Patents by Inventor Daniel Joseph Hibbard

Daniel Joseph Hibbard 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).

  • High acceleration spindle drive and method of using same
    Patent number: 6848338
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a spindle along a longitudinal axis, the apparatus includes a spindle; a drive member for moving said spindle over a range of travel along said longitudinal axis in a first direction; a spring for applying a first force in combination with a second force to the spindle in the first direction; a stop element arranged so as to disengage the second force, such that when said spindle is within a first portion of said range of travel, said first force is applied to said spindle in combination with said second force, and when said spindle is within a second portion of said range of travel, said stop element disengages said second force so only said first force is applied to said spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Koenraad Alexander Gieskes, Stanislaw Wladyslaw Janisiewicz, Daniel Joseph Hibbard, Darrin Michael Weiss, John E. Danek, James W. Tripp