Patents by Inventor Eric Plambeck

Eric Plambeck 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).

  • Powder dispensing fixture
    Patent number: 11598660
    Abstract: A fixture for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The fixture has a base and a beam with a first end, a second end, and a fulcrum disposed between the first and second ends and coupled to the base. The fixture also has a load transfer beam having a first end and a second end that is fixedly coupled to the base. A force sensor is coupled to the load transfer beam. The beam can rotate about the fulcrum with respect to the base and the second end of the beam makes a point contact with the first end of the load transfer beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: K2R2 LLC
    Inventors: Robert L. Kay, Eric Plambeck, Zachary Francis
  • POWDER DISPENSING FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20220155123
    Abstract: A fixture for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The fixture has a base and a beam with a first end, a second end, and a fulcrum disposed between the first and second ends and coupled to the base. The fixture also has a load transfer beam having a first end and a second end that is fixedly coupled to the base. A force sensor is coupled to the load transfer beam. The beam can rotate about the fulcrum with respect to the base and the second end of the beam makes a point contact with the first end of the load transfer beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: K2R2
    Inventors: Robert L. Kay, Eric Plambeck, Zachary Francis
  • Powder dispensing fixture
    Patent number: 11268843
    Abstract: A module for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The module has a channel having an entry port, a hopper coupled to the entry port and configured to receive the powder, and a piston partially disposed within the channel and configured to reciprocate within the channel. The piston has a retracted position configured to allow the powder to move from the hopper through the entry port into the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: K2R2 LLC
    Inventors: Robert L. Kay, Eric Plambeck, Zachary Francis
  • POWDER DISPENSING FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20210404851
    Abstract: A module for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The module has a channel having an entry port, a hopper coupled to the entry port and configured to receive the powder, and a piston partially disposed within the channel and configured to reciprocate within the channel. The piston has a retracted position configured to allow the powder to move from the hopper through the entry port into the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Robert L. Kay, Eric Plambeck, Zachary Francis
  • Electromechanical back brace apparatus
    Patent number: 5226874
    Abstract: A corset-type back brace apparatus is disclosed which has electromechanical means for tightening a corset around the trunk of a patient to a desired tension. The electromechanical means includes a pair of motor driven rollers which are controllable by the patient to effect predetermined tension settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Bio-Cybernetics International
    Inventors: Thomas J. Heinz, Thomas A. Walker, Eric Plambeck