Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Culley

Dennis E. Culley 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 actuator operability improvement with fast energy storage
    Patent number: 12252993
    Abstract: A system for actuating fluid flow is disclosed. The system includes a fluid actuator, an electric motor for driving the fluid actuator, a motor controller for controlling the motor, a local energy storage device for powering the motor, a stability monitor that assesses instability of operation of the fluid actuator, and a mitigation control that mitigates instability of the fluid actuator via the motor controller based on the assessment of the stability monitor, wherein a response time of the mitigation is faster than changes in fluid flow in the system during fluid actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Graham Turner, Dennis E. Culley, Jonathan L. Kratz