Patents by Inventor Daniel F. Blick

Daniel F. Blick 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).

  • Vibration test apparatus with an actuator coupled to a reaction mass movable along a linear axis
    Patent number: 8100017
    Abstract: A testing apparatus, for subjecting a device-under-test to oscillating acceleration, includes a stage having a mounting surface attachable to the device-under-test. An actuator is coupled to the stage, and also coupled to a reaction mass movable along a linear axis. A first flexure plate has a first flexure plate middle and a first flexure plate periphery, with the first flexure plate middle attached to the stage at a first stage end. A second flexure plate has a second flexure plate middle and a second flexure plate periphery, with the second flexure plate middle attached to the stage at a second stage end that opposes the first stage end. The first flexure plate periphery and the second flexure plate periphery are attached to the frame. The first and second flexure plates define major surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to the linear axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Blick, Michael J. Herrmann