Patents by Inventor Jose R. Alvarado

Jose R. Alvarado 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).

  • Solid state pump using electro-rheological fluid
    Patent number: 10309386
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein are directed towards a solid state pumping system that utilizes an electric field applied across a channel formed within the solid state pump to move electro-rheological (ER) fluid from an inlet fluidly coupled to a first end of the channel to an outlet fluidly coupled to a second end of the channel. The solid state pumping system may include first, second and third plate with the second plate disposed between the first and third plate. The second plate may include a channel having first and second circuits coupled to opposing sides of the channel. In an embodiment, in response to a voltage applied thereto, the first and second circuits can provide an electric field voltage across the channel such that in response to the electric field voltage the ER fluid moves from the first end to the second end of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Utah State University
    Inventors: Youzhi Liang, Anette E. Hosoi, Matthew F. Demers, Karl D. Iagnemma, Jose R. Alvarado, Regan A. Zane, Michael Evzelman
  • Solid State Pump Using Electro-Rheological Fluid
    Publication number: 20170298917
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein are directed towards a solid state pumping system that utilizes an electric field applied across a channel formed within the solid state pump to move electro-rheological (ER) fluid from an inlet fluidly coupled to a first end of the channel to an outlet fluidly coupled to a second end of the channel. The solid state pumping system may include first, second and third plate with the second plate disposed between the first and third plate. The second plate may include a channel having first and second circuits coupled to opposing sides of the channel. In an embodiment, in response to a voltage applied thereto, the first and second circuits can provide an electric field voltage across the channel such that in response to the electric field voltage the ER fluid moves from the first end to the second end of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Utah State University
    Inventors: Youzhi Liang, Anette E. Hosoi, Matthew F. Demers, Karl D. Iagnemma, Jose R. Alvarado, Regan A. Zane, Michael Evzelman