Patents by Inventor Hong Giang TO

Hong Giang TO 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).

  • Patent number: 11863016
    Abstract: An electric motor having a rotor with an axis of rotation and an annular stator surrounding the rotor, the stator extending along an axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation and having a first end face and a second end face pointing in opposite axial directions. The stator has exactly two stator teeth extending from an annular circumferential surface that runs between the end faces of the stator, in a radially inward direction to the rotor and facing one another in relation to the axis of rotation, a first stator slot and a second stator slot, which faces the first slot in relation to the axis of rotation, extending along the circumferential surface, between the stator teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Hong Giang To, Stefan Tiller, Maurice Andree
  • Patent number: 11802557
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric motor, the electric motor comprising at least one first stator with at least three coils and a rotor with at least two magnets, the first stator and the rotor being adjacently arranged in an axial direction, and the coils being adjacently arranged in a peripheral direction. The electric motor is operated at least in the following two states: a) in a first state, the coils are operated by respectively different phases of a three-phase current, and the rotor is rotated about an axis of rotation; and b) in a second state, the coils are operated by an equal-phase alternating current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Maurice Andree, Hong Giang To, Nils Bornemann
  • Publication number: 20230323876
    Abstract: A pump arrangement (1) at least comprising a pump (2) having a pressure side (3) and an intake side (4) and a drive unit (5) for the pump (2) which are arranged in a common housing (6), wherein the drive unit (5) is an axial flow electric drive which comprises a stator (7) which is connected to the housing (6) in a rotationally secure manner and a rotor (8) which is arranged so as to be able to be rotated with respect to the housing (6), wherein the rotor (8) is arranged with a first end face (9) opposite the stator (7) in an axial direction (10) and forms an outer conveying means (11) of the pump (2) and has with spacing from the first end face (9) on an inner circumferential face (12) a first conveying profile (13), wherein in a radial direction (14) inside the rotor (8) there is arranged an inner conveying means (15) of the pump (2) which has on an outer circumferential face (16) a second conveying profile (17) which cooperates with the first conveying profile (13) in order to convey a fluid (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Tiller, Hong Giang To, Tomasz Malogowski, Omar Franceschi, Maurice Andree
  • Publication number: 20230304494
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pump assembly (1) at least comprising a pump (2) having a discharge side (3) and a suction side (4), and a drive unit (5) for the pump (2), the pump (2) and the drive unit (5) being arranged in a common housing (6), the drive unit (5) being an axial-flow electric drive comprising a stator (7), which is rotationally fixedly connected to the housing (6), and a rotor (8), which is rotatably arranged relative to the housing (6), a first end face (9) of the rotor (8) being oriented towards the stator (7) along an axial direction (10), the rotor (8) forming an outer pumping means (11) of the pump (2) and having a first pumping profile (13) on an inner circumferential surface (12); in a radial direction (14), an inner pumping means (15) of the pump (2) is arranged inside the rotor (8), said inner pumping means (15) having a second pumping profile (17) on an outer circumferential surface (16), said second pumping profile (17) interacting with the first pumping profile (13) to pump a fluid (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tomasz Malogowski, Omar Franceschi, Stefan Tiller, Hong Giang To, Maurice Andree
  • Patent number: 11722027
    Abstract: A rotor for an axial flux motor, a radial flux motor, or a transversal flux motor, has a rotational axis which extends along an axial direction. The rotor extends in an annular manner and has a plurality of permanent magnets along the circumferential direction, the magnetization of each magnet being oriented in the circumferential direction, wherein the permanent magnets are mutually spaced along the circumferential direction, and at least one soft magnetic composite as a first material is arranged between the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Hong Giang To, Nils Bornemann, Stefan Tiller
  • Publication number: 20230223810
    Abstract: An electric motor, at least having a stator and an annular rotor which are arranged next to one another along an axial direction; wherein the stator has a plurality of stator teeth which are arranged next to one another along a circumferential direction and which each extend along the axial direction. At least one coil has at least one turn is arranged on each stator tooth, wherein the at least one turn is electrically conductively connected to a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is arranged on an end side of the stator and next to the stator along the axial direction. The printed circuit board comprises a plurality of electrical connecting lines via which the at least one turn of each coil is connected at least to other turns or to an electrical connection of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Tiller, Maurice Andree, Hong Giang To
