Patents by Inventor Daniel Blonski

Daniel Blonski 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).

  • Device for temporarily locking a rotor, in particular a magnetically suspended rotor of an inertia wheel for space applications
    Patent number: 6923090
    Abstract: According to the invention, a “Geneva” movement mechanism is used which is turned in one direction or the other by an electric motor. The mechanism comprises a “Maltese” cross turning about the axis of rotation of the rotor and supporting an annular piece. The Maltese cross is mechanically coupled to a ball screw lying on said axis of rotation so as to transform the turning notion into motion that includes a linear component, thereby enabling the annular piece to be moved at will towards and away from the rotor so as to make it possible to obtain contact and then blocking in a self-blocking manner against a fixed wall, or on the contrary so as to release the rotor by moving the annular piece in translation in the opposite direction. The invention is applicable to an inertia wheel for controlling the attitude of a satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Organisation Intergouvernementale Dite Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Daniel Blonski, René Seiler
  • Device for temporarily locking a rotor, in particular a magnetically suspended rotor of an inertia wheel for space applications
    Publication number: 20030183035
    Abstract: According to the invention, a “Geneva” movement mechanism is used which is turned in one direction or the other by an electric motor. The mechanism comprises a “Maltese” cross turning about the axis of rotation of the rotor and supporting an annular piece. The Maltese cross is mechanically coupled to a ball screw lying on said axis of rotation so as to transform the turning notion into motion that includes a linear component, thereby enabling the annular piece to be moved at will towards and away from the rotor so as to make it possible to obtain contact and then blocking in a self-blocking manner against a fixed wall, or on the contrary so as to release the rotor by moving the annular piece in translation in the opposite direction. The invention is applicable to an inertia wheel for controlling the attitude of a satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Organisation Intergouvernementale Dite Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Daniel Blonski, Rene Seiler