Assignee
BROWNE ALAN L
US·56 granted patents·13 pending applications·537 citations·filing 2004–2012
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
69 records- 0199US8240677B2Active material based seal assembliesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2012·37 cites·8 claims
- 0298US8616362B1Spatially modulated magnetic fields for part selection and alignment on a conveyor beltBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·33 cites·3 claims
- 0396US8853916B2Reconfigurable bi-stable deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 7, 2014·17 cites·10 claims
- 0496US8256829B2Active material inserts for use with hollow structuresBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 4, 2012·15 cites·13 claims
- 0596US8096537B2Active material based suction cupsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 17, 2012·37 cites·19 claims
- 0695US8881521B2Cable protection system and method of reducing an initial stress on a cableBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·15 cites·20 claims
- 0795US8550222B2Active material based bodies for varying frictional force levels at the interface between two surfacesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 8, 2013·18 cites·12 claims
- 0895US8414366B2Active material enabled pressure release valves and methods of useBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 9, 2013·25 cites·7 claims
- 0995US8201850B2Adjustable belt tensioning utilizing active material actuationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 19, 2012·22 cites·20 claims
- 1093US8190331B2Systems for detecting animate objects in a vehicle compartmentBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2007·Granted May 29, 2012·24 cites·19 claims
- 1192US8607562B2Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systemsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 17, 2013·15 cites·9 claims
- 1292US8321092B2Pre-collision assessment of potential collision severity for road vehiclesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·23 cites·19 claims
- 1390US8448436B2Tunable impedance load-bearing structuresBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted May 28, 2013·17 cites·3 claims
- 1490US8446065B2Tubular actuators utilizing active material activationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2013·8 cites·14 claims
- 1588US8661810B2Shape memory alloy actuator with enhanced heat transfer characteristicsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 4, 2014·9 cites·19 claims
- 1687US8230555B2Active material based fasteners including cable ties and twist tiesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 31, 2012·15 cites·20 claims
- 1786US9057528B2Utilizing gaseous flow to redirect particulate matterBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 16, 2015·10 cites·9 claims
- 1885US8732914B2Active material based fasteners including cable ties and twist tiesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·7 cites·16 claims
- 1985US8061550B2Reconfigurable storage bins having a structural component formed of a shape memory materialBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 22, 2011·17 cites·8 claims
- 2084US8459696B2Deployable protection system for vehicles with overhead glassBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·11 cites·14 claims
- 2184US8205445B2Tunable impedance load-bearing structuresBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 26, 2012·12 cites·5 claims
- 2284US8104278B2Energy harvesting, storing, and conversion utilizing shape memory activationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 31, 2012·13 cites·19 claims
- 2382US9067526B2Estimating the remaining life of shape memory alloy actuatorsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·5 cites·8 claims
- 2482US8465065B2Active material enabled self-presenting handlesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 18, 2013·19 cites·12 claims
- 2581US8876579B2Shape memory alloy actuated HVAC outlet airflow baffle controllersBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 4, 2014·5 cites·13 claims
- 2681US8616613B2Active material based seam concealment devices and methods of use thereofBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·5 cites·11 claims
- 2779US8505987B2Electrically-activated hood latch and release mechanismBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 13, 2013·11 cites·18 claims
- 2878US8888136B2Methods of preventing or reducing the effects of roof impact in automotive applicationsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 18, 2014·2 cites·9 claims
- 2977US8511082B2Heat transport system and methodBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 20, 2013·8 cites·14 claims
- 3077US8104820B2Wiper-based sunshade and methods of useBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 31, 2012·7 cites·19 claims
- 3176US8540297B2Manipulating center console components utilizing active material actuationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 24, 2013·16 cites·7 claims
- 3275US9004551B2Latchable or lockable deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·4 cites·18 claims
- 3375US8819912B2Method of assembling workpieces utilizing shape memory polymer activation to facilitate alignment and retentionBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·4 cites·15 claims
- 3475US8261892B2Customizable strut assemblies and articles that employ the sameBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2012·6 cites·10 claims
- 3572US9157398B2Overload protection lacking automatic reset for use with active material actuationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·2 cites·16 claims
- 3672US8656713B2Active material-based impulse actuatorsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 25, 2014·4 cites·21 claims
- 3771US9289778B2Magnetic separator system and method using spatially modulated magnetic fieldsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 22, 2016·2 cites·2 claims
- 3870US8844281B2Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systemsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 30, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 3970US8282153B2Active material based seam concealment deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 9, 2012·4 cites·8 claims
- 4070US8104793B2Pyrotechnic triggering of thermally activated shape memory materials for selectively changing a structural and/or mechanical property of a vehicle memberBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·11 cites·10 claims
- 4169US8534064B2Autonomous fluid mixing system and methodBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 17, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 4269US8267216B2Hood lift mechanisms utilizing active materials and methods of useBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·4 cites·20 claims
- 4368US8109318B2Methods of deploying a cover utilizing active material and an external heat sourceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·4 cites·4 claims
- 4467US9236207B2Composite bi-stable deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 12, 2016·1 cites·9 claims
- 4567US8109219B2Adjustable threading utensil and structure utilizing shape memory actuationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·3 cites·10 claims
- 4666US8069963B2Variable resistance strut assemblies and articles containing the sameBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·2 cites·19 claims
- 4760US8618921B2Method and system for identifying wet pavement using tire noiseBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 31, 2013·2 cites·23 claims
- 4860US8336912B2Systems for and methods of facilitating a lateral maneuver by a vehicleBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 25, 2012·1 cites·5 claims
- 4959US9211687B2Self-healing and self-cleaning tires utilizing active material actuationBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 15, 2015·1 cites·15 claims
- 5054US8800283B2Method of starting and operating a shape memory alloy heat engineBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 12, 2014·0 cites·10 claims
Showing the top 50 of 69 patent records by PatentIndex Score.
Counts cover granted patents and pending applications in the PatentIndex corpus. How scoring works →