Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Maher DICKER

Michael Patrick Maher DICKER 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).

  • Contractile device for use as an actuator, pump or compressor
    Patent number: 11821412
    Abstract: This invention concerns a contractile device. The device includes a body, which has a wall including a tessellation of elements. The body is deformable through pressurisation of fluid within the body between a first, extended state and a second, contracted state in which the axial length of the body is reduced and the internal volume increased compared to the first, normal state. The tessellation of elements includes a series of protruding and intruding formations which are arranged such that the body remains substantially cylindrical through its deformation between its normal and deformed states. The protruding and intruding formations of the tessellation of elements may be in the form of protruding and intruding pyramids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ACTUATION LAB LTD
    Inventor: Michael Patrick Maher Dicker
  • CONTRACTILE DEVICE FOR USE AS AN ACTUATOR, PUMP OR COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20220252061
    Abstract: This invention concerns a contractile device. The device includes a body, which has a wall including a tessellation of elements. The body is deformable through pressurisation of fluid within the body between a first, extended state and a second, contracted state in which the axial length of the body is reduced and the internal volume increased compared to the first, normal state. The tessellation of elements includes a series of protruding and intruding formations which are arranged such that the body remains substantially cylindrical through its deformation between its normal and deformed states. The protruding and intruding formations of the tessellation of elements may be in the form of protruding and intruding pyramids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Patrick Maher DICKER