Patents by Inventor Joseph Hodkiewicz

Joseph Hodkiewicz 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).

  • Controllable oleo-pneumatic damper using magnetorheological fluid
    Patent number: 10711861
    Abstract: The invention is a damper that includes a hollow cylindrical housing, a hollow cylindrical piston, an annular electromagnetic orifice, a bulkhead, a chemically inert charging gas, a cylindrical metering pin, and a controller. The damper is an oleo-pneumatic damper using magnetorheological fluid that allows active damper control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jan Michael Kasprzak, Mursleen Mumtaz, Pakky Ngaha, Joseph Hodkiewicz, Mark Glucksman-Glaser, Nicholaos Sofocleous