Patents by Inventor Shikui Chen

Shikui Chen 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).

  • SURFACE MORPHING TECHNOLOGY USING AN INTERCONNECTED NETWORK OF CIRCULAR COMPLIANT ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20260044130
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for an actuator including a circular sidewall having an inner surface, a first edge and a second edge, and a plurality of radial members extending from a hub of the actuator to the inner surface of the circular sidewall, wherein application of a force to an inner end of each radial member at the hub causes an outer end of the radial member to displace the second edge of the circular sidewall to a greater extent than the first edge of the circular sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Lingfeng GAO, Yuyang SONG, Yuqing ZHOU, Masato TANAKA, Shikui CHEN, Xianfeng GU
  • Systems and methods for forming multiple 3D structures from a circularly-packed network of structural elements
    Patent number: 12467274
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to multiple three-dimensional (3D) structures formation from a network of circularly-packed structural elements. In one embodiment, a system includes a circularly-packed network of structural elements that form multiple 3D structures. Diameters of the structural elements define a shape of the 3D structures. The circularly-packed network is adaptable to form 1) a first 3D structure and 2) a second 3D structure with a different shape than the first 3D structure. The system also includes a set of joints that connect adjacent structural elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Yuqing Zhou, Masato Tanaka, Yuyang Song, Xianfeng David Gu, Shikui Chen, Zhou Zhao, Lingfeng Gao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING MULTIPLE 3D STRUCTURES FROM A CIRCULARLY-PACKED NETWORK OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20250059795
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to multiple three-dimensional (3D) structures formation from a network of circularly-packed structural elements. In one embodiment, a system includes a circularly-packed network of structural elements that form multiple 3D structures. Diameters of the structural elements define a shape of the 3D structures. The circularly-packed network is adaptable to form 1) a first 3D structure and 2) a second 3D structure with a different shape than the first 3D structure. The system also includes a set of joints that connect adjacent structural elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Yuqing Zhou, Masato Tanaka, Yuyang Song, Xianfeng David Gu, Shikui Chen, Zhou Zhao, Lingfeng Gao
  • Liquid spray nozzle with liquid injector/extractor
    Patent number: 5586723
    Abstract: Liquid is finely atomized and is ejected through apertures in a disc by virtue of high frequency vibration of the disc at controlled amplitudes. To insure an adequate supply of liquid to the disc while avoiding overflow and droplet leakage through the apertures, an injector meters supply liquid to the disc and simultaneously extracts excess liquid from the disc with a siphon action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Spraying Systems Co.
    Inventors: Shikui Chen, Ted Butterfield