Patents by Inventor Ala Makram Qubain

Ala Makram Qubain 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).

  • Vehicle comprising at least one apparatus for reducing drag on the vehicle
    Patent number: 9487250
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising at least one pressure-drag-reducing apparatus (1) for reducing the pressure drag on the vehicle. The apparatus comprises: a housing (31) at least partly defining a cavity (34) and an aperture (35) in the housing (31), the cavity (34) in fluid communication via the aperture (35) with the environment surrounding the vehicle; and oscillating means (32, 36) for creating an oscillation in pressure across the aperture between the cavity and the environment. The cavity volume, the frequency of oscillation, the aperture size and the amplitude of oscillation are arranged to cause fluid to be alternately drawn into, and ejected from, the cavity through the aperture. The apparatus is positioned relative to the remainder of the vehicle such that the ejected fluid entrains fluid from the environment to reduce pressure drag on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Imperial Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Finlay Morrison, Anthony Oxlade, Ala Makram Qubain, Juan Marcos Garcia de la Cruz Lopez
  • VEHICLE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DRAG ON THE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150210323
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising at least one pressure-drag-reducing apparatus (1) for reducing the pressure drag on the vehicle. The apparatus comprises: a housing (31) at least partly defining a cavity (34) and an aperture (35) in the housing (31), the cavity (34) in fluid communication via the aperture (35) with the environment surrounding the vehicle; and oscillating means (32, 36) for creating an oscillation in pressure across the aperture between the cavity and the environment. The cavity volume, the frequency of oscillation, the aperture size and the amplitude of oscillation are arranged to cause fluid to be alternately drawn into, and ejected from, the cavity through the aperture. The apparatus is positioned relative to the remainder of the vehicle such that the ejected fluid entrains fluid from the environment to reduce pressure drag on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Finlay Morrison, Anthony Oxlade, Ala Makram Qubain, Juan Marcos Garcia de la Cruz Lopez