Patents by Inventor Jim Kern

Jim Kern 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).

  • Aircraft door actuator mounting assembly
    Patent number: 8256311
    Abstract: An actuator mounting assembly includes a cap, a rod, a spring mechanism, and a switch assembly. The cap is adapted to couple to an actuator. The rod extends through the cap and includes a first end adapted to extend through the actuator and a second end adapted to attach to a fixed location. The spring mechanism is disposed in the cap cavity, is compressible, and has a predetermined preload. The switch assembly is disposed in the cap and adapted to sense relative positioning between the rod and the cap and to provide signals based on the sensed relative positioning. When the rod and the cap are in a first relative position, the switch assembly provides a first signal to the actuator to allow the cap to move axially relative to the rod, but when in a second relative position, the switch assembly discontinues providing the first signal to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Payne, Jim Kern, Stephen Birn
  • ACTUATOR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES, ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF ADJUSTING AN ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20100180432
    Abstract: An actuator mounting assembly includes a cap, a rod, a spring mechanism, and a switch assembly. The cap is adapted to couple to an actuator. The rod extends through the cap and includes a first end adapted to extend through the actuator and a second end adapted to attach to a fixed location. The spring mechanism is disposed in the cap cavity, is compressible, and has a predetermined preload. The switch assembly is disposed in the cap and adapted to sense relative positioning between the rod and the cap and to provide signals based on the sensed relative positioning. When the rod and the cap are in a first relative position, the switch assembly provides a first signal to the actuator to allow the cap to move axially relative to the rod, but when in a second relative position, the switch assembly discontinues providing the first signal to the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: David A. Payne, Jim Kern, Stephen Birn
  • APPARATUS FOR RELEASABLY SECURING A ROTATABLE OBJECT IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION
    Publication number: 20090183596
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for biasing a shaft toward, and releasably securing it in, a predetermined position. The apparatus comprises a magnetic assembly coupled to the shaft for releasably securing the shaft in a predetermined position, a first member coupled to and extending from the shaft for rotating the shaft from the predetermined position, and a spring assembly coupled to the shaft for securing the shaft in the predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Justin A. Tanner, Todd Langston, Dave Tornquist, Casey Hanlon, Jim Kern