Patents by Inventor Bryan Stout

Bryan Stout 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).

  • Permanent magnet rotors and methods of assembling the same
    Patent number: 9130426
    Abstract: A method for securing a plurality of permanent magnets about a perimeter of a rotor core is described that includes positioning the plurality of magnets with respect to the rotor core, the magnets including at least one feature formed at each side thereof, each feature opposing a feature formed in an adjacent magnet, and applying a material between the magnets that engages the features formed in the magnets to form a molded material, the material extending into a groove formed within the rotor core such that the molded material operates to engage the rotor core, the engagement of the molded material with the rotor core and the engagement of the molded material with the magnets operative to maintain a position of the magnets with respect to the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Song, Bryan Stout
  • PERMANENT MAGNET ROTORS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130106207
    Abstract: A method for securing a plurality of permanent magnets about a perimeter of a rotor core is described that includes positioning the plurality of magnets with respect to the rotor core, the magnets including at least one feature formed at each side thereof, each feature opposing a feature formed in an adjacent magnet, and applying a material between the magnets that engages the features formed in the magnets to form a molded material, the material extending into a groove formed within the rotor core such that the molded material operates to engage the rotor core, the engagement of the molded material with the rotor core and the engagement of the molded material with the magnets operative to maintain a position of the magnets with respect to the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Wei Song, Bryan Stout