Patents by Inventor Emil A. Shtarkman

Emil A. Shtarkman 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).

  • Active ERM damper for spacecraft telescoping structures
    Patent number: 5984385
    Abstract: A damped latch mechanism 116 is provided for a telescoping structure 10 including an inner tubular member 114 slidingly received within an outer tubular member 112. A first latch member 122 is coupled within the one tubular member 114 and a second latch member 126 is coupled to the other tubular member 114 so as to selectively interfere with the first latch member 122 to prevent the inner tubular member 114 from moving in an axial first direction relative to the outer tubular member 112. A fluid chamber 134 is provided on one of the first and second latch members 122, 126 opposite the other of the first and second latch members 122, 126. A magneto-rheological fluid 136 is disposed within the fluid chamber 134 to absorb shock between the first and second latch members 122, 126.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Emil A. Shtarkman, L. Dwight Gilger