Patents Examined by Terence Boes
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Patent number: 12024373Abstract: A system to enable an object to move in a circular motion while keeping an upright position of the object intact includes a base, and a motor disposed on the base. The system further includes an enclosure configured to be attached to the motor, and a bearing wheel attached to the enclosure. The system additionally includes an up arm attached to the bearing wheel, and a holding arm attached to the up arm. The holding arm includes an attachment point to which the object is configured to be attached. The motor is configured to move the object in the circular motion by causing the up arm and the holding arm to move in the circular motion when the motor is switched ON.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2024Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Inventor: Jordan Bonev
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Patent number: 12018741Abstract: A speed reducing mechanism according to one embodiment of the disclosure includes a case, internal tooth pins, an oscillating gear meshing with the internal tooth pins, an input crankshaft transmitting a rotational force to the oscillating gear, and an output shaft to which a rotational force of the oscillating gear is transmitted. One of the shafts at least partially has a shaft-side high thermal conductivity portion that extends over the entire axial length of the shaft and has a thermal conductivity higher than the thermal conductivity of the oscillating gear.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Nabtesco CorporationInventor: Kazuyoshi Makisumi
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Patent number: 12007010Abstract: A gear wheel of a transmission, in particular of a transmission of a gas turbine engine is described, which is designed with a groove which extends in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of a base body of the gear wheel and in which fibers running at least in the circumferential direction are arranged. The fibers surround the base body in the circumferential direction, wherein the fibers at least partially support the operating loads on the gear wheel only on a breakage of the base body.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventor: Michael Gräber
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Patent number: 12007013Abstract: A gear-based mechanical metamaterial with continuously adjustable elastic parameters in a large range is provided. The gear-based mechanical metamaterial includes a gear array, a frame and connecting shafts. The gear array is formed by periodically extending mechanical metamaterial cells along an x direction and a y direction. Each of the mechanical metamaterial cells is formed by arranging a multiple gears. Adjacent gears of the multiple gears are meshed with each other. Each of the multiple gears includes a center hole and two centrosymmetric irregularly-shaped holes. A thickness of an elastic arm between the each of two centrosymmetric irregularly-shaped holes and an outer wall of a corresponding one of the multiple gears is uniformly increased or decreased. Each of the connecting shafts is arranged in a center hole of a corresponding one of the multiple gears.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGYInventors: Xin Fang, Jihong Wen, Dianlong Yu
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Patent number: 11994199Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission having a ring gear in which a flexible gearwheel is arranged, where the flexible gearwheel is connected to a wave generator and the wave generator deforms the flexible gearwheel such that it is in engagement in some regions with the ring gear. The flexible gearwheel includes at least two toothed segments which are connected to one another by way of spring segments and at least one of the toothed segments includes a recess in which a pin element is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: MAXON INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Ernst Von Lehmann, Astrid Zimmermann
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Patent number: 11982326Abstract: A non-return device for coaxial rotation transmission includes coaxial input and output shafts, a frame for guiding the rotation of the shafts. A locking element is urged in radial translation through a channel of the output shaft between a radial locking position, in which the locking element projects from the channel so as to prevent a rotation of the output shaft by abutting against the frame, and a radial unlocking position, in which the locking element is retracted so as to allow axial rotation of the output shaft. The input shaft includes means for radially switching the locking element between the locking and unlocking positions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE ACTUATIONInventors: Joffrey Delong, Vincent Longinotti
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Patent number: 11976694Abstract: A power take off includes a housing, an input mechanism that is supported in the housing and is adapted to be rotatably driven by a source of rotational energy, and an output mechanism that is supported in the housing and is rotatably driven by the input mechanism, the output mechanism being adapted to rotatably drive a rotatably driven accessory. The power take off further includes a two piece damping assembly that minimizes the transmission of torque transients from the input mechanism to the output mechanism. The two piece damping assembly may be an input cluster gear assembly that includes a first gear portion and a second gear portion that are supported for rotational movement relative to one another. The two piece damping assembly may also be part of a clutch assembly for selectively the output mechanism to be rotatably driven by the input mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Jonathan S. Hedge, Gregory Friend
