ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,196, issued on May 27, was assigned to Garner Development Services LLC (Irving, Texas).
"Caseless electric motor with a stationary shaft for marine environments" was invented by Steven George Garner (Winnipeg, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of an electric motor are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the motor comprises, a stator, a rotor, and an impeller mechanically coupled to the rotor, the impeller comprising a central shaft having a longitudinal bore, a plurality of blades radially extended from the central shaft, and an engagement cylinder coupling the plurality of blades to the rotor."
The patent was filed o...