ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,781, issued on March 3, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Permanent motor generator band brakes" was invented by Aaron Cooling (Rockford, Ill.), Glenn C. Lemmers Jr. (Loves Park, Ill.) and Andreas C. Koenig (Rockford, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a permanent magnet generator (PMG) with a generator shaft defining a longitudinal axis. A brake system includes a brake shaft with a first end operatively connected to the generator shaft for selectively rotating with the generator shaft or braking to slow the generator shaft. The brake system includes a band with a first position radially...