Patents by Inventor Chris TIMS

Chris TIMS 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).

  • Lead frame for an electric motor or generator
    Patent number: 12021425
    Abstract: A lead frame for electrically coupling a plurality of inverter legs of an inverter to a set of coil windings of an electric motor or generator, the lead frame comprising a printed circuit board having a plurality of circuit board layers. Each circuit board layer includes an insulating substrate having an electrically conductive layer formed on the insulating substrate. First, second and third circuit board layers each include a respective electrically conductive layer arranged to be coupled to a corresponding coil winding of the first set of coil windings and a respective inverter leg. A fourth circuit board layer includes a respective electrically conductive layer arranged to be coupled to all of the third coil windings to form a neutral point therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: PROTEAN ELECTRIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris Tims, Neil Vanstone-Reed, Samuel Broadbridge
  • A LEAD FRAME FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20210135527
    Abstract: A lead frame for electrically coupling a plurality of inverter legs of an inverter to a set of coil windings of an electric motor or generator, the lead frame comprising a printed circuit board having a plurality of circuit board layers. Each circuit board layer includes an insulating substrate having an electrically conductive layer formed on the insulating substrate. First, second and third circuit board layers each include a respective electrically conductive layer arranged to be coupled to a corresponding coil winding of the first set of coil windings and a respective inverter leg. A fourth circuit board layer includes a respective electrically conductive layer arranged to be coupled to all of the third coil windings to form a neutral point therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Protean Electric Limited
    Inventors: Chris TIMS, Neil VANSTONE-REED, Samuel BROADBRIDGE