Patents by Inventor Steven S. Howe

Steven S. Howe 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).

  • Alternator and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6774518
    Abstract: An alternator has a molded plastic, electrically conductive D.E. frame in which a sealed bearing is molded in place with the formation of the D.E. frame 14. When the D.E. frame is removed from its plastics injection mold and while the frame is still hot, the stator is installed in the D.E. frame and the frame allowed to cool and constrict about the stator. The companion S.R.E. frame is preferably fabricated of non-conductive plastics material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Altech Generating Systems LLC
    Inventors: Steven S. Howe, Donald C. Lipscomb, Jr.
  • Alternator and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20020130570
    Abstract: An alternator has a molded plastic, electrically conductive D.E. frame in which a sealed bearing is molded in place with the formation of the D.E. frame 14. When the D.E. frame is removed from its plastics injection mold and while the frame is still hot, the stator is installed in the D.E. frame and the frame allowed to cool and constrict about the stator. The companion S.R.E. frame is preferably fabricated of non-conductive plastics material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Steven S. Howe, Donald C. Lipscomb