Patents by Inventor Brian J. Wampler

Brian J. Wampler 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).

  • Device for measuring coefficient of friction
    Patent number: 8074488
    Abstract: A device for measuring the coefficient of friction between a test surface and a test material, comprising a frame, a skid pad comprising the test material and attached to an underside of the frame to contact the test surface, a longitudinal force measuring device attached to the frame and having an axis, and a longitudinal pulling assembly exerting a longitudinal pulling force on the drag sled and the longitudinal force measuring device. The longitudinal force measuring device is capable of outputting data indicative of the longitudinal force applied to the device. The longitudinal pulling force is vertically aligned with the axis of the longitudinal force measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Brian J. Wampler, Timothy J. Kapelanski, Bruce Whittle
  • Device for Measuring Coefficient of Friction
    Publication number: 20090293586
    Abstract: A device for measuring the coefficient of friction between a test surface and a test material, comprising a frame, a skid pad comprising the test material and attached to an underside of the frame to contact the test surface, a longitudinal force measuring device attached to the frame and having an axis, and a longitudinal pulling assembly exerting a longitudinal pulling force on the drag sled and the longitudinal force measuring device. The longitudinal force measuring device is capable of outputting data indicative of the longitudinal force applied to the device. The longitudinal pulling force is vertically aligned with the axis of the longitudinal force measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Brian J. Wampler, Timothy J. Kapelanski, Bruce Whittle
  • Device for measuring coefficient of friction
    Publication number: 20080060411
    Abstract: A device for measuring the coefficient of friction between a test surface and a test material, comprising a frame, a skid pad comprising the test material and attached to an underside of the frame to contact the test surface, a longitudinal force measuring device attached to the frame and having an axis, and a longitudinal pulling assembly exerting a longitudinal pulling force on the drag sled and the longitudinal force measuring device. The longitudinal force measuring device is capable of outputting data indicative of the longitudinal force applied to the device. The longitudinal pulling force is vertically aligned with the axis of the longitudinal force measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Brian J. Wampler, Timothy J. Kapelanski, Bruce Whittle