Patents by Inventor Oliver E. Tan

Oliver E. Tan 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).

  • High energy density elastic accumulator and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8826940
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an accumulator which stores energy by deforming from its original shape in response to the flow of a pressurized fluid. The stored energy is returned when the fluid flow is reversed and the accumulator returns to its original shape. At least one feature of the accumulator is that it captures elastic strain energy of a stretched bladder, as opposed to relying on gases and metals for energy storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Eric J. Barth, Alexander V. Pedchenko, Karl Brandt, Oliver E. Tan
  • High Energy Density Elastic Accumulator and Method of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20120085449
    Abstract: The invention is an accumulator which stores energy by deforming from its original shape in response to the flow of a pressurized fluid. The stored energy is returned when the fluid flow is reversed and the accumulator returns to its original shape. At least one part of the novelty of the accumulator is that it captures elastic strain energy of a stretched bladder, as opposed to relying on gases and metals for energy storage as is usually seen in conventional accumulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Eric J. Barth, Alexander V. Pedchenko, Karl Brandt, Oliver E. Tan