Patents by Inventor Adam B. Manninen

Adam B. Manninen 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).

  • Transducer calibration apparatus
    Patent number: 9880066
    Abstract: An ideal multi-axis transducer will respond properly to forces and moments that are applied in intermediate directions. The transducer calibration apparatus described herein can detect transducers that have incorrect off-axes response. One calibration apparatus includes a base, a pair of end stanchions fixed on the base, force actuators mounted between the base, the pair of end stanchions, and a transducer holder, the force actuators arranged to exert forces and moments on a transducer mounted in the transducer holder, and force reaction sensors fixed between the base, the pair of end stanchions, and the transducer holder for measuring forces and moments experienced by the transducer holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Michigan Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh Larsen, Scott K. Rhudy, Ryan F. Giem, Adam B. Manninen, Joel Schnackenberg, John L. Cancilla, Ralph W. Larsen
  • Transducer Calibration Apparatus
    Publication number: 20160273990
    Abstract: An ideal multi-axis transducer will respond properly to forces and moments that are applied in intermediate directions. The transducer calibration apparatus described herein can detect transducers that have incorrect off-axes response. One calibration apparatus includes a base, a pair of end stanchions fixed on the base, force actuators mounted between the base, the pair of end stanchions, and a transducer holder, the force actuators arranged to exert forces and moments on a transducer mounted in the transducer holder, and force reaction sensors fixed between the base, the pair of end stanchions, and the transducer holder for measuring forces and moments experienced by the transducer holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Hugh Larsen, Scott K. Rhudy, Ryan F. Giem, Adam B. Manninen, Joel Schnackenberg, John L. Cancilla, Ralph W. Larsen