US3578278A - Vibration-isolated self-leveling platform and method - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F15/00—Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion
- F16F15/02—Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems
- F16F15/023—Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems using fluid means
- F16F15/027—Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems using fluid means comprising control arrangements
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US3917201A (en) * | 1974-11-07 | 1975-11-04 | Ehrenreich Photo Optical Ind | Vibration isolated table with improved mounts |
US4909473A (en) * | 1988-12-20 | 1990-03-20 | Kohler Co. | Shock absorber assembly for a table or the like |
US5320047A (en) * | 1992-03-06 | 1994-06-14 | Monarch Hydraulics, Inc. | Desk having self-releveling height adjustment and hydraulic circuit therefor |
US5322025A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-06-21 | Steelcase Inc. | Adjustable dual worksurface support |
US5356110A (en) * | 1993-06-08 | 1994-10-18 | Newport Corporation | Pneumatic isolation systems for damping vertical, horizontal and rotational vibrations |
US5379980A (en) * | 1991-12-23 | 1995-01-10 | Newport Corporation | Stabilization systems for vibration isolators |
US5406713A (en) * | 1988-10-03 | 1995-04-18 | Oman; Robert | Apparatus for maintaining a scientific and measuring instrument or the like in a level plane |
US5482303A (en) * | 1995-03-07 | 1996-01-09 | Meloy; John | Carriage table |
US6062551A (en) * | 1996-07-15 | 2000-05-16 | Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. | Active vibration-isolating device |
US6202492B1 (en) * | 1996-04-05 | 2001-03-20 | Nikon Corporation | Anti-vibration apparatus and exposure apparatus |
US20020021502A1 (en) * | 2000-08-14 | 2002-02-21 | Melles Griot Limited | Optical workstation |
US6394407B1 (en) * | 1998-07-14 | 2002-05-28 | Newport Corporation | Passive vibration isolator with profiled supports |
US20020079198A1 (en) * | 1999-02-23 | 2002-06-27 | Nguyen Van Diep | Process and device for displacing a moveable unit on a base |
US6438461B1 (en) | 1999-02-23 | 2002-08-20 | Newport Corporation | Method and device for displacing a moving body on a base mounted elastically with respect to the ground |
US6511035B1 (en) | 1999-08-03 | 2003-01-28 | Newport Corporation | Active vibration isolation systems with nonlinear compensation to account for actuator saturation |
US6516130B1 (en) | 1998-12-30 | 2003-02-04 | Newport Corporation | Clip that aligns a fiber optic cable with a laser diode within a fiber optic module |
US6568666B2 (en) | 2001-06-13 | 2003-05-27 | Newport Corporation | Method for providing high vertical damping to pneumatic isolators during large amplitude disturbances of isolated payload |
US6601524B2 (en) | 2001-03-28 | 2003-08-05 | Newport Corporation | Translation table with a spring biased dovetail bearing |
US6614601B2 (en) | 1998-08-17 | 2003-09-02 | Newport Corporation | Gimballed optical mount |
US6619611B2 (en) | 2001-07-02 | 2003-09-16 | Newport Corporation | Pneumatic vibration isolator utilizing an elastomeric element for isolation and attenuation of horizontal vibration |
US20030209646A1 (en) * | 2002-05-07 | 2003-11-13 | Ryaboy Vyacheslav M. | Snubber for pneumatically isolated platforms |
US6655840B2 (en) | 2001-02-13 | 2003-12-02 | Newport Corporation | Stiff cross roller bearing configuration |
US20040046294A1 (en) * | 2002-09-10 | 2004-03-11 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Shock absorbing apparatus in a positioning apparatus |
US6791058B2 (en) | 2001-04-25 | 2004-09-14 | Newport Corporation | Automatic laser weld machine for assembling photonic components |
US20060119026A1 (en) * | 2004-12-07 | 2006-06-08 | Ryaboy Vyacheslav M | Methods and devices for active vibration damping of an optical structure |
US20070201209A1 (en) * | 2006-02-27 | 2007-08-30 | Francis Sally J | Connection apparatus and method |
US7320455B2 (en) | 2003-10-24 | 2008-01-22 | Newport Corporation | Instrumented platform for vibration-sensitive equipment |
US20100006179A1 (en) * | 2008-07-10 | 2010-01-14 | Lee-Cheng Chang | Combined base assembly and granite jointer table for hand jointer |
US20130125793A1 (en) * | 2011-11-22 | 2013-05-23 | Alex K. Deyhim | Two degrees of freedom optical table |
US20130264455A1 (en) * | 2005-04-06 | 2013-10-10 | Jody G. Robbins | Method and apparatus for an adaptive suspension support system |
