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Intellectual Property

Patents & Inventions

A showcase of patented innovations by Christina Kayastha spanning dynamic design automation, real-time collaborative editing, interactive 3D lighting simulation, platform-agnostic layout engines, and assistive tactile hardware.

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U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2015/0317915

Published November 5, 2015

Randal Crosby Nelson, Christina Kayastha, Samantha Lawrence Piccone

Inventors

University of Rochester

STATE CHANGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE TACTILE DISPLAY OF INFORMATION

Official patent schematic for US20150317915A1

ABSTRACT

A state change device and system for the tactile display of information. Uses a novel magnetic pin and driving coil arrangement with a bistable plate to create refreshable Braille character displays with stable high and low pin states.

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U.S. Patent No. 10,726,592

Issued July 28, 2020

Nicholas Richard Swider, Edward James Hammond, Christina Kayastha, Donald J. Naylor, Christopher Wai-Lung Kwan, Brian Robert Chitester

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

TECHNOLOGY FOR GENERATING PRODUCT DESIGNS USING MULTIPLE CANVASES

Official patent schematic for US10726592B2

ABSTRACT

Platforms and technologies to effectively display and modify design elements across multiple product surfaces. Features an extended workspace canvas surrounding designable canvases that preserves temporary design objects during canvas transitions and flips.

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U.S. Patent No. 11,392,762

Issued July 19, 2022

Nicholas Richard Swider, Edward James Hammond, Christina Kayastha, Christopher Wai-Lung Kwan, Brian Robert Chitester

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC DESIGN TEMPLATES

Official patent schematic for US11392762B2

ABSTRACT

Methods and systems for automatically generating and customizing product designs from search queries. Analyzes search keywords to retrieve relevant visual assets, extracts dominant color palettes, and dynamically replaces template default elements.

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U.S. Patent No. 10,977,437

Issued April 13, 2021

Nicholas Richard Swider, Edward James Hammond, Christina Kayastha, Christopher Wai-Lung Kwan, Brian Robert Chitester

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING PRODUCT DESIGNS BASED ON LINKED INFORMATION

Official patent schematic for US10977437B2

ABSTRACT

Systems for generating personalized product designs by linking real-time text input with external data sources. Identifies business entities from user input strings, retrieves branded entity design assets, and automatically populates product templates.

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U.S. Patent No. 11,652,930

Issued May 16, 2023

Edward James Hammond, Christina Kayastha, Gal Rakhsha-Shenar

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING DOCUMENT EDITS USING APPLICATION STATE VARIABLES

Official patent schematic for US11652930B2

ABSTRACT

Collaborative co-editing architecture for design studios that synchronizes editor tool states and document content variables in real-time across multiple client instantiations without requiring full-screen sharing.

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U.S. Patent No. 11,475,204

Issued October 18, 2022

Christina Kayastha, Lorenzo Gomez Garchitorena, Mikael Edwards, Alyssa Joy Parelli, Jayabascar Rajagopal, John E. Gillespie, IV

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL DESIGN FORMATS ACROSS A PLURALITY OF ONLINE SERVICES

Official patent schematic for US11475204B2

ABSTRACT

Cross-platform digital design management system enabling users to simultaneously view, edit, and maintain multi-format designs tailored for different online and social media platforms while automatically propagating design updates.

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U.S. Patent No. 11,615,238

Issued March 28, 2023

Christina Kayastha, Brian Hanechak

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

TECHNOLOGIES FOR MODIFYING DESIGN TEMPLATES ACROSS ONLINE SERVICES

Official patent schematic for US11615238B2

ABSTRACT

Automated multi-channel template modification engine that accepts search keywords and entity assets, simultaneously adapting template layouts across varying aspect ratios and online publishing formats.

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U.S. Patent No. 12,374,029

Issued July 29, 2025

Christina Kayastha

Inventor

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

TECHNOLOGIES FOR RENDERING ITEMS AND ELEMENTS THEREOF WITHIN A DESIGN STUDIO

Official patent schematic for US12374029B2

ABSTRACT

Real-time dynamic lighting and material rendering in web design studios. Tracks pointer position and device sensors to cast virtual light sources across physical product mockups, rendering specular highlights, shadows, and metallic/foil finishes in real-time.

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U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2026/0228415

Published August 8, 2024

Christina Kayastha, Brian Hanechak, Nathaniel WOODS, Eric MASIELLO, Josh PEARSON, Ramon Harrington, Tommy TRIEU, Sam FUSCHETTI, Jack BROOMER

Inventors

Cimpress Schweiz GmbH

TECHNOLOGIES FOR USING AN ENGINE TO ENABLE CONSISTENT RENDERING AND EDITING OF CONTENT

Official patent schematic for US20260228415A1

ABSTRACT

Cross-platform layout and rendering engine utilizing a platform-agnostic library (WebAssembly) to divide documents into spans and calculate text layout measurements, ensuring pixel-consistent rendering and interactive editing across web, mobile, and print systems.

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Technical Portfolio

Technical Projects & Innovations

A curated archive of engineering research, hackathon winners, IoT hardware, and interactive software.

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Braille EBook

Refreshable Tactile Display

Research on building a full page refreshable braille display

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Parkabler

Accessible Parking App

An app to help persons with disabilities find parking

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EVA

EHR Virtual Assistant

Voice based Virtual Assistant that can query and input into EHR systems

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FeelSeal

Emotional Enabled UX

An emotionally intelligent remote user testing application

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EnergyBee

Gamify Energy Saving

An app that gamifies energy saving

#hackathon#sustainabilityreactUtilityAPI

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