Patents by Inventor STEFAN IOANA

STEFAN IOANA 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: 20240255007
    Abstract: A renewable energy and waste heat harvesting system is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system collects energy from a renewable energy source and transfers the collected energy using the pressurized hydraulic fluid. The system further includes one or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes one or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Comel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20240191685
    Abstract: An energy conversion system is dedicated to pressurizing a flow using a constant volume pressure source. In some embodiments, the constant volume pressure source is based on the pressure increase associated with a phase conversion in a constant volume enclosure due to heating up of the entrapped matter or exposing a mass to the gravitational field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Patent number: 11927203
    Abstract: A renewable energy and waste heat harvesting system is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system collects energy from a renewable energy source and transfers the collected energy using the pressurized hydraulic fluid. The system further includes one or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes one or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: A&A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Patent number: 11742663
    Abstract: An integrated hybrid energy recovery and storage system for recovering and storing energy from multiple energy sources is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system further includes two or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes two or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: A & A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20230137320
    Abstract: A renewable energy and waste heat harvesting system is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system collects energy from a renewable energy source and transfers the collected energy using the pressurized hydraulic fluid. The system further includes one or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes one or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20230129770
    Abstract: A hydraulic transformer clutch employs radial hydraulic piston assemblies with integrated electrohydraulic actuation. The hydraulic transformer clutch includes: an output shaft, an output disc affixed to the output shaft for rotation therewith, an input shaft, a rotatable housing affixed to one of the input shaft or the output shaft for rotation therewith, a plurality of hydraulic cylinders, and a plurality of working pistons. The hydraulic cylinders are operatively connected to the rotatable housing, and are spaced about the rotatable housing. Each working piston is slidably mounted within a corresponding hydraulic cylinder of the plurality of hydraulic cylinders, and is positioned to be selectively pushed, when actuated, to create a rigid connection between the input shaft and the output shaft. One or more actuator pistons are pushed by an electromagnet and create pressure that is distributed on working piston surfaces and generates active torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20220373041
    Abstract: An automobile or other wheeled vehicle includes various hydraulic components, including a hydraulic gearbox, transmission, clutch, and brake energy recovery system. Such hydraulic components supplement or replace traditional mechanical components of the automobile or other wheeled vehicle to improve the overall operational efficiency thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Patent number: 11473597
    Abstract: A renewable energy and waste heat harvesting system is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system collects energy from a renewable energy source and transfers the collected energy using the pressurized hydraulic fluid. The system further includes one or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes one or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: A & A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Patent number: 11448268
    Abstract: A hydraulic transformer clutch employs radial hydraulic piston assemblies with integrated electrohydraulic actuation. The hydraulic transformer clutch includes: an output shaft, an output disc affixed to the output shaft for rotation therewith, an input shaft, a rotatable housing affixed to one of the input shaft or the output shaft for rotation therewith, a plurality of hydraulic cylinders, and a plurality of working pistons. The hydraulic cylinders are operatively connected to the rotatable housing, and are spaced about the rotatable housing. Each working piston is slidably mounted within a corresponding hydraulic cylinder of the plurality of hydraulic cylinders, and is positioned to be selectively pushed, when actuated, to create a rigid connection between the input shaft and the output shaft. One or more actuator pistons are pushed by an electromagnet and create pressure that is distributed on working piston surfaces and generates active torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: A & A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Patent number: 11441617
    Abstract: An automobile or other wheeled vehicle includes various hydraulic components, including a hydraulic gearbox, transmission, clutch, and brake energy recovery system. Such hydraulic components supplement or replace traditional mechanical components of the automobile or other wheeled vehicle to improve the overall operational efficiency thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: A & A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20220060022
    Abstract: An integrated hybrid energy recovery and storage system for recovering and storing energy from multiple energy sources is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system further includes two or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes two or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20210301781
