Patents by Inventor STEVEN SHRINKLE

STEVEN SHRINKLE 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).

  • VIBRATION ISOLATION APPARATUSES FOR CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS
    Publication number: 20210388881
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for isolating a crystal oscillator assembly from shock and/or vibration inputs. A system may include one or more vibration isolators coupled between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure, and each of the vibration isolators may include a spring material layer and a damping material layer. The spring material layer may provide a spring force between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure. The damping material layer may be adhered to at least one side of the spring material layer, and may provide a damping force between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure. Some vibration isolators may further include a constraint layer adhered to the damping material layer, such that the damping material layer is coupled between the constraint layer and the spring material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Shrinkle, Kenneth Larson, Christopher Haas
  • Vibration isolation apparatuses for crystal oscillators
    Patent number: 11131360
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for isolating a crystal oscillator assembly from shock and/or vibration inputs. A system may include one or more vibration isolators coupled between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure, and each of the vibration isolators may include a spring material layer and a damping material layer. The spring material layer may provide a spring force between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure. The damping material layer may be adhered to at least one side of the spring material layer, and may provide a damping force between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure. Some vibration isolators may further include a constraint layer adhered to the damping material layer, such that the damping material layer is coupled between the constraint layer and the spring material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Viasat, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Shrinkle, Kenneth Larson, Christopher Haas
  • VIBRATION ISOLATION APPARATUSES FOR CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS
    Publication number: 20180347658
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for isolating a crystal oscillator assembly from shock and/or vibration inputs. A system may include one or more vibration isolators coupled between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure, and each of the vibration isolators may include a spring material layer and a damping material layer. The spring material layer may provide a spring force between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure. The damping material layer may be adhered to at least one side of the spring material layer, and may provide a damping force between the crystal oscillator assembly and the base structure. Some vibration isolators may further include a constraint layer adhered to the damping material layer, such that the damping material layer is coupled between the constraint layer and the spring material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: VIASAT, INC.
    Inventors: STEVEN SHRINKLE, KENNETH LARSON, CHRISTOPHER HAAS