Patents by Inventor Arlen Phillip Suter
Arlen Phillip Suter 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).
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Patent number: 9577499Abstract: An apparatus including a rotating member, a resolver and a mounting structure. The resolver includes a resolver stator and a resolver rotor fixedly mounted on the rotating member via a mounting structure. The mounting structure has a low magnetic relative permeability and isolates the resolver rotor from the rotating member by preventing direct contact between the rotating member and the resolver rotor. The disclosed apparatus may be an electric machine having a rotor fixed to the rotating member and be suitable for use in a hybrid vehicle. The mounting structure advantageously has a relative permeability of no greater than about 2 and may be formed out of stainless steel material. The rotating member may be a rotor hub formed out of steel material having a relative permeability of at least about 50.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLCInventors: David Fulton, Arlen Phillip Suter, George Pelton, Jim Shaw
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Patent number: 8975792Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module. The module can include a housing, which can define a machine cavity. In some embodiments, a coolant jacket can be at least partially positioned within the housing. In some embodiments, a plurality of coolant apertures can be disposed through at least a portion of the housing to fluidly connect the coolant jacket and the machine cavity. The coolant apertures can include a first group configured and arranged to direct a first volume from the coolant jacket. The coolant apertures can include a second group configured and arranged to direct a second volume from the coolant jacket. In some embodiments, the first volume can be greater than the second volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLCInventors: Bradley D. Chamberlin, Arlen Phillip Suter
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Patent number: 8878406Abstract: A stator includes a stator core having a plurality of slot segments, a plurality of stator winding conductors arranged in select ones of the plurality of slot segments, a jumper conductor interconnecting select ones of the plurality of stator winding conductors to form one or more stator windings, a common conductor connected to at least one of the stator winding conductors, a phase conductor connected to corresponding ones of the one or more stator windings, and a composite sleeve provided on at least one of the jumper conductor, the common conductor, and the phase conductor. The composite sleeve includes a first sleeve, and a second sleeve positioned about the first sleeve. One of the first and second sleeves is formed from a compressed amide synthetic fiber. The first and second sleeves cooperate to provide protection for the conductor from external elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.Inventors: Colin Hamer, John Matthew Sigler, Max A. Butcher, Arlen Phillip Suter
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Patent number: 8749107Abstract: A spacer for supporting conductors in a stator assembly of an electric machine includes a plurality of positioning elements cooperating with various conductors in the specials region of the winding arrangement. The spacer illustratively includes an insulating body formed of an electrically non-conductive material and including surfaces facing axially inwardly for contacting short conductors and crossover pockets for receiving crossover conductors which electrically connect an inner winding set and an outer winding set. The spacer further illustratively includes phase lead pockets facing axially outwardly for receiving a terminal phase lead conductor.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.Inventors: Richard E. Trammell, Arlen Phillip Suter, Steve Burton
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Publication number: 20140070649Abstract: An apparatus including a rotating member, a resolver and a mounting structure. The resolver includes a resolver stator and a resolver rotor fixedly mounted on the rotating member via a mounting structure. The mounting structure has a low magnetic relative permeability and isolates the resolver rotor from the rotating member by preventing direct contact between the rotating member and the resolver rotor. The disclosed apparatus may be an electric machine having a rotor fixed to the rotating member and be suitable for use in a hybrid vehicle. The mounting structure advantageously has a relative permeability of no greater than about 2 and may be formed out of stainless steel material. The rotating member may be a rotor hub formed out of steel material having a relative permeability of at least about 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: David Fulton, Arlen Phillip Suter, George Pelton, Jim Shaw
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Publication number: 20130147306Abstract: A spacer for supporting conductors in a stator assembly of an electric machine includes a plurality of positioning elements cooperating with various conductors in the specials region of the winding arrangement. The spacer illustratively includes an insulating body formed of an electrically non-conductive material and including surfaces facing axially inwardly for contacting short conductors and crossover pockets for receiving crossover conductors which electrically connect an inner winding set and an outer winding set. The spacer further illustratively includes phase lead pockets facing axially outwardly for receiving a terminal phase lead conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.Inventors: Richard E. Trammell, Arlen Phillip Suter, Steve Burton
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Publication number: 20130140925Abstract: A stator includes a stator core having a plurality of slot segments, a plurality of stator winding conductors arranged in select ones of the plurality of slot segments, a jumper conductor interconnecting select ones of the plurality of stator winding conductors to form one or more stator windings, a common conductor connected to at least one of the stator winding conductors, a phase conductor connected to corresponding ones of the one or more stator windings, and a composite sleeve provided on at least one of the jumper conductor, the common conductor, and the phase conductor. The composite sleeve includes a first sleeve, and a second sleeve positioned about the first sleeve. One of the first and second sleeves is formed from a compressed amide synthetic fiber. The first and second sleeves cooperate to provide protection for the conductor from external elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.Inventors: Colin Hamer, John Matthew Sigler, Max A. Butcher, Arlen Phillip Suter
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Publication number: 20130140081Abstract: A composite sleeve for a conductor including a conductor having an outer surface, a first sleeve positioned about the outer surface of the conductor, and a second sleeve positioned about the first sleeve. One of the first and second sleeves is formed from a compressed amide synthetic fiber. The first and second sleeves cooperate to provide protection for the conductor from external elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.Inventors: Colin Hamer, Arlen Phillip Suter, Max A. Butcher, John Matthew Sigler
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Publication number: 20130062974Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module. The module can include a housing, which can define a machine cavity. In some embodiments, a coolant jacket can be at least partially positioned within the housing. In some embodiments, a plurality of coolant apertures can be disposed through at least a portion of the housing to fluidly connect the coolant jacket and the machine cavity. The coolant apertures can comprise a first group configured and arranged to direct a first volume from the coolant jacket. The coolant apertures can comprise a second group configured and arranged to direct a second volume from the coolant jacket. In some embodiments, the first volume can be greater than the second volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Bradley D. Chamberlin, Arlen Phillip Suter