Patents by Inventor Mark A. Mourani

Mark A. Mourani 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).

  • Differential torque limiter
    Patent number: 6692399
    Abstract: A differential coupling (20) has a body (21), a rotary input member (22), and two rotary output shafts (23, 24). The algebraic sum of the angular displacements of the output shafts is proportional to the rotation of the input member. The improvement includes mechanical means (39), such as a planetary gear (42), for sensing a torque differential between the output shafts, and a brake (38) mounted on the body and operatively arranged to selectively brake rotation of the input member, or both output members, when the difference between the torques on the outputs exceeds a predetermined first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Moog Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell V. Larson, Mark A. Mourani, Eric A. Polcuch
  • Differential torque limiter
    Publication number: 20030114265
    Abstract: A differential coupling (20) has a body (21), a rotary input member (22), and two rotary output shafts (23, 24). The algebraic sum of the angular displacements of the output shafts is proportional to the rotation of the input member. The improvement includes mechanical means (39), such as a planetary gear (42), for sensing a torque differential between the output shafts, and a brake (38) mounted on the body and operatively arranged to selectively brake rotation of the input member, or both output members, when the difference between the torques on the outputs exceeds a predetermined first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Moog Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell V. Larson, Mark A. Mourani, Eric A. Polcuch