Patents by Inventor Brian Belton

Brian Belton 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: 8455128
    Abstract: A battery system for an electric motor of an electric motorcycle is disclosed. The battery system includes a motorcycle frame defining an interior volume and a plurality of battery cells situated substantially within the interior volume of the frame, wherein each cell is individually enclosed and individually electrically coupled with the electric motor. The battery system further includes at least one housing member removably coupled with an exterior of the frame, wherein the housing member is perforated so as to allow airflow into the interior volume of the frame and wherein removal of the housing member provides unfettered access to the cells, which can be individually removed without requiring additional disassembly. The battery system further includes at least one fastener for fastening the housing member to the frame, wherein removal of the at least one fastener results in decoupling of the housing member from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: U.S. Alternative Energy, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Belton
  • Patent number: 8212438
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electric motor of an electric motorcycle is disclosed. The cooling system includes a motorcycle frame including an internal volume, an entrance orifice and an exit orifice. The cooling system further includes an electric motor including an internal volume, a first tubular element connecting the exit orifice with the electric motor and a second tubular element connecting the electric motor with the entrance orifice. The cooling system further includes a liquid coolant located within the internal volume of the frame, the internal volume of the first and second tubular elements and the internal volume of the electric motor. The cooling system further includes a pump for circulating the liquid coolant from the electric motor, through the second tubular element, through the entrance orifice of the frame, through the internal volume of the frame, through the exit orifice of the frame and back to the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: U.S. Alternate Energy, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Belton
  • Publication number: 20110175467
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electric motor of an electric motorcycle is disclosed. The cooling system includes a motorcycle frame including an internal volume, an entrance orifice and an exit orifice. The cooling system further includes an electric motor including an internal volume, a first tubular element connecting the exit orifice with the electric motor and a second tubular element connecting the electric motor with the entrance orifice. The cooling system further includes a liquid coolant located within the internal volume of the frame, the internal volume of the first and second tubular elements and the internal volume of the electric motor. The cooling system further includes a pump for circulating the liquid coolant from the electric motor, through the first tubular element, through the entrance orifice of the frame, through the internal volume of the frame, through the exit orifice of the frame and back to the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Brian Belton
  • Publication number: 20110177371
    Abstract: A battery system for an electric motor of an electric motorcycle is disclosed. The battery system includes a motorcycle frame defining an interior volume and a plurality of battery cells situated substantially within the interior volume of the frame, wherein each cell is individually enclosed and individually electrically coupled with the electric motor. The battery system further includes at least one housing member removably coupled with an exterior of the frame, wherein the housing member is perforated so as to allow airflow into the interior volume of the frame and wherein removal of the housing member provides unfettered access to the cells, which can be individually removed without requiring additional disassembly. The battery system further includes at least one fastener for fastening the housing member to the frame, wherein removal of the at least one fastener results in decoupling of the housing member from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Brian Belton