Patents by Inventor Valerie Clark

Valerie Clark 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).

  • Method of installing thermal protection for an electric motor stator
    Patent number: 5343613
    Abstract: Plastic deformation and nicking of the conductors (30) of the end turns (20) in the stator (10,12,14) of a dynamoelectric machine during the installation of a temperature sensor (26) is avoided by locating the temperature sensor (26) in a gap (22) between the coils defining adjacent end turns (20), thereby providing a machine capable of rapidly responding to excess heat even in a locked rotor situation before detectable levels of smoke, gas, and odors are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Kintz, David W. Okey, Joseph F. Leicht, Francis T. Carriglitto, Colum O'Hare, Keith E. Garr, Valerie Clark