Patents by Inventor Phanindhar Shivapooja

Phanindhar Shivapooja 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).

  • Systems and methods for active biofouling control
    Patent number: 10207299
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for active biofouling control. According to an aspect, a device comprising a surface for contacting a biological material. The device also comprises a mechanism comprising a structure configured to change the surface between a first shape and a second shape. The change from the first shape to the second shape deforms the surface beyond a critical strain for debonding of a fouling agent from the surface when the fouling agent has bonded to the surface in the first shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Vrad W. Levering, Xuanhe Zhao, Phanindhar Shivapooja, Qiming Wang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE BIOFOULING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20140230854
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for active biofouling control. According to an aspect, a device comprising a surface for contacting a biological material. The device also comprises a mechanism comprising a structure configured to change the surface between a first shape and a second shape. The change from the first shape to the second shape deforms the surface beyond a critical strain for debonding of a fouling agent from the surface when the fouling agent has bonded to the surface in the first shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Vrad W. Levering, Xuanhe Zhao, Phanindhar Shivapooja, Qiming Wang