Patents by Inventor Mark Jolly
Mark Jolly 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).
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Patent number: 11725999Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring torque on a drive train component of a rotating drive system are disclosed. In some aspects, a system includes a target assembly, a sensor assembly, and a sensor processing unit. The sensor assembly is located proximate to the target assembly, and the sensor assembly includes sensors mounted radially around the shaft and configured to detect sensor targets as the target assembly rotates with the drive train component. The sensor processing unit is configured for receiving sensor signals from the sensor assembly and outputting a torque signal based on the sensor signals. The sensor processing unit is configured for receiving target calibration data for the target assembly and sensor calibration data for the sensor assembly. The sensor processing unit is configured for verifying that the target calibration data corresponds to the target assembly and that the sensor calibration data corresponds to the sensor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: LORD CorporationInventors: Russell Altieri, Daniel Kakaley, Charles Clifton, Warren Brannan, Mark Jolly, Sanjeev Sachan
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Patent number: 11378473Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring displacement parameters of rotating shafts and couplings are disclosed. In some aspects, a measurement system includes a shaft extended in a longitudinal direction and a target wheel configured to rotate with the shaft. The target wheel includes sensor targets circumferentially distributed around the target wheel. Some of the targets are slanted in the longitudinal direction and some of the targets are parallel to the longitudinal direction. The measurement system includes a sensor array including at least three sensors mounted radially around the shaft and configured to detect the sensor targets as the target wheel rotates with the shaft. The measurement system includes a controller configured to receive sensor signals from the sensors and determine, based on the sensor signals, at least an axial displacement measurement of the shaft in the longitudinal direction and a radial displacement measurement of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Lord CorpInventors: Daniel Kakaley, Russell Altieri, Mark Jolly, Victor Zaccardo
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Publication number: 20210247259Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring torque on a drive train component of a rotating drive system are disclosed. In some aspects, a system includes a target assembly, a sensor assembly, and a sensor processing unit. The sensor assembly is located proximate to the target assembly, and the sensor assembly includes sensors mounted radially around the shaft and configured to detect sensor targets as the target assembly rotates with the drive train component. The sensor processing unit is configured for receiving sensor signals from the sensor assembly and outputting a torque signal based on the sensor signals. The sensor processing unit is configured for receiving target calibration data for the target assembly and sensor calibration data for the sensor assembly. The sensor processing unit is configured for verifying that the target calibration data corresponds to the target assembly and that the sensor calibration data corresponds to the sensor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Russell Altieri, Daniel Kakaley, Charles Clifton, Warren Brannan, Mark Jolly, Sanjeev Sachan
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Publication number: 20200378849Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring displacement parameters of rotating shafts and couplings are disclosed. In some aspects, a measurement system includes a shaft extended in a longitudinal direction and a target wheel configured to rotate with the shaft. The target wheel includes sensor targets circumferentially distributed around the target wheel. Some of the targets are slanted in the longitudinal direction and some of the targets are parallel to the longitudinal direction. The measurement system includes a sensor array including at least three sensors mounted radially around the shaft and configured to detect the sensor targets as the target wheel rotates with the shaft. The measurement system includes a controller configured to receive sensor signals from the sensors and determine, based on the sensor signals, at least an axial displacement measurement of the shaft in the longitudinal direction and a radial displacement measurement of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Daniel KAKALEY, Russell ALTIERI, Mark JOLLY, Victor ZACCARDO
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Publication number: 20190308721Abstract: Rotary motion sensing systems are well-suited for integration in a bearing system of a rotary aircraft to provide information about the operational state of the rotor blades of the aircraft. In some embodiments, sensors are positioned on lateral sides of an elastomeric bearing system and output signals which may be processed to calculate one or more rotor blade operational states. The operational states include, for example, flap angle, lead-lag angle, and pitch angle. In other embodiments, sensors may be distributed along at least a portion of the length of a rotor blade to detect deflection of the rotor blade or its impact with another object. The operational state of the rotor blades may be transmitted to the pilot and/or the flight control computer of the aircraft in order for corrective action to be taken and/or may be stored within a control box for later review.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Daniel KAKALEY, Russell ALTIERI, Conor MARR, Douglas SWANSON, Mark JOLLY, David CHURCHILL
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Patent number: 9747325Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for identifying duplicate stations in a radio station network. An example method includes identifying stations within a radio station network, determining which of the stations are duplicate stations, and selecting, via automated operated content management devices or user input directed to manually operated content management devices, which of the duplicate stations to show and which of the duplicate stations to suppress from being presented to a user. The example method further includes selectively displaying a selected duplicate station of a group of duplicate stations depending on a radio network's contractual agreements with various partners.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Jolly, Jackie Chang, Sanjay Rajput, Sergey Petrov, Nikhil Iyer
