Patents by Inventor Gavin FERGUSON

Gavin FERGUSON 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 drive wheel hub system for a vehicle and a vehicle incorporating the same
    Patent number: 10967934
    Abstract: A vehicle having an electrical drive wheel hub system (30) and the hub system incorporated in the vehicle has a wheel hub (18) driven by an electric motor (31) formed by a brushless DC motor having stators (40) and rotors (42). The electric motor is arranged to drive an epicyclic gear system (32) which provides a reduction gear arrangement to drive the hub (18). Located entirely within the periphery of the stator is power circuitry and control circuitry for the electric motor, the circuitry being provided on toroidal printed circuit boards (70, 71).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: WILLIAMS ADVANCED ENGINEERING LIMITED
    Inventor: Gavin Ferguson
  • AN ELECTRIC DRIVE WHEEL HUB SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170334516
    Abstract: A vehicle having an electrical drive wheel hub system (30) and the hub system incorporated in the vehicle has a wheel hub (18) driven by an electric motor (31) formed by a brushless DC motor having stators (40) and rotors (42). The electric motor is arranged to drive an epicyclic gear system (32) which provides a reduction gear arrangement to drive the hub (18). Located entirely within the periphery of the stator is power circuitry and control circuitry for the electric motor, the circuitry being provided on toroidal printed circuit boards (70, 71).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Gavin FERGUSON