Patents by Inventor James A. Nimmer

James A. Nimmer 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).

  • System and method of synchronously switching electrical phases of a permanent magnet synchronous motor
    Patent number: 9791296
    Abstract: Systems and methods of synchronously switching electrical phases of a permanent magnet synchronous motor are provided. Some embodiments can include switching the phase of the motor by employing an encoder that includes a tone wheel affixed to a rotor such that the tone wheel redirects a magnetic field away from Hall effect sensors in a timed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: John R. Kochan, Jr., John Brian Dempster, James A. Nimmer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONOUSLY SWITCHING ELECTRICAL PHASES OF A PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
    Publication number: 20160327410
    Abstract: Systems and methods of synchronously switching electrical phases of a permanent magnet synchronous motor are provided. Some embodiments can include switching the phase of the motor by employing an encoder that includes a tone wheel affixed to a rotor such that the tone wheel redirects a magnetic field away from Hall effect sensors in a timed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: John R. Kochan, JR., John Brian Dempster, James A. Nimmer