Patents by Inventor Thomas Kirsh

Thomas Kirsh 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).

  • Patent number: 10411520
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication and power transfer system, the system comprising a transmitter capable of emitting a signal (e.g. microwaves) and comprising a means for modulating the frequency of a signal to a frequency modulated signal, and a receiver, the receiver synchronized to be in resonance with the frequency modulated signal so as to be able to receive signal. Methods for using carrier wave for communication and power transfer are also provided. The present disclosure provides a secure communication and power transfer systems utilizing frequency modulated microwaves that are minimally absorbed by organic matter and can move through aqueous media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Alfred W. Hubler, Thomas Kirsh, Juehang Qin
  • Publication number: 20180062448
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication and power transfer system, the system comprising a transmitter capable of emitting a signal (e.g. microwaves) and comprising a means for modulating the frequency of a signal to a frequency modulated signal, and a receiver, the receiver synchronized to be in resonance with the frequency modulated signal so as to be able to receive signal. Methods for using carrier wave for communication and power transfer are also provided. The present disclosure provides a secure communication and power transfer systems utilizing frequency modulated microwaves that are minimally absorbed by organic matter and can move through aqueous media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Alfred W. Hubler, Thomas Kirsh, Juehang Qin
  • Patent number: 4919296
    Abstract: A substantially rigid receptacle to receive a relatively flexible drink container of rectilineal form, the receptacle has a rectangular base and four rectangular sides and an open top, so as to provide a generally rectangualr hollow to receive the container, each of the four sides has a projection and a recess so that several of the receptacles may be secured together by mating engagement of the projections and recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignees: Janet A. Kirsh, Cheryl A. Longobardi
    Inventors: Janet A. Kirsh, Cheryl A. Longobardi, Thomas Kirsh