Patents by Inventor BRANDON GIVEN

BRANDON GIVEN 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).

  • Reducing angular clearance between a motor shaft and an angular position sensor
    Patent number: 8872509
    Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a motor shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, an angular position sensor rotor, and a deformable pin. The motor shaft has an axial keyway formed therein, and the axial keyway has a nominal keyway dimension. The angular position sensor rotor is coupled to the motor shaft to rotate with the motor shaft. The angular position sensor rotor has an axial key to fit within the axial keyway of the motor shaft, and the axial key has a nominal key dimension that is less than the nominal keyway dimension. The deformable pin is located in the axial keyway under compression between the axial key and the motor shaft to inhibit rotational shifting of the angular position sensor rotor relative to the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Erik Christopher Hatch, Peter Bostwick, Brandon Given, Dang Dinh Dang
  • REDUCING ANGULAR CLEARANCE BETWEEN A MOTOR SHAFT AND AN ANGULAR POSITION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130049552
    Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a motor shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, an angular position sensor, and a deformable pin. The motor shaft has an axial keyway formed therein, and the axial keyway has a nominal keyway dimension. The angular position is coupled to the motor shaft to rotate with the motor shaft. The angular position sensor has an axial key to fit within the axial keyway of the motor shaft, and the axial key has a nominal key dimension that is less than the nominal keyway dimension. The deformable pin is located in the axial keyway under compression between the axial key and the motor shaft to inhibit rotational shifting of the angular position sensor relative to the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: ERIK CHRISTOPHER HATCH, PETER BOSTWICK, BRANDON GIVEN, DANG DINH DANG