Patents by Inventor Brian Montague

Brian Montague 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).

  • Cantilever assemblies and methods of providing damping for cantilever assemblies
    Patent number: 11353085
    Abstract: An example cantilever assembly includes a cantilever including an anchor configured to be coupled to a support, a tip, and an arm positioned between the anchor and the tip, a hollow conductive tube positioned at the tip of the cantilever, and a magnet suspended inside the hollow conductive tube with a first spring and a second spring. The first spring and the second spring are positioned at a first end and a second end of the hollow conductive tube respectively, and the magnet is positioned between the first spring and the second spring. The magnet is configured to move coaxially inside the hollow conductive tube as permitted by the first spring and the second spring, and the magnet suspended inside the hollow conductive tube operates as a tuned mass damper (TMD) to limit a resonant response of the cantilever assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Randall L. Mosten, Brian Montague, Michael Klein
  • Cantilever Assemblies and Methods of Providing Damping for Cantilever Assemblies
    Publication number: 20210003192
    Abstract: An example cantilever assembly includes a cantilever including an anchor configured to be coupled to a support, a tip, and an arm positioned between the anchor and the tip, a hollow conductive tube positioned at the tip of the cantilever, and a magnet suspended inside the hollow conductive tube with a first spring and a second spring. The first spring and the second spring are positioned at a first end and a second end of the hollow conductive tube respectively, and the magnet is positioned between the first spring and the second spring. The magnet is configured to move coaxially inside the hollow conductive tube as permitted by the first spring and the second spring, and the magnet suspended inside the hollow conductive tube operates as a tuned mass damper (TMD) to limit a resonant response of the cantilever assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Randall L. Mosten, Brian Montague, Michael Klein