Patents by Inventor Eric Mockensurm

Eric Mockensurm 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).

  • Smart material motor with mechanical diodes
    Patent number: 6429573
    Abstract: The present invention is actuator having a shaft delivering mechanical power to a load, a first active element adapted to be driven by an oscillating signal, and at least one mechanical diode operatively connected to the shaft in the act of development. A plurality of mechanical diodes may also be used. Mechanical diodes can be either rotary mechanical diodes or linear mechanical diodes. The mechanical diodes can also be bi-directional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gary H. Koopmann, Chen Weicheng, George A. Lesieutre, Jeremy Frank, Eric Mockensurm
  • Smart material motor with mechanical diodes
    Publication number: 20020005681
    Abstract: The present invention is actuator having a shaft delivering mechanical power to a load, a first active element adapted to be driven by an oscillating signal, and at least one mechanical diode operatively connected to the shaft in the act of development. A plurality of mechanical diodes may also be used. Mechanical diodes can be either rotary mechanical diodes or linear mechanical diodes. The mechanical diodes can also be bi-directional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Gary H. Koopmann, Chen Weicheng, George A. Lesieutre, Jeremy Frank, Eric Mockensurm