Patents by Inventor Ian Patrick Brown

Ian Patrick Brown 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for manufacturing high-density coil with formed cooling channels
    Patent number: 11870311
    Abstract: A conductive coil for an electric application having a cooling channel for a coolant liquid or gas. The coil includes a wire winding of a plurality of wire turns. The wire winding is compressed about a cooling channel which is disposed between adjacent turn segments of the plurality of wire turns. The wire winding is formed and pressed against a shaping element to form the coolant channel within the compressed winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Ian Patrick Brown
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-DENSITY COIL WITH FORMED COOLING CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20210234424
    Abstract: A conductive coil for an electric application having a cooling channel for a coolant liquid or gas. The coil includes a wire winding of a plurality of wire turns. The wire winding is compressed about a cooling channel which is disposed between adjacent turn segments of the plurality of wire turns. The wire winding is formed and pressed against a shaping element to form the coolant channel within the compressed winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Ian Patrick Brown