Patents by Inventor Anthony L. Moffa

Anthony L. Moffa 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).

  • System for determining shaft load parameters including shaft windup angle per unit length, torque output and power output in a generally cylindrical rotating shaft
    Patent number: 5452616
    Abstract: A system for determining shaft load parameters including shaft windup angle per unit length, torque output and power output in a generally cylindrical rotating shaft having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis extending through the center thereof includes a plurality of probes spaced apart from each other. Each probe has a first end and a second end, the first end of each probe being in facing relationship with the rotating shaft. A rigid frame commonly supports all of the probes at a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the shaft. The frame is supported in such a manner that the frame may vibrate or displace relative to the rotating shaft essentially as a rigid body. Targets on the outer surface of the rotating shaft are located for triggering a probe output response each time during shaft rotation that a target passes the first end of one of the probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Liberty Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Leon, Anthony L. Moffa
  • System for determining shaft load parameters including shaft windup angle per unit length, torque output and power output in a generally cylindrical rotating shaft
    Patent number: 5440938
    Abstract: A system for determining shaft load parameters including shaft windup angle per unit length, torque output and power output in a generally cylindrical rotating shaft having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis extending through the center thereof includes a plurality of probes spaced apart from each other. Each probe has a first end and a second end, the first end of each probe being in facing relationship with the rotating shaft. A rigid frame commonly supports all of the probes at a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the shaft. The frame is supported in such a manner that the frame may vibrate or displace relative to the rotating shaft essentially as a rigid body. Targets on the outer surface of the rotating shaft are located for triggering a probe output response each time during shaft rotation that a target passes the first end of one of the probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Liberty Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Leon, Anthony L. Moffa