Patents by Inventor Rich Lee

Rich Lee 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: 20240372426
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device has a PCB stator panel assembly between rotors with an axis of rotation. Each rotor has a magnet. The PCB stator panel assembly includes PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each layer can have conductive coils. The PCB stator panel assembly can have a thermally conductive layer that extends from an inner diameter portion to an outer diameter portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Patent number: 12130095
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermal interface material comprising a sheet extending between a first major surface and a second major surface, the sheet comprising a base material; and a filler material embedded in the base material comprising anisotropically oriented thermally conductive elements; wherein the thermally conductive elements are preferentially oriented along a primary direction from the first major surface towards the second major surface to promote thermal conduction though the sheet along the primary direction; and wherein the base material is substantially free of silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Yong Joon Lee, William J. Scimeca, Nicolo Brambilla, Daniel Rich
  • Patent number: 12046966
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device has a PCB stator panel assembly between rotors with an axis of rotation. Each rotor has a magnet. The PCB stator panel assembly includes PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each layer can have conductive coils. The PCB stator panel assembly can have a thermally conductive layer that extends from an inner diameter portion to an outer diameter portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: INFINITUM ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Publication number: 20240146135
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor comprising an axis of rotation and a magnet. In addition, a stator can be coaxial with the rotor. The stator can include a plurality of stator segments that are coupled together about the axis. Each stator segment can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB layer comprising a coil. Each stator segment also can include only one electrical phase. The stator itself can include one or more electrical phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Bernhard L. Schuler, Rich Lee, Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11881751
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor comprising an axis of rotation and a magnet. In addition, a stator can be coaxial with the rotor. The stator can include a plurality of stator segments that are coupled together about the axis. Each stator segment can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB layer comprising a coil. Each stator segment also can include only one electrical phase. The stator itself can include one or more electrical phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Bernhard L. Schuler, Rich Lee, Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20230283152
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device are disclosed. For example, the device can include a printed circuit board (PCB) stator having PCB panels. Each PCB panel can include conductive layers. Selected ones of the conductive layers are coupled to plated vias that extend from one major surface of the PCB stator to an opposite major surface of the PCB stator. In addition, each major surface of the PCB stator can have a layer of a dielectric material that completely covers ends of the plated vias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Edward C. Carignan, Paulo Guedes-Pinto, Rich Lee
  • Patent number: 11750071
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device are disclosed. For example, the device can include a printed circuit board (PCB) stator having PCB panels. Each PCB panel can include conductive layers. Selected ones of the conductive layers are coupled to plated vias that extend from one major surface of the PCB stator to an opposite major surface of the PCB stator. In addition, each major surface of the PCB stator can have a layer of a dielectric material that completely covers ends of the plated vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Edward C. Carignan, Paulo Guedes-Pinto, Rich Lee
  • Patent number: 11710995
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device has a PCB stator panel assembly between rotors with an axis of rotation. Each rotor has a magnet. The PCB stator panel assembly includes PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each layer can have conductive coils. The PCB stator panel assembly can have a thermally conductive layer that extends from an inner diameter portion to an outer diameter portion thereof. Each PCB panel comprises discrete, PCB radial segments that are mechanically and electrically coupled together to form the respective PCB panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Patent number: 11616423
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a rotor having an axis of rotation and a magnet. The stator includes a PCB having PCB panels. Each PCB panel is assigned to one electrical phase. Each PCB panel has a pair of PCB layers. Each PCB layer includes coils, and each coil in each PCB layer of a PCB panel is circumferentially aligned with a corresponding coil in another PCB layer. One coil in one PCB layer is coupled to a corresponding coil in another PCB layer with a via. A number of turns in each coil is a multiple of a number of electrical phases configured for the PCB stator. In addition, the vias that connect two coils in a pair of PCB layers that belong to a same electrical phase do not intersect coils in PCB layers that belong to other electrical phases of the PCB stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Publication number: 20230044158
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto, Ben Schuler, Rich Lee
  • Patent number: 11509179
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto, Ben Schuler, Rich Lee
  • Patent number: 11502583
