Patents by Inventor Mariane Hontz

Mariane Hontz 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).

  • Brake with field responsive material
    Patent number: 8397883
    Abstract: A controllable brake includes a housing and a rotor supported on a shaft. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by bearings. The controllable brake housing defines a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth A. St. Clair, Robert H. Marjoram, William C. Hardin, Mariane Hontz, Stephen Koester
  • BRAKE WITH FIELD RESPONSIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20070181391
    Abstract: A controllable brake includes a housing and a rotor supported on a shaft. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by bearings. The controllable brake housing defines a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth St. Clair, Robert Marjoram, William Hardin, Mariane Hontz, Stephen Koester