Patents by Inventor Kirankumar A. Muley

Kirankumar A. Muley 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035686
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an air flow amplifier coupled to a fan deck of the HVAC unit. The air flow amplifier includes a ring having an annular cavity and an air flow inlet formed in the ring. The air flow inlet is configured to direct an air flow into the annular cavity. The air flow amplifier also includes a first annular air flow outlet formed in the ring and configured to direct a first portion of the air flow out of the annular cavity and along an inner diameter of the ring. The air flow amplifier further includes a second annular air flow outlet formed in the ring and configured to direct a second portion of the air flow out of the annular cavity and along the inner diameter of the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Abhishek G. Parab, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Satyajit P. Phadtare, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Publication number: 20230375002
    Abstract: A blower assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a centrifugal fan having a fan wheel. A plurality of blades are coupled to the fan wheel at an inner blade boundary and extend radially to an outer blade boundary. The blower assembly includes a first housing panel and a second housing panel disposed on opposite sides of the centrifugal fan and extending transverse to the centrifugal fan. The blower assembly includes a wall extending between the first housing panel and the second housing panel and a flange extending from the wall at a vertex. The flange extends outwardly from the wall. A first radial distance from the vertex to the outer blade boundary is between 4 percent and 20 percent of a second radial distance from a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan to the outer blade boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kirankumar A. Muley, Pankaj B. Avhad, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi
  • Patent number: 11781763
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an air flow amplifier coupled to a fan deck of the HVAC unit. The air flow amplifier includes a ring having an annular cavity and an air flow inlet formed in the ring. The air flow inlet is configured to direct an air flow into the annular cavity. The air flow amplifier also includes a first annular air flow outlet formed in the ring and configured to direct a first portion of the air flow out of the annular cavity and along an inner diameter of the ring. The air flow amplifier further includes a second annular air flow outlet formed in the ring and configured to direct a second portion of the air flow out of the annular cavity and along the inner diameter of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Abhishek G. Parab, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Satyajit P. Phadtare, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Patent number: 11713771
    Abstract: A blower assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a centrifugal fan having a fan wheel. A plurality of blades are coupled to the fan wheel at an inner blade boundary and extend radially to an outer blade boundary. The blower assembly includes a first housing panel and a second housing panel disposed on opposite sides of the centrifugal fan and extending transverse to the centrifugal fan. The blower assembly includes a wall extending between the first housing panel and the second housing panel and a flange extending from the wall at a vertex. The flange extends outwardly from the wall. A first radial distance from the vertex to the outer blade boundary is between 4 percent and 20 percent of a second radial distance from a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan to the outer blade boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kirankumar A. Muley, Pankaj B. Avhad, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi
  • Publication number: 20230057952
    Abstract: A blower assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a centrifugal fan having a fan wheel. A plurality of blades are coupled to the fan wheel at an inner blade boundary and extend radially to an outer blade boundary. The blower assembly includes a first housing panel and a second housing panel disposed on opposite sides of the centrifugal fan and extending transverse to the centrifugal fan. The blower assembly includes a wall extending between the first housing panel and the second housing panel and a flange extending from the wall at a vertex. The flange extends outwardly from the wall. A first radial distance from the vertex to the outer blade boundary is between 4 percent and 20 percent of a second radial distance from a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan to the outer blade boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kirankumar A. Muley, Pankaj B. Avhad, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi
  • Publication number: 20230025710
    Abstract: A furnace for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger tube including a tube inlet and a tube outlet, such that the heat exchanger tube is configured to receive combustion products via the tube inlet, circulate the combustion products through the heat exchanger tube, and discharge the combustion products via the tube outlet. Additionally, the furnace includes a collector box coupled to the heat exchanger tube and having a cavity configured to receive the combustion products via the tube outlet. The furnace includes a diverter plate disposed within the cavity, where the diverter plate overlaps the tube outlet to disperse the combustion products received via the tube outlet throughout the collector box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Hamid Ouabdenbi, William M. Harris, Kirankumar A. Muley, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi
  • Patent number: 11555629
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a discharge section housing forming a chamber, a first opening formed in the discharge section housing such that the chamber is configured to receive an air flow from a blower of the HVAC system via the first opening, and a second opening formed in the discharge section housing such that the second opening is positionally offset to the first opening. The chamber is configured to discharge the air flow through the second opening. The HVAC system also includes a guide extending across the chamber and sloping toward the second opening such that the guide is configured to direct the air flow from the first opening toward the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Kirankumar A. Muley, Gaurav S. Patil, Pankaj B. Avhad
  • Patent number: 11549694
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior configured to house components of the HVAC unit. The cabinet includes an opening defining an air flow path between the cabinet interior and an external environment. The HVAC unit also includes a fan assembly including fan blades configured to move an air flow through the opening, wherein the fan assembly is configured to enable translation of the fan blades through the opening between a shipping arrangement in which the fan blades are disposed in the cabinet interior and an operational arrangement in which the fan blades are disposed in the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Marc Huynh, Neelkanth S. Gupte, Zhiwei Huang, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Patent number: 11493056
    Abstract: A blower assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a centrifugal fan having a fan wheel. A plurality of blades are coupled to the fan wheel at an inner blade boundary and extend radially to an outer blade boundary. The blower assembly includes a first housing panel and a second housing panel disposed on opposite sides of the centrifugal fan and extending transverse to the centrifugal fan. The blower assembly includes a wall extending between the first housing panel and the second housing panel and a flange extending from the wall at a vertex. The flange extends outwardly from the wall. A first radial distance from the vertex to the outer blade boundary is between 4 percent and 20 percent of a second radial distance from a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan to the outer blade boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kirankumar A. Muley, Pankaj B. Avhad, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi
