Patents by Inventor Gordon Allan Shaw, III

Gordon Allan Shaw, III 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).

  • SECOND GENERATION NIST KIBBLE BALANCE AND DETERMINING ABSOLUTE MASS
    Publication number: 20230375396
    Abstract: A second generation NIST Kibble balance includes: a main body including a main body fulcrum node; a lever bar in mechanical communication with the main body and that pivots about the main body fulcrum node; a central flexural bridge in flexural mechanical communication with the main body and the lever bar; a measurement mass arm mechanically coupled to the main body via the lever bar, the central flexural bridge, and a mass arm flexural bridge; the mass arm flexural bridge in flexural mechanical communication with the measurement mass arm and the lever bar; a reference force arm mechanically coupled to the main body via the lever bar, the central flexural bridge, and a reference arm flexural bridge; and the reference arm flexural bridge in flexural mechanical communication with the reference force arm and the lever bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Leon Shih Chao, Gordon Allan Shaw, III, Stephan Schlamminger, Yusi Cao