Patents by Inventor Haluk Akay

Haluk Akay 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).

  • Energy harvesting footwear comprising three compressible volumes
    Patent number: 10973276
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to energy-harvesting articles of footwear, and associated components and methods. In some embodiments, an energy-harvesting article of footwear comprises a compressible bladder, a pneumatic motor fluidically connected to the compressible bladder, and an electric generator operatively coupled to the pneumatic motor. In some embodiments, energy is harvested by compressing a compressible bladder and flowing fluid from the compressible bladder through a pneumatic motor to generate power. Certain embodiments relate to pneumatic motor designs, and/or to methods of flowing fluid input through pneumatic motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Haluk Akay, Ruize Xu, Kelsey Seto, Sang-Gook Kim
  • ENERGY HARVESTING FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20180206586
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to energy-harvesting articles of footwear, and associated components and methods. In some embodiments, an energy-harvesting article of footwear comprises a compressible bladder, a pneumatic motor fluidically connected to the compressible bladder, and an electric generator operatively coupled to the pneumatic motor. In some embodiments, energy is harvested by compressing a compressible bladder and flowing fluid from the compressible bladder through a pneumatic motor to generate power. Certain embodiments relate to pneumatic motor designs, and/or to methods of flowing fluid input through pneumatic motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Haluk Akay, Ruize Xu, Kelsey Seto, Sang-Gook Kim