Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Colosky

Timothy J. Colosky 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).

  • Strut module test machine
    Patent number: 11604118
    Abstract: A module test machine includes a frame, a fixture, at most two actuators coupled to the fixture, and a controller. The frame is couplable to a first end of a strut module. The fixture is couplable to a second end of the strut module. The fixture includes a plurality of arms with a plurality of adjustable lengths. The at most two actuators are coupled to two of the plurality of arms and configured to impart a plurality of loads along six axes of force at the second end of the strut module. The controller is configured to control the at most two actuators in response to at most two actuator vectors. The plurality of adjustable lengths and the at most two actuator vectors are configured to replicate road load data at the second end of the strut module while under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Dan, Scott P. Sherman, Timothy J. Colosky, Jarred J. Versical
  • MODULE TEST MACHINE
    Publication number: 20220187168
    Abstract: A module test machine includes a frame, a fixture, at most two actuators coupled to the fixture, and a controller. The frame is couplable to a first end of a strut module. The fixture is couplable to a second end of the strut module. The fixture includes a plurality of arms with a plurality of adjustable lengths. The at most two actuators are coupled to two of the plurality of arms and configured to impart a plurality of loads along six axes of force at the second end of the strut module. The controller is configured to control the at most two actuators in response to at most two actuator vectors. The plurality of adjustable lengths and the at most two actuator vectors are configured to replicate road load data at the second end of the strut module while under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Dan, Scott P. Sherman, Timothy J. Colosky, Jarred J. Versical