Patents by Inventor Thomas DAMAY

Thomas DAMAY 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).

  • Cycloidal dynamic propulsion or positioning system for a ship
    Patent number: 11613335
    Abstract: A cycloidal dynamic propulsion or positioning system for a ship in water that exhibits a direction of flow, including a frame, a rotor mounted to be movable in rotation on the frame about a main axis at right angles to the flow, including a plurality of arms extending radially with respect to the main axis, a main motor equipped with a rotary coder and driving the rotor in rotation, for each arm, a blade mounted to be movable in rotation on the arm about a secondary axis parallel to the main, for each blade, a secondary motor equipped with a rotary coder and driving the blade in rotation, for at least one blade, a load sensor able to evaluate the loads exerted on the blade, and a control unit connected to each coder, strain sensor and motor and controlling the rotation of each motor in terms of angle and speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE D'ARTS ET METIERS
    Inventors: Thomas Damay, Frédéric Hauville, Jacques-André Astolfi
  • CYCLOIDAL DYNAMIC PROPULSION OR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR A SHIP
    Publication number: 20220063783
    Abstract: A cycloidal dynamic propulsion or positioning system for a ship in water that exhibits a direction of flow, including a frame, a rotor mounted to be movable in rotation on the frame about a main axis at right angles to the flow, including a plurality of arms extending radially with respect to the main axis, a main motor equipped with a rotary coder and driving the rotor in rotation, for each arm, a blade mounted to be movable in rotation on the arm about a secondary axis parallel to the main, for each blade, a secondary motor equipped with a rotary coder and driving the blade in rotation, for at least one blade, a load sensor able to evaluate the loads exerted on the blade, and a control unit connected to each coder, strain sensor and motor and controlling the rotation of each motor in terms of angle and speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE D'ARTS ET METIERS
    Inventors: Thomas DAMAY, Frédéric HAUVILLE, Jacques-André ASTOLFI