Patents by Inventor Jahangir S. Rastegar

Jahangir S. Rastegar 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).

  • Method for providing electrical energy to a self-destruct fuze for submunitions contained in a projectile
    Patent number: 9791251
    Abstract: A method for providing electrical energy in a projectile upon an expulsion acceleration of the projectile. The method including: using a firing acceleration of the projectile to deform at least one elastic element to store mechanical energy in the elastic element; locking the elastic element in the deformed position; and unlocking the elastic element due to the expulsion acceleration to vibrate the at least one elastic element and apply a cyclic force to at least one piezoelectric element to convert the stored mechanical energy to electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Richard T Murray, Chris Janow, Richard Dratler
  • Power supply for providing electrical energy to a self-destruct fuze for submunitions contained in a projectile
    Patent number: 9791252
    Abstract: A power supply for providing electrical energy to a self-destruct fuze for submunitions contained in a projectile. The power supply including: a movable mass; at least one elastic element attached to the mass at one end for storing mechanical energy upon a firing acceleration of the projectile; at least one piezoelectric element attached to another end of the at least one elastic element for converting the stored mechanical energy to electrical energy upon the firing acceleration to vibrate the mass and at least one elastic element to apply a cyclic force to the at least one piezoelectric element; and a self destruct fuze for detonation of the self destruct fuze upon receiving the electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: OMINITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Richard T Murray, Chris Janow, Richard Dratler
  • Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing
    Publication number: 20170273831
    Abstract: A dressing for application to skin, the dressing including: a portion; an adhesive applied on a surface of the portion for adhering the portion to the skin; an elastic member associated with the portion and restrained into a first shape; and a restraining member connected to the elastic member to maintain the elastic member in the first shape; wherein when the restraining member is removed from restraining the elastic member, the elastic member moves towards an unrestrained second shape to one or more of elongate or reduce a dimension of the portion to apply a pressure to corresponding portions of the skin; and the elastic member has a circular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Thomas Spinelli
  • Methods and Devices For Guidance and Control of High-Spin Stabilized Rounds
    Publication number: 20170268859
    Abstract: A method for deploying a control surface from an exterior surface of a spinning projectile during flight is provided. The method including: at least partially retracting the control surface into an interior of the projectile for a portion of a full revolution of the spinning projectile and extending the control surface from the interior of the projectile for another portion of the full revolution of the spinning projectile; and maintaining the control surface in a same plane during the full revolution of the spinning projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Jacques Fischer
  • Method and Apparatus for High Contrast Imaging
    Publication number: 20170237885
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving contrast in an image captured by an imaging sensor. The apparatus including: an objective optical system positioned in an optical path of illumination light on an object; an image sensor positioned in the optical path such that light from the objective optical system is incident on the image sensor; a device having a variable transparency positioned at a focal plane of the objective optical system; and a processor configured to: detect a bright spot on the image sensor; and control the device to change a transparency of a portion of the device corresponding to the detected bright spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Harbans Dhadwal, Jahangir S. Rastegar, Dake Feng
  • Chisel Head Attachment For Electric Drills and Screw Drivers and the Like and Electric Chisels
    Publication number: 20170197305
    Abstract: A method for producing impacts from rotary motion, the method including: inputting the rotary motion to an input shaft, converting the rotary motion to a linear motion; storing potential energy in one or more elastic elements resulting from the linear motion; and releasing the stored potential energy when the stored potential energy reaches a predetermined level to accelerate an impact mass to produce the impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Deployable and Smart Car Bumper
    Publication number: 20170197573
    Abstract: A method for protecting an automobile, the method including: detecting one or more conditions indicative of an impending collision; and deploying one or more bumpers on the automobile for absorbing at least some energy of the collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Countermeasure flares
    Patent number: 9702670
    Abstract: Methods and devices for ejecting a grain assembly from a casing of a flare. Where a combustible material in the casing is ignited to eject the grain assembly and one or more of the following features are provided to the device: imparting a spin on the grain assembly after it is ejected from the casing, stabilizing a flight of the grain assembly or generating a thrust from an aft end of the grain assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Richard T Murray, Gretel Raibeck, Jay Poret, Brandon Andreola, Andrew Zimmer
  • ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES
    Publication number: 20170181882
    Abstract: Orthopaedic device and a method of use thereof are provided for treating a bone fracture. The orthopaedic device includes a sheet cover configured to extend over a portion of a patient's skin corresponding to a bone fracture under the skin, the sheet cover configured to form an enclosed volume between the portion of the patient's skin and the sheet cover, wherein the sheet cover comprises a vacuum port, the vacuum port configured to apply a vacuum to withdraw a gaseous volume from the enclosed volume and a member, the member configured to be in the enclosed volume, the member configured to deform in at least a direction towards the skin and apply a force to the fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Ernest C. Chisena, Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Boardwalk and Sidewalk System With Dual Use As Flood Control Barrier
    Publication number: 20170175352
    Abstract: A walkway including: a foundation base at least partially embedded in ground adjacent to a body of water; first and second supports, at least the first support being connected to the foundation base; a plank having a surface for use by pedestrians to travel along a shoreline, the plank having a first end rotatably connected to the first support and having a second end supported on the second support, the surface being exposed for use by the pedestrians when the plank is in a first position where the second end is supported by the second support, the plank having a length between the first and second supports; and a lifting mechanism operatively connected to the plank to rotate the plank from the first position to a second position where the length of the plank is oriented in a first direction to impede a rising height of the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Ali Farhadzadeh, Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Methods for Generating Power From Miniature Electrical Generators and Power Sources
    Publication number: 20170179791
