Patents by Inventor Richard G. Langton

Richard G. Langton 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).

  • Dither apparatus
    Patent number: 5326163
    Abstract: A dither motor reed apparatus for use in a dither motor which includes a hub member and an outer support housing. The dither motor reed apparatus has a robust inner section having a hub end and a first joining end and an outer section which is more limber than the robust inner section. The hub end of the robust inner section is rigidly affixed to the hub member. The outer section of the reed has a support end and a second joining end. The outer section's second joining end is integrally affixed to the robust inner section's first joining end and the support end is rigidly affixed to the outer support housing of the dither motor. Piezoelectric elements are affixed to the dither motor reed apparatus and the construction of the reeds significantly reduces stresses on those elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventor: Richard G. Langton
  • Piezoelectric transducers for a ring laser gyroscope dither motor
    Patent number: 4988908
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an arrangement of piezoelectric transducers attached to a dither spring spoke which allows for both flexing a dither spring spoke and sensing the flexure of the same dither spring spoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventor: Richard G. Langton