Patents by Inventor Robert H. Steffen

Robert H. Steffen 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).

  • Motor and controller with isolation members between electrical components and associated method
    Patent number: 9853524
    Abstract: An electric machine is provided. The electric machine includes a stator having an electromagnetic coil and a rotor. The rotor is configured to rotate relative to the stator. The electric machine further includes a controller. The controller is adapted to control the electromagnetic coil. The controller includes a plurality of electrical components and an isolation member. The isolation member includes a first portion positioned in a first direction between two adjacent electrical components of the plurality of electrical components and a second portion positioned in a second direction normal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Joseph Stauffer, Mark Lyon Klopp, Peter B Lytle, Robert H Steffen
  • ELECTRIC MACHINE, MACHINE CONTROLLER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20160036302
    Abstract: An electric machine is provided. The electric machine includes stator having an electromagnetic coil and a rotor. The rotor is configured to rotate relative to the stator. The electric machine thriller includes a controller. The controller is adapted to control the electromagnetic oil. The controller includes a plurality of electrical components and an isolation member. The isolation member includes a first portion positioned in a first direction between two adjacent electrical components of the plurality of electrical components and a second portion positioned in a second direction normal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Zachary Joseph Stauffer, Mark Lyon Klopp, Peter B. Lytle, Robert H. Steffen