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Patent number: 11976714Abstract: In a gear unit that includes a rotatably mounted toothed part and a method for manufacturing a gear unit that includes a toothed part, the toothed part has bearing seats and a toothing, and the toothed part, e.g., together with the toothing, is produced from sintered metal powder. The toothed part is, for example, arranged as one piece, e.g., in an integral fashion.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Oliver Bühn, Miki Tegeltija, Michael Josef Herberger
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Patent number: 11971089Abstract: This application provides a two-speed transmission system. The two-speed transmission system includes a first fixed gear fastened on a first shaft, a first floating gear connected to a second shaft through rotation, a first connection mechanism, and a one-way clutch. The first connection mechanism is configured to implement connection or disconnection between the first floating gear and the second shaft. The one-way clutch is located between the first floating gear and the first connection mechanism. An inner surface of the one-way clutch is connected to the first floating gear. An outer surface of the one-way clutch abuts against the first connection mechanism. The outer surface of the one-way clutch is connected to the first connection mechanism. An acting force of the outer surface directly acts on the first connection mechanism instead of a tooth surface of the first floating gear, to reduce an impact on accuracy of gear transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hu Zhong, Xueyu Mei, Huan Wang
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Patent number: 11959538Abstract: A gear manufacturing method, the gear including an annular gear portion including teeth on an outer periphery, an annular support portion provided on an inner peripheral surface of the gear portion and supporting the gear portion, and a core portion provided inside the support portion, the method includes: a support portion molding step of molding the support portion by disposing the gear portion and the core portion in an annular mold and filling a resin between the gear portion and the core portion; and a support portion cooling step of cooling the support portion molded in the support portion molding step, a radial gap between the teeth of the gear portion and the mold before the support portion molding step is set to be smaller than a radial shrinkage amount of the support portion in the support portion cooling step.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KYB CORPORATIONInventor: Shogo Ogura
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Patent number: 11959539Abstract: It is included an internal gear (2), an external gear (3) having flexibility, and a wave generator (4) that forms a meshing part (P) with the internal gear (2) in the external gear (3) and moves the meshing part (P) in a circumferential direction of the internal gear (2). The wave generator (4) is configured such that the meshing part (P) is formed at three or more positions in a circumferential direction of the external gear (3). A value (DpF/ZF) obtained by dividing a working pitch diameter DpF of the external gear (3) by the number of teeth ZF is greater than a value (DpR/ZR) obtained by dividing a working pitch diameter DpR of the internal gear (2) by the number of teeth ZR.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKENInventors: Satoru Fujita, Kazuo Ishizuka, Tomoki Shirasawa, Ryo Kamiyama
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Patent number: 11959544Abstract: A shift device according to one embodiment includes a case having a cylindrical portion; a shift lever configured to include a base portion provided to be rotatable inside the cylindrical portion, with which an operator performs a rotation operation; a shift position holding mechanism configured to hold the shift lever at a predetermined shift position; and an elastic member configured to protrude from one of the cylindrical portion or the base portion so as to face another of the cylindrical portion or the base portion, and contact either an outer circumferential surface of the base portion or an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, to impose a rotational load on the shift lever.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Keisuke Sato
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Patent number: 11959531Abstract: A spinning arm that converts a rotational motion of a shaft to a linear movement of an object that includes a revolving piece and a rod. The lower end of the rod is connected to the shaft and the upper end is axially connected to the revolving piece in a state of tilting aside in relation to the rod so that the revolving axis line of the revolving piece crosses the rotation axis line of the rod. The revolving piece can move outwards and roll over the object when its tilt is from right to left. When the revolving piece rolls over the object in a first direction it exerts an upward force that moves the object upward, and when it rolls in a second direction it exerts a downward force that moves the object downward.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Michael Haronian
