Patents by Inventor Dora T. Yen

Dora T. Yen 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).

  • Microfabricated translational stages for control of aerodynamic loading
    Patent number: 7028954
    Abstract: Micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) translational tabs are introduced for enhancing and controlling aerodynamic loading of lifting surfaces. These microtabs are mounted at or near the trailing edge of lifting surfaces, deploy approximately normal to the surface, and have a maximum deployment height on the order of the boundary layer thickness. Deployment of this type of device effectively changes the camber, thereby affecting the lift generated by the surface. The effect of these microtabs on lift is as powerful as conventional control surfaces such as ailerons. Application of this simple yet innovative lift enhancement and control device will permit the elimination of some of the bulky conventional high-lift and control systems and result in an overall reduction in system weight, complexity and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Cornelis P. Van Dam, Dora T. Yen, Rosemary L. Smith, Scott D. Collins
  • Microfabricated translational stages for control of aerodynamic loading
    Publication number: 20030218102
    Abstract: Micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) translational tabs are introduced for enhancing and controlling aerodynamic loading of lifting surfaces. These microtabs are mounted at or near the trailing edge of lifting surfaces, deploy approximately normal to the surface, and have a maximum deployment height on the order of the boundary layer thickness. Deployment of this type of device effectively changes the camber, thereby affecting the lift generated by the surface. The effect of these microtabs on lift is as powerful as conventional control surfaces such as ailerons. Application of this simple yet innovative lift enhancement and control device will permit the elimination of some of the bulky conventional high-lift and control systems and result in an overall reduction in system weight, complexity and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Cornelis P. Van Dam, Dora T. Yen, Rosemary L. Smith, Scott D. Collins