Patents by Inventor Ronald Dale Gentry

Ronald Dale Gentry 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 V-RISER COMMUTATOR
    Publication number: 20140239767
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a rotor core defining an axis of rotation, a plurality of windings positioned on the rotor core, and a commutator extending from the rotor core. The commutator includes an elongated contact portion and a riser connected to an end of the elongated contact portion. The riser includes a circumferential wall extending radially outward from the end of the elongated contact portion. The circumferential wall includes a V-shaped top portion with a plurality of notches formed in the V-shaped top portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: REMY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: David Schuster, Gregory L. Howell, Eric Babb, Ronald Dale Gentry
  • Electric machine including a switch terminal and method of connecting an end portion of a wire to a terminal of an electric machine
    Patent number: 8344833
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a wire conductor having at least one end, a terminal configured to be operatively connected to the at least one end of the wire conductor, and a terminal member having a first end section configured and disposed to establish a mechanical bond and an electrical connection with the at least one end of the wire conductor, and a second end section configured and disposed to establish a mechanical link and an electrical connection with the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dale Lee Baldauf, Michael Alan McCord, Ronald Dale Gentry
  • Method and apparatus for dip solder processing
    Patent number: 5845839
    Abstract: A dip soldering process includes a reservoir of molten solder and a solder ladle for immersion therein to refresh the supply of ladled solder. The ladled solder is displaced by a displacement plunger to thereby overflow the ladle and carry with it surface contamination. Continued immersion of the plunger during the soldering operation of the workpiece accomplishes continual flow across the soldered workpiece thereby removing any contaminants which rise to the surface or are introduced by the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Dodge, Ronald Dale Gentry