Patents by Inventor Stale Hope

Stale Hope 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: 8201803
    Abstract: An actuator device comprising an actuator housing with a fitting for connecting the actuator to an object, a motor, which via transmission elements, drives an output actuator shaft of the actuator, where the actuator shaft is rotationally disconnectable from the motor, the actuator shaft being rotatable between two angular positions where the one angular position may correspond to the object being in a first condition and the other angular position may correspond to the object being in a second condition, and where the actuator is provided with an element for storage of mechanical energy, the element by energy cut-off to the actuator being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut being prevented from rotating around its longitudinal axis, along a screw thread complementary fitting to the nut, and connected to the actuator shaft, whereby the actuator shaft is rotated between the two angular positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Ifokus Engineering AS
    Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope
  • Patent number: 7992457
    Abstract: An actuator device (1) comprising an actuator housing (2), a driving motor (4) attached to the actuator housing (2), which driving motor (4) is provided with a motor spindle (28), the motor spindle (28) being displaceably engaged with an actuator spindle (6) via a nut (38), and where an auxiliary frame (8) which can be displaced relative to the actuator spindle (6) and biased by use of the driving motor (4), and which can be releasably coupled to the actuator housing (2), is arranged to displace the actuator spindle (6) independently of the motor (4), and where the nut (38) is releasable coupled to the actuator spindle (6), thereby being arranged to bias the auxiliary frame (8) while disengaged from the actuator spindle (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Ifokus Engineering AS
    Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope
  • Publication number: 20090302248
    Abstract: An actuator device (1) comprising an actuator housing (2) with a fitting (4) for connecting the actuator (1) to an object (6), a motor (28) which via transmission elements (30, 32, 38, 40) drives an output actuator shaft (12) of the actuator (1), where the actuator shaft (12) is rotationally disconnectable from the motor (28), the actuator shaft (12) being rotatable between two angular positions where the one angular position may correspond to the object (6) being in a first condition and the other angular position may correspond to the object (6) being in a second condition, and where the actuator (1) is provided with an element (14) for storage of mechanical energy, the element (14) by energy cut-off to the actuator (1) being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut (44) being prevented from rotating around its longitudinal axis, along a screw thread (42) complementary fitting to the nut (44), and connected to the actuator shaft (12), whereby the actuator shaft (12) is rotated between the two angula
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope
  • Publication number: 20080236313
    Abstract: An actuator device (1) comprising an actuator housing (2), a driving motor (4) attached to the actuator housing (2), which driving motor (4) is provided with a motor spindle (28), the motor spindle (28) being displaceably engaged with an actuator spindle (6) via a nut (38), and where an auxiliary frame (8) which can be displaced relative to the actuator spindle (6) and biased by use of the driving motor (4), and which can be releasably coupled to the actuator housing (2), is arranged to displace the actuator spindle (6) independently of the motor (4), and where the nut (38) is releasable coupled to the actuator spindle (6), thereby being arranged to bias the auxiliary frame (8) while disengaged from the actuator spindle (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope