Patents by Inventor Roger F. Burlingame

Roger F. Burlingame 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).

  • Two axis open loop gyroscope
    Patent number: 6601450
    Abstract: A gyroscope having a rotor mounted onto a rotating shaft wherein the rotor has a circular flange extending from and perpendicular to one surface thereof. A suspension member having a flexible flange is affixed concentric with the rotating shaft and the rotor. A hysteresis synchronous electric drive motor is used for spinning the combined shaft with rotor. A light source is disposed on a stationary plate for emitting light perpendicular to a surface of the circular flange of the rotor. A light sensor is also disposed on the stationary plate and on a side of the circular flange opposite of the light source for producing an electrical signal as a function of the amount of light received. The light source and the light sensor are positioned such that only a portion of the light from the source strikes the sensor when the gyro is in a quiescent rotating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger F. Burlingame
  • Two axis open loop gyroscope
    Publication number: 20020129651
    Abstract: A gyroscope having a rotor mounted onto a rotating shaft wherein the rotor has a circular flange extending from and perpendicular to one surface thereof. A suspension member having a flexible flange is affixed concentric with the rotating shaft and the rotor. A hysteresis synchronous electric drive motor is used for spinning the combined shaft with rotor. A light source is disposed on a stationary plate for emitting light perpendicular to a surface of the circular flange of the rotor. A light sensor is also disposed on the stationary plate and on a side of the circular flange opposite of the light source for producing an electrical signal as a function of the amount of light received. The light source and the light sensor are positioned such that only a portion of the light from the source strikes the sensor when the gyro is in a quiescent rotating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: Roger F. Burlingame