Robots & Design

Design plays a fundamental role in engineering and how well its solutions can be implemented in the real world. Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado Ph.D.

Patents

  1. Bi-directional fixating transvertebral body screws and posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint calibrated stapling devices for spinal fusion. US Patent No. 9,005,293. Filed May 16 2011, Issued Apr. 14 2015.
  2. Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs having a central screw locking lever, and pliers and devices for spinal fusion. US Patent No. 8,734,516. Filed May 22 2009, Issued May 27 2014.
  3. Artificial cervical and lumbar discs, disc plate insertion gun for performing sequential single plate intervertebral implantation enabling symmetric bi-disc plate alignment for interplate mobile core placement. US Patent No. 8,535,379. Filed Nov. 20 2007, Issued Sept. 17 2013.
  4. Bi-directional fixating transvertebral body screws and posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint calibrated stapling devices for spinal fusion. US Patent No. 8,353,913. Filed Apr. 11 2011, Issued Jan. 15 2013.
  5. Posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint staples, stapling guns, and devices for spinal fusion. US Patent No. 8,257,370. Filed May 22 2009, Issued Sept. 4 2012.
  6. Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs and posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint stapling guns and devices for spinal fusion. US patent 7,972,363. Filed Mar. 24, 2008, Issued Jul. 5 2011.
  7. Bi-directional fixating transversal body screws and posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint calibrated stapling devices for spinal fusion. US patent 7,942,903 B2. Filed Aug. 21, 2007, Issued May 17, 2011.
  8. Mechanical fish robot exploiting vibration modes for locomotion. US patent 7,865,268 B2. Filed Jun. 23, 2005, Issued Jan 4 2011.
  9. Applicator. US patent 7,055,528. Filed Mar. 27, 2003, Issued Jun. 6, 2006.
  10. Flexible Robotic Manipulation Mechanism Pub. No: US 2009/0293442 A1 (Patent Application Publication). Filed May 5 2009.
  11. Citrus Harvester U.S.S.N.: 61/126,382 (Provisional US patent application). Filed May 5 2008.

I design simple and elegant mechanisms that exploit natural phenomena to achieve their function by drawing inspiration from nature and a deep understanding of the physics of a problem.