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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1995
Thomas B Dade, Poquoson, VA (US);
Chester A Garis, Jr, Gloucester, VA (US);
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA (US);
Abstract
An electric machine, such as a motor or generator, is configured in a machine housing with a cup-shaped rotor attached to a shaft rotatively supported in the housing, an inner stator coaxial with and enclosed by the rotor, and an outer stator coaxial with and enclosing the rotor. The inner and outer portions of the machine are separated by a magnetic isolator that divides and supports inner and outer portions of the rotor. The magnetic isolator, which supports inner and outer sets of permanent magnets in one embodiment and inner and outer squirrel cage rotor assemblies in another embodiment is preferably made of non-magnetic stainless steel but may also be made of titanium, brass, aluminum, bronze or magnesium, or any material that provides magnetic isolation between the inner and outer portions of the machine.