Patents by Inventor Eric Thomas Gagner

Eric Thomas Gagner 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).

  • Patent number: 7966890
    Abstract: A multi-axis fatigue testing device includes a multi-axis test fixture having a multiple input, multiple output mechanical linkage driven by a plurality of actuators and a controller operating each of the plurality of actuators in real time and in synchronization to produce user-defined multiple fatigue cycle profiles. At least one of the actuators driving the mechanical linkage acts against an artificial load characterized by a stiffness. The stiffness is selected to increase a resonance frequency of the test fixture to allow fatigue testing at higher frequencies for a wider range of samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: David Louis Dingmann, Eric Thomas Gagner, Troy D. Nickel, Steven R. Seeman, Andrew D. White