Patents by Inventor Prabhakar Ranganathan

Prabhakar Ranganathan 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).

  • RHEOMETRY INSTRUMENT UTILIZING SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES
    Publication number: 20130233059
    Abstract: A capillary break-up extensional rheometry (Ca BER) instrument including: opposing plates between which a capillary fluid bridge can be formed; and a surface acoustic wave (SAW) actuator having a working surface located on one of the plates, wherein when the test fluid is applied to the working surface of the SAW actuator, and the SAW actuator is energised, a said liquid bridge of the test fluid is produced between the plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Amarin McDonnell, Pradipto Bhattacharjee, James Friend, Leslie Yeo, Prabhakar Ranganathan