Patents by Inventor Daniel E. McAuley

Daniel E. McAuley 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).

  • Anti-backlash nut
    Patent number: 10989283
    Abstract: An anti-backlash nut for engaging a threaded screw includes an anti-backlash nut body extended along a longitudinal axis configured and adapted to receive a screw, the anti-backlash nut body including a first threaded section having a first inner diameter with a first internal thread and a second threaded section integral to the first threaded section having a second internal thread, where the first thread and the second thread have an equal pitch and are out-of-phase with respect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: N2 Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel E. McAuley
  • ANTI-BACKLASH NUT
    Publication number: 20200256438
    Abstract: An anti-backlash nut for engaging a threaded screw includes an anti-backlash nut body extended along a longitudinal axis configured and adapted to receive a screw, the anti-backlash nut body including a first threaded section having a first inner diameter with a first internal thread and a second threaded section integral to the first threaded section having a second internal thread, where the first thread and the second thread have an equal pitch and are out-of-phase with respect with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel E. McAuley
  • Motor hubs for shutter mechanisms
    Patent number: 10693341
    Abstract: A motor hub system for shutter actuation includes a shaft sleeve including a base flange and an externally threaded collet extending axially from the base flange along a rotation axis. A flanged nut with internal threads is in threaded engagement with the collet, wherein the internal threads are in a threaded portion of the flanged nut that extends axially from a flange of the flanged nut. A washer is compressed axially between the base flange of the shaft sleeve and the flange of the flanged nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: N2 Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel E. McAuley
  • Shutter actuation
    Patent number: 10673301
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a frame. An imaging sensor is seated in the frame. A shutter is pivotally mounted to the frame along a pivot axis. The shutter is positioned to pivot between a first position that is clear of the imaging sensor and a second position that occludes the imaging sensor. A linear actuator is pivotally connected to the shutter at a linkage axis that is offset from the pivot axis for actuating the shutter between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: N2 Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel E. McAuley