Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER LEONARD WEST

CHRISTOPHER LEONARD WEST 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).

  • Positioner system and method of positioning
    Patent number: 8981807
    Abstract: A system for positioning a load including a support column, a drive rail unit coupled to the support column, the drive rail unit moveable relative to the support column, a vertical carriage moveable along the support column, wherein the vertical carriage supports the load, an engagement member which engages the drive rail and which moves along the drive rail, and a motor which applies force to the engagement member, causing the engagement member to move along the drive rail. The motor is coupled to the vertical carriage so that, as the motor applies force to the engagement member, the vertical carriage moves relative to the drive rail unit, the vertical carriage is also moveable with the drive rail unit so that the vertical carriage and the drive rail unit move relative to the support column. A method of positioning a load is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: inTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Leonard West, Charles Paul Nappen
  • POSITIONER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20120048656
    Abstract: A system for positioning a load including a support column, a drive rail unit coupled to the support column, the drive rail unit moveable relative to the support column, a vertical carriage moveable along the support column, wherein the vertical carriage supports the load, an engagement member which engages the drive rail and which moves along the drive rail, and a motor which applies force to the engagement member, causing the engagement member to move along the drive rail. The motor is coupled to the vertical carriage so that, as the motor applies force to the engagement member, the vertical carriage moves relative to the drive rail unit, the vertical carriage is also moveable with the drive rail unit so that the vertical carriage and the drive rail unit move relative to the support column. A method of positioning a load is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: inTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER LEONARD WEST, CHARLES PAUL NAPPEN