Patents by Inventor Kanakala Shankar

Kanakala Shankar 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).

  • Method and apparatus for facilitating part verification
    Patent number: 10625423
    Abstract: A system includes a set of automated arms. Each automated arm includes a holder configured to support a portion of a part, with the set including a quantity of automated arms and holders sufficient for verifying a complex geometry of the part. The automated arms are configured to move the holders into respective verification positions. The system also includes a computing device that includes memory that stores a plurality of predefined automated arm configurations. Each automated arm configuration includes holder verification positions to support portions of a part having a respective complex geometry. The computing device is configured to manipulate the set of automated arms to implement the holder verification positions of a selected one of the automated arm configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: COMPONENT AEROSPACE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Sia Chin Huat, Max Poh, Felix Ng, Kanakala Shankar, Thangavel Mohan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PART VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20180104818
    Abstract: A system includes a set of automated arms. Each automated arm includes a holder configured to support a portion of a part, with the set including a quantity of automated arms and holders sufficient for verifying a complex geometry of the part. The automated arms are configured to move the holders into respective verification positions. The system also includes a computing device that includes memory that stores a plurality of predefined automated arm configurations. Each automated arm configuration includes holder verification positions to support portions of a part having a respective complex geometry. The computing device is configured to manipulate the set of automated arms to implement the holder verification positions of a selected one of the automated arm configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Sia Chin Huat, Max Poh, Felix Ng, Kanakala Shankar, Thangavel Mohan