Patents by Inventor Alvin Strauss

Alvin Strauss 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).

  • Monoprolellant/hypergolic powered proportional actuator
    Patent number: 6935109
    Abstract: Systems and methods involving monopropellant and hypergolic powered proportional actuators that may be used in applications such as robotics. A blowdown tank delivers fuel to a reaction site, produce gaseous products. Those gaseous products are transported to a pressure reservoir or directly to the actuator. The gaseous products are controllably introduced into the actuator to actuate a piston. The piston may be used to power a host of devices including robots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Joseph Wehrmeyer, Eric Barth, Alvin Strauss
  • Monoprolellant/hypergolic powered proportional actuator
    Publication number: 20050044851
    Abstract: Systems and methods involving monopropellant and hypergolic powered proportional actuators that may be used in applications such as robotics. A blowdown tank delivers fuel to a reaction site, produce gaseous products. Those gaseous products are transported to a pressure reservoir or directly to the actuator. The gaseous products are controllably introduced into the actuator to actuate a piston. The piston may be used to power a host of devices including robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Goldfarb, Joseph Wehrmeyer, Eric Barth, Alvin Strauss