Patents by Inventor Rajendra R. Pai

Rajendra R. Pai 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).

  • Plug-in connector with authentication feature
    Patent number: 11967788
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plug-in connector including a housing having at least two contact terminals received in adjacent terminal receiving cavities. An electric identification device is arranged in the housing and adapted to simultaneously contact the at least two terminals. The electric identification device including a unique identifier, wherein one of the at least two terminals is an output terminal of the identification device, and wherein the unique identifier of the electric identification device is adapted to be read out via the output terminal for authenticating an original equipment manufacturer's parts, such as a plug-in authenticator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dean Drake, Melissa Fritz, Raheel Chaudhry, Rajendra R. Pai, M. Deepan Ponraj
  • PLUG-IN CONNECTOR WITH AUTHENTICATION FEATURE
    Publication number: 20230344180
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plug-in connector including a housing having at least two contact terminals received in adjacent terminal receiving cavities. An electric identification device is arranged in the housing and adapted to simultaneously contact the at least two terminals. The electric identification device including a unique identifier, wherein one of the at least two terminals is an output terminal of the identification device, and wherein the unique identifier of the electric identification device is adapted to be read out via the output terminal for authenticating an original equipment manufacturer’s parts, such as a plug-in authenticator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Dean Drake, Melissa Fritz, Raheel Chaudhry, Rajendra R. Pai, M. Deepan Ponraj