Patents by Inventor Jocelyn Maxine Kluger

Jocelyn Maxine Kluger 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).

  • Beam-based nonlinear spring
    Patent number: 9599180
    Abstract: Nonlinear spring. In one embodiment, the spring includes two opposed curved surfaces curving away from one another. A flexible cantilever member is disposed between the two opposed curved surfaces and a mass is attached to a free end of the cantilever member wherein the flexible cantilever member wraps around one of the curved surfaces as the cantilever member deflects to form a nonlinear spring. Energy harvesting devices and a load cell are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jocelyn Maxine Kluger, Alexander Henry Slocum, Themistoklis Panagiotis Sapsis
  • Beam-Based Nonlinear Spring
    Publication number: 20160245354
    Abstract: Nonlinear spring. In one embodiment, the spring includes two opposed curved surfaces curving away from one another. A flexible cantilever member is disposed between the two opposed curved surfaces and a mass is attached to a free end of the cantilever member wherein the flexible cantilever member wraps around one of the curved surfaces as the cantilever member deflects to form a nonlinear spring. Energy harvesting devices and a load cell are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jocelyn Maxine Kluger, Alexander Henry Slocum, Themistoklis Panagiotis Sapsis
  • Beam-based nonlinear spring
    Patent number: 9382960
    Abstract: Nonlinear spring. In one embodiment, the spring includes two opposed curved surfaces curving away from one another. A flexible cantilever member is disposed between the two opposed curved surfaces and a mass is attached to a free end of the cantilever member wherein the flexible cantilever member wraps around one of the curved surfaces as the cantilever member deflects to form a nonlinear spring. Energy harvesting devices and a load cell are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jocelyn Maxine Kluger, Alexander Henry Slocum, Themistoklis Panagiotis Sapsis
  • Beam-Based Nonlinear Spring
    Publication number: 20150233440
    Abstract: Nonlinear spring. In one embodiment, the spring includes two opposed curved surfaces curving away from one another. A flexible cantilever member is disposed between the two opposed curved surfaces and a mass is attached to a free end of the cantilever member wherein the flexible cantilever member wraps around one of the curved surfaces as the cantilever member deflects to form a nonlinear spring. Energy harvesting devices and a load cell are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Jocelyn Maxine Kluger, Alexander Henry Slocum, Themistoklis Panagiotis Sapsis