Patents by Inventor Frank C. Formas

Frank C. Formas 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).

  • DUAL AXIS ALTERNATOR
    Publication number: 20240141827
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Isaac S. FRAMPTON, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • Dual axis alternator
    Patent number: 11905878
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • Dual Axis Alternator
    Publication number: 20220170416
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • Dual axis alternator
    Patent number: 11286848
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • Generator management system and method that selectively activate at least one of a plurality of generators in a power generation system
    Patent number: 10649420
    Abstract: A method of determining an operation of at least one of a plurality of generators in a power generation system. The method includes identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate to minimize fuel consumption of the power generation system based on the system parameter. Other methods include identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate by optimizing an operating variable of the power generation system based on the system parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Frank C. Formas, Joseph Petrus Eduardus Raats
  • Dual Axis Alternator
    Publication number: 20190211746
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • Dual axis alternator
    Patent number: 10273876
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • GENERATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT SELECTIVELY ACTIVATE AT LEAST ONE OF A PLURALITY OF GENERATORS IN A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170322528
    Abstract: A method of determining an operation of at least one of a plurality of generators in a power generation system. The method includes identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate to minimize fuel consumption of the power generation system based on the system parameter. Other methods include identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate by optimizing an operating variable of the power generation system based on the system parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Frank C. Formas, Joseph Petrus Eduardus Raats
  • Generator management system and method that selectively activate at least one of a plurality of generators in a power generation system
    Patent number: 9778632
    Abstract: A method of determining an operation of at least one of a plurality of generators in a power generation system. The method includes identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate to minimize fuel consumption of the power generation system based on the system parameter. Other methods include identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate by optimizing an operating variable of the power generation system based on the system parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Frank C. Formas, Joseph Petrus Eduardus Raats
  • Dual Axis Alternator
    Publication number: 20160359400
    Abstract: An alternator includes an exciter field device generating an exciter magnetic field in a first air gap, an exciter armature device configured to rotate with respect to the exciter magnetic field and impart a first voltage in a first set of coils at the first air gap, a main stator device including a second set of coils, and a rotor field device configured to be energized by the first current in the first set of coils and generate a main magnetic field that imparts a second voltage on the main stator device at a second air gap. The main stator device and the exciter field device lie in on a common plane normal to an axis of rotation, and the exciter armature device is inwardly spaced from the exciter field device, main stator device, and the rotor field device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Frank C. Formas
  • GENERATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT SELECTIVELY ACTIVATE AT LEAST ONE OF A PLURALITY OF GENERATORS IN A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140309797
    Abstract: A method of determining an operation of at least one of a plurality of generators in a power generation system. The method includes identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate to minimize fuel consumption of the power generation system based on the system parameter. Other methods include identifying a system parameter that is related to operation of the power generation system; and determining which of the plurality of generators to operate by optimizing an operating variable of the power generation system based on the system parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Frank C. Formas, Joseph Petrus Eduardus Raats