Patents by Inventor Sastry P. Chimalakonda

Sastry P. Chimalakonda 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: 6250433
    Abstract: A work vehicle having a vehicle parking brake and a method are disclosed involving prevention of brake engagement at speeds beyond a predetermined threshold. The parking brake includes a rotatable plate having one or more pin-receiving openings therethrough radially spaced from the plate axis on an axially concentric circle, and a pin transverse to the plate at the circle, the pin being movable between a retracted position spaced from the plate and an extended position within the opening, such that the plate can rotate or is prevented from rotating depending on pin position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald L. Sealine, Ronald H. Werner, Sastry P. Chimalakonda