Patents by Inventor Robin Hossfield

Robin Hossfield 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).

  • Vehicle suspension system
    Patent number: 6637561
    Abstract: A suspension system for a vehicle includes a dynamic absorber mass having a mass smaller than the sprung mass of the vehicle and a spring system supporting the dynamic absorber mass for out-of-phase coaxial motion with the vehicle and tuned to the ride frequency of the vehicle for damping ride frequency perturbations from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David C. Collins, Robin Hossfield, Joaquim A. Bento
  • Passive steering assembly for a guided vehicle
    Patent number: 6418856
    Abstract: A passive steering assembly for a guided vehicle movable along a guideway includes a vehicle including at least one axle structure; a pivot joint at each end of the axle structure; a wheel mounting pivotably engaged with each pivot joint; a hub for rotatably mounting a wheel to each wheel mounting; a wheel connected to each hub for moving the vehicle; and a lateral guide device for controlling the lateral position of the axle structure for steering the wheels to follow the path of the guideway and to a passive steering system including a plurality of such assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Robin Hossfield, John Puhlhorn, David C. Collins, Marvin Fredburg
  • PASSIVE STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A GUIDED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20010039901
    Abstract: A passive steering assembly for a guided vehicle movable along a guideway includes a vehicle including at least one axle structure; a pivot joint at each end of the axle structure; a wheel mounting pivotably engaged with each pivot joint; a hub for rotatably mounting a wheel to each wheel mounting; a wheel connected to each hub for moving the vehicle; and a lateral guide device for controlling the lateral position of the axle structure for steering the wheels to follow the path of the guideway and to a passive steering system including a plurality of such assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 1999
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: IANDIORIO & TESKA
    Inventors: ROBIN HOSSFIELD, JOHN PUHLHORN, DAVID C. COLLINS, MARVIN FREDBURG