Patents by Inventor PRAVEENKUMAR PANUGANTI

PRAVEENKUMAR PANUGANTI 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining mass properties of vehicle components
    Patent number: 9170168
    Abstract: A system for measuring a mass property of an object is provided. The system includes a first shaft having a first end and a second end and a table disposed in a first plane and coupled to the first shaft at a predetermined angle to support the object. The table is configured to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the first plane between at least a first pivot position and a second pivot position. The system further includes a torque sensor configured to collect a first torque measurement on the first shaft when the table is in the first pivot position and a second torque measurement on the first shaft when the table in the second pivot position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Pankaj K. Jha, Praveenkumar Panuganti, Michael D. Nienhuis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MASS PROPERTIES OF VEHICLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20140144256
    Abstract: A system for measuring a mass property of an object is provided. The system includes a first shaft having a first end and a second end and a table disposed in a first plane and coupled to the first shaft at a predetermined angle to support the object. The table is configured to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the first plane between at least a first pivot position and a second pivot position. The system further includes a torque sensor configured to collect a first torque measurement on the first shaft when the table is in the first pivot position and a second torque measurement on the first shaft when the table in the second pivot position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: PANKAJ K. JHA, PRAVEENKUMAR PANUGANTI, MICHAEL D. NIENHUIS