Patents by Inventor Richard E. Luken

Richard E. Luken 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).

  • Electric machine with integrated electronics in a circular/closed-loop arrangement
    Patent number: 7180212
    Abstract: An electric machine including multiple windings, a switch circuit connected to each of the windings, a positive bus bar, and a negative bus bar. The switch circuits are in communication with the windings to selectively energize each of the windings. The positive bus bar is a conductive plate connected to the switch circuits and the negative bus bar is a conductive plate positioned substantially parallel to the positive bus bar and connected electrically to the switch circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad N. Anwar, Mehrdad Teimor, Richard E. Luken, Jeffrey J. Brautigan