Patents by Inventor Daniel Perez, Jr.

Daniel Perez, Jr. 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).

  • Adjustable flexure loading apparatus for testing long span beams
    Patent number: 6918306
    Abstract: An adjustable loading apparatus for supporting a long span beam in a flexure test by a load application device is disclosed. The apparatus includes an upper support structure including an elongated support beam, at least one support bracket adjustably mountable along a longitudinal span thereof, and a saddle member selectively pivotally mounted in the at least one upper support bracket for engaging with a specimen under test. The upper support structure is positioned normal to the load application device and a lower support structure is positioned parallel and co-planar to the upper support structure. The lower support structure includes an elongated support beam, at least one spacing member adjustably mounted along a longitudinal span thereof, a lower support bracket adjustably mounted along a longitudinal span of the spacing member, and a saddle member selectively pivotally mounted in the lower support bracket for engaging with a specimen under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul V. Cavallaro, Daniel Perez, Jr.