Patents by Inventor Brett E. Nagel

Brett E. Nagel 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).

  • Solenoid apparatus
    Patent number: 9704636
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a ferromagnetic housing defining a housing cavity, an electrically-conductive coil disposed in the housing cavity and defining a coil cavity, a ferromagnetic core piece disposed in the coil cavity, a ferromagnetic pole piece comprising a first face in contact with the core piece and a projection extending from a second face of the pole piece opposite the first face, a flexible element defining an opening, where the projection is disposed within the opening and the flexible element is disposed between a portion of the projection and the first face of the pole piece, and a ferromagnetic armature coupled to the flexible element, where the flexible element is disposed between at least a portion of the armature and the first face of the pole piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ENFIELD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brett E Nagel, Jonathan B Gamble
  • Proportional linear solenoid apparatus
    Patent number: 9620274
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a ferromagnetic housing defining a housing cavity, an electrically-conductive coil disposed in the housing cavity and defining a coil cavity, a ferromagnetic core piece disposed in the coil cavity, a ferromagnetic pole piece comprising a first face in contact with the core piece and a projection extending from a second face of the pole piece opposite the first face, a flexible element defining an opening, where the projection is disposed within the opening and the flexible element is disposed between a portion of the projection and the first face of the pole piece, and a ferromagnetic armature coupled to the flexible element, where the flexible element is disposed between at least a portion of the armature and the first face of the pole piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Enfield Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brett E Nagel, Jonathan B Gamble
  • SOLENOID APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160240300
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a ferromagnetic housing defining a housing cavity, an electrically-conductive coil disposed in the housing cavity and defining a coil cavity, a ferromagnetic core piece disposed in the coil cavity, a ferromagnetic pole piece comprising a first face in contact with the core piece and a projection extending from a second face of the pole piece opposite the first face, a flexible element defining an opening, where the projection is disposed within the opening and the flexible element is disposed between a portion of the projection and the first face of the pole piece, and a ferromagnetic armature coupled to the flexible element, where the flexible element is disposed between at least a portion of the armature and the first face of the pole piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Brett E. Nagel, Jonathan B. Gamble
  • SOLENOID APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160240295
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a ferromagnetic housing defining a housing cavity, an electrically-conductive coil disposed in the housing cavity and defining a coil cavity, a ferromagnetic core piece disposed in the coil cavity, a ferromagnetic pole piece comprising a first face in contact with the core piece and a projection extending from a second face of the pole piece opposite the first face, a flexible element defining an opening, where the projection is disposed within the opening and the flexible element is disposed between a portion of the projection and the first face of the pole piece, and a ferromagnetic armature coupled to the flexible element, where the flexible element is disposed between at least a portion of the armature and the first face of the pole piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Brett E. Nagel, Jonathan B. Gamble