Patents by Inventor Mark A. Cesare

Mark A. Cesare 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).

  • Method for Determining Tension in a Rod
    Publication number: 20110036180
    Abstract: A method of determining the tension in an elongated rod is described. The method includes impacting the rod and measuring the vibration response of the rod. Further, the method entails generating a theoretical vibration response of the rod based in part at least on the structural properties of the rod. Thereafter, the method entails adjusting the theoretical vibration response to cause the theoretical vibration response to conform with at least a portion of the measured vibration response. Based on the adjusted theoretical vibration response, the tension of the rod is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: FDH ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Cesare, J. Darrin Holt