    Abstract: A method for generating electrical power, the method including: storing potential energy in an elastic element having one end attached to a shaft and another end attached to a structure upon rotation of the shaft relative to the structure in a first angular direction; and moving a retaining mechanism between an engaged position for retaining the shaft from rotating in a second angular direction opposite to the first angular direction and a power generating position permitting the shaft to rotate in the second angular direction; wherein when the retaining mechanism is moved to the power generating position, the stored potential energy in the elastic element is converted to kinetic energy to rotate the shaft which in turn rotates a generator operatively coupled to the shaft so as to produce electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Very Low-Power Actuation Devices
    Publication number: 20170146328
    Abstract: A munition including: a casing having a first portion and the second portion; and an actuator comprising two or more pistons, each of the pistons being connected at a first end to the first portion of the casing and engaged at a second end to the second portion of the casing, each of the pistons being capable of having an extended and retracted position relative to the first and second ends, the retracted position resulting from an activation of each of the two or more pistons; wherein activation of one or more of the two or more pistons moves the first portion relative to the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Jacques Fischer
  • Manually Operated Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Electronic Circuitry
    Publication number: 20170133954
    Abstract: An electrical energy harvesting device for harvesting electrical energy from a pulsed impact loading event. The device including: a piezoelectric element configured to be loaded and unloaded to a first load level by the pulsed impact loading event; and a first inductor coupled to the piezoelectric element configured to be loaded and unloaded to a second load level by the pulsed impact loading event, wherein the piezoelectric element and the first inductor together operate as a first inductor/capacitor (LC) resonant circuit having a first resonance frequency and wherein the loading of the first inductor lags in time the loading of the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Method for displaying successive image frames on a display to stabilize the display of a selected feature in the image frames
    Patent number: 9633437
    Abstract: A method for displaying successive image frames on a display. The method including: processing image data containing the successive image frames to identify features in an image frame and to display the image frame to a user with two or more of the identified features highlighted; manually selecting one of the identified features by a user; determining a portion of a subsequent image frame in which the selected feature is likely to be present; and if the selected feature is found in the portion of the subsequent image frame, displaying the subsequent image frame to change the position of the selected feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Very low power actuation devices
    Patent number: 9618305
    Abstract: A method of actuating a control surface in a munition. The method including: coupling a pair of fins to an actuation device; generating pressurized gas to selectively actuate the actuation device; and converting the actuation of the actuation device to rotation of the pair of fins. The converting can convert a linear output of the actuation device to the rotation of the pair of fins or a rotary output of the actuation device to the rotation of the pair of fins. The generated gas can be directly provided to the actuation device or the generated gas can be stored in a storage device before being provided to the actuation device. The method can further include repeating the coupling, generating and converting for a second pair of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Jacques Fischer
  • Shape and pressure adjustable dressing for puncture wounds
    Patent number: 9615976
    Abstract: A method for closing a puncture wound on skin. The method including: adhering a first surface of a first member having an unrestrained shape to the skin and over the puncture; and subsequent to the adhering, removing a second member for restraining the first member in a restrained shape from the first member. Where at least a normal force is applied to the puncture wound due to the removal of the second member from the first member which causes the first member to change towards the unrestrained shape. The removing can further cause a force substantially perpendicular to the normal force which tends to close the puncture wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Spinelli, Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Capacitors for high voltage charge and high current discharge rates
    Patent number: 9620285
    Abstract: A capacitor including: a first conductive plate; a second conductive pate arranged parallel to the first conductive plate to define a spacing between a surface of the first conductive plate and an opposing surface of the second conductive plate; a dielectric material disposed in the plate; and a capacitor lead connected to one of the first and second conductive plates at a connection region; wherein a thickness of the space is varied in the connection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Dake Feng
  • Shape and pressure adjustable dressing
    Patent number: 9615975
    Abstract: A method for applying pressure to skin with a dressing. The method including: adhering at least a portion of the dressing to the skin; and subsequent to the adhering, changing the shape of the dressing by removing a restraint which restrains an elastic member associated with the dressing into a first shape. Where the removing of the restraint from restraining the elastic member moves the elastic member towards an unrestrained second shape to one or more of elongate or reduce a dimension of the dressing to apply a pressure to corresponding portions of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Thomas Spinelli
  • Energy Storage Devices and Methods for Fast Charging of Energy Storage Devices at Very Low Temperatures
    Publication number: 20170085107
    Abstract: A method for charging an energy storage device having a core with an electrolyte. The method including: (a) obtaining one or more of a measurement or approximation of a temperature of the electrolyte; (b) determining whether the temperature obtained in step (a) is below a predetermined threshold considered to at least reduce the charging efficiency of the energy storage device; and (c) inputting one or more of a predetermined voltage and current input to terminals of the energy storage device causing internal components of the energy storage device to generate heat if the temperature is determined to be less than the predetermined temperature. Similarly, a method for discharging an energy storage device having an electrolyte is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Dake Feng
  • Miniature electrical generators and power sources
    Patent number: 9590474
    Abstract: A power source for generating electrical power. The power source including: a shaft rotatably disposed relative to a structure; an elastic element having one end attached to the shaft and another end attached to the structure for storing potential energy upon rotation of the shaft in a first angular direction; a generator operatively coupled relative to the shaft; and a retaining mechanism movable between an engaged position for retaining the shaft from rotating in a second angular direction opposite to the first angular direction and a power generating position permitting the shaft to rotate in the second angular direction. Wherein, when the retaining mechanism is moved to the power generating position, the stored potential energy in the elastic element is converted to kinetic energy to rotate the shaft which in turn rotates the generator coupled to the shaft so as to produce electrical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar