Patents by Inventor Trevor Stolber

Trevor Stolber 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).

  • Counterforce mechanism and methods of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9789578
    Abstract: A counterforce mechanism is arranged to exert a force on an object to maintain the object at a desired position. The mechanism comprises a driven body, a drive for moving the driven body, and a resilient coupling arrangement for coupling the driven body to a portion of an object. A control arrangement is arranged to output a drive signal to the driven body drive to move the driven body to a location where it exerts a force on the object via the coupling arrangement, such that the force counteracts an opposing force acting on the object and the mechanism holds the portion of the object at the desired position. A machine axis and a machine tool incorporating such a counterforce mechanism are also described, together with methods of operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Fives Landis Limited
    Inventors: Michael Pierse, Trevor Stolber
  • Counterforce Mechanism And Methods Of Operation Thereof
    Publication number: 20130025896
    Abstract: A counterforce mechanism is arranged to exert a force on an object to maintain the object at a desired position. The mechanism comprises a driven body, a drive for moving the driven body, and a resilient coupling arrangement for coupling the driven body to a portion of an object. A control arrangement is arranged to output a drive signal to the driven body drive to move the driven body to a location where it exerts a force on the object via the coupling arrangement, such that the force counteracts an opposing force acting on the object and the mechanism holds the portion of the object at the desired position. A machine axis and a machine tool incorporating such a counterforce mechanism are also described, together with methods of operation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CINETIC LANDIS LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Pierse, Trevor Stolber