Patents by Inventor Aaron Hardy

Aaron Hardy 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).

  • Polishing apparatus for smoothing diamonds
    Patent number: 11897087
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus is provided. Another aspect pertains to a self-leveling polishing apparatus for smoothing diamonds. Yet another aspect of the present system uses a ball and swivel joint in a diamond polishing machine. A further aspect employs a polishing apparatus including a diamond-holder, an elongated arm using gravity to apply downward polishing pressure of the diamond workpiece against a polishing wheel, and a sweeping transmission to cause the holder to radially move across the rotating polishing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Aaron Hardy, Timothy A. Grotjohn, Edward K. Drown, Michael Becker
  • POLISHING APPARATUS FOR SMOOTHING DIAMONDS
    Publication number: 20230286102
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus is provided. Another aspect pertains to a self-leveling polishing apparatus for smoothing diamonds. Yet another aspect of the present system uses a ball and swivel joint in a diamond polishing machine. A further aspect employs a polishing apparatus including a diamond-holder, an elongated arm using gravity to apply downward polishing pressure of the diamond workpiece against a polishing wheel, and a sweeping transmission to cause the holder to radially move across the rotating polishing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Aaron HARDY, Timothy A. GROTJOHN, Edward K. DROWN, Michael BECKER
  • Lamp for vehicle
    Patent number: 9677735
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle is provided and includes a first lamp module having an interior lens and at least one first light source. The first light source is configured to emit light toward the interior lens. Additionally, a second lamp module is disposed on a first side of the first lamp module and emits light and a third lamp module is disposed on a second side of the first lamp module and emits light and has an emission area that is different from the second lamp module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Hardy, Elke Dieter, Ju Yong Hwang
  • LAMP FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170059108
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle is provided and includes a first lamp module having an interior lens and at least one first light source. The first light source is configured to emit light toward the interior lens. Additionally, a second lamp module is disposed on a first side of the first lamp module and emits light and a third lamp module is disposed on a second side of the first lamp module and emits light and has an emission area that is different from the second lamp module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron Hardy, Elke Dieter, Ju Yong Hwang