Patents by Inventor Edward L. Peterson

Edward L. Peterson 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).

  • Flexure assembly
    Patent number: 6571637
    Abstract: Flexure assemblies include steel plates or pieces of metal material that are rigid in at least one direction but flexible in at least one other direction. One arrangement of components provides a flexure assembly that is intended to permit linear motion along an axis while preventing off-axis motion. Another arrangement of components permits rotary or pivotal motion about an axis within a limited range while preventing off-axis motion. All arrangements provide a frictionless and noiseless support arrangement that is well suited for test equipment where noise sensitivity and accuracy are of concern. The invention provides a testing device that permits test forces to be input directly to a vehicle body structure for testing vehicle squeak and rattle noises within a vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: MB Dynamics
    Inventors: Theodore Leist, Edward L. Peterson, William M. Rusen, Richard E. McCormick
  • Flexure assembly
    Publication number: 20020184952
    Abstract: Flexure assemblies include steel plates or pieces of metal material that are rigid in at least one direction but flexible in at least one other direction. One arrangement of components provides a flexure assembly that is intended to permit linear motion along an axis while preventing off-axis motion. Another arrangement of components permits rotary or pivotal motion about an axis within a limited range while preventing off-axis motion. All arrangements provide a frictionless and noiseless support arrangement that is well suited for test equipment where noise sensitivity and accuracy are of concern. The invention provides a testing device that permits test forces to be input directly to a vehicle body structure for testing vehicle squeak and rattle noises within a vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Theodore Leist, Edward L. Peterson, William M. Rusen, Richard E. McCormick
  • Flexure assembly
    Patent number: 6389900
    Abstract: Flexure assemblies include steel plates or pieces of metal material that are rigid in at least one direction but flexible in at least one other direction. One arrangement of components provides a flexure assembly that is intended to permit linear motion along an axis while preventing off-axis motion. Another arrangement of components permits rotary or pivotal motion about an axis within a limited range while preventing off-axis motion. All arrangements provide a frictionless and noiseless support arrangement that is well suited for test equipment where noise sensitivity and accuracy are of concern. The invention provides a testing device that permits test forces to be input directly to a vehicle body structure for testing vehicle squeak and rattle noises within a vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: MB Dynamics
    Inventors: Theodore Leist, William M. Rusen, Edward L. Peterson, Richard E. McCormick