ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,491, issued on March 25, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Aircraft electric motor" was invented by Jagadeesh K. Tangudu (South Windsor, Conn.) and Beata I. Wawrzyniak (South Windsor, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aircraft electric motors include a rotor comprising a plurality of magnet segments arranged on a frame of the rotor, the rotor defining an internal cavity radially inward from the plurality of magnet segments, an output shaft operably coupled to the rotor, a stator comprising at least one winding wrapped about a support structure, the stator arranged within the internal cavity of the roto...