Patents by Inventor Abhi N. GANDHI

Abhi N. GANDHI 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).

  • Ring section pump having intermediate tie rod combination
    Patent number: 11118584
    Abstract: A ring section pump features a low-pressure end configured to receive fluid to be pumped into the ring section pump; a high-pressure end configured to provide the fluid to be pumped from the ring section pump; and an intermediate tie rod combination having a intermediate flange with upper tie rods configured to couple together the intermediate flange and the high-pressure end and with lower tie rods configured to couple together the intermediate flange and the low-pressure end. The low-pressure end has an inlet flange; the high-pressure end has an outlet/discharge flange; and the upper tie rods couple together the intermediate flange and the outlet/discharge flange and the lower tie rods couple together the intermediate flange and the inlet flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Miller, Abhi N. Gandhi, Paul W. Behnke
  • RING SECTION PUMP HAVING INTERMEDIATE TIE ROD COMBINATION
    Publication number: 20180003177
    Abstract: A ring section pump features a low-pressure end configured to receive fluid to be pumped into the ring section pump; a high-pressure end configured to provide the fluid to be pumped from the ring section pump; and an intermediate tie rod combination having a intermediate flange with upper tie rods configured to couple together the intermediate flange and the high-pressure end and with lower tie rods configured to couple together the intermediate flange and the low-pressure end. The low-pressure end has an inlet flange; the high-pressure end has an outlet/discharge flange; and the upper tie rods couple together the intermediate flange and the outlet/discharge flange and the lower tie rods couple together the intermediate flange and the inlet flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel S. MILLER, Abhi N. GANDHI, Paul W. BEHNKE