Patents by Inventor Michael L McCelland

Michael L McCelland 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).

  • Resilient isolation members and related methods of reducing acoustic noise and/or structural vibration in an electric machine
    Patent number: 7196438
    Abstract: A resilient isolation member is configured for use with an electric machine having a housing, a stator within the housing, and an end shield. The resilient isolation member includes first and second end portions, a sidewall extending between the first and second end portions, and a lip is disposed along an outer surface of the sidewall. The resilient isolation member is sized for mounting between the end shield and the stator, with the first and second end portions respectively abutting against a first inner portion of the end shield and a portion of the stator and with the lip abutting against a second inner portion of the end shield and a portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Donald J Williams, Gary E Horst, Chetan O Modi, Michael L McCelland