Patents by Inventor Pierre Lemerle

Pierre Lemerle 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).

  • Patent number: 4947067
    Abstract: A combination vibration generator and dampener having magnetic suspension and servo-control along three axes includes a hollow outer body fixed to a structure whose vibration is to be controlled, and an inner body which is essentially spherical in shape and which is inside the hollow outer body. Six active magnetic bearing elements are diametrically disposed in pairs along three orthogonal axes and serve to hold the inner spherical body inside the hollow outer body without direct contact between the inner and outer body. At least three position detectors detect the position of the inner body relative to the hollow outer body while at least one vibration detector device detects vibration forces on the structure whose vibration is to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Societe de Mecanique Magnetique S.A.
    Inventors: Helmut Habermann, Pierre Lemerle