Patents by Inventor Thomas Bruni

Thomas Bruni 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).

  • Motion platform system and method of rotating a motion platform about plural axes
    Patent number: 7530929
    Abstract: A motion platform system includes a support and a motion platform supported by the support and rotatable about a plurality of bearing axes The motion platform is further rotatable with respect to the support about at least one axis that is offset from the plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform may include an intermediate frame supported by the support, where the intermediate frame is rotatable about a first bearing axis with respect to the support. The motion platform may further include an inner frame supported by the intermediate frame, where the inner frame is rotatable about a second bearing axis with respect to the intermediate frame. Rotations of the inner and intermediate frames about the first and second bearing axes facilitate rotation of the inner frame with respect to the support about at least one axis offset from the bearing axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: PowerGrid Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Feldman, Thomas Bruni, Greg Merril
  • Motion platform system and method of rotating a motion platform about plural axes
    Publication number: 20060211543
    Abstract: A motion platform system includes a support and a motion platform supported by the support and rotatable about a plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform is further rotatable with respect to the support about at least one axis that is offset from the plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform may include an intermediate frame supported by the support, where the intermediate frame is rotatable about a first bearing axis with respect to the support. The motion platform may further include an inner frame supported by the intermediate frame, where the inner frame is rotatable about a second bearing axis with respect to the intermediate frame. Rotations of the inner and intermediate frames about the first and second bearing axes facilitate rotation of the inner frame with respect to the support about at least one axis offset from the bearing axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Feldman, Thomas Bruni, Greg Merril
  • Motion platform system and method of rotating a motion platform about plural axes
    Patent number: 7033176
    Abstract: A motion platform system includes a support and a motion platform supported by the support and rotatable about a plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform is further rotatable with respect to the support about at least one axis that is offset from the plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform may include an intermediate frame supported by the support, where the intermediate frame is rotatable about a first bearing axis with respect to the support. The motion platform may further include an inner frame supported by the intermediate frame, where the inner frame is rotatable about a second bearing axis with respect to the intermediate frame. Rotations of the inner and intermediate frames about the first and second bearing axes facilitate rotation of the inner frame with respect to the support about at least one axis offset from the bearing axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Powergrid Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Feldman, Thomas Bruni, Greg Merril
  • Motion platform system and method of rotating a motion platform about plural axes
    Publication number: 20040077464
    Abstract: A motion platform system includes a support and a motion platform supported by the support and rotatable about a plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform is further rotatable with respect to the support about at least one axis that is offset from the plurality of bearing axes. The motion platform may include an intermediate frame supported by the support, where the intermediate frame is rotatable about a first bearing axis with respect to the support. The motion platform may further include an inner frame supported by the intermediate frame, where the inner frame is rotatable about a second bearing axis with respect to the intermediate frame. Rotations of the inner and intermediate frames about the first and second bearing axes facilitate rotation of the inner frame with respect to the support about at least one axis offset from the bearing axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Philip Feldman, Thomas Bruni, Greg Merril