Patents by Inventor Michael D. Coatney

Michael D. Coatney 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).

  • Actuator with buckling member stability
    Patent number: 11560919
    Abstract: A device includes a frame including a first end and a second end; a mechanism including a first side that faces the first end of the frame, and a second side that faces the second end of the frame; a first buckling member attached to the first side of the mechanism and the first end of the frame; a second buckling member attached to the second side of the mechanism and the second end of the frame; and at least one actuator that engages the mechanism, the first buckling member, and the second buckling member in a selective sequence causing the mechanism to articulate between the first end and the second end of the frame. Engagement of the first buckling member and the second buckling member by the at least one actuator causes the first buckling member and the second buckling member to buckle and unbuckle in the selective sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Robert A. Haynes, Todd C. Henry, Michael D. Coatney
  • ACTUATOR WITH BUCKLING MEMBER STABILITY
    Publication number: 20210317868
    Abstract: A device includes a frame including a first end and a second end; a mechanism including a first side that faces the first end of the frame, and a second side that faces the second end of the frame; a first buckling member attached to the first side of the mechanism and the first end of the frame; a second buckling member attached to the second side of the mechanism and the second end of the frame; and at least one actuator that engages the mechanism, the first buckling member, and the second buckling member in a selective sequence causing the mechanism to articulate between the first end and the second end of the frame. Engagement of the first buckling member and the second buckling member by the at least one actuator causes the first buckling member and the second buckling member to buckle and unbuckle in the selective sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Robert A. Haynes, Todd C. Henry, Michael D. Coatney