Patents by Inventor David C. Ansbigian

David C. Ansbigian 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).

  • Advanced flywheel hub and method
    Patent number: 9267570
    Abstract: An advanced composite flywheel hub and associated method are described for use in a flywheel rotor assembly that includes a shaft and a rim. The hub includes a shaft engaging portion and a rim engaging portion, and is configured for maintaining engagement with the shaft and the rim during operational rotation of the flywheel rotor assembly. The hub exhibits a bending mode, and includes a first layer having axial fibers for stiffening the hub with respect to the bending mode. The hub can further include a stiffening arrangement for increasing the radial stiffness of the shaft engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Beacon Power, LLC
    Inventors: Ward Spears, Matthew Polimeno, David C. Ansbigian, Richard Hockney
  • Advanced Flywheel Hub and Method
    Publication number: 20100206126
    Abstract: An advanced composite flywheel hub and associated method are described for use in a flywheel rotor assembly that includes a shaft and a rim. The hub includes a shaft engaging portion and a rim engaging portion, and is configured for maintaining engagement with the shaft and the rim during operational rotation of the flywheel rotor assembly. The hub exhibits a bending mode, and includes a first layer having axial fibers for stiffening the hub with respect to the bending mode. The hub can further include a stiffening arrangement for increasing the radial stiffness of the shaft engaging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Ward Spears, Matthew Polimeno, David C. Ansbigian, Richard Hockney