Patents by Inventor MARK TADDONIO

MARK TADDONIO 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).

  • Force sensor assembly
    Patent number: 11408785
    Abstract: A force sensor, flexible sensing element, and method for the force sensor are disclosed. The force sensor uses a flexible sense element with two flexible arms dedicated to measuring strain related to a pitch force and two flexible arms dedicated to measuring strain related to roll force. The use of two channels for each measurement provides a command lane and a monitor lane for strain measurements. Strain gauges are disposed on both the top and the bottom surfaces of each arm, thus providing two completely redundant systems. When a failure is detected in one of the systems, the redundant system can be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Shramko, Shihong Huo, Sam Black, Roberto L. Rivera, Jianzhuan Lin, Eric A. Wolf, Mark Taddonio
  • FORCE SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210285833
    Abstract: A force sensor, flexible sensing element, and method for the force sensor are disclosed. The force sensor uses a flexible sense element with two flexible arms dedicated to measuring strain related to a pitch force and two flexible arms dedicated to measuring strain related to roll force. The use of two channels for each measurement provides a command lane and a monitor lane for strain measurements. Strain gauges are disposed on both the top and the bottom surfaces of each arm, thus providing two completely redundant systems. When a failure is detected in one of the systems, the redundant system can be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. SHRAMKO, SHIHONG HUO, SAM BLACK, ROBERTO L. RIVERA, JIANZHUAN LIN, ERIC A. WOLF, MARK TADDONIO