Patents by Inventor Cary D. Ramey

Cary D. Ramey 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).

  • Electric machine cooling system and method
    Patent number: 8497608
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module comprising an electric machine including a rotor assembly and a rotor hub. In some embodiments, the module can include a output shaft substantially circumscribed by the rotor hub and including at least one channel and at least one coolant outlet. A cavity can be formed by at least the output shaft and the rotor hub. Some embodiments can include a sleeve substantially circumscribing a portion of the output shaft with at least a portion of the sleeve positioned substantially within the cavity between the output shaft and the rotor hub. The sleeve can include at least one groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley D. Chamberlin, Colin J. Hamer, Cary D. Ramey
  • Electric Machine Cooling System and Method
    Publication number: 20120194012
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module comprising an electric machine including a rotor assembly and a rotor hub. In some embodiments, the module can include a output shaft substantially circumscribed by the rotor hub and including at least one channel and at least one coolant outlet. A cavity can be formed by at least the output shaft and the rotor hub. Some embodiments can include a sleeve substantially circumscribing a portion of the output shaft with at least a portion of the sleeve positioned substantially within the cavity between the output shaft and the rotor hub. The sleeve can include at least one groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley D. Chamberlin, Colin J. Hamer, Cary D. Ramey