Patents by Inventor Jack C. Webb

Jack C. Webb 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).

  • Piezoelectric actuator and enclosure therefor
    Patent number: 7531944
    Abstract: An enclosure for enclosing piezoelectric elements of a piezoelectric actuator comprises a side wall that is shaped to define at least one strain compensation formation selected from a longitudinally-extensible part at which the side wall can be extended or contracted parallel to a longitudinal axis of the enclosure; and an inwardly-deflectable part at which the side wall can be deflected transversely to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Oakley, Jack C. Webb
  • Piezoelectric actuator and enclosure therefor
    Publication number: 20080191586
    Abstract: An enclosure for enclosing piezoelectric elements of a piezoelectric actuator comprises a side wall that is shaped to define at least one strain compensation formation selected from a longitudinally-extensible part at which the side wall can be extended or contracted parallel to a longitudinal axis of the enclosure; and an inwardly-deflectable part at which the side wall can be deflected transversely to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Charles D. Oakley, Jack C. Webb