Patents by Inventor Randall E. Gebka

Randall E. Gebka 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).

  • Inherently balanced control stick
    Patent number: 10875628
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a control apparatus includes a first mounting member, an elongate member having a first elongate portion, a second elongate portion, a first axis member between the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion, pivotally mounting the elongate member to the first mounting member and defining a first axis, a track configured as an arc defined about the first axis, and a first feedback assembly supported upon the second elongate portion and providing a first interface device configured to travel along the track in response to movement of the second elongate portion partly about the first axis, wherein the mass of the second elongate portion and the first feedback assembly substantially offsets the mass of the first elongate portion about the first axis member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Voiles, Steven E. Rickenbrode, Alexander Ramos, Randall E. Gebka
  • Inherently Balanced Control Stick
    Publication number: 20190031320
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a control apparatus includes a first mounting member, an elongate member having a first elongate portion, a second elongate portion, a first axis member between the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion, pivotally mounting the elongate member to the first mounting member and defining a first axis, a track configured as an arc defined about the first axis, and a first feedback assembly supported upon the second elongate portion and providing a first interface device configured to travel along the track in response to movement of the second elongate portion partly about the first axis, wherein the mass of the second elongate portion and the first feedback assembly substantially offsets the mass of the first elongate portion about the first axis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Voiles, Steven E. Rickenbrode, Alexander Ramos, Randall E. Gebka
  • Inherently balanced control stick
    Patent number: 10118688
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a control apparatus includes a first mounting member, an elongate member having a first elongate portion, a second elongate portion, a first axis member between the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion, pivotally mounting the elongate member to the first mounting member and defining a first axis, a track configured as an arc defined about the first axis, and a first feedback assembly supported upon the second elongate portion and providing a first interface device configured to travel along the track in response to movement of the second elongate portion partly about the first axis, wherein the mass of the second elongate portion and the first feedback assembly substantially offsets the mass of the first elongate portion about the first axis member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Voiles, Steven E. Rickenbrode, Alexander Ramos, Randall E. Gebka
  • Inherently Balanced Control Stick
    Publication number: 20170050721
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a control apparatus includes a first mounting member, an elongate member having a first elongate portion, a second elongate portion, a first axis member between the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion, pivotally mounting the elongate member to the first mounting member and defining a first axis, a track configured as an arc defined about the first axis, and a first feedback assembly supported upon the second elongate portion and providing a first interface device configured to travel along the track in response to movement of the second elongate portion partly about the first axis, wherein the mass of the second elongate portion and the first feedback assembly substantially offsets the mass of the first elongate portion about the first axis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Voiles, Steven E. Rickenbrode, Alexander Ramos, Randall E. Gebka