Patents by Inventor Walter S. Riggs

Walter S. Riggs 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).

  • Patent number: 4858470
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for vibration transducers such as accelerometer sensors particularly suited for adverse environments as may be encountered with machine tool components and the like. A mounting base is permanently fixed to a vibratory surface to be monitored. This cylindrical base incorporates an annular retaining groove formed in its side surface which cooperates with an annular resilient band which is discontinuous to provide ends which, in turn, may be drawn together when the band is constricted by an external clamp. The band includes a stud ring which engages the groove of the mounting base and then permits facile engagement of a transducer base having a V-shaped groove configured at the lowermost portion thereof. The retainer ring or band also incorporates a detent ring which engages the groove of the transducer base. A hose clamp or the like then is used to constrict the resilient annular band to drive the transducer into a compressive relationship with the top surface of the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: IRD Mechanalysis, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry R. Kincaid, Walter S. Riggs