Contribution to Product/Process Development Activities in Teams

CaliberNC: a machine tool volumetric error compensation system for CNC machines (with S.K. Saha) – Technology Developed and Implemented at BHEL.

Smartcane: An affordable electronic travel aid for visually impaired (Joint Effort of Assistech Lab, IIT Delhi + Phoenix Medical Systems, Chennai + Saksham Trust, New Delhi and Wellcome Trust, UK) – Technology Transferred to Phoenix Medical Systems, Chennai; Product is available in Market

User triggered bus identification and homing system for visually challenged (with Assitech Group lead by M Balakrishnan) – Technology Deployment is underway after successful user trials.

Affordable Tactile Diagrams for Viually Challenged – Technology is in use at multiple places; “Incubated as not-for-profit venture (Raised Lines Foundation) at IIT Delhi Technopark.

Refreshable Braille Display (Joint Effort of Assistech Lab, IIT Delhi + Phoenix Medical Systems, Chennai + Kritikal Solautions, Noida + Saksham Trust, New Delhi and Wellcome Trust, UK) – Technology Transferred to Phoenix Medical Systems, Chennai and Krtikal Solutions, Noida.

Flexicast: A Breathable, Washable And Customized Cast For Immobilization Of Fractured Limb (Advisory Role) – Technology Transferred to JC Orthoheal Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat – A start-up under BIG (BIRAC).

Noxeno - A Nasal Foreign Body Removal Device – (Advisory Role) The product was launched in the market in December 2017 by Inaccel.

Affordable External Prosthesis for Breast Cancer patients – (Advisory Role) – User Trials are Underway - A start-up under BIG (BIRAC).

Device and Method for Biopsy (With Stanford India Biodesign fellows & AIIMS) – Technology Transferred to IndioLabs, Bangalore.

Device for Comprehensive Ascites Management (With Stanford India Biodesign fellows & AIIMS) – Technology Transferred to IndioLabs, Bangalore.

Patents Filed

· 145/DEL/2003 dated 19/02/2003 Trenchless Steerable Drilling System

· 993/DEL/2008 dated 17/04/2008 Variable Length Rack & Pinion System

· 2177/DEL/2008 dated 17/09/2008 Low pressure block manifolds without construction plug

· 1691/DEL/2009 dated 13/08/2009 Fabricating more accurate sls prototypes and tailoring properties in rapid prototypes

· 1669/DEL/2012 dated 31/05/2012 A system for generating refreshable tactile text and graphics

· 3839/DEL/2012 dated 12/12/2012 Abdominal paracentesis device

· 3853/DEL/2012 dated 13/05/2013 Radial inward compression of a lumen

· 3881/DEL/2012 dated 14/12/2012 Device and method for biopsy

· 388/DEL/2014 dated 12/02/2014 A split grip cane handle unit with tactile feedback for directed ranging

· 1729/DEL/2014 dated 28/06/2014 A multi-modal infotainment device for interactive braille learning

· 1575/DEL/2014 dated 10/06/2014 A compliant mechanism for refreshable braille display using shape memory alloy

· 1760/DEL/2015 dated 12/06/2015 A wearable device for reading tactile graphics