Patents Examined by Michael Andrews
  • Patent number: 12683475
    Abstract: A linear motor for a transport system, in particular for a multi-carrier system, has a yoke comprising a plurality of teeth arranged after one another and a plurality of drive coils arranged at the teeth. The drive coils are configured to cooperate with drive magnets of a transport element to bring about a drive force for moving the transport element along a guide track of the transport system. The teeth have marginal teeth arranged at the two ends of the yoke. At least one of the marginal teeth is inclined with respect to the other teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Thomas Kammerer, Frank Brechtefeld, Stefan Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 12671289
    Abstract: An electrical machine is disclosed that has a stator and a rotor. The rotor, spaced apart radially from the stator, is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis. An air gap extends between the rotor and the stator. The rotor has a rotor shaft having two end faces and a surface. A plurality of permanent magnets is connected to the rotor shaft and adjoin the air gap. The rotor shaft has, spaced apart radially from the air gap, a plurality of cooling channels that extend in the longitudinal direction between the end faces of the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Matthias Manig, Tobias Schumm
  • Patent number: 12660993
    Abstract: A locomotion system for use in a medical device, including at least one magnet, a rotor including a plurality of coil windings, and a ferromagnetic member. The rotor is configured, on application of a current to the plurality of coil windings, to travel along the ferromagnetic member and to impact on a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Queen Mary University of London
    Inventors: Mohamed Adhnan Thaha, Mohammad Hasan Shaheed, Julius Esmann Bernth
  • Patent number: 12665451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator of an electric machine, comprising a laminated core (3) on which stator teeth (4) and stator grooves (5) are formed. The stator teeth (4) are connected via a stator yoke (7), and a conductor (9) or a conductor bundle (10) comprising a plurality of conductors (9) is arranged in each stator groove (5) in order to form a stator winding (8), wherein each of the stator grooves (5) has a groove base (5.1) and a groove slot (5.2). Each stator groove (5) is equipped with a plurality of connection points (11) for supporting the conductor (9) or conductor bundle (10) lying in the respective stator groove (5). At least one groove gap that forms a groove gap channel (14) through which a coolant can flow along a cooling path (15) is formed between the walls of each stator groove (5) and the respective conductor (9) or conductor bundle (10), and each groove gap channel (14) is at least constricted at the connection points (11), wherein the groove slot (5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehbacher, Felix Bensing, Jannik Stammler
  • Patent number: 12658767
    Abstract: An electric drive unit includes a housing and a rotor rotatably supported in the housing. The rotor includes a rotor shaft defining a rotor axis and a plurality of rotor laminations fixedly mounted to the shaft. The plurality of rotor laminations support a plurality of magnetic poles, and a hydraulic unit connected to the plurality of rotor laminations. The hydraulic unit has a magnetic shunt that is selectively shiftable relative to the plurality of magnetic poles. A position sensing system is operable to detect a rotational speed of the rotor and a position of the magnetic shunt relative to the plurality of magnetic poles. The position sensing system includes a rotor shaft position trigger coupled for rotation with the rotor shaft, and a magnetic shunt position trigger supported by the hydraulic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Craig S. Ross, Chandra S. Namuduri, Chunhao J. Lee, Thomas W. Nehl, Yulei Chen
  • Patent number: 12658766
    Abstract: A motor may include a stator with a coil disposed on an inner side thereof, a rotor at least partially surrounded by the coil and having an accommodation space in which a refrigerant for cooling the coil may be accommodated, a shaft connected to the rotor to rotate integrally with the rotor, and a pipe communicating with the accommodation space so that the refrigerant may be introduced from an external source and the refrigerant flows into the accommodation space therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyung Kwan Jang, Hoo Dam Lee, Kyung Sik Choi, Jun Hyeok Choi, Tae Gyu Lee, Byung Ho Min
  • Patent number: 12651951
    Abstract: A magnetic geared rotating machine includes: a stator; a rotor including a plurality of rotor magnets; and a magnetic pole piece rotor including a plurality of magnetic pole pieces each disposed at a radial position between the stator and the rotor. Each of the magnetic pole pieces has a magnetic pole piece end face facing one side in an axial direction. Each of the rotor magnets has a rotor magnet end face facing the one side. At least part of the magnetic pole piece end face is located on the other side in the axial direction relative to the rotor magnet end face, or a finger end face, of each of a plurality of fingers, facing the one side is located on the other side relative to a tooth end face, of a tooth of the stator, facing the one side, the plurality of fingers being configured to hold therebetween a stator magnet disposed on the tooth from both sides in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MAGNOMATICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikemi, Ryoji Okabe, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki, Stuart Calverley, David Powell, Glynn Cooke, Radu-Stefan Dragan
