Patents by Inventor Edmund Henneke

Edmund Henneke 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).

  • Two dimensional network of actuators for the control of damping vibrations
    Patent number: 6546316
    Abstract: An interconnected distributed network of actuator devices for the control of damping vibrations in mechanical structures. The network includes at least two actuators and at least two impedances arranged in parallel with respective actuators of the at least two actuators. A transmission line connects the parallel arrangement of the at least two actuators and the at least two impedances thereby forming a continuous distributed network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Francesco dell'Isola, Stefano Vidoli, Edmund Henneke