Patents by Inventor Drake Sayre

Drake Sayre 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).

  • Alternator with series fans
    Patent number: 10361607
    Abstract: An electric machine for a vehicle comprises a housing, a rotor shaft, a first fan member, and a second fan member. The housing includes a first end portion having at least one air inlet opening and an opposite second end portion having at least one air outlet opening. The rotor shaft extends through at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion and is configured to rotate relative to the housing. The first fan member is located within the housing and is mounted on the rotor shaft. The second fan member is located outside of the housing and is mounted on the rotor shaft. Rotation of the rotor shaft causes each of the first and second fan members to generate an airflow from the at least one air inlet opening to the at least one air outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Drake Sayre, Duane Buening
  • ALTERNATOR WITH SERIES FANS
    Publication number: 20170149308
    Abstract: An electric machine for a vehicle comprises a housing, a rotor shaft, a first fan member, and a second fan member. The housing includes a first end portion having at least one air inlet opening and an opposite second end portion having at least one air outlet opening. The rotor shaft extends through at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion and is configured to rotate relative to the housing. The first fan member is located within the housing and is mounted on the rotor shaft. The second fan member is located outside of the housing and is mounted on the rotor shaft. Rotation of the rotor shaft causes each of the first and second fan members to generate an airflow from the at least one air inlet opening to the at least one air outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Drake Sayre, Duane Buening