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US9574613B1 (en) | 2014-06-23 | 2017-02-21 | Stephen A. Youngers | Machine leveling pedestal |
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US20170129011A1 (en) * | 2014-01-14 | 2017-05-11 | Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Three-dimensional shaping apparatus |
US20170129010A1 (en) * | 2014-06-18 | 2017-05-11 | Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Three-dimensional shaping apparatus |
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US2173342A (en) * | 1938-11-16 | 1939-09-19 | Rosenzweig Siegfried | Vibration isolation unit |
US2605066A (en) * | 1946-12-21 | 1952-07-29 | Firestone Tire & Rubber Co | Air spring for heavy machinery |
US2706607A (en) * | 1950-03-31 | 1955-04-19 | British Petroleum Co | Supporting of engines and other machinery |
GB1064671A (en) * | 1963-07-12 | 1967-04-05 | Yarrow & Company | Improvements in and relating to anti-vibration mountings |
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- 1970-06-16 FR FR7022137A patent/FR2052670A5/fr not_active Expired
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US2173342A (en) * | 1938-11-16 | 1939-09-19 | Rosenzweig Siegfried | Vibration isolation unit |
US2605066A (en) * | 1946-12-21 | 1952-07-29 | Firestone Tire & Rubber Co | Air spring for heavy machinery |
US2706607A (en) * | 1950-03-31 | 1955-04-19 | British Petroleum Co | Supporting of engines and other machinery |
GB1064671A (en) * | 1963-07-12 | 1967-04-05 | Yarrow & Company | Improvements in and relating to anti-vibration mountings |
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US3908940A (en) * | 1973-06-27 | 1975-09-30 | Stricht Pablo M V D | Cable-suspension device for apparatus to be protected from impacts |
US3917201A (en) * | 1974-11-07 | 1975-11-04 | Ehrenreich Photo Optical Ind | Vibration isolated table with improved mounts |
US5406713A (en) * | 1988-10-03 | 1995-04-18 | Oman; Robert | Apparatus for maintaining a scientific and measuring instrument or the like in a level plane |
US4909473A (en) * | 1988-12-20 | 1990-03-20 | Kohler Co. | Shock absorber assembly for a table or the like |
US5379980A (en) * | 1991-12-23 | 1995-01-10 | Newport Corporation | Stabilization systems for vibration isolators |
US5320047A (en) * | 1992-03-06 | 1994-06-14 | Monarch Hydraulics, Inc. | Desk having self-releveling height adjustment and hydraulic circuit therefor |
US5322025A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-06-21 | Steelcase Inc. | Adjustable dual worksurface support |
US5356110A (en) * | 1993-06-08 | 1994-10-18 | Newport Corporation | Pneumatic isolation systems for damping vertical, horizontal and rotational vibrations |
US5482303A (en) * | 1995-03-07 | 1996-01-09 | Meloy; John | Carriage table |
US6202492B1 (en) * | 1996-04-05 | 2001-03-20 | Nikon Corporation | Anti-vibration apparatus and exposure apparatus |
US6062551A (en) * | 1996-07-15 | 2000-05-16 | Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. | Active vibration-isolating device |
US6394407B1 (en) * | 1998-07-14 | 2002-05-28 | Newport Corporation | Passive vibration isolator with profiled supports |
US6614601B2 (en) | 1998-08-17 | 2003-09-02 | Newport Corporation | Gimballed optical mount |
US6608959B2 (en) | 1998-12-30 | 2003-08-19 | Newport Corporation | Apparatus and process for welding a fiber optic cable |
US6516130B1 (en) | 1998-12-30 | 2003-02-04 | Newport Corporation | Clip that aligns a fiber optic cable with a laser diode within a fiber optic module |
US6438461B1 (en) | 1999-02-23 | 2002-08-20 | Newport Corporation | Method and device for displacing a moving body on a base mounted elastically with respect to the ground |
US6996506B2 (en) | 1999-02-23 | 2006-02-07 | Newport Corporation | Process and device for displacing a moveable unit on a base |
US20020079198A1 (en) * | 1999-02-23 | 2002-06-27 | Nguyen Van Diep | Process and device for displacing a moveable unit on a base |
US20050126892A9 (en) * | 1999-02-23 | 2005-06-16 | Nguyen Van D. | Process and device for displacing a moveable unit on a base |
US6511035B1 (en) | 1999-08-03 | 2003-01-28 | Newport Corporation | Active vibration isolation systems with nonlinear compensation to account for actuator saturation |
US20020021502A1 (en) * | 2000-08-14 | 2002-02-21 | Melles Griot Limited | Optical workstation |
US6655840B2 (en) | 2001-02-13 | 2003-12-02 | Newport Corporation | Stiff cross roller bearing configuration |
US6601524B2 (en) | 2001-03-28 | 2003-08-05 | Newport Corporation | Translation table with a spring biased dovetail bearing |
