Patents by Inventor Lawrence William Staley

Lawrence William Staley 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).

  • Method for cleaning a commutator of an electric motor
    Patent number: 5776261
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, machining chips (34) left in the slots (31) of an end face commutator (28) of a motor's rotor (20) are removed using a high-pressure water spray. The windings (26) of the rotor (20) are substantially shielded from water spray by the rotor (20) being located within a cavity (42) of a pallet carrying the rotor (20). Any water which gets on the windings (26) is dried by a brief application of heated forced air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Panyard, Lawrence William Staley