Patents by Inventor Steven D. Browne

Steven D. Browne 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).

  • System and methods for multiple configurations to cool an electric motor
    Patent number: 11715988
    Abstract: An electrical motor can be selectively configured to operator between a number of different configurations to alter the cooling arrangement. The electric motor can include an enclosure aperture disposed through the motor enclosure that can be selectively sealed or opened by a removable cover plate. When the cover plate is installed, the electric motor can operate with a TEFC configuration in which an internal cooling circuit is isolated from an external fluid source. When the cover plate is removed, the internal airflow can thermally interact with an external airflow from an external fluid source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Matthew Truett, Christopher A. Stockton, Steven D. Browne
  • ENCLOSURE CONFIGURATION FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR
    Publication number: 20210320552
    Abstract: An electrical motor can be selectively configured to operator between a number of different configurations to alter the cooling arrangement. The electric motor can include an enclosure aperture disposed through the motor enclosure that can be selectively sealed or opened by a removable cover plate. When the cover plate is installed, the electric motor can operate with a TEFC configuration in which an internal cooling circuit is isolated from an external fluid source. When the cover plate is removed, the internal airflow can thermally interact with an external airflow from an external fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Matthew Truett, Christopher A. Stockton, Steven D. Browne