Patents by Inventor Zoltan S. Spakovszky

Zoltan S. Spakovszky 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).

  • Rotary nanotube bearing structure and methods for manufacturing and using the same
    Patent number: 8337141
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a rotary device includes a multiwall nanotube that extends substantially perpendicularly from a substrate. A rotor may be coupled to an outer wall of the multiwall nanotube, be spaced apart from the substrate, and be free to rotate around an elongate axis of the multiwall nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David J. Carter, Marc S. Weinberg, Eugene Cook, Peter Miraglia, Zoltan S. Spakovszky
  • AIRCRAFT DRAG MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100264261
    Abstract: Drag management structure. The structure includes a tube having an entrance and exit along a longitudinal axis. At least one row of stationary swirl generating vanes is provided at the entrance, the swirl vanes disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis selected to produce a steady streamwise vortex in a fluid at the tube exit. A fan rotor may be disposed upstream of the stationary vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Zoltan S. Spakovszky, Parthiv N. Shah, Darius D. Mobed, Jack L. Kerrebrock
  • ROTARY NANOTUBE BEARING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090317233
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a rotary device includes a multiwall nanotube that extends substantially perpendicularly from a substrate. A rotor may be coupled to an outer wall of the multiwall nanotube, be spaced apart from the substrate, and be free to rotate around an elongate axis of the multiwall nanotube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicants: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David J. Carter, Marc S. Weinberg, Eugene Cook, Peter Miraglia, Zoltan S. Spakovszky