Patents by Inventor Vijay M. Gondhalekar

Vijay M. Gondhalekar 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).

  • System for providing power and roll motion stability in a vehicle
    Patent number: 5660356
    Abstract: A dual flywheel assembly for use in an airborne vehicle for storing mechanical energy therein prior to flight and for permitting the extraction of electrical energy therefrom during flight, which assembly includes two flywheels which are linked by a suitable linkage structure such that, if roll motion of the vehicle starts to occur during flight, the flywheels tilt in equal and opposite directions out of their normal planes of rotation, which tilting motions act in a passive manner to stabilize the roll motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Satcon Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Selfors, Vijay M. Gondhalekar