Patent ID: 11894736
Assignee: INDIANA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A motor, comprising:
a stator;
a first rotor;
a first plurality of rolling elements arranged on one of the stator or the first rotor;
a first plurality of teeth arranged on another of the stator or the first rotor to engage the first plurality of rolling elements;
a plurality of electromagnets mounted to one of the stator or the first rotor;
a magnetic component mounted to another of the stator or the first rotor; and
a control circuit configured to activate the plurality of electromagnets to cause the first rotor to pivot about a pivot point and change a gap between the first plurality of rolling elements and the first plurality of teeth such that the first rotor compresses against the stator and the first plurality of rolling elements and the first plurality of teeth translate the compression into tangential thrust and rotation of the first rotor.