Patents by Inventor Ian Falkinham

Ian Falkinham 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).

  • Artificial gravity system with a unibody rotating structure that rotates about a stationary structure
    Patent number: 10207826
    Abstract: A habitation module that provides an artificial gravity environment. In one embodiment, the habitation module includes a stationary structure and a rotating structure that rotates about an axis in relation to the stationary structure. The rotating structure includes a cylindrical body that is substantially hollow and closed at both ends, where the ends represent gravity chambers of the habitation module. There are center openings in the cylindrical body that are coaxially aligned on opposing sides of the cylindrical body along an axis of rotation. First and second hub members are permanently affixed to the cylindrical body on the opposing sides of the cylindrical body about the center openings. Radial seals that span gaps between the rotating structure and the stationary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raju Dharmaraj, Ian Falkinham
  • ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY SYSTEM WITH A UNIBODY ROTATING STRUCTURE THAT ROTATES ABOUT A STATIONARY STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180099766
    Abstract: A habitation module that provides an artificial gravity environment. In one embodiment, the habitation module includes a stationary structure and a rotating structure that rotates about an axis in relation to the stationary structure. The rotating structure includes a cylindrical body that is substantially hollow and closed at both ends, where the ends represent gravity chambers of the habitation module. There are center openings in the cylindrical body that are coaxially aligned on opposing sides of the cylindrical body along an axis of rotation. First and second hub members are permanently affixed to the cylindrical body on the opposing sides of the cylindrical body about the center openings. Radial seals that span gaps between the rotating structure and the stationary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Raju Dharmaraj, Ian Falkinham