Patents by Inventor Amitha Anand Kumar

Amitha Anand Kumar 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, devices and methods for testing substrates to evaluate wound closure products
    Patent number: 11054343
    Abstract: A system for testing substrates includes a first elongated member including an outer end, an inner end, an outer surface that extends between the outer and inner ends, and a concave surface at the inner end, and a second elongated member including an outer end, an inner end, an outer surface that extends between the outer and inner ends of the second elongated member, and a convex surface at the inner end of the second elongated member that opposes the concave surface at the inner end of the first elongated member. A joint interconnects the first and second elongated members for guiding sliding movement of the concave surface of the first elongated member over the convex surface of the second elongated member between extended and flexed positions. A first clamping assembly is coupled with the first elongated member and at least one first clamping assembly spring normally urges the first clamping assembly away from the inner end of the first elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Amitha Anand Kumar, Glenn R. Cook, Julian Quintero, Shane A. Lacy
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TESTING SUBSTRATES TO EVALUATE WOUND CLOSURE PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20200072708
    Abstract: A system for testing substrates includes a first elongated member including an outer end, an inner end, an outer surface that extends between the outer and inner ends, and a concave surface at the inner end, and a second elongated member including an outer end, an inner end, an outer surface that extends between the outer and inner ends of the second elongated member, and a convex surface at the inner end of the second elongated member that opposes the concave surface at the inner end of the first elongated member. A joint interconnects the first and second elongated members for guiding sliding movement of the concave surface of the first elongated member over the convex surface of the second elongated member between extended and flexed positions. A first clamping assembly is coupled with the first elongated member and at least one first clamping assembly spring normally urges the first clamping assembly away from the inner end of the first elongated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Amitha Anand Kumar, Glenn R. Cook, Julian Quintero, Shane A. Lacy