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).

  • Patent number: 9976839
    Abstract: A method for generating power in a gravity dropped munition. The method including: attaching a cable from a generator associated with the munition to a portion of an aircraft; separating the munition from the aircraft to pull the cable from the munition; converting the pulling of the cable to a rotation; producing power from the rotation; and providing the power to an internal component of the munition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Richard T Murray
  • Patent number: 9970844
    Abstract: A shock testing machine including: a movable impact mass upon which one or more components to test are mounted; one or more rails upon which the impact mass is movable; and a brake operatively engageable with the movable impact mass after the movable impact mass has moved a predetermined distance to retard the movement of the movable impact mass such that the components to be tested experience a deceleration profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Jacques Fischer
  • Publication number: 20180123485
    Abstract: A device responsive to an acceleration pulse event, the device including: a piezoelectric device configured to generate a voltage over a duration responsive to one or more acceleration pulse events; an electrical storage device configured to receive a portion of the generated voltage to accumulate a charge; an energy dissipating device coupled to the electrical storage device and configured to dissipate the accumulated charge following the one or more acceleration pulse events and not to substantially dissipate the accumulated charge during the one or more acceleration pulse events; and a voltage limiting device coupled to the electrical storage device and configured to limit the portion of the generated voltage applied to the electrical storage device to a predetermined limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Philip C. Kwok
  • Patent number: 9939242
    Abstract: A method for providing electrical energy to a self-destruct fuze for submunitions in a projectile, the method including: storing mechanical energy in an elastic element attached to a first movable mass at one end of the elastic element upon a firing acceleration of the projectile; engaging a second movable mass with the first movable mass such that movement of the second movable mass upon the acceleration moves the second movable mass which in turn moves the first movable mass; converting the stored mechanical energy to electrical energy upon the acceleration to vibrate the first movable mass and the elastic element to apply a cyclic force to a piezoelectric element attached to another end of the elastic element; and locking the second movable mass in a position where the second movable mass cannot interfere with vibration of the first movable mass upon the second movable mass being subjected to the acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Richard T Murray, Chris Janow, Richard Dratler
  • Patent number: 9913758
    Abstract: A method of closing a wound with a dressing. The method including: restraining at least a portion of the dressing corresponding to the wound into a first shape; adhering first and second portions of the dressing across the wound; removing the restraint from the dressing while the first and second portions are adhered to the skin by removing a member from the dressing to allow at least the portion to move towards a second shape and apply a force tending to close the wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Thomas Spinelli
  • Publication number: 20180066984
    Abstract: A device including: a processor being configured to: instruct an image sensor to capture first image data of a patch applied to a user's skin unprotected against an ultraviolent spectrum of radiation, the patch having a reflection coefficient in the ultraviolent spectrum; measure a first reflectance from the patch based on the reflection coefficient; determine a second reflectance from the unprotected skin adjacent to the patch based on the measured first reflectance; instruct the image sensor to capture second image data of the user's skin after application of a sunscreen; determine a third reflectance from the skin adjacent to the applied patch for the skin having the applied sunscreen based on the measured first reflectance; and determine a time extending factor for the applied sunscreen based on the second and third reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Harbans Dhadwal, Thomas Spinelli
  • Publication number: 20180067030
    Abstract: A rotary shock-testing machine including: a base; a first shaft rotatable relative to the base, the first shaft being driven to rotate; a first wheel rotatable with the first shaft; a second shaft rotatable relative to the base; a second wheel rotatable with a first portion of the second shaft; and a test disc for holding one or more specimens to be tested, the test disc being rotatable with a second portion of the second shaft; wherein the first and second wheels are aligned with each other such that the second wheel is driven by the first wheel when a material is introduced into a gap between a surface of the first wheel and a corresponding surface of the second wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Publication number: 20180067029
    Abstract: A rotary shock testing machine including: a base; a shaft rotatable relative to the base; a test disc for holding one or more specimens to be tested, the test disc being rotatable with the shaft; an actuator for applying a rotation to the shaft and test disc; and a brake for applying a braking force to the test disc to subject the one or more specimens to a rotary shock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Patent number: 9910060
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Publication number: 20180051971
    Abstract: A device for providing electrical energy in a submunition of a projectile upon an expulsion acceleration of the submunition from the projectile, the device including: at least one elastic element and a mass connected to the at least one elastic element such that a firing acceleration of the projectile deforms to store mechanical energy in the elastic element; and a mechanism for 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 mass and apply a cyclic force to at least one piezoelectric element to convert the stored mechanical energy to electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Richard T. Murray, Chris Janow, Richard Dratler
