Patents by Inventor Prasanna Kumar Gudaloor

Prasanna Kumar Gudaloor 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).

  • Lash adjuster with ball plunger retaining feature and method of making same
    Patent number: 11193397
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lash adjuster body for use in a lash adjuster assembly can include forming a lash adjuster body to an as-formed condition including an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface leading to a blind bore, an end surface and a leak down portion. The method can also include imparting a wear resistant surface layer to at least the leak down portion of the inner cylindrical surface using ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC). The lash adjuster body is upset at the end surface thereby forming at least one overlap portion that overlaps an opening to the blind bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: John Page Chapman, Gary Lynn Janowiak, Prasanna Kumar Gudaloor
  • LASH ADJUSTER WITH BALL PLUNGER RETAINING FEATURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20210079816
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lash adjuster body for use in a lash adjuster assembly can include forming a lash adjuster body to an as-formed condition including an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface leading to a blind bore, an end surface and a leak down portion. The method can also include imparting a wear resistant surface layer to at least the leak down portion of the inner cylindrical surface using ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC). The lash adjuster body is upset at the end surface thereby forming at least one overlap portion that overlaps an opening to the blind bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: John Page Chapman, Gary Lynn Janowiak, Prasanna Kumar Gudaloor
  • Lash adjuster and method of making same
    Patent number: 10094248
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lash adjuster body for use in a lash adjuster assembly can include forming a lash adjuster body to an as-formed condition including an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical surface. The inner cylindrical surface can have a leak down portion and a blind bore. The method can also include imparting a wear resistant surface layer to at least the leak down portion of the inner cylindrical surface with a sub-critical temperature process. The method can also include preserving the leak down portion in the as-formed condition during imparting of the wear resistant surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Prasanna Kumar Gudaloor, John Page Chapman, Gary Lynn Janowiak
  • LASH ADJUSTER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20160177790
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lash adjuster body for use in a lash adjuster assembly can include forming a lash adjuster body to an as-formed condition including an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical surface. The inner cylindrical surface can have a leak down portion and a blind bore. The method can also include imparting a wear resistant surface layer to at least the leak down portion of the inner cylindrical surface with a sub-critical temperature process. The method can also include preserving the leak down portion in the as-formed condition during imparting of the wear resistant surface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Prasanna Kumar Gudaloor, John Page Chapman, Gary Lynn Janowiak