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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan F. Smith, Fremont, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing power from an engine includes a one or more output windings in of slots on a generator. A plurality of exciter windings are in magnetic communication with the one or more output windings. The exciter windings are also placed in slots in the generator. The location of slots for the various windings is chosen to produce a desired output. A power supply is in electrical communication with the one or more output windings. Preferably, there are as many or more exciter windings as there are output windings.