Patents by Inventor Georg Baetz

Georg Baetz 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).

  • Electrochemical methods, devices, and structures
    Patent number: 7994686
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides devices and methods involving electrochemical actuation. The devices may comprise at least one component capable of exhibiting a volumetric or dimensional change upon application of a voltage. In some cases, the volumetric or dimensional change may produce mechanical work. Some embodiments of the invention may provide devices capable of exhibiting high actuation rates and supporting high amounts of stress (e.g., in tensile and/or compressive loading). In some embodiments, the present invention may provide morphing structures that may be useful in applications such as airfoils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, Steven R. Hall, Fernando Tubilla Kuri, Kyungyeol Song, Timothy E. Chin, Georg Baetz
  • Electrochemical methods, devices, and structures
    Publication number: 20080157713
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides devices and methods involving electrochemical actuation. The devices may comprise at least one component capable of exhibiting a volumetric or dimensional change upon application of a voltage. In some cases, the volumetric or dimensional change may produce mechanical work. Some embodiments of the invention may provide devices capable of exhibiting high actuation rates and supporting high amounts of stress (e.g., in tensile and/or compressive loading). In some embodiments, the present invention may provide morphing structures that may be useful in applications such as airfoils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, Steven R. Hall, Fernando Tubilla Kuri, Kyungyeol Song, Timothy E. Chin, Georg Baetz