Patents by Inventor Cleef THACKWELL

Cleef THACKWELL 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: 12470097
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric machine has a rotor and magnets configured to form rotor poles that each have a central pole axis extending in a radial direction from a longitudinal axis. The rotor poles each have a first magnet layer having one or more first magnet including a central first magnet having a first transverse axis disposed perpendicular to the central pole axis. The rotor poles each have a second magnet layer radially inset from the first magnet layer and having two or more second magnets that include a pair of inclined second magnets each having a first transverse axis extending at an acute angle to the central pole axis. In relation to the central pole axis, a portion of each inclined second magnet is disposed inboard of an end of the central first magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexandros Michaelides, Cleef Thackwell, Matthew Crouch, Jose Malumbres Ruiz
  • Publication number: 20250202295
    Abstract: A stator comprising an inner ring, the inner ring comprising a plurality of radially projecting teeth, each tooth being connected to adjacent teeth by respective material bridges at radially inner ends of the teeth, wherein at least some of the material bridges are asymmetric in shape. Each tooth is separated from the adjacent teeth by respective slots, wherein the slots of the inner ring are open at radially outer ends of the teeth. The stator comprises an outer ring, the outer ring located at the radially outer ends of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Alexandros Michaelides, Tiago Cesa, Cleef Thackwell
  • Publication number: 20230421006
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric machine has a rotor and magnets configured to form rotor poles that each have a central pole axis extending in a radial direction from a longitudinal axis. The rotor poles each have a first magnet layer having one or more first magnet including a central first magnet having a first transverse axis disposed perpendicular to the central pole axis. The rotor poles each have a second magnet layer radially inset from the first magnet layer and having two or more second magnets that include a pair of inclined second magnets each having a first transverse axis extending at an acute angle to the central pole axis. In relation to the central pole axis, a portion of each inclined second magnet is disposed inboard of an end of the central first magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Alexandros MICHAELIDES, Cleef THACKWELL, Matthew CROUCH, Jose MALUMBRES RUIZ
  • Patent number: 10500937
    Abstract: An electric drive unit for a hybrid drive, in particular for a vehicle, has an increased power output and degree of efficiency, while thermal loading as well as required installation space and manufacturing costs are minimized. The electric drive unit has an asynchronous machine with a rotor with a rotor cage, in particular a rotor cage which is formed with copper conductors. The asynchronous machine is formed with a stator having a shaft winding. The shaft winding is formed with a device for star-delta changeover. The rotor is formed with a rotor internal cooling device. A step-up gear mechanism is arranged in a power train between the rotor and the output element. There is also described a hybrid drive device with an electric drive unit, and a vehicle that has an electric drive unit and/or a hybrid drive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Cleef Thackwell, Gerd Stoehr
  • Publication number: 20170267092
    Abstract: An electric drive unit for a hybrid drive, in particular for a vehicle, has an increased power output and degree of efficiency, while thermal loading as well as required installation space and manufacturing costs are minimized. The electric drive unit has an asynchronous machine with a rotor with a rotor cage, in particular a rotor cage which is formed with copper conductors. The asynchronous machine is formed with a stator having a shaft winding. The shaft winding is formed with a device for star-delta changeover. The rotor is formed with a rotor internal cooling device. A step-up gear mechanism is arranged in a power train between the rotor and the output element. There is also described a hybrid drive device with an electric drive unit, and a vehicle that has an electric drive unit and/or a hybrid drive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Cleef THACKWELL, Gerd STOEHR