Patents by Inventor Tun Jian Tan

Tun Jian Tan 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).

  • Miniature autonomous robotic blimp
    Patent number: 11511842
    Abstract: A blimp includes a circular disk-shaped envelope filled with a lighter-than-air gas. A gondola is affixed to an underside of the envelope and is disposed at a region directly below a center point of the circle defined by the intersection of the envelope and the horizontal plane. The gondola includes: a horizontally-disposed elongated circuit board that functions as a structural member of the gondola; and a vertical member extending upwardly from the circuit board and having a top that is attached to the underside of the envelope. A thrusting mechanism is affixed to the gondola and is configured to generate thrust. An electronics suite is disposed on and electrically coupled to the circuit board and includes a blimp processor configured to generate control signals that control the thrusting mechanism. A battery is affixed to the gondola and provides power to the electronics suit and the thrusting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Fumin Zhang, Qiuyang Tao, Tun Jian Tan, Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Sungjin Cho, Vivek Mishra, Jesse P. Varnell
  • Miniature Autonomous Robotic Blimp
    Publication number: 20190258257
    Abstract: A blimp includes a circular disk-shaped envelope filled with a lighter-than-air gas. A gondola is affixed to an underside of the envelope and is disposed at a region directly below a center point of the circle defined by the intersection of the envelope and the horizontal plane. The gondola includes: a horizontally-disposed elongated circuit board that functions as a structural member of the gondola; and a vertical member extending upwardly from the circuit board and having a top that is attached to the underside of the envelope. A thrusting mechanism is affixed to the gondola and is configured to generate thrust. An electronics suite is disposed on and electrically coupled to the circuit board and includes a blimp processor configured to generate control signals that control the thrusting mechanism. A battery is affixed to the gondola and provides power to the electronics suit and the thrusting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Fumin Zhang, Qiuyang Tao, Tun Jian Tan, Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Sungjin Cho, Vivek Mishra, Jesse P. Varnell