Patents by Inventor Noah LUNTZLARA

Noah LUNTZLARA 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).

  • Internally tensioned inflatable structure that is posable in multiple positions
    Patent number: 11614083
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a nozzle, a loop, and a first tether. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and is configured to hold pressurized fluid therebetween. The nozzle is configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the bladder. The loop is attached to one of the top and bottom end caps. A tether is disposed within the bladder, coupled to the other one of the top and bottom end caps, and extends through the at least one loop. The top end cap assumes a first position when the bladder is inflated. When the top end cap is adjusted from the first position to a second position, the first tether is configured to maintain the top end cap in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Wonhee M. Kim, Paul W. Alexander, Jonathan E. Luntz, Diann Brei, Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz, Kunj P. Patel, Adeline Emily Wihardja, Noah Luntzlara
  • Internally tensioned inflatable structures
    Patent number: 11084541
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a plurality of tethers, and an adjustment mechanism. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and configured to hold pressurized air therebetween. The plurality of tethers are disposed within the bladder. Each tether in the plurality of tethers has a first end coupled to the top end cap and a second end coupled to the bottom end cap. When the bladder is inflated, the plurality of tethers restrict a number of degrees of freedom of the inflatable structure and a type of the degrees of freedom. The adjustment mechanism is operable to move the second end of at least one tether in the plurality of tethers to adjust at least one of the number of the degrees of freedom and the type of the degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Wonhee M. Kim, Paul W. Alexander, Jonathan E. Luntz, Diann Brei, Noah Luntzlara, Yun Ju Kim, Zining Zhang, Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz, Koray Benli
  • Internally Tensioned Inflatable Structure That Is Posable In Multiple Positions
    Publication number: 20210071659
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a nozzle, a loop, and a first tether. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and is configured to hold pressurized fluid therebetween. The nozzle is configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the bladder. The loop is attached to one of the top and bottom end caps. A tether is disposed within the bladder, coupled to the other one of the top and bottom end caps, and extends through the at least one loop. The top end cap assumes a first position when the bladder is inflated. When the top end cap is adjusted from the first position to a second position, the first tether is configured to maintain the top end cap in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Wonhee M. KIM, Paul W. ALEXANDER, Jonathan E. LUNTZ, Diann BREI, Laura Alejandra GINER MUNOZ, Kunj P. PATEL, Adeline Emily WIHARDJA, Noah LUNTZLARA
  • Internally Tensioned Inflatable Structures
    Publication number: 20210070381
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a plurality of tethers, and an adjustment mechanism. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and configured to hold pressurized air therebetween. The plurality of tethers are disposed within the bladder. Each tether in the plurality of tethers has a first end coupled to the top end cap and a second end coupled to the bottom end cap. When the bladder is inflated, the plurality of tethers restrict a number of degrees of freedom of the inflatable structure and a type of the degrees of freedom. The adjustment mechanism is operable to move the second end of at least one tether in the plurality of tethers to adjust at least one of the number of the degrees of freedom and the type of the degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Wonhee M. KIM, Paul W. ALEXANDER, Jonathan E. LUNTZ, Diann BREI, Noah LUNTZLARA, Yun Ju KIM, Zining ZHANG, Laura Alejandra GINER MUNOZ, Koray Benli