Patents by Inventor Robert E. Cowden

Robert E. Cowden 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).

  • Publication number: 20240083773
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a fluid collection system, method, and use. The system included herein provides a liner at least partially disposed around a cavity and a geocellular module configured to provide structural support to the cavity and to receive fluid therein. The system further comprises a filter at least partially disposed around the geocellular module and a cover at least partially disposed above the geocellular module to provide structural support to the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: MEGA DRAIN GP LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Kibel, James C. Cowden, JR.
  • Patent number: 4412654
    Abstract: A laminar microjet atomizer and method of aerial spraying involve the use of a streamlined body having a slot in the trailing edge thereof to afford a quiescent zone within the wing and into which liquid for spraying is introduced. The liquid flows from a source through a small diameter orifice having a discharge end disposed in the quiet zone well upstream of the trailing edge. The liquid released into the quiet zone in the slot forms drops characteristic of laminar flow. Those drops then flow from the slot at the trailing edge of the streamlined body and discharge into the slipstream for free distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Wesley E. Yates, Robert E. Cowden, Norman B. Akesson, Paul M. Horgan