Patents by Inventor Vidyadhar Patwardhan

Vidyadhar Patwardhan 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).

  • Smart energy meter housing
    Patent number: 11448672
    Abstract: A meter case used with a utility meter is disclosed. The meter shell includes a plurality of snap fit joints assembled on the meter case arranged to engage a module cover to mount the module cover to the meter shell. The module cover further includes wire housing formed along an inner periphery of the module cover that houses a wire having a first end and a second end therein. A metal shield placed behind the meter shell is electrically coupled to a first connector. A terminal electrically connected to the metal shield is arranged to discharge current to ground. An electrical contact electrically coupled to the second end of the wire is arranged to engage the first connector to establish an electrical connection to the metal shield for the discharge to ground of electrostatic currents sensed by wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Agarwal, Murali Krishna Bezawada, Murajith Menon, Krishna Mohan, Suresh Kumar Palle, Ganesh Patil, Vidyadhar Patwardhan, S Piramanayagam, Shalu Singhvi
  • SMART ENERGY METER HOUSING
    Publication number: 20220187348
    Abstract: A meter case used with a utility meter is disclosed. The meter shell includes a plurality of snap fit joints assembled on the meter case arranged to engage a module cover to mount the module cover to the meter shell. The module cover further includes wire housing formed along an inner periphery of the module cover that houses a wire having a first end and a second end therein. A metal shield placed behind the meter shell is electrically coupled to a first connector. A terminal electrically connected to the metal shield is arranged to discharge current to ground. An electrical contact electrically coupled to the second end of the wire is arranged to engage the first connector to establish an electrical connection to the metal shield for the discharge to ground of electrostatic currents sensed by wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Agarwal, Murali Krishna Bezawada, Murajith Menon, Krishna Mohan, Suresh Kumar Palle, Ganesh Patil, Vidyadhar Patwardhan, S Piramanayagam, Shalu Singhvi