Patents by Inventor Franz Nigl

Franz Nigl 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).

  • Bidirectional gear, method, and applications
    Patent number: 9556947
    Abstract: A bidirectional gear set includes a male bidirectional gear component having an array of addendum teeth and a female bidirectional gear component having an array of dedendum sockets, wherein each dedendum socket has a full boundary edge around an open end thereof. One or both of the male and female gear components may have a circular cross sectional geometry, or one may have a non-circular cross sectional geometry. The non-circular cross sectional geometry may be a flat sheet or a sheet with surface contour. In an intermeshed state, neither the male nor the female component can ‘slide’ relative to the other regardless of whether the male and female components are arranged in a parallel or perpendicular orientation. A method of making a bidirectional gear set is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Jonathan Hiller, David A. Hjelle, Hod Lipson, Franz Nigl
  • BIDIRECTIONAL GEAR, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130055838
    Abstract: A bidirectional gear set includes a male bidirectional gear component having an array of addendum teeth and a female bidirectional gear component having an array of dedendum sockets, wherein each dedendum socket has a full boundary edge around an open end thereof. One or both of the male and female gear components may have a circular cross sectional geometry, or one may have a non-circular cross sectional geometry. The non-circular cross sectional geometry may be a flat sheet or a sheet with surface contour. In an intermeshed state, neither the male nor the female component can ‘slide’ relative to the other regardless of whether the male and female components are arranged in a parallel or perpendicular orientation. A method of making a bidirectional gear set is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Cornell University - Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise & Commercialization (CCTEC)
    Inventors: Jonathan Hiller, David A. Hjelle, Hod Lipson, Franz Nigl