  • Publication number: 20230223828
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor (1), comprising at least a stator (2), which extends between a first end face (3) and a second end face (4) along an axial direction (5) and has an annular yoke (6) on the first end face (3) and starting from the yoke (6) a plurality of cores (7), which each extend along the axial direction (5) over a first length (8) to the second end face (4) and are arranged adjacent to one another along a circumferential direction (9), wherein a coil (10) is arranged on each core (7), which coil extends starting from the yoke (6) along the axial direction (5) over a second length (11) toward the second end face (4), wherein the second length (11) is shorter than the first length (8), so that a portion (12) of each core (7) extends along the axial direction (5) beyond the coil (10) concerned; wherein the motor (1) additionally comprises at least one first rotor (13) which is arranged, at least on the second end face (4) along the axial direction (5) between the coils (10) and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Maurice Andree, Stefan Tiller, Hong Giang To
  • Publication number: 20220209589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a claw pole stator (1) for a transverse flux machine (2). The claw pole stator (1) is made of a plurality of segments (3) that are arranged next to one another along a circumferential direction (4) so as to form the annular claw pole stator (1). Each segment (3) extends from an inner circumferential surface (5) along a radial direction (6) to an outer circumferential surface (7) and is delimited by a first lateral surface (8) and a second lateral surface (9) in the circumferential direction (4) and by a first end surface (11) and a second end surface (12) in an axial direction (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan Tiller, Hong Giang To, Wilhelm Montsch
  • Patent number: 11289955
    Abstract: A claw pole stator for a transversal flux motor includes a multiplicity of segments positioned next to one another along a circumferential direction for the annular claw pole stator. Each segment extends from an inner circumferential surface along a radial direction to an outer circumferential surface and is delimited in the circumferential direction by a first side surface and a second side surface and in an axial direction by a first end surface and a second end surface. Each segment is connected by the side surfaces to at least one other segment to form the annular claw pole stator. Segments positioned adjacent each other contact each other by a first contact surface on the first side surface or by a second contact surface on the second side surface and due to the contact surfaces form a form-locking connection in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Nils Bornemann, Stefan Tiller, Rainer Schmitt, Hong Giang To
  • Publication number: 20220094214
    Abstract: An electric motor (1), at least having: a rotor (2) with an axis of rotation (3) and an annular stator (4) surrounding the rotor (2), the stator extending along an axial direction (5) parallel to the axis of rotation (3) and having a first end face (6) and a second end face (7) pointing in opposite axial directions (5); wherein the stator (4) has exactly two stator teeth (8, 9) extending from an annular circumferential surface (10) that runs between the end faces (6, 7) of the stator (4), in a radially inward direction (11) to the rotor (2) and facing one another in relation to the axis of rotation (3), a first stator slot (12) and a second stator slot (13), which faces the first slot in relation to the axis of rotation (3), extending along the circumferential surface (10), between the stator teeth (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hong Giang To, Stefan Tiller, Maurice Andree
  • Publication number: 20220077745
    Abstract: An electric motor (1), at least having: a housing (2) and a stator (3) situated therein with at least a plurality of coils (4); and a rotor (5) with at least one magnet (6), an axis of rotation (7) and an outer circumferential surface (8); wherein: the stator (3) and the rotor (5) are adjacent to one another along the axis of rotation (7); the rotor (5) has a fluid conduction structure (9) between the axis of rotation (7) and the outer circumferential surface (8); the fluid conduction structure (9) has at least one surface (13) extending at least radially (10) and being inclined relative to at least a circumferential direction (11), or to an axial direction (12) running parallel to the axis of rotation (7); and at least part of a fluid flow (14), transported through the fluid conduction structure (9) inside the housing (2) during the operation of the motor (1), can be conducted over the coils (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hong Giang To, Stefan Tiller, Maurice Andree
  • Publication number: 20210017997
    Abstract: A method for operating a pump assembly, wherein the pump assembly has at least one first drive means for conveying a fluid and an electric motor for driving the first drive means, the electric motor comprising at least one stator and one rotor, the rotor being connected at least to the first drive means via a driveshaft. The electric motor draws power at least: i. in order to heat the rotor by means of induction; or ii. in order to drive the rotor, the driveshaft and the first drive means so that these components rotate about a common rotation axis at a speed of more than “0” revolutions per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Tiller, Nils Bornemann, Hong Giang To
