Patents by Inventor Bert W. Rappole, Jr.

Bert W. Rappole, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for minimizing unwanted dynamics in a physical system
    Patent number: 5638267
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for minimizing unwanted dynamics in a physical system response. Constraints on the input and on the unwanted dynamics are established, and an impulse sequence which satisfies the constraints is determined. The impulse sequence is convolved with an arbitrary command input to produce a shaped input which is used to drive physical system, thereby minimizing unwanted dynamics. The constraints on the input and on the unwanted dynamics may be selected to achieve shaped inputs and residual unwanted dynamics of various characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Convolve, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Singhose, Neil C. Singer, Stephen J. Derezinski, III, Bert W. Rappole, Jr., Kenneth Pasch