Albert M Pant

7259487, Aug 21, 2007

Nov 4, 2005

11/266931

Paul Steven Mullin - Xenia OH, US
Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US
Dan Mircea Ionel - Fox Point WI, US
Brian Thomas Branecky - Oconomowoc WI, US
William Louis Mehlhorn - Menomonee Falls WI, US
Alan Edward Lesak - Franklin WI, US
Anthony Joseph Coloma - Troy OH, US

A.O. Smith Corporation - Milwaukee WI

H02K 5/00
H02K 11/00
H02K 1/00
H02K 7/00

310 91, 310216, 310 67 R

An electric machine having a stator assembly that includes a stator core and a coil supported by the stator core and a rotor assembly that includes a shaft and a rotor supported by the shaft that is in magnetic interaction with the stator core. The electric machine may include a single sensor configured to detect magnetic polarities of the rotor as the rotor rotates relative to the sensor and to generate a signal representing the detected magnetic polarities of the rotor. The signal and an inverted version of the signal are utilized to control current through the coil. The current may be controlled indirectly by controlling the application of voltage to the coil. The sensor may be encapsulated on a circuit board to positively position the sensor relative to the circuit board. The circuit board may be mounted to a bearing housing of the electric machine. The sensor may be received in a pocket of a bearing housing of the electric machine so the sensor is positively positioned relative to the rotor.

7327118, Feb 5, 2008

Aug 8, 2006

11/501214

Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US
Brian Thomas Branecky - Oconomowoc WI, US
William L. Mehlhorn - Menomonee Falls WI, US
Andrew W. Phillips - Columbia SC, US

A. O. Smith Corporation - Milwaukee WI

H02P 23/00

318807, 318801, 318756, 318805

A method of and apparatus for controlling an electric machine. The method can include using a controller to detect whether power is present at a first node of the controller, detect whether power is present at a second node of the controller, generate at least one signal based at least in part on the detection, and energize the electric machine using a detected power when the at least one signal indicates power is present at at least one of the first node, the second node, and a combination of the first node and the second node.

7268505, Sep 11, 2007

Jan 19, 2005

11/039664

Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US
Brian Thomas Branecky - Oconomowoc WI, US
William L. Mehlhorn - Menomonee Falls WI, US
Andrew W. Phillips - Columbia SC, US

A. O. Smith Corporation - Milwaukee WI

H02K 21/00

318254, 318798, 318439, 318800

A method of and apparatus for controlling an electric machine. The method can include using a controller to detect whether power is present at a first node of the controller, detect whether power is present at a second node of the controller, generate at least one signal based at least in part on the detection, and energize the electric machine using a detected power when the at least one signal indicates power is present at at least one of the first node, the second node, and a combination of the first node and the second node.

20050122073, Jun 9, 2005

Dec 8, 2003

10/730153

Paul Mullin - Xenia OH, US
Albert Pant - Carlisle OH, US
Dan Ionel - Fox Point WI, US
Brian Branecky - Oconomowoc WI, US
William Mehlhorn - Menomonee Falls WI, US
Alan Lesak - Franklin WI, US
Anthony Coloma - Troy OH, US

A.O. Smith Corporation - Milwaukee WI

H02P007/06

318254000

An electric machine having a stator assembly that includes a stator core and a coil supported by the stator core and a rotor assembly that includes a shaft and a rotor supported by the shaft that is in magnetic interaction with the stator core. The electric machine may include a single sensor configured to detect magnetic polarities of the rotor as the rotor rotates relative to the sensor and to generate a signal representing the detected magnetic polarities of the rotor. The signal and an inverted version of the signal are utilized to control current through the coil. The current may be controlled indirectly by controlling the application of voltage to the coil. The sensor may be encapsulated on a circuit board to positively position the sensor relative to the circuit board. The circuit board may be mounted to a bearing housing of the electric machine. The sensor may be received in a pocket of a bearing housing of the electric machine so the sensor is positively positioned relative to the rotor. The rotor may be connected to the shaft with an encapsulation material. The rotor may be formed as a single cylinder of ferrite. A tapered air gap may be formed between a portion of the stator core and a corresponding portion of the rotor. The electric machine may be a C-frame electric motor with the I-bar portion formed of grain-oriented electric steel.

20090140585, Jun 4, 2009

Nov 3, 2008

12/263771

Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US

H02K 11/00

310 71

An interface connector for use with an electric motor. The interface connector comprises a body made of insulating materials and conductors made of conducting materials. One side of the body has a plurality of recessed openings, and the conductors are imbedded in the body such that a conductor is individually located within a respective recessed opening, although there may be a greater number of recessed openings than conductors.

20180045593, Feb 15, 2018

Oct 25, 2017

15/793812

- Charlotte NC, US
Kevin Rehfus - Troy OH, US
Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US
Thomas Freshour - Troy OH, US
Scott Streng - Troy OH, US
David Drennen - Bellbrook OH, US

GOODRICH CORPORATION - Charlotte NC

G01L 5/22
B60T 17/22
F16D 66/00
B64C 25/44
G01L 25/00
G01K 13/00

The present disclosure includes the use of a smart load cell in a system for controlling an electromechanical actuator. A load cell may be positioned along the outer surface of the electromechanical actuator. Further, the load cell may utilize strain gages and a microcontroller. The load cell may be configured to transmit data to an electric brake actuator controller which includes calibration for operating temperature of the electromechanical actuator.

20160363461, Dec 15, 2016

Aug 26, 2016

15/248947

- Charlotte NC, US
Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US

Goodrich Corporation - Charlotte NC

G01D 5/14

A sensor wire count reduction system having various features is disclosed. Signals from multiple sensors may be combined together to reduce the number of wires implemented to convey the signals to a remote location. Multiple binary sensor outputs may be represented on a single wire as a multi-level signal, and may be decoded at a remote location.

20160223415, Aug 4, 2016

Feb 3, 2015

14/612763

- Charlotte NC, US
Kevin Rehfus - Troy OH, US
Albert Keith Pant - Carlisle OH, US
Thomas Freshour - Troy OH, US
Scott Streng - Troy OH, US
David Drennen - Bellbrook OH, US

GOODRICH CORPORATION - Charlotte NC

G01L 5/22
G01L 25/00
G01K 13/00
B64C 25/44

The present disclosure includes the use of a smart load cell in a system for controlling an electromechanical actuator. A load cell may be positioned along the outer surface of the electromechanical actuator. Further, the load cell may utilize strain gages and a microcontroller. The load cell may be configured to transmit data to an electric brake actuator controller which includes calibration for operating temperature of the electromechanical actuator.