Patents by Inventor John E. Moss

John E. Moss 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).

  • Actuator with translational and rotational control
    Patent number: 5315189
    Abstract: An actuator for precisely moving and positioning a manufacturing component includes a housing on which a magnet is mounted. An electrical coil is wound around a coil piston which is slidingly mounted on the housing for movement within the magnetic field generated by the magnet. A rod, having a member for gripping the component, is attached for translational movement with the coil piston, and a source of electrical current is connected to the coil which is wrapped around the coil piston. A drive motor is mounted on the device, and a linkage connects the drive motor to the grip for rotation of the grip as desired. In the operation of the actuator, a current is selectively passed through the coil. This current in the coil then moves the coil piston and the attached grip within the magnetic field to position the component as desired in translation. Also, the drive motor can be activated to move the grip in rotation as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Systems, Machines, Automation Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Neff, John E. Moss, Joseph S. Parcels
  • Projector mount
    Patent number: D395909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: McDaniel & Lloyd, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Moss, Franklin D. Smock