rotor and a stator. The non-conductive terminal mount is located on an outer peripheral surface of the stator and includes an angled surface. The angled surface is not substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the motor. The plurality of terminals is mounted on the angled surface of the terminal mount. Each of the terminals is angled in a first direction such that the terminals are not substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Bailey, Keith M. Klosterman, Keith Boulanger, Jeffrey C. Hessenberger, Andrew T. Beyerl, Gerald A. Zucca
  • Patent number: 11804746
    Abstract: An electric machine can include a stator core having a plurality of core teeth that define a plurality of core slots in a surface thereof. A winding can be housed at least partially in the core slots. The winding can include a tube defining a channel through at least a portion thereof and one or more wires disposed along a surface of the tube that is opposite the channel. A cooling system can be operably coupled with the channel and configured to move a cooling fluid through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Karthik K. Bodla, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Mohamed Osama, John Russell Yagielski, David Allan Torrey, Vandana Prabhakar Rallabandi
  • Patent number: 11799258
    Abstract: A rotary electronic component capable of reducing an abrasion and a metal fatigue of a slider and extending a rotation life time compared to the conventional technology. A rotary electronic component is provided with a buffer member between a sliding portion of a slider and a rotor. Thus, the sliding portion is energized toward the annular electrode with a proper elastic force and the sliding portion is held. Because of this, vibration of the sliding portion is suppressed and metal fatigue of the slider can be reduced. Furthermore, since the lubricant is impregnated into the buffer member and a part of the buffer member is in contact with the annular electrode, the lubricant can be applied on the annular electrode. Consequently, the sliding portion slides smoothly and the abrasion of the contact portion can be further reduced. In addition, since the buffer member functions to wipe the surface of the annular electrode, foreign substances such as dust on the annular electrode are collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Masao Imamura
  • Patent number: 11799343
    Abstract: A fractional concentrated stator for use in electric aircraft motor includes an inner and outer cylindrical surface about an axis of rotation comprising different radii. The stator includes a plurality of teeth disposed on the inner cylindrical surface and extending radially inward, the cross-sectional area of each tooth increasing as it extends from the inner cylindrical surface. The stator includes a plurality of modular winding sets, each comprising at least a segment of electrically conductive material wound upon at least a tooth, an inverter providing electrical power to a configurable portion of the stator, and rotor shaft at the axis of rotation disposed coaxially within the stator. The rotor shaft further includes a cylindrical surface facing the inner cylindrical surface of the stator, a plurality of magnets coupled to rotor shaft and coupled to a propulsor and an air gap between the rotor and stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Chenjie Lin
  • Patent number: 11781592
    Abstract: A compressor assembly is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to compressors used in chiller air conditioning systems for indoor spaces. The disclosed compressors have magnetic bearings that support rotating components. In one embodiment, the compressor comprises a partially segmented thrust bearing stator core. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeff A. Morgan
  • Patent number: 11773702
    Abstract: A submersible pump electrical motor has a bearing hub between adjacent rotor sections. The bearing hub has a hub outward facing sidewall and a hub inward facing hub sidewall through which the shaft extends. A collar having a collar inward facing sidewall is rigidly mounted to the hub outward facing sidewall. The collar has a collar outward facing sidewall spaced from stator sidewall by an annular clearance. A slit in the collar extends from the collar inward facing sidewall to the collar outward facing sidewall. An anti-rotation spring has a supporting portion inwardly biased against the hub outward facing sidewall and a locking portion protruding outward through the slit into engagement with the groove to prevent rotation of the hub and the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLP
    Inventor: Randal Perisho
  • Patent number: 11772444
    Abstract: Disclosed herein a suspension system includes a damper in which a piston valve is movably provided in a chamber inside a cylinder; and an actuator coupled to a side portion of the cylinder to communicate with the chamber inside the cylinder; wherein the actuator comprises a rotating body in which a rotational drive shaft coupled to a center thereof, the rotating body configured to be rotated by working fluid transmitted from the chamber during a stroke of the piston valve; a centrifugal valve coupled to the rotational drive shaft in front of the rotating body, the centrifugal valve rotating together with the rotating body and varying an area of a flow path hole through which the working fluid passes according to a rotational speed of the rotating body; and a generator combined motor in which the rotational drive shaft is rotatably arranged at a rear of the rotating body, the generator combined motor configured to charge by generating electric energy through the rotation of the rotational drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gyunghun Sim
  • Patent number: 11764655
    Abstract: An axial gap motor includes a rotor, a first stator, a second stator, a stator moving unit, and a rotor vibration detector. The rotor is supported by a rotation shaft. The first stator faces the rotor with a predetermined gap in a longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft. The second stator faces the first stator with the rotor being disposed therebetween. The second stator is disposed on an opposite side to the first stator. The second stator faces the rotor with a predetermined gap. The stator moving unit is configured to change a relative position between the first stator and the second stator in a circumferential direction of the rotation shaft. The rotor vibration detector is configured to detect a vibration state of the rotor. The stator moving unit is configured to rotate at least one of the first stator or the second stator with respect to the other around an axis according to a change in the vibration state of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryota Morisawa
  • Patent number: 11764628
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine includes a plurality of pins arranged on concentric circles at different distances to a stator center in slots in the stator, and each concentric circle forms a layer. In each case, six pins in different layers are serially connected to one another and form a winding. A first pin of the winding is located in a first slot in the 6n-1 layer, wherein n is an integer. A second pin of the winding is located in a second slot in the 6n layer. A third pin of the winding is located in the first slot in the 6n-2 layer. A fourth pin of the winding is located in the second slot in the 6n-3 layer. A fifth pin is located in the first slot in the 6n-5 layer. A sixth pin of the winding is located in the second slot in the 6n-4 layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Boris Dotz, Christian Finger-Albert
  • Patent number: 11757337
    Abstract: An electric machine (10), in particular for the adjustment of movable parts in the motor vehicle, includes a stator housing (22) which receives a stator (12) and a rotor (14), the rotor (14) having a rotor shaft (16), on which a commutator (18) is arranged and which can be energized by electric brushes (20), and the stator housing (22) having an axial opening (24), through which the rotor shaft (16) protrudes out of the stator housing (22), an electrically conducting shielding plate (29) being inserted axially between a brush holder plate (55) and a bearing plate (56) for the rotor shaft (16) in order to form a sandwich component (70), the sandwich component (70) extending transversely with respect to the rotor shaft (16) and covering substantially the entire opening (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Benecke, Bettina Straub, Dietrich Eckstein
  • Patent number: 11735973
    Abstract: A motor device may include: a motor housing including a mounting hole; a motor cover mounted on the motor housing, and including a connection hole facing the mounting hole; a coupling member inserted into the mounting hole and the connection hole, and mounted in the mounting hole and the connection hole; and a fastening member coupled to a main housing through the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Il Ryong Kim
  • Patent number: 11735989
    Abstract: An electric motor and a compressor having an electric motor are disclosed herein. The electric motor may include a stator having a stator core and a stator coil, and a rotor provided with a rotational shaft and rotatably disposed with respect to the stator. The stator coil may include a main winding and an auxiliary winding connected to each other with a phase difference. The main winding may be divided into a plurality of main windings so as to be connected to each other and disconnected from each other, and the stator coil may further include a winding changeover switch configured to provide connection and disconnection between the plurality of main windings. Such a configuration may allow operating efficiency at a low load to be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junseong Park, Euisuk Jung, Seungjin Oh, Hajeong Lee