Patents by Inventor Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith 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 MOTOR HAVING CRYOCOOLED ARMATURE LITZ WINDINGS
    Publication number: 20260180405
    Abstract: A cryocooled electric motor (500) comprising: a stator (510) comprising a magnetic core (510,510a), a rotor (520), an armature arrangement (550) and a cryogen source arranged to provide a cryonic fluid (544) to the armature arrangement (550), in order to cool the armature arrangement (550) below a temperature of 77 K, wherein the armature arrangement (550) comprises a plurality of Litz wires (552) and wherein the armature arrangement (550) is able to provide during operation of the motor a current density of more than 25 A/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Vicente Climente Alarcon, Chuanli Zhao, Charalampos Manolopoulos, Stephen Harrison, Matteo Iacchetti, Sandy Smith