Patents by Inventor David R. Burgoon

David R. Burgoon 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).

  • Stranded bar to solidified bar braze method and series loop connection
    Patent number: 7449808
    Abstract: A stator bar series loop connection is provided that is comprised of a solidified stator bar and a stranded stator bar disposed in a stator slot so that one of the bars is disposed as a top bar and the other of the bars is disposed as a bottom bar in the slot. A first side plate is brazed adjacent a first end thereof to a first side of an end of the solidified bar and adjacent a second end thereof to a first side of the stranded bar. Further, a second side plate is brazed adjacent a first end thereof to a second side of the end of the solidified bar and adjacent a second end thereof to a second side of the stranded bar. Accordingly, the stranded bar is series connected to the solidified bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David R. Burgoon, Craig A. Wroblewski, J. Thad Henley, Waheed Tony Mall, Jerry H. Randall