Patents by Inventor Richard E. Wyse

Richard E. Wyse 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).

  • Digital control of smart structures
    Patent number: 6252334
    Abstract: Modular control patches including assemblies of sensors and actuators are provided to impart or control vibration of foundation members such as struts in aerospace apparatus. Local digital electronic control means is associated with each control patch assembly. Programmable digital compensators in the control permits operation of the patches to be remotely varied. Patches are attached mechanically or by chemical bonding to the outside of the struts so that the electronics can be selectively removed and replaced. The patch being the sensors and actuators may also be attached or embedded with a composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore W. Nye, Allen J. Bronowicki, Richard E. Wyse, George R. Dvorsky, Nicholas R. Steffen, Claude I. Kansaku
  • Smart structures for vibration suppression
    Patent number: 6191519
    Abstract: Modular control patches including assemblies of sensors and actuators are provided to impart or control vibration of foundation members such as struts in aerospace apparatus. Local analog electronic control means is associated with each control patch assembly. Patches are attached mechanically or by chemical bonding to the outside of the struts. The corresponding electronics can be selectively removed and replaced. The patch being the sensors and actuators may also be attached or embedded with a composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore W. Nye, Allen J. Bronowicki, George R. Dvorsky, Richard E. Wyse
  • Smart structures for vibration suppression
    Patent number: 5525853
    Abstract: Modular control patches including assemblies of sensors and actuators are provided to impart or control vibration of foundation members such as struts in aerospace apparatus. Local analog electronic control means is associated with each control patch assembly. Patches are attached mechanically or by chemical bonding to the outside of the struts. The corresponding electronics can be selectively removed and replaced. The patch being the sensors and actuators may also be attached or embedded with a composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore W. Nye, Allen J. Bronowicki, George R. Dvorsky, Richard E. Wyse