Patents by Inventor Richard Kaszeta

Richard Kaszeta 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for pulsed-DC dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator and circuit
    Patent number: 9848485
    Abstract: A plasma generating device intended to induce a flow in a fluid via plasma generation includes a dielectric separating two electrodes and a power supply. The first electrode is exposed to a fluid flow while the second electrode is positioned under the dielectric. The power supply is electrically coupled to a switch and the first and second electrodes. When the power supply is energized by repeated action of the switch, it causes a pulsed DC current between the electrodes which causes the fluid to ionize generating a plasma. The generation of the plasma induces a force with a velocity component in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: University of Notre Dame du Lac, Creare LLC
    Inventors: Thomas C. Corke, Richard Kaszeta, Calman Gold
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PULSED-DC DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMA ACTUATOR AND CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20170181260
    Abstract: A plasma generating device intended to induce a flow in a fluid via plasma generation includes a dielectric separating two electrodes and a power supply. The first electrode is exposed to a fluid flow while the second electrode is positioned under the dielectric. The power supply is electrically coupled to a switch and the first and second electrodes. When the power supply is energized by repeated action of the switch, it causes a pulsed DC current between the electrodes which causes the fluid to ionize generating a plasma. The generation of the plasma induces a force with a velocity component in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas C. Corke, Richard Kaszeta, Calman Gold