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Publication number: 20150093245Abstract: A method for controlling helicopter ground resonance and air resonance motions as well as centrifugal force switching dampers are disclosed. A helicopter lead-lag damper (30) has a first ground resonance motion damping rate stage (FDR) and a second air resonance motion damping rate stage (SDR). The damper (30) includes a centrifugal force switch (52). The damper (30) is oriented relative to the rotary wing rotation axis (26) and helicopter blade (24). An in-flight rotation rate of the centrifugal force switching damper (30) actuates the centrifugal force switch (52) with the damper switching from the first ground resonance motion damping rate stage (FDR) to the second air resonance motion damping rate stage (SDR).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Zachary Fuhrer, Mark Jolly, Conor M. Marr
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Publication number: 20150039633Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for identifying duplicate stations in a radio station network. An example method includes identifying stations within a radio station network, determining which of the stations are duplicate stations, and selecting, via automated operated content management devices or user input directed to manually operated content management devices, which of the duplicate stations to show and which of the duplicate stations to suppress from being presented to a user. The example method further includes selectively displaying a selected duplicate station of a group of duplicate stations depending on a radio network's contractual agreements with various partners.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Mark Jolly, Jackie Chang, Sanjay Rajput, Sergey Petrov, Nikhil Iyer
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Publication number: 20130060423Abstract: The land vehicle includes a body, a controllable suspension system, the controllable suspension system for controlling suspension movements between the body and land engagers. The land vehicle includes a computer system and suspension sensors located proximate the land engagers for measuring suspension parameters representative of suspension movements between the body and the land engagers and outputting a plurality of suspension sensor measurement output signals. The land vehicle includes controllable force suspension members located proximate the land engagers and the suspension sensors, the controllable force suspension members applying suspension travel forces between the body and the land engagers to control the suspension movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: LORD CORPORATIONInventor: Mark Jolly
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Patent number: 8313296Abstract: Helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system for a rotary wing hub having periodic vibrations while rotating at an operational rotation frequency. The vibration control system includes a housing attachable to the rotary wing hub and rotating with the hub at the operational frequency. The housing is centered about the rotary wing hub axis of rotation and has an electronics housing cavity subsystem and an adjacent rotor housing cavity subsystem. The rotor housing cavity contains a first coaxial ring motor with a first rotor and imbalance mass and a second coaxial ring motor with a second rotor and imbalance mass.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Lord CorporationInventors: Mark Jolly, Stephen Hildebrand, Russell Altieri, Matthew Ferguson, Douglas Ivers
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Publication number: 20120141273Abstract: Helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system for a rotary wing hub having periodic vibrations while rotating at an operational rotation frequency. The vibration control system includes a housing attachable to the rotary wing hub and rotating with the hub at the operational frequency. The housing is centered about the rotary wing hub axis of rotation and has an electronics housing cavity subsystem and an adjacent rotor housing cavity subsystem. The rotor housing cavity contains a first coaxial ring motor with a first rotor and imbalance mass and a second coaxial ring motor with a second rotor and imbalance mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Mark Jolly, Stephen Hildebrand, Russell Altieri, Matthew Ferguson, Douglas Ivers
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Patent number: 7942633Abstract: Helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system for a rotary wing hub having periodic vibrations while rotating at an operational rotation frequency. The vibration control system includes a housing attachable to the rotary wing hub and rotating with the hub at the operational frequency. The housing is centered about the rotary wing hub axis of rotation and has an electronics housing cavity subsystem and an adjacent rotor housing cavity subsystem. The rotor housing cavity contains a first coaxial ring motor with a first rotor and imbalance mass and a second coaxial ring motor with a second rotor and imbalance mass.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: LORD CorporationInventors: Mark Jolly, Stephen Hildebrand, Russell Altieri, Matthew Ferguson, Douglas Ivers
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Publication number: 20090035137Abstract: Helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system for a rotary wing hub having periodic vibrations while rotating at an operational rotation frequency. The vibration control system includes a housing attachable to the rotary wing hub and rotating with the hub at the operational frequency. The housing is centered about the rotary wing hub axis of rotation and has an electronics housing cavity subsystem and an adjacent rotor housing cavity subsystem. The rotor housing cavity contains a first coaxial ring motor with a first rotor and imbalance mass and a second coaxial ring motor with a second rotor and imbalance mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Mark Jolly, Stephen Hildebrand, Russell Altieri, Matthew Ferguson, Douglas Ivers
