Patents by Inventor Grady Egan

Grady Egan 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).

  • Systems and methods for limiting rotation of a supported object
    Patent number: 12320466
    Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting rotation of a supported object about an axis of rotation are provided. A system as disclosed includes a stop system that engages at a selected amount of rotation about an axis of rotation to provide a balanced force countering further rotation. The stop system includes one or more pairs of stop mechanisms, with one stop mechanism in a pair disposed to act from a first side of the axis of rotation, and a second stop mechanism in the pair disposed to act from a second side of the axis of rotation. Each stop mechanism can include stops that engage a flexure at a selected amount of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Federick Renken, Miroslaw A. Ostaszewski, Grady Egan, Lathan Collins
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING ROTATION OF A SUPPORTED OBJECT
    Publication number: 20220290800
    Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting rotation of a supported object about an axis of rotation are provided. A system as disclosed includes a stop system that engages at a selected amount of rotation about an axis of rotation to provide a balanced force countering further rotation. The stop system includes one or more pairs of stop mechanisms, with one stop mechanism in a pair disposed to act from a first side of the axis of rotation, and a second stop mechanism in the pair disposed to act from a second side of the axis of rotation. Each stop mechanism can include stops that engage a flexure at a selected amount of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Federick Renken, Miroslaw A. Ostaszewski, Grady Egan, Lathan Collins