Patents by Inventor Wally Ewald Rippel

Wally Ewald Rippel 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).

  • Compressed motor winding
    Patent number: 11942842
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • STATOR WINDING HEAT SINK CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20230170749
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah DABOUSSI, Lindsay Aspinwall SHEPPARD, Bart Dean HIBBS, Wally Ewald RIPPEL
  • Stator winding heat sink configuration
    Patent number: 11581769
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Lindsay Aspinwall Sheppard, Bart Dean Hibbs, Wally Ewald Rippel
  • COMPRESSED MOTOR WINDING
    Publication number: 20220069653
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • Compressed motor winding
    Patent number: 11171528
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • COMPRESSED MOTOR WINDING
    Publication number: 20200328643
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • Compressed motor winding
    Patent number: 10601273
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • STATOR WINDING HEAT SINK CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20190103780
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah DABOUSSI, Lindsay Aspinwall SHEPPARD, Bart Dean HIBBS, Wally Ewald RIPPEL
  • Stator winding heat sink configuration
    Patent number: 10103592
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Lindsay Aspinwall Sheppard, Bart Dean Hibbs, Wally Ewald Rippel
  • COMPRESSED MOTOR WINDING
    Publication number: 20180191217
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • Compressed motor winding
    Patent number: 9825497
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs
  • STATOR WINDING HEAT SINK CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20170331339
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah DABOUSSI, Lindsay Aspinwall SHEPPARD, Bart Dean HIBBS, Wally Ewald RIPPEL
  • Stator winding heat sink configuration
    Patent number: 9748809
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Lindsay Aspinwall Sheppard, Bart Dean Hibbs, Wally Ewald Rippel
  • COMPRESSED MOTOR WINDING
    Publication number: 20150303755
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided having a high density multi-conductor wire bundle with a compacted Litz wire bundle. The compacted Litz wire bundle has a serpentine configuration with a central portion having compacted Litz wire and end turns having non-compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald RIPPEL, Zaher Abdallah DABOUSSI, Bradford M. HORI, Scott Garret BERMAN, Bart Dean HIBBS
  • INTEGRATED MOTOR DRIVE AND BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150274026
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor charging system for connection with a battery is provided having a rotor and a stator. The stator has delta H-bridge connected windings. The delta H-bridge includes an inverter at one side and a switching means at another side with each winding being connected between inverter pole switches and switching means pole switches. An A/C power port is connected to the windings such that when the switching means is off the A/C power port is connected to the battery bus via the windings and the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Scott Garret Berman
  • Compressed motor winding
    Patent number: 9035526
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a method for forming a motor winding is provided which includes compressing a Litz wire to form a compacted Litz wire and forming the winding with the compacted Litz wire. In one possible embodiment, a motor winding is provided that has a high density multi-conductor wire bundle comprises of compacted Litz wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Bradford M. Hori, Scott Garret Berman, Bart Dean Hibbs, Sr.
  • Integrated motor drive and battery charging system
    Patent number: 9018809
    Abstract: In one possible embodiment, a motor charging system for connection with a battery is provided having a rotor and a stator. The stator has delta H-bridge connected windings. The delta H-bridge includes an inverter at one side and a switching means at another side with each winding being connected between inverter pole switches and switching means pole switches. An A/C power port is connected to the windings such that when the switching means is off the A/C power port is connected to the battery bus via the windings and the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Ewald Rippel, Scott Garret Berman
  • STATOR WINDING HEAT SINK CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20150001971
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah DABOUSSI, Lindsay Aspinwall SHEPPARD, Bart Dean HIBBS, Wally Ewald RIPPEL
  • Stator winding heat sink configuration
    Patent number: 8723378
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Lindsay Aspinwall Sheppard, Bart Dean Hibbs, Wally Ewald Rippel
  • STATOR WINDING HEAT SINK CONFIGURATON
    Publication number: 20100194218
    Abstract: In one possible implementation, a motor is provided including a rotor and a stator. Front cooling fins are thermally coupled to a front of the stator, and rear cooling fins are thermally coupled to a rear portion of the stator. The winding is between the front and rear cooling fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Lindsay Aspinwall Sheppard, Bart Dean Hibbs, Wally Ewald Rippel