Patents by Inventor Sharath Kesani

Sharath Kesani 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: 11208022
    Abstract: A safety assembly for off-highway trucks. The safety assembly can include a bracket and an arm. The arm can be coupled to the bracket via a pivot pin. The arm can rotate about the pivot pin. In preparation for operation of the off-highway truck the arm can be rotated around the pivot pin and held in a first position by a positioning pin that is placed at a first position between a left plate and a right plate of the bracket. In preparation for service of the off-highway truck the arm can be rotated around the pivot pin and held in a second position by the positioning pin placed at a second position between the left plate and right of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sharath Kesani
  • Publication number: 20210114503
    Abstract: A safety assembly for off-highway trucks. The safety assembly can include a bracket and an arm. The arm can be coupled to the bracket via a pivot pin. The arm can rotate about the pivot pin. In preparation for operation of the off-highway truck the arm can be rotated around the pivot pin and held in a first position by a positioning pin that is placed at a first position between a left plate and a right plate of the bracket. In preparation for service of the off-highway truck the arm can be rotated around the pivot pin and held in a second position by the positioning pin placed at a second position between the left plate and right of the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sharath Kesani
  • Patent number: 10940737
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes a frame and a truck body coupled to the chassis. The truck body includes a body floor, first sidewall, second sidewall, front wall, and body rear, or tail surrounding an interior. A heat transfer system is removably coupled to the truck body and includes a component extending along and secured to one of the body floor, first sidewall, second sidewall, front wall, or body rear, or tail to transfer heat to an interior surface of the truck body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sharath Kesani, Vaitheeswaran Ponnuchamy
  • Patent number: 10723253
    Abstract: A front tower for a truck body of a machine includes a beam member. The front tower includes a landing plate. The front tower also includes a first plate member connected between the beam member and the landing plate, and a second plate member disposed adjacent to the first plate member. The second plate member is connected between the beam member and the landing plate. The front tower includes a first side plate and a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate. The front tower further includes a cover plate assembly extending between the first side plate and the second side plate. The cover plate assembly, the first side plate, and the second side plate enclose the first plate member and the second plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Judson William Arul, Sharath Kesani
  • Publication number: 20200039413
    Abstract: A front tower for a truck body of a machine includes a beam member. The front tower includes a landing plate. The front tower also includes a first plate member connected between the beam member and the landing plate, and a second plate member disposed adjacent to the first plate member. The second plate member is connected between the beam member and the landing plate. The front tower includes a first side plate and a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate. The front tower further includes a cover plate assembly extending between the first side plate and the second side plate. The cover plate assembly, the first side plate, and the second side plate enclose the first plate member and the second plate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Judson William Arul, Sharath Kesani
  • Publication number: 20190389272
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes a frame and a truck body coupled to the chassis. The truck body includes a body floor, first sidewall, second sidewall, front wall, and body rear, or tail surrounding an interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sharath Kesani, Vaitheeswaran Ponnuchamy
  • Patent number: 10399432
    Abstract: A deflector attachment is adapted to surround an exhaust outlet provided in a dump body of the machine. The deflector attachment includes a plate member having a curved portion. Exhaust gases exiting the exhaust outlet are adapted to first impact the curved portion. The deflector attachment also includes a pair of side plates spaced apart by the plate member. The deflector attachment further includes an inclined deflecting plate extending between the pair of side plates. The plate member, the pair of side plates, and the inclined deflecting plate define a flow passage for smoothly diverting the exhaust gases exiting the exhaust outlet towards a central portion of the dump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sharath Kesani
  • Patent number: 10384631
    Abstract: A guard assembly for a canopy of a truck body is provided. The guard assembly includes a guard configured to be attached to the canopy. The guard includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a plurality of fins provided in a spaced apart arrangement. The fins are configured to provide structural rigidity to the guard and breakdown material contacting the first surface of the guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sharath Kesani
  • Publication number: 20190009743
    Abstract: A guard assembly for a canopy of a truck body is provided. The guard assembly includes a guard configured to be attached to the canopy. The guard includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a plurality of fins provided in a spaced apart arrangement. The fins are configured to provide structural rigidity to the guard and breakdown material contacting the first surface of the guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sharath Kesani
  • Publication number: 20180361848
    Abstract: A deflector attachment is adapted to surround an exhaust outlet provided in a dump body of the machine. The deflector attachment includes a plate member having a curved portion. Exhaust gases exiting the exhaust outlet are adapted to first impact the curved portion. The deflector attachment also includes a pair of side plates spaced apart by the plate member. The deflector attachment further includes an inclined deflecting plate extending between the pair of side plates. The plate member, the pair of side plates, and the inclined deflecting plate define a flow passage for smoothly diverting the exhaust gases exiting the exhaust outlet towards a central portion of the dump body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sharath Kesani