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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368844 | Magnetoelectric generator A stator core includes: a laminated body in which a plurality of intermediate plates that have dowels are laminated so as to be integrated by dowel crimping between layers; and a pair of end plates that are disposed so as to be positioned on opposite sides of two en... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365462 | Alternator directly connected to engine An alternator is composed of a frame, a rotor rotatably supported in the frame, a stator contained in the frame outside the rotor and other associated components. A front end of the alternator is directly mounted on a mounting surface of an engine having a fairly la... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364420 | Rotary press for making tablets Rotary press for making tablets with a rotor, which rotor exhibits a die plate and guides for the upper and lower punches, a rotor shaft and an electric drive motor, which electric drive motor rotates the rotor shaft and exhibits a runner and a stator, wherein the r... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362028 | Stator of outer rotor type motor for drum type washer The present invention provides an outer rotor type motor for a drum type washing machine to reduce material and weight for fabrication, simplify fabrication process, provide stable assembly of a stator to a fixing side such as a tub or a bearing housing, prevent by ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355308 | Mover combination with two circulation flows A circulation system (330) for a mover (328) includes a fluid source (360) that directs a first fluid (356) into a first inlet (364A) of the mover (328) and a second fluid (358) into a second inlet (366A) of th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353586 | Method of horizontally stacking a stator core within a stator frame The present invention provides a method for the horizontal stacking of laminations 10 and donuts to form a stator core. A stator generator frame 2 has multiple keybars 6 that run the axial length of the frame. The laminations 10 have groo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355306 | Motor driven blower support system A drive motor is supported and fixed onto a motor support plate composing a support member through vibration proof rubber which damps vibration, the frequency of which is not less than 1 kHz. Due to the foregoing, it becomes difficult for the vibration generated fro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355498 | Construction element for locking ring magnets in bore holes An element for use with technical magnets having a mount, the mount to be located in a borehole having a base or counterbore. The element is disposed to lock the magnet mount in place in the borehole so it maintains an axial position oriented in the borehole as well... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355315 | Drum type washing machine with rotor and shaft having interlocking connection mechanism A rotor of motor for drum type washing machine comprises a stator formed of a field winding; a rotor disposed outside the stator to house the stator, and having a yoke surface on which a permanent magnet for performing a magnetic interaction with the field winding o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352092 | Integrated motor and controller assemblies for horizontal axis washing machines A horizontal axis washing machine includes an integrated motor and controller assembly. The controller is mounted to the electric motor with the controller positioned under a tub of the washing machine. The tub provides drip protection for the controller during oper... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348740 | Motor control circuit for forward/reverse rotation A motor control circuit for forward/reverse rotation comprises a driving circuit, a switching circuit and a motor coil winding. The driving circuit has a driving source, a Hall IC and a driving IC. The driving source provides a signal to enable the Hall IC to output... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348701 | Driving unit and image forming apparatus A driving unit including a motor, a support bracket supporting the motor, at least one stud supporting a gear which is rotated with a driving force of the motor, and a heatproof member disposed between a frame fastening the support bracket and the stud, and an image... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342336 | Motor structure The present invention relates to a motor structure, which has a shaft tube and a stator set disposed on a base. The shaft tube is in form of a circular tube, the bottom side thereof is in an integrally-formed and closed pattern, and an abrasive gasket, a limit membe... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342340 | Alternator with identical conductor segments In an automotive alternator according to the present invention, conductor segments of an inner winding portion and conductor segments of an outer winding portion have substantially the same shape. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339297 | Drive for an elevator installation with integrated sensor A drive for an elevator installation which drives a car and a counterweight with supporting and driving belts includes a drive shaft and a drive pulley. A motor is arranged at either side of the drive pulley and is equipped with a signal transmitter. An inner ring o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339298 | Compliant motor driven variable electrical device A motor driven electrical device includes: a variable electrical device having a rotational variable control; a first support plate positioned above the variable electrical device; a motor support plate pliably attached to the first support plate using a pliable sep... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336009 | Hobby servo enhancements An independent and modular apparatus is disclosed for extending the operational capacity of a servo motor. The apparatus includes a frame member having a servo motor and a rotatable shaft mounted therein. The output shaft of the servo motor and the rotatable shaft a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336462 | Alternator and starter tester protection apparatus and method An method and apparatus testing an alternator and/or starter assembly including a power source for energizing the alternator and/or starter, a computer processor for monitoring electrical current supplied to energize the alternator and/or starter wherein the compute... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332840 | Fan motor with IC retention means A fan motor includes a printed circuit board (200), an IC (100) and an insulating frame (50) mounted on the printed circuit board. The insulating frame includes an annular main body (44) with a number of arms (11) extending radiall... