Patents by Inventor Jasper J. Brown, Jr.

Jasper J. Brown, Jr. 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 for welding lamination stack to produce core of electromechanical machine
    Patent number: 6046432
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing magnetically-permeable cores for use in electromechanical machines, such as electric motors. The apparatus includes a plurality of welding arbors adapted to support a stack of core laminations. A storage structure defines a plurality of arbor storage locations at which respective welding arbors are maintained. A transporter device is operative to individually move the welding arbors to and from a respective arbor storage location. A welding device is operative to weld the stack of core laminations together. A conveyor assembly is also provided for moving the welding arbors between the welding device and the transporter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Industrial Company
    Inventors: Steven W. Addison, Jasper J. Brown, Jr.
  • Method of aligning a lamination assembly of an electromechanical machine
    Patent number: 6006417
    Abstract: An expandable arbor is provided for assembling a plurality of laminas into a lamination, wherein each lamina has a central opening and a plurality of slots extending radially from the central opening. The arbor includes a base portion and an expandable core that is disposed to extend axially from the base portion. The arbor further includes a plurality of key holders disposed around the core. Each key holder is configured in the form of an elongated shaft that extends axially from the base portion and has a polygonal transverse cross-section. Each key holder is further configured with a plurality of faces, and each face defines a key receptacle therein for holding a key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Industrial Company
    Inventors: Jasper J. Brown, Jr., Steven W. Addison
  • Quick setup expanding arbor for lamination assembly of an electrochemical machine
    Patent number: 5896648
    Abstract: An expandable arbor is provided for assembling a plurality of laminas into a lamination, wherein each lamina has a central opening and a plurality of slots extending radially from the central opening. The arbor includes a base portion and an expandable core that is disposed to extend axially from the base portion. The arbor further includes a plurality of key holders disposed around the core. Each key holder is configured in the form of an elongated shaft that extends axially from the base portion and has a polygonal transverse cross-section. Each key holder is further configured with a plurality of faces, and each face defines a key receptacle therein for holding a key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Industrial Company
    Inventors: Jasper J. Brown, Jr., Steven W. Addison