Patents by Inventor Bernard Been

Bernard Been 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).

  • SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY
    Publication number: 20140190279
    Abstract: A shoulder and upper arm assembly for a crash test dummy includes a shoulder assembly having a spring housing and a shoulder pivot member pivotally connected to the spring housing. The shoulder assembly includes a spring element disposed in the spring housing and an adjustable member to adjust the friction of the spring element. An upper arm assembly includes a bone assembly having one end connected to the shoulder assembly and another end for connection to a lower arm assembly. The bone assembly includes a bone member made of metal and a load cell connected to the bone member to measure a load on the bone member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Bernard Been, Mark Burleigh
  • SHOULDER ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY
    Publication number: 20140190280
    Abstract: A shoulder assembly for a crash test dummy includes a shoulder assembly having a spring housing and a shoulder pivot member pivotally connected to the spring housing. The shoulder assembly includes a spring element disposed in the spring housing and an adjustable member to adjust the friction of the spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Bernard Been, Mark Burleigh
  • Ankle assembly for crash test dummy
    Patent number: 8622748
    Abstract: An ankle assembly for a crash test dummy includes an ankle clevis assembly for attachment to a leg assembly of the crash test dummy, an ankle base assembly for attachment to a foot assembly of the crash test dummy and cooperating with the ankle clevis assembly, a fastener to connect the clevis assembly and the ankle base assembly together to allow proper ankle positions for different ankles and also allow friction adjustment to simulate human bracing in impact conditions, and a plurality of elastomeric elements disposed between the clevis assembly and the ankle base assembly that allow proper inversion and eversion performance of the ankle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenwen J. Wang, Bernard Been, Cheng Yao
  • ANKLE ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY
    Publication number: 20120167699
    Abstract: An ankle assembly for a crash test dummy includes an ankle clevis assembly for attachment to a leg assembly of the crash test dummy, an ankle base assembly for attachment to a foot assembly of the crash test dummy and cooperating with the ankle clevis assembly, a fastener to connect the clevis assembly and the ankle base assembly together to allow proper ankle positions for different ankles and also allow friction adjustment to simulate human bracing in impact conditions, and a plurality of elastomeric elements disposed between the clevis assembly and the ankle base assembly that allow proper inversion and eversion performance of the ankle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Zhenwen J. Wang, Bernard Been, Cheng Yao