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Patent number: 7448854Abstract: Helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system for a rotary wing hub having periodic vibrations while rotating at an operational rotation frequency. The vibration control system includes a housing attachable to the rotary wing hub and rotating with the hub at the operational frequency. The housing is centered about the rotary wing hub axis of rotation and has an electronics housing cavity subsystem and an adjacent rotor housing cavity subsystem. The rotor housing cavity contains a first coaxial ring motor with a first rotor and imbalance mass and a second coaxial ring motor with a second rotor and imbalance mass.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Lord CorporationInventors: Mark Jolly, Stephen Hildebrand, Russell Altieri, Matthew Ferguson, Douglas Ivers
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Publication number: 20070233329Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring rotating shaft shafts and couplings in an aircraft propulsion system is described. The measurement system/method provides for accurate and precise monitoring of a rotating shaft flexible coupling in a fixed wing aircraft vehicle propulsion system. The measuring system/method provides for a high reliability short take off vertical landing fixed wing aircraft in which the vertical propulsion dynamically rotating drive shaft system and couplings are monitored in real time. The vehicular shaft coupling misalignment measuring system utilizes multiple positional sensors to provide highly reliable and precise determination of the dynamic characteristics of the rotating sensor target components of the propulsion system drive shaft. The relative position of the sensors is rigidly fixed externally from the rotating targets with a structural frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2005Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Russell Altieri, James Kuhn, Mark Jolly, Steve Southward, Askari Badre-Alam, Leslie Fowler
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Publication number: 20070156289Abstract: A computer programmable system and program product for controlling vibrations is provided. The computer programmable system and program product include first program instructions for actively driving a first imbalance mass concentration rotor and a second imbalance mass concentration rotor at a vibration canceling rotation frequency while controlling the rotational position of the first imbalance mass concentration and the second imbalance mass concentration to produce a rotating net force vector to inhibit periodic vibrations. The computer programmable system and program product include second program instructions to opposingly orient the first imbalance mass concentration relative to the second imbalance mass concentration during a starting stopping rotation speed less than the vibration canceling rotation frequency. The system and product preferably include a fault mode control protocol for controlling a rotation of the rotors during a sensed failure of the rotating assembly vibration control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Russell Altieri, Mark Jolly
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Publication number: 20060255206Abstract: An aircraft with an aircraft elastic aerostructure body inflight aerodynamically initiated transient lateral modal bending response suppression system is provided. The aircraft elastic aerostructure body has an inflight aerodynamically initiated transient lateral modal bending response which is suppressed by the transient lateral modal bending response suppression system. The aircraft transient lateral modal bending response suppression system includes a sensor for sensing the inflight aerodynamically initiated transient lateral modal bending response and an electromagnetic moving mass shaker, the electromagnetic moving mass shaker having a moving mass and a mounting base, with the moving mass shaker mounted to the elastic aerostructure body with the mounting base.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Mark Jolly, Andrew Meyers
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Publication number: 20060231357Abstract: An active controllable, shear thickening, field responsive device is disclosed and contains a fluid including a carrier component and at least about 40 percent by volume, based on the total volume of the fluid, of a particle component. The fluid can comprise either a field responsive dispersed particle component or a field responsive carrier. The field responsive dispersed phase fluid comprises magnetic- or electrical-responsive particles having a specified average particle size. When subjected to a predetermined shear rate and, optionally, a predetermined magnetic or electrical field, the shear thickening composition undergoes a dramatic and substantial increase in viscosity and shear stress over a very short time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: Mark Jolly, Jonathan Bender
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Publication number: 20060083617Abstract: A helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system for a helicopter rotary wing hub having a periodic vibration while rotating at a helicopter operational rotation frequency. The helicopter rotating hub mounted vibration control system includes an annular ring rotary housing attachable to the helicopter rotary wing hub and rotating with the helicopter rotary wing hub at the helicopter operational rotation frequency. The annular ring housing is centered about the rotary wing hub axis of rotation and has an electronics housing cavity subsystem and preferably an adjacent coaxial rotor housing cavity subsystem. The rotor housing cavity subsystem contains a first coaxial frameless AC ring motor having a first rotor with a first imbalance mass and a second coaxial frameless AC ring motor having a second rotor with a second imbalance mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: Mark Jolly, Stephen Hildebrand, Russell Altieri, Matthew Ferguson, Douglas Ivers
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Publication number: 20050126871Abstract: A controllable brake includes a rotor supported on one shaft end. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to change the rheology of the material and thereby impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by two bearings which, in combination with the housing define 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Mark Jolly, Robert Marjoram, Steve Koester, Kenneth St.Clair