ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,616, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to McMillan Electric Co. (Woodville, Wis.).
"Motor with expandable casing" was invented by Douglas deHaas McMillan (Hudson, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric motor casing. A method of manufacturing an electric motor casing. A method of assembling an electric motor. An electric motor including a motor casing and an interior assembly press fitted to the motor casing. According to certain examples, the motor casing includes a structural feature that changes shape to allow the motor casing to expand when the interior assembly is press fitted to the motor casing. According to certain exam...