Patents by Inventor Ayberk ÖZGÜR

Ayberk ÖZGÜR 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).

  • Magnet-assisted ball drive
    Patent number: 10377231
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a magnet-assisted ball drive. The drive comprises a ball and a drive element in contact with the ball. The drive element is arranged to be rotated around its axis of rotation to drive the ball. The ball and the drive element each comprise magnetic material such that at least one of the ball and the drive element comprises a magnet to generate a magnetic pulling force to pull the ball and the drive element against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Ayberk Özgür, Séverin Lemaignan, Wafa Johal, Francesco Mondada, Pierre Dillenbourg
  • MAGNET-ASSISTED BALL DRIVE
    Publication number: 20190016213
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a magnet-assisted ball drive. The drive comprises a ball and a drive element in contact with the ball. The drive element is arranged to be rotated around its axis of rotation to drive the ball. The ball and the drive element each comprise magnetic material such that at least one of the ball and the drive element comprises a magnet to generate a magnetic pulling force to pull the ball and the drive element against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Ayberk ÖZGÜR, Séverin LEMAIGNAN, Wafa JOHAL, Francesco MONDADA, Pierre DILLENBOURG