Patent ID: 8028396

Claim:
A method to manufacture a stator, the method comprising: providing a member with an opening at a central portion of the member; providing a conductive material through the opening; providing a stator including a notch therein; inserting the member into the stator and positioning the stator relative to the member to align the notch with the opening and the provided conductive material, an outer surface of the arbor and the notch providing a first guided channel path for the conductive material; and moving at least one of the member and the stator in a lengthwise manner to lay the conductive material in the first notch via the first guided channel path, and rotating the member relative to the stator to align the opening with a second notch, the outer surface of the arbor and the second notch providing a second guided channel path for the conductive material, and moving at least one of the member and the stator in a lengthwise manner to lay the conductive material into the second notch via the second guided channel path.