Patents by Inventor Vivake M. Asnani

Vivake M. Asnani 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).

  • Superelastic tire
    Patent number: 10449804
    Abstract: A tire includes a plurality of SMA springs. Each SMA spring includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion. Each SMA spring is interlaced with at least one other SMA spring thereby forming a laced toroidal structure extending about an entire circumference of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Santo A. Padula, II, James Benzing, Vivake M. Asnani
  • Vibration ring
    Patent number: 10113606
    Abstract: A vibration ring is provided to remove vibratory energy from a machine driveline. The vibration ring includes a compression cage configured to generate vibratory excitation within a material. The material is configured to generate an electric charge dissipated through or harvested by an electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Vivake M. Asnani