Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Small

Thomas R. Small 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: 4679761
    Abstract: A vibration dissipation mount which permits the mounting of a motor, generator, or the like such that the rotatable shaft thereof passes through the mount and the mount permits the dissipation of self-induced and otherwise induced vibrations wherein the mount comprises a pair of plates having complementary concave and convex surfaces, a semi-resilient material being disposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Thomas R. Small
  • Patent number: 4359912
    Abstract: An inertial energy storage rotor device or superflywheel having a hub means affixed to a rim means by a plurality of spokes formed from a single filament which is wrapped partially around the rim means and alternately engages the upper and lower surfaces of the hub means to join the spokes. In one embodiment, the hub is secured by a single filament wound into a plurality of spokes to a ring means about which a rim means is wound. The ring means is secured to the rim means of this embodiment at a plurality of discrete locations about the circumference thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Thomas R. Small