Patents by Inventor Robert S. Palmer

Robert S. Palmer 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).

  • Patent number: 4712973
    Abstract: The wrist includes a first frameless permanent magnet AC powered motor 22 in a first housing 12 with this motor providing movement of a rack 34 along a translational axis A1 with a second frameless permanent magnet motor 42 carried in a second housing 18 connected to the carriage 16 of which the rack 34 is a part so that the housing 18 is movable along an insertion or translation axis A1 with the second motor 42 providing a rotary output. Both of the motors are AC powered and the rotors thereof are each supported solely by a single X type bearing 28 and 48.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: John Garin, Allan J. Riggs, Robert S. Palmer
  • Patent number: 4630571
    Abstract: A device to reaction train animals to avoid an area where the device is located. The device comprising a housing in which there are batteries connected between a conductive housing cover and a conductive earthing post through a switch. The earthing post projects from the underside of the housing and lies within a continuous moisture barrier projecting from the underside of the housing to interrupt a direct moisture path between the cover and the earthing post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Inventor: Robert S. Palmer