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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2022
Applicant:

Tau Motors, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Walter Wesley Pennington, III, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Ethan Bagget Swint, Redwood City, CA (US);

Gregory Gordon Stevenson, San Carlos, CA (US);

Michael Parker Owen, St. Augustine, FL (US);

Anthony Da Costa, Los Altos, CA (US);

Matthew J. Rubin, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Matthias Preindl, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

TAU MOTORS, INC., San Carlos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 11/33 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02K 1/16 (2006.01); H02K 3/28 (2006.01); H02K 11/05 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 11/33 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02K 1/16 (2013.01); H02K 3/28 (2013.01); H02K 11/05 (2016.01);
Abstract

A stator defines multiple stator poles with associated stator windings. A rotor defines multiple rotor poles with associated rotor windings configured to be energized substantially by the stator. The rotor defines a rotor field energizable by magnetic fields produced by the stator windings to produce relative force between the rotor and the stator. An active rectifier is conductively coupled to one or more first rotor windings. The active rectifier is configured to control a direction of current flow through the one or more first rotor windings responsive to a signal received wirelessly from the stator by one or more second rotor windings.


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