Patents by Inventor Jillian R. Bohnker

Jillian R. Bohnker 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).

  • Sensing and control of flows over membrane wings
    Patent number: 11467058
    Abstract: A method includes simultaneously controlling and sensing aerodynamic loading of a membrane wing using a capacitance of the membrane, the membrane wing stretching under aerodynamic load, leading to thinning of a membrane thickness and increased capacitance, and using knowledge of the membrane's elastic and dielectric material properties to determine an amount of steady aerodynamic lift being generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jillian R. Bohnker, Kenneth S. Breuer
  • SENSING AND CONTROL OF FLOWS OVER MEMBRANE WINGS
    Publication number: 20200173883
    Abstract: A method includes simultaneously controlling and sensing aerodynamic loading of a membrane wing using a capacitance of the membrane, the membrane wing stretching under aerodynamic load, leading to thinning of a membrane thickness and increased capacitance, and using knowledge of the membrane's elastic and dielectric material properties to determine an amount of steady aerodynamic lift being generated
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jillian R. Bohnker, Kenneth S. Breuer