  • Patent number: 12646994
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a motor. The motor includes a housing and a lid molded by pressing. The lid includes a first wall portion extending along an axial direction. One side in the axial direction of the first wall portion is tightly fitted or loose-fitted to the housing, and the other side in the axial direction of the first wall portion is connected to an external device. This structure facilitates coaxial alignment and connection between the housing and the lid and reduces costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Keisuke Yoshino, Yonggang Yang, Masashi Omi
  • Patent number: 12633811
    Abstract: A linear vibration motor, including a housing having a receiving space; a vibration assembly and a stator assembly that are received in the receiving space; and an elastic member supporting the vibration assembly in the receiving space. The vibration assembly includes a weight suspended in the receiving space, and the weight has a receiving hole penetrating through the weight. The vibration assembly further includes an iron core fixed to the weight and received in the receiving hole, and a coil wound around the iron core; and the stator assembly includes a magnet fixed to the housing, and the magnet extends into the receiving hole and is spaced from the coil and the weight. The linear vibration motor has an improved electromagnetic field utilization rate of the iron core and the coil and enhanced magnetic field intensity of the magnet, and an improved driving force and vibration performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: AAG Technologies (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lubin Mao, Yun Tang, Jie Ma
  • Patent number: 12633687
    Abstract: A wiring connection structure includes a first terminal block and a second terminal block which are provided on an upper surface of a PCU and are arranged in a front-rear direction of a fuselage. A first cable and a second cable connected to the first terminal block and the second terminal block, respectively, extend in the front-rear direction of the fuselage from the upper surface. The height of the first terminal block is different from the height of the second terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shogo Ito
  • Patent number: 12614945
    Abstract: A sliding cover for a salient-pole rotor of an electric machine is configured to close a slot formed between two rotor poles of the salient-pole rotor which are adjacent in the peripheral direction and two supporting rings of the salient-pole rotor which are mutually axially opposite. The sliding cover is of a multi-part design and includes a slot wedge, which can be mechanically connected to the two adjacent rotor poles; a support, which is linearly guided in the slot wedge and includes a sealing surface of the sliding cover for pressing against at least one of the supporting rings and can be slid axially along the slot wedge in order to change the axial position of the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Lang, Jerome Ragot, Robert Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12614964
    Abstract: A magnetic transmission system includes an outer gear ring including an outer plurality of permanent magnets and configured to rotate about a rotational drive axis, an inner gear ring positioned within the outer gear ring and including an inner plurality of permanent magnets magnetically coupled to the outer plurality of permanent magnets, and an eccentric bearing assembly configured to convert orbital motion of the inner gear ring about the rotational drive axis into rotational motion of the eccentric bearing assembly about a bearing rotational axis that is radially offset from the rotational drive axis, and a first drive shaft coupled to the outer gear ring and a second drive shaft coupled to the inner gear ring, wherein the outer gear ring and the inner gear ring are configured to provide a gear ratio between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alexander Pickett, Nicholas Craig Newman, Mitchell Ryan Benson, Nicholas Owen Babyak, David Fernando Samano, Christopher Gomez, Shuo Liu, Ci He
  • Patent number: 12614961
    Abstract: A linear motor includes an armature and a field magnet that are disposed to face each other and configured to be subjected to relative movement. The armature includes a plurality of windings that are arranged along a direction of the relative movement. Each of the windings is wound around a first iron core. The field magnet includes a plurality of permanent magnets that are disposed to face both sides of the armature in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the relative movement, and are arranged along the direction of the relative movement. A ratio of a dimension of the first iron core to an arrangement pitch of the windings in the direction of the relative movement is in a range from 0.1 to 0.35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Terukazu Akiyama, Satoshi Imamori
  • Patent number: 12609597