    Abstract: A renewable energy and waste heat harvesting system is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system collects energy from a renewable energy source and transfers the collected energy using the pressurized hydraulic fluid. The system further includes one or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes one or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Horia ABAITANCEI, Cornel MIHAI, Stefan IOANA
  • Patent number: 11128136
    Abstract: An integrated hybrid energy recovery and storage system for recovering and storing energy from multiple energy sources is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system further includes two or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes two or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: A & A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20210129805
    Abstract: An automobile or other wheeled vehicle includes various hydraulic components, including a hydraulic gearbox, transmission, clutch, and brake energy recovery system. Such hydraulic components supplement or replace traditional mechanical components of the automobile or other wheeled vehicle to improve the overall operational efficiency thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Horia ABAITANCEI, Cornel MIHAI, Stefan IOANA
  • Publication number: 20210095644
    Abstract: A hydraulic propulsion system converts heat or thermal energy into hydraulic energy, and such hydraulic energy into mechanical work. The hydraulic propulsion system includes a thermal unit, a hydraulic cylinder with pistons and springs mounted therein, one or more hydraulic motors, one or more hydraulic accumulators, and one or more electrical energy generators, as well as a plurality of flow control valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid between the various components. The hydraulic propulsion system may be enhanced by an energy transmission unit including a wave generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Patent number: 10794370
    Abstract: A hydraulic propulsion system converts heat or thermal energy into hydraulic energy, and such hydraulic energy into mechanical work. The hydraulic propulsion system includes a thermal unit, a hydraulic cylinder with pistons and springs mounted therein, one or more hydraulic motors, one or more hydraulic accumulators, and one or more electrical energy generators, as well as a plurality of flow control valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid between the various components. The hydraulic propulsion system may be enhanced by a sonic transmission unit including a sonic wave generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: A & A International, LLC
    Inventors: Horia Abaitancei, Cornel Mihai, Stefan Ioana
  • Publication number: 20200040948
    Abstract: A hydraulic transformer clutch employs radial hydraulic piston assemblies with integrated electrohydraulic actuation. The hydraulic transformer clutch includes: an output shaft, an output disc affixed to the output shaft for rotation therewith, an input shaft, a rotatable housing affixed to one of the input shaft or the output shaft for rotation therewith, a plurality of hydraulic cylinders, and a plurality of working pistons. The hydraulic cylinders are operatively connected to the rotatable housing, and are spaced about the rotatable housing. Each working piston is slidably mounted within a corresponding hydraulic cylinder of the plurality of hydraulic cylinders, and is positioned to be selectively pushed, when actuated, to create a rigid connection between the input shaft and the output shaft. One or more actuator pistons are pushed by an electromagnet and create pressure that is distributed on working piston surfaces and generates active torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Horia ABAITANCEI, Cornel MIHAI, Stefan IOANA
  • Publication number: 20190305558
    Abstract: An integrated hybrid energy recovery and storage system for recovering and storing energy from multiple energy sources is disclosed. The system includes an accumulator unit having a high pressure accumulator and a low pressure accumulator. At least one piston is mounted for reciprocation in the high pressure accumulator. The accumulator unit is configured to receive, store, and transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid to the energy storage media. The system further includes two or more rotational directional control valves, in which at least one rotational directional control valve is positioned on each side of the accumulator unit. Each rotational directional control valve includes multiple ports. The system also includes two or more variable displacement hydraulic rotational units. At least one variable displacement hydraulic rotational unit is positioned adjacent each of the rotational directional control valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Horia ABAITANCEI, Cornel MIHAI, Stefan IOANA
  • Publication number: 20190211809
    Abstract: A hydraulic propulsion system converts heat or thermal energy into hydraulic energy, and such hydraulic energy into mechanical work. The hydraulic propulsion system includes a thermal unit, a hydraulic cylinder with pistons and springs mounted therein, one or more hydraulic motors, one or more hydraulic accumulators, and one or more electrical energy generators, as well as a plurality of flow control valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid between the various components. The hydraulic propulsion system may be enhanced by a sonic transmission unit including a sonic wave generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Horia ABAITANCEI, Cornel MIHAI, Stefan IOANA
  • Publication number: 20120133149
    Abstract: A wind turbine device that includes a three helix mono block blade rotor with a first blade, a second blade, a third blade, a central axis rotor and a vertical axis, a generator which provides current, a gearbox that amplifies movement of the rotor to the generator and a photo voltaic panel to produce current in an absence of wind by receiving sunlight and converting solar energy from the sunlight into electrical energy. The device also includes a tripod or tower support frame which mounts the rotor, a concrete base that mounts the tripod or tower support frame, a ground surface where concrete base is disposed and a utility grid connection or more batteries that receives the provided current. Various other arrangements of the wind turbine devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventor: Stefan IOANA