Patents by Inventor Alexander M. Pankonien

Alexander M. Pankonien 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).

  • System, apparatus and method for predicting aerodynamic parameters using artifical hair sensor array
    Patent number: 11047874
    Abstract: Systems and associated methods for utilizing an artificial hair sensor to gather fluid flow data sensed on a surface. The artificial hair sensors are disposed on a surface to acquire flow sensory data in approximately real-time and for a plurality of dynamic flow parameters on the surface. The sensory data is based on a quantity of the artificial hair sensors that can be configured in an array of sensors. A mapping module, such as a neural network, is operatively coupled to the artificial hair sensor array and receives the sensory data acquired by the artificial hair sensors and generates a time-varying signal, which is based on the quantity of dynamic parameters. A real-time representation of the time-varying signal is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Gregory W. Reich, Kaman Thapa Magar, Keith Slinker, Corey R. Kondash, Benjamin T. Dickinson, Jeffrey W. Baur, Alexander M. Pankonien