US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Dec. 9 for "Integrated electric motor and thermal management system" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,699, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Integrated electric motor and thermal management system" was invented by Mikhail Goykhman (Reseda, Calif.), Galen Chui (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) and Armen Baronian (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact electric motor assembly unit includes an electric motor and an integrated thermal management system. A heat exchanger may be mounted directly to the electric motor and/or form part of the motor housing. A coolant pump may be mounted directly to the electric motor. The coolant pump may be connected either to a drive shaft of the electric motor or to a...