Patents by Inventor Anandasivam Krishnapillai

Anandasivam Krishnapillai 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).

  • Deployable structures
    Publication number: 20100058704
    Abstract: A deployable structure comprising a plurality of pairs of hingeably connected members, a first hinge element; and a second hinge element; wherein the two members of each pair of hingeably connected members are connected to the first and the second hinge elements respectively; and wherein the first hinge element is capable of being stabilized for facilitating stabilization of the deployable structure into a deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Jat Yuen Richard Liew, Anandasivam Krishnapillai
  • Deployable structures
    Publication number: 20090199503
    Abstract: A deployable structure comprising a plurality of pairs of hingeably connected members, a first hinge element; and a second hinge element; wherein the two members of each pair of hingeably connected members are connected to the first and the second hinge elements respectively; and wherein the first hinge element is capable of being stabilized for facilitating stabilization of the deployable structure into a deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Jat Yuen Richard Liew, Anandasivam Krishnapillai
  • Method and system for automated design
    Patent number: 7552032
    Abstract: A method and system for automated design of an object. The method comprises providing a default model of the object; extracting design parameters and their respective values from the default model; assigning generated values to one or more selected ones of the design parameters; and generating one or more designs, each design corresponding to respective sets of generated values for said selected design parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventor: Anandasivam Krishnapillai
  • Method and system for automated design
    Publication number: 20070078634
    Abstract: A method and system for automated design of an object. The method comprises providing a default model of the object; extracting design parameters and their respective values from the default model; assigning generated values to one or more selected ones of the design parameters; and generating one or more designs, each design corresponding to respective sets of generated values for said selected design parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventor: Anandasivam Krishnapillai
  • Deployable structures
    Patent number: 5167100
    Abstract: A deployable three dimensional structure is provided formed from at least three circumferential scissors like elements joined together and at least three radial scissors like elements joined together. The scissors like elements are formed from two rods joined to each other at a pivot. The structure is foldable into a closed compact state and deployable into an open erect state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Inventor: Anandasivam Krishnapillai