Patents by Inventor Bryce Kirby

Bryce Kirby 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).

  • Rotational over travel protection for preventing over rotation of an object
    Patent number: 11631557
    Abstract: A rotational over travel protection device for preventing over rotation of at least one of a cable, or a component operable with the rotational over travel protection device is provided. The device includes a housing, a rotatable shaft connected to the housing that can rotate relative to the house, and a triggering device supported in the housing and rotatable with the rotatable shaft. The device also includes a first and second rotational limit switch disposed in the housing. The switches are operable to be activated by the triggering device to arrest rotation of the rotatable shaft upon relative rotation of the rotatable shaft and the housing either a first or second rotation direction, respectively, at least 180 degrees from a zero position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Bryce Kirby, Craig K. Johnson, Jr., Andrew A. Mcmahon
  • Rotational Over Travel Protection for Preventing Over Rotation of an Object
    Publication number: 20220254584
    Abstract: A rotational over travel protection device for preventing over rotation of at least one of a cable, or a component operable with the rotational over travel protection device is provided. The device includes a housing, a rotatable shaft connected to the housing that can rotate relative to the house, and a triggering device supported in the housing and rotatable with the rotatable shaft. The device also includes a first and second rotational limit switch disposed in the housing. The switches are operable to be activated by the triggering device to arrest rotation of the rotatable shaft upon relative rotation of the rotatable shaft and the housing either a first or second rotation direction, respectively, at least 180 degrees from a zero position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Bryce Kirby, Craig K. Johnson, JR., Andrew A. McMahon