Patents by Inventor Timothy SEVENTER

Timothy SEVENTER 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).

  • Wheel for a road vehicle
    Patent number: 10604002
    Abstract: Disclosed is road vehicle wheel with an in-wheel electric motor that includes a rim configured for mounting at least one tire on the rim; a rim support configured for supporting the rim on a non-rotating wheel part to allow rotation of the rim with respect to the non-rotating wheel part; a stator of the in-wheel electric motor, the stator including electromagnets and being supported on the non-rotating wheel part; and a rotor of the in-wheel electric motor, the rotor including permanent magnets and being supported on the rim support such that any forces exerted on the rim do not act on the rotor. The rim is supported such that any forces exerted on the rim are directly born by the rim support and is not in direct contact with the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: E-TRACTION EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Reinhard Peter Van Der Wal, Timothy Seventer
  • WHEEL FOR A ROAD VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190023118
    Abstract: Disclosed is road vehicle wheel with an in-wheel electric motor that includes a rim configured for mounting at least one tire on the rim; a rim support configured for supporting the rim on a non-rotating wheel part to allow rotation of the rim with respect to the non-rotating wheel part; a stator of the in-wheel electric motor, the stator including electromagnets and being supported on the non-rotating wheel part; and a rotor of the in-wheel electric motor, the rotor including permanent magnets and being supported on the rim support such that any forces exerted on the rim do not act on the rotor. The rim is supported such that any forces exerted on the rim are directly born by the rim support and is not in direct contact with the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Reinhard Peter VAN DER WAL, Timothy SEVENTER