Patents by Inventor Nathan N. Sharron

Nathan N. Sharron 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).

  • Patent number: 4719380
    Abstract: An apparatus including a stationary field coil wound with copper wire; a rotatable armature comprising a plurality of lengthwise rows of magnets, each row being of a single polarity which is opposite from the polarity of the next adjacent rows; a rotatable sleeve positioned between the field coil and the armature and spaced apart from each, the sleeve comprising a plurality of lengthwise strips of material that attract magnetic flux spaced apart from each other by a strip of material that is transparent to magnetic flux, and means to rotate the armature or the sleeve while the other remains stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Inventors: Berry E. Smith, Jr., Nathan N. Sharron
  • Patent number: 4612470
    Abstract: An apparatus including a stationary field coil wound with alternating insulated copper wire and insulated steel wire; a rotatable armature comprising a plurality of lengthwise rows of magnets, each row being of a single polarity which is opposite from the polarity of the next adjacent rows; a rotatable sleeve positioned between the field coil and the armature and spaced apart from each, the sleeve comprising a plurality of lengthwise strips of material that attract magnetic flux, spaced apart from each other by a strip of magnetic material that is transparent to magnetic flux, and means to rotate the armature or the sleeve while the other remains stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Inventors: Berry E. Smith, Jr., Nathan N. Sharron