Patents by Inventor Sheetal Bhalchandra Shetye

Sheetal Bhalchandra Shetye 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).

  • Enhanced magnetic self-assembly using integrated micromagnets
    Patent number: 8586410
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for magnetic self-assembly (MSA) of one or more parts to another part. Assembly occurs when the parts having magnet patterns bond to one another. Such bonding can result in energy minima. The magnetic forces and torques—controlled by the size, shape, material, and magnetization direction of the magnetic patterns cause the components to rotate and align. Specific embodiments of MSA can offer self-assembly features such as angular orientation, where assembly is restricted to one physical orientation; inter-part bonding allowing assembly of free-floating components to one another; assembly of free-floating components to a substrate; and bonding specificity, where assembly is restricted to one type of component when multiple components may be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Patrick Arnold, Sheetal Bhalchandra Shetye
  • ENHANCED MAGNETIC SELF-ASSEMBLY USING INTEGRATED MICROMAGNETS
    Publication number: 20110179640
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for magnetic self-assembly (MSA) of one or more parts to another part. Assembly occurs when the parts having magnet patterns bond to one another. Such bonding can result in energy minima The magnetic forces and torques—controlled by the size, shape, material, and magnetization direction of the magnetic patterns cause the components to rotate and align. Specific embodiments of MSA can offer self-assembly features such as angular orientation, where assembly is restricted to one physical orientation; inter-part bonding allowing assembly of free-floating components to one another; assembly of free-floating components to a substrate; and bonding specificity, where assembly is restricted to one type of component when multiple components may be present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: David Patrick Arnold, Sheetal Bhalchandra Shetye