Patents by Inventor Alejandro Felix

Alejandro Felix 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).

  • Method for repairing generator stator core
    Patent number: 10910926
    Abstract: A method for repairing a stator core of a generator is presented. The stator core includes laminations grouped into packs. A ventilation spacer is disposed between adjacent packs. Laminations are separated from each other by insulation layers. The ventilation spacer is removed between adjacent packs having a damaged insulation layer between the laminations to locally loosen the laminations in the adjacent packs which allows the damaged insulation layer between the laminations to be repaired. A new ventilation spacer is reinstalled between the adjacent packs where the ventilation spacer being removed to retighten the laminations in the adjacent packs after completion of the repair. The new ventilation spacer is adhesively secured between the adjacent packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Shane Bell, Randy Edward Whitener, Alejandro Felix
  • METHOD FOR REPAIRING GENERATOR STATOR CORE
    Publication number: 20190372436
    Abstract: A method for repairing a stator core of a generator is presented. The stator core includes laminations grouped into packs. A ventilation spacer is disposed between adjacent packs. Laminations are separated from each other by insulation layers. The ventilation spacer is removed between adjacent packs having a damaged insulation layer between the laminations to locally loosen the laminations in the adjacent packs which allows the damaged insulation layer between the laminations to be repaired. A new ventilation spacer is reinstalled between the adjacent packs where the ventilation spacer being removed to retighten the laminations in the adjacent packs after completion of the repair. The new ventilation spacer is adhesively secured between the adjacent packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Shane Bell, Randy Edward Whitener, Alejandro Felix