公开(公告)号：US11387692B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16404631

申请日：2019-05-06

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K1/17 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K1/22 ,  H02K23/04 ,  H02K23/30 ,  H02K23/40

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an improved generator/motor and a method of generating current, the method comprising providing a circular rotation path, generating a concentrated magnetic field around a portion of the circular rotation path; rotating a coil along the circular path and through the concentrated magnetic field; generating current within the coil as a result of the rotating, and extracting the current from the coil.

公开(公告)号：US20210067016A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17003905

申请日：2020-08-26

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable ,  Michael Van Steenburg ,  Andrei V. Popov

IPC: H02K21/14 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K15/00 ,  H02K15/095

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an electric machine where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US10476362B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15008431

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K21/26 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K21/12 ,  H02K1/18 ,  H02K21/14 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K16/02

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a motor/generator where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel, and where the magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel comprises magnetics having a NNSS or SSNN pole configuration.

公开(公告)号：US10263480B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US14866788

申请日：2015-09-25

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K1/27 ,  H02K21/12

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a motor/generator comprising: a rotor adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis, the rotor comprising a first partial toroidal magnetic cylinder defining a semi-circular tunnel, wherein the plurality of magnets forming the first partial toroidal magnetic cylinder have substantially all like poles facing inward toward the semi-circular tunnel, the semi-circular tunnel having an entrance and an exit forming an open throat defined by a space between the entrance and the exit, and a stator positioned about the longitudinal axis within a rotational path of the rotor.

公开(公告)号：US20170222494A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15492529

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K1/06 ,  H02K15/08 ,  H02K1/02 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K3/12

CPC classification number: H02K1/02 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K1/278 ,  H02K1/2786 ,  H02K1/2793 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K21/12 ,  H02K21/14 ,  H02K21/22 ,  H02K21/24

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electrical motor/generator, specifically a motor/generator comprising: a plurality of coils radially positioned about a coil assembly, a plurality of magnetic tunnels forming a relative rotational path for the coil assembly, wherein the all of plurality of magnets forming each magnetic tunnel have like poles facing inward toward the interior of the magnetic tunnel or facing outward away from the interior of the magnetic tunnel such that each magnetic field of any magnetic tunnel is of an opposite polarity to the magnetic field of an adjacent magnetic tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US20150172820A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14636143

申请日：2015-03-02

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H04R9/02

CPC classification number: H04R9/02

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is described a new transducer, and in particular an improved system and method for producing linear motion for a transducer such as used in voice coils converting from an electrical input to a mechanical linear motion input.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，描述了一种新的换能器，特别是用于产生用于诸如在从电输入转换成机械线性运动输入的音圈中使用的换能器的线性运动的改进的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20240364172A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18652712

申请日：2024-05-01

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable ,  Michael Van Steenburg ,  Andrei V. Popov

IPC: H02K3/47 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K15/00 ,  H02K15/095 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K21/12 ,  H02K21/14

CPC classification number: H02K3/47 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K3/522 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K15/0062 ,  H02K15/095 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K21/12 ,  H02K21/145 ,  H02K2201/12 ,  H02K2203/12 ,  H02K2211/03

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an electric machine where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US11967866B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17375863

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K3/04 ,  H02K1/02 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K1/17 ,  H02K1/276 ,  H02K1/278 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K21/24

CPC classification number: H02K1/278 ,  H02K1/02 ,  H02K1/2773 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K1/148 ,  H02K1/17 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K2213/03

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved multi-tunnel motor and controller for an electric motor, where the motor controller is able to dynamically modify the number of phases and pole count of the electric machine in order to reduce the torque output and increase speed.

公开(公告)号：US11777386B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17678770

申请日：2022-02-23

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K21/24 ,  H02K21/22 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K1/2796

CPC classification number: H02K21/227 ,  H02K1/145 ,  H02K1/2796 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/525 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K2201/12

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electric motor/generator including a toroidal magnetic cylinder centered on the longitudinal axis, and a coil assembly including a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, and a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US20230006523A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17678770

申请日：2022-02-23

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K21/22 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K16/02

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electric motor/generator including a toroidal magnetic cylinder centered on the longitudinal axis, and a coil assembly including a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, and a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder.