ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,104, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Busbar base plate" was invented by Mariusz J. Kalisz (Noblesville, Ind.), Timothy J. Alfermann (Carmel, Ind.) and Timothy J. Sailors Jr. (Carmel, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stator assembly of an electric machine includes of stator leads extending outward from one end of the stator core. A busbar assembly includes a busbar body supporting a plurality of lead connectors that are connected to corresponding stator leads. An alignment plate is interposed between the stator assembly and the busbar assembly. The alignment plate includes a rigid base p...