Patents by Inventor Stergios I. LIAPIS

Stergios I. LIAPIS 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).

  • COMBINED MARINE HYDROKINETIC ENERGY HARVESTING FROM CURRENTS AND WAVES
    Publication number: 20230358205
    Abstract: A VIVACE converter to harness energy from currents as well as from waves— that is, the present teachings provide a method and apparatus to collect energy from both currents and waves—using the same physical components. The present teachings are particularly useful in that either currents and/or waves may exist on their own nearly everywhere in the oceans and frequently coexist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Vortex Hydro Power LLC
    Inventors: Michael M. BERNITSAS, Stergios I. LIAPIS