Patents by Inventor Daniel Morgenroth

Daniel Morgenroth 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).

  • Remotely actuated wind tunnel model rudder using shape memory alloy
    Patent number: 8876046
    Abstract: A rotational actuator assembly employs a first torsion actuator having a shape memory alloy (SMA) tube with a first trained twist direction and a second torsion actuator having a SMA tube with an opposite trained twist direction collinear with the first torsion actuator with abutting proximal ends. A central fitting joins the proximal ends. A control system for temperature control of the first torsion actuator and second torsion actuator about an average temperature provides combined antagonistic rotation of the central fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ian Gunter, Robert T. Ruggeri, James H. Mabe, Darin Arbogast, Ordie D. Butterfield, Daniel Morgenroth
  • REMOTELY ACTUATED WIND TUNNEL MODEL RUDDER USING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY
    Publication number: 20120060491
    Abstract: A rotational actuator assembly employs a first torsion actuator having a shape memory alloy (SMA) tube with a first trained twist direction and a second torsion actuator having a SMA tube with an opposite trained twist direction collinear with the first torsion actuator with abutting proximal ends. A central fitting joins the proximal ends. A control system for temperature control of the first torsion actuator and second torsion actuator about an average temperature provides combined antagonistic rotation of the central fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ian Gunter, Robert T. Ruggeri, James H. Mabe, Darin Arbogast, Ordie D. Butterfield, Daniel Morgenroth