Patents by Inventor Paolo L. Maurino

Paolo L. Maurino 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: 9712002
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor includes a yoke and a star disposed in the yoke. The star is configured to receive a rotor therein and has at least one wire coiled thereat. The yoke and the star are configured such that the star is axially insertable into the yoke with reduced interference and reduced insertion force. The star is axially inserted into the yoke in an unlocked position. When the star is inserted into the yoke, the star is rotatable to a locked position, whereby the star is retained at the yoke via an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN BAD HOMBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Ernesto G. Arnoldi, Paolo L. Maurino, Maurizio Avidano
  • Publication number: 20150054378
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor includes a yoke and a star disposed in the yoke. The star is configured to receive a rotor therein and has at least one wire coiled thereat. The yoke and the star are configured such that the star is axially insertable into the yoke with reduced interference and reduced insertion force. The star is axially inserted into the yoke in an unlocked position. When the star is inserted into the yoke, the star is rotatable to a locked position, whereby the star is retained at the yoke via an interference fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Ernesto G. Arnoldi, Paolo L. Maurino, Maurizio Avidano