Kenneth Arnold Gilbert

US Patent:

8645073, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Jul 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/913098

Inventors:

Kenneth H. Gilbert - Knoxville TN, US
John Douglas Birdwell - Oak Ridge TN, US
Tse-Wei Wang - Oak Ridge TN, US
Dale V. Stransberry - Knoxville TN, US

Assignee:

University of Tennessee Research Foundation - Knoxville TN

International Classification:

G01N 33/48
C12Q 1/68

US Classification:

702 19, 435 6

Abstract:

Analysis of DNA is critical to many applications including identifying perpetrators of crimes based on genetic evidence left at crime scenes. An initial step to analyzing DNA data is detection, identification, and quantization of allele peaks in the DNA data. The invention provides a method and apparatus for accurately and expeditiously performing this initial step by sequentially checking unfitted peaks against various models including a default model, a hybrid peak model, a dual fit model and, in special situations, a narrow fit function and a saturated fit function.

US Patent:

20170159439, Jun 8, 2017

Filed:

Oct 5, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/285996

Inventors:

- Clevelang OH, US
Kenneth Todd Gilbert - Bristol TN, US

International Classification:

F01C 1/34
F01C 21/10
F01C 21/08

Abstract:

A hydraulic motor includes a rotor and a stator, wherein the rotor and the stator define a plurality of motor pockets for receiving a flow of hydraulic fluid, and the rotor rotates relative to the stator based on a pressure differential between the motor pockets. A commutator having porting controls the flow of hydraulic fluid into the motor pockets. The rotor rotates about a first axis and the stator orbits about a second axis, and the stator is configured to orbit such that the second axis orbits about the first axis. The commutator is eccentrically piloted about the first axis and the second axis so that the commutator both rotates and orbits to control the flow of hydraulic fluid into the motor pockets. With such configuration, an output shaft is driven by rotation of the rotor about the first axis without orbiting, obviating the need for a drive link.

US Patent:

20140112813, Apr 24, 2014

Filed:

Oct 22, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/060363

Inventors:

- Cleveland OH, US
Kenneth T. Gilbert - Bristol TN, US

International Classification:

F01C 1/10
F01C 21/10

US Classification:

418 1, 418 613

Abstract:

A hydraulic geroller (gerotor) motor, wherein an inner rotor of a revolving group has a plurality of lobes circumferentially spaced along an outer periphery of the inner rotor, and an orbiter of the revolving group includes an orbiting ring and rounded vane portions preferably formed by roller vanes contained in inner recesses of the orbiting ring for common orbiting with the orbiting ring about the fixed longitudinal axis. The orbiter also has fixed for orbiting therewith, fluid windows for directing fluid from the fluid ports to the revolving group. The windows may be formed in an integral portion of the orbiter or in a valve plate mounted for common orbiting with the orbiting orbiter. The valve plate cooperates with a stationary commutator plate or assembly to provide an efficient arrangement for the delivery and exhaust of hydraulic pressure fluid to and from the hydraulic motor.