Patents by Inventor Songgang Qiu
Songgang Qiu 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).
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Patent number: 7994661Abstract: An exemplary description provided for patent searches includes a linear electrodynamic system involving conversions between electrical power and mechanical motion uses unique magnet assemblies that move and unique stator assemblies and stator members shaped and oriented with respect to the moving magnet assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Infinia CorporationInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Publication number: 20100212656Abstract: A thermal energy storage (“TES”) device including a vessel housing a continuous volume of a TES media, an input portion, an output portion, and a plurality of thermal energy transport members connected to the input portion and/or the output portion. The input portion receives thermal energy from a thermal energy source. The received thermal energy is transported by one or more of the thermal energy transport members to the output portion and/or the TES media for storage. One or more of the thermal energy transport members connected to the output portion transport stored thermal energy from the TES media to the output portion. The output portion is coupled to an external device, such as a Stirling engine, and configured to transfer thermal energy the external device. Optionally, selected ones of the thermal energy transport members connected to both the input and output portions may be insulated from the TES media.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: Infinia CorporationInventors: Songgang Qiu, Maurice A. White, David J. Yarger, Ross Galbraith
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Publication number: 20100038976Abstract: An exemplary description provided for patent searches includes a linear electrodynamic system involving conversions between electrical power and mechanical motion uses unique magnet assemblies that move and unique stator assemblies and stator members shaped and oriented with respect to the moving magnet assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: INFINIA CORPORATIONInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Patent number: 7352088Abstract: An exemplary description provided for patent searches includes a linear electrodynamic system for conversion of mechanical motion into electrical power or conversion of electrical power into mechanical motion involving advantageous use of magnetic material positioned on a mover. Bore surfaces of the magnetic material is shape complementary to bore surfaces of stator poles. Some implementations utilize non-annularly shaped bore surfaces while others utilize annularly shaped bore surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Infinia CorporationInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Publication number: 20080018179Abstract: An exemplary description provided for patent searches includes a linear electrodynamic system for conversion of mechanical motion into electrical power or conversion of electrical power into mechanical motion involving advantageous use of magnetic material positioned on a mover. Bore surfaces of the magnetic material is shape complementary to bore surfaces of stator poles. Some implementations utilize non-annularly shaped bore surfaces while others utilize annularly shaped bore surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: INFINIA CORPORATIONInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Patent number: 7219712Abstract: A reduced shedding regenerator and method are disclosed with regenerator surfaces to minimize shedding of particles from the regenerator thereby alleviating a source of potential damage and malfunction of a thermal regenerative machine using the regenerator.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Infinia CorporationInventors: Songgang Qiu, John E. Augenblick, Raymond M. Erbeznik
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Publication number: 20060267415Abstract: An exemplary description provided for patent searches includes a linear electrodynamic system involving conversions between electrical power and mechanical motion uses unique magnet assemblies that move and unique stator assemblies and stator members shaped and oriented with respect to the moving magnet assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: Infinia CorporationInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Patent number: 7137251Abstract: A channelized stratified regenerator with integrated heat exchangers are disclosed using micromachining to precisely construct structural geometries, such as fins and axial stratification of material to be used in a Stirling cycle based system. In operation, a working fluid passes through the regenerator when traveling between two heat exchangers. In some implementations, the regenerator and the heat exchangers are formed as a single construction. In other implementations, the regenerator and heat exchangers are formed separately, but are constructed to integrate efficiently with one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2005Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Infinia CorporationInventors: Songgang Qiu, John E. Augenblick
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Publication number: 20060179834Abstract: A channelized stratified regenerator with integrated heat exchangers are disclosed using micromachining to precisely construct structural geometries, such as fins and axial stratification of material to be used in a Stirling cycle based system. In operation, a working fluid passes through the regenerator when traveling between two heat exchangers. In some implementations, the regenerator and the heat exchangers are formed as a single construction. In other implementations, the regenerator and heat exchangers are formed separately, but are constructed to integrate efficiently with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: Stirling Technology CompanyInventors: Songgang Qiu, John Augenblick
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Publication number: 20060179835Abstract: A channelized stratified regenerator with integrated heat exchangers are disclosed using micromachining to precisely construct structural geometries, such as fins and axial stratification of material to be used in a Stirling cycle based system. In operation, a working fluid passes through the regenerator when traveling between two heat exchangers. In some implementations, the regenerator and the heat exchangers are formed as a single construction. In other implementations, the regenerator and heat exchangers are formed separately, but are constructed to integrate efficiently with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: Stirling Technology CompanyInventors: Songgang Qiu, John Augenblick
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Publication number: 20060179833Abstract: A channelized stratified regenerator with integrated heat exchangers are disclosed using micromachining to precisely construct structural geometries, such as fins and axial stratification of material to be used in a Stirling cycle based system. In operation, a working fluid passes through the regenerator when traveling between two heat exchangers. In some implementations, the regenerator and the heat exchangers are formed as a single construction. In other implementations, the regenerator and heat exchangers are formed separately, but are constructed to integrate efficiently with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: Stirling Technology CompanyInventors: Songgang Qiu, John Augenblick
