Issued U.S. Patents

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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.


Micromechanical Positional State Sensing Apparatus Method and System Held by Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., Anderson, J.K. and Howell, L.L. U.S. Patent No. 7,616,013 Issued on November 10, 2009
Bistable Micromechanical Devices Held by Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., Anderson, J.K. and Howell, L.L. U.S. Patent No. 7,554,342 Issued on June 30, 2009
Continuously Variable Transmission or Clutch with Ortho-Planar Compliant Mechanism Held by 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 on March 4, 2008
Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism Held by Masters, N. and Howell, L.L. U.S. Patent No. 7,126,446 Issued on October 24, 2006
Compliant Bistable Micromechanism Held by Howell, L.L., Parkinson, M.B., Jensen, B.D. and Roach, G.M. U.S. Patent No. 7,075,209 Issued on July 11, 2006
Substantially Constant-Force Exercise Machine Held by Howell, L.L. and Magleby, S.P. U.S. Patent No. 7,060,012 Issued on June 13, 2006
Compliant, Ortho-Planar, Linear Motion Spring Held by 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 on January 10, 2006
Dual Position Linear Displacement Micromechanism Held by Howell, L.L. , Lyon, S.M. , Weight, B.L. and Clements, D. U.S. Patent No. 6,982,515 Issued on January 3, 2006
Constant Force Apparatus and Method Held by Weight, B.L. , Mattson, C.A. , Magleby, S.P. , Howell, L.L. and Brown, B.J. U.S. Patent No. 6,945,800 Issued on September 20, 2005
Multi-Layered Compliant Mechanisms and Method of Manufacture Held by Todd, R.H. , Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P. and Herring, A.L. U.S. Patent No. 6,757,975 Issued on July 6, 2004

Micromechanical Positional State Sensing Apparatus Method and System

Held by Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., Anderson, J.K. and Howell, L.L.

U.S. Patent No. 7,616,013
Issued on November 10, 2009

Bistable Micromechanical Devices

Held by Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., Anderson, J.K. and Howell, L.L.

U.S. Patent No. 7,554,342
Issued on June 30, 2009

Continuously Variable Transmission or Clutch with Ortho-Planar Compliant Mechanism

Held by 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 on March 4, 2008

Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism

Held by Masters, N. and Howell, L.L.

U.S. Patent No. 7,126,446
Issued on October 24, 2006

Compliant Bistable Micromechanism

Held by Howell, L.L., Parkinson, M.B., Jensen, B.D. and Roach, G.M.

U.S. Patent No. 7,075,209
Issued on July 11, 2006

Substantially Constant-Force Exercise Machine

Held by Howell, L.L. and Magleby, S.P.

U.S. Patent No. 7,060,012
Issued on June 13, 2006

Compliant, Ortho-Planar, Linear Motion Spring

Held by 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 on January 10, 2006

Dual Position Linear Displacement Micromechanism

Held by Howell, L.L. , Lyon, S.M. , Weight, B.L. and Clements, D.

U.S. Patent No. 6,982,515
Issued on January 3, 2006

Constant Force Apparatus and Method

Held by Weight, B.L. , Mattson, C.A. , Magleby, S.P. , Howell, L.L. and Brown, B.J.

U.S. Patent No. 6,945,800
Issued on September 20, 2005

Multi-Layered Compliant Mechanisms and Method of Manufacture

Held by Todd, R.H. , Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P. and Herring, A.L.

U.S. Patent No. 6,757,975
Issued on July 6, 2004

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