Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Cunningham

Patrick M. Cunningham 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).

  • Mounting means and method for vibration member
    Patent number: 5590866
    Abstract: A mount for a vibratory member, such as an elongate half wavelength resonator, includes a pair of cylindrical flexural tubes, each tube coupled with one end to the nodal region of the member and the other end of each tube coupled to a stationary member. The axial length and the thickness of the tubes are selected to enable the tubes to flex radially responsive to the substantially radial vibrations manifest at the nodal region of the member so as to decouple the vibrations of the member from the stationary member. A method of decoupling a vibration member from its stationary mount is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick M. Cunningham
  • Mounting means for vibration member
    Patent number: 5443240
    Abstract: Mounting means for a vibratory member, such as an elongate half wavelength resonator, include a pair of cylindrical tubes, each tube coupled with one end to the nodal region of the member and the other end of each tube coupled to a stationary clamping means disposed about the member. The axial length and the thickness of the tubes are selected to enable the tubes to flex radially responsive to the substantially radial vibrations manifest at the nodal region of the member, whereby to decouple the vibrations of the member from the stationary clamping means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick M. Cunningham