Patents by Inventor Kabilan Santhanam

Kabilan Santhanam 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).

  • Telescopic tilting device
    Patent number: 8591398
    Abstract: A telescopic tilting device 12 comprises a telescopic arm 14 which is extendable and retractable along an arcuate path 16. Preferably, the telescopic arm 14 includes two arcuate members 22, 24 which are telescopically slidable relative to each other. More preferably, the device further comprises a drive unit 20 having a flexible belt 43 for moving the telescopic arm 14. There is also provided an endoscope holding device 10 which has such a telescopic tilting device 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Arunkumar Subramanian, Kabilan Santhanam, Ning Tang
  • Telescopic tilting device
    Patent number: 8414470
    Abstract: An endoscope device comprises a replaceable endoscope probe, a carriage for holding the endoscope probe, a zoom unit, a tilting unit, and a rotation unit. Preferably, the tilting unit comprises a telescopic arm which is extendable and retractable along an arcuate path, the telescopic arm includes two rigid arcuate members which are telescopically slidable relative to each other, wherein the tilting device is rotatable about an axis of rotation which passes through the fixed point, so that the telescopic arm is movable in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Arunkumar Subramanian, Kabilan Santhanam, Ning Tang
  • TELESCOPIC TILTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120227531
    Abstract: A telescopic tilting device 12 comprises a telescopic arm 14 which is extendable and retractable along an arcuate path 16. Preferably, the telescopic arm 14 includes two arcuate members 22, 24 which are telescopically slidable relative to each other. More preferably, the device further comprises a drive unit 20 having a flexible belt 43 for moving the telescopic arm 14. There is also provided an endoscope holding device 10 which has such a telescopic tilting device 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Arunkumar SUBRAMANIAN, Kabilan Santhanam, Ning Tang
  • TELESCOPIC TILTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090241705
    Abstract: A telescopic tilting device 12 comprises a telescopic arm 14 which is extendable and retractable along an arcuate path 16. Preferably, the telescopic arm 14 includes two arcuate members 22, 24 which are telescopically slidable relative to each other. More preferably, the device further comprises a drive unit 20 having a flexible belt 43 for moving the telescopic arm 14. There is also provided an endoscope holding device 10 which has such a telescopic tilting device 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Arunkumar Subramanian, Kabilan Santhanam, Ning Tang