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332844 | Alternator with removable brush block and method of changing brushes in an alternator An alternator comprises a housing including a first portion, and a second portion having a plurality of electrical connectors and having an aperture; a stator supported in the first portion of the housing; a rotor supported for rotation relative to the stator and co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332843 | Motor A pump apparatus includes a motor unit and a pump unit. The motor unit includes a cylindrical yoke housing and a rotor accommodated in the yoke housing. A rotary shaft of the rotor is supported by a first bearing and a second bearing. In a direction from a bottom wa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327065 | Motor, stator for the same, and manufacturing method thereof A motor having a stator that is configured by including a plurality of magnetic partial core members, which have a plurality of split ring cores forming a ring and coil support cores projecting outwardly from the respective center portions of the split ring cores. T... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327064 | Brushless motor A brushless motor includes a rotor having a permanent magnet magnetized N pole and S pole alternately in a rotary direction, and a stator having a core facing the permanent magnet in a radial direction and a bearing which rotatably supports the rotor. The core inclu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327587 | System and method for power conversion An ac-ac power converter system is provided for supplying power to an electrical load. The ac-ac power converter system provides an output voltage having variable amplitude and/or frequency. The ac-ac power converter system includes a boost inductor for applying a d... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320185 | Drive device for a household appliance and method for mounting an electric motor A drive device for a household appliance, in which an electromotor is fixed by a fixing screw. An insulation layer of a material with a defined conductivity is located between the fixing screw and the electromotor. The fixing screw is tightened with a defined torque... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321179 | Radially clamped ball and socket series and phase connector The present invention comprises a U-bolt connector for connecting pairs of stator coil headers 2 with ball headers 6 comprising, a U-bolt 16, top capping pieces 18,20, bottom capping pieces 20, 21, a variable piece 24, and a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318394 | Mount for connecting automotive fan motor to housing The motor of an automotive cooling fan system is attached to a housing by either bayonet mount, screw mount, or axial-snap features on both motor and housing, as well as a cradle structure on the housing. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317296 | Electric motor The electric motor is equipped with an electronic control, for example in the form of a frequency converter (2) and comprises at least one Seebeck element (6) whose one side is connected to the motor (1) in a heat-conducting manner and whose oth... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317268 | System and method for cooling a super-conducting device A system and method for cooling a superconductive rotor coil. The system comprises a rotatable shaft coupled to the superconductive rotor coil. The rotatable shaft may comprise an axial passageway extending through the rotatable shaft and a first passageway extendin... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317267 | Mounting arrangement for a refrigerator fan A mounting arrangement for a refrigerator fan, comprising an electric motor (11) to whose shaft is affixed a propeller (12) with an axial flow passing through a refrigerated air outlet (4b) provided through an internal divisional wall ( | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313837 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312547 | Alternator with replaceable resistor, and method of changing the maximum output current of an alternator An alternator comprises a housing including a first portion, and a second portion having a plurality of electrical connectors and having an aperture; a stator supported in the first portion of the housing; a rotor supported for rotation relative to the stator and co... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312544 | Fluid transfer device and method for conveying fluid to a rotating member A fluid transfer device and a method for conveying a fluid from a fluid transfer device to a rotating member are provided. The fluid transfer device includes a housing disposed around a first rotating member extending along an axis. The housing has a first plurality... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303495 | Continuously variable transmission case cover A case cover for a continuously variable transmission includes a wall having a plurality of fastening elements thereon and at which a sheave assembly is rotatably mountable. The wall forms at least a portion of a cavity for containing at least a portion of the sheav... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302754 | Horizontal assembly of stator core using a central rail structure The present invention provides for a method and apparatus of horizontally stacking a stator core. A central rail structure 34 that runs down approximately the center axis of the stator frame 2, and attached to the central rail structure are adjustable ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301253 | Vehicle electric fan motor with universal mount A vehicle fan motor for an electric fan assembly includes a motor housing, a motor assembly enclosed in the motor housing, and a universal mounting arrangement radially and outwardly extended from the motor housing for securely mounting the motor housing to the elec... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300041 | Vertical alternator holding apparatus and method for alternator testing An apparatus for supporting an alternator for testing uses a supporting pin mounted to extend in a first direction relative to the alternator. A first holding pin extends in a second direction relative to the alternator, and has two ends with a first end having a bo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291952 | Low-abrasion rotating structure A low-abrasion rotating structure includes a stator set, a rotor set, and a rotating shaft. A stator hole is defined at a center of the stator set. A rotor hole is defined at a center of the rotor set. The rotating shaft is disposed in both the stator hole and the r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291958 | Rotating back iron for synchronous motors/generators The present invention relates to systems and methods for a synchronous motor/generator including at least one back iron element which is rotated along with a rotor of the motor/generator. Rotation of the back iron(s) mitigates eddy current losses and improves effici... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285881 | Superconducting device comprising a cooling unit for cooling a rotating, superconductive coil The supraconductor device contains a rotor, which can rotate about a rotational axis, with a supraconductive coil in a heat conducting coil support. The coil support comprises a central cylindrical cavity. A cooling head, which is located outside of the rotor, of a ... | 10/23/2007 |
