Patents by Inventor Karthick Govindan

Karthick Govindan 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).

  • System, apparatus, and method for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing
    Patent number: 11732629
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, assemblies, and methods for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing can include a body defining an injector adaptor inlet and an injector adaptor outlet; and an injector mount or interface extending from the body. The injector mount can be between the first and second ends of the injector adaptor. The injector adaptor outlet can define an area greater than an area of the injector adaptor inlet. In a side view of the injector adaptor, at a bottom side of the body, a first straight line can extend along the body from the injector adaptor inlet to the injector adaptor outlet, and at a top side of the body opposite the bottom side, a second straight line can extend along the body from the injector adaptor inlet to the injector adaptor outlet. The second straight line can be at an acute angle relative to the first straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Yi, Karthick Govindan, Taeyoung Kim, Matthew T. Wolk