  • Publication number: 20210017980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric motor (I), the electric motor (I) comprising at least one first stator (2) with at least three coils (3, 4, 5) and a rotor (6) with at least two magnets (7, 8), the first stator (2) and the rotor (6) being adjacently arranged in an axial direction (9), and the coils (3, 4, 5) being adjacently arranged in a peripheral direction (IO). The electric motor (I) is operated at least in the following two states: a) in a first state, the coils (3, 4, 5) are operated by respectively different phases of a three-phase current, and the rotor (6) is rotated about an axis of rotation (11); and b) in a second state, the coils (3, 4, 5) are operated by an equal-phase alternating current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Maurice Andree, Hong Giang To, Nils Bornemann
  • Publication number: 20200295610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor (1) for an axial flux motor (2), a radial flux motor (23), or a transversal flux motor (24), having a rotational axis (4) which extends along an axial direction (3). The rotor (1) extends in an annular manner and has a plurality of permanent magnets (6, 7) along the circumferential direction (5), the magnetization of each magnet being oriented in the circumferential direction (5), wherein the permanent magnets (6, 7) are mutually spaced along the circumferential direction (5), and at least one soft magnetic composite as a first material (8) is arranged between the permanent magnets (6, 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hong Giang To, Nils Bornemann, Stefan Tiller
  • Publication number: 20200014255
    Abstract: A claw pole stator for a transversal flux motor includes a multiplicity of segments positioned next to one another along a circumferential direction for the annular claw pole stator. Each segment extends from an inner circumferential surface along a radial direction to an outer circumferential surface and is delimited in the circumferential direction by a first side surface and a second side surface and in an axial direction by a first end surface and a second end surface. Each segment is connected by the side surfaces to at least one other segment to form the annular claw pole stator. Segments positioned adjacent each other contact each other by a first contact surface on the first side surface or by a second contact surface on the second side surface and due to the contact surfaces form a form-locking connection in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nils BORNEMANN, Stefan TILLER, Rainer SCHMITT, Hong Giang TO
  • Patent number: 8010476
    Abstract: A method for predicting survival rates of medical patients includes providing a set D of survival data for a plurality of medical patients, providing a regression model having an associated parameter vector ?, providing an example x0 of a medical patient whose survival probability is to be classified, calculating a parameter vector {circumflex over (?)} that maximizes a log-likelihood function of ? over the set of survival data, l(?|D), wherein the log likelihood l(?|D) is a strictly concave function of ? and is a function of the scalar x?, calculating a weight w0 for example x0, calculating an updated parameter vector ?* that maximizes a function l(?|D?{(y0,x0,w0)}), wherein data points (y0,x0,w0) augment set D, calculating a fair log likelihood ratio ?f from {circumflex over (?)} and ?* using ?f=?(?*|x0)+sign(?({circumflex over (?)}|x0)){l({circumflex over (?)}|D)?l(?*|D)}, and mapping the fair log likelihood ratio ?f to a fair price y0f, wherein said fair price is a probability that class label y0 for exam
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Fung, Phan Hong Giang, Harald Steck, R. Bharat Rao
  • Publication number: 20080301077
    Abstract: A method for predicting survival rates of medical patients includes providing a set D of survival data for a plurality of medical patients, providing a regression model having an associated parameter vector ?, providing an example x0 of a medical patient whose survival probability is to be classified, calculating a parameter vector {circumflex over (?)} that maximizes a log-likelihood function of ? over the set of survival data, l(?|D), wherein the log likelihood l(?|D) is a strictly concave function of ? and is a function of the scalar x?, calculating a weight w0 for example x0, calculating an updated parameter vector ?* that maximizes a function l(?|D?{(y0,x0,w0)}), wherein data points (y0,x0,w0) augment set D, calculating a fair log likelihood ratio ?ƒ from {circumflex over (?)} and ?* using ?ƒ=?(?*|x0)+sign(?({circumflex over (?)}|x0)){l({circumflex over (?)}|D)?l(?*|D)}, and mapping the fair log likelihood ratio ?ƒ to a fair price y0ƒ, wherein said fair price is a probability that class label y0 for exam
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Fung, Phan Hong Giang, Harald Steck, R. Bharat Rao
  • Publication number: 20080240425
    Abstract: Medical or other data is de-identified by obfuscation. Located instances are replaced. By replacing with values in a same format and level of generality, multiple possible identifications—the replacement values and the instances not located—are provided in the data, obfuscating the original identification. By replacing as a function of a probability, the resulting data set has different instances distributed in a way making identification of the actual or original instances not located by searching more difficult.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Romer E. Rosales, Radu Stefan Niculescu, William A. Landi, Sriram Krishnan, R. Bharat Rao, Phan Hong Giang