Patents by Inventor Michael Vasil

Michael Vasil 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).

  • Patent number: 12203397
    Abstract: Multifunction noise suppression and crash structures are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, the multifunction structure includes a body, inlet and outlet pipes, and a plurality of walls within the body that bound resonator cells and that are configured to suppress exhaust noise passing through the resonator cells from the inlet to the outlet pipes. The structure may be positioned between crash rails at the rear of the vehicle and between the engine and bumper. The walls may be generally aligned with, or near, the predicted impact direction and they may crumple in a controlled manner during an impact. In various embodiments the structure is 3D printed to enable construction of a wide diversity of geometric topologies and to minimize mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Yong-Bae Cho, John Russell Bucknell, Michael Vasile, Michael Bolton
  • Patent number: 11421577
    Abstract: An exhaust header with an integrated heat shield is disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, the exhaust header comprises a body including an inner wall that defines a cavity through which exhaust gases can be routed. An outer wall is integrally formed with, and radially offset from, the inner wall to define an air gap through which an airflow can be received at an input of the exhaust header and passed along a periphery of the body to collect thermal radiation and route it through an outlet duct. In some embodiments, the exhaust header is coupled to a turbocharger, which itself is coupled to an exhaust outlet of the body and separately, the air gap for effecting an airflow about the turbocharger's perimeter. Further, in various embodiments, the exhaust header is additively manufactured to produce the integrated heat shield and other header components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: John Russell Bucknell, Michael Vasile, Michael Bolton
  • Publication number: 20210254522
    Abstract: Multifunction noise suppression and crash structures are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, the multifunction structure includes a body, inlet and outlet pipes, and a plurality of walls within the body that bound resonator cells and that are configured to suppress exhaust noise passing through the resonator cells from the inlet to the outlet pipes. The structure may be positioned between crash rails at the rear of the vehicle and between the engine and bumper. The walls may be generally aligned with, or near, the predicted impact direction and they may crumple in a controlled manner during an impact. In various embodiments the structure is 3D printed to enable construction of a wide diversity of geometric topologies and to minimize mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Yong-Bae Cho, John Russell Bucknell, Michael Vasile, Michael Bolton
  • Publication number: 20200016187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) preparations and the use of hygroscopic components to prevent decomposition of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form). These compounds can then be prepared and administered nasally, sublingually, vaginally, rectally and topically to the skin to serve as nutritional supplements, medical foods or drugs. These compounds can also be used in the manufacture of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) preparations in transdermal patches, and inhalation preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Michael VASIL, II
  • Publication number: 20200016188
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) preparations and the use of hygroscopic components to prevent decomposition of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form). These compounds can then be prepared and administered nasally, sublingually, vaginally, rectally and topically to the skin to serve as nutritional supplements, medical foods or drugs. These compounds can also be used in the manufacture of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) preparations in transdermal patches, and inhalation preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Michael VASIL, II
  • Patent number: 8252737
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel antimicrobial peptides with useful, improved, or superior properties such as antimicrobial activity, desirable levels of hemolytic activity, and therapeutic index against a broad range of microorganisms including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and other organisms having a cellular or structural component of a lipid bilayer membrane. Also provided are methods of making and using such peptides to control microbial growth and in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of infections caused by such microorganisms. Certain peptides are disclosed utilizing a structure-based rational design relating to an antimicrobial peptide, V681, with single D-/L-amino acid substitutions or charged residue substitutions in or near the center of the peptide on the nonpolar or polar face. Also disclosed are peptides with one or more amino acids in the D configuration, including peptides with all amino acids in the D configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Robert S. Hodges, Yuxin Chen, Michael Vasil, Robert E. W. Hancock, Susan W. Farmer
  • Publication number: 20090005300
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel antimicrobial peptides with useful, improved, or superior properties such as antimicrobial activity, desirable levels of hemolytic activity, and therapeutic index against a broad range of microorganisms including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and other organisms having a cellular or structural component of a lipid bilayer membrane. Also provided are methods of making and using such peptides to control microbial growth and in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of infections caused by such microorganisms. Certain peptides are disclosed utilizing a structure-based rational design relating to an antimicrobial peptide, V681, with single D-/L-amino acid substitutions or charged residue substitutions in or near the center of the peptide on the nonpolar or polar face. Also disclosed are peptides with one or more amino acids in the D configuration, including peptides with all amino acids in the D configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of Colorado, The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Robert S. Hodges, Yuxin Chen, Michael Vasil, Robert E. W. Hancock, Susan W. Farmer