Patents by Inventor Robert E. Gauthier

Robert E. Gauthier 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).

  • Permanent magnet rotor with interfit cage structure
    Patent number: 4591749
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor, wherein a magnet cage includes a plurality of equally spaced, longitudinally extending, selectively shaped legs, a sleeve mounted within the inner surfaces of the legs, and a shaft press fitted through the sleeve. A plurality of wedge-shaped magnets are inserted between adjacent legs around the sleeve, retained by the shapes of adjacent leg surfaces. A cover plate having chamfered slots is mounted on the leg ends against the magnets. The ends of the legs are staked in the chamfered slots to secure the rotor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: Ex-Cell-O Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Gauthier, Mark Susser