ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,110, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HUTCHINSON (Paris).
"Composite-structure rotor" was invented by Guy Valembois (Lauzerville, France), Etienne Breton (Escalquens, France), Nicolas Fischer (Palaiseau, France), Jean-Christophe Rietsch (Corbeil, France), Vincent Joseph (Montargis, France) and Jean-Michel Buchin (Lons le Saunier, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Composite-structure rotor for axial flow electrical machines comprising at least one stator and a rotor rigidly connected to a shaft to be rotated, in the shape of a disc and comprising a plurality of permanent magnets supported by a support made of a composite materi...