Patents by Inventor A. Christopher Mueller

A. Christopher Mueller 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).

  • Rotatable lifting surface device having selected pitch distribution and camber profile
    Patent number: 7040940
    Abstract: Rotatable lifting surface devices, such as propellers, impellers, and turbines, and blades for such devices use camber profiles and pitch distributions to obtain performance from flexible devices and blades, made from materials like polymers and polymer-composites and even metals, that is substantially the same as the performance of stiff devices and blades, usually made from materials like steel and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: AB Volvo
    Inventor: A. Christopher Mueller