Patents by Inventor Kyle Ikuma

Kyle Ikuma 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).

  • Omnidirectional flow sensor
    Patent number: 12553754
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fast-response sensor system to measure a fluid vector in a plurality of dimensions. This system, known as ‘MAST’ (for MEMS Anemometry Sensing Tower), utilizes microelectromechanical (MEMS) hot-wire devices to produce a solid-state, lightweight, and robust flow sensor system suitable for, e.g., real-time wind estimation onboard a UAV. The MAST uses three through eighteen polygonally-arranged microscale flow sensors to determine the fluid's vector's direction and magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Nathaniel Simon, Alexander Piqué, David Snyder, Kyle Ikuma, Anirudha Majumdar, Marcus Hultmark
  • OMNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW SENSOR
    Publication number: 20240200997
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fast-response sensor system to measure a fluid vector in a plurality of dimensions. This system, known as ‘MAST’ (for MEMS Anemometry Sensing Tower), utilizes microelectromechanical (MEMS) hot-wire devices to produce a solid-state, lightweight, and robust flow sensor system suitable for, e.g., real-time wind estimation onboard a UAV. The MAST uses three through eighteen polygonally-arranged microscale flow sensors to determine the fluid's vector's direction and magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Nathaniel Simon, Alexander Piqué, David Snyder, Kyle Ikuma, Anirudha Majumdar, Marcus Hultmark