Patents by Inventor Sankar Ayilam Swaminathan

Sankar Ayilam Swaminathan 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).

  • Seat climate control system
    Patent number: 9272647
    Abstract: A seat climate control system includes a seat body having a first body surface and a second body surface opposite and spaced apart from the first body surface. The seat body defines an interior volume. The seat climate control system further includes at least one thermoelectric module at least partially disposed within the interior volume of the seat body. The thermoelectric module is configured to facilitate heat transfer upon receipt of electrical energy. The seat climate control system further includes at least one thermally conductive member disposed along the first body surface. The thermally conductive member is thermally coupled to the thermoelectric module. The thermally conductive member is configured to transfer heat between the thermoelectric module and a surface in contact with the thermally conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Dhama Innovations Private Limited
    Inventors: Tushar Rajaram Gawade, Rao Mallikarjuna Chalasani, Sankar Ayilam Swaminathan, Vijaiya Shankar Ramakrishnan, Kranthi Kiran Vistakula, Prasenjit Kundu, Vivek Silwal
  • SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150048658
    Abstract: A seat climate control system includes a seat body having a first body surface and a second body surface opposite and spaced apart from the first body surface. The seat body defines an interior volume. The seat climate control system further includes at least one thermoelectric module at least partially disposed within the interior volume of the seat body. The thermoelectric module is configured to facilitate heat transfer upon receipt of electrical energy. The seat climate control system further includes at least one thermally conductive member disposed along the first body surface. The thermally conductive member is thermally coupled to the thermoelectric module. The thermally conductive member is configured to transfer heat between the thermoelectric module and a surface in contact with the thermally conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicants: Dhama Innovations Private Limited, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Tushar Rajaram Gawade, Rao Mallikarjuna Chalasani, Sankar Ayilam Swaminathan, Vijaiya Shankar Ramakrishnan, Kranthi Kiran Vistakula, Prasenjit Kundu, Vivek Silwal