Patents by Inventor Sandip S. Rakhe

Sandip S. Rakhe 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).

  • Systems and methods for monitoring a drive shaft condition
    Patent number: 11640731
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a condition of a drive shaft by including a U-joint equipped with a plurality of sensors and a U-joint controller. In one example, a method may include transmitting sensor data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a universal joint (U-joint) of a drive shaft of a motor vehicle, the plurality of sensors including an accelerometer coupled to a U-joint cross of the U-joint, a gyroscope coupled to the U-joint cross, a strain gauge coupled to the U-joint cross, and a first temperature sensor coupled to a first trunnion of the U-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Raghu Muttige, Sandip S. Rakhe, Siddarth Mehra
  • Center bearing bracket assembly
    Patent number: 11541750
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for use in a vehicle. The bracket assembly includes one or more first center bearing brackets, one or more plates, and one or more attachment members. At least a portion of the one or more plates are connected to at least a portion of the first center bearing bracket and to at least a portion of a body or frame of a vehicle. Additionally, at least a portion of the one or more attachment members are connected to at least a portion of the first center bearing bracket, to at least a portion of the one or more plates, and/or to at least a portion of the body or frame of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Sandip S. Rakhe, Vishal V. Pandarkar, Nilesh D. Kharade
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A DRIVE SHAFT CONDITION
    Publication number: 20220012960
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a condition of a drive shaft by including a U-joint equipped with a plurality of sensors and a U-joint controller. In one example, a method may include transmitting sensor data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a universal joint (U-joint) of a drive shaft of a motor vehicle, the plurality of sensors including an accelerometer coupled to a U-joint cross of the U-joint, a gyroscope coupled to the U-joint cross, a strain gauge coupled to the U-joint cross, and a first temperature sensor coupled to a first trunnion of the U-joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Raghu MUTTIGE, Sandip S. RAKHE, Siddarth MEHRA
  • CENTER BEARING BRACKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210284016
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for use in a vehicle. The bracket assembly includes one or more first center bearing brackets, one or more plates, and one or more attachment members. At least a portion of the one or more plates are connected to at least a portion of the first center bearing bracket and to at least a portion of a body or frame of a vehicle. Additionally, at least a portion of the one or more attachment members are connected to at least a portion of the first center bearing bracket, to at least a portion of the one or more plates, and/or to at least a portion of the body or frame of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sandip S. Rakhe, Vishal V. Pandarkar, Nilesh D. Kharade