Patents by Inventor Vinothkumar MUTHU

Vinothkumar MUTHU 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).

  • SOUND ATTENUATOR FOR A TERMINAL UNIT
    Publication number: 20240183575
    Abstract: A terminal unit for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing defining a plenum and having a first panel and a second panel disposed opposite each other. The first panel has a first outlet opening and a second outlet opening, and the second panel has a first inlet opening configured to receive a first air flow and a second inlet opening configured to receive a second air flow. The terminal unit includes a sound attenuator including an inlet configured to receive the first air flow and an outlet configured to discharge the first air flow into the housing via the first inlet opening. The terminal unit further includes first and second blowers. The first blower is configured to discharge air from the plenum via the first outlet opening, and the second blower is configured to discharge air from the plenum via the second outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Abhijeet R. Salunkke, Tarun Dogra, Sushilkumar D. Gorad, Parmeshwar G. Patil, Timothy J. Wilson, Vinothkumar Muthu, Tyler J. Williams
  • Rectangular flanged bubble tight damper
    Patent number: 11994314
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a damper used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In an aspect, the damper may include a frame composed of at least two attached frame webs, each frame web comprising a C-shaped component. The damper may further include a damper blade removably attached to each compartment formed by the frame webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
    Inventors: Raguraman Gnanavadivel, Sathish Nagabooshanam, Vinothkumar Muthu, Sathish Palanisamy, John Bernard Haukap, Timothy Alan Lockard
  • Sound attenuator for a terminal unit
    Patent number: 11898771
    Abstract: A terminal unit for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing defining a plenum and having a first panel and a second panel disposed opposite each other. The first panel has a first outlet opening and a second outlet opening, and the second panel has a first inlet opening configured to receive a first air flow and a second inlet opening configured to receive a second air flow. The terminal unit includes a sound attenuator including an inlet configured to receive the first air flow and an outlet configured to discharge the first air flow into the housing via the first inlet opening. The terminal unit further includes first and second blowers. The first blower is configured to discharge air from the plenum via the first outlet opening, and the second blower is configured to discharge air from the plenum via the second outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Abhijeet R. Salunkke, Tarun Dogra, Sushilkumar D. Gorad, Parmeshwar G. Patil, Timothy J. Wilson, Vinothkumar Muthu, Tyler J. Williams
  • SOUND ATTENUATOR FOR A TERMINAL UNIT
    Publication number: 20210389023
    Abstract: A terminal unit for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing defining a plenum and having a first panel and a second panel disposed opposite each other. The first panel has a first outlet opening and a second outlet opening, and the second panel has a first inlet opening configured to receive a first air flow and a second inlet opening configured to receive a second air flow. The terminal unit includes a sound attenuator including an inlet configured to receive the first air flow and an outlet configured to discharge the first air flow into the housing via the first inlet opening. The terminal unit further includes first and second blowers. The first blower is configured to discharge air from the plenum via the first outlet opening, and the second blower is configured to discharge air from the plenum via the second outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Abhijeet R. Salunkke, Tarun Dogra, Sushilkumar D. Gorad, Parmeshwar G. Patil, Timothy J. Wilson, Vinothkumar Muthu, Tyler J. Williams
  • RECTANGULAR FLANGED BUBBLE TIGHT DAMPER
    Publication number: 20210285687
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a damper used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In an aspect, the damper may include a frame composed of at least two attached frame webs, each frame web comprising a C-shaped component. The damper may further include a damper blade removably attached to each compartment formed by the frame webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Raguraman GNANAVADIVEL, Sathish NAGABOOSHANAM, Vinothkumar MUTHU, Sathish PALANISAMY, John Bernard HAUKAP, Timothy Alan LOCKARD