Patents by Inventor Paul Steranka

Paul Steranka 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).

  • CENTRIFUGAL GYROSCOPIC DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240352923
    Abstract: Centrifugal gyroscopic devices are described herein. A representative device can include a shaft, an arm coupled to the shaft, a rotor coupled to the arm, and a control system operably coupled to the shaft, the arm, and/or the rotor. The shaft is rotatable about a first axis and the arm is configured to rotate with the shaft. The arm is pivotable about a second axis and the rotor is configured to pivot with the arm about the second axis. The rotor is further pivotable about a third axis. The control system is configured to bring the shaft, the arm, and the rotor into a resonant mode in which the shaft rotates at a rotational rate, the arm oscillates about the second axis at a first frequency substantially equal to the rotational rate, and the rotor oscillates about the third axis at a second frequency substantially equal to the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Steranka, Michele S. Sapuppo
  • Centrifugal gyroscopic devices, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11959465
    Abstract: Centrifugal gyroscopic devices are described herein. A representative device can include a shaft, an arm coupled to the shaft, a rotor coupled to the arm, and a control system operably coupled to the shaft, the arm, and/or the rotor. The shaft is rotatable about a first axis and the arm is configured to rotate with the shaft. The arm is pivotable about a second axis and the rotor is configured to pivot with the arm about the second axis. The rotor is further pivotable about a third axis. The control system is configured to bring the shaft, the arm, and the rotor into a resonant mode in which the shaft rotates at a rotational rate, the arm oscillates about the second axis at a first frequency substantially equal to the rotational rate, and the rotor oscillates about the third axis at a second frequency substantially equal to the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Steranka, Michele S. Sapuppo
  • CENTRIFUGAL GYROSCOPIC DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230332580
    Abstract: Centrifugal gyroscopic devices are described herein. A representative device can include a shaft, an arm coupled to the shaft, a rotor coupled to the arm, and a control system operably coupled to the shaft, the arm, and/or the rotor. The shaft is rotatable about a first axis and the arm is configured to rotate with the shaft. The arm is pivotable about a second axis and the rotor is configured to pivot with the arm about the second axis. The rotor is further pivotable about a third axis. The control system is configured to bring the shaft, the arm, and the rotor into a resonant mode in which the shaft rotates at a rotational rate, the arm oscillates about the second axis at a first frequency substantially equal to the rotational rate, and the rotor oscillates about the third axis at a second frequency substantially equal to the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Steranka, Michele S. Sapuppo