Patents by Inventor Akhilesh Sanjay Somani

Akhilesh Sanjay Somani 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fabricating a hybrid tube
    Patent number: 11872772
    Abstract: An apparatus for fabricating a hybrid tube includes a rotatable mandrel and a first housing configured to translate alongside the rotatable mandrel while dispensing a first strip to be helically wound about the mandrel. The first housing includes an angle adjustment mechanism to control a dispensation angle of the first strip. The apparatus also includes least one energy or adhesive source for bonding overlapping strip portions on the rotatable mandrel and forming the hybrid tube. The at least one energy or adhesive source is configured for translation alongside the rotatable mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sinha, Placid M. Ferreira, Nenad Miljkovic, Manjunath C. Rajagopal, Gowtham Kuntumalla, Akhilesh Sanjay Somani
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING A HYBRID TUBE
    Publication number: 20220024154
    Abstract: An apparatus for fabricating a hybrid tube includes a rotatable mandrel and a first housing configured to translate alongside the rotatable mandrel while dispensing a first strip to be helically wound about the mandrel. The first housing includes an angle adjustment mechanism to control a dispensation angle of the first strip. The apparatus also includes least one energy or adhesive source for bonding overlapping strip portions on the rotatable mandrel and forming the hybrid tube. The at least one energy or adhesive source is configured for translation alongside the rotatable mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sinha, Placid M. Ferreira, Nenad Miljkovic, Manjunath C. Rajagopal, Gowtham Kuntumalla, Akhilesh Sanjay Somani