Patents by Inventor Mani Kumar P

Mani Kumar P 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).

  • Actuator with shape memory alloy elements for operating a valve
    Patent number: 12631263
    Abstract: An assembly includes a frame configured to couple to a valve, an actuating arm movably coupled to the frame and configured to move a movable component of the valve to adjust a position of the movable component, and a biasing member coupled to the actuating arm and the frame. The biasing member is configured to bias the actuating arm in a first direction relative to the frame. The assembly further includes one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) elements coupled to the actuating arm and the frame. Responsive to an activation that causes the one or more SMA elements undergo a dimensional transformation, the one or more SMA elements are configured to operate against the biasing member to bias the actuating arm in a second direction opposite the first direction relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
    Inventors: Bishakh Bhattacharya, Kapil Das Sahu, Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasiya, Ujjain Kumar Bidila, Mani Kumar P
  • ACTUATOR FOR A VALVE
    Publication number: 20240376994
    Abstract: An assembly includes a frame configured to couple to a valve, an actuating arm movably coupled to the frame and configured to move a movable component of the valve to adjust a position of the movable component, and a biasing member coupled to the actuating arm and the frame. The biasing member is configured to bias the actuating arm in a first direction relative to the frame. The assembly further includes one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) elements coupled to the actuating arm and the frame. Responsive to an activation that causes the one or more SMA elements undergo a dimensional transformation, the one or more SMA elements are configured to operate against the biasing member to bias the actuating arm in a second direction opposite the first direction relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
    Inventors: Bishakh Bhattacharya, Kapil Das Sahu, Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasiya, Ujjain Kumar Bidila, Mani Kumar P