Inventor · Florissant, MO, US

Alan D. Crapo

15Patents
10h-index
11Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 1987 → Apr 20, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5532534A Brushless permanent magnet condenser motor for refrigeration Electricity 59 Expired
US6707209B2 Reduced cogging torque permanent magnet electric machine with rotor having offset sections Electricity 55 Expired
US5177054A Flux trapped superconductor motor and method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4858044A Disc drive spindle motor with low cogging torque Physics 36 Expired
US6717314B2 Interior permanent magnet motor for use in washing machines Electricity 29 Expired
US6946760B2 Brushless permanent magnet motor with high power density, low cogging and low vibration Electricity 18 Expired
US7245054B1 Permanent magnet electric machine having reduced cogging torque Electricity 14 Expired
US7709992B2 Electric machine Electricity 11 Active
US6727623B2 Reduced impedance interior permanent magnet machine Electricity 11 Expired
US6597078B2 Electric power steering system including a permanent magnet motor Electricity 10 Expired
US5144179A Superconducting brushless homopolar motor with multiple winding rotor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5138207A Flux trapped superconductor sychronous motor with creep compensation Electricity 8 Expired
US7034423B2 Electric power steering system including a permanent magnet motor Electricity 7 Expired
US5696416A Mounting of motor for refrigeration Electricity 7 Expired
US8288913B1 Exposed bar induction motor with punched-to-size air gap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.