Patents by Inventor Will Hippen

Will Hippen 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).

  • Patent number: 7946118
    Abstract: An electrically controlled turbocharger has a motor mounted on a shaft in a motor housing between a turbine and compressor. Oil is sprayed onto the motor stator to cool the stator. An oil gallery is disposed above the stator to receive lubricating oil and contains apertures that perform as jets to allow oil to be sprayed directly on the motor stator. A coolant jacket is formed in the turbocharger housing between the turbine and the motor to allow liquid coolant to circulate therein and dissipate heat from the turbine end prior to reaching the motor components. Other embodiments provide for a stator component to be submerged in flowing cooling oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: EcoMotors International
    Inventors: Will Hippen, Franz Laimboeck, Tyler Garrard
  • Publication number: 20100308685
    Abstract: A rotor for use in an electrical motor which includes an anti-expansion ring centrally mounted on the rotor to restrict the extent rotor elements mounted on a rotatable shaft may expand outward due to centrifugal forces generated when the motor is operated. Such motors are suited for use in high rotational speed environments such as electrically controlled turbochargers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: EcoMotors, International, Inc.
    Inventors: Will Hippen, Franz Laimboeck, Peter Hofbauer
  • Publication number: 20100284824
    Abstract: An electrically controlled turbocharger has a motor mounted on a shaft in a motor housing between a turbine and compressor. Oil is sprayed onto the motor stator to cool the stator. An oil gallery is disposed above the stator to receive lubricating oil and contains apertures that perform as jets to allow oil to be sprayed directly on the motor stator. A coolant jacket is formed in the turbocharger housing between the turbine and the motor to allow liquid coolant to circulate therein and dissipate heat from the turbine end prior to reaching the motor components. Other embodiments provide for a stator component to be submerged in flowing cooling oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: EcoMotors International, Inc.
    Inventors: Will Hippen, Franz Laimboeck, Tyler Garrard
  • Publication number: 20100175377
    Abstract: An electrically controlled turbocharger has a motor mounted on a shaft in a motor housing between a turbine and compressor. Oil is sprayed onto the motor stator to cool the stator. Flingers on the shaft fling oil back onto the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Will Hippen, Franz Laimboeck, Peter Hofbauer, Tyler Garrard