Patents by Inventor Matthias Gentz

Matthias Gentz 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).

  • Pole tooth module for an electric machine, active part comprising a pole tooth module, and electric machine
    Patent number: 11355987
    Abstract: A pole tooth module for an electric machine is provided. The pole tooth module includes a pole tooth with a pole shoe and a pole head, a coil arranged around a circumferential surface of the pole tooth between the pole shoe and the pole head, and an insulation body enclosing the pole tooth and designed to electrically insulate the pole tooth from the coil. To enclose the pole tooth, the insulation body has a central piece, a first frame element and a second frame element. The central piece is arranged between the coil and the circumferential surface and at least partially surrounds the circumferential surface of the pole tooth. The first frame element adjoins a side of the central piece, which side faces the pole head. The second frame element adjoins an opposite side of the central piece, which opposite side faces the pole shoe, and encloses the pole shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Gentz, Nils Krone, Lennart Leopold
  • POLE TOOTH MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, ACTIVE PART COMPRISING A POLE TOOTH MODULE, AND ELECTRIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200052542
    Abstract: A pole tooth module for an electric machine is provided. The pole tooth module includes a pole tooth with a pole shoe and a pole head, a coil arranged around a circumferential surface of the pole tooth between the pole shoe and the pole head, and an insulation body enclosing the pole tooth and designed to electrically insulate the pole tooth from the coil. To enclose the pole tooth, the insulation body has a central piece, a first frame element and a second frame element. The central piece is arranged between the coil and the circumferential surface and at least partially surrounds the circumferential surface of the pole tooth. The first frame element adjoins a side of the central piece, which side faces the pole head. The second frame element adjoins an opposite side of the central piece, which opposite side faces the pole shoe, and encloses the pole shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Gentz, Nils Krone, Lennart Leopold