Patents by Inventor Tak Kwong Woo

Tak Kwong Woo 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).

  • Synthetic jet pump and an associated method thereof
    Patent number: 10718323
    Abstract: A synthetic jet pump and a method of pumping fluid using such a synthetic jet pump are disclosed. The synthetic jet pump includes a plurality of first stacks disposed in a series arrangement relative to each other, and a plurality of first valves. A first stack of the plurality of first stacks includes a plurality of first connector pairs coupled to a first support structure and a plurality of first bimorph pairs. The first connector pairs and the first bimorph pairs are disposed in a parallel arrangement relative to each other respectively. A bimorph of one of the first bimorph pairs is coupled to a corresponding first connector pair. The plurality of first valves is disposed at an upstream end of the plurality of first stacks. A valve of the plurality of first valves is movably coupled to a corresponding connector of the plurality of the first connector pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE SRL
    Inventors: Grover Andrew Bennett, Jr., Matthew Patrick Boespflug, Tak Kwong Woo
  • SYNTHETIC JET PUMP AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180340529
    Abstract: A synthetic jet pump and a method of pumping fluid using such a synthetic jet pump are disclosed. The synthetic jet pump includes a plurality of first stacks disposed in a series arrangement relative to each other, and a plurality of first valves. A first stack of the plurality of first stacks includes a plurality of first connector pairs coupled to a first support structure and a plurality of first bimorph pairs. The first connector pairs and the first bimorph pairs are disposed in a parallel arrangement relative to each other respectively. A bimorph of one of the first bimorph pairs is coupled to a corresponding first connector pair. The plurality of first valves is disposed at an upstream end of the plurality of first stacks. A valve of the plurality of first valves is movably coupled to a corresponding connector of the plurality of the first connector pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Grover Andrew Bennett, JR., Matthew Patrick Boespflug, Tak Kwong Woo