Patents by Inventor Alan Michael Sledd

Alan Michael Sledd 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).

  • Safe assembly and installation of a flywheel
    Patent number: 10240660
    Abstract: A flywheel device includes structures allowing the flywheel system to be assembled offsite, transported safely, and installed with relatively few steps. The flywheel includes a rotor and a housing enclosing the rotor, where the housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate and side walls. The bottom plate and the top plate each includes a hole aligned with the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes multiple bearing housings substantially covering the holes of the bottom plate and the top plate that are aligned to the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes posts that physically contact the primary rotational mass of the rotor to prevent motion of the rotor during transport of the flywheel system. Some or all of these posts may be repositioned or removed during installation so that the rotor can spin freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Sun, Daniel Bakholdin, Edward Young Chiao, Matthew Brandon Garten, Mike M. He, Mark J. Holloway, Seth R. Sanders, Matthew K. Senesky, Alan Michael Sledd, Peter Thomas Tennessen
  • Safe Assembly And Installation Of A Flywheel
    Publication number: 20160377147
    Abstract: A flywheel device includes structures allowing the flywheel system to be assembled offsite, transported safely, and installed with relatively few steps. The flywheel includes a rotor and a housing enclosing the rotor, where the housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate and side walls. The bottom plate and the top plate each includes a hole aligned with the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes multiple bearing housings substantially covering the holes of the bottom plate and the top plate that are aligned to the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes posts that physically contact the primary rotational mass of the rotor to prevent motion of the rotor during transport of the flywheel system. Some or all of these posts may be repositioned or removed during installation so that the rotor can spin freely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Sun, Daniel Bakholdin, Edward Young Chiao, Matthew Brandon Garten, Mike M. He, Mark J. Holloway, Seth R. Sanders, Matthew K. Senesky, Alan Michael Sledd, Peter Thomas Tennessen