Patents by Inventor Mallikarjuna Masala

Mallikarjuna Masala 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).

  • Patent number: 9816405
    Abstract: A rocker base is disclosed for use with a valve actuation system. The rocker base may have a housing with a top, a bottom, side walls connecting the top to the bottom, and end walls disposed between the side walls. The rocker base may also have rocker arm supports located inside the housing and integrally formed with the side walls, and an injector spring pad extending from one of the end walls toward a center of the housing. The rocker base may further have a rib connecting the injector spring pad to one of the rocker arm supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Indrajith Kizhakkethara, Prabhu Nagaraj, Mallikarjuna Masala, John S. Pipis, Jr., Karen E. Snelling, Michael J. Motyl
  • Patent number: 9631668
    Abstract: A washer member disposed in a valve housing of an engine is disclosed. The washer member resiliently supports an injector push member via an elastic member and receives a pair of hydraulic lash adjusters for operating an inlet valve and an outlet valve of a cylinder of the engine. The washer member includes a base portion adapted to abut a support member disposed within the valve housing. The support member defines a clearance with the valve housing to movably dispose the pair of hydraulic lash adjusters within the valve housing. The washer member further includes a side portion extending from the base portion. The side portion is configured to define a lateral movement of the elastic member within a tolerance limit. The side portion is further configured to define a rotational movement of the washer member within a tolerance limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Indrajith Kizhakkethara, Prabhu Nagaraj, Mallikarjuna Masala
  • Publication number: 20170089224
    Abstract: A rocker base is disclosed for use with a valve actuation system. The rocker base may have a housing with a top, a bottom, side walls connecting the top to the bottom, and end walls disposed between the side walls. The rocker base may also have rocker arm supports located inside the housing and integrally formed with the side walls, and an injector spring pad extending from one of the end walls toward a center of the housing. The rocker base may further have a rib connecting the injector spring pad to one of the rocker arm supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Indrajith KIZHAKKETHARA, Prabhu NAGARAJ, Mallikarjuna MASALA, John S. PIPIS, JR., Karen E. SNELLING, Michael J. MOTYL
  • Publication number: 20160281547
    Abstract: A washer member disposed in a valve housing of an engine is disclosed. The washer member resiliently supports an injector push member via an elastic member and receives a pair of hydraulic lash adjusters for operating an inlet valve and an outlet valve of a cylinder of the engine. The washer member includes a base portion adapted to abut a support member disposed within the valve housing. The support member defines a clearance with the valve housing to movably dispose the pair of hydraulic lash adjusters within the valve housing. The washer member further includes a side portion extending from the base portion. The side portion is configured to define a lateral movement of the elastic member within a tolerance limit. The side portion is further configured to define a rotational movement of the washer member within a tolerance limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Indrajith Kizhakkethara, Prabhu Nagaraj, Mallikarjuna Masala