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Publication number: 20060181157Abstract: An exemplary description provided for patent searches includes a linear electrodynamic system for conversion of mechanical motion into electrical power or conversion of electrical power into mechanical motion involving advantageous use of magnetic material positioned on a mover. Bore surfaces of the magnetic material is shape complementary to bore surfaces of stator poles. Some implementations utilize non-annularly shaped bore surfaces while others utilize annularly shaped bore surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: Infinia CorporationInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Patent number: 7089735Abstract: A channelized stratified regenerator with integrated heat exchangers are disclosed using micromachining to precisely construct structural geometries, such as fins and axial stratification of material to be used in a Stirling cycle based system. In operation, a working fluid passes through the regenerator when traveling between two heat exchangers. In some implementations, the regenerator and the heat exchangers are formed as a single construction. In other implementations, the regenerator and heat exchangers are formed separately, but are constructed to integrate efficiently with one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Infinia CorporationInventors: Songgang Qiu, John E. Augenblick
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Publication number: 20060118273Abstract: A reduced shedding regenerator and method are disclosed with regenerator surfaces to minimize shedding of particles from the regenerator thereby alleviating a source of potential damage and malfunction of a thermal regenerative machine using the regenerator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: Stirling Technology CompanyInventors: Songgang Qiu, John Augenblick, Raymond Erbeznik
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Patent number: 6952921Abstract: A heater head assembly is provided with potential advantages of low assembly and integration requirements. A significant portion of the heater head assembly is formed or machined as a single piece of material to reduce assembly demands. The heater head assembly has a planar surface to reduce complications involved with integration of the heater head assembly with various sources of heat.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Stirling Technology CompanyInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Patent number: 6933629Abstract: An active balance system is provided for counterbalancing vibrations of an axially reciprocating machine. The balance system includes a support member, a flexure assembly, a counterbalance mass, and a linear motor or an actuator. The support member is configured for attachment to the machine. The flexure assembly includes at least one flat spring having connections along a central portion and an outer peripheral portion. One of the central portion and the outer peripheral portion is fixedly mounted to the support member. The counterbalance mass is fixedly carried by the flexure assembly along another of the central portion and the outer peripheral portion. The linear motor has one of a stator and a mover fixedly mounted to the support member and another of the stator and the mover fixedly mounted to the counterbalance mass. The linear motor is operative to axially reciprocate the counterbalance mass.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Stirling Technology CompanyInventors: Songgang Qiu, John E. Augenblick, Allen A. Peterson, Maurice A. White
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Patent number: 6930414Abstract: A linear electrodynamic system for conversion of mechanical motion into electrical power or conversion of electrical power into mechanical motion allows for advantageous mass and size reductions. Magnet volume is increased through use of non-annular shaped magnets affixed to stator poles. Mover sections complementary in shape to the non-annular magnets. The mover, stator and associated windings used have reduced mass and size resulting in overall mass and size reductions of the innovative linear electrodynamic system compared with conventional linear electrodynamic systems of similar performance capability.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Stirling Technology CompanyInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Publication number: 20050081520Abstract: A heater head assembly is provided with potential advantages of low assembly and integration requirements. A significant portion of the heater head assembly is formed or machined as a single piece of material to reduce assembly demands. The heater head assembly has a planar surface to reduce complications involved with integration of the heater head assembly with various sources of heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Applicant: Stirling Technology CompanyInventor: Songgang Qiu
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Publication number: 20050082994Abstract: An active balance system is provided for counterbalancing vibrations of an axially reciprocating machine. The balance system includes a support member, a flexure assembly, a counterbalance mass, and a linear motor or an actuator. The support member is configured for attachment to the machine. The flexure assembly includes at least one flat spring having connections along a central portion and an outer peripheral portion. One of the central portion and the outer peripheral portion is fixedly mounted to the support member. The counterbalance mass is fixedly carried by the flexure assembly along another of the central portion and the outer peripheral portion. The linear motor has one of a stator and a mover fixedly mounted to the support member and another of the stator and the mover fixedly mounted to the counterbalance mass. The linear motor is operative to axially reciprocate the counterbalance mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Songgang Qiu, John Augenblick, Allen Peterson, Maurice White
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Publication number: 20050077787Abstract: A linear electrodynamic system for conversion of mechanical motion into electrical power or conversion of electrical power into mechanical motion allows for advantageous mass and size reductions. Magnet volume is increased through use of non-annular shaped magnets affixed to stator poles. Mover sections complementary in shape to the non-annular magnets. The mover, stator and associated windings used have reduced mass and size resulting in overall mass and size reductions of the innovative linear electrodynamic system compared with conventional linear electrodynamic systems of similar performance capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: Stirling Technology CompanyInventor: Songgang Qiu