ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,716, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to DENSO Corp. (Kariya, Japan).

"Rotary electric machine" was invented by Yuki Takahashi (Kariya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A field element includes magnetic poles having polarities alternate in a circumferential direction. A multi-phase armature winding includes a phase winding including winding segments for each phase. An armature is tooth-less and includes a cylindrical armature core. The winding segment includes a pair of intermediate conductor portions at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction and link portions connecting the intermediate conductor portions in an...