Patents by Inventor Gregory Agnes

Gregory Agnes 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).

  • Systems and methods for implementing bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanisms
    Patent number: 9783877
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanisms. In one embodiment, a bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanism includes: a flexible member that is strained during the normal operation of the compliant mechanism; where the flexible member has a thickness of 0.5 mm; where the flexible member comprises a bulk metallic glass-based material; and where the bulk metallic glass-based material can survive a fatigue test that includes 1000 cycles under a bending loading mode at an applied stress to ultimate strength ratio of 0.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hofmann, Gregory Agnes
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING BULK METALLIC GLASS-BASED MACROSCALE COMPLIANT MECHANISMS
    Publication number: 20140020794
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanisms. In one embodiment, a bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanism includes: a flexible member that is strained during the normal operation of the compliant mechanism; where the flexible member has a thickness of 0.5 mm; where the flexible member comprises a bulk metallic glass-based material; and where the bulk metallic glass-based material can survive a fatigue test that includes 1000 cycles under a bending loading mode at an applied stress to ultimate strength ratio of 0.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hofmann, Gregory Agnes