Patents by Inventor Abhijit P. Upadhye

Abhijit P. Upadhye 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).

  • Patent number: 10683786
    Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes a first injector body defining a first end and a second end. The first injector body further includes an outlet opening disposed proximal to the second end. The injector further includes a valve assembly at least partly enclosed by the first injector body. The valve assembly is configured to selectively dispense the reagent through the outlet opening of the first injector body. The injector further includes a cover member coupled to the first injector body and adapted to at least partially cover the second end of the first injector body. The cover member includes an integral flange portion for mounting the injector on a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Abhijit P. Upadhye, Alan Brockman
  • Patent number: 10655523
    Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes a first injector body and a second injector body. The first injector body includes an outlet opening. The second injector body includes a reagent tube. The second injector body is movable relative to the first injector body. The injector further includes a valve assembly at least partly enclosed by the first injector body. The valve assembly is configured to selectively dispense the reagent through the outlet opening of the first injector body. The injector further includes a spring member positioned between the first injector body and the second injector body. The spring member is pre-loaded to bias the second injector body towards the first injector body. The spring member is further configured to limit a maximum movement of the second injector body relative to the first injector body in response to expansion of the reagent during freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Abhijit P Upadhye, Alan Brockman, Olaf Enke, Mark Devito
  • Publication number: 20180328249
    Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes a first injector body defining a first end and a second end. The first injector body further includes an outlet opening disposed proximal to the second end. The injector further includes a valve assembly at least partly enclosed by the first injector body. The valve assembly is configured to selectively dispense the reagent through the outlet opening of the first injector body. The injector further includes a cover member coupled to the first injector body and adapted to at least partially cover the second end of the first injector body. The cover member includes an integral flange portion for mounting the injector on a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Abhijit P. Upadhye, Alan Brockman
  • Publication number: 20180328250
    Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes a first injector body and a second injector body. The first injector body includes an outlet opening. The second injector body includes a reagent tube. The second injector body is movable relative to the first injector body. The injector further includes a valve assembly at least partly enclosed by the first injector body. The valve assembly is configured to selectively dispense the reagent through the outlet opening of the first injector body. The injector further includes a spring member positioned between the first injector body and the second injector body. The spring member is pre-loaded to bias the second injector body towards the first injector body. The spring member is further configured to limit a maximum movement of the second injector body relative to the first injector body in response to expansion of the reagent during freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Abhijit P Upadhye, Alan Brockman, Olaf Enke, Mark Devito
  • Publication number: 20150040867
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a fuel injection system includes a nozzle body defining a nozzle body chamber, a needle movably received within the nozzle body chamber for movement between a seated position and a raised position, and a needle sleeve at least partially surrounding the needle and at least partially defining a control volume. The needle moves from the seated position to the raised position in response to a pressure differential between the control volume and the nozzle body chamber. When the needle is in the seated position clearance exists between the needle sleeve and the needle thereby permitting fuel flow between the control volume and the nozzle body chamber, and when the needle is in the raised position, the needle sleeve deforms to reduce the clearance and restrict fuel flow between the control volume and the nozzle body chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Abhijit P. Upadhye, Joset Morell
  • Publication number: 20150020778
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes a needle moveable along a central axis to initiate and terminate an injection event, and a nozzle body that receives the needle. The nozzle body includes a needle seat, a nozzle sac, and a passageway between the needle seat and the nozzle sac. The passageway defines a passageway inner surface. The nozzle sac has a curved, non-spherical profile and defines a sac inner surface that extends away from a distal end of the passageway inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company LLC
    Inventors: Abhijit P. Upadhye, Josef Morell