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Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:

Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Geoffrey F. Deane, Bellevue, WA (US);

Philip A. Eckhoff, Kirkland, WA (US);

Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US);

William Gates, Medina, WA (US);

W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, CA (US);

Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);

Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);

Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, WA (US);

Jordin T. Kare, San Jose, CA (US);

John Latham, Boulder, CO (US);

Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, WA (US);

Robert C. Petroski, Seattle, WA (US);

Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, WA (US);

David B. Tuckerman, Lafaytte, CA (US);

Thomas A. Weaver, San Mateo, CA (US);

Charles Whitmer, North Bend, WA (US);

Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);

Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, CA (US);

Assignee:

Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/04 (2006.01); F16C 39/06 (2006.01); F16F 15/03 (2006.01); F16F 15/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/10 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/03 (2013.01); F16C 32/0402 (2013.01); F16C 32/044 (2013.01); F16C 32/0408 (2013.01); F16C 32/0425 (2013.01); F16C 32/0442 (2013.01); F16C 32/0444 (2013.01); F16C 39/06 (2013.01); F16C 39/066 (2013.01); F16F 15/002 (2013.01); F16D 1/10 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01); F16D 2001/103 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle drivetrain includes a magnetic bearing. The vehicle drivetrain includes a motor configured to provide a rotational driving force. The rotational driving force is received by a shaft, and the magnetic bearing is configured to support the shaft. The shaft is configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle.


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