Patents by Inventor Jorge Cano Casas

Jorge Cano Casas 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).

  • Brush wear detector system with wireless sensor
    Patent number: 8384266
    Abstract: A brush wear detector system for a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The brush wear detector system includes a brush holder, and at least one brush located within the brush holder. At least one spring is in contact with the brush and the spring operates to force the brush against an electrically conductive member of the dynamoelectric machine. A wireless sensor is configured to detect when a predetermined amount of wear has occurred to the at least one brush, and is also configured to identify the brush having the predetermined amount of wear. The wireless sensor is attached to the at least one brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Earl Fish, Jorge Cano Casas, Frank Austin Scalzo, III, Luis Alejandro De Leon Teran, Albert Eugene Steinbach
  • BRUSH WEAR DETECTOR SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS SENSOR
    Publication number: 20120248929
    Abstract: A brush wear detector system for a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The brush wear detector system includes a brush holder, and at least one brush located within the brush holder. At least one spring is in contact with the brush and the spring operates to force the brush against an electrically conductive member of the dynamoelectric machine. A wireless sensor is configured to detect when a predetermined amount of wear has occurred to the at least one brush, and is also configured to identify the brush having the predetermined amount of wear. The wireless sensor is attached to the at least one brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: William Earl Fish, Jorge Cano Casas, Frank Austin Scalzo, III, Luis Alejandro De Leon Teran, Albert Eugene Steinbach