Patents by Inventor Kevin Kusiak

Kevin Kusiak 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).

  • Hydraulic charging system with electronic power limiting and load balancing
    Patent number: 12018703
    Abstract: A marine hydraulic system and method of use for reducing cyclic loading of the pump(s) and motor(s) and an amount of accumulator storage required in a hydraulic system. A closed loop logic controller comprising at least one control algorithm for each pump/motor pair utilized in a single hydraulic system is utilized to reduce load fluctuations on the motors, allow the use of common pressure compensated, variable displacement (VDH) pumps, reduce the number and/or volume of system accumulators and equalize wear throughout the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: QUANTUM MARINE ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Kusiak, Victor Acosta, John Barth, John Allen
  • Using Accumulator(s) for Dynamic Power Storage within a Multi Axis Servo Motor System
    Publication number: 20240010320
    Abstract: A system and method of using accumulator(s) to generate electrical power in a marine environment. The system includes a first power source coupled to an electric machine coupled to a hydraulic pump coupled to an accumulator. The first power source is a power supply operable to convert AC to DC, and the accumulator is a high-capacity hydraulic energy storage device. The electric machine configured to operate as an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump in a first direction charges the accumulator. The charged accumulator configured to drive the hydraulic pump in a second direction driving the electric machine configured to operate as an electric generator to generate a second power source. The hydraulic/electric power system also includes a first controller configured to operate a first electrical load powered by the first power source and a second controller configured to operate a second electrical load powered by the second power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kevin Kusiak
  • Hydraulic Charging System with Electronic Power Limiting And Load Balancing
    Publication number: 20220010816
    Abstract: A marine hydraulic system and method of use for reducing cyclic loading of the pump(s) and motor(s) and an amount of accumulator storage required in a hydraulic system. A closed loop logic controller comprising at least one control algorithm for each pump/motor pair utilized in a single hydraulic system is utilized to reduce load fluctuations on the motors, allow the use of common pressure compensated, variable displacement (VDH) pumps, reduce the number and/or volume of system accumulators and equalize wear throughout the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Quantum Marine Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Kusiak, Victor Acosta, John Barth, John Allen