Patents by Inventor Edward A. Bubert

Edward A. Bubert 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).

  • Cellular support structures used for controlled actuation of fluid contact surfaces
    Patent number: 7931240
    Abstract: An assembly for controlling a vehicle, including a fluid contact surface constructed and arranged to act against a fluid passing over the fluid contact surface; and a support structure coupled to the fluid contact surface. The support structure is constructed and arranged to expand or contract between a first position and a second position, such that a first dimension of the support structure changes during movement of the support structure between the first position and the second position, while a second dimension of the support structure remains substantially constant during the movement of the support structure between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignees: Techno-Sciences, Inc., University of Maryland
    Inventors: Curt S. Kothera, Benjamin K. S. Woods, Norman M. Wereley, Peter C. Chen, Edward A. Bubert
  • Cellular support structures used for controlled actuation of fluid contact surfaces
    Publication number: 20080035788
    Abstract: An assembly for controlling a vehicle, including a fluid contact surface constructed and arranged to act against a fluid passing over the fluid contact surface; and a support structure coupled to the fluid contact surface. The support structure is constructed and arranged to expand or contract between a first position and a second position, such that a first dimension of the support structure changes during movement of the support structure between the first position and the second position, while a second dimension of the support structure remains substantially constant during the movement of the support structure between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: TECHNO-SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Curt S. Kothera, Benjamin K.S. Woods, Norman M. Wereley, Peter C. Chen, Edward A. Bubert