Patents by Inventor Brady A. Manogue

Brady A. Manogue 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).

  • Patent number: 11532964
    Abstract: A generator including a stator winding, a rotor positioned radially inside the stator winding, including multiple coil assemblies each using a flat wire, a primary termination plate residing radially inside the rotor configured to connect a wire of a coil assembly to an adjacent wound coil and a secondary termination plate residing radially inside the rotor configured to connect a wound coil to an adjacent wound coil and connect the wound coil to a terminus connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Brady A. Manogue, David S. Behling, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Patent number: 11522398
    Abstract: A supply end plate apparatus includes a supply end plate with an aperture therethrough configured to be mounted at a first axial end of the rotor core for supplying fluid to the rotor core. The supply end plate defines a plurality of end plate passages therein extending outward from an inward portion of the supply end plate toward an outward portion of the supply end plate. Each of the plurality of end plate passages includes: a radial section extending in a radial direction from an inlet in the inward portion of the supply end plate toward the outward portion; a transition section extending obliquely from the radial section; and a circumferential section extending circumferentially from the transition section to an outlet of the supply end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20210265886
    Abstract: An electric machine rotor assembly includes a rotor core defining a rotor axis. Windings are seated in the rotor core. A plurality of wedges circumferentially spaced apart around the rotor core relative to the rotor axis. Each rotor core extends axially and separates between two respective portions of the windings. A supply end plate is mounted at a first axial end of the rotor core. A return end plate is mounted at a second axial end of the rotor core opposite the first axial end. A flow path for coolant fluid extends through the supply end plate into the wedges, through the wedges and into the return end plate, and through the return end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Glenn C. Lemmers, Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20210226502
    Abstract: A generator including a stator winding, a rotor positioned radially inside the stator winding, including multiple coil assemblies each using a flat wire, a primary termination plate residing radially inside the rotor configured to connect a wire of a coil assembly to an adjacent wound coil and a secondary termination plate residing radially inside the rotor configured to connect a wound coil to an adjacent wound coil and connect the wound coil to a terminus connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Brady A. Manogue, David S. Behling, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Publication number: 20210218302
    Abstract: A supply end plate apparatus includes a supply end plate with an aperture therethrough configured to be mounted at a first axial end of the rotor core for supplying fluid to the rotor core. The supply end plate defines a plurality of end plate passages therein extending outward from an inward portion of the supply end plate toward an outward portion of the supply end plate. Each of the plurality of end plate passages includes: a radial section extending in a radial direction from an inlet in the inward portion of the supply end plate toward the outward portion; a transition section extending obliquely from the radial section; and a circumferential section extending circumferentially from the transition section to an outlet of the supply end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 11038403
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a stator with a stator winding, a rotor with a field winding supported for rotation about a rotation axis relative to the stator, and an excitation winding. The excitation winding is fixed relative to the rotor and is electrically connected to the field winding. The rotor defines a coolant channel having an inlet and an outlet. Liquid coolant enters the inlet and flows outwardly through a portion of the excitation winding to conduct heat away from the excitation winding. Generators, aircraft electrical systems, and methods of cooling rotary electric machines are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr., Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 11025115
    Abstract: An electric machine rotor assembly includes a rotor core defining a rotor axis. Windings are seated in the rotor core. A plurality of wedges circumferentially spaced apart around the rotor core relative to the rotor axis. Each rotor core extends axially and separates between two respective portions of the windings. A supply end plate is mounted at a first axial end of the rotor core. A return end plate is mounted at a second axial end of the rotor core opposite the first axial end. A flow path for coolant fluid extends through the supply end plate into the wedges, through the wedges and into the return end plate, and through the return end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr., Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20200303980
    Abstract: An electric machine rotor assembly includes a rotor core defining a rotor axis. Windings are seated in the rotor core. A plurality of wedges circumferentially spaced apart around the rotor core relative to the rotor axis. Each rotor core extends axially and separates between two respective portions of the windings. A supply end plate is mounted at a first axial end of the rotor core. A return end plate is mounted at a second axial end of the rotor core opposite the first axial end. A flow path for coolant fluid extends through the supply end plate into the wedges, through the wedges and into the return end plate, and through the return end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Alan Larson, Glenn C. Lemmers, JR., Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20200295625
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a stator with a stator winding, a rotor with a field winding supported for rotation about a rotation axis relative to the stator, and an excitation winding. The excitation winding is fixed relative to the rotor and is electrically connected to the field winding. The rotor defines a coolant channel having an inlet and an outlet. Liquid coolant enters the inlet and flows outwardly through a portion of the excitation winding to conduct heat away from the excitation winding. Generators, aircraft electrical systems, and methods of cooling rotary electric machines are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Glenn C. Lemmers, JR., Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 10533654
    Abstract: A rotor drive generator drive gear for an integrated drive generator can include an annular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining an inner diameter channel through the body in a direction of an axis of rotation of the annular body. The annular body can define a gear defined on the outer diameter of the annular body and a bearing race defined on the outer diameter of the annular body. The bearing race can include a bearing race channel and one or more race relief channels defined from the bearing race channel at least partially inwardly toward the inner diameter channel. One or more lubrication conduits are defined through the body to fluidly connect the inner diameter opening and the bearing race such that lubricant can travel from the inner diameter channel to the bearing race for providing lubrication to a bearing assembly disposed in the bearing race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Grosskopf, Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20190154134
