Patents by Inventor Brent J. Weyer

Brent J. Weyer 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).

  • Multi-directional high current slip ring
    Patent number: 10418770
    Abstract: The present invention is an electrical slip ring device comprised of a stator, a rotor and an independent rotationally free brush ring. The brush ring may include a multitude of slipping fingers, chevrons or other current carrying structures that extend between the rotor and the stator. These current carrying structures have a directional bias or “lay”. The rotational freedom of the brush ring enables bi-directional movement of the rotor with reduced torque and wear at the sliding interfaces because sliding always occurs in the direction of the lay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Brent J. Weyer, Jeffrey F. Kezar
  • MULTI-DIRECTIONAL HIGH CURRENT SLIP RING
    Publication number: 20170365968
    Abstract: The present invention is an electrical slip ring device comprised of a stator, a rotor and an independent rotationally free brush ring. The brush ring may include a multitude of slipping fingers, chevrons or other current carrying structures that extend between the rotor and the stator. These current carrying structures have a directional bias or “lay”. The rotational freedom of the brush ring enables bi-directional movement of the rotor with reduced torque and wear at the sliding interfaces because sliding always occurs in the direction of the lay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Brent J. Weyer, Jeffrey F. Kezar