Patents by Inventor Andrew Quaid

Andrew Quaid 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).

  • Rechargeable Benthic Microbial Fuel Cell
    Publication number: 20240234779
    Abstract: A benthic microbial fuel cell device (BMFC), namely an anode in contact with organic matter on the seafloor and a cathode in contact with overlying seawater, creates a closed path through which electric current can flow. In a conventional such device, it is used solely as a power source. However the application of a reverse voltage (for example, via solar power) results in storage of energy associated with the BMFC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Leonard M. Tender, Ian Martens, Joel Wesson, Joel P. Golden, Jeffrey M. Book, Andrew Quaid
  • Multi-modal flying airplane and underwater glider
    Patent number: 10661623
    Abstract: A multi-modal vehicle includes a main fuselage body; one or more wings extending from the main fuselage body and having a shape configured to provide aerodynamic lift when the vehicle travels through the air and hydrodynamic lift when the vehicle travels through the water; and a buoyancy control engine situated within the vehicle and configured to control the buoyancy of the vehicle relative to surrounding water when the vehicle is submerged in water, thereby providing a buoyancy force to selectively propel the vehicle upwards and downwards, respectively, through the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Daniel J. Edwards, Jeffrey W. Book, Trent Young, Andrew Quaid
  • Multi-Modal Flying Airplane and Underwater Glider
    Publication number: 20190270355
    Abstract: A multi-modal vehicle includes a main fuselage body; one or more wings extending from the main fuselage body and having a shape configured to provide aerodynamic lift when the vehicle travels through the air and hydrodynamic lift when the vehicle travels through the water; and a buoyancy control engine situated within the vehicle and configured to control the buoyancy of the vehicle relative to surrounding water when the vehicle is submerged in water, thereby providing a buoyancy force to selectively propel the vehicle upwards and downwards, respectively, through the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel J. Edwards, Jeffrey W. Book, Trent Young, Andrew Quaid