Patents Examined by Eric Johnson
  • Patent number: 12683456
    Abstract: A steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a motor housing having a motor built therein; a board housing having a printed circuit board built therein, and coupled to the motor housing; a connector cover provided with connector terminals electrically connected to elements of the printed circuit board, and coupled to the board housing; and an elastic member having one surface brought into close contact with the printed circuit board and the other surface brought into close contact with the connector cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jihwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12676531
    Abstract: A fluid supply device includes an electric motor, an exterior case, a fixing member, a harness, a lid which includes a holding portion, and a stopper. An elastic member, which has annular-shaped, is disposed in a compressed manner between the outer circumferential surface of the electric motor and the inner circumferential surface of the exterior case. The elastic member is compressed to apply a restoring force to the electric motor in a radial direction of the electric motor, and apply a restoring force to the holding portion of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya Kuroiwa
  • Patent number: 12676530
    Abstract: An assembly for an interconnector of an electric machine includes an interconnector housing having a recess opening and one track per phase. Each track includes a connection end to be connected to a phase output, a gasket mounted on the interconnector housing and including a dividing wall partially closing the connection recess opening, and at least one sealing grommet extending from the dividing wall toward the connection recess opening. The grommet includes a conduit extending toward the connection recess opening, a phase output sealing opening passing through the conduit to lead a phase output into the connection recess opening, and a gaiter extending from the dividing wall to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Rafael Hayashi, Abdelaziz Kebbache, Loic Vapillon, José Sanchez, Baptiste Bruyere, Jean Philippe Badey, Didier Selosse, Venkatesan Kuppusamy, Charlie Zanella, Frédéric Patey
  • Patent number: 12665466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-voltage terminal (1) for a stator of an electric machine, having multiple first interconnection elements (2) that are designed to establish electrical contact between contact pins of a stator winding and contact connections of power electronics so as to drive the electric machine, a second interconnection element (3) that is designed to establish electrical contact between contact pins of a stator winding so as to create a star phase, and a receiving element (4) that centres and fixes the second interconnection element (3) in a form-fitting manner. The invention furthermore relates to an electric machine comprising a high-voltage terminal according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Ruppert
  • Patent number: 12658760
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a vibration damping device configured to decouple vibration of an electric motor for a ventilator, comprising: a base plate (140); a bearing unit (150) for supporting the electric motor, a plurality of decoupling elements (120), which are releasably coupled via retaining elements (151) to the bearing unit (150) and positionable between the bearing unit (150) and the base plate (140): wherein: the base plate (140) comprises mounting structures (141) for the decoupling elements (120) and fixing means (110) with a head (111): and each decoupling element (120) comprises adjacent to a recess at least one clamping section (121) for the corresponding fixing means (110) on the base plate (140); further wherein each of the fixing means (110) is configured to establish a force-fit and/or form-fit connection with the corresponding mounting structure (141) and the at least one clamping section (121) of the decoupling element (120) is pressed between a portion of the head
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: PITTWAY SARL
    Inventors: Gerrit Wascher, Martin Koelker, Marek Kanuch, Martin Petersmann, Kay Jarysek
  • Patent number: 12651946
    Abstract: An inverter arrangement for an electric machine includes a housing having a housing opening, a circuit carrier, with electrical components, that is situated in the housing, and on a side facing the housing opening has two direct voltage terminals in the form of contact slots. A terminal element having a terminal element body, two plate-shaped terminal element contact bars, and two terminal element contact pins, one of each of the terminal element contact bars being electrically connected to one of the terminal element contact pins. The terminal element is fastened via the housing opening so that in each case one of the terminal element contact bars protrudes into one of the contact slots and is electrically connected to the contact slot via a solder connection, the terminal element contact pins being situated outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SEG Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Sauer, Michael Sparka
  • Patent number: 12647000
