Patents by Inventor Donald Brian Cooper

Donald Brian Cooper 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).

  • Drive assembly and apparatus for hoist
    Patent number: 8985555
    Abstract: An assembly includes a motor; a second motor; a planetary transmission coupled to the motor and the second motor, and a spool coupled to the transmission. The spool has an interior volume for receiving the motor, the second motor and the transmission, and the motor and the second motor are disposed or disposable entirely within the spool. The motor and the second motor are capable of being operated such that one of the motors is speed controlled, and the other motor is torque controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Cryer, Allen Randolph, Donald Brian Cooper, George J. Wnukoski, Mark L. Cooksey, Ernesto Camilo Rivera
  • DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS FOR HOIST
    Publication number: 20110303886
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that can include a motor; a planetary transmission coupled to the motor; and a spool coupled to the transmission, and the motor is disposed or disposable partially within the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Robert D. Cryer, Allen Randolph, Donald Brian Cooper, George J. Wnukoski, Mark L. Cooksey, Ernesto Camilo Rivera