Patents by Inventor Dean W. ELLIS

Dean W. ELLIS 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).

  • Fluid bearing systems and methods
    Patent number: 10393175
    Abstract: A fluid bearing includes a housing including an internal plenum disposed in the housing and an inlet in fluid communication with the plenum, wherein the inlet is configured to provide fluid to the plenum from an external source, a cushion surface facing away from the housing and the plenum, one or more nozzles positioned between the cushion surface and the housing, wherein the one or more nozzles extend from the plenum to the surrounding environment, wherein the one or more nozzles are configured to produce an annular curtain of fluid flowing at a velocity of at least Mach 1 and disposed about the cushion surface in response to a fluid flow entering the plenum from the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Adonios N. Karpetis, Dean W. Ellis, Yogesh Babbar, Moble Benedict
  • FLUID BEARING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180073560
    Abstract: A fluid bearing includes a housing including an internal plenum disposed in the housing and an inlet in fluid communication with the plenum, wherein the inlet is configured to provide fluid to the plenum from an external source, a cushion surface facing away from the housing and the plenum, one or more nozzles positioned between the cushion surface and the housing, wherein the one or more nozzles extend from the plenum to the surrounding environment, wherein the one or more nozzles are configured to produce an annular curtain of fluid flowing at a velocity of at least Mach 1 and disposed about the cushion surface in response to a fluid flow entering the plenum from the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Adonios N. KARPETIS, Dean W. ELLIS, Yogesh BABBAR, Moble BENEDICT