Patents by Inventor Sunil Gowrishankar

Sunil Gowrishankar 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).

  • Fiber-reinforced composite springs
    Publication number: 20040195744
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced composite spring including a spring wire that includes a core having a plurality of fiber tows that are twisted about a longitudinal axis to create a contoured core surface, and an outer layer of resin that is substantially devoid of said fiber tows, wherein said outer layer has a thickness that varies along the longitudinal axis to form a generally uniform outer surface about the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Erol Sancaktar, Sunil Gowrishankar
  • Fiber-reinforced composite springs
    Publication number: 20020190451
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced composite spring comprising a coiled spring wire that comprises a fiber-reinforced core having longitudinal axis, where the core comprises core-reinforcing fiber tows that are twisted about the longitudinal axis of the core, and an outer layer surrounding the fiber-reinforced core, where the outer layer comprises a resin that is devoid of fiber tows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Erol Sancaktar, Sunil Gowrishankar