Patents by Inventor John W. Williamson

John W. Williamson 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).

  • Apparatus and method for aerodynamic levitation
    Patent number: 5215688
    Abstract: An apparatus for the levitation of a liquid drop by a fluid flow comprising a profile generator, a fluid flow supply means operatively connected to the profile generator. The profile generator includes an elongate cylindrical shell in which is contained a profiling means for configuring the velocity profile of the fluid flow exiting the profile generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: John W. Williamson, Mohamad M. al-Darwish, Grant E. Cashen