Patents by Inventor Uwe Starossek

Uwe Starossek 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: 11549568
    Abstract: A device for damping vibrations in a structure including a first (or inner) element rotatably mounted around a rotational axis and a second (or outer) element rotatably mounted around said rotational axis. A radius (R1) of a circle portion delimitating the first element with respect to the rotational axis, being smaller than a radius (r2) of a circle portion delimitating the second element with respect to the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET
    Inventor: Uwe Starossek
  • Publication number: 20210172490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for damping vibrations in a structure, comprising a first element (2) rotatably mounted around a rotational axis (3) and a second element (4) rotatably mounted around said rotational axis (3), a radius (R1) of a circle portion (10) delimitating the first element with respect to the rotational axis, being smaller than a radius (r2) of a circle portion (16) delimitating the second element with respect to the rotational axis, the first element being called inner element, and the second element being called outer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Uwe STAROSSEK
  • Patent number: 10196785
    Abstract: A damping device for damping vibrations of a bridge with a bridge deck comprises at least one damping wing comprising a center and configured to dampen vibrations of the bridge. A longitudinal direction of the at least one damping wing is disposed parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bridge deck and the at least one damping wing is stationary upon wind acting on the bridge in a given direction. At least one support structure is laterally attached to at least one side of the bridge deck and configured to attach the at least one damping wing to the bridge deck such that the at least one damping wing is disposed with a lateral offset from an outer edge of the bridge deck facing the at least one damping wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: TuTech Innovation GmbH, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg
    Inventor: Uwe Starossek
  • Publication number: 20180112364
    Abstract: A damping device for damping vibrations of a bridge with a bridge deck comprises at least one damping wing comprising a center and configured to dampen vibrations of the bridge. A longitudinal direction of the at least one damping wing is disposed parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bridge deck and the at least one damping wing is stationary upon wind acting on the bridge in a given direction. At least one support structure is laterally attached to at least one side of the bridge deck and configured to attach the at least one damping wing to the bridge deck such that the at least one damping wing is disposed with a lateral offset from an outer edge of the bridge deck facing the at least one damping wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Tu Tech Innovation GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Starossek
  • Patent number: 9169894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for vibration control of a structure having—two mass bodies (10, 20), each of which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis (12, 22), wherein both rotational axes extend in the same direction and the center of gravity of each mass body has a spacing (r1, r2) from the associated rotational axis,—a drive that sets each mass body (10, 20) in a circulating rotational motion,—at least one sensor (40), which measures a movement or acceleration of the structure (30), and—a control that, based on the measured movement or acceleration, controls at least one of the following variables:—the rotational angle (?1, ?2) of the rotational movement of at least one mass body (10, 20),—the spacing (a) between the rotational axis (12) of one mass body (10) and the rotational axis (22) of the other mass body (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET
    Inventor: Uwe Starossek
  • Publication number: 20100107807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for vibration control of a structure having—two mass bodies (10, 20), each of which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis (12, 22), wherein both rotational axes extend in the same direction and the center of gravity of each mass body has a spacing (r1, r2) from the associated rotational axis,—a drive that sets each mass body (10, 20) in a circulating rotational motion,—at least one sensor (40), which measures a movement or acceleration of the structure (30), and—a control that, based on the measured movement or acceleration, controls at least one of the following variables:—the rotational angle (?1, ?2) of the rotational movement of at least one mass body (10, 20),—the spacing (a) between the rotational axis (12) of one mass body (10) and the rotational axis (22) of the other mass body (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET
    Inventor: Uwe Starossek