Patents by Inventor Billy Mitchell Coleman

Billy Mitchell Coleman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Modular rotational electric actuator
    Patent number: 9321172
    Abstract: A modular rotational electric actuator includes an output housing and internal drive components that include integrated control electronics, a torque sensor, and a portion of a joint assembly. The joint assembly includes a joint connector coupled to the internal drive components, including integrated control electronics, e.g., by a resilient member. The resilient member elastically couples the joint connector to a portion of the output housing, the joint connector including a portion that extends outward therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezra Johnson, Thomas W. Van Doren, W. Travis Lontz, Billy Mitchell Coleman
  • MODULAR ROTATIONAL ELECTRIC ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20120286629
    Abstract: A modular rotational electric actuator includes an output housing and internal drive components that include integrated control electronics, a torque sensor, and a portion of a joint assembly. The joint assembly includes a joint connector coupled to the internal drive components, including integrated control electronics, e.g., by a resilient member. The resilient member elastically couples the joint connector to a portion of the output housing, the joint connector including a portion that extends outward therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ezra Johnson, Thomas W. Van Doren, W. Travis Lontz, Billy Mitchell Coleman