Patents by Inventor Himangshu H. Kalita

Himangshu H. Kalita 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).

  • Laser beam for external position control and traffic management of on-orbit satellites
    Patent number: 11368212
    Abstract: A method for controlling a first device that includes a photovoltaic array such as a satellite in Earth orbit includes receiving a laser beam that is scanned over a plurality of photovoltaic cells in the photovoltaic array. A trajectory of the laser beam along the photovoltaic array is identified based on receipt of the laser beam by the plurality of photovoltaic cells. The trajectory is compared to a plurality of pre-defined gesture strokes to identify a first gesture stroke most closely matching the trajectory. A pre-defined action associated with the first gesture stroke is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventors: Himangshu H. Kalita, Leonard Dean Vance, Vishnu Reddy, Jekanthan Thangavelautham
  • LASER BEAM FOR EXTERNAL POSITION CONTROL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF ON-ORBIT SATELLITES
    Publication number: 20200091994
    Abstract: A method for controlling a first device that includes a photovoltaic array such as a satellite in Earth orbit includes receiving a laser beam that is scanned over a plurality of photovoltaic cells in the photovoltaic array. A trajectory of the laser beam along the photovoltaic array is identified based on receipt of the laser beam by the plurality of photovoltaic cells. The trajectory is compared to a plurality of pre-defined gesture strokes to identify a first gesture stroke most closely matching the trajectory. A pre-defined action associated with the first gesture stroke is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Himangshu H. Kalita, Leonard Dean Vance, Vishnu Reddy, Jekanthan Thangavelautham