Patents by Inventor Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli

Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli 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).

  • Sensor, method for forming the same, and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 9746356
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a sensor for determining a flow parameter of a fluid is provided. The sensor includes a polymer membrane, an elongate microstructure extending from the polymer membrane, and a hydrogel coupled to at least a portion of the elongate microstructure, wherein the hydrogel and the elongate microstructure are arranged to cooperate to cause a displacement of the polymer membrane in response to a fluid flowing and interacting with the sensor, and wherein the sensor is configured to provide a measurement indicative of a flow parameter of the fluid based on the displacement of the polymer membrane. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming a sensor and a method of controlling a sensor are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Jianmin Miao, Mohsen Asadniaye Fard Jahromi, Michael Triantafyllou
  • SENSOR, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150338253
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a sensor for determining a flow parameter of a fluid is provided. The sensor includes a polymer membrane, an elongate microstructure extending from the polymer membrane, and a hydrogel coupled to at least a portion of the elongate microstructure, wherein the hydrogel and the elongate microstructure are arranged to cooperate to cause a displacement of the polymer membrane in response to a fluid flowing and interacting with the sensor, and wherein the sensor is configured to provide a measurement indicative of a flow parameter of the fluid based on the displacement of the polymer membrane. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming a sensor and a method of controlling a sensor are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Jianmin Miao, Mohsen Asadniaye Fard Jahromi, Michael Triantafyllou