Patents by Inventor Richard L. Eason
Richard L. Eason 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).
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Patent number: 11764635Abstract: A slinger for an electric motor broadly includes a hub and a wheel. The motor includes a housing in which a stator and rotor are at least partly housed. The motor also includes a rotatable output shaft projecting upwardly through a shaft opening in the housing. The hub is fixedly attachable to the output shaft of the motor so that the slinger rotates with the output shaft. The wheel is configured to divert liquid radially away from the shaft opening. The wheel includes a wheel plate and a plurality of radially extending blades cooperatively forming a series of passages extending radially outward relative to the shaft opening, when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The wheel plate is supported by the hub so as to be positioned above the housing when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The blades present radially inboard ends intersecting the hub.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Chetan O. Modi, Kevin L. West
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Publication number: 20220368196Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator, a rotor, a motor housing, a rotatable shaft, a radial fan, and an air scoop. The motor housing at least partly houses the stator and rotor and presents an exterior motor surface. The rotatable shaft is associated with the rotor for rotational movement therewith, with the rotatable shaft extending along a rotational axis. The radial fan is mounted on the rotatable shaft exteriorly of the motor housing and is rotatable with the shaft to direct airflow in a radially outward direction. The air scoop extends radially outwardly relative to the radial fan and axially to receive radial airflow from the radial fan and turn the airflow axially to flow along the exterior motor surface. The air scoop includes spaced apart axially extending airflow vanes to guide the airflow as the airflow is turned axially.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Michael L. Largent, Steven R. Palmer, Jeffrey Scott Sherman, Richard A. Belley
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Patent number: 11444513Abstract: An electric motor including a rotor, a stator, a motor housing having a controller can, and a controller having an electronic component disposed within the controller can. The controller can includes an insert comprising thermally conductive metal for exchanging heat with an external heat sink space.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Steven R. Palmer, Richard L. Eason
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Publication number: 20220115929Abstract: A slinger for an electric motor broadly includes a hub and a wheel. The motor includes a housing in which a stator and rotor are at least partly housed. The motor also includes a rotatable output shaft projecting upwardly through a shaft opening in the housing. The hub is fixedly attachable to the output shaft of the motor so that the slinger rotates with the output shaft. The wheel is configured to divert liquid radially away from the shaft opening. The wheel includes a wheel plate and a plurality of radially extending blades cooperatively forming a series of passages extending radially outward relative to the shaft opening, when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The wheel plate is supported by the hub so as to be positioned above the housing when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The blades present radially inboard ends intersecting the hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Chetan O. Modi, Kevin L. West
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Patent number: 11264868Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator, rotor, housing, rotatable shaft, and cooling fan. The stator and rotor are at least partly housed in the housing. The shaft is associated with the rotor to rotate about an axis. The cooling fan is fixed to and thereby rotates with the shaft to induce airflow within the housing. The cooling fan includes a wheel plate projecting radially relative to the shaft. The cooling fan further includes a plurality of radial blades that project axially from the wheel plate. The blades define a series of radial channels. The wheel plate defines an axial plate opening therethrough in alignment with a respective one of the channels.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Chetan O. Modi, Kevin L. West
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Patent number: 11218048Abstract: A slinger for an electric motor broadly includes a hub and a wheel. The motor includes a housing in which a stator and rotor are at least partly housed. The motor also includes a rotatable output shaft projecting upwardly through a shaft opening in the housing. The hub is fixedly attachable to the output shaft of the motor so that the slinger rotates with the output shaft. The wheel is configured to divert liquid radially away from the shaft opening. The wheel includes a wheel plate and a plurality of radially extending blades cooperatively forming a series of passages extending radially outward relative to the shaft opening, when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The wheel plate is supported by the hub so as to be positioned above the housing when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The blades present radially inboard ends intersecting the hub.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Chetan O. Modi, Kevin L. West
