Patents by Inventor Swapnil Padate

Swapnil Padate 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).

  • Publication number: 20180163600
    Abstract: A system to dose and mix hydrocarbon is disclosed, which includes a twin-parallel turbocharger equipped engine, a mixer coupled to exhaust outlets of the turbines of the twin-parallel turbocharger equipped engine, and a hydrocarbon dosing unit coupled to the mixer. A method of manufacturing the compact hydrocarbon dosing and mixing system is also disclosed, as is a method of dosing and mixing hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Edward L. KANE, John L. CLIFFORD, Swapnil PADATE
  • Patent number: 9638079
    Abstract: An exhaust mixer provided may be used for mixing an additive, such as urea, in exhaust fluid flow. The exhaust mixer may be useful in reducing or preventing build-up of solid additive deposits by increasing efficiency of mixing of the additive. The exhaust mixer may be located at least partially within a mixing conduit and includes plurality of elongate mixing blades held in spaced configuration by a support. Each mixing blade may have a longitudinal axis extending along a longitudinal axis of the mixing conduit, wherein an injector module may be located upstream of the inlet of the mixing conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Keen, Naseer A. Niaz, Swapnil Padate, Anthony Rodman, David Phillips
  • Publication number: 20160065901
    Abstract: A method for monitoring thermal patterns of a machine includes identifying at least one location for positioning a robotic arm. The robotic arm is equipped with at least one of a visual camera and a thermal imaging camera adapted to capture a visual image and a thermal image of a portion of the machine, respectively. The method includes defining a plurality of segments of the portion by allocating a plurality of grids to the portion. Further, the portion of the machine is scanned by the robotic arm, based on the plurality of grids with the at least one of the visual camera and the thermal imaging camera. A component of the machine is detected, when the thermal patterns recorded for the component deviate from a predefined thermal pattern. The portion of the machine is then rescanned for determining changes in the thermal patterns as a function of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil Padate, Michael Haptas, Katie J. Pierce, Philip B. Mann
  • Publication number: 20150101311
    Abstract: An exhaust mixer provided may be used for mixing an additive, such as urea, in exhaust fluid flow. The exhaust mixer may be useful in reducing or preventing build-up of solid additive deposits by increasing efficiency of mixing of the additive. The exhaust mixer may be located at least partially within a mixing conduit and includes plurality of elongate mixing blades held in spaced configuration by a support. Each mixing blade may have a longitudinal axis extending along a longitudinal axis of the mixing conduit, wherein an injector module may be located upstream of the inlet of the mixing conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Keen, Naseer A. Niaz, Swapnil Padate, Anthony Rodman, David Phillips