Patents Assigned to ZWAY, LLC
  • Moving bed assembly
    Patent number: 12514374
    Abstract: A moving bed assembly includes a base frame supporting a bed frame via a plurality of pairs of swing arms. A drive motor mounted on the base frame drives the bed frame through a continuous motion cycle through a drive shaft. Cranks are mounted at opposite ends of the drive shaft and connected to respective swing arms through respective drive arms. A shaft brake engages the drive shaft to prevent perceptible surges as the bed frame transitions through opposite extremes of the motion cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: ZWAY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas H. Slade, III, John Barrett
  • MOVING BED ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250255417
    Abstract: A moving bed assembly includes a base frame supporting a bed frame via a plurality of pairs of swing arms. A drive motor mounted on the base frame drives the bed frame through a continuous motion cycle through a drive shaft. Cranks are mounted at opposite ends of the drive shaft and connected to respective swing arms through respective drive arms. A shaft brake engages the drive shaft to prevent perceptible surges as the bed frame transitions through opposite extremes of the motion cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: ZWAY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas H. Slade, III, John Barrett