Patents by Inventor Rory J. Balzar

Rory J. Balzar 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 motor apparatus with pickoff embedded drives for ring laser gyroscope
    Patent number: 11852483
    Abstract: Drive-embedded dither pickoff embodiments for a dither motor of a ring laser gyroscope are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a dither motor comprising an outer rim; a hub section; and a plurality of reeds that couple the hub section with the outer rim. A first pickoff embedded drive transducer is mounted on a first side of at least one reed. The first pickoff embedded drive transducer includes a first pickoff section, and a first drive section that is separated from the first pickoff section by a first insulative gap. A second pickoff embedded drive transducer is mounted on a second side of the at least one reed in a back-to-back relationship with the first pickoff embedded drive transducer. The second pickoff embedded drive transducer includes a second pickoff section, and a second drive section that is separated from the second pickoff section by a second insulative gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Jens M Henrickson, Lori J Armon, Robert Alan Martinson, Rory J. Balzar, Steven Edward Peter