Patents by Inventor Daniel Francis Kennedy

Daniel Francis Kennedy 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).

  • Patent number: 11930273
    Abstract: A gimbal sleeve for connecting to a camera gimbal may float between a floor surface and a ceiling surface of an aerial vehicle chassis such that the gimbal sleeve has freedom of motion in yaw, pitch, and roll directions relative to the vehicle chassis. The gimbal sleeve may comprise a pair of connection points to the lower dampers on a floor surface of the vehicle chassis. The gimbal sleeve may furthermore comprise a ball joint coupled to a back surface of the vehicle chassis. The connection points include spring forces that enable the gimbal sleeve to return to an equilibrium position in response to external vibrations and reduce the magnitude of vibrations transferred from the aerial vehicle to the gimbal and camera systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriaki Saika, Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, Daniel Francis Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10150576
    Abstract: A gimbal sleeve for connecting to a camera gimbal may float between a floor surface and a ceiling surface of an aerial vehicle chassis such that the gimbal sleeve has freedom of motion in yaw, pitch, and roll directions relative to the vehicle chassis. The gimbal sleeve may comprise a pair of connection points to the lower dampers on a floor surface of the vehicle chassis and a pair of connection points to upper dampers on a ceiling surface of the vehicle chassis. The connection points include spring forces that enable the gimbal sleeve to return to an equilibrium position in response to external vibrations and reduce the magnitude of vibrations transferred from the aerial vehicle to the gimbal and camera systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriaki Saika, Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, Daniel Francis Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180079529
    Abstract: A gimbal sleeve for connecting to a camera gimbal may float between a floor surface and a ceiling surface of an aerial vehicle chassis such that the gimbal sleeve has freedom of motion in yaw, pitch, and roll directions relative to the vehicle chassis. The gimbal sleeve may comprise a pair of connection points to the lower dampers on a floor surface of the vehicle chassis and a pair of connection points to upper dampers on a ceiling surface of the vehicle chassis. The connection points include spring forces that enable the gimbal sleeve to return to an equilibrium position in response to external vibrations and reduce the magnitude of vibrations transferred from the aerial vehicle to the gimbal and camera systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Noriaki Saika, Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, Daniel Francis Kennedy
  • Patent number: 8985116
    Abstract: Described herein are nasal devices. In particular, layered nasal respiratory devices are described. Layered nasal device may include a layered airflow resistor that is configured to resist airflow in a first direction more than airflow in a second direction and that includes a flap valve adjacent to a flap valve limiting layer and an adhesive holdfast layer that is configured to secure the layered airflow resistor in communication with the subject's nasal cavity. Methods of using and methods of assembling layered nasal device are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Theravent, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Doshi, Bryan Loomas, Ryan Kendall Pierce, Arthur Ferdinand, Arthur G. Sandoval, Jeffrey W. Servaites, Matthew Durack, Daniel Francis Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20110173805
    Abstract: A hard-disk drive insertion mechanism includes carrier mechanism that moves longitudinally with the hard-disk drive as it is being inserted toward said electrical connector. The carrier mechanism includes engagement features for engaging the hard-disk drive as it is being inserted. The insertion mechanism also includes a clamping mechanism that gradually clamps the hard-disk drive with elastomeric material before it engages an electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Bruno Richet, Fred Charles Thomas, Arthur Sandoval, Daniel Francis Kennedy