Inventor · Anderson, IN, US

Michael D. Bradfield

89Patents
13h-index
22Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 19, 1991 → Oct 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7352091B2 Electronic package for electrical machine Electricity 40 Expired
US7417344B2 Electronic package for electrical machine Electricity 38 Active
US5625244A Fan and slip ring assembly Electricity 37 Expired
US6278213A High fill stator design Electricity 30 Expired
US5453648A Bridge rectifier having an output terminal stud Electricity 26 Expired
US5296772A Ventilated brush holder Electricity 20 Expired
US5163883A Pulley with integral fastener and spacer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5195241A Method of manufacturing a pulley with integral fastener and spacer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7982565B2 Integrated solenoid and ignition magnetic switch Electricity 17 Active
US5315195A Self-attaching cover for a dynamoelectric machine Electricity 16 Expired
US5254896A Alternating current generator rotor Electricity 14 Expired
US8138649B2 Magnet support and retention system for hybrid rotors Electricity 14 Active
US8629585B2 Internal cooling of stator assembly in an electric machine Electricity 14 Active
US8519581B2 Electric machine cooling system and method Electricity 13 Active
US6707691B2 Compact rectifier bridge and method for manufacturing the same Electricity 13 Expired
US6707225B2 Radiused stator core end faces Electricity 12 Expired
US9444306B2 Variable flux electric starter motor and method of operating the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US8378550B2 Electric machine including a stator having a stator sleeve and method of cooling a stator Electricity 11 Active
US6580187B2 Rectifier assembly for an air-cooled generator Electricity 11 Expired
US8508085B2 Internal cooling of stator assembly in an electric machine Electricity 11 Active
US6995486B2 Electronic package for electrical machine Electricity 11 Expired
US6351046B1 Compact dynamoelectric machine Electricity 10 Expired
US7687954B2 Brushless electric machine with stator with cascaded end loops Electricity 10 Active
US8492952B2 Coolant channels for electric machine stator Electricity 10 Active
US5096035A Speed and torque limiting indirect drive mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired

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