US Patent Issued to BorgWarner on July 28 for "Electric machine wedges and method for insertion of wedges" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,350, issued on July 28, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Electric machine wedges and method for insertion of wedges" was invented by Stephen Humphrey (Anderson, Ind.) and Kirk Neet (Noblesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stator for an electric machine includes a stator core defining an axial direction, a first end, and a second end. The stator core includes a plurality of slots formed between a plurality of teeth, wherein each of the plurality of slots extend from the first end to the second end of the stator core and define a slot opening on a radially inward portion of the stator core. A plurality...