Patents by Inventor Joshua R. Eckler

Joshua R. Eckler 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).

  • System and method for testing linkages
    Patent number: 6895830
    Abstract: A system and method for testing at least one joint in a linkage includes a platform system, a torque system, an articulation assembly and a fault detection system. The platform system receives a first shaft connected to a first joint in the linkage and the torque system applies torque to the first joint without substantially rotating the first shaft or joint, a second shaft connected to a second joint in the linkage or the second joint. The articulation assembly receives the second shaft and moves the second joint in a substantially circular path without substantially rotating the first shaft or joint and the second shaft or joint. The fault detection system determines the condition of the linkage based upon detected signals emitted from the linkage while the first joint is torqued and the second joint is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin B. Kochersberger, Gregory J. Kacprzynski, William Morris, Joshua R. Eckler
  • System and method for testing linkages
    Publication number: 20020171555
    Abstract: A system and method for testing at least one joint in a linkage includes a platform system, a torque system, an articulation assembly and a fault detection system. The platform system receives a first shaft connected to a first joint in the linkage and the torque system applies torque to the first joint without substantially rotating the first shaft or joint, a second shaft connected to a second joint in the linkage or the second joint. The articulation assembly receives the second shaft and moves the second joint in a substantially circular path without substantially rotating the first shaft or joint and the second shaft or joint. The fault detection system determines the condition of the linkage based upon detected signals emitted from the linkage while the first joint is torqued and the second joint is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin B. Kochersberger, Gregory J. Kacprzynski, William Morris, Joshua R. Eckler