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a rotor having an axis of rotation and a magnet. The stator includes a PCB having PCB panels. Each PCB panel is assigned to one electrical phase. Each PCB panel has a pair of PCB layers. Each PCB layer includes coils, and each coil in each PCB layer of a PCB panel is circumferentially aligned with a corresponding coil in another PCB layer. One coil in one PCB layer is coupled to a corresponding coil in another PCB layer with a via. A number of turns in each coil is a multiple of a number of electrical phases configured for the PCB stator. In addition, the vias that connect two coils in a pair of PCB layers that belong to a same electrical phase do not intersect coils in PCB layers that belong to other electrical phases of the PCB stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Publication number: 20220271592
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device has a PCB stator panel assembly between rotors with an axis of rotation. Each rotor has a magnet. The PCB stator panel assembly includes PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each layer can have conductive coils. The PCB stator panel assembly can have a thermally conductive layer that extends from an inner diameter portion to an outer diameter portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Patent number: 11336139
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device has a PCB stator panel assembly between rotors with an axis of rotation. Each rotor has a magnet. The PCB stator panel assembly includes PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each layer can have conductive coils. The PCB stator panel assembly can have a thermally conductive layer that extends from an inner diameter portion to an outer diameter portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Rich Lee, Randal A. Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto
  • Publication number: 20220094225
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a housing having an axis with an axial direction. A stator assembly can include a plurality of stator panels that are discrete panels from each other. The stators panels can be mechanically and stationarily coupled to the housing. Each stator panel can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having coils that are electrically conductive, each stator panel consists of a single electrical phase. In addition, rotors can be rotatably mounted within the housing on opposite axial ends of the stator assembly. The rotors can be mechanically coupled together with a rotor spacer. Each rotor can include magnets. In addition, in one version, no rotor is disposed between axially adjacent ones of the stator panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Bernhard L. Schuler, Rich Lee, Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11283319
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device with a PCB stator having interleaved PCBs is disclosed. The device can include rotors that have magnets and an axis of rotation. A stator assembly can be located axially between the rotors to operate electrical phases. The stator assembly can include PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each PCB panel can be designated to one of the electrical phases. Each electrical phase of the stator assembly can be provided by a plurality of the PCB panels. In addition, the PCB panels for each electrical phase can be axially spaced apart from and intermingled with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerad Park, Rich Lee, Paulo Guedes-Pinto, Mark Preston
  • Publication number: 20220077739
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor comprising an axis of rotation and a magnet. In addition, a stator can be coaxial with the rotor. The stator can include a plurality of stator segments that are coupled together about the axis. Each stator segment can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB layer comprising a coil. Each stator segment also can include only one electrical phase. The stator itself can include one or more electrical phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Bernhard L. Schuler, Rich Lee, Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11201516
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a housing having an axis with an axial direction. A stator assembly can include stator panels that are discrete panels from each other. The stators panels can be mechanically and stationarily coupled to the housing. Each stator panel can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having coils that are electrically conductive, and each stator panel can operate with a single electrical phase. In addition, rotors can be rotatably mounted within the housing on opposite axial ends of the stator assembly. The rotors can be mechanically coupled together with a rotor spacer. Each rotor can include magnets. In addition, in one version, no rotor is disposed between axially adjacent ones of the stator panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard L. Schuler, Rich Lee, Jorgen Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11183896
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Paulo Guedes-Pinto, Rich Lee, Jerad Park, Ben Schuler, Mark Preston, Michael Gray
  • Patent number: 11177726
    Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a housing having an axis. A stator assembly is mounted to the housing and has stator panels that are axially-stacked and discrete panels from each other. Each stator panel includes a respective printed circuit board (PCB) having respective coils that are electrically conductive and interconnected within the respective PCB. In addition, a rotor assembly including rotors is rotatably mounted within the housing on opposite axial ends of the stator assembly. The rotors can be mechanically coupled together. Each rotor can include magnets having leading and trailing edges. The trailing edge of one magnet and the leading edge of an adjacent magnet can be parallel to each other to define a consistent circumferential spacing, relative to the axis, between adjacent ones of the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Infinitum Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard L. Schuler, Rich Lee, Jorgen Rasmussen