ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,023, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to BETA AIR LLC (South Burlington, Vt.).
"Rotor for an electric aircraft motor and a method for manufacturing" was invented by Manon Danielle Belzile (Fairfield, Vt.) and Stephen Widdis (Colchester, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotor for a motor of an electric aircraft is provided. The rotor includes a retention band surrounding a plurality of magnets. The retention band is designed to retain the magnets in their positions and provide a way for heat to dissipate from the magnets. The retention band may also reduce eddy currents found within the rotor. A method of manufacturing a rotor with...