Patents by Inventor Vikram Pandit

Vikram Pandit 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).

  • Compliant tactile sensor with fluid-filled, sponge-like material
    Patent number: 9080918
    Abstract: A compliant tactile sensor may include sponge-like material, a flexible skin, and a fluid pressure sensor. The flexible skin may have a shape, absorb fluid, compress in response to force applied to the sponge-like material, and decompress and return to its original shape when the force is removed. The flexible skin may cover an outer surface of the sponge-like material. The fluid pressure sensor may sense changes in pressure in fluid that is within the sponge-like material caused by a force applied to the flexible skin. A robotic system may include a movable robotic arm, a compliant tactile sensor on the movable robotic arm that senses contact between the compliant tactile sensor and an object during movement of the movable robotic arm and that cushions the effect of that contact, and a reflex system that causes the moveable robotic arm to move in response to commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SynTouch LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Fishel, Gerald E. Loeb, Raymond A. Peck, Chia-Hsien Lin, Blaine Matulevich, Vikram Pandit
  • COMPLIANT TACTILE SENSOR WITH FLUID-FILLED, SPONGE-LIKE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140069212
    Abstract: A compliant tactile sensor may include sponge-like material, a flexible skin, and a fluid pressure sensor. The flexible skin may have a shape, absorb fluid, compress in response to force applied to the sponge-like material, and decompress and return to its original shape when the force is removed. The flexible skin may cover an outer surface of the sponge-like material. The fluid pressure sensor may sense changes in pressure in fluid that is within the sponge-like material caused by a force applied to the flexible skin. A robotic system may include a movable robotic arm, a compliant tactile sensor on the movable robotic arm that senses contact between the compliant tactile sensor and an object during movement of the movable robotic arm and that cushions the effect of that contact, and a reflex system that causes the moveable robotic arm to move in response to commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SynTouch, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Fishel, Gerald E. Loeb, Raymond A. Peck, Chia-Hsien Lin, Blaine Matulevich, Vikram Pandit