Patents by Inventor Peter William Bearman

Peter William Bearman 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).

  • Vortex shedding and drag force reduction
    Patent number: 6908063
    Abstract: Smoothly curved protuberances (8, 26, 34) are added to an elongate body (2, 16, 18, 20, 22, 32) to modify the fluid flow to reduce the drag Force Fdrag and the forces induced by vortex shedding Fvortex. The protuberances can be arranged in diametrically opposed pairs with longitudinally adjacent pairs having different radial directions first to cope with fluid flow from a variety of different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    Inventors: Peter William Bearman, John Owen, Albin Anthony Szewczyk
  • Vortex shedding and drag force reduction
    Publication number: 20040051004
    Abstract: Smoothly curved protuberances (8, 26, 34) are added to an elongate body (2, 16, 18, 20, 22, 32) to modify the fluid flow to reduce the drag Force Fdrag and the forces induced by vortex shedding Fvortex. The protuberances can be arranged in diametrically opposed pairs with longitudinally adjacent pairs having different radial directions first to cope with fluid flow from a variety of different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Peter William Bearman, John Owen, Albin Anthony Szewczyk