Patents by Inventor Edmund G. Brochu

Edmund G. Brochu 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).

  • Motor sustained stored energy gyroscope
    Patent number: 4305304
    Abstract: A stored energy gyroscope includes a power spring contained within the gyroscope rotor. A latching arm is positioned to hold the rotor in place with the spring fully wound, and when the latching arm is released from the hold position the power spring unwinds to drive the rotor up to speed. A sustaining motor contained within the rotor extends the useful life of the gyroscope by maintaining angular momentum of the rotor and eliminating deceleration torques upon dissipation of the spring power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Jessup, Edmund G. Brochu, Jack P. Moran, Maurice Orlarey