Patents by Inventor Clifford Neal Auten

Clifford Neal Auten 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).

  • SUSPENDED ROTORS FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL GENERATORS AND OTHER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140015253
    Abstract: Apparatuses employing suspended rotors are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing forming an internal cavity and a rotor disposed in the internal cavity of the housing. The rotor has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a first end ring coupled to the first end of the rotor and a second end ring coupled to the second end of the rotor. The first end ring and the second end ring are each magnetically repulsed from the housing to cause the rotor to be suspended relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Clifford Neal Auten
  • Suspended rotors for use in electrical generators and other devices
    Patent number: 8558424
    Abstract: Apparatuses employing suspended rotors are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing forming an internal cavity and a rotor disposed in the internal cavity of the housing. The rotor has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a first end ring coupled to the first end of the rotor and a second end ring coupled to the second end of the rotor. The first end ring and the second end ring are each magnetically repulsed from the housing to cause the rotor to be suspended relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Clifford Neal Auten
  • Suspended Rotors for Use in Electrical Generators and Other Devices
    Publication number: 20120098369
    Abstract: Apparatuses employing suspended rotors are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing forming an internal cavity and a rotor disposed in the internal cavity of the housing. The rotor has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a first end ring coupled to the first end of the rotor and a second end ring coupled to the second end of the rotor. The first end ring and the second end ring are each magnetically repulsed from the housing to cause the rotor to be suspended relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Clifford Neal Auten