    Abstract: A rotor drive generator drive gear for an integrated drive generator can include an annular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining an inner diameter channel through the body in a direction of an axis of rotation of the annular body. The annular body can define a gear defined on the outer diameter of the annular body and a bearing race defined on the outer diameter of the annular body. The bearing race can include a bearing race channel and one or more race relief channels defined from the bearing race channel at least partially inwardly toward the inner diameter channel. One or more lubrication conduits are defined through the body to fluidly connect the inner diameter opening and the bearing race such that lubricant can travel from the inner diameter channel to the bearing race for providing lubrication to a bearing assembly disposed in the bearing race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew P. Grosskopf, Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 9653958
    Abstract: A wedge for use in a generator rotor includes a wedge body extending for an axial length and having a generally triangular cross-section, a first side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body, a second side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body and having a generally flat surface, a third side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body and having a generally flat surface, a first arm extending circumferentially away from the wedge body at an interface between the first side and the second side and extending axially along the wedge body, and a second arm extending circumferentially away from the wedge body at an interface between the first side and the third side and extending axially along the wedge body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Eric A. Brust, Brady A. Manogue, Kevin J. Koester, Glenn W. Hufstedler, Shaun Maconaghy, Christine Lynn Ooyen
  • Patent number: 9502942
    Abstract: A drive gear has a gear hub with a ledge. A plurality of gear teeth are formed at an outer periphery of the ledge, and centered about a central axis. A mount structure extends axially away from the ledge. A first distance is defined between axial ends of the gear teeth. A second distance is defined between ends of the gear hub. A ratio of the first distance to the second distance is between 0.52 and 0.54. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Brust, Ted A. Martin, Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 9494225
    Abstract: A driven gear includes a radially outwardly extending flange. The radially outwardly extending flange extends along an axial distance defined along a center axis of the flange. The flange merges into a generally conical portion which, in turn, extends radially inwardly to a hub. The hub extends to a remote end. A first distance defined between the remote end of the hub and an end of the flange faces the remote end. A second distance is defined between ends of the flange, with gear teeth formed at an outer periphery. A ratio of the first distance to the second distance is between 2.54 and 2.82. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Brust, Ted A. Martin, Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20160241093
    Abstract: A stator for a generator includes a core having a back iron that is annular in shape and poles that extend inward from the back iron, a hoop having an annular shape that is radially inward from the back iron, and a plurality of winding supports surrounding the poles. Each winding support includes a tooth extending radially inward from the hoop and surrounding a corresponding pole with the tooth having a first end adjacent to the hoop and a second end radially inward from the first end and a first channel on a first axial side of the tooth extending from the second end to the first end. The stator also includes a plurality of windings with each winding wrapped around a corresponding tooth so that each winding is spaced from the tooth at the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Gordon W. Friske, Brady A. Manogue, Shaun Maconaghy, Kevin J. Koester, William D. Sherman
  • Publication number: 20160211713
    Abstract: An end winding support for a generator rotor includes a support body with an annular inner surface configured to be radially outward from a rotor shaft, a plurality of winding support arms extending radially outward from the support body, and a plurality of orifices extending from the annular inner surface of the support to an exterior surface of the support body adjacent the plurality of winding support arms with the plurality of orifices configured to transfer lubricant from a surface of the rotor shaft to a plurality of windings located on the plurality of winding support arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Eric A. Brust, Brady A. Manogue, Kevin J. Koester, Glenn W. Hufstedler, William D. Sherman, Alan D. Hanson, Shaun Maconaghy, Christine Lynn Ooyen
  • Publication number: 20160211716
    Abstract: A wedge for use in a generator rotor includes a wedge body extending for an axial length and having a generally triangular cross-section, a first side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body, a second side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body and having a generally flat surface, a third side of the wedge body extending for the axial length of the wedge body and having a generally flat surface, a first arm extending circumferentially away from the wedge body at an interface between the first side and the second side and extending axially along the wedge body, and a second arm extending circumferentially away from the wedge body at an interface between the first side and the third side and extending axially along the wedge body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Eric A. Brust, Brady A. Manogue, Kevin J. Koester, Glenn W. Hufstedler, Shaun Maconaghy, Christine Lynn Ooyen
  • Publication number: 20150233460
    Abstract: A driven gear includes a radially outwardly extending flange. The radially outwardly extending flange extends along an axial distance defined along a center axis of the flange. The flange merges into a generally conical portion which, in turn, extends radially inwardly to a hub. The hub extends to a remote end. A first distance defined between the remote end of the hub and an end of the flange faces the remote end. A second distance is defined between ends of the flange, with gear teeth formed at an outer periphery. A ratio of the first distance to the second distance is between 2.54 and 2.82. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Eric A. Brust, Ted A. Martin, Brady A. Manogue
  • Publication number: 20150236565
    Abstract: A drive gear has a gear hub with a ledge. A plurality of gear teeth are formed at an outer periphery of the ledge, and centered about a central axis. A mount structure extends axially away from the ledge. A first distance is defined between axial ends of the gear teeth. A second distance is defined between ends of the gear hub. A ratio of the first distance to the second distance is between 0.52 and 0.54. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Eric A. Brust, Ted A. Martin, Brady A. Manogue
  • Patent number: 8997493
    Abstract: A generator includes a main cavity and a shaft located in the main cavity. The shaft is configured to be connected to an auxiliary power unit (APU) and rotated by the APU. The generator is configured to generate power based on the rotation of the shaft. A fluid system is configured to receive a fluid from the APU, flow the fluid through the main cavity and return the fluid to the APU through a fluid scavenge channel. A filter is configured to filter the fluid from the main cavity to the fluid scavenge channel and a sensor is configured to detect a characteristic of the fluid at the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sunstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Brust, Eric A. Nager, Ted A. Martin, Jake A. Rohrig, Brady A. Manogue