Issued U.S. Patents

The following is a list of issued U.S. patents with CMR research staff as inventors. Pending patents and foreign patents are not listed. For information concerning licensing any of these patents, contact the BYU Office of Technology Transfer or Prof. Larry Howell.  Detailed information on individual patents can be found by searching by patent number at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Issued U.S. Patents

·         “Continuously Variable Transmission or Clutch with Ortho-Planar Compliant Mechanism,” Whiting, M.J., Howell, L.L., Todd, R.H., Magleby, S.P., Anderson, M.C., and Rasmussen, N.O., U.S. Patent No. 7,338,398, issued March 4, 2008.

·         “Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Masters, N. and Howell, L.L., U.S. Patent No. 7,126,446, issued October 24, 2006.

·         “Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Howell, L.L., Parkinson, M.B., Jensen, B.D., and Roach, G.M., U.S. Patent No. 7,075,209, issued July 11, 2006.

·         “Substantially Constant-Force Exercise Machine,” Howell, L.L. and Magleby, S.P., U.S. Patent No. 7,060,012, issued June 13, 2006.

·         “Compliant, Ortho-Planar, Linear Motion Spring,” Howell, L.L., Thomson, S., Briscoe, J.A., Parise, J.J., Lorenc, S., Larsen, J.B., Huffmire, C.R., Burnside, N., and Gomm, T.A., U.S. Patent No. 6,983,924, issued January 10, 2006.

·         “Dual Position Linear Displacement Micromechanism,” Howell, L.L., Lyon, S.M., Weight, B.L., and Clements, D., U.S. Patent No. 6,982,515, issued January 3, 2006.

·         “Constant Force Apparatus and Method,” Weight, B.L., Mattson, C.A., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., and Brown, B.J., U.S. Patent No. 6,945,800, issued September 20, 2005.

·         “Multi-Layered Compliant Mechanisms and Method of Manufacture,” Todd, R.H., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Herring, A.L., U.S. Patent No. 6,757,975, issued July 6, 2004.

·         “High-Performance Fully-Compliant Micro-Mechanisms for Force/Displacement Amplification,” Jensen, B. D., Farina, M., and Kurabayashi, K., U.S. Patent No. 6,748,818, issued June 15, 2004.

·         “Compliant Clutch,” Howell, L.L. and Crane, N.B, U.S. Patent No. 6,736,249, issued May 18, 2004.

·         “Thermomechanical In-Plane Microactuator,” Howell, L.L. and Lyon, S.M., U.S. Patent No. 6,734,597, issued May 11, 2004.

·         “Tracked Bicycle,” Cheney, D. (Capstone sponsor), Magleby, S. P. and undergraduate students, U.S. Patent No. 6,663,117, issued December 2003.

·         “Automatic Fueling System and Components Therefor,” Strnad R. S. (research sponsor), Magleby, S. P., John Marshall, W. Douglas Stout, Carl Sorensen, and graduate students, U.S. Patent No. 6,640,846, issued November 2003.

·         “Method and System for Automated On-Chip Material and Structural Certification of MEMS Devices,” Sinclair, M. B., de Boer, M. P., Smith, N. F., Jensen, B. D., and Miller, S. L., U.S. Patent No. 6,567,715, issued May 20, 2003.

·         “Braking Device with Shoe-Orienting Compliant Member,” Coons, T., Garner, E., and Howell, L.L., U.S. Patent No. 6,454,055, issued September 24, 2002.

·         “Continuously Variable Transmission,” Hansen, K. and Howell, L.L., U.S. Patent No. 6,432,009, issued August 13, 2002.

·         “Electrostatic Apparatus for Measurement of Microfracture Strength,” de Boer, M. P., Bitsie, F., and Jensen, B. D., U.S. Patent No. 6,424,165, issued July 23, 2002.

·         “Compliant Derailleur,” Howell, L.L., Baker, M.S., Herring, A.L., and Lott, C.D., U.S. Patent No. 6,354,971, issued March 12, 2002.

·         “Microelectromechanical Ratcheting Apparatus,” Barnes, S. M., Miller, S. L., Jensen, B. D., Rodgers, M. S., and Burg, M. S., U.S. Patent No. 6,313,562, issued November 6, 2001.

·         “Recumbent Cycle with Improved Suspension,” Rasmussen, C.M., Howell, L.L., Johnson, C., Johnson, K., Hansen, K., Cedeno, T., Hayes, D., and Arnold, J., U.S. Patent No. 6,247,714, issued June 19, 2001.

·         “Bistable Compliant Mechanism,” Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Roach, G.M., U.S. Patent No. 6,215,081, issued April 20, 2001.

·         “Automatic Fueling System and Components Therefor,” Strnad R. S. (research sponsor), Magleby, S. P., John Marshall, W. Douglas Stout, Carl Sorensen, and graduate students, U.S. Patent No. 6,024,137, February 2000.

·         “Compact Electrostatic Comb Actuator,” Rodgers, M. S., Burg, M. S., Jensen, B. D., Miller, S. L.,and Barnes, S. M., U.S. Patent No. 6,133,670, issued Oct. 17, 2000.

·         “Compliant Overrunning Clutch with Centrifugal Throw-out,” Roach, G.M. and Howell, L.L., U.S. Patent No. 6,148,979, issued November 21, 2000.

·         “Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism and Devices Formed Therewith,” Midha, A., Murphy, M.D., and Howell, L.L., U.S. Patent No. 5,649,454, issued July 22, 1997.