US Patent Issued to Rockwell Automation Technologies on July 15 for "System and method for cooling switching devices in an integrated motor drive" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,634, issued on July 15, was assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).

"System and method for cooling switching devices in an integrated motor drive" was invented by Zoran Vrankovic (Greenfield, Wis.) and Kristin N. Yee (Cedarburg, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Power semiconductor switching devices in an integrated motor drive are mounted directly to a circuit board substrate via a "pick and place" assembly process. The circuit board substrate is then mounted within the housing for the integrated motor drive and, preferably, in a generally central orientation within the housing. A potting materi...