Patents by Inventor Thassyo DA SILVA PINTO

Thassyo DA SILVA PINTO 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).

  • Apparatus with a controllable surface for underwater boundary flow
    Patent number: 11643169
    Abstract: An apparatus including a controllable fluid-contacting surface is provided. In another aspect, the present apparatus includes a flexible membrane and multiple actuators each having an output shaft or activation member coupled to a water-contacting membrane, with the shafts extending in a direction offset from the nominal outer surface of the membrane. A further aspect of the present apparatus includes an underwater vessel including a propulsion source, a flexible membrane having a water-contacting outer surface and an electronic controller including programmable software for actuating the actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: The Government of the USA represented by the Sec. of the Navy, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Xaiobo Tan, Thassyo Da Silva Pinto, Demetris Coleman, Weilin Hou, Silvia Matt, Sergio Restaino, Freddie Santiago, Hongyang Shi
  • APPARATUS WITH A CONTROLLABLE SURFACE FOR UNDERWATER BOUNDARY FLOW
    Publication number: 20210276665
    Abstract: An apparatus including a controllable fluid-contacting surface is provided. In another aspect, the present apparatus includes a flexible membrane and multiple actuators each having an output shaft or activation member coupled to a water-contacting membrane, with the shafts extending in a direction offset from the nominal outer surface of the membrane. A further aspect of the present apparatus includes an underwater vessel including a propulsion source, a flexible membrane having a water-contacting outer surface and an electronic controller including programmable software for actuating the actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Xaiobo TAN, Thassyo DA SILVA PINTO, Demetris COLEMAN, Weilin HOU, Silvia MATT, Sergio RESTAINO, Freddie SANTIAGO, Hongyang SHI