Patents by Inventor William L. McMillan

William L. McMillan 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).

  • AXIAL SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR INCLUDING MULTIPLE STATOR POLE SETS
    Publication number: 20150288266
    Abstract: An axial switched reluctance motor includes a rotor configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of rotor poles. The switched reluctance motor also include a stator situated about the axis, wherein the stator includes a plurality of stator pole sets. Each stator pole of a stator pole set may be adjacent another stator pole of that stator pole set. Each stator pole within a stator pole set may exhibit the same phase, thus providing a short flux path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth A. DeGrave, William L McMillan
  • Combination bootscraper and nameplate
    Patent number: 4023291
    Abstract: An advertising device carrying a name on the scraper plate and having an attachment bracket which can be used as a stake to fix the bootscraper to the earth. The same attachment bracket can also fasten the name-bearing plate to the license plate support of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Inventor: William L. McMillan