Patents by Inventor Edward Drye

Edward Drye 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 having an end frame
    Patent number: 8502436
    Abstract: An electro-dynamic machine including a rotor shaft extending along an axis and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor shaft for rotation about the axis. An inner housing has an outer surface and defines a bearing bore. The bearing bore receives and supports the bearing. An outer housing surrounds the inner housing. A plurality of non-radial ribs extends from the outer housing to the inner housing. The non-radial ribs are coupled to the inner housing substantially tangential to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip A. Wilson, Jr., Edward Drye
  • ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING AN END FRAME
    Publication number: 20120206022
    Abstract: An electro-dynamic machine including a rotor shaft extending along an axis and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor shaft for rotation about the axis. An inner housing has an outer surface and defines a bearing bore. The bearing bore receives and supports the bearing. An outer housing surrounds the inner housing. A plurality of non-radial ribs extends from the outer housing to the inner housing. The non-radial ribs are coupled to the inner housing substantially tangential to the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Philip A. Wilson, JR., Edward Drye