PATENTS

From Research to Innovation

AMMACHI Labs' intellectual property portfolio showcases research-driven innovations spanning haptics, virtual reality, robotics, assistive technologies, aerial harvesting and protective packaging.

These granted patents demonstrate the translation of research into practical technologies addressing real-world challenges.

12 Patents
8 🇮🇳 Indian Patents
4 🇺🇸 US Patents
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
A Progressive Computer Simulated Haptic Training System for Bar Bending Skills
Patent No. 422918

A Progressive Computer Simulated Haptic Training System for Bar Bending Skills

Inventors
  • Rao R. Bhavani
  • Srinivasan Sankar
  • Unnikrishnan Radhakrishnan
  • Marco Sangiorgio
Jurisdiction India
Year 2023
Summary

A haptic-based training simulator for construction rebar-bending skills. Combines a haptic device with a virtual environment to deliver multimodal (visual, audio and haptic) feedback, enabling novices to learn steel-rod bending for reinforced-concrete work and letting instructors evaluate prior skill level.

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SDG Mapping SDG 4 – Quality Education SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Enhancing Cognitive and Motor Skills Through Emerging Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
A Virtual Reality Based System for Training Rebar Bending Skills (Bar Bending V2)
Patent No. 472379

A Virtual Reality Based System for Training Rebar Bending Skills (Bar Bending V2)

Inventors
  • Akshay Nagarajan
  • Rao R. Bhavani
  • Deepu D. Sasi
  • Gayathri Manikutty
  • Anirudh Muraleedharan
  • Balu M. Menon
  • Aswathi Padmavilochanan
  • Nidhin Sugunan
Jurisdiction India
Year 2023
Summary

The second-generation version of AMMACHI Labs' rebar-bending trainer, extending the original haptic simulator into a fuller virtual-reality training environment for construction rebar-bending skill acquisition.

SDG Mapping SDG 4 – Quality Education SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Enhancing Cognitive and Motor Skills Through Emerging Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
A Balance Monitoring and Training System
Patent No. 498460

A Balance Monitoring and Training System

Inventors
  • Dr. Ravi Sankaran
  • Unnikrishnan Radhakrishnan
  • Akshay Nagarajan
  • Harish Mohan Thettemmel
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction India
Year 2024
Summary

A system for monitoring a user's balance and delivering structured training and feedback to improve balance performance over time.

SDG Mapping SDG 3 – - Good Health and Well-Being SDG 4 – Quality Education
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
A Wearable Apparatus for Assisting Collection of Plucked Tea Leaves
Patent No. 539269

A Wearable Apparatus for Assisting Collection of Plucked Tea Leaves

Inventors
  • S. Vishnu Rajendran
  • Shanker Ramesh
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction India
Year 2024
Summary

A wearable frame with vertical supports, horizontal connecting members and adjustable shoulder/hip belts that lets tea-pluckers carry and position a collection container hands-free, improving posture and efficiency during harvesting.

SDG Mapping SDG 3 – - Good Health and Well-Being SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
Robotic Machine for Climbing Coconut Trees and Harvesting Coconuts
Patent No. 452646

Robotic Machine for Climbing Coconut Trees and Harvesting Coconuts

Inventors
  • Rajesh Kannan
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction India
Year 2023
Summary

An autonomous tree-climbing and coconut-harvesting robot (“Amaran”) with a robotic arm, body and ground station. Servomotors, a wireless camera and torsion-spring-driven wheels give the machine trunk grip and climbing capability, while an operator uses live video to position the cutter and harvest coconuts safely from the ground.

SDG Mapping SDG 2 – Zero Hunger SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
A System and a Method Thereof to Control a Robotic Machine for Climbing and Harvesting Coconut Trees Using Mobile Devices
Patent No. 550381

A System and a Method There of to Control a Robotic Machine for Climbing and Harvesting Coconut Trees Using Mobile Devices

Inventors
  • Rajesh Kannan
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction India
Year 2024
Summary

A mobile-device-controlled extension of AMMACHI Labs' coconut-climbing robot, letting an operator pilot the climbing mechanism and cutting arm directly from a smartphone app rather than a dedicated ground-station controller.

SDG Mapping SDG 2 – Zero Hunger SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
A Drone Aircraft for Harvesting Coconuts
Patent No. 413709

A Drone Aircraft for Harvesting Coconuts

Inventor
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction India
Year 2022
Summary

A drone aircraft fitted with a camera and laser cutting tool for remote coconut harvesting. An operator uses the live camera feed to assess ripeness and position the cutter, removing mature coconuts without anyone needing to climb the tree.

SDG Mapping SDG 2 – Zero Hunger SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇮🇳   INDIA GRANTED
Protective Packaging and Delivery
Patent No. 567541

Protective Packaging and Delivery

Inventors
  • Madhumati Anand
  • Gayathri Manikutty
  • Sunitha Kanthimathi
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction India
Year 2025
Summary

A spherical tensegrity structure of rigid struts and flexible tendons that cushions a fragile payload, such as medicines or vials, wrapped in biodegradable shock-absorbing material. It can be dropped from an aerial vehicle, bounce and roll to dissipate impact energy, and arrive intact without a parachute or powered landing.

SDG Mapping SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇺🇸   UNITED STATES GRANTED
Protective Packaging and Delivery
US Patent No. 11,332,297 B2

Protective Packaging and Delivery

Inventors
  • Madhumati Anand
  • Gayathri Manikutty
  • Sunitha Kanthimathi
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction United States
Year 2022
Summary

US counterpart of the tensegrity-structure protective packaging invention above, granted for aerial drop-delivery of fragile payloads.

SDG Mapping SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇺🇸   UNITED STATES GRANTED
Protective Packaging and Delivery (CIP / Divisional — Apparatus Claim)
US Patent No. 11,618,625 B2

Protective Packaging and Delivery (CIP / Divisional — Apparatus Claim)

Inventors
  • Madhumati Anand
  • Gayathri Manikutty
  • Sunitha Kanthimathi
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction United States
Year 2023
Summary

A continuation-in-part/divisional US filing on the same tensegrity protective-packaging invention, covering the apparatus claim specifically.

SDG Mapping SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇺🇸   UNITED STATES GRANTED
Automated Drone for Harvesting Produce
US Patent No. 10,555,460

Automated Drone for Harvesting Produce

Inventor
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction United States
Year 2020
Summary

A hovering drone with a video camera and cutting implement, remotely piloted by an operator who views live video, maneuvers the drone to the produce, and triggers the cutter to sever the stem so the produce falls for collection.

SDG Mapping SDG 2 – Zero Hunger SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies
🇺🇸   UNITED STATES GRANTED
Method of Controlling an Automated Drone for Harvesting Produce
US Patent No. 11,212,964

Method of Controlling an Automated Drone for Harvesting Produce

Inventor
  • Rao R. Bhavani
Jurisdiction United States
Year 2022
Summary

A divisional US filing covering the control method for the automated harvesting-drone system above, including remote video-guided positioning and the cutting-trigger sequence.

SDG Mapping SDG 2 – Zero Hunger SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research Tags Rural Empowerment Technologies

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Through research-driven innovation, AMMACHI Labs continues to develop technologies and solutions that address real-world challenges and contribute to a more inclusive, sustainable and empowered future.

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