Patents by Inventor Huifen Qiu

Huifen Qiu 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: 11264856
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator core defining circumferentially arranged slots alternating between odd and even slots. Each slot has radial pin positions arranged in adjacent pairs to define radial layers. A hairpin winding includes a first path of interconnected hairpins that is disposed in the stator core such that, for each of the radial layers, the first path is disposed in the odd slots and the even slots a same number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Adeeb Ahmed, Kyi Shin Shiah, Jacob Krizan, Huifen Qiu, Joel Hetrick, Chun Tang
  • Patent number: 11018545
    Abstract: An electric machine winding assembly including a stator and windings is provided. The stator may define a central axis. The windings may extend from the stator and each may include a pair of conductor ends. Each conductor end may include a minor side and a major side. The windings are arranged with the stator such that each of the major sides are aligned along a circumferential conductor axis relative to the central axis to facilitate welding adjacent conductor ends to one another. Each of the windings may further include two portions defining a U shape. Each of the two portions may include a lower portion, a mid-portion, and an upper portion. One of the mid-portions may include a first bend defining a twist shape to orient the major sides of one of the pair of conductor ends along the circumferential conductor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chun Tang, Huifen Qiu
  • Patent number: 10923978
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator core defining slots and hairpins disposed in the slots and selectively joined at connections to form windings. A U-shaped jumper has spaced legs interconnected by a U-portion. The legs are attached to a pair of the hairpins at a location radially outboard of the slots such that the U-portion faces the core. A terminal lead of the windings radially extends between the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kyi Shin Shiah, Huifen Qiu
  • Publication number: 20200395804
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator core defining circumferentially arranged slots alternating between odd and even slots. Each slot has radial pin positions arranged in adjacent pairs to define radial layers. A hairpin winding includes a first path of interconnected hairpins that is disposed in the stator core such that, for each of the radial layers, the first path is disposed in the odd slots and the even slots a same number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Adeeb AHMED, Kyi Shin SHIAH, Jacob KRIZAN, Huifen QIU, Joel HETRICK, Chun TANG
  • Publication number: 20200067362
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator core defining slots and hairpins disposed in the slots and selectively joined at connections to form windings. A U-shaped jumper has spaced legs interconnected by a U-portion. The legs are attached to a pair of the hairpins at a location radially outboard of the slots such that the U-portion faces the core. A terminal lead of the windings radially extends between the legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kyi Shin SHIAH, Huifen QIU
  • Publication number: 20200044507
    Abstract: An electric machine winding assembly including a stator and windings is provided. The stator may define a central axis. The windings may extend from the stator and each may include a pair of conductor ends. Each conductor end may include a minor side and a major side. The windings are arranged with the stator such that each of the major sides are aligned along a circumferential conductor axis relative to the central axis to facilitate welding adjacent conductor ends to one another. Each of the windings may further include two portions defining a U shape. Each of the two portions may include a lower portion, a mid-portion, and an upper portion. One of the mid-portions may include a first bend defining a twist shape to orient the major sides of one of the pair of conductor ends along the circumferential conductor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chun Tang, Huifen Qiu