  • Patent number: 11460221
    Abstract: A furnace for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger tube including a tube inlet and a tube outlet, such that the heat exchanger tube is configured to receive combustion products via the tube inlet, circulate the combustion products through the heat exchanger tube, and discharge the combustion products via the tube outlet. Additionally, the furnace includes a collector box coupled to the heat exchanger tube and having a cavity configured to receive the combustion products via the tube outlet. The furnace includes a diverter plate disposed within the cavity, where the diverter plate overlaps the tube outlet to disperse the combustion products received via the tube outlet throughout the collector box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Hamid Ouabdenbi, William M. Harris, Kirankumar A. Muley, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi
  • Publication number: 20210254855
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a discharge section housing forming a chamber, a first opening formed in the discharge section housing such that the chamber is configured to receive an air flow from a blower of the HVAC system via the first opening, and a second opening formed in the discharge section housing such that the second opening is positionally offset to the first opening. The chamber is configured to discharge the air flow through the second opening. The HVAC system also includes a guide extending across the chamber and sloping toward the second opening such that the guide is configured to direct the air flow from the first opening toward the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Kirankumar A. Muley, Gaurav S. Patil, Pankaj B. Avhad
  • Publication number: 20210215362
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes an air flow amplifier coupled to a fan deck of the HVAC unit. The air flow amplifier includes a ring having an annular cavity and an air flow inlet formed in the ring. The air flow inlet is configured to direct an air flow into the annular cavity. The air flow amplifier also includes a first annular air flow outlet formed in the ring and configured to direct a first portion of the air flow out of the annular cavity and along an inner diameter of the ring. The air flow amplifier further includes a second annular air flow outlet formed in the ring and configured to direct a second portion of the air flow out of the annular cavity and along the inner diameter of the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Abhishek G. Parab, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Satyajit P. Phadtare, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Publication number: 20210215356
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior configured to house components of the HVAC unit. The cabinet includes an opening defining an air flow path between the cabinet interior and an external environment. The HVAC unit also includes a fan assembly including fan blades configured to move an air flow through the opening, wherein the fan assembly is configured to enable translation of the fan blades through the opening between a shipping arrangement in which the fan blades are disposed in the cabinet interior and an operational arrangement in which the fan blades are disposed in the external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Huynh, Neelkanth S. Gupte, Zhiwei Huang, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Publication number: 20210190373
    Abstract: A furnace for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger tube including a tube inlet and a tube outlet, such that the heat exchanger tube is configured to receive combustion products via the tube inlet, circulate the combustion products through the heat exchanger tube, and discharge the combustion products via the tube outlet. Additionally, the furnace includes a collector box coupled to the heat exchanger tube and having a cavity configured to receive the combustion products via the tube outlet. The furnace includes a diverter plate disposed within the cavity, where the diverter plate overlaps the tube outlet to disperse the combustion products received via the tube outlet throughout the collector box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Hamid Ouabdenbi, William M. Harris, Kirankumar A. Muley, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi
  • Publication number: 20210190090
    Abstract: A blower assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a centrifugal fan having a fan wheel. A plurality of blades are coupled to the fan wheel at an inner blade boundary and extend radially to an outer blade boundary. The blower assembly includes a first housing panel and a second housing panel disposed on opposite sides of the centrifugal fan and extending transverse to the centrifugal fan. The blower assembly includes a wall extending between the first housing panel and the second housing panel and a flange extending from the wall at a vertex. The flange extends outwardly from the wall. A first radial distance from the vertex to the outer blade boundary is between 4 percent and 20 percent of a second radial distance from a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan to the outer blade boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Kirankumar A. Muley, Pankaj B. Avhad, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Tukaram R. Suryawanshi
  • Publication number: 20200370841
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a tube configured to direct a working fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger also includes a fin disposed about the tube and having a louver, where the tube and the fin are made of a polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kirankumar A. Muley, Sumedh J. Suryawanshi, Manian A K S
  • Patent number: 10816236
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a climate management system that includes a condensate pan configured to collect condensate from a first heat exchanger of the climate management system, a pump fluidly coupled to the condensate pan, and a nozzle fluidly coupled to the pump, wherein the nozzle is configured to receive the condensate from the pump and direct the condensate toward an airflow across a second heat exchanger of the climate management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Daniel V. Winders, Neelkanth S. Gupte, Vilas G. Pawanarkar, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Publication number: 20200182560
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger that has a microchannel heat exchanger tube that may flow a refrigerant therethrough. The microchannel heat exchanger tube may extend from a first end of the microchannel tube to a second end of the microchannel tube, and the microchannel heat exchanger tube may have a sinusoidal configuration between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Anil V. Bhosale, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Publication number: 20180356116
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a climate management system that includes a condensate pan configured to collect condensate from a first heat exchanger of the climate management system, a pump fluidly coupled to the condensate pan, and a nozzle fluidly coupled to the pump, wherein the nozzle is configured to receive the condensate from the pump and direct the condensate toward an airflow across a second heat exchanger of the climate management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel V. Winders, Neelkanth S. Gupte, Vilas G. Pawanarkar, Kirankumar A. Muley
  • Publication number: 20180356124
    Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger configured to translate between a first position within an air flow path of the HVAC system and a second position external to the air flow path of the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Neelkanth S. Gupte, Vilas G. Pawanarkar, Kirankumar A. Muley, Julie A. Shirey, Anil V. Bhosale, Siddappa R. Bidari, Ravindra B. Salunkhe, Gnanesh Suvvada, Mujibul R. Mohammad, Manjur Tamboli