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Publication number: 20210344253Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator, rotor, housing, rotatable shaft, and cooling fan. The stator and rotor are at least partly housed in the housing. The shaft is associated with the rotor to rotate about an axis. The cooling fan is fixed to and thereby rotates with the shaft to induce airflow within the housing. The cooling fan includes a wheel plate projecting radially relative to the shaft. The cooling fan further includes a plurality of radial blades that project axially from the wheel plate. The blades define a series of radial channels. The wheel plate defines an axial plate opening therethrough in alignment with a respective one of the channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Chetan O. Modi, Kevin L. West
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Patent number: 11146144Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator, a rotor, a motor housing, a rotatable shaft, a radial fan, and an air scoop. The motor housing at least partly houses the stator and rotor and presents an exterior motor surface. The rotatable shaft is associated with the rotor for rotational movement therewith, with the rotatable shaft extending along a rotational axis. The radial fan is mounted on the rotatable shaft exteriorly of the motor housing and is rotatable with the shaft to direct airflow in a radially outward direction. The air scoop extends radially outwardly relative to the radial fan and axially to receive radial airflow from the radial fan and turn the airflow axially to flow along the exterior motor surface. The air scoop includes spaced apart axially extending airflow vanes to guide the airflow as the airflow is turned axially.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Michael L. Largent, Steven R. Palmer, Jeffrey Scott Sherman, Richard A. Belley
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Publication number: 20210006128Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator, a rotor, a motor housing, a rotatable shaft, a radial fan, and an air scoop. The motor housing at least partly houses the stator and rotor and presents an exterior motor surface. The rotatable shaft is associated with the rotor for rotational movement therewith, with the rotatable shaft extending along a rotational axis. The radial fan is mounted on the rotatable shaft exteriorly of the motor housing and is rotatable with the shaft to direct airflow in a radially outward direction. The air scoop extends radially outwardly relative to the radial fan and axially to receive radial airflow from the radial fan and turn the airflow axially to flow along the exterior motor surface. The air scoop includes spaced apart axially extending airflow vanes to guide the airflow as the airflow is turned axially.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Michael L. Largent, Steven R. Palmer, Jeffrey Scott Sherman, Richard A. Belley
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Publication number: 20200343792Abstract: An electric motor including a rotor, a stator, a motor housing having a controller can, and a controller having an electronic component disposed within the controller can. The controller can includes an insert comprising thermally conductive metal for exchanging heat with an external heat sink space.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Steven R. Palmer, Richard L. Eason
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Publication number: 20200195081Abstract: A slinger for an electric motor broadly includes a hub and a wheel. The motor includes a housing in which a stator and rotor are at least partly housed. The motor also includes a rotatable output shaft projecting upwardly through a shaft opening in the housing. The hub is fixedly attachable to the output shaft of the motor so that the slinger rotates with the output shaft. The wheel is configured to divert liquid radially away from the shaft opening. The wheel includes a wheel plate and a plurality of radially extending blades cooperatively forming a series of passages extending radially outward relative to the shaft opening, when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The wheel plate is supported by the hub so as to be positioned above the housing when the hub is attached to the output shaft. The blades present radially inboard ends intersecting the hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: Richard L. Eason, Chetan O. Modi, Kevin L. West
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Patent number: 8206637Abstract: An apparatus comprises a deformable platform and a laser delivery system. The deformable platform has a surface capable of changing to conform to a shape of an object as the object is being manufactured during a sintering process. The laser delivery system is capable of sintering powder on the deformable platform to manufacture the object.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: David Michael Dietrich, Richard L. Eason
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Publication number: 20100090374Abstract: An apparatus comprises a deformable platform and a laser delivery system. The deformable platform has a surface capable of changing to conform to a shape of an object as the object is being manufactured during a sintering process. The laser delivery system is capable of sintering powder on the deformable platform to manufacture the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: David Michael Dietrich, Richard L. Eason