US6791058B2 (en) | 2001-04-25 | 2004-09-14 | Newport Corporation | Automatic laser weld machine for assembling photonic components |
US6568666B2 (en) | 2001-06-13 | 2003-05-27 | Newport Corporation | Method for providing high vertical damping to pneumatic isolators during large amplitude disturbances of isolated payload |
US6619611B2 (en) | 2001-07-02 | 2003-09-16 | Newport Corporation | Pneumatic vibration isolator utilizing an elastomeric element for isolation and attenuation of horizontal vibration |
US20030209646A1 (en) * | 2002-05-07 | 2003-11-13 | Ryaboy Vyacheslav M. | Snubber for pneumatically isolated platforms |
US6966535B2 (en) | 2002-05-07 | 2005-11-22 | Newport Corporation | Snubber for pneumatically isolated platforms |
US7198141B2 (en) * | 2002-09-10 | 2007-04-03 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Shock absorbing apparatus in a positioning apparatus |
US20040046294A1 (en) * | 2002-09-10 | 2004-03-11 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Shock absorbing apparatus in a positioning apparatus |
US7320455B2 (en) | 2003-10-24 | 2008-01-22 | Newport Corporation | Instrumented platform for vibration-sensitive equipment |
US8231098B2 (en) | 2004-12-07 | 2012-07-31 | Newport Corporation | Methods and devices for active vibration damping of an optical structure |
US20060119026A1 (en) * | 2004-12-07 | 2006-06-08 | Ryaboy Vyacheslav M | Methods and devices for active vibration damping of an optical structure |
US8651447B2 (en) | 2004-12-07 | 2014-02-18 | Newport Corporation | Methods and devices for active vibration damping of an optical structure |
US20130264455A1 (en) * | 2005-04-06 | 2013-10-10 | Jody G. Robbins | Method and apparatus for an adaptive suspension support system |
US9528567B2 (en) * | 2005-04-06 | 2016-12-27 | Zero Shock Seating, Llc | Method and apparatus for an adaptive suspension support system |
US10575443B2 (en) | 2005-12-22 | 2020-02-25 | Scalematrix | Method and apparatus for a distributed cooling system for electronic equipment enclosures |
US20070201209A1 (en) * | 2006-02-27 | 2007-08-30 | Francis Sally J | Connection apparatus and method |
US20100006179A1 (en) * | 2008-07-10 | 2010-01-14 | Lee-Cheng Chang | Combined base assembly and granite jointer table for hand jointer |
US8777177B2 (en) | 2011-10-21 | 2014-07-15 | Stephen A. Youngers | Hydraulic fluid actuated equipment leveling assembly |
US20130125793A1 (en) * | 2011-11-22 | 2013-05-23 | Alex K. Deyhim | Two degrees of freedom optical table |
US11407033B2 (en) * | 2014-01-14 | 2022-08-09 | Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Three-dimensional shaping apparatus |
US20170129011A1 (en) * | 2014-01-14 | 2017-05-11 | Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Three-dimensional shaping apparatus |
US20170129010A1 (en) * | 2014-06-18 | 2017-05-11 | Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Three-dimensional shaping apparatus |
US11407032B2 (en) * | 2014-06-18 | 2022-08-09 | Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Three-dimensional shaping apparatus |
US9625080B1 (en) | 2014-06-23 | 2017-04-18 | Stephen A. Youngers | Assembly for hydraulic fluid actuated machine leveling |
US9574613B1 (en) | 2014-06-23 | 2017-02-21 | Stephen A. Youngers | Machine leveling pedestal |
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US20220373059A1 (en) * | 2021-05-20 | 2022-11-24 | Dynamica Design Ltd. | System, Device, and Method of Protecting Sensitive Equipment Against Vibrations and Earthquakes |
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FR2052670A5 (en) | 1971-04-09 |
DE2029814A1 (en) | 1970-12-23 |
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Owner name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, THE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BARRY WRIGHT CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004923/0769 Effective date: 19880509 Owner name: BAYBANK MIDDLESEX Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BARRY WRIGHT CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004923/0769 Effective date: 19880509 Owner name: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BARRY WRIGHT CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004923/0769 Effective date: 19880509 Owner name: BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BARRY WRIGHT CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004923/0769 Effective date: 19880509 |
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