Patents by Inventor Yi-Hsiang YU

Yi-Hsiang YU 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).

  • Inflatable pressure absorption wave actuated pump
    Patent number: 11795904
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wave energy converter that uses a flexible and inflatable chamber to absorb wave energy and convert it to electrical energy through the varying hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressure at or below the water surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Scott Jenne, Yi-Hsiang Yu
  • INFLATABLE PRESSURE ABSORPTION WAVE ACTUATED PUMP
    Publication number: 20200408187
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wave energy converter that uses a flexible and inflatable chamber to absorb wave energy and convert it to electrical energy through the varying hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressure at or below the water surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Dale Scott JENNE, Yi-Hsiang YU
  • Wave energy conversion incorporating actuated geometry
    Patent number: 10662918
    Abstract: Described herein are wave energy conversion systems including actuated geometry components. An example system may include at least one body portion configured to transfer wave energy to a power take off device, and at least one actuated geometry component that is connected to the at least one body portion, the at least one actuated geometry component operable to modify a geometric profile of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Thresher, Michael Lawson, Nathan Tom, Jason Cotrell, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Alan Wright
  • WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION INCORPORATING ACTUATED GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20190040839
    Abstract: Described herein are wave energy conversion systems including actuated geometry components. An example system may include at least one body portion configured to transfer wave energy to a power take off device, and at least one actuated geometry component that is connected to the at least one body portion, the at least one actuated geometry component operable to modify a geometric profile of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Thresher, Michael Lawson, Nathan Tom, Jason Cotrell, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Alan Wright
  • Wave energy conversion incorporating actuated geometry
    Patent number: 10066595
    Abstract: Described herein are wave energy conversion systems including actuated geometry components. An example system may include at least one body portion configured to transfer wave energy to a power take off device, and at least one actuated geometry component that is connected to the at least one body portion, the at least one actuated geometry component operable to modify a geometric profile of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Thresher, Michael Lawson, Nathan Tom, Jason Cotrell, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Alan Wright
  • WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION INCORPORATING ACTUATED GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20160290311
    Abstract: Described herein are wave energy conversion systems including actuated geometry components. An example system may include at least one body portion configured to transfer wave energy to a power take off device, and at least one actuated geometry component that is connected to the at least one body portion, the at least one actuated geometry component operable to modify a geometric profile of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Robert THRESHER, Michael LAWSON, Nathan TOM, Jason COTRELL, Yi-Hsiang YU, Alan WRIGHT