Patents by Inventor Michael Maulick

Michael Maulick 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).

  • DYNAMIC STABILIZER FOR SOLAR TRACKERS
    Publication number: 20220399851
    Abstract: A non-drive dynamic stabilizer includes a damper and an actuator. The dynamic stabilizer provides multiple states of support to a solar tracker structure. These states may include 1) flexible movement and/or damping during normal operation (i.e. tracking) and/or 2) rigid or locked, whereby the dynamic stabilizer acts as a restraint. The dynamic stabilizer is actuated by a control system according to the real-time demands on the structure. Sensors to provide input to the control system may include wind speed sensors, wind direction sensors, snow sensors, vibration sensors and/or displacement sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Isaac Childress, Rob Ward, Patrick Keelin, Lauren Busby, Michael Maulick
  • Dynamic stabilizer for solar trackers
    Patent number: 11431285
    Abstract: A non-drive dynamic stabilizer includes a damper and an actuator. The dynamic stabilizer provides multiple states of support to a solar tracker structure. These states may include 1) flexible movement and/or damping during normal operation (i.e. tracking) and/or 2) rigid or locked, whereby the dynamic stabilizer acts as a restraint. The dynamic stabilizer is actuated by a control system according to the real-time demands on the structure. Sensors to provide input to the control system may include wind speed sensors, wind direction sensors, snow sensors, vibration sensors and/or displacement sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Corosolar LLC
    Inventors: Isaac Riley Joseph Childress, Rob Ward, Patrick Keelin, Lauren Busby, Michael Maulick
  • DYNAMIC STABILIZER FOR SOLAR TRACKERS
    Publication number: 20180013380
    Abstract: A non-drive dynamic stabilizer includes a damper and an actuator. The dynamic stabilizer provides multiple states of support to a solar tracker structure. These states may include 1) flexible movement and/or damping during normal operation (i.e. tracking) and/or 2) rigid or locked, whereby the dynamic stabilizer acts as a restraint. The dynamic stabilizer is actuated by a control system according to the real-time demands on the structure. Sensors to provide input to the control system may include wind speed sensors, wind direction sensors, snow sensors, vibration sensors and/or displacement sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Isaac Childress, Rob Ward, Patrick Keelin, Lauren Busby, Michael Maulick