Patents by Inventor Pradeep L. Menezes

Pradeep L. Menezes 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).

  • MULTI-TEXTURE MICRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR IN SITU FRICTION CONTROL DURING HUMAN GAIT
    Publication number: 20230119317
    Abstract: An actuation system including a gear assembly, a plurality of friction members, an outsole for an article of footwear and an actuator. The gear assembly having a plurality of gears and each friction member being coupled to a respective gear of the gear assembly and having a series of textured outer surfaces. The outsole having an inner portion, an outer surface, and a plurality of openings extending from the inner portion to the outer surface, each opening being configured to receive one or more friction members such that at least one textured outer surface of each friction member is exposed on the outer surface of the outsole. The actuator is configured to rotate one or more gears of the gear assembly such that each friction member rotates relative to the outsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada, Re
    Inventors: Arpith Siddaiah, Pradeep L. Menezes