Patents by Inventor Joshua M. Byron

Joshua M. Byron 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 backup component failure detection
    Patent number: 11300185
    Abstract: An actuator includes a ball screw, a rod provided at least partially within the ball screw, a ball nut, a ball nut restraint, a first biasing member disposed at least partially between a proximate end of the rod and a proximate end of the ball screw, and a second biasing member disposed at least partially between a distal end of the ball nut and an inner surface of the ball nut restraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Sorin Gavriliuc, Joshua M. Byron, David R. Smit, Paolo J. Messina
  • ACTUATOR WITH BACKUP COMPONENT FAILURE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20190063567
    Abstract: An actuator includes a ball screw, a rod provided at least partially within the ball screw, a ball nut, a ball nut restraint, a first biasing member disposed at least partially between a proximate end of the rod and a proximate end of the ball screw, and a second biasing member disposed at least partially between a distal end of the ball nut and an inner surface of the ball nut restraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sorin Gavriliuc, Joshua M. Byron, David R. Smit, Paolo J. Messina