    Abstract: A fuse circuit element (32) of a fuse module 22 for fail-safe is mounted on a fuse circuit board (31), and connected to wire terminal portions (36) made of respective wire one ends of stator coils. The fuse circuit board (31) has, as main terminals (33), through holes (33a) and land portions (33b), and the wire terminal portions (36) are soldered or welded with the wire terminal portions (36) inserted into the through holes (33a). The fuse circuit board (31) is supported in a cantilever manner by a pedestal portion (52), and a space (53) is secured between the fuse circuit board (31) and a surface (51) of a housing (7) around the main terminals (33). With this, soldering or welding can be performed without heat escaping during soldering or welding by the space (53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Fujimoto, Yuuichi Yanagisawa, Akira Ishii
  • Patent number: 12640618
    Abstract: An electric machine, for an electric drive train in a motor vehicle, includes a rotor rotatably mounted relative to a stator, the stator having a first stator member with a first stator winding arranged within a first chamber, at least part of which is enclosed by a delimiting first casing component. The first casing component contains an electric connection element with a contacting member and a reception sleeve which extend therethrough such that a first portion of the reception sleeve protrudes into the first chamber and a second portion of the contacting member is contactable from the side of the first casing component facing away from the first chamber. The contacting member is secured in the reception sleeve, which is accommodated in the first casing component. The contacting body is fixed in the receiving sleeve, which is received in the first housing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Riess, Michael Menhart, Carsten Sonntag, Johann Oswald
  • Patent number: 12629809
    Abstract: In one aspect, a power supply device includes a handle extending from a first end to a second end. The second end defines a void. A battery is housed within the handle. A tool module is configured to be received within the void. A retaining member is configured to secure the tool module within the void. The power supply also includes a base. In another aspect, a power supply device includes a handle extending from a first end to a second end. The second end defines a void. A battery is housed within the handle. A tool module is configured to be received within the void. A user interface is disposed on the handle. The tool module is powered by the battery and configured to be controlled through the user interface. A retaining member is configured to secure the tool module within the void. A base is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: MIW Associates LLC
    Inventors: Marvin Weinberger, Edward T. Polkowski
  • Patent number: 12609638
    Abstract: A triboelectric energy generating device including: a first triboelectric layer made of a conductive material; a second triboelectric layer made of the ferroelectric composite, wherein the second triboelectric layer faces and is spaced apart from a friction face of the first triboelectric layer; and an outer wall surrounding at least a portion of each of the first triboelectric layer and the second triboelectric layer. The ferroelectric composite includes a polymer matrix and ferroelectric particles dispersed in the polymer matrix. When the ultrasonic wave is applied to the device, the first triboelectric layer and the second triboelectric layer repeatedly contact and are spaced from each other to generate the triboelectric energy. When the ultrasonic wave is applied to the device, an electric field is generated to maintain a polarized state of the ferroelectric particles to maintain an output of the triboelectric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: SangWoo Kim, Young Jun Kim, Bo Sung Kim, Young Wook Chung, Joon Ha Hwang
  • Patent number: 12609588
    Abstract: A cooling device and method for a high-temperature superconducting motor of a hydrogen-powered aircraft based on a dual evaporation-condensation cycle is provided. The latent heat of vaporization of liquid hydrogen fuel in the hydrogen-powered aircraft is used as the cooling source of the superconducting motor. The internal evaporation-condensation cycle can meet the cooling requirements of the superconducting motor during normal operation, and the external evaporation-condensation cycle can be used as a supplement to the cooling capacity of the device when the internal evaporation-condensation cycle is damaged or cannot meet the requirements. The coupling of the two effectively increases the adaptability of the cooling device to complex environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE TESTING TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chunwei Zhang, Jing Chen, Shanfeng Li, Jie Qu, Pingrui Huang, Qizhi Yin, Kangna Liu, Haishuai Yu, Kang Zhao, Bowen Zhou
  • Patent number: 12603546
    Abstract: A canned motor for a submersible pump system and a method of manufacturing the canned motor are provided. The canned motor includes: a canned stator comprising a can disposed within a central bore of a lamination stack, wherein an inner diameter of the can comprises at least one keyway; and a rotor bearing comprising at least one key configured to engage the keyway of the can when a shaft and rotor sub-assembly is disposed within the canned stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Raju Ekambaram, You Cheng Jee, Stanislav Konstantinovich Ivanov, Maxim Y. Radov
  • Patent number: 12589515
    Abstract: A working machine may include a working part, a body including a motor accommodating part, a fan accommodated in the motor accommodating part and a motor accommodated in the motor accommodating part and configured to drive the working part and the fan. The fan may include a disk plate including a circular opening defined at a center of the disk plate, a plurality of vanes attached to the disk plate, and a cover part. The plurality of vanes may be covered by the disk plate and the cover part in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Suzuki, Masayoshi Okumi, Hideki Kachi
