Patents by Inventor Erek Walker

Erek Walker 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).

  • Conformal cooling devices for rotating generator elements and additive manufacturing processes for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 11552523
    Abstract: Electrical generators having one or more conformal support and cooling devices for use in supporting and cooling rotating elements of the generator are disclosed herein. An electrical generator includes a housing, a shaft disposed axially through the housing, a rotor assembly including a plurality of poles that are disposed within the housing and mounted on the shaft, a support wedge disposed between two of the plurality of poles. The conformal support and cooling device includes an internal cooling channel in a helical configuration or a V-shape configuration that extends from a first length-wise end of the support and cooling device to a second length-wise end of the support and cooling device. Additive manufacturing processes are employed to fabricate the conformal support and cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Tom Phielix, Donald Godfrey, Erek Walker, Regina Lockard, Balwinder Birdi, Shreyas Iyer, Ben Wilson, Todd Coulam, Sean Byrnes, Kristen Van Osten
  • CONFORMAL COOLING DEVICES FOR ROTATING GENERATOR ELEMENTS AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210376687
    Abstract: Electrical generators having one or more conformal support and cooling devices for use in supporting and cooling rotating elements of the generator are disclosed herein. An electrical generator includes a housing, a shaft disposed axially through the housing, a rotor assembly including a plurality of poles that are disposed within the housing and mounted on the shaft, a support wedge disposed between two of the plurality of poles. The conformal support and cooling device includes an internal cooling channel in a helical configuration or a V-shape configuration that extends from a first length-wise end of the support and cooling device to a second length-wise end of the support and cooling device. Additive manufacturing processes are employed to fabricate the conformal support and cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Tom Phielix, Donald Godfrey, Erek Walker, Regina Lockard, Balwinder Birdi, Shreyas Iyer, Ben Wilson, Todd Coulam, Sean Byrnes, Kristen Van Osten