Patents by Inventor Alfram V. Bright

Alfram V. Bright 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).

  • Photoinitiation-based deployable structures
    Patent number: 11384526
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to deployable structures and methods of use thereof. In particular, deployable structures with non-cylindrical or irregular shapes and methods of use thereof are disclosed. Non-cylindrical combustion elements can be used to rigidize such non-cylindrical or irregular shapes. The use of gaseous oxidizers along with deployable structures is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HELIOS APPLIED SCIENCE INC.
    Inventor: Alfram V. Bright
  • PHOTOINITIATION-BASED DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20210198885
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to deployable structures and methods of use thereof. In particular, deployable structures with non-cylindrical or irregular shapes and methods of use thereof are disclosed. Non-cylindrical combustion elements can be used to rigidize such non-cylindrical or irregular shapes. The use of gaseous oxidizers along with deployable structures is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Alfram V. BRIGHT
  • Photoinitiation-based deployable structures
    Patent number: 10760259
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to deployable structures and methods of use thereof. In particular, deployable structures with non-cylindrical or irregular shapes and methods of use thereof are disclosed. Non-cylindrical combustion elements can be used to rigidize such non-cylindrical or irregular shapes. The use of gaseous oxidizers along with deployable structures is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: HELIOS APPLIED SCIENCE INC.
    Inventor: Alfram V. Bright
  • PHOTOINITIATION-BASED DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20200190787
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to deployable structures and methods of use thereof. In particular, deployable structures with non-cylindrical or irregular shapes and methods of use thereof are disclosed. Non-cylindrical combustion elements can be used to rigidize such non-cylindrical or irregular shapes. The use of gaseous oxidizers along with deployable structures is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Alfram V. BRIGHT
  • Photoinitiation-based deployable structures
    Patent number: 10570605
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to deployable structures and methods of use thereof. In particular, deployable structures with non-cylindrical or irregular shapes and methods of use thereof are disclosed. Non-cylindrical combustion elements can be used to rigidize such non-cylindrical or irregular shapes. The use of gaseous oxidizers along with deployable structures is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HELIOS APPLIED SCIENCE INC.
    Inventor: Alfram V. Bright
  • PHOTOINITIATION-BASED DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190226197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to deployable structures and methods of use thereof. In particular, deployable structures with non-cylindrical or irregular shapes and methods of use thereof are disclosed. Non-cylindrical combustion elements can be used to rigidize such non-cylindrical or irregular shapes. The use of gaseous oxidizers along with deployable structures is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Helios Applied Science Inc.
    Inventor: Alfram V. BRIGHT
  • Inflatable and rigidizable support element
    Patent number: 9561843
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel inflatable and rigidizable support elements, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides inflatable and rigidizable support elements rapidly inflated and rigidized using an acrylic adhesive and UV light generated by combustion, which find use, for example, in rapidly deploying and supporting the wing of an aerial vehicle and wind turbine towers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alfram V. Bright, Richard Wlezien
  • INFLATABLE AND RIGIDIZABLE SUPPORT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20160068251
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel inflatable and rigidizable support elements, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides inflatable and rigidizable support elements which find use in rapidly deploying and supporting the wing of an aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Alfram V. Bright, Richard Wlezien
  • Inflatable and rigidizable support element
    Patent number: 9216813
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel inflatable and rigidizable support elements, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides inflatable and rigidizable support elements rapidly inflated and rigidized using an acrylic adhesive and UV light generated by combustion, which find use, for example, in rapidly deploying and supporting the wing of an aerial vehicle and wind turbine towers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alfram V. Bright, Richard Wlezien
  • INFLATABLE AND RIGIDIZABLE SUPPORT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20120325965
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel inflatable and rigidizable support elements, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides inflatable and rigidizable support elements which find use in rapidly deploying and supporting the wing of an aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alfram V. Bright, Richard Wlezien