Patents by Inventor Peter Jacques Muller

Peter Jacques Muller 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).

  • Rim driven thruster with adjustable rotor blade pitch
    Patent number: 11852037
    Abstract: A flow control system, such as a thruster, includes an annular rotor within an annular housing. The annular rotor rotates about a central axis relative to the annular housing. The flow control system includes rotor blades with respective bases that are coupled to the annular rotor, and with respective tips directed toward the central axis. The flow control system includes a first actuator that rotates the annular rotor about the central axis relative to the annular housing, thus also rotating the rotor blades about the central axis relative to the annular housing. The flow control system includes a second actuator that rotates the rotor blades relative to the annular rotor. Actuation of the second actuator rotates a rotor blade about a rotor blade axis that extends from a base of the rotor blade toward the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Jacques Muller
  • RIM DRIVEN THRUSTER WITH ADJUSTABLE ROTOR BLADE PITCH
    Publication number: 20230074750
    Abstract: Flow control system systems and techniques are described. A flow control system, such as a thruster, includes an annular rotor within an annular housing. The annular rotor rotates about a central axis relative to the annular housing. The flow control system includes rotor blades with respective bases that are coupled to the annular rotor, and with respective tips directed toward the central axis. The flow control system includes a first actuator that rotates the annular rotor about the central axis relative to the annular housing, thus also rotating the rotor blades about the central axis relative to the annular housing. The flow control system includes a second actuator that rotates the rotor blades relative to the annular rotor. Actuation of the second actuator rotates a rotor blade about a rotor blade axis that extends from a base of the rotor blade toward the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Jacques Muller