Patents by Inventor Alan Frederik Golightly

Alan Frederik Golightly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Power module
    Patent number: 7046518
    Abstract: A power module that houses components of a circuit for driving a three-phase motor. The power module includes a molded shell. A number of leads are embedded within the body of the power shell and extend from its exterior where they make electrical connection to exterior devices to a chamber within the molded shell where they are connected to respective components of the circuit. The power module includes capacitor leads, which are embedded in the molded shell, for making direct connection to respective bus capacitors, thereby allowing the capacitors to be directly assembled onto the power shell and become part of the power module. The leads embedded within the molded shell are arranged so that they pass over one another within the body of the molded shell. At least one of the leads has a portion within the chamber which acts as bridge to allow the passage of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Frederik Golightly, William Grant
  • Power module
    Publication number: 20020196609
    Abstract: A power module that houses components of a circuit for driving a three-phase motor. The power module includes a molded shell. A number of leads are embedded within the body of the power shell and extend from its exterior where they make electrical connection to exterior devices to a chamber within the molded shell where they are connected to respective components of the circuit. The power module includes capacitor leads, which are embedded in the molded shell, for making direct connection to respective bus capacitors, thereby allowing the capacitors to be directly assembled onto the power shell and become part of the power module. The leads embedded within the molded shell are arranged so that they pass over one another within the body of the molded shell. At least one of the leads has a portion within the chamber which acts as bridge to allow the passage of conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Frederik Golightly, William Grant
  • Wiring distribution hub for a concentrating photovoltaic system module
    Patent number: D657306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventors: Richard J. Russell, Michael Corfield, Brian W. Lees, Michael F. Turk, Alan Frederik Golightly