  • Publication number: 20180051970
    Abstract: A method for providing electrical energy to a self-destruct fuze for submunitions in a projectile, the method including: storing mechanical energy in an elastic element attached to a first movable mass at one end of the elastic element upon a firing acceleration of the projectile; engaging a second movable mass with the first movable mass such that movement of the second movable mass upon the acceleration moves the second movable mass which in turn moves the first movable mass; converting the stored mechanical energy to electrical energy upon the acceleration to vibrate the first movable mass and the elastic element to apply a cyclic force to a piezoelectric element attached to another end of the elastic element; and locking the second movable mass in a position where the second movable mass cannot interfere with vibration of the first movable mass upon the second movable mass being subjected to the acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Richard T. Murray, Chris Janow, Richard Dratler
  • Publication number: 20180031357
    Abstract: A laser activated initiation device including: a piezoelectric element; a capacitor; a self-powered acceleration pulse event detection with false trigger protection circuit; a switch reset circuit; and a switching circuit; wherein when the piezoelectric element is subjected to an acceleration pulse the piezoelectric element generates an open-circuit charge profile to charge the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Ziyuan Feng
  • Publication number: 20180033949
    Abstract: An inertial switch including piezoelectric and external event detection circuitry
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Ziyuan Feng
  • Publication number: 20180013152
    Abstract: A thermal battery including: a casing; a battery cell disposed in the casing; a heat generating pyrotechnic material, separate from the battery cell, at least partially surrounding the battery cell; and insulation disposed between the heat generating pyrotechnic material and the casing, wherein the heat generating pyrotechnic material is disposed in a flattened tube having a flat cross-section where at least two sides are substantially parallel, the flattened tube being spirally wound to form a shape corresponding to a complimentary shape of at least a portion of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Patent number: 9841263
    Abstract: A method for initiating a thermal battery including: releasing an engagement between an element and a striker mass upon an acceleration time and magnitude greater than a first threshold; and moving at least one member into a path of the element to prevent the element from releasing the striker mass only where the acceleration time and magnitude is greater than a second threshold, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Publication number: 20170348620
    Abstract: A method for filtering one or more of run-off fluid, chemical spills and facility discharge, the method including: storing a first portion of the one or more of run-off fluid, chemical spills and facility discharge in a first compartment; discharging additional fluid from an overflow in the first compartment when a volume capacity of the first compartment is full; in a second compartment in fluid communication with the first compartment, filtering the one or more of run-off fluid, chemical spills and facility discharge stored in the first compartment that is not discharged through the overflow, and discharging filtered fluid from the second compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S. Rastegar
  • Publication number: 20170343328
    Abstract: A munition including: a control surface actuation device including: an actuator comprising two or more pistons, each of the pistons being movable between an extended and retracted position, the retracted position resulting from an activation of each of the two or more pistons; and a rotatable plate having a pocket corresponding to each of the two or more pistons, each pocket being engageable with a corresponding portion of each of the two or more pistons, a distance between the pockets being different than a distance between the portions of the two or more pistons, such that activation of the portion into the corresponding pocket sequentially rotates the plate; and a control surface operatively connected to the plate such that rotation of the plate rotates the control surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Jacques Fischer
  • Patent number: 9816857
    Abstract: A method for calculating a rate of UV radiation absorbed by a user's skin including: capturing image data of an area of the user's skin; determining a skin tone of the user's skin based on the captured image data; calculating a rate of UV radiation absorption for the determined skin tone; measuring an amount of UV radiation exposed to the user's skin; and calculating a rate of UV radiation that would be absorbed by the user's skin based on the user's skin tone and the amount of UV radiation exposed to the user's skin. The method can further comprise calculating an amount of time that the user can be exposed to the amount of UV radiation exposed to the user's skin based on predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria can at least include an SPF level of sunscreen applied to the user's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S Rastegar, Harbans Dhadwal, Thomas Spinelli
  • Publication number: 20170314896
    Abstract: A flare including: a casing; and a grain assembly, at least a portion of the grain assembly being slidably disposed in the casing, the grain assembly including: a shell structure; and a grain component at least partially disposed in the shell structure, the grain component including at least one combustible material and at least one reactive material positioned relative to the combustible material and configured to ignite combustion of the at least one combustible material; wherein the shell structure includes one or more nozzles at an aft end of the shell structure for generating a thrust resulting from ignition of the at least one combustible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLC
    Inventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Richard T. Murray, Gretel Raibeck, Jay Poret, Brandon Andreola, Andrew Zimmer
  • 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