US3203141A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-15
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1981-03-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Musser C Walton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:44
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F3/00; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S343/00; Y10S343/02; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A DEVICE FOR USE IN CORRECTION FOR CHANGE IN POSITION OF STRUCTURE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST ELEMENT ADAPTED TO BE GROUNDED BY FASTENING TO A GROUNDED FIRST STRUCTURAL MEMBER, AN ACTUATOR ELEMENT ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO MOVE IN RESPONSE TO FORCE WITH A MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID FIRST ELEMENT, A DRIVEN ELEMENT OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED BETWEEN SAID FIRST ELEMENT AND SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN AND MOVE SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT AGAINST FORCE EXERTED BY SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT, AND A CONTROL ELEMENT FOR SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT RESPONSIVE TO FORCE AND POSITION OF SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT AND INDUCING COUNTER TO FORCE OF SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT A CORRECTIVE MOTION OF SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT VARYING AS A DIRECT FUNCTION OF FORCE AND POSITION OF SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT WHEREBY, UPON SAID FIRST ELEMENT BEING FASTENED TO A GROUNDED FIRST STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND UPON SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT BEING CONNECTED WITH A MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER UNDER LOAD WHICH ALTERS POSITIONS IN SPACE OF BOTH FIRST AND SECOND POINTS ON THE MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INDUCES STRAIN IN THE MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER WITH CONCURRENT CHANGE IN POSITION OF THE FIRST POINT WITH REFERENCE TO THE SECOND POINT, CORRECTIVE MOTION OF SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT COUNTER TO THE LOAD IS INDUCED BY SAID CONTROL ELEMENT FOR SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT TO MOVE SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT COUNTER TO THE LOAD A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY RESTORING THE POSITION IN SPACE OF THE FIRST POINT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
240 words
A DEVICE FOR USE IN CORRECTION FOR CHANGE IN POSITION OF STRUCTURE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST ELEMENT ADAPTED TO BE GROUNDED BY FASTENING TO A GROUNDED FIRST STRUCTURAL MEMBER, AN ACTUATOR ELEMENT ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO MOVE IN RESPONSE TO FORCE WITH A MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID FIRST ELEMENT, A DRIVEN ELEMENT OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED BETWEEN SAID FIRST ELEMENT AND SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN AND MOVE SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT AGAINST FORCE EXERTED BY SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT, AND A CONTROL ELEMENT FOR SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT RESPONSIVE TO FORCE AND POSITION OF SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT AND INDUCING COUNTER TO FORCE OF SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT A CORRECTIVE MOTION OF SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT VARYING AS A DIRECT FUNCTION OF FORCE AND POSITION OF SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT WHEREBY, UPON SAID FIRST ELEMENT BEING FASTENED TO A GROUNDED FIRST STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND UPON SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT BEING CONNECTED WITH A MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER UNDER LOAD WHICH ALTERS POSITIONS IN SPACE OF BOTH FIRST AND SECOND POINTS ON THE MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INDUCES STRAIN IN THE MOVABLE SECOND STRUCTURAL MEMBER WITH CONCURRENT CHANGE IN POSITION OF THE FIRST POINT WITH REFERENCE TO THE SECOND POINT, CORRECTIVE MOTION OF SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT COUNTER TO THE LOAD IS INDUCED BY SAID CONTROL ELEMENT FOR SAID DRIVEN ELEMENT TO MOVE SAID ACTUATOR ELEMENT COUNTER TO THE LOAD A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY RESTORING THE POSITION IN SPACE OF THE FIRST POINT.
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