Patents by Inventor Apoorva Lakshminarayana

Apoorva Lakshminarayana 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).

  • Shoulder kit assembly for crash test dummy
    Patent number: 9721484
    Abstract: A shoulder kit assembly for a crash test dummy includes a spine interface member for attachment to a spine of the crash test dummy and a scapula for attachment to the spine interface member. The shoulder kit assembly includes a load cell for attachment to the spine interface member for measuring load in a plurality of axes on a shoulder joint and an upper arm assembly having an arm bone made of a plastic material for operative attachment to the scapula. In addition, the shoulder kit assembly also includes a two axis rotational shoulder joint, a relatively soft molded flesh around the plastic arm bone, and provisions for two accelerometers at the shoulder and at the neck T1 location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: HUMANETICS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kees Waagmeester, Mark Burleigh, Apoorva Lakshminarayana
  • SHOULDER KIT ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY
    Publication number: 20150371559
    Abstract: A shoulder kit assembly for a crash test dummy includes a spine interface member for attachment to a spine of the crash test dummy and a scapula for attachment to the spine interface member. The shoulder kit assembly includes a load cell for attachment to the spine interface member for measuring load in a plurality of axes on a shoulder joint and an upper arm assembly having an arm bone made of a plastic material for operative attachment to the scapula. In addition, the shoulder kit assembly also includes a two axis rotational shoulder joint, a relatively soft molded flesh around the plastic arm bone, and provisions for two accelerometers at the shoulder and at the neck T1 location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: HUMANETICS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kees Waagmeester, Mark Burleigh, Apoorva Lakshminarayana