Patents by Inventor MICHAEL J. VAN STEENBURG

MICHAEL J. VAN STEENBURG 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).

  • Publication number: 20200366141
    Abstract: Electrical machines such as electromagnetic devices rely on the magnetic flux to create the forces required to move the component that transfers the work output of the device. The present invention achieves that through a unique stator pole to rotor/actuator pole configuration that maximizes the magnetic flux flow across the air gap(s). This is achieved by tilting the air gap in more than one plane with respect to the rotation plane of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J. Van Steenburg, Mark T. Holtzapple
  • Publication number: 20200044494
    Abstract: Electrical machines such as electromagnetic devices rely on the magnetic flux to create the forces required to move the component that transfers the work output of the device. Embodiment of the disclosure achieve this through a unique stator pole to rotor/actuator pole configuration that maximizes the magnetic flux flow across the air gap(s). This is achieved by tilting the air gap in more than one plane with respect to the rotation plane of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J Van Steenburg, Mark T Holtzapple
  • Publication number: 20190128267
    Abstract: A fluid pump including an integrated pumping section and motor section may be achieved by a variety of techniques. In certain aspects, a fluid pump may include an integrated pumping section, motor section, and a control section that share structural components in order to reduce the structural material required for the complete device while simultaneously utilizing the integrated motor controller to enable the pump to operate at varying speeds other than the synchronous electrical power frequency that powers the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. VAN STEENBURG, GUSTAVO LOPEZ, VICTOR DE JESUS MELENDEZ LEAL
  • Publication number: 20180245596
    Abstract: Fluid pumps with integrated electric motors may be implemented by a variety of techniques. In one example embodiment, a pump may include an electric motor with a magnetically driven impeller/rotor that eliminates the need for a mechanical roller bearing system and shaft seals, which are a common cause of failure in fluid pump systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. VAN STEENBURG, GUSTAVO LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20180006510
    Abstract: Electric machines may be attained by a variety of systems, processes, and techniques. In particular implementations, an electric machine may include a stator core composed of a variety of circumferential segments and a rotor core. In certain implementations, the stator core may include a number of individually-formed poles, each including a radially extending portion and a base portion. The base portions may be coupled together to form the stator core, and the radially extending portions may defined an inner cavity. The rotor core may include a number of radially extending poles, with the rotor sized to rotate inside the inner cavity of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. VAN STEENBURG, GUSTAVO LOPEZ