Patents by Inventor Bradley C. Achorn

Bradley C. Achorn 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).

  • Control methodology for a multi-axial wheel fatigue system
    Patent number: 7254995
    Abstract: A testing system and a method for obtaining drive files for the testing system for wheel rim testing, includes providing a wheel assembly in contact with a drum surface, the wheel assembly being rotatable about an axis defining a lateral axis, and wherein a vertical axis extends through a drum surface in contact with a tire of the wheel assembly and is orthogonal to the lateral axis, and a longitudinal axis is defined orthogonal to both the lateral and vertical axes. A parameter is measured indicative of an overturning moment applied to the wheel rim about the longitudinal axis. A camber angle of the wheel rim relative to the drum surface is adjusted to obtain a desired overturning moment on the wheel rim about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Leska, Sr., Craig L. Campbell, Eric W. Young, Bradley C. Achorn