Patents by Inventor Jason Morvan

Jason Morvan 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).

  • Super-piezoelectric composite fiber mats for power generation and soft actuators
    Patent number: 9416487
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a fiber mat comprising polymer fibers with ferroelectric particles embedded in the polymer fibers. The ferroelectric particles are oriented to generate a net polarization in the fiber mat. The ferroelectric particles may comprise barium titanate particles. The polymer fibers may comprise polylactic acid (PLA) fibers. The piezoelectric device may further include substrates sandwiching the fiber mat, and the fiber mat may be formed by electrospinning polymer fibers containing ferroelectric particles onto one of the substrates. The piezoelectric device may be a piezoelectric actuator configured to receive an input voltage applied across the fiber mat and to output a mechanical displacement in response to the voltage, or the piezoelectric device may be configured to output a voltage in response to a mechanical force applied to the fiber mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Kent State University
    Inventors: Antal I. Jakli, Ebru Aylin Buyuktanir, John L. West, Jason Morvan, John Ernest Harden, Jr.
  • SUPER-PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE FIBER MATS FOR POWER GENERATION AND SOFT ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20150102704
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a fiber mat comprising polymer fibers with ferroelectric particles embedded in the polymer fibers. The ferroelectric particles are oriented to generate a net polarization in the fiber mat. The ferroelectric particles may comprise barium titanate particles. The polymer fibers may comprise polylactic acid (PLA) fibers. The piezoelectric device may further include substrates sandwiching the fiber mat, and the fiber mat may be formed by electrospinning polymer fibers containing ferroelectric particles onto one of the substrates. The piezoelectric device may be a piezoelectric actuator configured to receive an input voltage applied across the fiber mat and to output a mechanical displacement in response to the voltage, or the piezoelectric device may be configured to output a voltage in response to a mechanical force applied to the fiber mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Antal I. Jakli, Ebru Aylin Buyuktanir, John L. West, Jason Morvan, John Ernest Harden, JR.