Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Schulte

Thomas E. Schulte 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).

  • Balancing device for a rotating member and associated methods
    Patent number: 7267029
    Abstract: A balancing device including a positionable member associated with a rotating member having an axis, wherein the positionable member has a substantially constant mass, and wherein the positionable member is disposed at a first position about the axis of the rotating member. The balancing device also including an actuation device disposed at a distance from the positionable member, wherein the actuation device is operable for selectively generating a force, and wherein the force is operable for moving the positionable member from the first position to a second position about the axis of the rotating member, thereby balancing the rotating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Russell E. Altieri, Thomas E. Schulte, Jeffry Sharp, Brian K. Hackett, William S. Jensen
  • Pumpless microfluidics
    Patent number: 6743399
    Abstract: A microfluidic device which operates without the need for an external power source. The device includes a body structure, at least one microscale channel within the structure, a port for introducing fluid into the channel, and a power source internal to the structure for propelling the fluid through the channel. Various structures are described which embody the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Micronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard H. Weigl, Clinton L. Williams, Jon W. Hayenga, Ronald L. Bardell, Thomas E. Schulte
  • Balancing device for a rotating member and associated methods
    Publication number: 20030089193
    Abstract: A balancing device including a positionable member associated with a rotating member having an axis, wherein the positionable member has a substantially constant mass, and wherein the positionable member is disposed at a first position about the axis of the rotating member. The balancing device also including an actuation device disposed at a distance from the positionable member, wherein the actuation device is operable for selectively generating a force, and wherein the force is operable for moving the positionable member from the first position to a second position about the axis of the rotating member, thereby balancing the rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Russell E. Altieri, Thomas E. Schulte, Jeffry Sharp, Brian Hacket