Patents by Inventor SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli

SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli 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).

  • Robotic device for providing vertical mobility
    Patent number: 11029692
    Abstract: A robotic device for providing vertical mobility has a payload disposed inside a central compartment and can move up and down through spring load to keep intimate contact with the surface and cross over bumps. The apparatus uses a flexible seal to create a reliable vacuum chamber. The flexible seal comprises a foam ring inside fabric pocket. A plurality of rod and spring strips are configured to apply a downward force to the flexible seal to conform with surface curvatures. The fabric pocket fills in the gaps or seams to maintain a vacuum. The air flows inside a manifold and passes through a filter to avoid debris from damaging the vacuum motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: InnovBot, LLC, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Jizhong Xiao, Kenshin Ushiroda, SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli, Guoyong Yang, Yifeng Song
  • ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VERTICAL MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20200150670
    Abstract: A robotic device for providing vertical mobility has a payload disposed inside a central compartment and can move up and down through spring load to keep intimate contact with the surface and cross over bumps. The apparatus uses a flexible seal to create a reliable vacuum chamber. The flexible seal comprises a foam ring inside fabric pocket. A plurality of rod and spring strips are configured to apply a downward force to the flexible seal to conform with surface curvatures. The fabric pocket fills in the gaps or seams to maintain a vacuum. The air flows inside a manifold and passes through a filter to avoid debris from damaging the vacuum motor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jizhong Xiao, Kenshin Ushiroda, SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli, Guoyong Yang, Yifeng Song
  • Robotic device for providing vertical mobility
    Patent number: 10532781
    Abstract: A robotic device for providing vertical mobility has a payload is disposed inside a central compartment and supported by a skid. The skid can move up and down through latch and hook pairs to keep intimate contact with the surface and cross over bumps. The apparatus uses a flexible seal to create a reliable vacuum chamber. The flexible seal comprises a foam ring inside fabric pocket. A plurality of rod and spring strips are configured to apply a downward force to the flexible seal to conform with surface curvatures. The fabric pocket fills in the gaps or seams to maintain a vacuum. The air flows inside a manifold and passes through a filter to avoid debris from damaging the vacuum motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: InnovBot, LLC, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Jizhong Xiao, Kenshin Ushiroda, SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli, Guoyong Yang
  • ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VERTICAL MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20190337579
    Abstract: A robotic device for providing vertical mobility has a payload is disposed inside a central compartment and supported by a skid. The skid can move up and down through latch and hook pairs to keep intimate contact with the surface and cross over bumps. The apparatus uses a flexible seal to create a reliable vacuum chamber. The flexible seal comprises a foam ring inside fabric pocket. A plurality of rod and spring strips are configured to apply a downward force to the flexible seal to conform with surface curvatures. The fabric pocket fills in the gaps or seams to maintain a vacuum. The air flows inside a manifold and passes through a filter to avoid debris from damaging the vacuum motor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jizhong Xiao, Kenshin Ushiroda, SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli