Patents by Inventor Denise L. LoFasto

Denise L. LoFasto 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).

  • Electric motor and a method for making an electric motor
    Patent number: 6008555
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator assembly having an annular stator core with an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The inner diameter is formed with a plurality of winding slots extending from a first end of the stator core to a second end of the stator core. A plurality of windings are disposed within the winding slots beginning with a first slots. The windings are coupled into at least one winding group associated with at least a first phase, and each winding has a first winding end and a second winding end extending from the first end and the second end, respectively, of the stator core. At least one thermal fuse is disposed in thermal contact with the first winding end and substantially adjacent to the first winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventors: Keith E. Garr, Larry J. Kintz, Jr., Denise L. LoFasto, Alida I. Santana, Wilfredo E. Colon, Ricardo Jusino