Patents by Inventor Ofer Kinrot

Ofer Kinrot 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).

  • Bearing having micropores, and design method thereof
    Patent number: 5952080
    Abstract: A method for designing bearings, of improved performance, the load-bearing surfaces of which feature micropores about 2 to 10 microns deep and, preferably, aspect ratios on the order of 7 to 20. The hydrodynamic pressure distribution of a suite of bearing surfaces with different micropore geometries and densities is modeled numerically. The load-bearing surfaces of the bearings are fabricated with micropores having the optimal density and geometry determined by the numerical modeling. Conical micropores may be created by single laser pulses, with the pore size and shape controlled by controlling the laser beam profile, the laser beam power, and the optical parameters of the focusing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Surface Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Izhak Etsion, Ofer Kinrot
  • Bearing having micropores and design method thereof
    Patent number: 5834094
    Abstract: A method for designing bearings, of improved performance, the load-bearing surfaces of which feature micropores about 2 to 10 microns deep and, preferably, aspect ratios on the order of 7 to 20. The hydrodynamic pressure distribution of a suite of bearing surfaces with different micropore geometries and densities is modeled numerically. The load-bearing surfaces of the bearings are fabricated with micropores having the optimal density and geometry determined by the numerical modeling. Conical micropores may be created by single laser pulses, with the pore size and shape controlled by controlling the laser beam profile, the laser beam power, and the optical parameters of the focusing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Surface Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Izhak Etsion, Ofer Kinrot