Patents by Inventor Srikanth Sundaresh Ghantae

Srikanth Sundaresh Ghantae 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: 8925998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a roof fairing body and a method of installing a roof fairing on a vehicle. The roof fairing includes a lower fairing body section, an upper fairing body section, a shipping configuration, and an operable configuration. The lower fairing body section includes a front wall and side walls extending rearward from opposite ends of the front wall. The front wall and side walls cooperate to define an upper roof fairing section receiving space. The upper fairing body section is configured to mate with the lower fairing body section to form at least one hinge. When in the shipping configuration, the upper roof fairing section is positioned at least partially within the upper roof fairing section receiving space of the lower fairing body section, whereby the roof fairing body is provided with a shipping height and the upper roof fairing section and the lower fairing body section mate to form at least one hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Volvo Group North America, LLC
    Inventors: Sandro Roberto Azevedo Ramos, Srikanth Sundaresh Ghantae, Michael Sorrells
  • Publication number: 20140084625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a roof fairing body and a method of installing a roof fairing on a vehicle. The roof fairing includes a lower fairing body section, an upper fairing body section, a shipping configuration, and an operable configuration. The lower fairing body section includes a front wall and side walls extending rearward from opposite ends of the front wall. The front wall and side walls cooperate to define an upper roof fairing section receiving space. The upper fairing body section is configured to mate with the lower fairing body section to form at least one hinge. When in the shipping configuration, the upper roof fairing section is positioned at least partially within the upper roof fairing section receiving space of the lower fairing body section, whereby the roof fairing body is provided with a shipping height and the upper roof fairing section and the lower fairing body section mate to form at least one hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Sandro Roberto Azevedo Ramos, Srikanth Sundaresh Ghantae, Michael Sorrells
  • Publication number: 20100022180
    Abstract: A ventilated window arrangement includes a window and a window frame. The window frame includes an outer side and an inner side, an opening from the outer side to the inner side in which the window is mounted, and a ventilator passage extending from the outer side to the inner side. The ventilated window arrangement also includes a ventilator panel attached to the frame and movable from a closed position in which the ventilator panel seals the ventilator passage to an open position in which fluid communication between the outer side and the inner side is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Barry Nutt, Srikanth Sundaresh Ghantae, Martin John Phillips, Glyn Haugh