ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,266, issued on May 6, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Stator winding with over-under end turns for crossover alignment" was invented by Kirk Neet (Noblesville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric machine includes a stator core and a winding. The stator core includes a plurality of radially extending teeth defining a number of slots in the stator core. The winding is positioned on the stator core and includes a plurality of conductors connected together to provide a plurality of parallel paths per phase for the winding. The winding defines a number of conductor layers in each slot, a number of poles...