Patents by Inventor Robert Wahls
Robert Wahls 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).
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Patent number: 11951365Abstract: A shim or badge is affixed to a golf club body to produce a cap-back iron, giving the appearance of a hollow-body iron. In this way, the golf club can be manufactured with the performance benefits of a game improvement iron, while providing the appearance of a blade, player's iron, and/or a hollow-body iron. For example, by using a lightweight and rigid shim or badge to close a cavity opening and extend into the toe portion in the golf club body, the golf club head can provide increased stiffness in the topline, while lowering CG. Various shim or badge arrangements and materials can be used, and a filler material and/or damper can be included within the cavity to improve sound and feel, while minimizing loss in COR.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Connor Mark Halberg, Adam Robert Warren, John Bernard Krzywiec, Scott Taylor, Bret H. Wahl, Mattieu Bovee
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Patent number: 11938295Abstract: Ingestible devices can directly deliver therapeutic agents to desired tissue(s) of the GI tract of a subject, such as the submucosa, the mucosa, and/or the mucus layer of the GI tract, and methods of using the same. The ingestible devices can deliver therapeutic agents in a safe, effective, and reliable manner. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in methods of treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Biora Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Ryan Elliott Jones, Kevin Howe, Pejman Rahimian, Nelson Quintana
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Patent number: 11918874Abstract: A damper is provided within the cavity of a golf club head and spans substantially the full length of the striking face from heel-to-toe of the golf club head. One or more cutouts and/or other relief is provided in the damper to reduce the surface area of the damper that contacts the rear surface of the striking face. By reducing the surface area that the damper contacts the rear surface of the striking face, the full length damper improves the sound and feel of the golf club head at impact and only minimally reduces performance of the golf club head. For example, the one or more cutouts and/or other relief maintains face flexibility, characteristic time (CT) and coefficient of restitution (COR) of the striking face.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Connor Mark Halberg, Adam Robert Warren, John Bernard Krzywiec, Scott Taylor, Bret H. Wahl
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Patent number: 9167898Abstract: A recliner mechanism having a first plate, a dust cover, and a brake. The brake may be configured to engage a set of dust cover teeth to inhibit rotation of the second plate with respect to the first plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Robert Wahls, Jonathan David Conger, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Martin Stilleke
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Publication number: 20140097659Abstract: A recliner mechanism having a first plate, a dust cover, and a brake. The brake may be configured to engage a set of dust cover teeth to inhibit rotation of the second plate with respect to the first plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Robert Wahls, Jonathan David Conger, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Martin Stilleke
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Publication number: 20140008956Abstract: A continuous manual seat recliner mechanism with an integrated lock includes an upper gear plate and lower gear plate in geared connection with the upper gear plate. The upper gear plate is able to rotate eccentrically in relation to the lower gear plate. A coiled locking spring is located within a central bore of a lock cylinder which is fixed to the lower gear plate so that an outside surface of the locking spring may frictionally engage the lock cylinder to prevent the lock cylinder and, thereby, the lower gear, from rotating. The ends of the lock spring engage with a knob hub and a driver hub such that rotation of the knob hub unlocks the recliner to allow adjustment by the operator, while rotation of the driver hub locks the recliner mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: B. Paul Golarz, Kenneth McQueen, Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak
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Patent number: 8523281Abstract: A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a guide plate and a gear plate. The gear plate has a plurality of internal gear teeth and an inner diameter. A hub is attached to a shaft that connects two recliners on opposite sides of the seat. The guide plate, the gear plate and a cam are retained on the hub by a retainer clip. Two locking elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have a plurality of external gear teeth that selectively engage the internal gear teeth. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam surfaces with one of the engagement surfaces unlocking the external gear teeth from the internal gear teeth. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. The inner diameter of the gear plate is received on the retainer clip that provides a bearing surface for rotation of the gear plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Lear CorporationInventor: Robert Wahls
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Patent number: 8232907Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved radar system that produces high range resolution while using existing narrow processing bandwidths and sampling rates to achieve a low cost radar product that is particularly useful for moving targets. The present invention uses a small number of closely spaced Linear Frequency Modulated Chirps. In one embodiment typically 2, 3, 4 chirps are used. Each frequency is sampled at a rate commensurate with the narrower bandwidth, corrected for motion, Time Aligned and combined to produce a single wide-band chirp but achieved using the lower sample rate commensurate with the narrower transmitted waveform.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Inventors: Craig Aarseth, Robert Wahl
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Publication number: 20110304189Abstract: A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a guide plate and a gear plate. The gear plate has a plurality of internal gear teeth and an inner diameter. A hub is attached to a shaft that connects two recliners on opposite sides of the seat. The guide plate, the gear plate and a cam are retained on the hub by a retainer clip. Two locking elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have a plurality of external gear teeth that selectively engage the internal gear teeth. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam surfaces with one of the engagement surfaces unlocking the external gear teeth from the internal gear teeth. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. The inner diameter of the gear plate is received on the retainer clip that provides a bearing surface for rotation of the gear plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventor: Robert Wahls
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Patent number: 8038218Abstract: A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a guide plate and a gear plate. The gear plate has a plurality of internal gear teeth and a frustonical inner diameter. A hub is attached to a shaft that connects two recliners on opposite sides of the seat. The guide plate, the gear plate and a cam are retained on the hub by a retainer clip that has a frustoconical bearing surface. Two locking elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have a plurality of external gear teeth that selectively engage the internal gear teeth. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam surfaces with one of the engagement surfaces unlocking the external gear teeth from the internal gear teeth. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. The inner diameter of the gear plate is received on the frustoconical bearing surface of the retainer clip.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Lear CorporationInventor: Robert Wahls
