Patents by Inventor Samir Ali Nayfeh

Samir Ali Nayfeh 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).

  • Exact constraint for flexible bodies
    Patent number: 10844921
    Abstract: This invention relates to the constraint of a flexible body with low distortion and low uncertainty in its location. A class of mechanisms involving at least one pivot rocker is disclosed. These mechanisms fully constrain a body in space, but when constrained allow the flexible body to vibrate in the shape of one or more of its free mode shapes. Such a set of constraints yields a constrained system with high natural frequencies without over-constraining the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Samir Ali Nayfeh, Justin Matthew Verdirame
  • Exact Constraint for Flexible Bodies
    Publication number: 20170122400
    Abstract: This invention relates to the constraint of a flexible body with low distortion and low uncertainty in its location. A class of mechanisms involving at least one pivot rocker is disclosed. These mechanisms fully constrain a body in space, but when constrained allow the flexible body to vibrate in the shape of one or more of its free mode shapes. Such a set of constraints yields a constrained system with high natural frequencies without over-constraining the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Samir Ali Nayfeh, Justin Matthew Verdirame