Patents by Inventor Martin Shanel

Martin Shanel 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).

  • AXIAL FLUX MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110241460
    Abstract: An axial flux rotating electrical machine is disclosed, which comprises a stator sandwiched between two rotors. The machine comprises retention means for retaining magnets on the rotor, the retention means comprising a back plate with a plurality of protrusions which define a plurality of pockets for accommodating the magnets. The retention means is arranged such that the magnets can be inserted into the pockets and held therein, and the retention means with inserted magnets can be fixed to a rotor so as to retain the magnets axially and tangentially. A cooling jacket for the stator, and techniques for securing the stator to the machine, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: CUMMINS GENERATOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Abdeslam Mebarki, Gurpreet Saini, Gopinath Thelungupalayam Thiagarajan, Martin Shanel, Adrian Bell, Richard Gray, Neil Brown
  • Separator for separating windings
    Patent number: 7923643
    Abstract: A separator is disclosed which provides an electrically insulating layer between groups of windings in an electrical apparatus, such as a rotating electrical machine. The separator comprises a matrix of interconnected rods. This can allow air gaps to be present between groups of windings, which may improve the cooling efficiency of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cummins Generator Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Maddison, Mark Jason Riley, Martin Shanel, Joseph William Saunders, Peter Francis Hanwell, Adrian Norman Gee
  • Separator for separating windings
    Publication number: 20080011505
    Abstract: A separator is disclosed which provides an electrically insulating layer between groups of windings in an electrical apparatus, such as a rotating electrical machine. The separator comprises a matrix of interconnected rods. This can allow air gaps to be present between groups of windings, which may improve the cooling efficiency of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Cummins Generator Technologies Lilmited
    Inventors: Christopher Maddison, Mark Riley, Martin Shanel, Joseph Saunders, Peter Hanwell, Adrian Gee