Patents by Inventor Philip E. Blumenfeld

Philip E. Blumenfeld 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).

  • Automated assembly and mounting of solar cells on space panels
    Patent number: 10333020
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of fabricating a multijunction solar cell panel in which one or more of the steps are performed using an automated process. In some embodiments, the automated process uses machine vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Marvin Bradford Clevenger, Benjamin C. Richards, Cory Tourino, Lei Yang, Daniel Aiken, Daniel Derkacs, Philip E. Blumenfeld
  • AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING OF SOLAR CELLS ON SPACE PANELS
    Publication number: 20170323996
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of fabricating a multijunction solar cell panel in which one or more of the steps are performed using an automated process. In some embodiments, the automated process uses machine vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Marvin Bradford Clevenger, Benjamin C. Richards, Cory Tourino, Lei Yang, Daniel Aiken, Daniel Derkacs, Philip E. Blumenfeld
  • Automated assembly and mounting of solar cells on space panels
    Patent number: 9748432
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of fabricating a multijunction solar cell panel in which one or more of the steps are performed using an automated process. In some embodiments, the automated process uses machine vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Marvin Bradford Clevenger, Benjamin C. Richards, Cory Tourino, Lei Yang, Daniel Aiken, Daniel Derkacs, Philip E. Blumenfeld
  • AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING OF SOLAR CELLS ON SPACE PANELS
    Publication number: 20160359079
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of fabricating a multijunction solar cell panel in which one or more of the steps are performed using an automated process. In some embodiments, the automated process uses machine vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Marvin Bradford Clevenger, Benjamin C. Richards, Cory Tourino, Lei Yang, Daniel Aiken, Daniel Derkacs, Philip E. Blumenfeld
  • Resonator tuning assembly and method
    Patent number: 6791430
    Abstract: A device and method for tuning a planar filter through a wide range of center frequencies are disclosed. The tuning assembly includes a superconductive tuning tip and an actuator configured and adapted to move the tuning tip through a sufficient range of distances from a resonator or a portion thereof to vary the resonant frequency of the resonator by at least about 10% of the untuned frequency in at least one increment of 0.01% or smaller. An actuator and a position-sensor can be employed in a closed loop feedback system to control the position of the tuning tips. The present invention also provides a method of tuning a filter that includes moving a tuning tip through a sufficient range of distances from a resonator to vary the resonant frequency of the resonator by at least about 10% in at least one increment of 0.01% or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Conductus, Inc.
    Inventors: Valery Borzenets, Stuart Jay Berkowitz, Philip E. Blumenfeld, Nikolai Maltsev
  • Resonator tuning assembly and method
    Publication number: 20030122635
    Abstract: A device and method for tuning a planar filter through a wide range of center frequencies are disclosed. The tuning assembly includes a superconductive tuning tip and an actuator configured and adapted to move the tuning tip through a sufficient range of distances from a resonator or a portion thereof to vary the resonant frequency of the resonator by at least about 10% of the untuned frequency in at least one increment of 0.01% or smaller. An actuator and a position-sensor can be employed in a closed loop feedback system to control the position of the tuning tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Valery Borzenets, Stuart Jay Berkowitz, Philip E. Blumenfeld, Nikolia Maltsev