Patents by Inventor Bruce Pilvelait

Bruce Pilvelait 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).

  • Protective Cover System Including a Corrosion Inhibitor and Method of Inhibiting Corrosion of a Metallic Object
    Publication number: 20070228599
    Abstract: A protective cover system for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover for defining a microenvironment adjacent a metallic object and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors into the microenvironment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Creare Inc.
    Inventors: Nabil Elkouh, Jeffrey Breedlove, Bruce Pilvelait
  • High-efficiency radial piezoelectric motor
    Patent number: 7196453
    Abstract: A radial piezoelectric motor comprises a housing, a motor shaft rotatably mounted in the housing and a plurality of piezoelectric actuators inside the housing radially disposed about the axis of the motor shaft. The motor also includes circuitry for applying a voltage to the piezoelectric actuators to expand the actuators repeatedly and in succession and apparatus responsive to the repeated and successive expanding of the actuators for rotating the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Michael G. Izenson, Wayde H. Affleck, Bruce Pilvelait
  • High-efficiency radial piezoelectric motor
    Publication number: 20060261705
    Abstract: A radial piezoelectric motor comprises a housing, a motor shaft rotatably mounted in the housing and a plurality of piezoelectric actuators inside the housing radially disposed about the axis of the motor shaft. The motor also includes circuitry for applying a voltage to the piezoelectric actuators to expand the actuators repeatedly and in succession and apparatus responsive to the repeated and successive expanding of the actuators for rotating the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Izenson, Wayde Affleck, Bruce Pilvelait
  • Flexible corrosion-inhibiting cover for a metallic object
    Publication number: 20050059306
    Abstract: A cover (200) for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object over which the cover is placed. The cover has an inner surface (104) defined by a liquid-permeable layer (202) and an outer surface (102) defined by a liquid-impermeable layer (204). A moisture-absorbing layer (206) is sandwiched between the liquid-permeable layer and the liquid-impermeable layer. The liquid-permeable layer allows vapor and liquid moisture beneath the cover to be absorbed into the moisture-absorbing layer to reduce the amount of moisture beneath the cover. The liquid-impermeable layer repels environmental liquid moisture, such as rain, sea spray, dew and the like and prevents such moisture from penetrating the cover. A radar-influencing layer (308) and vapor corrosion inhibitors (214) may be included in the cover. A method of protecting an object is also disclosed. The method includes covering a metallic object with cover (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Creare Inc.
    Inventors: Nabil Elkouh, Bruce Pilvelait