Patents by Inventor Daniel O. Semmere

Daniel O. Semmere 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).

  • Smart material actuator
    Patent number: 7462976
    Abstract: A smart material actuator wherein one or more smart material devices are constrained in a frame such that expansion or contraction of the frame effects movement of side frame members away from or towards one another. The side frame members are constrained such that such movement away from or towards one another effects rotational movement of the frame for outputting amplified movement at an output member that rotates with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel O. Semmere, Robert W. Ragen, Jr., Virender Jain, Daniel C. Massie