Patents by Inventor Mark Kobiske

Mark Kobiske 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 and apparatus for controlling motion in a counterbalancing system
    Patent number: 9973114
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing rollback in a counterbalancing system as a holding brake is released is disclosed. A limited amount of movement of a drive shaft is present in the holding brake. A motor drive provides current to the motor with the holding brake set such that a torque is applied at the drive shaft. The current is controlled to generate torque in both directions. The limited amount of movement in the brake may be used to determine a direction and magnitude of torque required to support a mechanical load being applied to the motor. The motor drive then provides a current to generate the necessary torque required to support the load prior to releasing the holding brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Magnetek, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry Anderson, Mark Kobiske, John Backman, Edward G. Butte
  • Method and Apparatus for Controlling Motion in a Counterbalancing System
    Publication number: 20170222577
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing rollback in a counterbalancing system as a holding brake is released is disclosed. A limited amount of movement of a drive shaft is present in the holding brake. A motor drive provides current to the motor with the holding brake set such that a torque is applied at the drive shaft. The current is controlled to generate torque in both directions. The limited amount of movement in the brake may be used to determine a direction and magnitude of torque required to support a mechanical load being applied to the motor. The motor drive then provides a current to generate the necessary torque required to support the load prior to releasing the holding brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Garry Anderson, Mark Kobiske, John Backman, Edward G. Butte