  • Patent number: 12587072
    Abstract: A converter motor includes a braking resistor, and an electric motor with a junction box. The junction box is formed from a bottom part and a cover placed on the bottom part, and a printed circuit board of the converter is fastened to the cover. A braking resistor is thermally conductively connected to the bottom part and/or fastened on the bottom part, and a metal sheet is connected to the bottom part. The braking resistor is arranged on that side of the metal sheet which is averted from the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralph Mayer, Franz Daminger, Steffen Klauck, Marc Stammberger
  • Patent number: 12588420
    Abstract: Task of the present invention is to provide a power-generating magnetostrictive element and a magnetostrictive power generation device equipped with the same, which are capable of achieving the same or a greater magnetostrictive power generation amount compared to conventional technology while employing materials lower in cost compared to conventional magnetostrictive materials. The task is achieved by providing a magnetostrictive element comprising a magnetostrictive part formed of an electromagnetic metal sheet. The present invention also provides a power-generating magnetostrictive element and a power-generating magnetostrictive element having high voltage with little variation. The task is achieved by providing a magnetostrictive element comprising a magnetostrictive part formed from a magnetostrictive material and a stress control part formed from an elastic material, the materials each having a Young's modulus and a sheet thickness simultaneously satisfying specific relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakamoto, Masao Tanabe
  • Patent number: 12580452
    Abstract: A heatsink for an electric motor, the heatsink comprising a heat spreader configured to be placed in proximity to a winding of the electric motor, a channel formed through the heat spreader and comprising a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, and a surface feature formed into a back face of the heat spreader that faces the winding and is configured to reduce eddy currents induced in the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignees: The Texas &AM University System, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Dion S. Antao, Shiyu Zhang, Dorsa Talebi, Matthew C. Gardner, Sri Vignesh Sankarraman
  • Patent number: 12573910
    Abstract: A cover plate assembly, a stator, an electric motor, a compressor and a vehicle are provided. The cover plate assembly is used for the electric motor having a lead. The cover plate assembly has a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has a first passage portion. The second housing is detachably connected to the first housing. A sealing cavity and a second passage portion are jointly enclosed between the first housing and the second housing. The first passage portion and the second passage portion are both in communication with the sealing cavity. The lead of the electric motor extends into the sealing cavity through the second passage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignees: ANHUI WELLING AUTO PARTS CO., LTD., GUANGDONG WELLING AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guowei Sun, Kaicheng Yang
  • Patent number: 12556064
    Abstract: A motor includes a bottomed cylindrical housing incorporating a rotor that rotate integrally with a shaft and a stator, and an end bell having an end plate that closes an opening of the housing and a holder that is provided between the rotor and the end plate in an axial direction and to which an electrical element is attached. The end plate has an air hole penetrating the end plate in the axial direction. The holder includes an attachment portion to which the electrical element is attached, and has an insertion hole through which the shaft is inserted. At least part, of the attachment portion, overlapping the air hole when viewed in the axial direction has a cutout portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Kouichi Hashimoto, Yasuaki Matsuoka, Michio Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 12549057
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for passing electrical connections through a wall of a casing of a device for driving a compressor, formed as an electric motor with a stator and a rotor. The sealing arrangement has a connection arrangement with a holding element and at least one electrically conductive connecting element, which protrudes through a feedthrough hole of the casing from a volume enclosed by the casing. The connection arrangement has a sealing element in each case with a sealing sleeve for a connecting element, which, in an area of the feedthrough hole of the casing and a through hole of the holding element, full-circumferentially enclosing the connecting element, abuts in each case on the connecting element and on the casing and on the holding element in a fluid-tight and electrically insulating manner between the connecting element and the casing, and between the connecting element and the holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Senol Gecgel, David Walisko, Thomas Alberternst, Bernd Guntermann
  • Patent number: 12542466
    Abstract: An actuator includes a housing defining a cavity. The actuator further includes a hub disposed in the cavity. The actuator further includes a controller disposed in the cavity and supported by the hub. The actuator further includes potting compound surrounding the controller within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Craig Hooker, Bartholomew Briggs