Patents by Inventor Sugumar Vedachalam

Sugumar Vedachalam 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).

  • Air conditioner units having improved condensate removal assemblies
    Patent number: 9791165
    Abstract: Air conditioner units are provided. An air conditioner unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor portion, an indoor heat exchanger disposed in an indoor portion, and a bulkhead disposed between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner unit further includes a pump disposed in the outdoor portion, and a conduit in fluid communication with the pump. The air conditioner unit further includes a receptacle disposed in the indoor portion, the receptacle in fluid communication with the conduit for receiving fluid from the conduit. The receptacle includes a tray defining a channel, and a riser extending from a bottom wall of the tray. The riser includes a raised surface disposed above the bottom wall along a vertical direction. A bore extends through and is defined in the raised surface and the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bernard McKay, Robert William Jewell, Sugumar Vedachalam
  • AIR CONDITIONER UNITS HAVING IMPROVED CONDENSATE REMOVAL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20170082317
    Abstract: Air conditioner units are provided. An air conditioner unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor portion, an indoor heat exchanger disposed in an indoor portion, and a bulkhead disposed between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner unit further includes a pump disposed in the outdoor portion, and a conduit in fluid communication with the pump. The air conditioner unit further includes a receptacle disposed in the indoor portion, the receptacle in fluid communication with the conduit for receiving fluid from the conduit. The receptacle includes a tray defining a channel, and a riser extending from a bottom wall of the tray. The riser includes a raised surface disposed above the bottom wall along a vertical direction. A bore extends through and is defined in the raised surface and the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Bernard McKay, Robert William Jewell, Sugumar Vedachalam