Patents by Inventor Lakshmi Pamula

Lakshmi Pamula 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).

  • Sample Processing Unit (SPU)-Equipped Drone for Transporting and Processing Biological Materials and Method of Using Same
    Publication number: 20240310357
    Abstract: A sample processing unit (SPU)-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials and method of using same is disclosed. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed SPU-equipped drone and method provide a drone equipped to carry an SPU and wherein the SPU may include a centrifuge arranged inside a temperature-controlled chamber and wherein the centrifuge may be used to process biological materials at the same time that the SPU-equipped drone is in flight. Further, a method of using the presently disclosed SPU-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Ganapathi Pamula, Lakshmi Pamula, Jia Mathur, Vamsee Pamula
  • Sample processing unit (SPU)-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials and method of using same
    Patent number: 11965874
    Abstract: A sample processing unit (SPU)-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials and method of using same is disclosed. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed SPU-equipped drone and method provide a drone equipped to carry an SPU and wherein the SPU may include a centrifuge arranged inside a temperature-controlled chamber and wherein the centrifuge may be used to process biological materials at the same time that the SPU-equipped drone is in flight. Further, a method of using the presently disclosed SPU-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Ganapathi Pamula, Lakshmi Pamula, Jia Mathur, Vamsee Pamula
  • MINI FREEZER-EQUIPPED DRONE FOR TRANSPORTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20230331405
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a freezer-equipped drone for transporting biological materials and method of using same is provided. In some embodiments, a freezer-equipped drone comprises a temperature control device for transporting biological materials, such as, but not limited to, vaccines, blood samples, urine samples, saliva samples, nasal samples, bodily fluids, tissue samples, and the like. For example, a freezer-equipped drone can comprise a drone equipped with a mini freezer for holding biological materials that may be activated to some desired temperature using active cooling mechanisms at the same time of aerial transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ganapathi Pamula, Lakshmi Pamula, Vamsee Pamula
  • Sample Processing Unit (SPU)-Equipped Drone for Transporting and Processing Biological Materials and Method of Using Same
    Publication number: 20210172930
    Abstract: A sample processing unit (SPU)-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials and method of using same is disclosed. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed SPU-equipped drone and method provide a drone equipped to carry an SPU and wherein the SPU may include a centrifuge arranged inside a temperature-controlled chamber and wherein the centrifuge may be used to process biological materials at the same time that the SPU-equipped drone is in flight. Further, a method of using the presently disclosed SPU-equipped drone for transporting and processing biological materials is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Ganapathi Pamula, Lakshmi Pamula, Jia Mathur, Vamsee Pamula