Patents by Inventor Armin-Otto Michelbach

Armin-Otto Michelbach 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).

  • Restraint system for restraining a test article in a selected vertical position relative to a movable belt
    Patent number: 8607626
    Abstract: A test system includes a platform having a movable endless belt. A restraint is configured to restrain a test article in a selected vertical position relative to the moveable belt. The restraint includes at least a pair of axially rigid supports wherein at least one rigid support is provided on each side of the movable belt and has an end configured to be secured to the test article, and wherein each support extends from a stationary portion, relative to the belt, of the platform over at least a portion of the movable belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley C. Litz, Thomas R. Kerns, Jay S. Warner, Armin-Otto Michelbach