Patents Assigned to Viking Technologies, L.C.
  • Apparatus having a support structure and actuator
    Patent number: 6717332
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in an application including at least one of clamping and valving. The apparatus includes a support structure and actuator means for operating the support structure between a rest position and an actuated position. In one embodiment, the actuator means is a piezoelectric device and the support structure is a single piece which is a mechanically active element of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Viking Technologies, L.C.
    Inventors: Jeff Moler, Mark Oudshoorn, R. Glenn Akhavein, Mark Woozley, Michael Alexy
  • Apparatus having a pair of opposing surfaces driven by a piezoelectric actuator
    Patent number: 6548938
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus having at least one pair of opposing surfaces formed on a support structure for movement relative to one another and an actuator operably engaging the support structure for driving the at least one pair of opposing surfaces relative to one another in response to an electrical activation of the actuator. Preferably, the actuator is a piezoelectric device. The apparatus can be adapted for clamping and/or valving applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Viking Technologies, L.C.
    Inventors: Jeff Moler, Mark Oudshoorn, R. Glenn Akhavein, Mark Woozley, Michael Alexy
  • Integral actuator with folded-back arms
    Patent number: D483335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Viking Technologies, L.C.
    Inventors: John A. Bugel, Jeff Moler