    Abstract: A modular magnetic induction horizontal-swing motor includes an electromagnet module, including a base, a stator arranged on the base, and a stator coil fixedly arranged around the stator; and a horizontal swing module, including a support frame, a first horizontal swing seat, a second horizontal swing seat, a first mover and a second mover, wherein the support frame is fixedly connected to the base, the first horizontal swing seat and the second horizontal swing seat are arranged in the support frame and are able to swing horizontally, linking limit members are arranged on the first horizontal swing seat and the second horizontal swing seat, and elastic pieces are arranged on two sides of the support frame respectively and provide an elastic return force when the first horizontal swing seat and the second horizontal swing seat swing horizontally in a staggered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: NINGBO ICLIPPER ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Haoze Wu
  • Patent number: 12609585
    Abstract: An outer rotor electric motor assembly for industrial applications is provided. The outer rotor electric motor assembly includes a stator including a stator core defining a cavity, and a rotor including a wall and one or more magnets aligned along the wall. The wall is positioned outside the stator. The rotor further includes a first cover coupled with the wall and one or more fins positioned on the first cover, wherein the one or more fins are received in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Inventors: Rajib MiKail, Will Eakins, Stefan Rakuff, Matthew Hetrich
  • Patent number: 12603561
    Abstract: Halbach array of magnetically isotropic electromagnets, comprised of loosely-wound, spring-like nested electromagnetic coils, wound and arranged in close proximity in Halbach array sequence, encased in various combinations of powered magnetic metal composite and binder, formed, wired, and assembled to serve as a stator and/or rotor of an electric motor or generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Roberto Sanchez Catalan
  • Patent number: 12603562
    Abstract: A two-speed magnetic gearbox includes a magnetic ring with first magnets distributed about an inner circumference forming first pole pairs, a magnetic sun including second magnets distributed about an outer circumference forming second plurality pole pairs, a first modulator arranged radially between the magnetic ring and the magnetic sun and a second modulator arranged coaxial with and axially offset from the first modulator. The first modulator is axially displaceable and includes a first plurality of electric steel laminations, and the second modulator is axially displaceable to a position radially between the magnetic ring and the magnetic sun and includes a second plurality of electric steel laminations. A quantity of second pole pairs is different than a quantity of first pole pairs and a quantity of the first plurality of electric steel laminations is different than a quantity of the second plurality of electric steel laminations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kyle DeHoff, Nicholas Hrusch
  • Patent number: 12587046
    Abstract: A stator, in particular for an electric machine, has a stator pack including a rotor receiving region configured to receive a rotor configured to be driven around a rotation axis within the rotor receiving region, and including at least one stator pole tooth which is surrounded by a coil surrounding a coil central axis and which includes a pole shoe adjacent to the rotor receiving region, wherein the coil central axis is skewed with respect to the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Mineba Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Borsai, Giovanni Biancuzzi
  • Patent number: 12587049
    Abstract: A synchronous reluctance motor includes magnetic barriers in each magnetic barrier group of a rotor core, each having a shape which protrudes toward a radial inner side and is symmetrical about a q-axis. A portion closer to a circumferential side than the q-axis includes a first portion extending perpendicular to the q-axis and a second portion extending farther toward the circumferential side from a circumferential side of the first portion and radially outward, and the first portions of the magnetic barriers in each magnetic barrier group have the same radial dimension. The first portions of the magnetic barriers other than the radial outermost magnetic barrier have the same circumferential dimension, which is the same as or twice a circumferential dimension of the first portion of the radial outermost magnetic barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Inventors: Pei-Chun Shih, Ta-Yin Luo, Kuan Yang, Sheng-Chan Yen, Guo-Jhih Yan, Cheng-Tsung Liu
  • Patent number: 12580438
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes at least one rotor laminated core that has at least one coil receiving opening, at least one coil device which is located in the at least one coil receiving opening, and at least one holding device which is joined to the rotor laminated core and prevents an outward movement, brought about by centrifugal force, of the at least one coil device in the radial extension direction of the rotor and out of the at least one coil receiving opening during normal use of the electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jerome Ragot, Robert Schmidt