Patents by Inventor Wayne T. Pearson

Wayne T. Pearson 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).

  • Gas turbine engine starter generator with switchable exciter stator windings
    Publication number: 20040027077
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, includes an exciter that has its stator windings divided into a number of sections. A plurality of switches are electrically coupled to the exciter stator winding sections and are configured and controlled so that the exciter stator winding sections may be selectively coupled in series or in parallel with one another, and selectively coupled to receive either DC or AC power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Mingzhou Xu, Wayne T. Pearson, Cristian E. Anghel, Jim Lengel