Patents by Inventor Joshua Wade Dorothy

Joshua Wade Dorothy 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).

  • Low inductance power electronics configuration for electric drive systems
    Patent number: 9998055
    Abstract: A multi-stage power module is provided. The multi-stage power module may include at least one heat sink having a first surface, a second surface and an edge, a first set of switches disposed on the first surface of the heat sink, a second set of switches disposed on the second surface of the heat sink, a plurality of capacitors disposed adjacent to the edge of the heat sink, and a bus bar assembly symmetrically coupling the capacitors to each of the first set of switches and the second set of switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Wade Dorothy, Corey Allen Kauk
  • Low Inductance Power Electronics Configuration for Electric Drive Systems
    Publication number: 20170302210
    Abstract: A multi-stage power module is provided. The multi-stage power module may include at least one heat sink having a first surface, a second surface and an edge, a first set of switches disposed on the first surface of the heat sink, a second set of switches disposed on the second surface of the heat sink, a plurality of capacitors disposed adjacent to the edge of the heat sink, and a bus bar assembly symmetrically coupling the capacitors to each of the first set of switches and the second set of switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Wade Dorothy, Corey Allen Kauk