Patents by Inventor William H. Ninke

William H. Ninke 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).

  • Harmonic electrostatic motor
    Patent number: 5237234
    Abstract: An electrostatic motor comprising a stator and a rotor, one of which is equipped with a plurality of lands to which a voltage is sequentially applied. The other of the stator and rotor is made of conductive material. Rolling contact is established between the stator and rotor along at least one line of contact. The rolling contact is controlled to repetitive first and second paths along first and second surfaces of the stator and rotor, respectively, in which the lengths of the first and second paths are different. Embodiments include a cylindrical motor, a flexible disk motor and a conical motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Robert W. Jebens, William H. Ninke, William S. N. Trimmer