Patents by Inventor Darien Brookfield Crane

Darien Brookfield Crane 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).

  • Publication number: 20150068313
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for constraining an object includes a first clamping surface configured to apply a first holding force to a first surface of the object; a second clamping surface configured to apply a second holding force to a second surface of the object; and an actuator configured to selectively move the second clamping surface relative to the first clamping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael CONE, Darien Brookfield CRANE, James WAGNER
  • Patent number: 8833746
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for constraining an object includes a first clamping surface configured to apply a first holding force to a first surface of the object; a second clamping surface configured to apply a second holding force to a second surface of the object; and an actuator configured to selectively move the second clamping surface relative to the first clamping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Vibration Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Cone, Darien Brookfield Crane, James Wagner
  • Publication number: 20120018938
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for constraining an object includes a first clamping surface configured to apply a first holding force to a first surface of the object; a second clamping surface configured to apply a second holding force to a second surface of the object; and an actuator configured to selectively move the second clamping surface relative to the first clamping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Cone, Darien Brookfield Crane, James Wagner