Patents by Inventor Farooq Saeed
Farooq Saeed 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).
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Patent number: 11644008Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq Saeed
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Patent number: 11603820Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20230041054Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq SAEED
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Patent number: 11486354Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20220112877Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq SAEED
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Patent number: 11236725Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20210164439Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq SAEED
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Patent number: 10927810Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20200309094Abstract: In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventor: Farooq SAEED
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Patent number: 9815558Abstract: An anti-icing apparatus includes an anti-icing piccolo tube for an aircraft component with a plurality of self rotating elements. Each self rotating element of the plurality of self rotating elements includes a first inlet to receive a working fluid, a second inlet to receive the working fluid, a peripheral layer that connects the first inlet and the second inlet, and a plurality of outlets placed on the peripheral layer that expulses the working fluid through jets. The jets rotate each self rotating element and dynamically impinges the working fluid on an internal surface of the aircraft component.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventor: Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20170166313Abstract: An anti-icing apparatus includes an anti-icing piccolo tube for an aircraft component with a plurality of self rotating elements. Each self rotating element of the plurality of self rotating elements includes a first inlet to receive a working fluid, a second inlet to receive the working fluid, a peripheral layer that connects the first inlet and the second inlet, and a plurality of outlets placed on the peripheral layer that expulses the working fluid through jets. The jets rotate each self rotating element and dynamically impinges the working fluid on an internal surface of the aircraft component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventor: Farooq SAEED
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Patent number: 8043499Abstract: The portable and autonomous desalination system is an autonomous reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system utilizing power from a combination of electricity generation and storage sources that include a photovoltaic (PV) unit, a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) unit, and an electricity storage unit. Electric power from PV, VAWT or storage units or a combination of these units is provided, depending upon the availability of sunlight or wind, or for night operation for water desalination using the reverse-osmosis process. The unit is portable, environmentally friendly, self-sufficient and self-sustaining in terms of supplying the electricity and fresh drinking water needs of the typical household. Multiple PV-VAWT-RO desalination units are combined together to provide fresh, clean water and electricity for communities of various sizes. A small-size, straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine runs at very low wind speeds for urban operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Farooq Saeed, Ahmed Z. Al-Garni
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Patent number: 7922784Abstract: The system for inertial particle separation removes particulate matter, such as sand, from an air stream, such as that drawn into a turbine engine. The system includes first and second walls spaced apart and positioned within a housing of the turbine engine. The first wall is in the form of an airfoil with variable geometry. An annular air flow path is defined between the first and second walls. The air flow path leads inwardly from an ambient inlet and turns to an outlet. A splitter member is positioned between the first and second walls. A scavenge flow path is defined between the splitter member and the first wall. An inlet thereof is in communication with the ambient inlet, and a filtered flow path is defined between the splitter member and the second wall. The splitter member is also in the form of an airfoil having a variable geometry.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Farooq Saeed, Ahmed Al-Garni
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Patent number: 7857945Abstract: A solar still includes a relatively shallow chamber with a pyramid shaped transparent cover and a transparent base. The still also includes a pair of rollers and an endless heat absorbing belt rotatable about the rollers. The still is positioned to receive solar energy passing through the transparent cover and impinging on an upper surface of the heat absorbing belt in order to vaporize seawater within the chamber. The efficiency of the still is increased by one or more mirrors disposed below the still for reflecting sun light up through the transparent base to impinge on a lower outer surface of the belt to enhance the vaporization of the seawater. One or more fans are also provided for cooling the cover to enhance the condensation of water that will then run down the cover and into a pure water receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Ahmed Al-Garni, Ayman Kassem, Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20100236200Abstract: The system for inertial particle separation removes particulate matter, such as sand, from an air stream, such as that drawn into a turbine engine. The system includes first and second walls spaced apart and positioned within a housing of the turbine engine. The first wall is in the form of an airfoil with variable geometry. An annular air flow path is defined between the first and second walls. The air flow path leads inwardly from an ambient inlet and turns to an outlet. A splitter member is positioned between the first and second walls. A scavenge flow path is defined between the splitter member and the first wall. An inlet thereof is in communication with the ambient inlet, and a filtered flow path is defined between the splitter member and the second wall. The splitter member is also in the form of an airfoil having a variable geometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2009Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERAL SINTELLECTUAL ASSETS OFFICEInventors: Farooq Saeed, Ahmed Al-Garni
