Patents by Inventor Chris Wehrenberg

Chris Wehrenberg 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: 10320250
    Abstract: Methods and systems to mount a shaft with a motor rotor are provided. The motor may include a plurality of permanent magnets embedded in a lamination stack of a rotor of the motor, which may run through the length of the lamination stack. The motor can include a shaft that may be coupled to the rotor in a center bore of the rotor. The shaft may be coupled to the rotor with a keyway. The shaft may be coupled to the rotor with a press fit. The shaft may be coupled to the rotor with a cold shrink fit. The motor may include a counter weight disposed on the shaft. The counter weight may help retain the shaft on the rotor. The embodiments as disclosed herein can help couple the shaft and rotor without using heat that may demagnetize the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Aaron Salesman, Eric Steven Mlsna, Chris Wehrenberg
  • Publication number: 20150288234
    Abstract: Methods and systems to mount a shaft with a motor rotor are provided. The motor may include a plurality of permanent magnets embedded in a lamination stack of a rotor of the motor, which may run through the length of the lamination stack. The motor can include a shaft that may be coupled to the rotor in a center bore of the rotor. The shaft may be coupled to the rotor with a keyway. The shaft may be coupled to the rotor with a press fit. The shaft may be coupled to the rotor with a cold shrink fit. The motor may include a counter weight disposed on the shaft. The counter weight may help retain the shaft on the rotor. The embodiments as disclosed herein can help couple the shaft and rotor without using heat that may demagnetize the permanent magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Aaron Salesman, Eric Steven Mlsna, Chris Wehrenberg
  • Patent number: 7311501
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes various features that promote a bifurcated flow pattern of gas through a compressor shell to reduce oil entrainment. After entering the shell, some gas travels upward, which reduces the volume of gas traveling downward toward an oil sump. To accomplish this, the compressor's motor can be surrounded by a sleeve having upper and lower apertures for directing the flow to the motor's upper and lower stator end turns. In some embodiments, a suction inlet is strategically positioned relative to two gas passageways that are between the stator and the compressor shell. The inlet's position is such that one passageway receives incoming gas and divides the flow in opposite directions: upward and downward. The other passageway only conveys the gas upward. In addition, a suction baffle, a diffuser, a streamlined counterweight and/or a suction line oil trap can also help promote gas/oil separation or minimize oil entrainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventors: Chris A. Wehrenberg, Brian T. Sullivan, Scott J. Smerud
  • Publication number: 20040170509
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes various features that promote a bifurcated flow pattern of gas through a compressor shell to reduce oil entrainment. After entering the shell, some gas travels upward, which reduces the volume of gas traveling downward toward an oil sump. To accomplish this, the compressor's motor can be surrounded by a sleeve having upper and lower apertures for directing the flow to the motor's upper and lower stator end turns. In some embodiments, a suction inlet is strategically positioned relative to two gas passageways that are between the stator and the compressor shell. The inlet's position is such that one passageway receives incoming gas and divides the flow in opposite directions: upward and downward. The other passageway only conveys the gas upward. In addition, a suction baffle, a diffuser, a streamlined counterweight and/or a suction line oil trap can also help promote gas/oil separation or minimize oil entrainment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Chris A. Wehrenberg, Brian T. Sullivan, Scott J. Smerud