Patents Assigned to Hummingbird Kinetics LLC
  • Tuned liquid damper with a membrane liquid-gas interface
    Patent number: 11993951
    Abstract: A tuned liquid damper, including a first outer housing having two ends, the first end being open to the atmosphere and the second end being connected by a conduit to a gas-filled second outer housing. The conduit may be adapted to allow gas flow between the second end and the second outer housing. The tuned liquid damper may also include first and second membranes, each attached to the inside of the first outer housing, and a sealed compartment within the first outer housing defined by the first and second membranes. The sealed compartment may be at least partially filled with a liquid, which prevents gas flow through the first outer housing from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: HUMMINGBIRD KINETICS LLC
    Inventors: Elisabeth Malsch, Marguerite Pinto, Pierre Ghisbain, Sebastian Mendes, Callum Norris, Phillip Thompson
  • Tuned liquid damper with a membrane liquid-gas interface
    Patent number: 11629518
    Abstract: A tuned liquid damper, including a first outer housing having two ends, the first end being open to the atmosphere and the second end being connected by a conduit to a gas-filled second outer housing. The conduit may be adapted to allow gas flow between the second end and the second outer housing. The tuned liquid damper may also include first and second membranes, each attached to the inside of the first outer housing, and a sealed compartment within the first outer housing defined by the first and second membranes. The sealed compartment may be at least partially filled with a liquid, which prevents gas flow through the first outer housing from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HUMMINGBIRD KINETICS LLC
    Inventors: Elisabeth Malsch, Marguerite Pinto, Pierre Ghisbain, Sebastian Mendes, Callum Norris, Phillip Thompson
  • TUNED LIQUID DAMPER WITH A MEMBRANE LIQUID-GAS INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20180245337
    Abstract: A tuned liquid damper, including a first outer housing having two ends, the first end being open to the atmosphere and the second end being connected by a conduit to a gas-filled second outer housing. The conduit may be adapted to allow gas flow between the second end and the second outer housing. The tuned liquid damper may also include first and second membranes, each attached to the inside of the first outer housing, and a sealed compartment within the first outer housing defined by the first and second membranes. The sealed compartment may be at least partially filled with a liquid, which prevents gas flow through the first outer housing from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Hummingbird Kinetics LLC
    Inventors: Elisabeth Malsch, Marguerite Pinto, Pierre Ghisbain, Sebastian Mendes, Callum Norris, Phillip Thompson