Patents by Inventor Anoup Kaul

Anoup Kaul 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).

  • Publication number: 20230268787
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly includes: a housing; a first central shaft mounted to the housing; a first ring rotor; a first central hub rotatably mounted on the central shaft; a plurality of tethers positioned between the central hub and the first ring rotor such that the first ring rotor is mounted to the central hub with the plurality of tethers; a drive mechanism mounted on the housing, the drive mechanism positioned to impart a force on a portion of the first ring rotor. A thrust is imparted on the housing by the first ring rotor through one or more of the plurality of tethers, and a direction of thrust corresponds to a location on the first ring rotor on which the drive mechanism imparts a force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Patent number: 11664690
    Abstract: A method of de-spinning a rotor of a propulsion system includes providing one or more spinning rotors rotatably mounted on a frame with a bearing having a bearing outer race, bearing balls, and bearing inner race; providing a force mechanism coupled with the one or more spinning rotors for applying a load to the one or more spinning rotors; and loading an outer portion of the outer bearing race, bearing ball, and inner bearing race of the bearing, a load on the outer portion of the bearing race, bearing ball, and inner bearing race of the bearing corresponding to a force applied to the one or more spinning rotors by the drive mechanism. The one or more spinning rotors de-spin at a rate corresponding to the load on the bearing balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Pathfinder Propulsion, LLC
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Publication number: 20220302776
    Abstract: A method of de-spinning a rotor of a propulsion system includes providing one or more spinning rotors rotatably mounted on a frame with a bearing having a bearing outer race, bearing balls, and bearing inner race; providing a force mechanism coupled with the one or more spinning rotors for applying a load to the one or more spinning rotors; and loading an outer portion of the outer bearing race, bearing ball, and inner bearing race of the bearing, a load on the outer portion of the bearing race, bearing ball, and inner bearing race of the bearing corresponding to a force applied to the one or more spinning rotors by the drive mechanism. The one or more spinning rotors de-spin at a rate corresponding to the load on the bearing balls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Patent number: 11309753
    Abstract: A propulsion method includes: providing a pair of synchronized rotors rotatably mounted on a frame with a bearing having a bearing outer race, bearing balls, and bearing inner race; providing a plurality of permanent magnets mounted on the pair of synchronized rotors; rotating the pair of synchronized rotors such that one of the pair of synchronized rotors rotates in a clockwise direction and the other of the pair of synchronized rotors rotates in a counterclockwise direction; loading an outer portion of the outer bearing race, bearing ball, and inner bearing race of each of the bearings, a load on the outer portion of the bearings corresponding to an attractive force between the permanent magnets of the pair of synchronized rotors. A thrust is imparted on the frame in a direction corresponding to a direction of loading of the inner bearing race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Patent number: 11088608
    Abstract: A self-propelling method includes providing an impulse to a first magnet, the first magnet having angular momentum about a first point subsequent to the impulse, and inducing a change in angular momentum of a second magnet in response to magnetic attraction with the first magnet, the second magnet rotating about a second point, so that the first and second magnets are rotatably coupled to a rigid vehicle platform at the first and second points, and the inducing a change in angular momentum of the second magnet results in a transferred linear impulse of rigid vehicle platform in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Pathfinder Propulsion LLC
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Publication number: 20200251941
    Abstract: A propulsion method includes: providing a pair of synchronized rotors rotatably mounted on a frame with a bearing having a bearing outer race, bearing balls, and bearing inner race; providing a plurality of permanent magnets mounted on the pair of synchronized rotors; rotating the pair of synchronized rotors such that one of the pair of synchronized rotors rotates in a clockwise direction and the other of the pair of synchronized rotors rotates in a counterclockwise direction; loading an outer portion of the outer bearing race, bearing ball, and inner bearing race of each of the bearings, a load on the outer portion of the bearings corresponding to an attractive force between the permanent magnets of the pair of synchronized rotors. A thrust is imparted on the frame in a direction corresponding to a direction of loading of the inner bearing race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Patent number: 10594192
    Abstract: A brushless motor is provided, the brushless motor having: a rotor disk including a plurality of permanent magnets attached to the rotor disk around a circumference of the rotor disk; a plurality of C-coils arranged in connected pairs; at least one circuit in electronic communication with one or more of the C-coils; and at least one optical sensor in electronic communication with the one or more circuits, the optical sensor positioned adjacent to the rotor disk at a radius of a plurality of optical slots in the rotor disk; wherein the circuit outputs a voltage to one or more of the plurality of C-coils, and wherein a value of the output voltage from the circuit is based on the optical sensor being in alignment with one of the plurality of optical slots of the rotor disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul
  • Publication number: 20190089235
    Abstract: A self-propelling method includes providing an impulse to a first magnet, the first magnet having angular momentum about a first point subsequent to the impulse, and inducing a change in angular momentum of a second magnet in response to magnetic attraction with the first magnet, the second magnet rotating about a second point, so that the first and second magnets are rotatably coupled to a rigid vehicle platform at the first and second points, and the inducing a change in angular momentum of the second magnet results in a transferred linear impulse of rigid vehicle platform in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Anoup Kaul