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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chahee P Cho, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Ralph A Bedingfield, Nashville, TN (US);
William P Krol, Jr, Portsmouth, RI (US);
James S Uhlman, Jr, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-6 ; 310 / ; 310266 ; 417356 ;
Abstract
An integrated motor/marine propulsor is provided having an electric motor apted for converting electrical energy into hydropropulsive energy. The electric motor comprises at least one stator assembly disposed in magnetomotive relation to a rotor. The rotor of the present invention advantageously includes a plurality of rotor blades wherein a portion of at least one of the rotor blades comprises a permanent magnet.