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Publication number: 20110057493Abstract: A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a guide plate and a gear plate. The gear plate has a plurality of internal gear teeth and a frustonical inner diameter. A hub is attached to a shaft that connects two recliners on opposite sides of the seat. The guide plate, the gear plate and a cam are retained on the hub by a retainer clip that has a frustoconical bearing surface. Two locking elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have a plurality of external gear teeth that selectively engage the internal gear teeth. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam surfaces with one of the engagement surfaces unlocking the external gear teeth from the internal gear teeth. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. The inner diameter of the gear plate is received on the frustoconical bearing surface of the retainer clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventor: Robert Wahls
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Patent number: 7705770Abstract: An IFF interrogation system for use on an aircraft is described. The system transmits a signal from an interrogator to a transponder and from the transponder to the interrogator. The system includes a non-reciprocal IFF antenna that breaks either an uplink signal or a downlink signal at any given angle outside the main beam. The IFF transmitter transmits an Uplink ? signal and an Uplink ? signal to the IFF antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Telephonics, Inc.Inventor: Robert Wahl
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Patent number: 7703852Abstract: A manual vehicle seat reclining mechanism and seat assembly incorporating the reclining mechanism is disclosed. A guide plate and a pivotal plate are assembled together and disposed between the seat base and seat back. A cam is biased by a spring to hold locking elements in engagement with the pivotal plate. A control plate is manually rotated with the cam to release the locking elements by drawing pins on one side of the locking plates radially inwardly with slots provided in the control plate. Ribs are provided on the pivotal plate that prevent the locking elements from returning to the locked position in certain radial alignments of the pivotal plate relative to the guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak
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Publication number: 20090140565Abstract: A manual vehicle seat reclining mechanism and seat assembly incorporating the reclining mechanism is disclosed. A guide plate and a pivotal plate are assembled together and disposed between the seat base and seat back. A cam is biased by a spring to hold locking elements in engagement with the pivotal plate. A control plate is manually rotated with the cam to release the locking elements by drawing pins on one side of the locking plates radially inwardly with slots provided in the control plate. Ribs are provided on the pivotal plate that prevent the locking elements from returning to the locked position in certain radial alignments of the pivotal plate relative to the guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak
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Patent number: 7533584Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for temperature compensating a torque sensor. One apparatus includes a shaft temperature detector and a temperature compensation circuit configured to alter tensile and compression voltages representative of tensile and compression stress, respectively, due to a torque being applied to the shaft based on shaft temperature. A system includes a sensor configured to generate tensile and compression voltages representative of tensile and compression stress, respectively, due to a torque being applied to a shaft, a shaft temperature detector, and a junction box. The junction box is configured to alter the tensile and compression voltages based on shaft temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Robert Wahl
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Publication number: 20090120209Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for temperature compensating a torque sensor. One apparatus includes a shaft temperature detector and a temperature compensation circuit configured to alter tensile and compression voltages representative of tensile and compression stresss, respectively, due to a torque being applied to the shaft based on shaft temperature. A system includes a sensor configured to generate tensile and compression voltages representative of tensile and compression stresss, respectively, due to a torque being applied to a shaft, a shaft temperature detector, and a junction box. The junction box is configured to alter the tensile and compression voltages based on shaft temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Robert Wahl
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Patent number: 7517021Abstract: A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat is disclosed with a guide plate pivotally connected to a pivotal plate, which has two internal gear segments. A cam pivotally connects to the pivotal plate, and has a pair of pawls. Two lock elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have an external gear segment to cooperate with the internal gear segments. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam pawls with one of the engagement elements unlocking the external gear segments from the internal gear segments. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. A bushing cooperates with the cam and receives a shaft for connecting the reclining mechanism to another reclining mechanism. The cam engages each lock element at two contact points to drive the external gear segments into the internal gear segments when the reclining mechanism is in a locked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Luke Gajda
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Patent number: 7513573Abstract: A tilt adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat that is used to adjust the angular orientation of a seat back relative to a seat base. The tilt adjustment mechanism has a driver that has two protrusions that are rotated with the driver by a drive shaft. Initially the driver rotates independently of a cam assembly until a driving protrusion of the cam assembly is engaged. The movement of the driver continues to release a locking wedge that releases the seat back for adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Eric Brines
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Publication number: 20080073962Abstract: A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat is disclosed with a guide plate pivotally connected to a pivotal plate, which has two internal gear segments. A cam pivotally connects to the pivotal plate, and has a pair of pawls. Two lock elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have an external gear segment to cooperate with the internal gear segments. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam pawls with one of the engagement elements unlocking the external gear segments from the internal gear segments. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. A bushing cooperates with the cam and receives a shaft for connecting the reclining mechanism to another reclining mechanism. The cam engages each lock element at two contact points to drive the external gear segments into the internal gear segments when the reclining mechanism is in a locked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Luke Gajda
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Publication number: 20080073961Abstract: A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat is disclosed with a guide plate pivotally connected to a pivotal plate, which has two internal gear segments. A cam is pivotally connected to the pivotal plate, and has a pair of pawls. Two lock elements are translatable relative to the guide plate, and have a gear segment to cooperate with the pivotal plate gear segments. Rotation of the cam engages each of the cam pawls with one of the engagement elements to unlock the gear segments from each of the pivotal plate gear segments. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. A bushing cooperates with the cam and receives a shaft for connecting the reclining mechanism to another reclining mechanism. A clip supports the bushing, but does not extend beyond an outer profile of one of the pivotal plate or guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Luke Gajda