Patents by Inventor John J. Parise

John J. Parise 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).

  • Compliant, ortho-planar, linear motion spring
    Patent number: 6983924
    Abstract: An ortho-planar spring has a platform movably coupled to a base and being movable linearly with respect to the base along at least a portion of an axial direction perpendicular to both a base surface and a platform surface. A resilient and flexible connecting structure is connected to and between the base and platform. The connecting structure is bendable to develop (i) an axial force along the axial direction to bias the platform in a stable position with respect to the base, and (ii) non-axial forces which substantially sum to zero to preserve the orientation of the platform with respect to the base. Thus, the spring is very compact and does not have rotation between the deflecting ends. The spring may be associated with a valve opening, and a button for restricting flow through the valve opening, to bias the button at a position with respect to the valve opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Larry L. Howell, Scott Thomson, Jason Alan Briscoe, John J. Parise, Shae Lorenc, John B. Larsen, Curtis R. Huffmire, Nathan Burnside, Troy A. Gomm
  • Compliant, ortho-planar, linear motion spring
    Publication number: 20040021123
    Abstract: An ortho-planar spring has a platform (14) movably coupled to a base (10) and being movable linearly with respect to the base along at least a portion of an axial direction (22) perpendicular to both a base surface and a platform surface. A resilient and flexible connecting structure (18) is connected to and between the base and platform. The connecting structure is bendable to develop (i) an axial force along the axial direction to bias the platform in a stable position with respect to the base, and (ii) non-axial forces which substantially sum to zero to preserve the orientation of the platform with respect to the base. Thus, the spring is very compact and does not have rotation between the deflecting ends. The spring may be associated with a valve opening (213), and a button (214) for restricting flow through the valve opening, to bias the button at a position with respect to the valve opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Larry L Howell, Scott Thomson, Jason Alan Briscoe, John J Parise, Shae Lorenc, John B Larsen, Curtis R Huffmire, Nathan Burnside, Troy A Gomm