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Patent number: 11933386Abstract: A radial-type anti-backlash nut for use upon linear actuator leadscrews uses a separate housing resting upon the actuator's main nut. The anti-backlash action is a multi-finger collet and spring setup located inside the housing. The collet tapers radially inward toward tips of the fingers at a specified taper angle. The whole interior length of an internal thread of the collet engages an external thread of the leadscrew. The housing is a pre-load nut with an internal tapered surface that mates with the collet fingers with substantially the same taper angle. The pre-load nut, when screwed onto external threads of the adjustment nut, both compresses a load spring and applies radially inward adjustable load force to the collet fingers against the leadscrew. Three tolerances adjust load: the taper angle of the main nut's collet fingers, the spring load's compression, and the collet finger mismatch with respect to the lead screw.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Lin Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Hung H. Pham, Harlan H. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11905979Abstract: A piston, in particular for a gear-change selector, including a piston body with a piston skirt and with a piston end face which can be pressurised with a working fluid. The piston includes a first sealing portion and a second sealing portion. The piston body and the first sealing portion have mutually complementary geometries so that they form a first vent channel. The first vent channel is arranged in a hydraulic series circuit with the second sealing portion. The second sealing portion prevents venting up to a first pressure and allows this above the first pressure. The invention furthermore concerns a gear-change selector and a gearshift for a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: FTE AUTOMOTIVE GmbHInventors: Andreas Schorn, Ralph Berger, Paul Marks, Alexander Landgraf
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Patent number: 11892288Abstract: A transmission includes a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a carrier mounted to the housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, a passage that extends from the housings first end to the housings second end to allow a via through the housing, an input sensor, and an output sensor. The carrier has a first side that faces in a first direction, and a second side that faces in a direction other than the first direction. The input sensor is mounted to the carrier and disposed on the first side of the carrier. The output sensor is mounted to the same carrier and disposed on the carrier's second side. The input and output shafts rotate about the same axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Agility Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Domres, Andy Abate, Dylan Thrush
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Patent number: 11864851Abstract: A medical instrument includes a roll mechanism that rotates an instrument shaft. The roll mechanism may include a first gear coupled to the instrument shaft and meshed with a second gear. One of gears may be a spur gear while the other gear may be a beveloid gear. Further, the spur gear and the beveloid gear may be in a gear train containing a compressible gear, e.g., a gear with an inner center piece, an outer ring, and a flexible interconnecting structure between the inner center piece and the outer ring. With a compressible gear, an interference fit of in the gear train may be within manufacturing variations of the gear train, and the compressible gear may deflect radially away from the interference fit.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Bram Gilbert Antoon Lambrecht, Thomas G. Cooper
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Patent number: 11867265Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission apparatus of an agricultural working automobile, the transmission apparatus comprising: a first gear-shifting part for performing gear-shifting to adjust the speed of an agricultural working automobile; and a second gear-shifting part for performing gear-shifting to adjust the speed of the agricultural working automobile, wherein the second gear-shifting part comprises a sub-gear-shifting drive mechanism for performing gear-shifting, using one operation selected from among an operation transferred through a first power transmission path from the first gear-shifting part and an operation transferred through a second power transmission path from the first gear-shifting part.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LS MTRON LTD.Inventor: Kyu Beom Choi
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Patent number: 11865951Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear drive (1) having a drive shaft (10) along a longitudinal axis (X), at least two propelling teeth (20), and at least one gear rack (30) comprising a plurality of teeth (31), wherein the propelling teeth (20) are reciprocatingly movable perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (X) and are drivingly connected to the drive shaft (10) such that said at least two propelling teeth (20) carry out at least one cyclical reciprocating movement (21) during the course of one rotation (?) of the drive shaft (10), dipping into and out of the at least one gear rack (30) in order to produce propelling motion along the longitudinal axis (X), and wherein the cyclical reciprocating movement (21) of the at least two propelling teeth (20) have phase shifts (??). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a longitudinal-adjustment unit as well as to a motor vehicle coprising such a longitudinal-adjustment unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Marco Werschler, Marcel Mittelbach
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Patent number: 11845205Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a gear including an intermediate product forming process of solidifying a fluid material to form a gear intermediate product, and a tooth forming process of cutting the gear intermediate product to form teeth.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Tamura, Akira Yamamoto