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Patent number: 7771568Abstract: A self sustaining desalination system includes a chamber having a transparent inclined cover and a transparent bottom for receiving seawater or the like. The system includes a channel for conveying seawater to the chamber and a receptacle for receiving distillate at the base of the cover. The seawater is vaporized by solar energy passing through the incline cover and reflected up through the transparent bottom. A portion of the vaporized water condenses on the cooled inside cover and runs down into the receptacle. A second portion of the vaporized water is fed to the heat exchanger and condensed therein. In addition, a plurality of such systems are combined with a plurality of basic units each of which includes a wind turbine and an array of solar panels in a park like setting to provide electricity, drinking water and irrigation water for a small community.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Ahmed Al-Garni, Farooq Saeed, Ayman Kassem
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Publication number: 20100101988Abstract: The portable and autonomous desalination system is an autonomous reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system utilizing power from a combination of electricity generation and storage sources that include a photovoltaic (PV) unit, a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) unit, and an electricity storage unit. Electric power from PV, VAWT or storage units or a combination of these units is provided, depending upon the availability of sunlight or wind, or for night operation for water desalination using the reverse-osmosis process. The unit is portable, environmentally friendly, self-sufficient and self-sustaining in terms of supplying the electricity and fresh drinking water needs of the typical household. Multiple PV-VAWT-RO desalination units are combined together to provide fresh, clean water and electricity for communities of various sizes. A small-size, straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine runs at very low wind speeds for urban operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Farooq Saeed, Ahmed Z. Al-Garni
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Publication number: 20080083604Abstract: A self sustaining desalination system includes a chamber having a transparent inclined cover and a transparent bottom for receiving seawater or the like. The system includes a channel for conveying seawater to the chamber and a receptacle for receiving distillate at the base of the cover. The seawater is vaporized by solar energy passing through the incline cover and reflected up through the transparent bottom. A portion of the vaporized water condenses on the cooled inside cover and runs down into the receptical. A second portion of the vaporized water is fed to the heat exchanger and condensed therein. In addition, a plurality of such systems are combined with a plurality of basic units each of which includes a wind turbine and an array of solar panels in a park like setting to provide electricity, drinking water and irrigation water for a small community.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2006Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventors: Ahmed Al-Garni, Farooq Saeed, Ayman Kassem
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Publication number: 20080078670Abstract: A solar still includes a relatively shallow chamber with a pyramid shaped transparent cover and a transparent base. The still also includes a pair of rollers and an endless heat absorbing belt rotatable about the rollers. The still is positioned to receive solar energy passing through the transparent cover and impinging on an upper surface of the heat absorbing belt in order to vaporize seawater within the chamber. The efficiency of the still is increased by one or more mirrors disposed below the still for reflecting sun light up through the transparent base to impinge on a lower outer surface of the belt to enhance the vaporization of the seawater. One or more fans are also provided for cooling the cover to enhance the condensation of water that will then run down the cover and into a pure water receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Ahmed Al-Garni, Ayman Kassem, Farooq Saeed
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Publication number: 20080041083Abstract: The solar-powered air conditioning system is a low cost, environmentally friendly system for cooling air through evaporative cooling. The system includes a motor-driven fan for producing a directed air stream. A water delivery system is in communication with an external water supply and produces water droplets, which are delivered into the directed air stream. Evaporation of the water droplets within the directed air stream lowers the temperature of the directed air stream via evaporative cooling. The motor-driven fan is powered by at least one solar panel, which may be mounted on a water tank for holding the water supply of the water delivery system. Further, a rechargeable battery may be provided for providing power when the solar panel generates insufficient power.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2006Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Ahmed Z. Al-Garni, Ayman H. Kassem, Abdullah M. Al-Garni, Farooq Saeed